American Science and Engineering, Inc. Reports Deobligation of Funds on a Previously Awarded U.S. Government R&D Contract for a Robotic Z Backscatter Module

BILLERICA, Mass. - American Science and Engineering, Inc. ("AS&E") (NASDAQ: ASEI), a leading worldwide supplier of innovative X-ray detection solutions, reported today that it has received a notice of Deobligation of Funds regarding an award for the delivery of a modular Z Backscatter(TM) system from a U.S. government agency for remote IED (improvised explosive device) [...]

2D Gel Image Analyser at Major Ophthalmology Centre Is Being Successfully used to Study Proteomic Profiles of Ocular Diseases

Cambridge, UK - Syngene, a world-leading manufacturer of image analysis solutions, is pleased to announce its Dyversity 2D gel imaging system is being used by scientists at one of Latin America’s most prestigious Ophthalmological Institutions, the Institute of Ophthalmology “Fundación Conde de Valenciana” in Mexico, to study which proteins are associated with ocular diseases. Researchers [...]

DNA Genotek Expands Product Portfolio with Introduction of OMNIgene™•DISCOVER for Infectious Disease Sampling

Ottawa, ON - DNA Genotek Inc., a leading provider of products for biological sample collection, stabilization and preparation, today launched OMNIgene™•DISCOVER, a new method to collect and stabilize microbial DNA. Academic and clinical researchers now have access to an easy-to-use and non-invasive method to collect and stabilize microbial DNA for molecular detection and analysis of [...]

GE Introduces First Portable Total Organic Carbon Water Quality Analyzer for Municipal Drinking Water Systems

BOULDER, COLO. - GE (NYSE: GE) today announced it has introduced a portable SieversTM 5310 C Total Organic Carbon (TOC) Analyzer as the company expands its technologies to help municipal water system operators more closely monitor and protect drinking water supplies. The Sievers 5310 C Portable TOC Analyzer is the first to be specifically designed [...]

Thermo Fisher Scientific Acquires Leading UK Provider of Laboratory Specialty Products

WALTHAM, Mass. - Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. (NYSE:TMO), the world leader in serving science, today announced that it has acquired Sterilin, Ltd., a leading provider of single-use plastic products serving the microbiology, life sciences and clinical markets. Headquartered in South Wales, U.K., the company has approximately 270 employees and 2010 full year revenue of approximately [...]

Cepheid Appoints LABSCO as US Small Hospital Distributor

SUNNYVALE, Calif. - Cepheid (NASDAQ: CPHD) today announced it has entered into an agreement with LABSCO (www.labsco.com), the largest privately held distributor of clinical products in the United States, to become its US distribution partner for Cepheid's GeneXpert? Systems and tests. The agreement grants LABSCO exclusive US distribution rights to the acute care hospital market [...]

High Yield Cell Growth Microplates

BactiGrowth plates from Porvair Sciences provide an optimal microplate solution enabling high yield growth of bacteria, yeast, mammalian or insect cell lines. Every batch of BactiGrowth plates is rigorously tested to validate their contamination-free status ensuring reproducibility and maintaining customer confidence in the cells you grow. BactiGrowth plates are available in a choice of well [...]

Implant Sciences Corporation Announces $1.3 Million Order in China

WILMINGTON, MA - Continuing its growth in the Chinese market, Implant Sciences Corporation (OTCQB: IMSC) (PINKSHEETS: IMSC), a high technology supplier of systems and sensors for homeland security markets, today announced that it has received an order for its Quantum Sniffer(TM) QS-H150 explosives trace detector totaling $1.3 million. The Quantum Sniffer will be deployed for [...]

SAFC® Licences Proprietary Monomers in Agilent Technologies Agreement

St. Louis, MO. - SAFC®, part of the Sigma-Aldrich Corporation (NASDAQ: SIAL), today announced a licensing agreement with Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE: A) making SAFC a preferred partner of Agilent in the sale of Agilent’s new nucleic acids synthesis products and technologies. This additional range of products compliments well SAFC’s robust Proligo® Reagents portfolio. The [...]

William T. Boehm Joins Neogen’s Board of Directors

LANSING, Mich. - Neogen Corporation (Nasdaq: NEOG) announced today that William T. Boehm, a recently retired senior vice president of The Kroger Co. and former senior economist for the President's Council of Economic Advisors, was elected to Neogen's Board of Directors. "Since our founding in 1982, a strength of Neogen has been the quality of [...]

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