Affymetrix and eBioscience Amend Definitive Merger Agreement
May 3, 2012
SANTA CLARA, Calif -- Affymetrix, Inc., (NASDAQ:AFFX) and eBioscience, Inc., a privately-held San Diego, CA-based company with an industry-leading position in flow cytometry and immunoassay reagents for immunology and oncology research and diagnostics, today announced they have amended their existing definitive agreement dated November 29, 2011 under which Affymetrix will acquire eBioscience. Under the terms [...]
Continuous flow, microwave-assisted organic synthesis (CF-MAOS) with FlowSyn™
May 3, 2012
Uniqsis is delighted to announce the ArrheniusOneFlow™, a new microwave-based flow chemistry system which greatly improves efficiency when scaling up compound synthesis during drug development. The new system, developed and marketed in collaboration with Swedish company WaveCraft AB, integrates Uniqsis’ proven FlowSyn™ liquid handling technology with WaveCraft’s unique ArrheniusOne™ microwave applicator technology and reactors, so [...]
Sartorius Stedim Biotech and c-LEcta sign sales agreement
May 3, 2012
Goettingen Leipzig, Germany,- Sartorius Stedim Biotech, a leading international pharma and biotech supplier, and the biotechnology specialist c LEcta, announce the signing of a worldwide sales and distribution agreement for c LEcta’s proprietary Serratia marcescens nuclease for biopharmaceutical applications. The German company specializes in the development of customized enzymes and production strains for industrial applications. [...]
Automated Analysis & Sorting of hiPS Clusters
May 3, 2012
The reprogramming of somatic cells into hiPS cells has created opportunities for producing disease and patient specific human cell products. Therefore there is a need to produce a high number of hiPS cell lines to standardize protocols and to deliver fully characterized cells. Union Biometrica’s large particle flow cytometers allow the analysis and sorting of [...]
BioTek Introduces Gas Controller for Live Cell Assays in Microplates
May 3, 2012
WINOOSKI VT, USA — Responding to increased demand for microplate-based live cell assays, BioTek introduces the Gas Controller for Synergy™ Hybrid Multi-Mode Microplate Readers. The Gas Controller allows control and monitoring of CO2 and O2 levels in the reader, and along with the advanced temperature control and orbital shaking, makes up the CellControl™ system designed [...]
Simulations Plus (SLP) Releases MedChem Studio 3.0 and MedChem Designer 2.0
May 3, 2012
LANCASTER, CA,– Simulations Plus, Inc. (NASDAQ: SLP), a leading provider of simulation and modeling software and consulting services for pharmaceutical discovery and development, announced today the release of Version 3.0 of its MedChem Studio™ and Version 2.0 of its MedChem Designer™ cheminformatics software programs. Beta versions of these releases, along with the Company’s ADMET Predictor™ [...]
May 3, 2012
Germantown, Maryland, and Hilden, Germany, – QIAGEN N.V. (NASDAQ: QGEN; Frankfurt Prime Standard: QIA) today announced it has joined the Point-of-Care Diagnostics (POC Dx) Initiative led by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and Grand Challenges Canada to create a new molecular diagnostics platform to serve resource-poor regions of the world. QIAGEN has already started [...]
Zygen Temas With TATAA Biocenter to Distribute its Innovative Nucleic Acid Extraction Kits
May 3, 2012
Charlottesville, VA – ZyGEM Corp. Ltd., a developer and marketer of innovative products for the analysis of DNA and other nucleic acids, today announced it has entered into a non-exclusive agreement with TATAA Biocenter for distribution of ZyGEM’s DNA and RNA extraction products in Sweden and other selected countries worldwide. TAATA Biocenter is a leading [...]
Automation Friendly Microplate Products
May 3, 2012
Porvair Sciences will present its complete range of automation friendly microplates and equipment at European Lab Automation 2012 in Hamburg, Germany in partnership with long-term collaborator, KBiosystems. Visitors to the Porvair / KBio stand at ELA 2012 will be able to see the Universal Robotic Manifold plus a growing range of high quality reagent reservoirs. [...]
Analytik Jena Opens Competence Center in Dubai
May 3, 2012
Jena/Dubai, — Analytik Jena AG has strengthened its sales and service presence in the Middle East region and opened an office in Dubai. From there, the Company will manage its entire sales activities in the Middle East region. The new facilities in the Silicon Oasis technology park also house a seminar and training room as [...]

