German Chancellor Angela Merkel Starts the New PacBio RS at the Max Delbrück Center of Molecular Medicine

BERLIN--During a visit today to the Max Delbrück Center of Molecular Medicine in Berlin-Buch (MDC), German Chancellor Angela Merkel started up the newly installed PacBio RS, the single molecule, real-time (SMRT™) DNA sequencing system from Pacific Biosciences of California, Inc. (NASDAQ: PACB). PacBio Scientific Fellow Dr. Jonas Korlach, co-inventor of the technology and a native [...]

Simulations Plus Completes Molecule Design Phase, Issues RFQs for Molecule Synthesis

LANCASTER, Calif.--Simulations Plus, Inc. (NASDAQ: SLP), a leading provider of consulting services and software for pharmaceutical discovery and development, today announced that it has completed the molecule design phase of its malaria NCE (new chemical entity) project, and has issued requests for quotes to synthesize up to twelve compounds for testing. The NCE project has [...]

WHEATON introduces the new SingleScan™ Bar Code Reader

Adding to our portfolio of new and innovative products developed specifically for biological sample management, WHEATON is pleased to introduce the new SingleScan Bar Code Reader. This is the latest introduction for WHEATON, advancing our charter to design and deliver today’s most innovative solutions for the laboratory research, diagnostic packaging and specialty pharmaceuticals industries. The [...]

BioData Acquires LabLife, Empowering Life Scientists with Advanced web-based Research Management service

TEL AVIV – BioData Ltd. announced today that it has acquired all the assets of LabLife Software Inc., furthering its strategy to become the leading research and lab management software and service provider. The acquisition follows an investment in BioData by Digital Science in December 2010. Digital Science is a division of Macmillan Publishers Ltd, [...]

Active Motif and the Center for Biotechnology (CeBiTec) deploy TimeLogic genomic analysis system at Bielefeld University

Bielefeld, Germany and Carlsbad, CA — The Center for Biotechnology (CeBiTec) at Bielefeld University has implemented a large DeCypher® system to assist researchers in their efforts to unravel the function of novel genes and proteins. TimeLogic’s DeCypher systems greatly increase the speed of sequence comparison by combining field programmable gate array (FPGA) based PCIe accelerator [...]

Abcam acquires Ascent Scientific, a specialist provider of biochemical

Abcam plc, is pleased to announce it has entered into an agreement to acquire Ascent Scientific Ltd, a specialist provider of biochemical reagents. The acquisition extends Abcam’s product portfolio into small molecules and is in line with the Company’s vision of becoming the world’s leading supplier of protein research tools. Ascent Scientific has a diverse [...]

Implant Sciences’ QS-B220 Explosives Trace Detector Receives Department of Homeland Security’s Safety Act DT&E Designation

WILMINGTON, MA - Implant Sciences Corporation (OTCQB: IMSC) (PINKSHEETS: IMSC), a high technology supplier of systems and sensors for homeland security markets, today announced that its Quantum Sniffer™ QS-B220 bench-top explosives and narcotics trace detector has received a Developmental Testing & Evaluation (DT&E) Designation from the Department of Homeland Security. The Support Anti-terrorism by Fostering [...]

3D Biomatrix™ Signs Global Distribution Agreements

Ann Arbor, MI - 3D Biomatrix, a leader in the development of three-dimensional (3D) cell culture products, has signed distribution agreements with five prominent life science research product distributors in the US, Europe, and Asia, to market and sell the company’s Perfecta3D(TM) Hanging Drop Plates. The Hanging Drop Plates are designed to simplify and streamline [...]

Pall’s New Sentino™ Microbiology Pump Simplifies Microbial Analysis

PORT WASHINGTON, N.Y.--Pall Corporation (NYSE:PLL) today introduced the new compact, easy-to-use Sentino Microbiology Pump for microbial analysis of aqueous samples using the Membrane Filter (MF) Technique. The Sentino Pump simplifies filtration while improving contamination control in pharmaceutical, beverage, and environmental water quality monitoring applications. The Sentino Pump streamlines analysis by replacing the traditional vacuum filtration [...]

POLYSTAR SELECTS SIEMENS PCS 7 SYSTEM FOR PLANT MONITORING, AUTOMATION & BATCH

ATLANTA -- Polystar, LLC has selected the SIMATICR PCS 7 process control system and SINAMICS drives from Siemens Industry, Inc., to automate its plant in Dalton, Ga. Established in 2002, Polystar produces a full line of epoxy systems based on amine and epichlorohydrin chemistries. The plant, which was previously operated manually, includes 12 reactors ranging [...]

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