Affymetrix Releases Comprehensive Validated Data from the Axiom™ Genomic Database
March 3, 2011
SANTA CLARA, Calif. - Affymetrix, Inc. (NASDAQ: AFFX) today announced the release of a complete data set of 5 million variants on its website. The genotyping data set, part of the Axiom(TM) Genomic Database, is based on extensive validation of genomic variants from the Single Nucleotide Polymorphism Database (dbSNP), 1000 Genomes Project, NHGRI Database of [...]
March 3, 2011
SAN DIEGO - Accelrys, Inc. (NASDAQ:ACCL), a leading scientific enterprise R&D software and services company, today announced the release of the 6.6 version of Symyx Notebook by Accelrys. Building on last year's merger of Accelrys, Inc. and Symyx Technologies, Inc., as well as the combined company's recently announced corporate strategy and underpinning Enterprise R&D Architecture, [...]
New Phenomenex GC Seal is Stable at High Temperatures and Easy to Install
March 3, 2011
Torrance, CA - Phenomenex Inc., a global leader in the research and manufacture of advanced technologies for the separation sciences, introduces Easy Seal, an advanced seal for GC columns that addresses common problems with installation and reliability. The new accessory is constructed of a proprietary gold-plated alloy that is softer than widely used stainless steel [...]
March 3, 2011
CAMBRIDGE, UK - TeraView, (www.teraview.com ) is pleased to announce the opening of its first overseas office within the Institute for the Development and Commercialization of Advanced Sensor Technology, IDCAST, in Dayton, Ohio. “There is an impressive concentration of Terahertz systems and technology in this region of the United States” said Dr. Don Arnone, TeraView’s [...]
Riverlake Partners Sells SP Industries, Inc.
March 3, 2011
Portland, OR - Riverlake Partners, a Portland-based private equity group focused on the lower middle market, today announced it has sold SP Industries, Inc., a leading designer and manufacturer of laboratory products and pharmaceutical production equipment, to an affiliate of Graham Partners of Newtown Square, PA. “During our ownership period, several value-creating initiatives were implemented,” [...]
Centrifan™ PE Personal Evaporator to be Introduced at Pittcon 2011
March 2, 2011
Franklin, MA - Modular SFC is introducing a novel, lab scale evaporation device that enables reliable, sample-safe drying of solutions containing radioactive and other toxic compounds at Pittcon 2011 in Atlanta, GA, March 13-18. The Centrifan PE Personal Evaporator is a centrifugal concentration/evaporation system that produces its own drying gas flow within the closed system, [...]
ChromaDex and Bruker Optics Sign Agreement to Expedite Dietary Supplement Testing
March 2, 2011
IRVINE, CALIF. and WOODLANDS, TEX. - ChromaDex Corporation (OTCBB: CDXC), and Bruker Optics Inc., a subsidiary of Bruker Corporation (NASDAQ: BRKR), announced today a co-development and co-marketing agreement that will promote a new approach to dietary supplement testing. The collaboration will capitalize on the extensive phytochemical and botanical reference standard capabilities of ChromaDex and will [...]
ASD Inc. Announces Measurements in Mining Program To Support Graduate Student Research Efforts
March 2, 2011
Boulder, CO - ASD Inc., a global leader in high-performance analytical instrumentation and materials measurement solutions, today announced a call for entries for the first annual Measurements in Mining Program to aid graduate students focused on mining, engineering and geoscience in their research efforts. The Measurement in Mining Program encourages a creative research environment within [...]
Meridian Bioscience Receives FDA Clearance For New illumigene® C. difficile Pediatric Claim
March 2, 2011
CINCINNATI - Meridian Bioscience, Inc., Cincinnati, Ohio (NASDAQ:VIVO) today announced that it has received clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for a new pediatric claim for its illumigene C. difficile (Clostridium difficile) molecular amplification test. C. difficile is a bacterium that is frequently associated with antibiotic therapy often causing diarrhea and, in [...]
BaySpec-Rigaku Sign Distribution Agreement for Handheld Raman Analyzers
March 2, 2011
AUSTIN -- BaySpec, Inc., a leading supplier of UV/VIS/NIR and Raman spectral engines, and Rigaku Corporation, the world leader in analytical spectroscopic instrumentation, have signed an exclusive sales distribution agreement covering BaySpec's FirstGuardTM and XantusTM series Handheld Raman devices, covering North America, Japan and Asia-Pacific markets. Specifically designed to overcome difficult to measure "real-world" samples, [...]
