Sony Joins Research Park at U of I by Acquiring iCyt
February 10, 2010
Biotech company to stay and grow in the park, CEO remains in place CHAMPAIGN, Ill.--Sony Corp. announced at a celebration today that it had acquired iCyt Mission Technology Inc., a fast-growing University of Illinois Research Park biotechnology company. “Acquisition by Sony Corp. represents the next stage of iCyt’s growth into a major biotech player” iCyt’s [...]
Strategic Diagnostics Inc. Becomes SDIX
February 10, 2010
New Brand Reflects Company’s Biotech and Life Sciences Solutions NEWARK, Del.--Strategic Diagnostics Inc. (Nasdaq: SDIX - News), a leading provider of biotechnology-based products and services for a broad range of life science, biotechnology, diagnostic, and food safety applications, today announced it will be doing business as SDIX (Strategic Diagnostics Inc. d/b/a SDIX). The new SDIX [...]
February 10, 2010
Officials Increase Efforts to Enforce Zero-Tolerance Policy VANCOUVER, British Columbia--While millions of viewers around the world are watching breathtaking ski jumps, razor-sharp skating moves and other awe-inspiring athletic feats in Vancouver over the next few weeks, the official doping control laboratory of the 2010 Winter Games will be casting an equally intent eye on the [...]
New Xcelolab™ Powder Dispenser from Capsugel
February 10, 2010
Saves Clinical Trial Manufacturing Time, Resource and Money While Improving Accuracy with Laboratory Weighing Applications Cambridge, UK: Capsugel, the world's leading provider of dosage form solutions to the pharmaceutical and related healthcare industries, is pleased to announce that the benchtop Xcelolab™ powder dispenser is now available, offering scientists a rapid and reproducible solution for precise [...]
February 9, 2010
Escalating Fear of Bioterrorism as a Potential Tool for Al-Qaeda Affiliates and Southeast Asian Terrorists Groups Prompts Increase of First Responder Biological Detection Equipment in Region LOS ANGELES--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 [...]
Honeywell Enhances Corrosion-Prevention Capabilities for Power Generators
February 9, 2010
High-Purity Water System Incorporates ORP Measurement to Minimize Corrosion PHOENIX -- Honeywell (NYSE:HON) today announced it has added oxidation reduction potential (ORP) measurement – a key parameter for minimizing corrosion in power plant equipment such as turbines and piping – to its HPW7000 High-Purity Water Measurement System, which should enable plants to better maintain critical [...]
SP Industries Announces New Name
February 9, 2010
SP Industries Inc. has announced that as of 1st February 2010 that it will adopt the new trading name - SP Scientific for its VirTis, Genevac, FTS Systems and Hotpack brands. Mark Shon, Vice President Sales and Marketing stated, "Through a process of acquisitions over recent years we have created a strong corporate entity that [...]
INTEGRA PIPETBOY Pro Pipetting Aid Comfortable Error-Free Pipetting
February 9, 2010
The new INTEGRA PIPETBOY pro pipetting aid unites all essential characteristics for productive work with serological pipettes: accuracy, speed and comfort. Designed for comfortable and error-free pipetting - a new integral white LED light in the PIPETBOY pro provides optimal illumination of the area around the pipette, ensuring accurate pipetting and preventing eyestrain even when [...]
Umetrics SIMCA®-Q in SIEMENS SIPAT ™
February 9, 2010
Embedded Multivariate Analysis Engine features Umetrics technology for PAT solutions Malmö, Sweden -- Umetrics, a world leader in multivariate data analysis (MVDA) software, announces SIEMENS SIPAT™, featuring embedded Umetrics MVDA for the implementation of Process Analytical Technology (PAT). SIPAT improves process understanding and, by permitting a focus on either specific units or total batch quality, [...]
Esco Announces Complete NEW Range of Energy Efficient Laboratory Fume Hoods
February 9, 2010
Singapore -- Esco announces the release of a complete NEW range of Energy Efficient Ergonomic Laboratory Fume Hoods, available in General Purpose Benchtop, Floor Mounted (Walk-In), Perchloric Acid, Radioisotope, and PVC Acid Digestion configurations, in a complete range of widths. Based on Berkeley Fume Hood technology, developed at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, USA, exclusively [...]

