NPL Using Olympus LEXT OLS4000 to Develop Areal Surface Texture Measuring Standards
July 5, 2010
Project will deliver good practice guidelines and reference artefacts Olympus has today announced that the National Physical Laboratory (NPL) is using its LEXT OLS4000 in a project to establish good practice guidelines for the calibration of 3D/areal surface texture measuring instruments. The NPL project will establish robust and easy to use calibration steps and reference [...]
Porvair’s Novel Moulding Process Delivers Highly Uniform Plastic Parts
July 5, 2010
Drawing upon over 30 years experience - Porvair Filtration Group has developed expertise to offer optimum manufacturing solutions of sintered porous plastic components using a wide range of cGMP manufacturing techniques. Recent development of a revolutionary new moulding technology now enables the company to rapidly produce porous plastic components of the highest quality and part-to-part [...]
A. Krüss Optronic Opens Office in Taiwan
July 2, 2010
At the CIA Singapore, Krüss Optronic announced the opening of its Asian headquarter in Taiwan. "Krüss Asia" will serve the South East Asian market, with Mr. Edward Yeh as managing director. Mr. Yeh has very long experience in the laboratory market and knows the region like his waste-pocket. Thanks to this knowledge, combined with very [...]
DNA2.0 Celebrates Freedom Of Expression With Mammalian Expression Vectors
July 2, 2010
pJmammalian Vectors Provide Superior Expression, Come Without IP Restrictions and are Free to Gene Synthesis Customers Menlo Park, CA - DNA2.0 , the leading gene synthesis and protein engineering company, today announced the availability of pJmammalian expression vectors, the latest offering in DNA2.0's unique and powerful family of expression vectors. Along with pJexpress bacterial expression [...]
IBM Partners with University of Missouri on Genomics Research Initiative
July 2, 2010
Collaboration Aimed at Helping Build 'Life Sciences Corridor' in the Midwest COLUMBIA, Mo. - IBM (NYSE: IBM) and the University of Missouri today announced a life sciences research initiative using IBM high performance computing technologies to advance the school's bioinformatics research projects. The goal of the initiative is to develop a first-of-a-kind cloud computing environment [...]
Illumina Appoints Nicholas Naclerio Senior Vice President, Corporate Development
July 2, 2010
SAN DIEGO - Illumina, Inc. (NASDAQ:ILMN) today announced that it has appointed Nicholas J. Naclerio, Ph.D., to the position of senior vice president, Corporate Development, reporting to Jay Flatley, president and chief executive officer. In this capacity, Dr. Naclerio will be responsible for all Corporate and Business Development activities, including licensing, strategic planning and acquisitions. [...]
WaferGen Announces Capital Raise of Approximately $7 Million in Registered Direct Offering
July 2, 2010
Fremont, Calif. -- WaferGen Biosystems, Inc. (OTCBB:WGBS), a leading developer of state-of-the-art genomic analysis systems, today announced that it has received commitments from certain investors to purchase approximately $7 million of previously unissued securities in a registered direct offering. The investors include the Chairman and CEO, Alnoor Shivji, who has agreed to purchase $1 million [...]
Olympus NDT Acuires Innov-X Systems, Inc.
July 2, 2010
Olympus NDT is pleased to announce today that it has acquired Innov-X Systems Inc., a leading manufacturer of portable X-ray fluorescence (XRF) analytical instruments based in Woburn, Massachusetts, USA. Innov-X Systems instruments provide real-time, nondestructive material analysis in applications ranging from metal sorting, lead paint detection, and alloy verification to analysis of oil, fluids, and [...]
Smiths Group Appoints New Non-Executive Director
July 1, 2010
Smiths Group plc announces the appointment of Bruno Angelici as a non-executive Director of the Company, and as a member of each of the Audit, Nomination and Remuneration Committees of the Board, with effect from 1 July, 2010. Mr. Angelici brings to the Board wide ranging international experience in the pharmaceutical and healthcare sectors. Mr. [...]
Gardner Denver, Inc. Acquires ILMVAC GmbH
July 1, 2010
Transaction Broadens Product Portfolio Serving Laboratory Applications QUINCY, IL - Gardner Denver, Inc. (NYSE: GDI) announced today that it has acquired ILMVAC GmbH, located in Ilmenau, Germany. ILMVAC, a leading European provider of vacuum pumps, systems and accessories for research and development laboratories and industrial applications, generated sales of EUR 9.4 million, or approximately $11.6 [...]
