New Era of Density and Refractive Index Meters for the Pharma Industry COLUMBUS, Ohio -– METTLER TOLEDO is delighted to announce the launch of the amazing new LiquiPhysics™ Excellence instruments for density and refractive index determinations within the pharma industry. The new LiquiPhysics™ Excellence density and refractometers are simple to operate, sophisticated and secure–making them [...]

Emily Winn-Deen as Vice President, Diagnostics Development SAN DIEGO--Illumina, Inc. (NASDAQ:ILMN) today announced the appointments of Elizabeth Brady as vice president, Global Supply Chain, and Emily S. Winn-Deen, Ph.D., as vice president, Diagnostics Development. “Elizabeth has an outstanding background as a senior leader with extensive global experience in supply chain management spanning the electronics and [...]

ALAMEDA, Calif.--BioTime, Inc. (NYSE Amex: BTIM) announced earlier today that it plans to acquire ES Cell International Pte Ltd, a Singapore private limited company (“ESI”). In its press release earlier today, BioTime stated that it will "acquire all of ESI's approximately $35 million of debt and accrued interest. ESI has no significant liabilities other than [...]

SANTA BARBARA, CALIFORNIA -- Wyatt Technology Corporation, the world leader in absolute macromolecular characterization instrumentation and software, has been chosen by the University of Navarra for its instruments to characterize phase transitions and structures in micellar polymeric systems. Wyatt Technology's dynamic light scattering instrument, the DynaPro, facilitated the detection of aggregation in early stages of [...]

EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. -- MTS Systems Corporation (Nasdaq:MTSC - News) today announced the election of Emily Maddox Liggett and William V. Murray to its Board of Directors. Ms. Liggett and Mr. Murray bring important expertise to the Company in business strategy, engineering and operations. "We are very pleased that both Emily and Bill have joined [...]

Science Industry Continues to Embrace Waters' Social Media Forums for Shared Learning, Exclusive Content, and Professional Development MILFORD, Mass. -- Waters Corporation (NYSE:WAT - News) recently launched its latest online community featuring exclusive Waters® Empower™ Software and NuGenesis® Scientific Data Management System (SDMS) resources as well as access to Waters' experts and shared user experiences. [...]

Malvern, UK: Malvern Instruments has launched Malvern Link II, a new and powerful OPC-standardized software package that simplifies the integration of analytical devices with expert control systems in manufacturing processes. A valuable tool for system integration engineers, Malvern Link II promotes the development of future-proof control solutions, reducing the cost of upgrades and future maintenance. [...]

PENZBERG, Germany--Monitoring of cell viability and toxicity are critical to many areas of biological and biomedical research. This is true for understanding the molecular and biochemical pathways regulating cell viability, for developing therapeutic agents which modulate cell viability and for identifying potential cytotoxic side effects of potential therapeutic agents. Viability and cytotoxicity assays are routinely [...]

Agreement expected to increase availability of J.T.Baker® brand performance chemistries in emerging growth markets Phillipsburg, New Jersey -- Covidien (NYSE: COV), a leading global provider of healthcare products, today announced that its Mallinckrodt Baker business unit has entered into a multi-year agreement with global laboratory supply company, VWR International, LLC, to distribute Mallinckrodt Baker’s J.T.Baker® [...]

Pre-mixed, Optimized Set of Markers Provides Standardization, Consistency and Simplicity BREA, Calif. -- Beckman Coulter, Inc. introduces Solastra, a comprehensive CE-marked panel of conjugated-antibody cocktails for the characterization of hematolymphoid neoplasia by flow cytometry. The pre-mixed and ready-to-use panels target the appropriate markers as recommended by the 2006 Bethesda International Consensus and are compatible with [...]