August 31, 2010
WALTHAM, Massachusetts - PerkinElmer, Inc. (NYSE: PKI), a global leader focused on improving the health and safety of people and the environment, today announced that it has agreed to sell its Illumination and Detection Solutions (IDS) business to Veritas Capital Fund III, L.P., a New York-based private equity firm, for approximately $500 million in cash [...]
Emory University Orders Two JEOL Cryo-TEMs for Expanding the Electron Microscopy Core
August 31, 2010
Peabody, Mass. - JEOL USA, a leading supplier of high resolution Transmission Electron Microscopes (TEMs) for biological and materials research, announces that Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia, has selected two JEOL TEMs for the Robert P. Apkarian Integrated Electron Microscopy Core (RPAIEMC). The two TEMs, one operating at 120kV and the other at 200kV, will [...]
August 31, 2010
Shepshed, LEICS., UK - The thermo-reversible mountant CyGEL™ (Biostatus Ltd., UK) enables high resolution imaging of live 3D tumor spheroids cultured in low-adherence conditions and without fixation or cytospin centrifugation. A recent paper by Fredika M. Robertson, et al., Imaging and Analysis of 3D Tumor Spheroids Enriched for a Cancer Cell Phenotype. J Biomol Screen. [...]
Golden Helix Partners with CloudScientific to Provide Genetic Analysis Software in China
August 31, 2010
Bozeman, MT - Golden Helix, Inc., a global leader in genetic analysis solutions, today announced that it has entered into an agreement with CloudScientific, a Chinese life sciences software company, to act as a distributor of the company’s analytic services and proprietary software, the SNP & Variation Suite (SVS). The software offers several modules to [...]
Ensign-Bickford Insdustries, Inc. Acquires Envirologix Inc.
August 30, 2010
Simsbury, CT, - As part of its business growth and diversification strategy, Ensign-Bickford Industries, Inc. “EBI” announced today that its subsidiary, EB Analytics, Inc. has acquired EnviroLogix Inc. (“ELIX”). ELIX is a Portland, Maine-based developer and manufacturer of rapid QuickStixTM and QuickScanTM agricultural test kits and readers. The terms of the transaction were not released. [...]
Biotage Introduces Resolux™ Peptides Purification HPLC Columns
August 30, 2010
Charlotte, NC USA – Biotage (STO: BIOT), a leading supplier of tools and technology for medicinal and analytical chemistry, has launched a new range of HPLC columns optimized for peptide purification. The Resolux line was introduced during the ACS Fall 2010 National Meeting & Exposition in Boston, Massachusetts USA and will be premiered at the [...]
Fujifilm to Enter Into Capital Partnership with Japan Tissue Engineering
August 30, 2010
Accelerating R&D of regenerative medicine*1 materials to promote business application FUJIFILM Corporation (President and CEO: Shigetaka Komori) has decided to accept the third-party allocation of new shares worth 4 billion yen from Japan Tissue Engineering Co., Ltd.(President: Yosuke Ozawa; “J-TEC” hereinafter), the provider of tissue-engineered regenerative medical materials in Japan. After the allocation, Fujifilm is [...]
Midbrook Supplies Laboratory Equipment for Cleanliness Testing
August 30, 2010
Jackson, MI - Midbrook Inc. (http://www.midbrook.com/), the Jackson, MI, based manufacturer of industrial parts cleaning equipment, medical decontamination systems, and water bottling equipment has begun selling complete laboratory kits that contain the equipment necessary to perform common cleanliness tests. In the parts washing industry, strict cleanliness specifications are a common challenge. Suppliers must constantly adapt [...]
pH Paper Manufacturer Micro Essential Laboratory Announces New Spill STIK pH Strips
August 30, 2010
Micro Essential Laboratory, Inc, a leading manufacturer of hydrion® and phydrion® brand pH test papers and sanitizer test papers announced the launch of its new Spill Stik pH strips designed to quickly and safely assess the risk of chemical spills Micro Essential Laboratory, Inc., a leading manufacturer of hydrion® and phydrion® brand pH test papers, [...]
New Mountain Completes Acquisition of Mallinckrodt Baker
August 30, 2010
PHILLIPSBURG, NJ - An affiliate of New Mountain Capital, LLC ("New Mountain") today announced the completion of its acquisition of Mallinckrodt Baker, Inc. ("MBI" or the "Company") from Covidien for approximately $280 million. Headquartered in New Jersey, MBI manufactures and markets high-purity chemicals and related services and products under two well-known and respected brand names, [...]