Biomek 4000 Workstation from Beckman Coulter Life Sciences Offers Adaptable, Intelligent Automation
October 18, 2012
INDIANAPOLIS, IND. –– Featuring intelligent liquid handling that adapts as processes require, the Biomek 4000 Laboratory Automation Workstation from Beckman Coulter Life Sciences incorporates easy-to-use, icon-driven software and an enhanced work surface with interchangeable tools. Modular deck configuration allows the work surface to be set up with eight standard positions, expandable to 12 positions. New [...]
Edwards Group Limited Announces Departure of COO
October 17, 2012
CRAWLEY, WEST SUSSEX, United Kingdom, -- Edwards Group Limited (Nasdaq:EVAC) ("Edwards") announces that Ron Krisanda, Chief Operating Officer will leave Edwards at the end of November. Ron Krisanda joined Edwards in 2009 and is a member of the executive management team. Ron was integral to the restructuring programme which saw the build-out of substantial facilities [...]
Horizon, Washington Uni & the BRIGHT Institute form core facility for rAAV-mediated genome editing
October 17, 2012
Cambridge and London, UK, : Horizon Discovery (Horizon), a leading provider of research tools to support the development of personalized medicines, today announced it has established a Center of Excellence (CoE) for gene editing with Washington University in St Louis and the BRIGHT Institute. One of the leading genome sequencing facilities in the world, Washington [...]
NSG Precision Cells Calibration Standards Have Become an Industry Standard for Labs Worldwide
October 17, 2012
Beginning in early 2011, NSG Precision Cells released the most innovative advancement in the UV-VIS spectrophotometer calibration field with their revolutionary calibration standards. The sales numbers of these one-of-a-kind spectrophotometer standards has tripled from 2011 and NSG has acquired large customers such Roche, GlaxoSmithKline, National Institute of Health (NIH), and GE just to name a [...]
Danaher Corporation Extends Tender Offer for IRIS International, Inc. Until October 29, 2012
October 17, 2012
Washington, D.C., - Danaher Corporation (NYSE: DHR) ("Danaher") announced today that it has extended the tender offer, through its wholly owned subsidiary Daphne Acquisition Corporation, for all outstanding shares of common stock of IRIS International, Inc. (NASDAQ: IRIS) ("IRIS") to 12:00 midnight, New York City time, on October 29, 2012, unless further extended. The tender [...]
Exiqon and Takara Bio Inc. partner on the distribution of miRCURY LNA™ products in Asia
October 17, 2012
Exiqon A/S (NASDAQ OMX: EXQ), a leading supplier of high-value gene expression analysis products, today announced that Takara Bio Inc. will take over the distribution of miRCURY LNA™ products in Asia. Takara Bio Inc. will market Exiqon’s life sciences products in Japan, China, Hong Kong, South Korea and India. Takara Bio Inc. is a leading [...]
October 17, 2012
Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE: A) today announced that it has awarded the 2012 Russell Varian Prize for Innovation in Nuclear Magnetic Resonance to two scientists for their seminal paper, "Use of Weak Perturbing Radio-Frequency Fields in Nuclear Magnetic Double Resonance," published in 1962 in the Journal of Chemical Physics. The two scientists, Dr. Ray Freeman [...]
Bill Colston Appointed to Rheonix Inc. Board of Directors
October 17, 2012
ITHACA, N.Y. – Rheonix Inc., developer of automated molecular diagnostic platforms and consumables, has appointed Bill Colston, Ph.D., to its board of directors. Colston, former CEO of QuantaLife Inc., led the development and product launch of Droplet Digital PCR™, a genetic analysis system for quantifying DNA molecules, until his company was acquired by Bio-Rad Laboratories [...]
ASD Inc. Named to Inc. 5000 for Sixth Year in a Row
October 17, 2012
BOULDER, Colo. -- ASD Inc., a global leader in high-performance analytical instrumentation and material analysis solutions, was named for the sixth time to Inc. Magazine’s installment of Inc. 5000. The Inc. 5000 is an exclusive ranking of the nation’s fastest growing private companies. ASD has been included on the Inc. 5000 list since its inception [...]
Advanced Photonix, Inc. Appoints Donald C. Pastor as Non-Executive Chairman
October 17, 2012
ANN ARBOR, Mich -- Advanced Photonix, Inc.® (NYSE Amex: API), today announced that the Company separated the roles of Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer, consistent with current best governance practices, and appointed Donald C. Pastor as Non-Executive Chairman of the Company. Mr. Pastor became an independent director of the Company in July [...]

