Coriell Institute Teams With IBM to Advance Personalized Medicine

ARMONK, N.Y. and CAMDEN, N.J. - IBM (NYSE: IBM) today announced that Coriell Institute for Medical Research, the largest biobank of living human cells, is using IBM technology to advance its research of human genetic disease and to more efficiently maintain its massive collection of biological resources. As a result, Coriell can now better protect [...]

BINDER Celebrates Milestone

On Friday, July 8, 2011, BINDER GmbH celebrated the opening of its modern factory building 11. Together with 500 employees and their families, the factory hall became a festival hall. With 3,800 m² of surface area, the new hall offers ample space not only to later accommodate final assembly, service and logistics, but also to [...]

Roper Industries Announces Senior Subordinated Convertible Notes Due 2034 to Accrue Contingent Cash Interest

SARASOTA, Fla. - Roper Industries, Inc. (NYSE: ROP) announced today that its Senior Subordinated Convertible Notes due 2034 (CUSIP No. 776696AA4) (the "Notes") will accrue contingent interest for the semi-annual period beginning July 16, 2011. Contingent cash interest of approximately $1.29 per Note is expected to be paid on January 16, 2012 to holders of [...]

Polestar Technologies Introduces New Oxygen Sensor for the Regenerative Medicine Market.

Needham Heights, MA - Polestar’s precise oxygen sensors are designed for any application in which measurements of very high levels of O2 are required. One industry example is regenerative medicine (also known as tissue engineering) given that high levels of oxygen are required to promote healthy growth of tissue in real time. Polestar’s flow-cells equipped [...]

Leica Microsystems Launches Free Digital Pathology App for iPad and iPhone

Wetzlar, Germany - Leica Microsystems announces the release of the SlidePath Gateway application for iPad and iPhone, which is the latest addition to the Total Digital Pathology portfolio. SlidePath Gateway is a Digital Pathology viewing application with built-in educational content from leading institutes and pathologists. The free application is available now for download from the [...]

Porvair Reports Strong Growth in German Sales

Porvair Sciences Ltd. has reported a 20% increase in business from German-speaking markets in the first 6 months of 2011 compared to same period in 2010. Steve Knight, Director of Sales & Marketing commented "Following last year's launch of our strategy of increased support for Germany, Austria & Switzerland, we have seen growth in demand [...]

Bruker Energy & Supercon Technologies Hires Larry Masur as Vice President of Business Development for North America

BILLERICA, Mass. - Bruker Energy & Supercon Technologies, Inc. (BEST), a leading developer and manufacturer of advanced superconducting materials and devices, announced today the appointment of Larry Masur as Vice President of Business Development, North America. Dr. Masur will be based in Billerica and responsible for business development activities in North America, as well as [...]

InSphero and INTEGRA Announce Cooperation

Integra Biosciences and InSphero AG, a pioneering developer of advanced 3-dimensional microtissue models, have announced today that they will cooperate on providing high performance liquid-handling solutions for 3D cell culture. Ernst Freydl, Director of Marketing at INTEGRA Biosciences commented 'Initial customer feedback on systems integrating our Viaflo electronic pipettors with Insphero's unique hanging drop cell [...]

Thermo Fisher Scientific Elects New Director to Board

WALTHAM, Mass. - Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. (NYSE: TMO), the world leader in serving science, today announced that it has elected Lars Rebien Sørensen to its board of directors. Mr. Sørensen's appointment brings the total number of Thermo Fisher board members to 12. Mr. Sørensen has been president and CEO of Novo Nordisk A/S, a [...]

Roche Announces Thomas Schinecker as New President of 454 Life Sciences

Branford, CT - 454 Life Sciences, a center of excellence of Roche’s (SIX: RO, ROG; OTCQX: RHHBY) business unit Applied Science, and developer of the innovative GS Junior and GS FLX+ Systems for high-throughput DNA sequencing, announced that effective August 1, 2011, Dr. Thomas Schinecker is appointed Lifecycle Leader for Sequencing and President of 454 [...]

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