February 28, 2011
WALTHAM, Mass. - Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. (NYSE: TMO), the world leader in serving science, announced today that it has given notice of its intention to redeem all of the outstanding 3.25% Convertible Senior Subordinated Notes due 2024 (the “Notes”). As of February 25, 2011, $329,229,000 million in aggregate principal amount of the Notes was [...]
Biotage Introduces New SNAP XL Flash Purification
February 28, 2011
Uppsala, Sweden - Biotage® (STO: BIOT), a leading supplier of tools and technology for analytical and medicinal chemistry, announced 2 new additions to its SNAP XL family of cartridges for large scale and development purification. Released in both 750g and 1500g sizes, the new cartridges offer powerful solutions for reverse phase chromatography (KP-C18-HS) and also [...]
WaferGen Appoints Industry Leader Dr. Timothy J. Triche to Board of Directors
February 28, 2011
Fremont, Calif. - WaferGen Biosystems, Inc. (OTCBB:WGBS), a leading developer of state-of-the-art genomic analysis systems, today announced that industry leader Dr. Timothy J. Triche, Professor of Pathology and Pediatrics at the University of Southern California (USC) Keck School of Medicine, has joined the Board of Directors of WaferGen. “Dr. Triche joined our Scientific Advisory Board [...]
B&W Tek, Inc Announces Improved i-Spec™ Portable Spectrophotometer
February 28, 2011
Newark, DE - B&W Tek, Inc., an advanced instrumentation company producing optical spectroscopy and laser systems announces the updated i-Spec™ portable spectrophotometer. The i-Spec™ is a portable spectrophotometer system equipped with silicon and InGaAs array detectors, allowing it to measure from as low as 350nm to as high as 2600nm. The i-Spec™ has optimized high [...]
Epigenomics and QIAGEN Sign Collaboration Agreement in Colorectal Cancer Blood Testing
February 28, 2011
Berlin und Seattle (USA) - Epigenomics AG (Frankfurt Prime Standard: ECX), the cancer molecular diagnostics company, and QIAGEN (NASDAQ: QGEN; Frankfurt, Prime Standard: QIA) today announced that the companies have entered into an option agreement allowing QIAGEN to develop and, should QIAGEN exercise the option, commercialize a colorectal cancer blood test based on Epigenomics’ proprietary [...]
Thermo Fisher Scientific Eliminates Time-consuming, Laborious Hand Labeling of Tubes
February 28, 2011
ROCHESTER, N.Y. - Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the world leader in serving science, today introduced its new Thermo Scientific ID Scribe Labware Identifier for the consistent and legible labeling of storage tubes, vials and other common labware. Sample misidentification due to misread handwriting is eliminated. The easy-to-use ID Scribe™ works with nearly any labware, permanently [...]
Affymetrix® Launches Next-Generation microRNA Solution
February 28, 2011
SANTA CLARA, Calif. - Affymetrix, Inc. (NASDAQ:AFFX) today launched the GeneChip(R) miRNA 2.0 Array. This enhanced version of its best-in-class microRNA (miRNA) interrogation solution will support the research community's pursuit of personalized medicine by accelerating the identification of biomarkers and gene expression signatures associated with disease. Built on the success of the first-generation miRNA Array [...]
Thermo Fisher Scientific Nitrogen/Protein Analyzer Selected by Italian Research Institute
February 28, 2011
CAMBRIDGE, UK - Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the world leader in serving science, today announced that Gruppo CSA, a leading Italian environmental research institute, has implemented the Thermo Scientific FLASH 4000 nitrogen/protein analyzer to enable efficient and accurate nitrogen/protein determination in animal feed and human food samples. The analyzer has set new standards for the [...]
February 25, 2011
St. Louis, Missouri - Sigma Life Science, the innovative biological products and services research business of Sigma-Aldrich (SIAL), announced the release of its pre-designed CompoZr Knockout Zinc Finger Nucleases (ZFNs) technology to knockout any gene in the human genome. The new offer, attractively priced to fit within the budget of a typical laboratory, can generate [...]
February 25, 2011
WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. - ITT Corporation (NYSE: ITT) announced that its OI Analytical total organic carbon analyzer (TOCA) and WTW VARIO conductivity temperature meter have been selected by NASA for use on the final flight of the Space Shuttle Discovery and by the crew of the International Space Station (ISS) to measure conductivity and analyze [...]

