IDT Buys VH Bio’s Oligo Business

Growth in United Kingdom integral to IDT’s European expansion CORALVILLE, IA – March 18 2009. Integrated DNA Technologies (IDT), the world leader in oligonucleotide synthesis, has purchased the oligo business of VH Bio Ltd (Gateshead, UK). IDT will supply VH Bio’s customers from IDT’s state-of-the-art facility in Leuven, Belgium, while building on the excellent local [...]

The Institute for Bioanalytics, L.L.C. (IBA) Expands Assay Development Services and Acquires a dotLab System from Axela Inc.

BRANFORD, Conn. & TORONTO--Don Very, Ph.D., Vice President, Research of IBA today announced that IBA’s Assay Development Laboratory is now offering customers enhanced assay development services with the recent acquisition of a dotLab® System – an enabling platform for the development and deployment of assays. “Partnering with IBA is a logical next step for Axela [...]

Universal Detection Technology in Deal With ATAC Sciences to Distribute Its Biological and Radiological Detection Equipment in Malaysia

LOS ANGELES, CA--(March 18, 2009) - Universal Detection Technology (www.udetection.com) (OTCBB: UNDT), a developer of early-warning monitoring technologies to protect people from bioterrorism and other infectious health threats and provider of counter-terrorism consulting and training services, reported today that it has entered into an exclusive distribution agreement with ATAC Sciences. ATAC Sciences will act as [...]

SAS® Powers Small, Midsize Biotech and Pharmaceutical Companies

Life Science Companies Invest More in Analytics for New Drug Development CARY, N.C.--Despite the recession, pharmaceutical and biotech companies continue to invest in discovery and development of advanced, life-saving therapies. Small and midsize life science firms leading the quest to deliver innovative products use SAS analytics to speed drug development and facilitate regulatory compliance. “Drug [...]

Bruker HTS and Nexans Announce Successful Completion of European Superconducting Cable Project

“This project demonstrates the leading role Europe can take in developing more efficient, flexible and reliable energy technologies.” PARIS--Nexans, the worldwide leader in the cable industry, and Bruker HTS GmbH today announced the successful conclusion of the Superconducting Coated Conductor Cable (Super 3C) Project in which a high-temperature superconducting (HTS) distribution-level power cable was developed [...]

Quest Diagnostics ClariSure(TM) Postnatal Molecular Test Receives Clinical Laboratory Approval from New York State

Test aiding diagnosis of mental retardation, birth defects, and autism spectrum and developmental disorders now approved for use on patients in New York MADISON, N.J., March 17 -- Quest Diagnostics Incorporated (NYSE: DGX), the world's leading provider of diagnostic testing, information and services, today announced that its ClariSure(TM) microarray-based comparative genomic hybridization (aCGH) postnatal test [...]

Polysciences, Inc. Names Jeffrey T. DePinto, Ph.D. Catalog Business Manager

Warrington, PA - Polysciences, Inc. is pleased to announce the appointment of Jeffrey T. DePinto, Ph.D. as the Catalog Business Manager as of January 19, 2009. Prior to joining Polysciences, Inc. Jeff spent 13 years at Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. in a variety of cross-functional positions, including R&D, Sales, Business Development and Business Management. [...]

SIRS-Lab: CEO Dr Stefan Russwurm asked to step down

JENA, Germany--SIRS-Lab announced today that Dr Stefan Russwurm has been asked to step down as CEO of SIRS-Lab GmbH with immediate effect. The ad interim operational responsibility of the company has been taken over by Nicolas Fulpius and Katrin Uschmann, former members of the Board of SIRS-Lab since 2007. With a strong and fully committed [...]

GeneGo Announces Systems Tox Relationship With Entelos

ST. JOSEPH, Mich., March 17 -- GeneGo, Inc., the leading provider of pathway data mining & analysis solutions, today announced a license agreement with Entelos of Foster City, CA, a company specializing in predictive technologies, including toxicogenomics and PhysioLab(R) virtual human disease models. GeneGo will use Entelos' DrugMatrix(R) gene expression data to further develop GeneGo's [...]

Thermo Fisher Scientific Launches Innovative New BioProduction Resource

Offering Integrated Solutions for Growth, Containment and Transfer Procedures MILFORD, MA., (17 March 2009) - Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the world leader in serving science, has introduced a new online resource to provide information on the Thermo Scientific Nalgene and Nunc bioproduction products as well as expertise to streamline and scale-up production. The site www.thermo.com/bioproduction [...]

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