Axion BioSystems and the EPA Announce Joint Research Project
June 2, 2011
Atlanta, GA - Axion BioSystems (Axion) is pleased to announce a Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA) with the National Health and Environmental Effects Research Laboratory of the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Office of Research and Development (ORD). This CRADA was established to evaluate the neurotoxic effects of chemicals using Axion’s Maestro, the first high-throughput [...]
Silicon Kinetics Appoints Dr. John Ervin as President
June 2, 2011
San Diego, CA - Silicon Kinetics Inc., the innovative proteomics tool company which introduced the world’s first 3D biosensor surface for label-free biomolecular interaction analysis, announced that Dr. John Ervin has been appointed President. Dr. Ervin previously served as Director of R&D and Engineering for the Company. “John will lead the commercial as well as [...]
June 2, 2011
Ithaca, NY – Rheonix, Inc., developer of the Rheonix CARD® system that provides a powerful microfluidic platform for the evolving molecular diagnostics industry, announced that on June 14, 2011 the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office will issue Patent Number 7,959,875, "Microfluidic Chips and Assay Systems? and on April 13, 2011 it allowed Patent Application Number [...]
June 2, 2011
HOPKINTON, Mass. - Caliper Life Sciences, Inc. (NASDAQ: CALP), a leading provider of tools and services for drug discovery and life sciences research, hosted its 2011 annual Customers Owners Group (COG 2011) meeting on May 17 and 18 at its Hopkinton headquarters. This thought-leadership conference brought together leaders in research, drug discovery, and diagnostics to [...]
DNA Sequencing Data Reveals New Hybrid E. coli Strain is Cause of German Outbreak
June 2, 2011
CARLSBAD, Calif. - Life Technologies Corporation today announced that preliminary data from DNA sequencing performed in cooperation with the University Hospital Muenster, Germany, on the Ion Personal Genome Machine (PGM™) strongly suggests that the bacterium at the root of the deadly outbreak in Germany is a new hybrid type of pathogenic E. coli strains. The [...]
June 2, 2011
TUCSON, Ariz. - BioVigilant Systems, Inc., (www.biovigilant.com), inventors of Instantaneous Microbial Detection™, today announced the introduction of its next-generation IMD-A®family of rapid biologic detection systems for real-time environmental air monitoring in pharmaceutical manufacturing environments. BioVigilant’s IMD-A 300 and IMD-A 350 systems can detect immediately the presence of bacteria in the drug manufacturing process, in contrast [...]
Akonni Biosystems Announces the Appointment of CFO
June 2, 2011
FREDERICK, Md. - Akonni Biosystems, Inc., today announced that it has appointed Jan Smilek as its Chief Financial Officer, effective immediately. Akonni, founded in 2003, is developing and commercializing novel nucleic acid extraction and microarray-based testing systems designed to rapidly and economically analyze biological samples. These systems will be used in clinical laboratory and research [...]
June 2, 2011
ORANGE COUNTY, CALIF. – The CESI 8000 High-Performance Separation-ESI Module with OptiMS Technology from Beckman Coulter, Inc. consists of the first commercial CESI sprayer combined with new capillary electrophoresis instrumentation specifically designed for mass spectrometry (MS). This gives researchers a robust, high-sensitivity interface of capillary electrophoresis (CE) with MS, while providing a broad range of [...]
June 2, 2011
MILPITAS - Sage-N Research, Inc., the world leader in computational proteomics, today announced that it entered into an exclusive license agreement with the U.S. Army Edgewood Chemical Biological Center (ECBC) to commercialize a revolutionary new platform for rapid and sensitive detection and identification of pathogenic microorganisms in fluid media. This license allows the integration of [...]
John Russell Elected to Kewaunee Scientific Board of Directors
June 2, 2011
STATESVILLE, N.C. - Kewaunee Scientific Corporation (Nasdaq: KEQU) announced today the election of John Russell to Kewaunee Scientific's Board of Directors. Mr. Russell, a resident of Glenview, Illinois, has over 25 years of business experience and is currently a business consultant and private investor. From 2007-2010, Mr. Russell served as the Chief Executive Officer of [...]
