Reliable Small Batch Processing Helps Lower Cost, Protects Results
November 15, 2010
Schwerzenbach, Switzerland - METTLER TOLEDO is pleased to announce the availability of the RC1sp Small Scale Production Workstation. This semi-automated and highly reliable workstation allows chemists, process chemists and chemical engineers to produce small batches of high value chemicals for traceable, reproducible and more profitable reaction results. “The RC1sp offers a safe and controlled way [...]
November 15, 2010
WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. - ITT Corporation (NYSE:ITT) announced today that it has completed its previously announced acquisition of O.I. Corporation, "OI," for approximately $29 million. OI is a leading provider of innovative instrumentation for laboratory and environmental testing in the pharmaceutical, petrochemical, power and industrial markets. The company's portfolio will enhance ITT's Analytics business, which [...]
Gyros Platform Chosen by EMD Millipore in Expansion of Contract Service Offerings
November 15, 2010
EMD Millipore’s BioPharma Services Organization to use Gyrolab™ Workstation for immunogenicity, pharmacokinetics (PK), current cGMP testing, and fit-for-purpose biomarker assays. Uppsala, Sweden - Gyros AB, a leader in the automation of miniaturized immunoassays, announced today that EMD Millipore’s BioPharma Services organization, the world’s leading large molecule lab, has purchased a Gyrolab™ xP workstation to expand [...]
O.I. Corporation Announces Results of Special Meeting
November 15, 2010
COLLEGE STATION, TX - O.I. Corporation (NASDAQ: OICO) today announced that the Company's shareholders have approved the Company's merger with Oyster Acquisition Corp. ("Oyster"), a wholly-owned subsidiary of ITT Corporation ("ITT"). Pursuant to the merger, Oyster will be merged into OI with OI becoming a wholly-owned subsidiary of ITT. The parties currently expect the closing [...]
Agilent Technologies Introduces Dissolution Apparatus for Pharmaceutical Quality Control
November 15, 2010
Platform Sets New Global Standard for Dissolution SANTA CLARA, Calif. - Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE: A) today introduced the 708-DS Dissolution Apparatus, a quality control instrument that can be configured for manual and automated applications. The new device includes an improved design that minimizes variability and improves results. Dissolution is a technique used in the [...]
November 15, 2010
Mallinckrodt® Chemicals brand name to change as Avantor™ (formerly Mallinckrodt Baker) continues transition following recent acquisition by affiliate of New Mountain Capital Phillipsburg, New Jersey - Avantor Performance Materials announced today that it is renaming its Mallinckrodt® Chemicals brand product line Macron™ Chemicals, as the company transitions away from its former Mallinckrodt Baker identity. The [...]
Sigma-Aldrich Appoints Kirk Richter as Interim CFO
November 15, 2010
ST. LOUIS, Nov. - Sigma-Aldrich (Nasdaq: SIAL) is pleased to announce the appointment of Kirk Richter to the role of Interim Chief Financial Officer (CFO). He currently serves as Vice President and Treasurer, duties that he will continue to perform. He succeeds Rakesh Sachdev in the CFO role with Mr. Sachdev's appointment to President and [...]
Torsten Olschewski appointed as Business Unit Head at Analytik Jena AG
November 15, 2010
Jena - With effect from October 1, 2010, Torsten Olschewski, as Business Unit Head, will be taking overall responsibility for Analytical Instrumentation, the largest division at Analytik Jena AG. His new position also includes Research and Development, in addition to the fields of Sales, Product Management, Marketing and Service. With this restructuring, the Thuringia-based technology [...]
November 15, 2010
The Albert Einstein College of Medicine's Biomarker Analytical Resource Center (BARC) has selected HighRes Biosolutions to automate their clinical sample testing. The BARC conducts a diverse array of immunoassay detection methodologies such as RIA, ELISA and LC/MS. The implementation of a HighRes NanoCell robotic platform will allow the group to rapidly perform these assays, and [...]
BioSurplus Taps Jackie Townsend as CMO
November 15, 2010
SAN DIEGO - BioSurplus, Inc. today announced the appointment of Jackie Townsend Konstanturos as Chief Marketing Officer. Townsend will oversee all sales and marketing activities, and focus on the company's plans to significantly expand its business and service offerings. Townsend has over 25-years of experience in marketing and positioning companies to take leadership roles in [...]

