Smiths Detection Appoints Lance Roncalli VP of Sales for the Americas
July 11, 2012
Washington, DC, - Smiths Detection today announced the appointment of Lance Roncalli, an international sales, business development and operations expert, as Vice President of Sales, Americas. He will also take on the role of Managing Director for Smiths Detection Inc. the U.S. business subsidiary. Ian May, Senior Vice President of Sales, Smiths Detection, said: “As [...]
BD Announces Agreement to Acquire Safety Syringes, Inc.
July 11, 2012
Franklin Lakes, NJ – BD (Becton, Dickinson and Company) (NYSE: BDX), a leading global medical technology company, announced today that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Safety Syringes, Inc., a privately held California-based company that specializes in the development of anti-needlestick devices for prefilled syringes. The acquisition, which is subject to the [...]
Agilent Technologies Launches CrossLab HPLC Supplies Portfolio and Services
July 11, 2012
Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE: A) today introduced CrossLab HPLC supplies and services. The new offerings help improve the performance and productivity of non-Agilent instruments while reducing administrative burdens with a single-source solution. Agilent CrossLab HPLC supplies are manufactured to perform seamlessly with a wide range of non-Agilent analytical instruments, including HPLCs from Waters, Shimadzu and [...]
July 11, 2012
Abbott Park, Illinois (NYSE: ABT) — As health care systems around the world face challenges such as labor shortages, increased regulation and budget constraints, they rely on technology to help manage the impact. To assist in addressing these challenges, today Abbott announced OneLab, a new, Web-based, integrated laboratory informatics solution. OneLab is a highly-configurable platform [...]
PAC Releases Next Generation PetroSpec QuickSpec™
July 11, 2012
Houston, TX., USA – PAC, a leading global provider of advanced analytical instruments for laboratories and online process applications, is pleased to announce the release of its next generation PetroSpec QuickSpec, which is an innovative, portable analyzer that delivers simple, fast, and accurate analysis of ethanol and water in gasoline blends. With this latest release, [...]
July 11, 2012
SANTA CLARA, CA: NextBio and Intel announced today a collaboration aimed at optimizing and stabilizing the Hadoop stack and advancing the use of Big Data technologies in genomics. As a part of this collaboration, the NextBio and Intel engineering teams will apply experience they have gained from NextBio's use of Big Data technologies to the [...]
Complete Genomics Announces New Technology Developed to Set Standard for Clinical-Grade Genomes
July 11, 2012
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. – Complete Genomics, Inc. (NASDAQ: GNOM) today announced that its Long Fragment Read (LFR) technology for whole genome sequencing dramatically improves accuracy, enables fully-phased genomes, and significantly reduces the amount of DNA required for testing. Complete’s LFR technology should accelerate the use of whole genome sequencing by physicians to diagnose and treat [...]
SOFIE BIO Receives $1.8M Phase II SBIR Grant
July 11, 2012
CULVER CITY, Calif. — Sofie Biosciences, Inc., a molecular imaging company offering a comprehensive range of products from preclinical imaging systems to novel diagnostic PET imaging probes, announced today that the Department of Energy has awarded the company a grant under the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program. This Phase II award, for approximately $1M, [...]
PerkinElmer Unveils Asset Genius Informatics Solution to Optimize Laboratory Equipment Utilization
July 11, 2012
WALTHAM, Mass. – PerkinElmer, Inc., a global leader focused on improving the health and safety of people and the environment, today announced the launch of Asset GeniusTM, an informatics-based business intelligence solution. Asset Genius enables laboratories to make effective decisions on how laboratory assets are deployed, utilized and managed throughout their lifecycle, and helps scientists [...]
Takeda Selects Genedata Expressionist for Genomic Profiling
July 11, 2012
Tokyo, Japan -- Genedata, a leading provider of advanced software solutions for drug discovery and life science research, today announced Takeda Pharmaceutical Company expanded its collaboration with Genedata by licensing Genedata Expressionist for Genomic Profiling®. Takeda will use the solution to manage, analyze, and visualize massive amounts of raw data from next-generation sequencing (NGS), microarray, [...]
