Integromics® S.L., the leading provider of bioinformatics solutions to gene expression researchers, has announced an exciting collaboration with the TATAA Biocenters in Sweden and the Czech Republic, to provide expert training in qPCR data analysis using RealTime StatMiner®. The TATAA Biocenter is recommending Integromics' RealTime StatMiner® as a complete solution for qPCR data analysis. Madrid, [...]

Starna Scientific offers a lifetime guarantee on all Starna® manufactured Certified Reference Materials (CRMs). The guarantee provides for a free of charge replacement should the assigned values move outside the expanded uncertainty budget within the recertification period of two years. The guarantee is also conditional on the references not having been optically, physically or thermally [...]

Mechanical testing equipment to complement MTII’s market offerings Albany, N.Y. -- MTI Instruments, Inc. (MTII) of Albany, NY, a worldwide leader in precision measurement solutions, and a subsidiary of Mechanical Technology Incorporated (MTI) (OTC: MKTY), announced the acquisition of the tensile stage line of products from Ernest F. Fullam, Inc., a pioneering microscopy accessories company [...]

MUKILTEO, Wash. -- -- CombiMatrix Corporation (Nasdaq:CBMX - News) announced today that it has fully repaid the secured convertible debenture held by YA Global Investments, L.P., which had an original principal amount of $10.0 million. As a result of retiring this debt, the potentially dilutive reserve of approximately 1.1 million shares of common stock that [...]

SANTA CLARA, Calif.--Affymetrix, Inc. (NASDAQ:AFFX) announced today that Jami Dover Nachtsheim and Nelson C. Chan have been appointed to the board of directors, effective March 8, 2010. The board appointed Ms. Nachtsheim to the Compensation Committee and Mr. Chan to the Audit Committee. “We are very pleased to add Jami Dover Nachtsheim and Nelson Chan [...]

Revolutionary Surface Demonstrates Continued Commitment to Delivering Products that Enable Advanced Drug Discovery Research CORNING, N.Y.--Corning Incorporated (NYSE:GLW - News) today introduced the Corning® Synthemax™ surface, a novel synthetic surface that supports the growth and differentiation of stem cells. The surface is being commercialized as a result of Corning’s ongoing collaboration with Geron Corporation (NASDAQ:GERN [...]

Wako Pure Chemical Industries to Exclusively Distribute RapidFire® in Japan WOBURN, Mass. & OSAKA, Japan--BIOCIUS Life Sciences Inc., developers of the RapidFire® high-throughput mass spectrometry system, today announced an exclusive distribution agreement for the Japanese market with Wako Pure Chemical Industries, Ltd. Wako will distribute the label-free RapidFire product and contract research services portfolio for [...]

MENLO PARK, Calif.--Pacific Biosciences, a private company developing a disruptive technology platform for real-time detection of biological events at single molecule resolution, today announced the appointment of Susan K. Barnes as Chief Financial Officer. “Given the tremendous number of possible business opportunities we have for commercializing our Single Molecule Real Time (SMRT™) technology, her experience [...]

Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE: A) today introduced the Agilent 1200 Series Analytical Supercritical Fluid Chromatography (SFC) System. This new system combines the Agilent 1200 Series Rapid Resolution Liquid Chromatography system with the Aurora SFC Fusion A5 into a complete SFC system. Aurora SFC Systems Inc. and Agilent Technologies have signed an OEM agreement under which [...]

'Plug and Play' Products Create Broad Opportunity in Biopharmaceutical Manufacturing WALTHAM, Mass. -- Repligen Corporation (Nasdaq: RGEN) announced today that it has acquired the assets of BioFlash Partners, LLC, (BioFlash) including a technology platform for the production of pre-packed, "plug and play" chromatography columns. This patented technology enables economical production of chromatography columns in a [...]