Pompey, France and Ludwigshafen, Germany - Novasep, a leading supplier of manufacturing solutions to the life science industries, and instrAction, a manufacturer of innovative chromatographic stationary phases for API purification processes, today announce they have expanded their worldwide strategic alliance to include the purification of taxanes, a well-known class of anti-cancer compounds. This extended collaboration [...]

ROCHESTER, N.Y. - Thermal Gradient, a Rochester, NY biotech company, announces a breakthrough in its fast PCR technology for molecular diagnostics. PCR (polymerase chain reaction) is the preferred critical step in virtually all forms of DNA testing. The company's latest generation of amplification devices has successfully developed and demonstrated the performance of PCR at speeds [...]

Berwyn, PA - AMETEK, Inc. (NYSE: AME) today announced the appointment of Mark A. Gordon as Vice President and General Manager, Measurement and Power Systems, within AMETEK Aerospace & Defense. “I am very pleased that Mark has joined AMETEK Aerospace and Defense. He has extensive management experience and brings a strong marketing and operational background, [...]

Crumlin, UK - Randox Life Sciences is a recognised primary manufacturer of high quality, cost-effective human recombinant proteins, recombinant antibody fragments and polyclonal and monoclonal antibodies to classic and novel targets. New Recombinant Antibody Fragments from Randox Life Sciences include: Norketamine FABP (heart sub-type) Haptoglobin Beta Chain IL18 ICAM L-Selectin Soluble VEGFR1 p53 TSH Beta [...]

Washington, D.C. - Abbott (NYSE: ABT) announced today that it has introduced the PLEX-ID™ Biothreat Assay, which is designed to detect and distinguish 17 different biothreat pathogens. This assay enables rapid and accurate detection of potentially dangerous microorganisms that could pose serious threats to human health, food, water and other resources. The PLEX-ID Biothreat Assay [...]

Foster City, California - AB SCIEX, a global leader in life science analytical technologies, today announced a collaboration with ARUP Laboratories, a major clinical reference laboratory in the United States, to develop new test methods that clinical research laboratories around the world can adopt to improve hormone analysis. ARUP researchers are using AB SCIEX QTRAP® [...]

Sensortec Ltd has sold Cawood Ltd, its successful agricultural contract testing business, in a management buyout. Sensortec has developed Cawood over the last 8 years through the merger of several small testing laboratories, and has achieved consistent year-on-year sales growth. The proceeds from this transaction will be invested in the company's biosensor business, Universal Sensors, [...]

ST. LOUIS - Partek Incorporated, a global leader in bioinformatics software, announced today the signing of a distribution agreement with Life Technologies Corporation (NASDAQ: LIFE), a provider of next-generation DNA sequencing technology. The agreement makes Partek Genomics Suite available through Life Technologies as a featured solution for analyzing data generated by Life Technologies’ next-generation sequencing [...]

PLEASANTON, CA--(February 03, 2011) - Securing the company's leading position in sample preparation for genetic analysis, IntegenX Inc. (IXI) today announced the close of a transaction that included acquiring substantially all the stock of GenVault Corporation and a $15.6M round of financing led by Domain Associates with participation from returning investors. The capital will fund [...]

MORRISVILLE, NC - Centice Corporation, a pioneer in chemical verification and identification using Raman spectroscopy and computational sensor technology, announced today that Michael O’Connor, formerly of Parata Systems, has joined the company as the Executive V.P. of Sales and Business Development. Mr. O’Connor’s responsibilities include all sales and business development activities; this also encompasses relationships [...]