Thermo Fisher Scientific Completes Acquisition of Lomb Scientific
December 27, 2010
WALTHAM, Mass. - Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. (NYSE: TMO), the world leader in serving science, has completed its previously announced acquisition of Lomb Scientific, a well-known provider of laboratory chemicals, consumables and instruments in Australia and New Zealand. Lomb Scientific has approximately 100 employees at its offices and warehouses in both countries, particularly in Sydney, [...]
Cepheid Announces European Release of Xpert Flu
December 27, 2010
Delivering Simultaneous Detection and Differentiation of Flu A, Flu B, and 2009 H1N1 Strain European Resurgence of 2009 H1N1 Highlights Need for Accurate, Rapid Flu Diagnosis SUNNYVALE, Calif. - Cepheid (Nasdaq: CPHD) today announced the release of Xpert(R) Flu as a European CE IVD Mark product under the European Directive on In Vitro Diagnostic Medical [...]
New 2011 Catalog from Brookfield Engineering!
December 27, 2010
Viscometers, Rheometers, Texture Analyzers and Powder Flow Testers Middleboro, MA - Brookfield Engineering Laboratories announces the release of their new expanded 2011 full-color catalog featuring a fresh look and feel. The catalog presents Brookfield’s complete line of Viscometers/Rheometers (both laboratory and in-line), Texture Analyzers and Powder Flow Testers! Each section in the catalog has a [...]
Cambridge Global Services to Appeal Verdict against Concentric Methods, LLC
December 27, 2010
Firm cites ‘unjust enrichment’ among other relevant factors as grounds for appeal CHANTILLY, Va. - Cambridge Global Services, Inc. (CGS), a leading provider of medical and laboratory products to the Federal Government, announced today that it is appealing a recent verdict in its case against Concentric Methods, LLC of Alexandria, VA. On December 17, a [...]
Promega Expands “Glo” Reporter Technology Beyond Firefly Luciferase
December 22, 2010
MADISON, WISCONSIN - The new Renilla-Glo™ Luciferase Assay brings the convenience of the "add, mix, measure" assay format to applications using the sea pansy (Renilla reniformis) luciferase. The assay is ideal for screening in applications where a smaller molecular size reporter gene, compared to the typical firefly luciferase, is desirable. The extended signal half-life and [...]
Dynacare Selects Bruker’s MALDI Biotyper for Next-Generation Microbial ID
December 22, 2010
MILWAUKEE - Bruker today announced that Dynacare Laboratories in Milwaukee, Wisconsin (www.dynacaremilwaukee.com), after careful internal evaluation, has purchased a Bruker MALDI Biotyper system as their next-generation rapid microbial identification system. The MALDI Biotyper has obtained the IVD-CE Mark in selected European countries, and Bruker is planning to submit the MALDI Biotyper to the U.S. FDA [...]
December 22, 2010
Biogemma, GenomeQuest, and SGI today announced a collaboration that has resulted in the first high-performance computing solution deployed for agriculture genomics. Westborough, MA & Clermont-Ferrand, France - Biogemma, GenomeQuest, and SGI today announced a collaboration that has resulted in the first high-performance computing solution deployed for agriculture genomics. Specifically, here at their research headquarters and [...]
AnaSpec Offers Double-Dye Oligo Synthesis Service
December 22, 2010
San Jose, CA - AnaSpec, Eurogentec Group is pleased to highlight our Double-Dye Oligo Synthesis Service. With over 20 years expertise of oligonucleotide synthesis, and Eurogentec production facilities in San Diego, California and Liege, Belgium, AnaSpec now offers the largest number of fluorescent reporters and quenchers available in the industry. Furthermore, for applications such as [...]
Massachusetts Life Sciences Center Announces Tax Incentives Targeting Growth at 30 Companies
December 22, 2010
Center Awards $23.9 million to foster job growth in the Massachusetts Life Sciences sectors Waltham, MA – The Massachusetts Life Sciences Center announced today that the Center’s Board of Directors has awarded $23.9 million in tax incentives to 30 life sciences companies. The recipient companies have committed to creating nearly 1,000 new jobs in the [...]
GE Healthcare Completes Tender Offer for Clarient Inc.
December 22, 2010
GE Healthcare, a unit of General Electric Company (NYSE:GE) announced today that it has completed the tender offer by GE’s wholly owned subsidiary, Crane Merger Sub, Inc., for all outstanding shares of common and preferred stock of Clarient Inc., a leading player in the fast-growing molecular diagnostics sector. Chalfont St Giles, UK and Aliso Viejo, [...]
