GE Healthcare completes acquisition of SeqWright, Inc., expanding capabilities in fast growing molecular diagnostic segment

Chalfont St Giles, UK – GE Healthcare, a unit of GE (NYSE: GE) announced today that it has acquired SeqWright, Inc., a provider of nucleic acid sequencing and other genomic services. The acquisition adds complementary genomics capabilities to Clarient, a unit of GE Healthcare and a leader in the fast-growing molecular diagnostics sector. The deal [...]

Freeslate to Supply New High Throughput Research Products to Sinopec Corporation for Polyolefin Research

Freeslate, Inc.,the leading provider of high throughput research solutions, today announced that Sinopec’s Beijing Research Institute of Chemical Industry (BRICI) has selected Freeslate’s products for polymer synthesis and characterization to amplify their research and development efforts in the area of polyolefins. These products represent a continued expansion of Sinopec’s implementation of Freeslate high throughput research [...]

Agilent Technologies and Universiti Putra Malaysia to Collaborate on Halal Food Research

Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE: A) and Universiti Putra Malaysia today announced a collaboration to strengthen Malaysia's research capabilities for halal food products, with particular emphasis on food authentication and food safety. "Halal" is an Arabic word meaning lawful or allowable. Any product deemed halal is permitted for use and consumption by Muslims. According to World [...]

MOCON Closes on Acquisition of PBI-Dansensor A/S

MOCON, Inc. (NasdaqGM:MOCO - News) today announced that it has closed the acquisition of PBI-Dansensor A/S (Dansensor) of Ringsted, Denmark, a privately-held leading manufacturer of specialized instrumentation for Modified Atmosphere Packaging (MAP) of foods, beverages, pharmaceuticals, and other perishable items. The transaction broadens MOCON’s product portfolio in the area of package testing and safety equipment. [...]

VWR International, LLC Acquires VITRUM PRAHA S.R.O. and VITRUM ROZNOV S.R.O. in the Czech Republic

RADNOR, PA, - VWR International, LLC, a leading global laboratory supply and distribution company, announced today that it has acquired VITRUM PRAHA S.R.O. and VITRUM ROZNOV S.R.O., two distributors of scientific laboratory supplies headquartered in Prague and Roznov. VITRUM PRAHA and VITRUM ROZNOV were founded in the early 1990's and are two well established independent [...]

Knome appoints Hugh Y. Rienhoff, Jr., MD to Scientific Advisory Board

CAMBRIDGE, MA – Knome, Inc., the human genome interpretation company, today announced that it has continued to expand its scientific advisory board to include respected life sciences expert and industry pioneer, Hugh Y. Rienhoff, Jr., MD. “We are very pleased to appoint Dr. Rienhoff to our scientific advisory board,” said Martin Tolar, MD, PhD, Chief [...]

AJ Blomesystem Launches New Laboratory Information Management System readyLIMS® on the Market

As of now, the AJ Blomesystem GmbH, a wholly owned Analytik Jena subsidiary, counts a new laboratory information management system to its comprehensive product portfolio. readyLIMS® is a high-performance, immediately ready to operate system. It is able to process the entire range of daily laboratory tasks from resources to be used to the graphical presentation. [...]

Tecan granted patent for revolutionary NanoQuant Plate™

Männedorf, Switzerland,– The revolutionary design of Tecan’s NanoQuant Plate™ has been recognized with the granting of a new European patent. Launched in 2008, the NanoQuant Plate was the first solution on the market designed for simultaneous measurement of multiple low volume samples. This innovative device consists of 16 precision-manufactured quartz optics in a user-friendly format, [...]

Knome selected as a genome interpretation partner for Illumina Genome Network

CAMBRIDGE, MA – Knome Inc., the human genome interpretation company, announced today that it has been selected by Illumina, Inc., (NASDAQ: ILMN) as a partner in the Illumina Genome Network (IGN). As part of the agreement, IGN customers will have access to preferential pricing for Knome’s genome interpretation tools and services. The agreement also calls [...]

Applied BioCode Granted Additional Patent for Barcoded Magnetic Beads Used for Multiplex MDx Assays

SANTA FE SPRINGS, Calif -- Applied BioCode, Inc. today announced that the United States Patent and Trademark Office has issued US Patent #8,148,139 (April 03, 2012) "Light Transmitted Assay Beads," describing the method of use and manufacturing of its Barcoded Magnetic Beads (BMB) products. “The patent further expands the scope of our earlier patents, #7,858,307 [...]

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