Biomatrica Makes Several Key Appointments as Part of Continued Growth Plan

Company names senior director of research and development, vice president of business development, marketing manager and two new board members SAN DIEGO, Sept. 8 -- Biomatrica, Inc., the leader in room temperature sample storage and stabilization, today announced several key appointments that will expand the breadth of leadership and commercial experience of its management team. [...]

Safran completes acquisition of 81% of GE Homeland Protection

Safran and GE (NYSE: GE) announced today that they have completed the transaction originally announced on April 24, 2009, for Safran to acquire 81% of GE’s Homeland Protection business (GE Homeland Protection). GE will retain a 19% stake in the company, as well as a seat on the Board of Directors. Homeland Protection is a [...]

Cell Biosciences Signs Agreement to Acquire Alpha Innotech

SANTA CLARA, Calif.--Cell Biosciences, Inc. and Alpha Innotech Corp. (OTC BB: APNO.OB) today announced that they have entered into a definitive agreement providing for the acquisition of Alpha Innotech by Cell Biosciences for $1.50 per share, or approximately $17.9 million in cash. This acquisition would significantly expand Cell Biosciencesf protein analysis business to include a [...]

Thermo Fisher Scientific Wins Food Safety Innovation Award

Thermo Fisher Scientific Wins Food Safety Innovation Award for its Melamine Detection Program in China WALTHAM, Mass.--Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. (NYSE: TMO), the world leader in serving science, today announced that it has received a Ringier Technology Innovation Award for its role in helping Chinese laboratories quickly develop melamine detection capabilities following the discovery of [...]

Bruker Energy & Supercon Technologies Awarded Multiple Contracts

Bruker Energy & Supercon Technologies Awarded Multiple Contracts for State-of-the-Art Accelerator and Synchrotron Instrumentation - Bruker Technologies Advance Research in Structural Biology and Nanomaterials BERGISCH GLADBACH, Germany, Sep 08, 2009 -- Bruker Energy & Supercon Technologies, Inc. (BEST) today announced that its subsidiary Bruker ASC GmbH in Bergisch Gladbach, Germany, has been awarded several significant [...]

RiNA GmbH Acquires Roche RTS Protein Expression Portfolio

PENZBERG, Germany--Roche (SIX: RO, ROG; OTCQX: RHHBY) and RiNA GmbH of Berlin have agreed to transfer the complete Roche Applied Science RTS Protein Expression portfolio to RiNA GmbH, effective September 15, 2009. RiNA will contribute its longstanding experience in the field of cell-free expression systems and continue production at the same quality standards defined by [...]

Starna Scientific extends customer support service with feedback initiative

Starna Scientific has introduced an updated customer feedback system to assist compliance with ISO 17025:2005 guidelines. Built around a customer feedback/Lifetime Guarantee Registration form, the system is an integral part of Starna’s customer support service, whilst at the same time addressing the requirement laid out in section 4.7.2 of ISO 17025:2005 that states: “The laboratory [...]

PerkinElmer Announces Acquisition of Prenatal and Newborn Screening Laboratory in India

Global leader in human and environmental health acquires Surendra Genetic Labs, Pvt Ltd. to extend regional presence in fetal, maternal and newborn health technologies and services CHENNAI, India--PerkinElmer, Inc., a global leader focused on improving the health and safety of people and their environment, today announced that it has acquired the genetic screening business of [...]

Thermo Fisher Scientific Lands Record Project for LIMS in Brazil

The company's flagship SampleManager LIMS to connect 16 labs across the country PHILADELPHIA - Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the world leader in serving science, today announced that L.A. Falcão Bauer CTCQ Ltda (Falcão Bauer), a leading South American provider of services for instrument calibration and quality control, has selected SampleManager LIMS (laboratory information management system) [...]

Sangamo’s Zinc Finger Nuclease Technology Used to Efficiently Modify Human Stem Cells

Novel Approach Enables Breakthrough in Human Stem Cell Manipulation for Medical Research and for the Development of Stem Cells as Therapeutics RICHMOND, Calif., Sept. 8 -- Scientists from The Whitehead Institute used zinc finger nucleases (ZFNs) designed by Sangamo BioSciences, Inc., (Nasdaq: SGMO) to efficiently and precisely modify the genomes of human embryonic stem cells [...]

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