Notice Regarding the Second Injunction Against the Import of FIB/SEM Equipment from FEI Company
February 17, 2011
On February 4, Tokyo Customs officially accepted a petition filed by Hitachi High-Technologies Corporation (TOKYO: 8036, Hitachi High-Tech) on August 9, 2010 to prohibit the import of FIB/SEM systems produced by U.S.-based FEI Company to Japan based on claims that the FEI/SEM systems produced by FEI Company violated its rights with respect to patents held [...]
STEINERT Installs In-Line System to Extract Meatballs
February 17, 2011
COLOGNE, Germany - Sorting equipment provider STEINERT proudly announces the successful installation of their first XSS®-F; an in-line system designed to extract copper (such as the so-called ‘meatballs’) from shredded ferrous scrap. Installed in-line at a German recycling yard, it is capable of processing high volumes of steel scrap directly out of the shredder. “This [...]
Sigma-Aldrich Takes Over Global Distribution for BASF Pharma Excipients in Small Pack Sizes
February 17, 2011
Ludwigshafen , Germany - BASF SE and Sigma-Aldrich® have signed a global distribution agreement for a number of BASF’s pharmaceutical excipients. Sigma-Aldrich will repackage the products into small pack sizes making them available for academic- oriented research and development segments like universities and laboratories. “Through our agreement with Sigma-Aldrich, we can ensure scientists around the [...]
Olympus to Sell Microscope and Imaging Products Directly in 14 Additional States
February 17, 2011
CENTER VALLEY, Pa. - Olympus has announced that effective April 1, it will begin selling its biomedical and industrial microscopes and imaging instruments directly throughout 14 additional states, including Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Iowa, Minnesota, Montana, New Mexico, North Dakota, South Dakota, Texas, Utah, Wisconsin, Wyoming and Michigan. Until now, these areas have been served by [...]
Nanostart AG Invests in Singapore-Based Cleantech Company MINT
February 17, 2011
Frankfurt / Singapore - Nanostart AG, the leading nanotechnology venture capital company, has taken an investment position in Membrane Instruments and Technology (MINT) Pte Ltd, a cleantech company based in Singapore. MINT, founded in 2009 as a spin-off from the country’s renowned Nanyang Technological University, is a producer of next-generation technology for monitoring and controlling [...]
February 17, 2011
INDIANAPOLIS - BioStorage Technologies, a global leader in scientific asset management, biomaterial storage, and cold chain logistics, today announced its inclusion in the AMDeC Vendor Partnership Program. This program provides AMDeC Members with preferred pricing on a range of products and services crucial to medical research and will now include biomaterial storage and relocation services [...]
CiRA and Shimadzu Enter Research Agreement
February 17, 2011
The Kyoto University Center for iPS Cell Research and Application (CiRA) and Shimadzu Corporation have entered into a collaborative research agreement focused on the analysis of reprogramming states and the search for biomarkers in induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs). Under this agreement, Shimadzu will employ mass spectrometry to study the proteomics of iPSCs biomanufactured by [...]
Almac Announce Launch of Bioinformatics Consultancy
February 17, 2011
Almac’s Diagnostics business unit today announced the launch of its Bioinformatics Consultancy service. Almac’s Bioinformatics consultancy supports discovery and development of biomarkers as well as enabling an in-depth understanding of biology by partnering with customers in the pharmaceutical, biotech and diagnostics setting from the initial study design through to the interpretation of data results. The [...]
February 17, 2011
From it’s first day of opening, Anachem’s new Pipette Service Centre at Titan Court in Luton has operated under the prestigious UKAS accreditation for pipette calibration, ISO:17025. Anachem, now a METTLER TOLEDO company, first achieved this internationally recognised standard of competency in 1998. It’s expertise in all makes and models of pipettes, highly skilled technicians, [...]
AnaSpec Signs Distribution Agreement with In Vitro
February 17, 2011
AnaSpec, Eurogentec Group and In Vitro have announced a non-exclusive distributor agreement that will allow In Vitro and its European branches to distribute AnaSpec’s catalog and custom products for Peptides, Fluorescent Dyes, Antibodies, Assay Kits, and Amino Acids throughout Europe. In Vitro’s branch locations in Europe include Sweden, Estonia, Denmark, and Norway. AnaSpec’s Director of [...]
