Certara Releases Major Advance to Phoenix Software Platform

ST. LOUIS, MO – Certara, a leading provider of drug discovery and development software and scientific consulting services, announced that it has released a new version of Phoenix, the industry leading PK/PD modeling software platform that is used by more than 4,000 researchers at 2,000 institutions, including the FDA. All Phoenix tools are accessed within [...]

RAE Systems Appoints Senior Agilent Executive Chris Toney As Chief Operating Officer

SAN JOSE, Calif.– RAE Systems Inc., a leading developer of gas and radiation detectors for oil and gas, emergency responders, industrial safety, homeland security, and environmental remediation, today announced that Chris Toney, a well-recognized veteran of the gas and chemical analysis industry will join the company as Chief Operating Officer. Mr. Toney brings more than [...]

RALEIGH, NORTH CAROLINA – AIRCLEAN® SYSTEMS AC4000-SERIES LAMINAR FLOW

AirClean® Systems, a world leader in ductless laboratory enclosures, has upgraded all AC4000- Series horizontal laminar flow clean benches to a new dual-wall design, providing a convenient space for the mounting of service fixtures and electrical outlets. Each updated clean bench, from the four-foot AC4000HLF to eight-foot AC8000HLF, provides the same quality construction, HEPA filtration [...]

Corning to Acquire Majority of BD Discovery Labware

CORNING, N.Y.,-- Corning Incorporated (NYSE: GLW) announced today that it has reached a definitive agreement with BD (Becton, Dickinson and Company) (NYSE:BDX) to acquire the majority of its Discovery Labware unit for approximately $730 million in cash. The acquisition is expected to be completed later this year, subject to customary closing conditions, including receipt of [...]

Proxy Advisory Firm Glass Lewis Recommends Stockholders Vote for the Election of All Illumina Nominees Using Management’s WHITE Proxy Card

SAN DIEGO -- Illumina, Inc. (NASDAQ:ILMN), a leading developer, manufacturer, and marketer of life science tools and integrated systems for the analysis of genetic variation and function, today announced that independent proxy advisory firm Glass, Lewis & Co., LLC (“Glass Lewis”) has recommended that Illumina’s stockholders vote for the election of Illumina’s highly qualified nominees [...]

PerkinElmer and TPM Biotech SDN. BHD. Sign Agreement to Validate Porcine Detection Kits as Screening Application for Halal Food Products

WALTHAM, Mass.- PerkinElmer, Inc., a global leader focused on improving the health and safety of people and the environment, today announced that it has entered into an agreement with TPM Biotech SDN. BHD. (TPMB), a leading Malaysian laboratory for Halal food testing services, to explore potential applications of PerkinElmer's Porcine Detection Kits and chromatography solutions [...]

Shimadzu Scientific Instruments and The University of Texas at Arlington Form Shimadzu Center for Advanced Analytical Chemistry

COLUMBIA, Md --Shimadzu Scientific Instruments announces today the grand opening of the Shimadzu Center for Advanced Analytical Chemistry at The University of Texas at Arlington. Located in the university’s Chemistry & Physics Building, the center contains $6 million of chromatography, mass spectrometry and spectroscopy equipment, which is the largest installation of Shimadzu analytical instrumentation in [...]

NanoString Technologies Names Joseph M. Beechem Senior Vice President of R&D

SEATTLE, Wash.,– NanoString Technologies, Inc., a privately held provider of life science tools for translational research and developer of molecular diagnostics, today announced the appointment of Joseph M. Beechem, Ph.D. as Senior Vice President of Research and Development. An industry veteran, Dr. Beechem will be responsible for establishing and executing the company’s technology and product [...]

CommonMind Consortium Launched as a Public-Private Effort to Generate and Broadly Share Molecular Data on Neuropsychiatric Disease.

SEATTLE, WA. Sage Bionetworks, Mount Sinai School of Medicine (MSSM), University of Pennsylvania (Penn), the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), and Takeda Pharmaceuticals Company Limited (TAKEDA) have launched a Public-Private Pre-Competitive Consortium to generate and analyze large-scale genomic data from human subjects with neuropsychiatric disease and to make this data and the associated analytical [...]

NSG Precision Cells Releases New Screw Cap Absorbance Cuvette

NSG Precision Cells, a leader in the silicon industry, is pleased to announce their new innovative screw cap absorbance cuvette. With over 50 years’ experience and expertise, NSG Precision Cells is recognized as a frontrunner in advanced quartz technology and quality products. NSG’s absorption cuvette is made from the finest Extrasil (ES) Quartz and handmade [...]

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