SP Scientific Signs License Agreement for Praxair’s Controlyo™ Nucleation Technology
September 30, 2010
SP Scientific has signed a license agreement with Praxair, Inc. to utilize Praxair's ControLyo nucleation on-demand technology, which provides pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies with precise control over the freeze-drying process for drug developmental efforts. Praxair's breakthrough technology was developed to specifically control the freezing step of lyophilization, a method of drying pharmaceuticals whereby the material [...]
Stratophase to Showcase Real-Time, In-Line Process Monitoring System at EFIB 2010
September 30, 2010
SpectroSens optical microchip sensor system improves efficiency and QC Romsey, UK – Stratophase, a specialist in real-time chemical and biochemical measurement, is presenting its SpectroSens technology for real-time, in-line process profiling of industrial bioprocesses at the European Forum for Industrial Biotechnology (EFIB 2010), 19 - 21 October, Edinburgh, UK. The SpectroSens technology brings together proven [...]
September 30, 2010
System Helps Search for Cancer Therapies, Drug Targets SANTA CLARA, Calif. - Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE: A) today introduced the SureSelect Kinome Target Enrichment Kit, enabling researchers to focus next-generation sequencing studies on expressed kinases (the kinome). Researchers increasingly are looking at human kinases as a rich, proven source of biomarkers as well as potential [...]
Porvair US Operation Expands To Cope With Increased Demand For Porous Plastics
September 30, 2010
Porvair Filtration Group, a world leader in filtration and separation technology, has announced further expansion of resources at its Ashland, VA facility to cope with increased North American demand for porous plastics. Available in sheet, tube, and almost any 3 dimensional molding in a range of pore sizes (10-100 micron) - Porvair Filtration Group offers [...]
ATLAS Biolabs Has Licensed Cartagenia Software for Analysis and Interpretation of Genetic Data
September 30, 2010
Berlin - By licensing the Cartagenia BENCH software, ATLAS Biolabs GmbH has expanded its services for the evaluation of genetic data obtained by DNA chip analysis. With the aid of this innovative web-based interpretation software it is possible to screen for disease- and family-specific genetic variations and compare them with public data online. It also [...]
September 29, 2010
Austin, TX - A recent publication in Landes Bioscience Journal "mAbs" (Nov/Dec 2010) titled "Charge variants in IgG1: Isolation, characterization, in vitro binding properties and pharmacokinetics in rats" highlights how Genentech utilized cation exchange displacement chromatography to isolate and scale up the major charge variants of a recombinant humanized IgG1. Antibody charge variants have gained [...]
Joint Venture for All-Reflective, Diffraction Limited Microscope Objective
September 29, 2010
Sunrise Optical, LLC, and Neoteric Concepts, LLC, signed joint venture partnership to market, and to produce a high NA, broad-band, all-reflective, diffraction limited confocal microscope objective. Sunrise, FL - Sunrise Optical, LLC, and Neoteric Concepts, LLC, signed joint venture partnership to market, and to produce a high NA, broad-band, all-reflective, diffraction limited confocal microscope objective. [...]
Edison Achieves 8X Exit Return
September 29, 2010
Lawrenceville, NJ - CambridgeSoft repurchased all stock held by Edison Ventures. Total Edison proceeds of $40 million represents 11X return on initial investment and 3X follow-on investment. Most of Edison’s $5 million investment was secondary purchases from early shareholders in this highly cash flow positive company. CambridgeSoft is leading supplier of research software for pharmaceutical, [...]
Air Innovations’ Environmental Control Systems Business Expands
September 29, 2010
North Syracuse, NY - Demand for environmental control systems (ECUs) across all industries is significantly increasing sales of Air Innovations® (AI) specialty heating, air conditioning, ventilation and refrigeration equipment. "Our company is in a perfect position to quickly meet customers' needs," said company President and CEO Michael Wetzel, P.E., "because our products maintain extremely precise [...]
Eurofins MWG Operon adds Roche GS Junior to its Sequencer Fleet
September 28, 2010
To address special needs for small projects Eurofins MWG Operon has expanded its capacity with Roche GS Junior sequencer Ebersberg, Germany - Eurofins MWG Operon, an expert in next generation sequencing (NGS) has expanded its sequencing capacity with a Roche GS Junior. The GS Junior is the optimum system for the sequencing of smaller scale [...]
