Leading Food Safety and Quality Organization Selects Labvantage to Provide World-Class Services

Somerset, NJ. - LABVANTAGE today announced that a leading food safety and quality organization has officially launched the LABVANTAGE Laboratory Information Management Solution (LIMS) to support its multi-site laboratory operations. The complete solution was delivered in less than 3 months, by leveraging an early adoption approach to quickly increase efficiency and minimize any potential disruptions. [...]

Accelrys Announces Expanded Partner Program

SAN DIEGO - Accelrys, Inc. (NASDAQ:ACCL), a leading scientific enterprise R&D software and services company, today announced an enhanced and expanded Partner Program. Building on the recently announced Accelrys Enterprise R&D Architecture based on the Pipeline Pilot™ platform, the program offers new capabilities and business opportunities for partners engaged in selling, implementing and integrating Accelrys [...]

BioScale, Inc., Joined by Lieutenant Governor Timothy Murray, Officially Opens a New and Expanded Facility in Lexington, Massachusetts

LEXINGTON, Mass. - BioScale, Inc. today joined with Lt. Governor Timothy Murray, Massachusetts Life Sciences Center President & CEO Susan Windham-Bannister, biotech industry representatives and state and local leaders to celebrate the Massachusetts-based company’s official opening of a new 30,000 square foot laboratory and manufacturing facility in Lexington, MA. In addition to Murray and Windham-Bannister, [...]

Danaher Obtains European Commission Approval to Acquire Beckman Coulter

Washington, D.C. - Danaher Corporation (NYSE:DHR) announced today that approval from the European Commission had been received for Danaher’s proposed acquisition of Beckman Coulter. This was the last applicable regulatory approval with respect to Danaher’s previously announced tender offer to acquire all of the outstanding shares of Beckman Coulter for $83.50 per share in cash. [...]

Roche´s xCELLigence RTCA HT System: Fully-automated Measurement of Therapeutic Targets` Cellular Activity

PENZBERG, Germany - Label-free technologies have entered the stage of cellular drug discovery and high-throughput screening (HTS). For the measurement of G protein-coupled receptor (GPCR) activation electrical impedance represents an excellent universal readout technology, since different signaling pathways can be measured in one assay format using recombinant as well as primary cells. The recently developed [...]

Transgenomic, Inc. Launches Best-in-Class Next-Generation Sequencing Test for Nuclear Mitochondrial Disorders at the 2011 United Mitochondrial Disease Foundation Meeting

OMAHA, Neb. - Transgenomic, Inc. (OTC/BB: TBIO) today announced the launch of the Nuclear Mitome Test, a genetic test to aid physicians in the diagnosis of mitochondrial disorders. The Nuclear Mitome Test, employs next-generation sequencing technology to identify mutations in more than 400 genes, and represents the most comprehensive genetic test available for mitochondrial disorders. [...]

New GeneGnome5 Chemiluminescent Imaging System Guarantees Scientists can Accurately Image Blots with Minimal System Training

Cambridge, UK - Syngene, a world-leading manufacturer of image analysis solutions, is delighted to unveil its new GeneGnome5, a dedicated chemiluminescent imaging system designed to make precise imaging of chemiluminescent Western blots a simple, one click task. The new GeneGnome5 has a high resolution, cooled camera inside a light tight cabinet that is fully integrated [...]

Protochips Selects PicoScientific as New Southeastern Sales Representative

Raleigh, NC - Protochips (https://www.protochips.com), a company specializing in revolutionary products for in situ electron microscopy, today announced that PicoScientific has been named to represent the AduroTM and PoseidonTM systems for in situ microscopy. PicoScientific is the latest addition to a robust distributor network as part of a strategic initiative to provide customized solutions. Bryan [...]

Halo Genomics Signs Japanese Distributor

UPPSALA, Sweden – Halo Genomics AB, a company providing products for next generation targeted resequencing, announces the appointment of Nacalai Tesque, Inc. as its Japanese distributor. Halo Genomics today announced the appointment of Nacalai Tesque as the new distributor in Japan. This partnership is the latest expansion for Halo Genomics in the Asia Pacific market. [...]

Sequenom Welcomes New Member to Board of Directors

SAN DIEGO - Sequenom, Inc. (NASDAQ: SQNM), a life sciences company providing innovative genetic analysis solutions, today announced the appointment of Charles P. Slacik to its board of directors, effective June 15, 2011. Mr. Slacik has served as chief financial officer and senior vice president of Finance for Beckman Coulter since October 2006. He is [...]

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