Malvern, UK: Malvern Instruments has launched Malvern Link II, a new and powerful OPC-standardized software package that simplifies the integration of analytical devices with expert control systems in manufacturing processes. A valuable tool for system integration engineers, Malvern Link II promotes the development of future-proof control solutions, reducing the cost of upgrades and future maintenance. [...]

PENZBERG, Germany--Monitoring of cell viability and toxicity are critical to many areas of biological and biomedical research. This is true for understanding the molecular and biochemical pathways regulating cell viability, for developing therapeutic agents which modulate cell viability and for identifying potential cytotoxic side effects of potential therapeutic agents. Viability and cytotoxicity assays are routinely [...]

Agreement expected to increase availability of J.T.Baker® brand performance chemistries in emerging growth markets Phillipsburg, New Jersey -- Covidien (NYSE: COV), a leading global provider of healthcare products, today announced that its Mallinckrodt Baker business unit has entered into a multi-year agreement with global laboratory supply company, VWR International, LLC, to distribute Mallinckrodt Baker’s J.T.Baker® [...]

Pre-mixed, Optimized Set of Markers Provides Standardization, Consistency and Simplicity BREA, Calif. -- Beckman Coulter, Inc. introduces Solastra, a comprehensive CE-marked panel of conjugated-antibody cocktails for the characterization of hematolymphoid neoplasia by flow cytometry. The pre-mixed and ready-to-use panels target the appropriate markers as recommended by the 2006 Bethesda International Consensus and are compatible with [...]

LA JOLLA, Calif.--CHI-California Healthcare Institute announced today that Paul Hastings, president and chief executive officer of OncoMed Pharmaceuticals, and Ken Berger, president of the Specialty Diagnostics business for Thermo Fisher Scientific, have been elected to its board of directors. CHI is a non-profit public policy research organization, representing leading California academic institutions, biotechnology, medical device, [...]

Non-Animal Recombinant Proteins for Cell Culture & Tissue Engineering Applications AMSBIO has announced a new range of recombinant proteins that can substitute extracellular matrix proteins that are currently extracted from mouse sarcoma. The Mussel Adhesive Protein based matrix (MAPTrix®) ECM line of products are coating reagents with genetically incorporated bioactive peptides which mimic the extracellular [...]

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--T-Ray Science, Inc. (TSX VENTURE:THZ) ("T-Ray" or the "Company") an emerging leader in the field of TeraHertz ("THz") research, is pleased to announce that it has granted a Licensing Agreement to Toptica Photonics, Inc. ("Toptica"). Toptica is a global market leader for THz sources and their applications, offering laser-based time and frequency domain [...]

Maximum Staff Safety and Productivity RUNCORN, Cheshire. -- Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the world leader in serving science, today announced that Histocenter-Scandinavian Center for Histotechnology Inc. (Histocenter), the only private histopathology laboratory in Sweden, has selected the Thermo Scientific Excelsior ES tissue processor to facilitate xylene-free tissue processing without microwaves and excessive heat. The Excelsior [...]

Advanced Imaging Technology Systems Purchased with American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) Funds Second Order Placed under $173 Million IDIQ Contract - Total Orders Received To Date Are Approximately $40M HAWTHORNE, Calif.--OSI Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:OSIS - News), a vertically-integrated provider of specialized electronic products for critical applications in the Security and Healthcare industries, today announced [...]

TUCSON, Ariz.--HTG, Inc., provider of the quantitative Nuclease Protection Assay (qNPA™), today announced that Lee Hartwell, Ph.D., President & Director, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, 2001 Nobel Laureate, and Timothy Yeatman, M.D., Executive Vice President, Co-Founder & C.S.O. of M2Gen, have agreed to join HTG’s Scientific Advisory Board (SAB). “HTG’s technology is perfectly suited to [...]