Polyplus-Transfection and ExcellGene Enter Into a Supply Agreement for PEI-Based Transfection Reagents

STRASBOURG, France - Polyplus-transfection SA, a privately-held company developing innovative technologies for molecular and cellular biology, announced today that ExcellGene SA, a privately held company providing rapid and low-cost solutions for protein manufacturing and process development based on mammalian cells to the Pharma/Biotech industry, has signed an extended supply agreement for Polyplus-transfection polyethylenimine (PEI) based [...]

Harvard Stem Cell Research Lab Adopts the BioFlux System

SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. - Fluxion Biosciences announced today that the Karp Laboratory at the Brigham and Women’s Hospital (BWH) has purchased the BioFlux 1000 system, which will be applied in their stem cell homing research. Dr. Jeffrey Karp is an Assistant Professor at the Harvard-MIT Division of Health Sciences and Technology, Department of Medicine [...]

Life Technologies Announces Redemption of 3.25% Convertible Senior Notes Due 2025

CARLSBAD, Calif. - Life Technologies Corporation (NASDAQ: LIFE) announced today that it has given notice of its intention to redeem all of the outstanding 3.25% Convertible Senior Notes due 2025 (the "2025 Convertible Notes") on June 15, 2011. As of May 6, 2011 there was $350,000,000 in aggregate principal amount of the 2025 Convertible Notes [...]

Implant Sciences Further Expands Sales & Marketing Team; Creates Government Marketing & Sales Division

WILMINGTON, MA - Implant Sciences Corporation (OTCQB: IMSC) (PINKSHEETS: IMSC), a high technology supplier of systems and sensors for homeland security markets, today announced hiring four additional sales and marketing managers, as well as the establishment of a specialized Government Marketing and Sales team aimed at serving the needs of domestic homeland security in the [...]

EMD Millipore Opens New Facility in Shanghai, China

Shanghai, China — EMD Millipore, the Life Science division of Merck KGaA* of Germany, today opened its state-of-the-art Biopharmaceutical Technical and Training Center in Shanghai, China. The 2,500 square meter facility will provide support, training and validation services to EMD Millipore’s biopharmaceutical customers with operations in China. “We are responding to China’s commitment to strengthen [...]

Smiths Detection Provides Narcotics Trace Detectors to U.S. Federal Bureau of Prisons

Morristown, NJ - Smiths Detection has completed installing 74 IONSCAN 500DT narcotics trace detection systems for the U.S. Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP). With this order, the BOP now has a total of 102 IONSCAN systems deployed in prisons across the country. They are used to screen visitors and mail for trace amount of narcotics [...]

Thermo Fisher Scientific Showcases Solutions for Advanced Metals Characterization at CETAS 2011

ECUBLENS, Switzerland - Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the world leader in serving science, will highlight its innovative offering of spectroscopy solutions for advanced metals characterization in the steel and metal industries during CETAS 2011, being held May 17-19, in Luxembourg. Thermo Fisher will showcase a range of solutions to substantially improve automation and workflow within [...]

Thermo Fisher Scientific Provides Update on Acquisition of Dionex Corporation

WALTHAM, Mass. - Thermo Fisher Scientific (NYSE: TMO), the world leader in serving science, is confident in being able to secure all necessary outstanding regulatory and antitrust approvals in connection with its previously announced tender offer to acquire all of the outstanding shares of Dionex Corporation (NASDAQ: DNEX) for $118.50 per share in cash. Thermo [...]

Advanced Photonix, Inc. Announces Another Online Deployment of the T-Ray(R) 4000 System for Process Control

ANN ARBOR, Mich. - Advanced Photonix (API) today announced that it has received a second order from a major manufacturer of extruded web plastic products for a T-Ray 4000® system to be deployed on a factory line for online process control. This further validates the increasing market acceptance of API terahertz systems in for factory [...]

Gyros Continues Positive Trend in 2011

Uppsala, Sweden - Gyros AB, a leader in utilization of microfluidic technologies to miniaturize and automate immunoassays, announced today that sales are showing a positive trend similar to that seen throughout 2010. Major biopharmaceutical companies continued to demonstrate their confidence in the Gyros immunoassay platform, with existing accounts investing in additional Gyrolab™ workstations at different [...]

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