Ocimum Biosolutions to Expand Business in Malaysia with Joint Venture
April 27, 2012
Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India,: Ocimum Biosolutions announced an expansion of the BioIT business in Malaysia through a joint venture with a Malaysian company. The new venture, known as Ocimum Biotech Asia sdn. bhd., started operations in April 2012. Malaysia is seen as a gateway for Ocimum products and services to address the ASEAN markets. Over [...]
April 27, 2012
Constance, Germany,– LifeCodexx AG today announced the successful completion of the clinical validation study of its noninvasive test method for the detection of fetal trisomy 21 from maternal blood using Next Generation sequencing. First results from the prospective blinded multi-center study demonstrate highest clinical accuracy for the planned commercial PraenaTest® test design based on Cell-Free [...]
VWR International, LLC Signs Agreement to Acquire basan Germany GmbH
April 27, 2012
RADNOR, PA, - VWR International, LLC, a global leader in distributing laboratory supplies and services, announced today that it has signed an agreement to acquire basan Germany GmbH, including its subsidiaries and operations in The Netherlands, France, Italy, Singapore, Malaysia and Vietnam. The agreement is subject to customary closing conditions and regulatory approval in Germany. [...]
DNA2.0 Introduces Custom Bioinformatics Services
April 27, 2012
DNA2.0 today announced the availability of the company’s Bioinformatics Services, a range of custom computational solutions that can help quickly answer research questions and successfully move projects forward. This transparent, hourly fee-for-service enables researchers to enlist DNA2.0’s in-house expert capacity, eliminating the need for your own cumbersome bioinformatics infrastructure. DNA2.0 Bioinformatics Services consulting is ideal [...]
April 27, 2012
HAYWARD, CA - An interdisciplinary team of microbiologists, plant bioengineers and bioinformatics experts of the Leibniz Institute DSMZ - German Collection of Microorganisms and Cell Cultures in Braunschweig has developed an application-oriented software package for the analysis of Biolog high-throughput phenotypic data. The 'opm' (OmniLog Phenotype MicroArray) package, which is based on the free software [...]
Cellon Launches PharmaTainer™ Single-Use Ultra-clean Containers
April 27, 2012
Bereldange, Luxemburg, - Cellon SA, specializing in providing products and services to the vaccine production and bioprocessing industries, announced today the launch of PharmaTainer™ sterile single-use containers for storage, freezing, and manipulation of biological solutions. PharmaTainer products are a range of low particulate, single use bottles and carboys for the storage/transport of bulk vaccines, biopharmaceuticals, [...]
Biotage AB Launches Share Buy-Back
April 27, 2012
The board of directors of Biotage AB (STO:BIOTA) (publ) has resolved to start a share buy-back program in accordance with the Annual General Meeting’s resolution to authorize the board to decide on the acquisition and sale of the company’s own shares. At the Annual General Meeting held on 26 April 2012, the board was authorized [...]
Sartorius Stedim Biotech Launches Initiative to Enhance Supply Chain Security
April 27, 2012
Goettingen, Germany, – Sartorius Stedim Biotech (SSB), a leading international pharma and biotech supplier, has substantially extended its supply chain security practices. By launching a comprehensive initiative, SSB is anticipating the emerging requirements of the biopharmaceutical industry for “end-to-end” security across the entire supply chain spectrum, as stressed by leading regulatory bodies like the FDA [...]
Trinean appoints new CEO and secures 2.7 million euro financing
April 27, 2012
Ghent, Belgium - Trinean NV today announced the appointment of Philippe Stas as it’s new CEO, succeeding Dr. Marc Zabeau, who remains a member of the board of directors. Simultaneously, Trinean announced that the company has secured 2.7 million euro of growth financing provided by its existing investors. “We are delighted to have Philippe on [...]
Simulations Plus (SLP) Releases GastroPlus™ 8.0
April 27, 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 8.0 of its flagship GastroPlus ™ simulation software with significantly expanded functionality and user convenience. GastroPlus 8.0 now includes: • Simulation of both inhibition and induction [...]

