Bruker Announces Closing of Michrom Acquisition
April 4, 2011
FREMONT, Calif. - Bruker today announced the closing of its acquisition of Michrom Bioresources, Inc. (Michrom), a 20 year old, privately owned company located in Auburn, California, after receiving unanimous Michrom shareholder approval. The acquisition is not expected to have a material effect on Bruker's 2011 financials. All former Michrom employees have been offered employment [...]
April 4, 2011
Sunnyvale, Calif. - Picarro, the maker of the world’s leading instruments for carbon and water cycle measurements today unveiled its new Induction Module - Cavity Ring-Down Spectroscopy (IM-CRDS) system, a compact, field-deployable and high-precision water isotope measurement solution that can extract water from plant, soil, and food samples and measure hydrogen and oxygen isotopes in [...]
Thermo Fisher Scientific Extends Cash Tender Offer for Dionex Corporation
April 4, 2011
WALTHAM, Mass. - Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. (NYSE: TMO), the world leader in serving science, today announced that its previously announced tender offer to acquire all of the outstanding shares of Dionex Corporation (NASDAQ: DNEX) for $118.50 per share in cash has been extended and will now expire at 7:00 p.m., New York City time, [...]
Exiqon Reports Positive Results on Early Detection of Colorectal Cancer in Blood
April 4, 2011
Copenhagen, Denmark - Exiqon A/S (NASDAQ OMX: “EXQ”), a leading supplier of research products for qPCR analysis and biomarker development, today announced positive results in the company's development of a diagnostic test for early detection of colorectal cancer in blood. The results were revealed during an oral presentation at the annual American Association for Cancer [...]
Eppendorf Licenses Technology for Thermal Cyclers to Labnet International
April 4, 2011
HAMBURG, Germany - Eppendorf AG has licensed patents covering gradient technology for thermal cyclers to Labnet International for their Labnet(R) Multigene(TM) gradient Thermal Cyclers, including US patent Nos. 6,767,512 and 7,074,367. Eppendorf utilizes the technology in its Eppendorf Mastercycler(R) pro gradient, Mastercycler gradient and Mastercycler ep realplex models. Eppendorf AG, based in Hamburg, Germany, develops, [...]
Miltenyi Biotec is Picking up Good VYBrations
April 4, 2011
ORLANDO, Florida - Miltenyi Biotec today announces the worldwide release and availability of the MACSQuant(R) VYB, a compact, benchtop flow cytometer featuring violet, yellow, and blue lasers, and detection of 10 optical parameters. The MACSQuant VYB enables easy but sophisticated multiparametric analysis of fluorescent protein-expressing cells, stem cell characterization, and much more. With this launch, [...]
Aegis Analytical Teams with Tokyo-based CTC Laboratory Systems
April 4, 2011
LAFAYETTE, Colo. - Aegis Analytical Corp., the leading provider of Enterprise Manufacturing and Process Intelligence software, announced today it has teamed with CTC Laboratory Systems Corp. (CTCLS), a leading solutions provider in Japan, as a reseller partner in the region. CTCLS will help sell Aegis’ Discoverant® software and oversee product implementations and customer support in [...]
Fluidigm Adds Evan Jones to Its Board of Directors
April 4, 2011
SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. - Fluidigm Corporation (NASDAQ:FLDM) today announced that Evan Jones has been appointed to Fluidigm’s Board of Directors. Mr. Jones will also join the Board’s Compensation Committee. “Evan brings more than 25 years of operating and investment experience in the life sciences industry to the Fluidigm Board,” said Sam Colella, Fluidigm Chairman [...]
Techne Corporation Announces Acquisition
April 4, 2011
MINNEAPOLIS - Techne Corporation (NASDAQ: TECH) announced today that as of April 1, 2011, its R&D Systems subsidiary has acquired the assets of Boston Biochem, Inc., a leading developer and manufacturer of innovative ubiquitin-related research products. These products provide biomedical researchers the tools that facilitate and accelerate basic research and drug discovery efforts. R&D Systems [...]
Developing Micro-Displays with CRAIC Technologies Microscope Spectrophotometers
April 4, 2011
San Dimas - Micro-displays are currently being developed for the next generation of displays and feature ever smaller components. Component geometries have shrunk so much that standard metrology tools have difficulty accurately measuring color and intensity variations with the degree of spatial resolution required. Enter the 308 FPD™ microscope spectrophotometer from CRAIC Technologies. The 308 [...]
