Simulations Plus Announces Further Success in Malaria Drug Design Project
April 11, 2012
LANCASTER, Calif.-- Simulations Plus, Inc. (NASDAQ: SLP - News ), a leading provider of consulting services and software for pharmaceutical discovery and development, today announced that further testing shows that the newest molecule the Company has designed to inhibit the malaria parasite is nearly three times more potent as an inhibitor of the drug-sensitive 3D7 [...]
Too Sticky, Not Sticky Enough or Just Right?
April 10, 2012
Middleboro, MA – Brookfield Engineering Laboratories offers the TA-ATT Adhesive Tack Tester which is designed to test the stickiness of adhesive strips and tapes. Brookfield’s TexturePro CT software, when used with the CT3 Tester, enables the operator to automate test procedures and generate valuable data for analyzing the adhesive properties of their products. The Brookfield [...]
April 10, 2012
Chalfont St Giles, UK, and Pine Brook, NJ – GE Healthcare, the healthcare business of GE (NYSE: GE) has signed a worldwide supply and distribution agreement with Refine Technology, a manufacturer and supplier of novel filtration systems for use in biopharmaceutical manufacturing. Under the terms of the agreement, GE Healthcare will supply Refine Technology with [...]
LDS to Launch an Ultra Fast Laser-Based Explosive Scanner for Airport Security and Check Points
April 10, 2012
Petach Tikva, Israel – Israeli Electro-Optics Company, LDS (Laser Detect Systems Ltd) is launching its new state of the art liquid explosives laser scanner. The LDS 5500D is a desktop laser-based explosive scanner enabling accurate and reliable detection of explosive materials and hazardous compounds in liquid, gel or powder form. The scanner employs advanced laser [...]
BD Signs Agreement to Sell Majority of Discovery Labware Unit
April 10, 2012
Franklin Lakes, NJ– BD (Becton, Dickinson and Company) (NYSE:BDX), a leading global medical technology company, announced today that it has signed a definitive agreement to sell its BD Biosciences - Discovery Labware unit, excluding its Advanced Bioprocessing platform, to Corning Incorporated (NYSE:GLW), the world leader in specialty glass and ceramics. The transaction will be a [...]
HORIBA concluded a basic contract with the Beijing Center for Physical and Chemical Analysis
April 10, 2012
HORIBA concluded a basic contract with the Beijing Center for Physical and Chemical Analysis (BCPCA), a state-owned research institute in Beijing, China, to establish a joint R&D center, aiming to facilitate collaborative research on new analysis and measurement methods and equipment. Since establishing the HORIBA Application Laboratory in BCPCA in 2001, we have built a [...]
SeraCare Expands the AccuCell® Line with Human Cord Blood Mononuclear Cells
April 10, 2012
Milford, Mass., April 10, 2012 – SeraCare Life Sciences (Nasdaq: SRLS), a global life sciences company providing vital products and services to facilitate the discovery, development and production of human diagnostics and therapeutics, announced it has expanded its line of AccuCell® mononuclear cells with the launch of off-the-shelf Human Cord Blood Mononuclear Cells (CBMNCs). With [...]
X-Rite Announces Agreement for Danaher to Acquire Company for $5.55 per Share
April 10, 2012
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich.,– X-Rite, Incorporated (NASDAQ:XRIT) today announced that it has signed a definitive merger agreement with Danaher (NYSE: DHR) under which Danaher will acquire the company for $5.55 per share in cash, or a total of approximately $625 million including the assumption of debt, net of cash. The transaction was unanimously approved by the [...]
Picarro Releases Highly Anticipated Isotope Analyzer for Nitrous Oxide
April 10, 2012
SANTA CLARA, Calif.-- Picarro Inc., known as the world’s leading provider of instruments for carbon and water cycle measurements, has expanded its product line with a new, high precision analyzer, model G5101-i, for measuring nitrous oxide (N2O) in the air. N2O is a principal component in the global nitrogen cycle, which is of growing interest [...]
Danaher Corporation to Acquire X-Rite, Incorporated
April 10, 2012
Washington, D.C., - Danaher Corporation (NYSE:DHR) announced today that it has entered into a definitive merger agreement with X-Rite, Incorporated (NASDAQ: XRIT) pursuant to which Danaher will acquire X-Rite by making a cash tender offer to acquire all of the outstanding shares of common stock of X-Rite at a purchase price of $5.55 per share, [...]
