INTEGRA Viaflo Has Introduced GREEN PACK™
June 15, 2010
Eco Friendly Packaged Pipette Tips. INTEGRA Viaflo has introduced GREEN PACK™ - an environmentally friendly version of its GripTips™ pipette tips for use with its range of electronic pipettes. Using 100% recyclable materials imprinted with soy based inks the new GREEN PACK™ packaging houses five inserts of non-sterile GripTips™, but without the tip boxes. Customers [...]
Dionex Expands UltiMate 3000 Software Compatibility for Waters Empower 2 Chromatography Data System
June 15, 2010
Sunnyvale, CA - Dionex is pleased to announce the expansion of its UltiMate® 3000 system software compatibility with the introduction of new drivers for the Waters Empower™ 2 Chromatography Data System (CDS) software. With the Dionex HPLC systems now fully UHPLC compatible, all laboratories can use UHPLC technology for all analytes, and with the new [...]
CombiMatrix Diagnostics Cleared to Begin Medicare Billing
June 15, 2010
MUKILTEO, Wash. -- -- CombiMatrix Corporation (Nasdaq:CBMX) announced today that its laboratory services subsidiary, CombiMatrix Diagnostics, has received the final licensure documentation and approvals from Medicare in order to begin billing for its suite of array-based diagnostics tests. "We have publicly disclosed that our Company continues to make significant progress on the reimbursement front," stated [...]
Pathwork® Tissue of Origin Test for FFPE Cleared by U.S. Food and Drug Administration
June 15, 2010
Molecular profiling test utilizes common clinical specimen type to help identify cancers REDWOOD CITY, Calif. -- Pathwork Diagnostics Inc., a molecular diagnostics company focused on oncology, today announced the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) cleared the Pathwork® Tissue of Origin Test for formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded (FFPE) tissues. The FDA clearance allows the Tissue of Origin [...]
Justin Hutchinson Joins Finesse Solutions as Vice-President of Sales
June 15, 2010
Finesse Solutions, LLC, a manufacturer of measurement and control solutions for life sciences process applications, announced the addition of Justin Hutchinson as its Vice President of Sales. Over the past two decades Justin has contributed to the advancement of new technology platforms within the bioprocess industry, and will leverage his experience and knowledge of applicable [...]
Justin Hutchinson Joins Finesse Solutions as Vice President of Sales
June 14, 2010
SAN JOSE, Calif. -- -- Finesse Solutions, LLC, a manufacturer of measurement and control solutions for life sciences process applications, announced the addition of Justin Hutchinson as its Vice President of Sales. Over the past two decades Justin has contributed to the advancement of new technology platforms within the bioprocess industry, and will leverage his [...]
STEMCELL Technologies is Proud to Announce STEMcircles™
June 14, 2010
A Virus-Free Technology for Reprogramming Cells. STEMCELL Technologies Inc announced today that they have signed a licensing agreement with Stanford University for a virus-free technique used for the generation of induced pluripotent stem cells. This technology will soon be commercially released by STEMCELL Technologies as STEMcircles™. STEMcircles™ is a new and simple technology, published in [...]
Veeco Appoints Gordon Hunter to Board of Directors
June 14, 2010
PLAINVIEW, N.Y.--Veeco Instruments Inc. (NASDAQ: VECO - News) announced that Gordon Hunter has been appointed to its Board of Directors. Mr. Hunter, age 58, currently serves as Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of Littelfuse, Inc. (NASDAQ: LFUS - News), a provider of circuit protection products and solutions with annual sales of $430 million in [...]
Mark McGowan Appointed Interim CEO of CombiMatrix, Effective July 1, 2010
June 14, 2010
MUKILTEO, Wash. -- -- CombiMatrix Corporation (Nasdaq:CBMX) announced today that its Board of Directors has appointed Mark McGowan to the role of Interim President and Chief Executive Officer, effective July 1, 2010 upon the transition from current President and CEO, Dr. Amit Kumar. Dr. Amit Kumar stated, "As we had previously announced, I plan to [...]
MP Biomedicals Acquires New Zealand Protein Biologics Company
June 14, 2010
SANTA ANA, Calif.--MP Biomedicals LLC announced today that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire the assets of ICPbio International LTD., an Auckland, New Zealand based protein biologics manufacturing company, subject to normal closing adjustments. This acquisition places MP Biomedicals in a strong position to pursue sales and distribution of serum protein products used [...]

