Thermo Fisher Scientific Designs One-of-a-Kind Robotic Workflow Solution
May 17, 2012
CANADA - Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the world leader in serving science, has supplied a revolutionary robotic system at the Donald Danforth Plant Science Center in St. Louis, MO. Researchers will use the Yeast 1 Hybrid solution to automate the interactions of plant genomes with their transcription factors. By understanding the control of plant growth [...]
May 17, 2012
SALT LAKE CITY, -- Lineagen today announced the Company completed the testing portion of a 9,000-person research study designed to confirm novel copy number genetic variants and novel next-generation sequence variants associated with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). These variants were discovered by Hakon Hakonarson, M.D., Ph.D., and his team at The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia [...]
EQT V agrees to sell Dako to Agilent technologies
May 17, 2012
EQT V has signed an agreement to sell Dako to the American listed technology company Agilent Technologies, for a total enterprise value of DKK 12.8 billion. Headquartered in California and listed on the New York Stock Exchange, Agilent Technologies has a market capitalization of around USD 15 billion. EQT V acquired Dako from the descendants [...]
Implant Sciences’ Thirteenth Patent Foreshadows the Future of Trace Detection Technology
May 17, 2012
WILMINGTON, MA, -- Implant Sciences Corporation (OTCQB: IMSC) (PINKSHEETS: IMSC), a high technology supplier of systems and sensors for homeland security and defense markets, today announced that it has been issued patent # 8,173,959 from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. The patent, "Real-Time Trace Detection by High Field and Low Field Ion Mobility and [...]
Agilent to Acquire Dako for $2.2 Billion
May 17, 2012
Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE: A) and EQT, the Sweden-based private equity group, today announced the execution of a definitive agreement for Agilent to acquire Dako, the Denmark-based cancer diagnostic company. The $2.2 billion acquisition (on a debt-free basis) is the largest in Agilent's history. "In the rapidly growing diagnostics market, Dako's products and capabilities are [...]
Partnership Program between METTLER TOLEDO and Konica Minolta
May 17, 2012
Schwerzenbach, Switzerland.- Two world-wide renowned specialists in their field join forces: METTLER TOLEDO and Konica Minolta Sensing announce a strategic partnership in the field of Multi-parameter Analysis for the Flavours & Fragrances industry. The partnership will bundle the CM-5 or CR-5 Spectrophotometer from Konica Minolta with the Density, Refractive index and pH instruments from METTLER [...]
May 17, 2012
MADISON, N.J., -- Quest Diagnostics (NYSE: DGX), the world's leading provider of diagnostic testing, information and services, has extended its endocrine diagnostics menu with the introduction of four new tests panels for congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH), an endocrine disorder found in newborns, children and women. The panels are designed to overcome limitations in conventional testing [...]
Jack Henion Award for Scientific Excellence in Mass Spectrometry
May 17, 2012
Ithaca, NY – Advion, Inc., a leading life sciences systems and consumables developer, announces a new award for college and university students who demonstrate a desire to test the limits of conventional thinking and present novel applications in mass spectrometry – the Jack Henion Award for Scientific Innovation in Mass Spectrometry. Dr. Henion, co-founder of [...]
May 17, 2012
Saugus, MA, - IonSense, Inc. will be presenting the powerful OpenSpot Mass Spectrometry™ technology at the upcoming American Society for Mass Spectrometry Annual Conference in Vancouver, BC Canada May 21-24, 2012. The OpenSpot technology provides for rapid analysis of raw materials, formulations, reaction products, and unknown materials without sample preparation. The simple OpenSpot™ Sample Cards [...]
Progenra Inc. Selects Dotmatics’ Informatics Platform to Improve its Drug
May 17, 2012
Dotmatics, a leading provider of informatics solutions and services to the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries, announced today that Progenra Inc. has decided to license their suite of scientific informatics solutions to boost their research and development process. Progenra is a biotechnology company dedicated to finding new medicines for a variety of diseases through the ubiquitin [...]
