BURLINGTON, Mass. and BERLIN -- caprotec bioanalytics GmbH announced today the opening of its US-based subsidiary based in Burlington, MA. caprotec Inc. will be responsible for North American sales, marketing and support of caprotec's proprietary Capture Compound Mass Spectrometry (CCMS) technology and its related products. caprotec is partnering with Genovative Solutions, LLC in the area [...]

HAWTHORNE, Calif.--OSI Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: OSIS - News), a vertically-integrated provider of specialized electronic products for critical applications in the Security and Healthcare industries, today announced that its Security division, Rapiscan Systems, has been awarded a contract by the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation, the mass transit system set up by the Government of India and [...]

FREMONT, Calif. -- WaferGen Biosystems, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: WGBS), a leading developer of state-of-the-art genetic analysis systems, today announced a new, innovative service for gene-expression profiling of thousands of genes using the SmartChip(TM) Real-Time PCR System. By taking advantage of the SmartChip Real-Time PCR system, WaferGen will offer universities, pharmaceutical and diagnostic companies a [...]

Gothenburg, Sweden -- Denator AB announced today that the company has been awarded funding from the Vinnova Forska&Väx programme. Denator will receive 500 000 SEK for a pre-study for stabilization of clinical samples for improving correct diagnosis. The programme Forska&Väx will distribute 70 MSEK to 64 small and medium-sized companies as financing for their R&D [...]

World's Top Gene Synthesis Companies Form International Gene Synthesis Consortium (IGSC) to Coordinate Best Practices in Risk Reduction Five Member Companies Represent 80 Percent of Worldwide Gene Synthesis Capacity Five of the world’s leading gene synthesis companies today announced agreement that they will apply a common screening protocol to promote biosecurity in the gene synthesis [...]

Genevac has announced the Puck - a new sampling accessory that extends the sampling versatility of its Rocket™ Evaporator to simultaneously accommodate up to eighteen 60ml Accelerated Solvent Extractor (ASE®) tubes*. For environmental, food and agricultural scientists that commonly employ solvent extraction techniques - concentration of extracted samples prior to analysis has traditionally been a [...]

Regenerative Medicine to Study Parthenogenetic Stem Cells OCEANSIDE, Calif.--International Stem Cell Corporation (OTCBB: ISCO), www.internationalstemcell.com announced today that it is collaborating with renowned stem cell researcher Jeanne F. Loring, Ph.D., and the Scripps Research Institute (La Jolla, CA) to study parthenogenetic stem cells and potentially therapeutic cells that can be derived from them. ISCO has [...]

SUNNYVALE, Calif.--Picarro, Inc., the maker of the world's highest performing and easiest to use gas analyzers, today announced that Thomas Fallon, COO of Infinera Corporation, has joined its board of directors. Mr. Fallon, who will become president and CEO of Infinera in January 2010, brings a wealth of operational, management and optical industry experience to [...]

RUNCORN, Cheshire -- Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the world leader in serving science, today announced that its pathology product line-up now includes offerings from Raymond A. Lamb, a 45-year old British medical product manufacturer it recently acquired. Thermo Scientific products now span the spectrum of pathology applications from grossing, histology, cytology and immunohistochemistry to autopsy [...]

OREM, UT -- Reflect Scientific, Inc. (OTC.BB:RSCF - News), a provider of diverse products and services for the biotechnology, pharmaceutical, medical, industrial and transportation industries, announced the Company has entered into a collaborative arrangement with Resonon for incorporation of its unique hyper-spectral imaging technology into Reflect Scientific's industrial machine vision line of business. "This relationship [...]