December 16, 2011
ALAMEDA, Calif.--BioTime, Inc., and BioTime’s subsidiary OncoCyte Corporation today announced plans for the development of PanC-DxTM, a novel diagnostic device discovered at BioTime and OncoCyte to detect the presence of various human cancers, including cancers of the breast, lung, bladder, uterus, stomach, and colon, during routine check-ups. PanC-DxTM would require only a simple antibody-based blood [...]
December 15, 2011
WILMINGTON, MA -- Implant Sciences Corporation, a high technology supplier of systems and sensors for homeland security markets, announced today it has received an order worth over $200,000 for multiple units of its Quantum Sniffer(TM) QS-H150 portable explosives trace detector to be deployed for building security in Mexico. Implant Sciences has been selling the QS-H150 [...]
Sapphire Energy Installs Custom-Made Software from CLC bio for Biofuel Research
December 15, 2011
CLC bio, the market- leading bioinformatics sequence analysis software provider, today announced that Sapphire Energy, Inc. has installed a custom-made bioinformatics solution from CLC bio in their research center in San Diego. Sapphire Energy is at the forefront of the biofuel industry with the potential to radically change the world's energy landscape with 'Green Crude' [...]
World’s First Miniature NMR Spectrometer from picoSpin Introduced in Workshops around the Globe
December 15, 2011
Vernon Hills, IL - Business and academic leaders in China, Estonia, India, Lithuania, Latvia, and the United Kingdom recently received up-close demonstrations of the picoSpin™-45L Benchtop NMR Spectrometer during a series of presentations. Dean Antic, picoSpin Chief Chemist and Director of Marketing, traveled on 16 flights in 14 airports to lead the training and demonstrations. [...]
December 15, 2011
SAN CARLOS, Calif. & PISCATAWAY, N.J.--NuGEN Technologies Inc., a market leader in the development of sample preparation solutions for Next Generation Sequencing (NGS) and Genomic Profiling applications, today announced that its Encore® NGS Library Systems and Ovation® WGA Amplification Systems will be used for genetic analysis of saliva samples in a large scale, multi-year study [...]
Sequenom Named to NASDAQ Global Select Market
December 15, 2011
SAN DIEGO -- Sequenom, Inc., a life sciences company providing innovative genetic analysis solutions, today announced that the company has been upgraded to the NASDAQ Global Select Market, a segment of the NASDAQ Global Market with the highest initial listing standards of any exchange in the world. Sequenom will continue to trade under the ticker [...]
Laser etched 2D tube coding ensures secure traceable sample storage
December 15, 2011
Micronic Europe offers a comprehensive range of high quality 2D coded tubes Identifying your sample via a code on the tube can be done in a number of ways. However the most reliable in terms of long-term identification and tracking of samples is via a 2D coding on the bottom of the tubes. However not [...]
Illumina Hires Laura Lauman as Vice President of Marketing
December 15, 2011
Illumina, Inc. (NASDAQ: ILMN) today announced it has appointed Laura Lauman as Vice President of Marketing. In this executive management position, Lauman will lead Illumina’s global marketing efforts. “Lauman has a distinguished track record of success in building and driving growth in global, complex businesses and has significant general management experience in sales, marketing, R&D [...]
Sartorius Closes Acquisition of the Biohit Liquid Handling Business
December 15, 2011
GOETTINGEN, Germany--Yesterday Sartorius, a leading international process and laboratory technology provider, successfully completed its acquisition of the liquid handling business of the Finnish laboratory supplier Biohit Oyj. The transaction had been announced on October 26, 2011. With this purchase, Sartorius is pursuing its strategy to expand its product offering for laboratory applications. Mechanical and electronic [...]
Changes to the Roche Corporate Executive Committee
December 15, 2011
Basel, Roche today announced that Sophie Kornowski-Bonnet, currently General Manager of Roche Pharma in France, has been appointed Head of Roche Partnering. Sophie Kornowski-Bonnet will assume her new role on February 1, 2012, and concurrently will join Roche’s enlarged Corporate Executive Committee, reporting to Severin Schwan, CEO of the Roche Group. She will relocate to [...]

