Symyx Strengthens Operations In Europe

Symyx Technologies, Inc. has announced, as part of continued expansion to support the growing customer needs of its software solutions and services in Europe, personnel additions in consulting services, pre-sales and sales. In addition, Julie Page, vice president of global customer support, will take over European operations, reporting directly to Trevor Heritage, president of Symyx's [...]

Cepheid Announces Accelerated Development of Flu A Panel Test

45-minute Presumptive Identification of H1N1 Novel Strain Expected SUNNYVALE, Calif. -- Cepheid (Nasdaq: CPHD - News) today announced the accelerated development of a Flu A (Influenza Virus) Panel test for use on the GeneXpert(®) System. The test will be designed to provide 45-minute identification of Flu A infection, with specific presumptive identification of seasonal H1, [...]

Successful £2.4m Funding Round Takes ScreenTape Pioneer to the Next Level

Edinburgh – Lab901 Limited, the Edinburgh-based developer and manufacturer of innovative automation systems for the life science industry, has successfully raised £2.4 million in equity funding. This latest vote of confidence comes from Lab901’s strong consortium of UK investors, comprising Archangel Informal Investment Ltd, Alliance Trust Equity Partners (ATEP), Scottish Enterprise SVF, Foresight 3 VCT [...]

Strategic Diagnostics Inc. and DuPont Qualicon Expand Global Distribution Agreement

SDI’s RapidChek® SELECT™ E. coli O157:H7 and Salmonella, Food Pathogen Detection Products Added NEWARK, Del. & WILMINGTON, Del.--SDI (Strategic Diagnostics Inc., NASDAQ:SDIX), a leading provider of biotechnology-based detection solutions for food safety and life science applications, and Wilmington, DE-based, DuPont Qualicon today announced the expansion of their distribution agreement to include SDI’s proprietary RapidChek® SELECT™ [...]

Thermo Fisher Scientific Announces the Release of the New Thermo Scientific Waterbook

MILFORD, Mass. - Thermo Fisher Scientific (TMO), the world leader in serving science, announces the release of the new Thermo Scientific Waterbook. The new Waterbook showcases the diverse portfolio of Thermo Scientific laboratory water purification products. The 76-page Waterbook includes a comprehensive introduction to lab water impurities and purification technologies, as well as a section [...]

JDSU Delivers More Than 1,000 Pulsed Lasers to the Biotech Industry

Xcyte Laser Setting the Standard for Cell Sorting Applications MILPITAS, CA - JDSU (NASDAQ: JDSU) (TSX: JDU) today announced that it has shipped more than 1,000 Xcyte ultraviolet (UV) lasers to the biotech industry. The Xcyte cell sorting lasers are optimized for use by bio-analytical companies in molecular biology, pathology, immunology, plant and marine biology [...]

NEW 5 Position Stirring Hot Plate from Torrey Pines Scientific, Inc

San Marcos , CA …Torrey Pines Scientific, Inc. announces its new 5-position Model HS15 stirring hot plate with individual stirring control for each vessel. The large 12” (30.48cm) square ceramic heater top has a temperature range to 450°C. The unit can heat and stir 5-800ml beakers. Stirring range is from 100 to 1500 rpm. The [...]

Pintool Head Enables Precise Nanolitre Liquid Transfers

Agilent has partnered with V&P Scientific to provide custom Pintool heads for its portfolio of Agilent Automation Solutions liquid handlers. As the trend towards assay miniaturisation continues with increasing demands to make nanolitre transfers, Pintool heads enable you to convert either a 96 or a 384 Well Pipetting System or plate handler into a Pintool [...]

New, Expanded Laboratory and Manufacturing Capabilities Part of Aushon’s Corporate Headquarters Renovation

State-of-the-art facility offers increased capacity and enhanced process automation to meet the growing demand for Aushon’s multiplex immunoassay products and services BILLERICA, Mass.--Aushon BioSystems, Inc., a leading provider of advanced microarray instrumentation and laboratory services for biomarker discovery, development and analysis, announced today that it has completed the renovation and expansion of its Billerica, MA [...]

SEQUENOM Announces Partnership With GeneWorks

SEQUENOM Announces Partnership With GeneWorks for Sales & Marketing of MassARRAY Systems and Applications in Australia SAN DIEGO -- SEQUENOM, Inc. (Nasdaq: SQNM) and GeneWorks Pty. Ltd. today announced an exclusive sales agency agreement under which GeneWorks will assist SEQUENOM in expanding its sales & marketing presence in Australia. The partnership will initially focus on [...]

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