Waters Corporation Announces Stock Repurchase Program

MILFORD, Mass. - Waters Corporation (NYSE:WAT) announced today that on February 16, 2011, its Board of Directors authorized the Company to repurchase up to $500 million of its outstanding common shares over the next 24 months. The previous $500 million share repurchase program authorized in February 2009 was recently completed. Purchases will be made through [...]

Life Technologies Announces Visionary Winners of the Ion Torrent PGM Grants Program in Europe

CARLSBAD, Calif. - Life Technologies Corporation (Nasdaq: LIFE), today announced Dr. Angel Carracedo and Dr. Mark Pallen as the winners of the European Ion Torrent Personal Genome Machine (PGM™) Sequencer Grants Program. Each scientist will receive an Ion PGM and because of the ubiquitous nature of the Ion Torrent sequencing technology, these scientists will be [...]

Integenx Licenses Caliper’s Microfluidics Patent Portfolio to uild Apollo 200 Rapidhit™ DNA Profiling system

PLEASANTON, Calif. and HOPKINTON, Mass - IntegenX Inc. (a privately held corporation) and Caliper Life Sciences, Inc. (NASDAQ: CALP) today announced a license agreement providing IntegenX access to Caliper’s microfluidics patent portfolio. IntegenX will leverage its proprietary MOVe™ microvalve technology and Caliper’s microfluidic intellectual patent estate to accelerate commercialization of its Apollo 200 RapidHIT™ DNA [...]

Stereotaxis Announces Election of Joseph D. Keegan to Board of Directors

ST. LOUIS - Stereotaxis, Inc. (Nasdaq: STXS) today announced that Joseph D. Keegan, Ph.D., 55, was elected to its Board of Directors. Mr. Keegan is President and CEO of ForteBIO, Inc., a life science analytical instrument company. Dr. Keegan has more than 25 years of experience managing high growth life science businesses. Under Dr. Keegan's [...]

Establishing Axeq Technologies as a Global, Premier Next Generation Sequencing Service Provider for Researchers Worldwide

ROCKVILLE, Md. - Macrogen, Inc (Seoul, Korea) announces the formation of Axeq Technologies, a US-based division with operations and offices in the US, Europe and Asia. “Axeq” is a premium brand representing a whole new experience and industry-leading standards in DNA sequencing service. Axeq Technologies is dedicated to providing premier next-generation sequencing services and support [...]

Renishaw Diagnostics Enables Customised Multiplex Assays for Precious Research Samples

Glasgow, Scotland - Renishaw Diagnostics Ltd, a world leading provider of trace level detection technologies based on the exploitation of surface enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) and surface enhanced resonance Raman scattering (SERRS), for research and molecular diagnostics applications, today announced the launch of its first research use only (RUO) multiplex assay system which allows precious [...]

GenoLogics Launches Rapid Scripting™ API for Next-Generation Genomics Labs

VICTORIA, British Columbia - GenoLogics, a leading provider of laboratory information management system (LIMS) software specifically designed for next-generation genomics labs, today announced the availability of GenoLogics Rapid Scripting™ Application Programming Interface (API) for scientific programmers and bioinformaticians. The GenoLogics Rapid Scripting™ API provides control and flexibility so scientific programmers can quickly and easily automate [...]

NanoString Technologies Introduces Multiplexed Assay Kit for Human Molecular Karyotyping

SEATTLE, Wash. - NanoString Technologies, Inc., a privately held life sciences company marketing a complete solution for detecting and counting large sets of target molecules in biological samples, today announced the first fixed-panel assay product to be developed on its Copy Number Variation (CNV) detection platform – the nCounter® Human Karyotype Panel. Researchers can use [...]

SoftGenetics to Supply Forensic Analysis Software for IntegenX’s Automated DNA Identity Profiling System

PLEASANTON, Calif. and STATE COLLEGE, Pa. - IntegenX Inc. and SoftGenetics LLC today announced that their GeneMarker HID forensics software will power the data analysis feature of IntegenX's Apollo 200 RapidHIT DNA Profiling system for human identification. The incorporated software will enable the integrated system to produce unique human DNA profiles in standardized formats compatible [...]

FEI and CEA-Leti Enter Joint Agreement to Characterize Advanced Semiconductor Materials

HILLSBORO, Ore. and GRENOBLE, France - FEI (Nasdaq:FEIC) and CEA-Leti today announced the companies have entered into a three year agreement to characterize advanced semiconductor materials for the 22nm technology node and beyond. European-based CEA-Leti, with its two partners on the NanoCharacterization Platform of MINATEC Campus, CEA-Liten (new materials for new energies) and CEA-INAC (Nanoscience [...]

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