BioTime Acquires Assets of Cell Targeting, Inc.

BioTime, Inc. (NYSE Amex:BTX) today announced that it has acquired substantially all the assets of Cell Targeting, Inc. (CTI), a Cleveland, Ohio-based biotechnology company conducting research in regenerative medicine. The technology acquired from CTI uses peptides selected for their ability to adhere to diseased tissues. By coating or "painting" these peptides onto the surfaces of [...]

Pall Corporation CEO Eric Krasnoff to Retire In March 2012

PORT WASHINGTON, N.Y. - Pall Corporation (NYSE:PLL) announced today that Eric Krasnoff, Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer and President, intends to retire on his 60th birthday in March 2012, or earlier, on the identification of his successors in those positions. The Board of Directors plans to begin an executive search in the coming [...]

Distek, Inc. Designs Drawer Organizer for Serialized Dissolution Accessories

North Brunswick, NJ - Distek, Inc., an industry leader in dissolution testing products and validation services, is pleased to introduce a drawer organizer for Apparatus 1 and 2 Dissolution accessories. Designed by Distek, the drawer organizer is ideal for the control and tracking of serialized accessories within your laboratory. The drawer organizer has individual compartments [...]

New Leica Map Surface Imaging and Metrology Software for Microscopy

Wetzlar, Germany / Besançon, France. Leica Microsystems and Digital Surf announced the signature of an agreement whereby Leica Map surface imaging and metrology software based upon Digital Surf's Mountains Technology® will be used with the Leica Application Suite (LAS) for Leica industrial microscopes. The new Leica Map software is used to visualize and quantify features [...]

Analogic Ships 1000th Explosives Detection System

PEABODY, Mass. - Analogic Corporation (Nasdaq:ALOG), a leading provider of medical imaging and aviation security technology, announced today that the Company has shipped its 1,000th EXACT® (EXplosive Assessment Computed Tomography) system. The EXACT is incorporated in the TSA-certified eXaminer 3DX® Explosives Detection System (EDS), developed by Analogic and L-3 Communications. The eXaminer 3DX is installed [...]

QIAGEN Establishes Subsidiary in India to Accelerate Expansion

• QIAGEN India Pvt. Ltd. will sell QIAGEN products directly in India, one of the fastest growing biotech and life sciences markets in Asia • Growing healthcare and research sectors drive India's need for molecular diagnostics and testing technologies for applied markets as well as pharmaceutical and academic R&D • Revenue growth in India is [...]

BFi OPTiLAS Introduces New Software for Sunscreens’ Tests

The UV-2000S Transmittance Analyzer benchtop R&D system is designed to rapidly measure the spectral transmittance of sunscreen products, especially those with very high Sun Protection Factors (SPF 50+), as well as UVA/UVB protection factor. Its application software automatically converts measurement data to provide the Sun Protective Factor (SPF), UVA to UVB ratio, critical wavelength (COLIPA [...]

GE Healthcare Launches Capto™ ImpRes Ion Exchangers for High Throughput and High Resolution Purification of Recombinant Proteins

Uppsala, Sweden - GE Healthcare, a unit of General Electric Company (NYSE: GE), announced today that the capabilities of the well-established Capto™ platform are now extended to include Capto ImpRes ion exchange chromatography media for late-stage purification of a wide range of biomolecules. The first Capto ImpRes products to be launched are Capto SP ImpRes [...]

NuAire Labgard 427 Type B1 Biosafety Cabinets UL & NSF listed

NuAire® is pleased to announce the complete UL® and NSF® re-listing of the LabGard® ES NU-427 Class II, Type B1 Biosafety Cabinet that features Energy Saver (ES) Technology. Powered by an ultra high efficiency DC/ECM motor, LabGard® ES NU-427 maximizes energy efficiency and filter load capacity for a lower total cost of ownership. A permanent [...]

NT-MDT Co. summed up the results of its sales volume in 2010.

The amount of sales in the market of scanning probe microscopes in the U.S. increased threefold in 2010 as compared to 2009. NT-MDT Co. also showed substantial growth in all main world regions. The world market of scanning probe microscopes (SPM) is mainly concentrated in the countries developing their science and innovative technologies. Most of [...]

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