ReproCELL to Enter Collaborative R&D on Human iPS Cell Derived Hepatocytes
January 4, 2011
YOKOHAMA, Japan - ReproCELL, Inc. (CEO: Chikafumi Yokoyama PhD) announces today that the company will enter a collaborative R&D agreement with the National Institute of Biomedical Innovation (NIBIO; Director General: Koichi Yamanishi; Osaka, Japan), which could offer new hepatocyte derived from human iPS (induced pluripotent stem) cells used for an effective in-vitro drug screening for [...]
January 4, 2011
SANTA CLARA, Calif. – LumaSense Technologies, Inc., (LumaSense) a global provider of temperature and gas sensing solutions used in a wide range of industries, today announced it has acquired Buellton, Calif. based InfraredVision Technology Corp. (ITC) from L-3 Communications. Financial terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. ITC produces Vanadium Oxide (VOx) microbolometer detectors, which [...]
January 4, 2011
ECUBLENS, Switzerland – Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the world leader in serving science, today announced a new and powerful addition to its range of automated optical emission and X-ray fluorescence spectrometers. In today’s competitive environment, process control laboratories are often required to balance high productivity and throughput with stringent quality control regulations. In response, the [...]
Agilent Technologies’ Industry Expert Named as Prestigious IEEE Fellow
January 4, 2011
SANTA CLARA, Calif. - Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE:A) today announced that Doug Baney, a leader in one of Agilent's advanced research laboratories, was named an IEEE Fellow for his contributions in the field of optical measurement and sensing. "Doug is truly deserving of this significant recognition," said Steve Newton, vice president and director, Agilent's Measurement [...]
CLC bio continues positive financial developments in 2010
January 4, 2011
AARHUS, Denmark - Today, CLC bio is happy to announce that the positive growth rates of the recent years are continuing. Not only are sales still going up, but in 2010 CLC bio also increased the number of employees by more than 25% - a trend planned to continue in 2011. CEO at CLC bio, [...]
Merck opens its new Application and Technology Centre in India
January 4, 2011
Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra - Global Pharmaceutical and Chemical Company, Merck Limited, opened its new Application and Technology Centre at Nerul, Navi Mumbai. Spread over 1700 sq. ft., the state-of-the-art Centre will enable Merck to offer customized application and technology solutions to its customers in fields ranging from drug discovery to automobile and decorative paints. Mr. [...]
Sartorius appoints international life sciences leader to its top management team
January 3, 2011
Goettingen - Effective January 1, 2011, the former Millipore executive, Dominique Baly, has assumed cross-divisional management of marketing, sales and service for the Sartorius laboratory business as President of Sartorius Group Laboratory Business. In this newly created position, he reports to the CEO and is a member of the Group Executive Committee. Sartorius Group highest-level [...]
BioTek Releases EL406 Vacuum Filtration Module
January 3, 2011
BioTek’s unique and popular EL406™ Microplate Washer Dispenser may now be used for automated vacuum filtration processes with the new EL406 vacuum filtration module. BioTek’s complete line of microplate washers can now be used for automated washing of polystyrene- and magnetic bead-based assays such as the Luminex xMAP® assay platforms. Each BioTek washer and washer/dispenser [...]
New Amplified Molecular Tests Promise to Help Improve Diagnosis and Treatment of Herpes Patients
January 3, 2011
DURHAM, N.C. - Clinicians may soon have a new tool in the diagnosis and treatment of Herpes Simplex Viruses (HSV) – one of the most common sexually transmitted infections in the world. BD Diagnostics, a segment of BD (Becton, Dickinson and Company) (NYSE: BDX), announced today that it filed for U.S. Food and Drug Administration [...]
CoalPro II™: Fast and Accurate Energy Grading of Coal, Kerogen & Petroleum Source Rock from CRAIC
January 3, 2011
Coal, kerogens and petroleum source rock are vital in our search for sources of energy. The CoalPro II™ is the newest system from CRAIC Technologies for the optical analysis of vitrinite and other macerals commonly found in coal, kerogen and source rock. The CoalPro II™ is designed to determine the energy grade of these potential [...]

