Affymetrix Appoints Frank Witney, Ph.D., as President and Chief Executive Officer

SANTA CLARA, Calif. - Affymetrix, Inc. (Nasdaq: AFFX) today announced that Dr. Frank Witney has been appointed president and chief executive officer, effective July 1, 2011. Dr. Witney joins Affymetrix with 30 years of experience in the life science research products and diagnostic and analytical instrument industry, having served in senior leadership positions at Dionex, [...]

Ion Torrent Ships New RNA Sequencing Application as Fast, Easy, Affordable Alternative to Microarrays

CARLSBAD, Calif. - Life Technologies Corporation (NASDAQ: LIFE) today announced it is now shipping the Ion Total RNA-Seq Kit for the Ion Personal Genome Machine (PGM™) sequencer, a solution that provides a fast, affordable, easy-to-use alternative to microarrays for transcript expression analysis. The Ion PGM sequencer puts RNA-Seq within the reach of any lab, enabling [...]

SAIC-Frederick and Biomatrica Collaborate to Improve Molecular Analysis in Cancer Research

FREDERICK, Md. - SAIC-Frederick, Inc. and Biomatrica have begun a technology collaboration to improve molecular analysis of tumors, which is becoming increasingly important in cancer research and in the design of the next generation of targeted therapies. The two organizations will focus on developing better processes to isolate nucleic acids from tumor samples collected by [...]

Biotage Announces Peptide Research Collaboration with the Laboratory of Peptide and Protein Chemistry and Biology in Florence, Italy

Uppsala, Sweden – Biotage (STO: BIOT), a leading supplier of tools and technology for analytical and medicinal chemistry, announced a collaborative research agreement with The Laboratory of Peptide & Protein Chemistry & Biology (PeptLab) located in Florence, Italy. The renowned peptide research facility, led by Professor Anna Maria Papini, has agreed to contribute technical input [...]

Measuring the Next Generation of Life-Saving Pollution Sensors

New research from the UK's National Physical Laboratory (NPL) is helping Duvas Technologies Ltd (Duvas) to develop improved air quality monitoring instrumentation. Currently over 1bn people a year suffer from respiratory disease associated with pollution, and according to the World Health Organisation, over 3m a year die from its effects. Duvas is planning to help [...]

Danaher Extends Cash Tender Offer for Beckman Coulter

Washington, D.C. – Danaher Corporation (NYSE:DHR) announced today that its previously announced tender offer to acquire all of the outstanding shares of Beckman Coulter, Inc. (NYSE: BEC) for $83.50 per share in cash (“the Offer”) has been extended and will now expire at 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on Friday, June 24, 2011, unless [...]

Out-of-Box Solution for Managing Lab Information from Micronic

Micronic has announced a new version 4.6 of its popular Track-IT™ information management system. Track-IT is a unique out-of-the-box LIMS/LIS solution made for scientists enabling you to reorganize and track your tubes and samples in just minutes. Fully compatible with most commercial barcode readers, scanners and Tubesorter systems - Track-IT allows you to catalogue and [...]

Persistent Systems to Acquire French Software Business from Agilent Technologies

Pune, India - Persistent Systems (BSE & NSE: PERSISTENT), a leader in outsourced software product development (OPD) services, today announced that they have signed a definitive agreement to acquire Agilent Technologies’ software marketing and development business based in Grenoble, France. Subject to customary closing conditions, the acquisition is expected to be final by August 1, [...]

Exiqon Releases Additional qPCR Array for Mouse and Rat MicroRNAs

Exiqon A/S (NASDAQ OMX: EXQ), a leading supplier of high-value gene expression analysis products, today announced the launch of an additional qPCR array for sensitive and specific quantification of 749 mouse and rat microRNAs. With the launch of the new rodent qPCR array, Exiqon now offers two qPCR arrays for mouse and rat microRNAs in [...]

GE Healthcare Opens Life Sciences Demonstration Laboratory at Sweden’s Science for Life Laboratory

STOCKHOLM, Sweden - GE Healthcare, the healthcare division of General Electric Company (NYSE: GE), today opened a key new technology facility, the GE Healthcare Life Sciences Demonstration Laboratory, at the prestigious Science for Life Laboratory (SciLifeLab) in Stockholm, Sweden. The Demonstration Laboratory, which is equipped with GE Healthcare’s latest world-class tools and technologies for life [...]

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