March 11, 2011
LAKE FOREST, Ill. - IDEX Corporation (NYSE: IEX) today announced the expiration of the subsequent offering period of the tender offer by its wholly-owned subsidiary, Nano Merger Sub, Inc., for all outstanding shares of common stock of Microfluidics International Corporation (OTC Bulletin Board: MFLU) at a price of $1.35 per share, net to the seller [...]
3M Brings Innovation in Microbiology Testing to Beverage Industry
March 10, 2011
ST. PAUL, Minn. - 3M Food Safety today announced the launch of 3M™ Petrifilm™ Aqua Plates, bringing the modern, reliable convenience of food microbiology testing to the global water and beverage processing industries. The new product builds upon the 3M™ Petrifilm™ Plate, the trusted and standard microorganism testing tool for food processers throughout the world [...]
B&W Tek, Inc Announces Improved i-Spec™ Portable Spectrophotometer
March 10, 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 [...]
March 10, 2011
HOPKINTON, Mass. and BRANFORD, Conn. - Caliper Life Sciences, Inc. (Nasdaq: CALP) and HistoRx, Inc., today announced a collaboration to co-develop a new generation of tissue-based imaging and analysis solutions, based on immuno-fluorescence, that will deliver accurate, quantitative, and reproducible measurements of proteins in tissue samples. The collaboration will enable researchers to leverage the combined [...]
SDIX Method for Salmonella Enteritidis Detection Receives Interim NPIP Approval
March 10, 2011
NEWARK, Del. - SDIX™ (NASDAQ: SDIX), a leading supplier of rapid detection solutions to the $1 billion food pathogen testing market, today announced that its RapidChek® SELECT™ Salmonella Enteritidis (SE) test system has been granted interim National Poultry Improvement Plan (NPIP) approval by the Secretary's Advisory Committee on Poultry Health, for use in detecting the [...]
March 10, 2011
Germantown, MD., and Hilden, Germany - QIAGEN (NASDAQ: QGEN; Frankfurt, Prime Standard: QIA) announced today the proposal of two international leaders in life sciences and healthcare - Dr. Vera Kallmeyer, M.D., Ph.D., and Elizabeth E. Tallett - for election to its Supervisory Board. The Supervisory Board will propose these two independent candidates based on their [...]
Copley Scientific Delivers Eight Further Dissolution Testers to Thriving Melbourn Scientific
March 10, 2011
Nottingham, UK - Copley Scientific has delivered a multiple order of eight tablet dissolution testers to Melbourn Scientific as the contract research organisation extends its testing capabilities in response to increasing client demand. The eight DIS6000 systems, one of the most compact dissolution testers available, have been installed and commissioned with full support from the [...]
Thermo Fisher Scientific Launches New Faster Natural Gas Analyzer at Pittcon 2011
March 10, 2011
ENSCHEDE, The Netherlands - Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the world leader in serving science, today announced the new Thermo Scientific C2V-200 micro GC gas analyzer, designed for rapid analysis of natural gas composition. The C2V-200 micro GC gas analyzer is used both inside laboratories and on-line, offering improved performance at a reduced cost. The unique [...]
March 10, 2011
Saugus, MA - IonSense, Inc. today announced the availability of the DART® XZ Transmission Module for rapid identification and quantitation of components present in food products, dietary supplements, and chemicals. Available as a new Experiment Module for use with the DART-SVP open-air ionization source, which was introduced at Pittcon 2009, the XZ Transmission Module enables [...]
The New Shape of Liquid Transfer: Cole-Parmer Introduces Ergonomic Pipettors
March 10, 2011
Vernon Hills, Ill. - Imagine an easy-to-hold pipettor that does not overrotate the wrist or hand and minimizes pressure. It’s here! The Ovation® line of ergonomic pipettors from Cole-Parmer offers relief for laboratory workers who experience repetitive stress injuries caused or exacerbated by traditional pipetting. Users ranging from Enrico Fermi Scholars to research microbiologists to [...]
