Waters, Ireland’s NIBRT Partner on Training and Research to Advance Burgeoning Biopharma Industry
March 27, 2012
DUBLIN, -- The Irish National Institute for Bioprocessing Research and Training (NIBRT) and Waters® Corporation (NYSE: WAT) announced today they have formed a multi-level partnership designed to support advanced concepts and deliver the promise of more effective biotherapeutic innovations addressing the world's most challenging diseases through both training and research. Waters and NIBRT have established [...]
J.G. Finneran Introduces the Aluminum 96-Well Micro Plate System
March 27, 2012
J.G. Finneran Associates, an innovative manufacturer of sample containment products for chromatography, biotechnology and environmental analysis, introduces its new 96-Well Aluminum Micro Plate System. Capitalizing on the strength and thermal conductivity of aluminum, this patented system is ideal for use with volatile solvents and testing that requires uniform heating and cooling of samples. Researchers performing [...]
March 27, 2012
SUNNYVALE, Calif., – Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the world leader in serving science, today unveiled the Thermo Scientific Dionex AS-AP Sample Conductivity and pH Accessory. This new optional feature for the Dionex AS-AP autosampler streamlines IC workflows by automating conductivity and pH measurements before injecting samples onto an IC system with the help of Thermo [...]
Malvern Instruments opens new multipurpose facility in Houston
March 26, 2012
Malvern, UK: On 19 March 2012, and just one week after moving in, materials characterization company Malvern Instruments has officially opened a new multipurpose facility in Houston, Texas. At 22,000 sq. ft. the new building is double the size of Malvern’s previous premises in Houston and houses state-of-the-art laboratories, product development, manufacturing and commercial operations. [...]
March 26, 2012
A*STAR Institute of Microelectronics (IME), has signed a research collaboration agreement with QuantuMDx Group (QMDx), a UK based biotech company which is developing a range of portable technologies for diagnostics, DNA sequencing and proteomics. Under this collaboration, IME will further advance QMDx’s DNA sequencing nanowire biosensor to the point of commercialization. QMDx is pioneering a [...]
Roche extends tender offer for Illumina
March 26, 2012
Roche (SIX: RO, ROG; OTCQX: RHHBY) announced today that it has extended its cash tender offer to acquire all outstanding shares of Illumina, Inc. (NASDAQ: ILMN), at a price of $44.50 per share, to 6:00 p.m., New York City time, on April 20, 2012. The tender offer was previously scheduled to expire at 6:00 p.m., [...]
March 26, 2012
Transparent Inc., a leader in 3D cell culture plate design and applications supported by comprehensive patent portfolio in biomaterial sciences, and Molecular Response Laboratories (MRL), a privately held molecular diagnostic services company and a leader in the identification of target populations for high value therapeutics, today announced extension of their original validation studies and execution [...]
Illumina Comments on Second Extension of Roche’s Unsolicited Tender Offer
March 26, 2012
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 issued the following statement regarding Roche’s decision to extend for the second time its unsolicited tender offer to acquire all outstanding shares of Illumina for $44.50 [...]
Chugai Pharmaceutical Extends Multi-Year Licensing of Genedata Expressionist
March 26, 2012
Basel (Switz) and Tokyo (Japan)-- Genedata, a leading provider of advanced software solutions for drug discovery and life science research, today announced that Chugai Pharmaceutical Company extended its multi-year licensing agreement of Genedata Expressionist® software. One of Japan's leading pharmaceutical companies and a member of the Roche Group, Chugai develops therapeutic drugs in the fields [...]
Agilent Technologies Target-Enrichment for Next-Generation Sequencers Now Runs Four Times Faster
March 26, 2012
Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE: A) today introduced a much faster version of the HaloPlex target enrichment system for desktop sequencers. The protocol that previously required approximately 24 hours can now be run in less than six. This enables users to go from sample prep to sequencing in less than a work shift. "Recently we had [...]

