BioTime Board of Directors Forms Science and Technology Committee

ALAMEDA, Calif.-- BioTime, Inc. (NYSE Amex:BTX) today announced that its Board of Directors has recently formed a Science and Technology Committee to oversee the development and commercialization of BioTime’s technology and products in regenerative medicine and oncology. The three-member committee will work with officers and employees of BioTime and its subsidiaries to oversee the execution [...]

Thermo Fisher Scientific Announces New Software Update for Handheld FTIR Chemical Identification Instruments

WILMINGTON, Mass.,— Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the world leader in serving science, today announced the latest software update for the Thermo Scientific TruDefender FT and TruDefender FTi instruments for field-based chemical identification. These handheld FTIR instruments enable hazmat teams, law enforcement, bomb squads and military personnel to quickly and accurately identify unknown chemicals and explosives. [...]

AB SCIEX announces new distribution agreement with Cluster in Serbia and Macedonia

AB SCIEX, a global leader in life science analytical technologies, has announced an agreement with a new distributor to laboratory scientists based in Serbia and Macedonia. The agreement with Cluster makes available AB SCIEX's complete portfolio of mass spectrometry and chromatography products to research and analytical scientists working in diverse application areas across the region, [...]

IDEX Corporation Acquires Precision Photonics

LAKE FOREST, Ill.- IDEX Corporation (NYSE: IEX) today announced it has completed the purchase of Precision Photonics Corporation (“PPC”) for cash consideration of $20 million. PPC, located in Boulder Colorado, specializes in optical components and coatings for applications in the fields of scientific research, aerospace, telecommunications and electronics manufacturing. PPC will operate in IDEX’s Optics [...]

EDINBURGH INSTRUMENTS ANNOUNCES NEW CHAIRMAN APPOINTMENT

Livingston, West Lothian – Edinburgh Instruments Limited, a global leader in the manufacture and development of high-end scientific technology products for the photonics, spectroscopy and gas sensor markets, has announced the appointment of its new Chairman. Dr Derek Shepherd becomes Chairman at a pivotal time for the company as it continues to build on its [...]

SAFC Launches CHOZN® Platform System to Accelerate Recombinant Protein Drug Development

ST. LOUIS, -- Sigma-Aldrich Corporation (NASDAQ: SIAL) today announced that its custom manufacturing and services business unit, SAFC® (www.safcglobal.com), is launching the CHOZN® Platform system, a CHO (Chinese Hamster Ovary) cell expression system that allows for faster, simpler selection and scale-up of high-producing clones for the production of recombinant protein drugs. The new platform consists [...]

Thermo Fisher Scientific Opens New Demonstration Center in South Korea

WALTHAM, Mass -- Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. (NYSE: TMO), the world leader in serving science, today announced it has opened a new demonstration laboratory and training center in Seoul, South Korea. The facility, which will showcase the company’s industry-leading offering of analytical instrumentation, software and consumables, strengthens Thermo Fisher’s foothold in this important emerging market. [...]

Roche sends open letter to Illumina shareholders

Roche (SIX: RO, ROG; OTCQX: RHHBY) today sent an open letter to shareholders of Illumina, Inc. (NASDAQ: ILMN) urging them to vote the GOLD proxy card for Roche’s independent director nominees and other proposals at the 2012 Illumina annual meeting to be held on 18 April 2012. About the Offer On January 27, 2012, Roche [...]

X-Rite Announces New i1Pro 2 Professional Color Management Solutions for Photo, Pre-press, Publishing and Digital Printing Markets

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich.,– X-Rite, Incorporated (NASDAQ: XRIT), the world leader in color management, measurement and communication technologies, today announces its new portfolio of i1 Professional Color Management Solutions which now include a newly redesigned i1Pro 2 spectrophotometer. Built upon the success of X-Rite’s i1Pro spectrophotometer as the de facto industry standard for more than a [...]

ALS laboratory in Hong Kong automates titrimetric analysis with Metrohm 855 Robotic Titrosampler

ALS is a global leader in the provision of analytical laboratory and technical services to international minerals, coal, environmental, tribology and industrial markets. At their large Hong Kong laboratory, ALS concentrates mainly on environmental analysis. In order to increase the lab’s capacity ALS Hong Kong has automated acid-base titrations with an 855 Robotic Titrosampler from [...]

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