August 21, 2012
St. Joseph, Mich.—The LECO European Life Sciences and Chemical Analysis Centre is providing access to high resolution mass spectrometry instrumentation to the Joint Mass Spectrometry Centre, a cooperative partnership between the University of Rostock and the Helmholtz Zentrum München – German Research Center for Environmental Health. The Joint Mass Spectrometry Centre will utilize the LECO [...]
August 21, 2012
GE Healthcare’s Ni Sepharose™ excel is an immobilized metal ion affinity chromatography (IMAC) medium (resin) for the direct capture and purification of secreted histidine-tagged recombinant proteins from eukaryotic cell culture supernatants. The new resin significantly reduces sample handling prior to purification and therefore increases target protein yield and decreases degradation. Ni Sepharose excel is precharged [...]
August 20, 2012
WHITE PLAINS, N.Y., -- The Board of Directors of Xylem Inc. (NYSE: XYL) has declared a third quarter dividend of $0.1012 per share payable on September 19, 2012 to shareholders of record on August 27, 2012. Xylem is a leading global provider of technology to transport, treat and test water in public utility, building services, [...]
Avantor™ Performance Materials Names John M. Steitz President and CEO
August 20, 2012
Center Valley, PA (USA) –– Avantor™ Performance Materials, a global manufacturer and supplier of high-performance chemistries, announces the appointment of John M. Steitz as president and chief executive officer. Steitz assumes the role of president and CEO from Avantor Chairman Rajiv L. Gupta, who had been serving as the company’s CEO. Gupta remains chairman of [...]
August 20, 2012
HOUSTON, -- Texas Children's Hospital is the first institution in North America to acquire a Leica Microsystems Gated Stimulation Emission Depletion (G-STED) microscope. The new microscope allows researchers to take never before seen, super-resolution photos below 40 nanometers within a cell and is the only microscope in the world that can acquire images at this [...]
PrenaTest® now available in Germany, Austria, Liechtenstein and Switzerland
August 20, 2012
Konstanz, Germany - As of today, PrenaTest® is available in more than 70 qualified prenatal diagnostic practices and clinics in Germany, Austria, Liechtenstein and Switzerland. PrenaTest® is a highly accurate non-invasive genetic blood test which is intended for use among women with pregnancies at high risk for fetal aneuploidy, specifically to detect fetal trisomy 21. [...]
Hoefer Announces New Partnership with VWR International
August 20, 2012
Holliston MA, -- Hoefer, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Harvard Bioscience, Inc. (HBIO), announced its partnership with VWR International to sell its premium line of electrophoresis products across Europe. This new partnership leverages Hoefer’s strong brand recognition and world-renowned reputation as an innovative supplier of premium electrophoresis equipment and accessories with VWR’s pan-European sales [...]
IntegenX Launches First RapidHIT Human DNA Identification System in Europe
August 20, 2012
PLEASANTON, Calif., USA and THE HAGUE, THE NETHERLANDS – IntegenX Inc., a leading developer of rapid human DNA identification technology, today launched its RapidHIT™ Human DNA Identification System to the European law enforcement and forensic communities at the 6th European Academy of Forensic Science (EAFS) Conference in The Hague, The Netherlands. Representatives from IntegenX are [...]
Agilent Technologies Secures Patent for Market-Leading CGH Assays
August 20, 2012
SANTA CLARA, Calif., -- Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE: A) today announced that it was awarded a significant patent for comparative genomic hybridization methods. CGH methods help researchers study genetics and cancer in both basic and clinical research. The U.S. patent (No. 8,232,055) has claims for measuring copy number changes in genomic DNA, covering both one-color [...]
VWR Funding, Inc. Announces Tender Offer of Existing Pik Toggle Notes
August 20, 2012
RADNOR, PA, -- VWR Funding, Inc. (the "Company"), the parent company of VWR International, LLC, a leading global laboratory supply and distribution company, announced today that it is commencing a tender offer to purchase any and all of its outstanding 10.25%/11.25% Senior PIK Toggle Notes due 2015 (the "Notes") through a cash tender offer (the [...]
