Expands Phenotyping Solutions and Genetically Modified Animal Portfolio HUDSON, NY-- Taconic, one of the largest laboratory rodent providers in the world, announced it has recently acquired Xenogen Biosciences Corporation, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Caliper Life Sciences, Inc. (NASDAQ:CALP - News). Xenogen Biosciences is a provider of in vivo drug discovery services, including in vivo target [...]

Implementation of its Proposal Filed Under the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act MONTREAL, CANADA--ART Advanced Research Technologies Inc. (ART) (TSX:ARA - News), a Canadian medical device company specializing in optical molecular imaging products for the healthcare and pharmaceutical industries, announces that it has emerged from its Court-supervised restructuring on December 11, 2009. All transactions in connection [...]

To Automate LC Method Development According to Quality-by-Design Guidelines - Fusion Method Development software Produces More Robust Methods Faster; Method Development Time Reduced from 45-60 Days to 2-3 Days MILFORD, Mass. -- Waters Corporation (NYSE: WAT) has become the exclusive distributor of Fusion Method Development™ software, developed by S-Matrix® Corporation. The software works seamlessly with [...]

Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa -- Bika Lab Systems releases a new version of popular open source laboratory information management software: Bika LIMS. Downloaded An Astonishing 6300 Times To Date - Bika Releases New LIMS Update ! An exciting new update to the highly successful Bika Inkosi LIMS 2 has been released and its [...]

Offers Greater Precision, Selectivity and Sensitivity SANTA CLARA, Calif.--Agilent Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: A - News) today introduced the 7000B Triple Quadrupole Gas Chromatograph/Mass Spectrometer (GC/MS/MS), delivering high confidence in ultra-trace level results, while shortening analysis times for target compounds in complex samples. The Agilent 7000B provides femtogram-level sensitivity for analyses such as pesticides, PAHs, PCBs, [...]

Forms Partnership to Expand Customer Access to Light Producing Animal Models HOPKINTON, Mass. PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Caliper Life Sciences, Inc. (Nasdaq: CALP), a leading provider of tools and services for drug discovery and life sciences research, today announced that it has completed the sale of Xenogen Biosciences Corporation ("XenBio"), a subsidiary which provides in-vivo pre-clinical CRO [...]

A Leader in Laboratory Information Management Systems - Enhances Abbott's Diagnostics Portfolio and Expertise in Information Management Systems; Expands STARLIMS' Presence Across Laboratory Market Segments Abbott Park, Illinois and Hollywood Florida — Abbott (NYSE: ABT) announced today a definitive agreement to acquire STARLIMS Technologies Ltd. (NASDAQ: LIMS), a leading provider of laboratory information management systems, [...]

Groundbreaking 4.5kg "Lab in a Box(TM)" to Provide Fast H1N1 Virus Detection ST. GEORGE, Utah. -- DxNA announced today that the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) for its 2009 H1N1 influenza virus diagnostic test for use in DxNA's GeneSTAT(TM) detection platform. The new platform enables fast detection [...]

Children's Hospital Boston Isolate Biomarker for Acute Pediatric Appendicitis Children's Hospital research team believes discovery will lead to more accurate, efficient diagnosis SAN JOSE, Calif. -- Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the world leader in serving science, today announced that a team of researchers at Children's Hospital Boston identified a promising biomarker, known as LRG, that [...]

Sales Climb Steadily Throughout the Recession SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif.--Fluidigm Corporation today announced that sales of its flagship BioMark™ System for Genetic Analysis surpassed 100 cumulative units in the field. The BioMark system, based on proprietary microfluidic chips called integrated fluidic circuits (IFCs), provides high throughput real-time qPCR enabling researchers to streamline their experimental workflow, [...]