AMETEK ACQUIRES TECHNICAL MANUFACTURING CORPORATION
January 3, 2012
Berwyn, PA -- AMETEK, Inc. (NYSE: AME) today announced that it has acquired Technical Manufacturing Corporation (TMC), a world leader in high-performance vibration isolation systems and optical test benches used to isolate highly sensitive instruments for the microelectronics, life sciences, photonics and ultra-precision manufacturing industries. The privately held manufacturer, headquartered in Peabody, MA, has estimated [...]
Neogen Launches Fully Quantitative Lateral Flow Test for DON
January 3, 2012
LANSING, Mich. — Neogen Corporation has developed a new test for deoxynivalenol (DON) that combines the speed and simplicity of a lateral flow test with the fully quantitative precision of a more demanding testing method. The presence of the mold toxin DON in certain grains is a major concern to producers of animal feed and [...]
Accelrys Acquires VelQuest Corporation for $35 Million in Cash
January 3, 2012
SAN DIEGO--Accelrys, Inc. (NASDAQ: ACCL), a leading scientific enterprise research and development software and services company, today announced that it has acquired privately-held VelQuest Corporation for $35 million in an all-cash transaction. VelQuest is the leader in paperless lab execution systems supporting current Good Manufacturing Practices (cGMP) for FDA-regulated industries including pharmaceuticals and biotechnology organizations. [...]
Tiger Optics Joins Hunt for Ghostly Neutrino Particles
January 3, 2012
Neutrinos, the tiny particles unrecognized by man until the past century, are tantalizing in their elusiveness and promise. Scientists are constructing huge, elaborate traps in the race to observe the sub-atomic particles that may unlock secrets of our universe. Tiger Optics LLC, a leading maker of trace-gas analyzers, is contributing its expertise to the effort. [...]
PrimeraDx Appoints David Jackson as VP of Business Development
January 3, 2012
MANSFIELD, Mass. -- PrimeraDx today announced that David Jackson has been appointed as the Vice President of Business Development. "David has extensive capabilities in companion diagnostic partnerships, and his experience with DxS and Qiagen is well aligned with the company's strategy to be the platform of choice in the burgeoning companion diagnostics market," said Matt [...]
Corning Announces New Closed-System Product Line for Cell Culture Research and Production
January 3, 2012
CORNING, N.Y. -- Corning Incorporated (NYSE: GLW) today announced an extended line of closed-system laboratory products for cell culture research and production. The latest offering of disposable products and closed systems enable the aseptic sampling, liquid handling, or transfer of cell culture from one vessel to another. Utilizing tubing sets that fit Corning cell culture [...]
Olympus Offers TissuemorphDP™ Cell Analysis Software Module from Visiopharm
January 3, 2012
CENTER VALLEY, Pa. – Scientists in the field of cancer research, clinical research and pathology will benefit from a dedicated software module available from Olympus that facilitates key aspects of working with quantitative cell analysis. TissuemorphDP image analysis software is specifically designed for detection and/or classification of cell nuclei, cytoplasm or membrane. Thanks to the [...]
BioTime to Produce Stem Cells for Research in Muscle Disorders
January 3, 2012
ALAMEDA, Calif. -- BioTime, Inc. BTX -2.55% today announced that it has elected to market progenitors of muscle stem cells bearing hereditary diseases. BioTime will produce the products from five human embryonic stem (hES) cell lines from Reproductive Genetics Institute (RGI) of Chicago, Illinois. The muscle cell lines will display the genes for Duchenne muscular [...]
New Digital Microscope Observes Green Fluorescence Protein (GFP) Activity
January 2, 2012
Roanoke, Virginia - Microscope.com, in partnership with BigC.com, is pleased to introduce the Dino-Lite AM4113T-GFBW to the world of microscopy. With blue LEDs for excitation and a 510nm emission filter, this new microscope can observe green fluorescence protein (GFP) activity in live cells, a critical benefit to the geneticist or bio-engineering researcher. In the late [...]
Aspect Imaging’s M2™ Compact High-Performance MRI Imaging System Selected as a
January 2, 2012
TORONTO, Canada, SHOHAM, Israel - The Scientist today unveiled the Top 10 Innovations of 2011 and selected Aspect Imaging's M2™ compact high-performance MRI imaging system as one the winners of this award. The Scientist invited members of the life science community to submit descriptions of exciting tools that made an impact in research this year [...]

