Carl Zeiss Enables Nanoscale Analysis of Hydrocarbon Deposits in Shale Rock
October 1, 2009
Adopted by Ingrain of Houston, Texas, the AURIGA® CrossBeam® workstation from Carl Zeiss provides the ultra-high resolution images, plus powerful analytical capabilities, needed to understand shale rock in a revolutionary new way. HOUSTON & OBERKOCHEN, Germany--The AURIGA® CrossBeam® FIB-SEM workstation, recently introduced by Carl Zeiss, now has demonstrated the ability to improve the analysis of [...]
DiscoveRx Signs a Worldwide Agreement with GlaxoSmithKline (GSK)
October 1, 2009
DiscoveRx Signs a Worldwide Agreement with GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) that Allows GSK Access to PathHunter¢â ©¬-Arrestin Cell lines and Reagents for G-PCR Screening FREMONT, Calif.--DiscoveRx Corp. announced today the signing of a global agreement with GSK, a leading pharmaceutical company, to provide access to its PathHunter¢â ©¬-Arrestin parental cell lines, clones and associated reagents for use [...]
Thermo Fisher Scientific Completes B.R.A.H.M.S. Acquisition
October 1, 2009
WALTHAM, Mass.--Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. (NYSE: TMO), the world leader in serving science, today announced that it has completed its previously announced acquisition of B.R.A.H.M.S. AG for €330 million (approximately $470 million USD). B.R.A.H.M.S. generated 2008 revenues of €75 million (approximately $105 million USD), and is expected to be accretive to adjusted earnings per share [...]
Sigma-Aldrich(R) Receives Award From Michael J. Fox Foundation
October 1, 2009
Sigma-Aldrich(R) Receives Award From Michael J. Fox Foundation to Develop Parkinson's Disease Research Models - Sigma-Aldrich's Newly-Opened SAGE(TM) Labs Expected to Create Genetically Engineered Knockout Rat Models to Better Understand Genetic Causes of Parkinson's Disease and Identify New Therapeutic Approaches NEW YORK and ST. LOUIS -- Sigma-Aldrich (Nasdaq: SIAL - News) and The Michael J. [...]
Yokogawa Europe expands Applications Centre
October 1, 2009
Amersfoort, The Netherlands -- Yokogawa Europe expands applications centre providing more comprehensive support for analytical instrumentation. Yokogawa Europe has expanded its applications centre at its European headquarters in Amersfoort, Netherlands, to provide local applications support for process analytical instruments including gas chromatographs, FT-NIR (Fourier Transform near-infrared) analysers and TDL (tuneable diode laser) analysers. The centre [...]
OSI Systems Receives $25M Order from U.S. Transportation Security Administration
October 1, 2009
OSI Systems Receives $25M Order from U.S. Transportation Security Administration for Advanced Imaging Technology - Order is First Placed against Multi-Year $173 Million IDIQ Contract Awarded for Deployment of Secure 1000 Single Pose HAWTHORNE, Calif.--OSI Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: OSIS - News), a vertically integrated provider of specialized electronic products for critical applications in the Security [...]
American Science and Engineering, Inc. Receives $18.2 Million Order
October 1, 2009
American Science and Engineering, Inc. Receives $18.2 Million Order for OmniView Gantry Cargo and Vehicle Inspection Systems for Saudi Arabia Customs - AS&E Joins with Al Zamil Group to Supply Multiple High-Energy Inspection Systems to Secure Borders BILLERICA, Mass.--American Science and Engineering, Inc. (AS&E®) (NASDAQ: ASEI - News), a leading worldwide supplier of innovative X-ray [...]
Asylum Research Shatters Quarterly Sales Records, Sees First Stimulus Order
October 1, 2009
Asylum Research, the technology leader for atomic force and scanning probe microscopy (AFM/SPM), announced today that it set new records for both orders and shipments in its third quarter. Orders were greater by more than 60% than the company’s previous record for a calendar quarter. These orders were a near equal combination of the recently [...]
STARLIMS LIMS and SDMS Selected for Nationwide Forensic Project in the Pacific Rim
October 1, 2009
HOLLYWOOD, Fla. -- STARLIMS Technologies Ltd. (Nasdaq:LIMS - News), a leading provider of laboratory information management systems, or LIMS, today announced that its web-based LIMS and Scientific Data Management System (SDMS) were selected by a government law enforcement agency in the Pacific Rim, in an agreement totaling $1.2 million for licenses and first-year maintenance. One [...]
Biosearch Technologies Takes License To The Roche 5’ Nuclease Patents
October 1, 2009
NOVATO, CA – Biosearch Technologies, Inc. (Biosearch), a leading supplier of sophisticated oligonucleotide components to the rapidly growing molecular diagnostics industry, today announced that on September 16th, 2009, the company licensed from Roche Molecular Systems (Roche), a family of patents covering practice of the 5’ Nuclease process. Biosearch becomes the first commercial oligonucleotide manufacturer to [...]

