inXitu Terra Used in the Discovery of a New Mineral
August 24, 2010
Field portable XRD analyzer deployed by Canadian researcher results in discovery of the new mineral Cranswickite. Campbell, CA - The International Mineral Association (IMA) has recently recognized the existence of a new mineral, discovered by Dr. Ronald Peterson of Queen’s University Kingston, Ontario, Canada. Using inXitu’s field portable X-ray diffractometer, Terra, Dr. Peterson discovered the [...]
Centice Corporation Launches Value Added Partner Program
August 24, 2010
Centice Value Added Partner (CVAP) program offers resellers, integrators and OEMs new opportunity to re-engineer pharmacy quality assurance operations MORRISVILLE, NC – Centice Corporation, a pioneer in chemical verification of dispensed drug prescriptions and the manufacturer of the PASS Rx® system, today launched a partner program to make available the PASS Rx system to companies [...]
Nanosphere Acquires the Rights to Intellectual Properties
August 24, 2010
NORTHBROOK, Ill. - Eppendorf AG and Nanosphere, Inc. (Nasdaq:NSPH) announced today that Nanosphere has acquired certain patents and patent rights of Eppendorf on a global basis for $4 million, while providing a limited license back to service existing Eppendorf customers and licenses previously issued that relate to the purchased patents and patent rights. As part [...]
Agilent Technologies Updates Human Exon Target Enrichment Tool
August 24, 2010
Featuring New Expressed Genome Content and Optimized Uniformity SANTA CLARA, Calif. - Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE: A) today introduced the SureSelect Human All Exon v2 Target Enrichment kit, which was developed in close collaboration with the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard. The kit, the 15th SureSelect product in Agilent's portfolio, is a single tube [...]
Pfenex Inc. Establishes Reagent Protein Distribution Agreement with Cedarlane Corporation
August 24, 2010
Companies will cooperate in the sales and distribution to the Canadian and US research market of high value reagent proteins produced by Pfenex. Products will include vaccine carrier proteins and cell culture related growth factors. San Diego, CA - Pfenex Inc. and Cedarlane today announced that they have entered into a non-exclusive distribution agreement. Cedarlane [...]
BioScale Announces First Installation of the Vibe™ Protein Analysis Workstation
August 24, 2010
First Customer Delivery to Further Oncology Biomarker Research CAMBRIDGE, MA - BioScale Inc., an innovative life science company that develops, manufactures and promotes novel analytical tools enabling advancements in protein research, today announced the first shipment and installation of the ViBE™ Protein Analysis Workstation at a major Massachusetts-based pharmaceutical company. The ViBE Workstation will be [...]
Thermo Fisher Scientific Announces Biological Safety Cabinet Manufacturing in China
August 24, 2010
Thermo Scientific 1300 Series A2 Manufactured in China for Chinese Laboratories Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the world leader in serving science, today announced the expansion of manufacturing capabilities in its Shanghai, China facility to include the Thermo Scientific 1300 Series A2 biological safety cabinets. Designed to meet the needs of the Chinese market, this local [...]
Roche Acquires BioImagene, a Leading Provider of Digital Pathology Laboratory Solutions
August 23, 2010
Basel, 23 - Roche announced today that it has signed an agreement under which Ventana Medical Systems Inc., a member of the Roche Group, will acquire 100 percent of BioImagene, Inc., a privately held company based in Sunnyvale, California. The purchase price is approximately 100 million US dollars on a debt-free basis. The transaction is [...]
Life Technologies Launches 3500 Dx Series Genetic Analyzer in Asia Pacific
August 23, 2010
Product to Be Introduced in Australia, India, New Zealand, Singapore and Taiwan for In Vitro Diagnostic Use CARLSBAD, Calif. - LifeTechnologies Corporation (NASDAQ: LIFE) today announced that its Applied Biosystems(TM) 3500 Dx Series Genetic Analyzers, the first CE IVD-marked capillary electrophoresis system for nucleic acid analysis, are now available for sale in Australia, India, New [...]
August 23, 2010
Results Could Lead to Improved Strategies for Environmentally-Safe Clean-up SOUTH EASTON, Mass. - Pressure BioSciences, Inc. (Nasdaq:PBIO) ("PBI" and "the Company") today announced a collaboration with the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory ("LBNL"). Scientists at LBNL are using the Company's pressure cycling technology ("PCT") platform in studies aimed at improving the analysis of microorganisms in environments [...]

