June 28, 2012
Phenomenome Discoveries Inc. (“PDI”) and Polymedco Cancer Diagnostic Products LLC. (“Polymedco CDP”) are pleased to announce a commercial licensing agreement for the US market, providing rights to Polymedco to commercialize PDI’s diagnostic blood test that assesses an individual’s risk of colorectal cancer (“CRC”). Using patented technology, PDI has discovered that approximately nine out of ten [...]
Smiths Detection and Optosecurity Offer Upgrades for Airport X-ray Scanners
June 27, 2012
Watford, UK,- Smiths Detection has signed a distribution agreement with Optosecurity to provide airports with advanced EU standard upgrades to Smiths Detection’s X-ray baggage scanners without the need to replace existing equipment or hardware. Installing the Canadian company’s OptoScreener device to the HI-SCAN 6040i, 6046si, or 7555i models will take them to the level of [...]
Sequenom Announces Appointment of Carolyn Beaver to Chief Accounting Officer
June 27, 2012
SAN DIEGO, -- Sequenom, Inc. (NASDAQ: SQNM), a life sciences company providing innovative genetic analysis solutions, today announced the appointment of Carolyn Beaver to Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer. "Carolyn's strong background and financial acumen make her an extremely valuable complement to the Sequenom management team," said Paul Maier, Sequenom's Chief Financial Officer. "We [...]
IntegenX Unveils RapidHIT Human Identification System to U.K. Forensic Community
June 27, 2012
PLEASANTON, Calif., USA and WARRINGTON, UK –– IntegenX Inc., a privately held company and leading developer of rapid human DNA identification technology, DNA sequencing library preparation systems, and DNA/RNA room temperature stability and storage products, today announced the unveiling of its RapidHIT™ Human Identification System at the new Key Forensics Services Ltd (KFS) facility in [...]
June 27, 2012
INDIANAPOLIS, -- Roche (SIX: RO, ROG; OTCQX: RHHBY) announced today the launch in the U.S. and Canada of the cobas p 312 pre-analytical system, a front-end automation solution that offers comprehensive, vendor-neutral sample management for labs with limited floor space. The compact, stand-alone system performs sample registration, sorting, decapping and archiving of all sample tubes—including [...]
Imaxio boosts genomics capacity with new automated equipment
June 27, 2012
Clermont-Ferrand, France, – Imaxio, a biopharmaceutical company specialized in the areas of vaccines and genomics, announces today that it has reinforced its capacity to prepare samples for high-throughput sequencing through the acquisition of an Agilent Bravo automated liquid handling platform. The new equipment will enable Imaxio to process a large number samples in a fast [...]
BiOptix announces expansion of Board of Directors
June 27, 2012
Boulder, Colorado, — BiOptix announces the appointment of Michael W. Routh, Ph. D. to the Board of Directors of the firm, adding to a preeminent group of leaders driving BiOptix and its proprietary Enhanced Surface Plasmon Resonance platform toward continued success in the life science marketplace. BiOptix, a leader in the Surface Plasmon Resonance space [...]
PerkinElmer Board Declares Quarterly Dividend
June 27, 2012
WALTHAM, Mass.-- The Board of Directors of PerkinElmer, Inc. (NYSE: PKI) declared a regular quarterly dividend of $0.07 per share of common stock on June 15, 2012. This dividend is payable on August 10, 2012, to all shareholders of record at the close of business on July 20, 2012. About PerkinElmer, Inc. PerkinElmer, Inc. is [...]
NEW Corrosion Resistant Stirring Hot Plates
June 27, 2012
CARLSBAD, CA -- Torrey Pines Scientific announces its NEW EchoTherm™ Programmable Corrosion Resistant Digital Stirring Hot Plates for use with aggressive chemicals in environments where other stirring hot plates would be quickly destroyed by vapors or spills. The EchoTherm™ Model HS70 Programmable Stirring Hot Plates are designed to be purged using an inert gas through [...]
New Monoclonal Antibodies to Mycoplasma genitalium
June 27, 2012
Mycoplasma genitalium, like other Mycoplasma species, is a small bacterium without a cell wall. However this species has the smallest genome of any free-living organism. It resides in the human urogenital tract where it obtains its nutrients and causes urethritis in males and females as well as pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) in females. ViroStat has [...]
