GE Healthcare to acquire Xcellerex Inc., broadening capabilities in growing biopharmaceutical manufacture segment

Chalfont St Giles, UK – GE Healthcare, a unit of GE (NYSE: GE) announced today it has reached an agreement to acquire Xcellerex, Inc. a supplier of innovative manufacturing technologies for the fast-growing biopharmaceutical industry. The acquisition of Xcellerex will allow GE Healthcare to expand its offering of products and services for the manufacture of [...]

Flip Cap Centrifuge Tubes

Porvair Sciences has introduced a new range of high grade polypropylene flip cap centrifuge tubes that combine ease of use, chemical resistance and high speed tolerance. Designed for easy one-handed operation the secure leak proof flip cap lid on each centrifuge tube can also be unscrewed. Available in a range of standard sizes the dimensions [...]

Bio-Rad Introduces New Bio-Plex® Assays for Immunology and Cancer Biomarker Research

The Bio-Plex Pro Human Th17 Cytokine Panel and Bio-Plex Pro Human Cancer Biomarker Panel 1 deliver high-performance multiplex assays for immunology and cancer research, respectively. Hercules, CA - Bio-Rad Laboratories announced the launch of its new magnetic bead–based multiplex immunoassaysfor human T-helper type 17 (Th17) cytokines and cancer biomarkers. The Bio-Plex Pro™ immunoassays take advantage [...]

Biospace Lab and the Centre for Advanced Biomedical Imaging at University College London to Collaborate on Development of Novel Real-Time in Vivo Optical Imaging

PARIS and LONDON,-- Biospace Lab S.A. and the Centre for Advanced Biomedical Imaging at University College London will collaborate on the development of novel real-time in vivo optical imaging applications and further development of the Biospace Lab PhotonIMAGER™ Optima pre-clinical imaging platform. The collaboration will bring together UCL experts in imaging, Dr Mark Lythgoe, and [...]

IO INFORMATICS AND SAGE-N RESEARCH ANNOUNCE PARTNERSHIP TO DISCOVER POTENTIAL BIOMARKERS AND A MICROBIAL DETECTION SYSTEM

SAN FRANCISCO, CA IO Informatics, the leader in Semantic data integration and knowledge management for life sciences and healthcare, today announced a strategic partnership with Sage-N Research, Inc., the world leader in computational proteomics. This partnership includes the integration of Sage-N’s SORCERER™ Enterprise with the IO Informatics’ Sentient software suite. The combination of these technologies [...]

New IonBench LC Provides Safe Operation and Easy Transport of Stackable HPLC/UHPLC Systems

Evans Mills, NY and Gananoque, ON. Farhawk Marketing Servicesannounced today that three innovative new laboratory benches will be introduced to North America at Pittcon 2012 in Orlando, Florida, March 12-15th. The new Model BCHLC 4555, BCHLC4575 and BCHLC9075 electrical IonBench LC benches contribute significantly to lab safety and productivity. They are stable, secure platforms that [...]

LOCKHEED MARTIN AND ZYGEM ANNOUNCE UPCOMING EARLY RELEASE OF RAPID DNA ANALYSIS PLATFORM FOR HUMAN IDENTITY TESTING

Charlottesville, Va. and Bethesda, Md. – Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] and ZyGEM Corp. Ltd. announced plans to release a version of their rapid DNA analysis platform that is designed to simplify and speed DNA analysis for human identity testing. Pre-production units of the platform will be released this summer to select customers in the forensic, [...]

Lab21 and ITOR unveil major leap forward in personalized cancer medicine

GREENVILLE, S.C. – The new Lab21 Clinical Genomics Center at ITOR will allow cancer patients in the Upstate to be among the first in the region to benefit from new technology that will allow patients to get real-time feedback and treatment plans tied to their cancer’s specific DNA signature. “Bringing this leading-edge technology to the [...]

Bruker High-Field NMR and Mass Spectrometry Instrumentation at the National Polytechnic Institute of Mexico City Will Promote Nanoscience Research in Mexico

MEXICO CITY, Mexico,– A high-performance package of Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) and Time-of-Flight Mass Spectrometry (TOF-MS) systems from Bruker will further strengthen the role of the National Polytechnic Institute (IPN) as a center of excellence for Nanoscience and Micro-Nanotechnology research in Mexico. Four Bruker high-end research instruments comprise this package, namely AVANCE™ III 750 and [...]

Ibsen Photonics introduces Compact, High Performance Spectrometer

Ibsen Photonics (www.ibsenphotonics.com), a global leader in fused silica transmission gratings and spectrometer modules, today announced the FREEDOM spectrometer platform for OEM integrators of analytical instruments. The FREEDOM platform combines compact size and cost efficiency with high performance and flexibility in choice of detector systems. FREEDOM provides the same robust and thermally stable performance as [...]

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