Lumen Dynamics Sells Burleigh Product Line
October 7, 2011
Mississauga, Ontario, CANADA - Lumen Dynamics Group Inc. announced today that it has sold its Burleigh® product line to Thorlabs Inc, a leader in photonics equipment for the scientific market. Burleigh® products include piezoelectric micromanipulators and microscope mounting systems for the life science research market. The divestiture will allow the Burleigh® product line to be [...]
Illumina Announces Preliminary Revenue for Third Quarter 2011
October 6, 2011
Illumina, Inc. today announced estimated third quarter revenue of approximately $235 million. This estimate is based on management's preliminary financial review and remains subject to review by our independent registered public accounting firm. We currently believe the following factors negatively affected our revenue in the third quarter compared to our forecast: Continued uncertainty surrounding the [...]
Exiqon A/S – Exiqon and Roswell Park sign Center of Excellence Agreement
October 6, 2011
Exiqon A/S, a leading supplier of high-value gene expression analysis products, and Health Research, Inc., Roswell Park Cancer Institute Division, where groundbreaking research by Roswell Park scientists has led to greater understanding of the nature of cancer and to major advances in cancer diagnostics and treatments that are now in use worldwide, today announced that [...]
Thermo Fisher Scientific Mass Spectrometry Systems Selected by CVUA-MEL to Ensure Food Safety
October 6, 2011
SAN JOSE, California – Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the world leader in serving science, today announced that the Chemical and Veterinary Analytical Institute Münsterland-Emscher-Lippe (CVUA-MEL) has standardized on Thermo Scientific LC-MS and GC-MS systems for routine analyses of contaminants in food, feed and human samples. The CVUA-MEL requires extremely high resolution and highly sensitive instruments [...]
October 6, 2011
SANTA CLARA, Calif. - Affymetrix(R), Inc. (NASDAQ: AFFX) today announced commercialization of 18 new array designs for whole-transcriptome analysis of model and applied research organisms that will allow scientists to obtain a more complete gene expression view than traditional 3' biased arrays. The new Affymetrix(R) Gene 1.1 ST Array Strips are created exclusively for the [...]
Precision BioSciences Sues Cellectis for Patent Infringement
October 6, 2011
RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C.--Precision BioSciences, Inc., the world leader in rational genome engineering, today announced that it has filed a lawsuit against Cellectis SA and its affiliates Cellectis bioresearch and Cellectis bioresearch Inc. in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina. The lawsuit seeks a ruling that Cellectis’ manufacture, use and [...]
Spectris plc announces the acquisition of Sixnet LLC
October 6, 2011
Spectris plc, the productivity-enhancing instrumentation and controls company, today announces that it has completed the acquisition of Sixnet LLC, a privately-held business located in North America. Sixnet designs, builds and markets rugged remote terminal units, I/O modules, Ethernet network switches and wireless products for the broad industrial and process market, and is based near Albany, [...]
Smiths Detection deploys 150 advanced security systems at federal prisons in Argentina
October 6, 2011
Laval, Canada - Smiths Detection today announced the deployment of over 150 state-of-the-art security systems to help prevent the smuggling of narcotics, weapons, explosives, cell phones, and other dangerous materials into Argentine federal prisons. The orders, placed by the SPF (Servicio Penitenciario Federal), encompass a variety of Smiths Detection’s technologies and solutions providing an integrated [...]
Pall Corporation Board of Directors Authorizes $250 Million to Repurchase Shares
October 6, 2011
PORT WASHINGTON, N.Y.--the Board of Directors of Pall Corporation increased the Company's authorization to repurchase shares of its common stock by $250 million. As of July 31, 2011, the Company had approximately $200 million remaining from an authorization dated October 16, 2008. Consistent with fiscal year 2011, Pall expects to purchase approximately $150 million worth [...]
October 6, 2011
EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn.-- MTS Systems Corporation (NASDAQ: MTSC) today announced that Steven G. Mahon has been appointed to the position of Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer, effective immediately. Mr. Mahon has practiced in the fields of litigation, compliance and commercial and corporate law for over 25 years. Steve was previously a [...]
