December 2, 2009
Streamlining Research Into the Design of Vaccine Candidates for HIV and Anthrax; Captures IP for Re-Use and Improved Publications GUILDFORD, UK and BURLINGTON, MA -- IDBS, the leading worldwide provider of research data management and analytics solutions to R&D organizations, today announced that L'Institut de Biologie et Chimie des Proteines (IBCP), a principal research institute [...]
Deon Vos Appointed President, EMD Chemicals Inc.
December 2, 2009
GIBBSTOWN, N.J.--Deon Vos has been named President and Managing Director of EMD Chemicals Inc. He succeeds Meiken Krebs, who will assume the position of Senior Vice President of Strategy, Organization and Business Processes, Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany (EMD Chemicals is a North American affiliate of Merck KGaA). These appointments will take effect on January 1, [...]
TET Systems and AMC/STW Enter Into an Assignment Agreement
December 2, 2009
Heidelberg and Amsterdam / b3c newswire / -- TET Systems Holding (TSH), a privately-held, German biotech company based in Heidelberg, the Academic Medical Center (AMC), and Technology Foundation STW announced today that they have entered into an assignment agreement. Scientists at the AMC have previously developed a novel series of reverse transactivators with improved properties. [...]
Electronic Sensor Technology Receives Order From Menssana Research Inc.,
December 2, 2009
NEWBURY PARK, Calif.--Electronic Sensor Technology (EST) (OTCBB: ESNR), a leading provider of innovative homeland security, environmental solutions and healthcare solutions, announces the receipt of an order of 4 units of the zNose Model 4200 from Menssana Research Inc., of Fort Lee, New Jersey. Dr. Michael Phillips, Founder and CEO of Menssana Research, has pioneered breath [...]
ExonHit Launches First Product in Alzheimer
December 2, 2009
AclarusDx™ Alzheimer’s test now available as a Research Use Only product Strong need for accurate patient characterization in Alzheimer clinical trials Clinical guidance from a world-class Alzheimer Scientific Advisory Board PARIS--Regulatory News: ExonHit Therapeutics (Paris:ALEHT) is pleased to announce that AclarusDx™ Alzheimer’s test (formerly known as EHT Dx21), its blood-based test for the detection of [...]
Roche´s Assay for 2009 H1N1 Influenza Virus Is Regularly Updated with the Latest Virus Sequences
December 2, 2009
PENZBERG, Germany--The Roche assay for the 2009 H1N1 influenza virus detects RNA from the 2009 H1N1 Influenza A virus and provides a rapid means of identification of patients infected with this virus. In order to ensure continued specificity and sensitivity of the Roche's Influenza A/H1N1 assay, Roche performs sequence comparisons with all available 2009 H1N1 [...]
Special Microscope for Biological Research Installed by Carl Zeiss
December 2, 2009
Carl Zeiss completed the installation and acceptance testing of a transmission electron microscope featuring a new type of optics for the high-resolution imaging of biological specimens at the Max Planck Institute for Biophysics in Frankfurt, Germany. OBERKOCHEN/FRANKFURT, Germany--PACEM is a transmission electron microscope (TEM) designed to image low-contrast biological specimens. It was specially developed and [...]
Abbott’s Ibis Technology Named One of the Top Innovations for 2009 by The Scientist
December 2, 2009
ABBOTT PARK, Ill. -- PRNewswire-FirstCall -- Abbott's Ibis technology for detecting and characterizing a vast array of microorganisms has been named one of the top innovations in 2009 by The Scientist magazine. A panel of expert judges evaluated a broad range of life science technologies to determine the year's top innovations, with the winners unveiled [...]
Howard Goldstein Joins Microchip Biotechnologies, Inc. as Executive Vice President
December 2, 2009
PLEASANTON, Calif. --PRNewswire-- The new position of Executive Vice President, Commercial Affairs at Microchip Biotechnologies, Inc. has been taken up by Howard Goldstein, a biotech lab systems executive with more than 30 years of experience creating and managing life science product organizations. Mr. Goldstein will direct Microchip Biotechnologies' marketing, business development, sales and customer service [...]
Pfeiffer Vacuum acquires vacuum component manufacturer
December 2, 2009
Asslar, Germany -- Pfeiffer Vacuum Technology AG announces the signing of a contract to acquire Trinos Vakuum-Systeme GmbH of Göttingen, Germany. Under the terms of the agreement, Pfeiffer Vacuum will acquire 100 percent of the shares in Trinos effective January 1, 2010. The purchase price will be financed in cash. Confidentiality has been agreed regarding [...]
