AMETEK Acquires O’Brien Corporation
January 26, 2012
BERWYN, Pa. -- AMETEK, Inc. (NYSE: AME) today announced that it has acquired O'Brien Corporation, a leading manufacturer of fluid and gas handling solutions, sample conditioning equipment and process analyzers from Industrial Growth Partners for approximately $175 million. Based in St. Louis, MO, O'Brien Corporation has annual sales of approximately $80 million. O'Brien's products and [...]
1st DETECT ANNOUNCES THE DELIVERY OF PRE-PRODUCTION MINI-MASS SPECTROMETERS TO SELECT CUSTOMERS
January 26, 2012
Austin, Texas - 1st Detect Corporation, a subsidiary of Astrotech Corporation (Nasdaq: ASTC), is pleased to announce the delivery of pre-production mini-mass spectrometers to select customers for evaluation. "After years of development, we are very proud to have leading analytical equipment vendors evaluating our mini-mass spectrometer," said Thomas B. Pickens III, Chairman of 1st Detect. [...]
High Throughput Petri Dish Filling…
January 26, 2012
Media preparation labs can now benefit from the introduction by INTEGRA of a new Turbo mode option which significantly accelerates the filling rates of its MEDIAJET Automated Petri Dish Filling System and results in time-savings of more than 40%. With this option, the MEDIAJET sets new filling rate standards for high throughput Petri dish filling. [...]
Groundbreaking Portable PET Scanner Moves Closer to Market and Medical Applications
January 26, 2012
UPTON, NY — SynchroPET, a Long Island startup company, has entered into an option agreement to commercialize a new small-scale, portable brain-imaging device invented by scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Brookhaven National Laboratory. The miniaturization of a positron emission tomography (PET) scanner allows for a dynamic range of new applications, including integration with [...]
BioTek’s 405™ Touch Redefines Microplate Washing
January 26, 2012
For almost 30 years, BioTek set the standard in microplate washing, and we continue to advance this important technique with the new 405™ Touch Microplate Washer. A high-resolution, LED backlit touch screen interface provides intuitive and flexible protocol creation and implementation and instrument maintenance, and supports all gloved environments. Additionally, two integrated flash drives enable [...]
Highly Sensitive Assay for Screening of Tankyrase 1
January 26, 2012
The Tankyrase 1 Activity Assay from AMSBIO are highly sensitive screening kits for the identification of Tankyrase 1 inhibitors in an in vitro system. These new kits are the latest addition to the comprehensive range of high performance PARP assay kits, enzymes & antibodies available from AMSBIO to assist scientists with their DNA damage research. [...]
New Low Cost GC Flowmeter for Gas Chromatography
January 25, 2012
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire - Ellutia are pleased to launch the 7000 GC Flowmeter for use in gas chromatography. Accurate and repeatable gas flow measurements are a crucial part of obtaining good results from your Gas Chromatograph. The new 7000 GC Flowmeter makes gas flow measurement easier and more accurate, helping to eliminate user errors. “We are [...]
Protea Technology Used to Discover Biomarkers
January 25, 2012
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. -- Protea Biosciences Group, Inc. ("Protea"), a leader in the field of bioanalytics, announced today the use of its proprietary LAESI® (Laser Ablation Electrospray Ionization) technology to identify novel biomarkers of virally-infected cells. In a paper published Dec. 14, 2011 in Chemical Communications titled "Rapid, non-targeted discovery of biochemical transformation and biomarker candidates [...]
January 25, 2012
Basel - Together with Illumina, Roche will strengthen its position in the Life Science and Diagnostics market, with complementary technologies in Genetics/Genomics research and routine diagnostics. Roche and Illumina’s combined capabilities and global reach will help accelerate the transition of sequencing into clinical and routine diagnostics. Roche intends to combine its existing Applied Science business [...]
Illumina Board of Directors to Review Unsolicited Acquisition Proposal from Roche
January 25, 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, tonight acknowledged the announcement by Roche (RHHBY.PK) that Roche has made an unsolicited acquisition proposal and intends to commence a tender offer to acquire all of the outstanding shares of [...]
