Roche decides not to extend its tender offer for Illumina, Inc.
April 18, 2012
Roche (SIX: RO, ROG; OTCQX: RHHBY) released the following statement based on preliminary estimates indicating the re-election of the incumbent directors of Illumina, Inc. (NASDAQ: ILMN) at the Illumina annual meeting: In view of the apparent re-election of the incumbent directors of Illumina, Roche has decided not to extend its $51.00 cash tender offer for [...]
April 18, 2012
Newark, Calif.– Morpho Detection, Inc. (MDI), the explosives and narcotics detection business of Morpho, Safran group’s security unit, today announced the Israeli Airports Authority (IAA) has selected its advanced technology “System of Systems” to help meet its stringent hold baggage screening requirements at Tel Aviv’s Ben Gurion International Airport. After a successful pilot test at [...]
Acquisition of Pulse Instrumentation
April 18, 2012
Porvair, the specialist filtration and environmental technology group, today announces the acquisition of the business and assets of Pulse Instrumentation (“Pulse”), a Canadian business focused on environmental laboratory supplies. Pulse manufactures and distributes water analysis products, principally supplying environmental laboratories in the Americas. Its main line of business is consumable lab-ware. The acquisition expands Porvair’s [...]
Agilent Technologies Introduces Integrated UHPLC-DAD System
April 18, 2012
Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE: A) today introduced the Agilent 1220 Infinity LC system with DAD. This new integrated system brings UHPLC analytical power with diode-array detection to users who do not need the flexibility of a modular system but still require the highest quality at a low price. The Agilent 1220 Infinity LC with DAD [...]
April 17, 2012
Scientists at ETH Zurich, along with AB SCIEX, a global leader in life science analytical technologies, have completed their development of MS/MSALL with SWATHTM Acquisition, a groundbreaking mass spectrometry-based proteomics technique that quantifies nearly all peptides and proteins in a sample from a single analysis. The method was published this year in Molecular and Cellular [...]
BioCision Launches New Suite of Accessories for Improved Reproducibility and Efficiency
April 17, 2012
LARKSPUR, Calif. – April 17, 2012 – BioCision LLC, a leader in advanced temperature management of biomedical samples, today launched two new products aimed at addressing basic insufficiencies in common lab tools. TruCool™ cryogenic vials and TruCool™ microcentrifuge tubes represent the first in a series of consumable product extensions, and will be introduced at the [...]
Waters Brings Awarding-Winning UltraPerformance Convergence Chromatography to Analytica 2012
April 17, 2012
MUNICH –Waters Corporation (WAT:NYSE) is exhibiting its award-winning ACQUITY UPC(2)™ System for the first time in Europe at the 23rd Analytica International Trade Fair for Laboratory Technology. A Gold Sponsor of this year’s Analytica, Waters® ACQUITY UPC(2) System was selected for the Pittcon Editor’s Gold Award for Best New Product at Pittcon 2012 in March. [...]
Rockland Immunochemicals and LIMR Development Form Antibody Commercialization Partnership
April 17, 2012
Rockland Immunochemicals Inc., a biotechnology company focusing on antibodies and antibody-based tools for basic research, diagnostic assay development and preclinical studies is pleased to announce a new licensing venture with LIMR Development, Inc. (LDI), the business development subsidiary of the Lankenau Institute for Medical Research (LIMR). Rockland Immunochemicals will market LDI’s entire portfolio of LIMR [...]
RayBiotech, Inc. and Innopsys Announce Co-Marketing Partnership
April 17, 2012
Atlanta, GA, -- RayBiotech, Inc. today announced that it has entered into a co-marketing partnership with Innopsys of Carbonne, France to promote the sales of RayBiotech’s G-Series and Quantibody series of antibody arrays and array testing services with Innopsys’ Innoscan laser microarray scanning platforms. The terms of the partnership were not disclosed. Commenting on the [...]
April 17, 2012
SAN DIEGO, -- Accelrys, Inc. (NASDAQ: ACCL), a leading scientific enterprise R&D software and services company, today issued an industry-wide call to close the productivity gap from innovation through commercialization that is slowing product development and time-to-market and hampering competitiveness for science-driven organizations. Currently, only 25 percent of projects in industries ranging from pharmaceuticals to [...]
