November 15, 2005
BERLIN and ROCKY HILL, N.J.-- Simultaneous Acquisitions Strengthen Bruker AXS Presence in Nanotechnology and Advanced Materials Research Markets. Bruker AXS Inc. today announced the closing of two complementary acquisitions in the $150 million per annum X-ray microanalysis market. Applications of microanalysis include nanotechnology and advanced materials research, as well as materials analysis and quality control, [...]
November 14, 2005
WASHINGTON, DC - Today at the Society of Neuroscience meeting in Washington, D.C., GE Healthcare launched Ad-A-Gene Vectors, a large range of ready-to-use, validated adenoviral vector gene delivery reagents. The reagents expand the possibilities for lead compound profiling, drug target validation and basic research by enabling the rapid development of transient cell signaling assays. The [...]
NCode(TM) miRNA Microarray Offers Complete, Integrated Solution for miRNA Profiling
November 14, 2005
Platform Enables Researchers to Profile All Known miRNAs from Humans Plus Additional Human Predicted miRNAs and Most Studied Genomes CARLSBAD, Calif.--Invitrogen Corporation (Nasdaq:IVGN), a leading life sciences company with a broad portfolio of technologies to improve and accelerate biomedical research, drug discovery and commercial bioproduction, today introduced its NCode(TM) microRNA (miRNA) Microarray platform. The NCode(TM) [...]
Quantron, Inc. announces new North American address
November 11, 2005
Quantron, Inc. Advanced Analytical Systems 180 Boulder Drive Suite 120 Fitchburg, MA 01420 Tel: 978-345-3951 Fax: 978-345-5048 Email: [email protected] Quantron, Inc. has established itself within the past two years in North America with close to thirty successful installations. Quantron’s innovative spark spectrometers with new technology and rugged design, are the ideal analysis systems for both [...]
PerkinElmer Announces Purchase Price for Tender Offer and Consent Solicitation
November 8, 2005
BOSTON---PerkinElmer, Inc. (NYSE: PKI) announced today that it has determined the purchase price to be paid in connection with its previously announced cash tender offer and consent solicitation for any and all of its outstanding 8 7/8% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2013 and that $269.891 million, or 99.96% of the aggregate outstanding principal amount of [...]
Varian, Inc. Acquires Polymer Laboratories Ltd.
November 8, 2005
PALO ALTO, Calif.,-- Varian, Inc. (Nasdaq: VARI) today announced that it has acquired PL International Limited, and its subsidiaries including Polymer Laboratories Ltd., a privately owned company based in the United Kingdom, for approximately $42 million in cash net of acquired cash, subject to certain net asset adjustments. The transaction also includes an opportunity for [...]
November 7, 2005
CHALFONT ST. GILES, UK - GE Healthcare today announced the availability of His MultiTrap™ FF and His MultiTrap HP prepacked 96-well filter plates for convenient screening and rapid, high-throughput parallel purification of histidine-tagged recombinant proteins. The standardized 96-well plate allows great flexibility and consistent well-to-well and plate-to-plate performance to ensure high reproducibility. His MultiTrap 96-well [...]
Arnold A. Pinkston Joins Beckman Coulter as Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary
November 7, 2005
FULLERTON, Calif. – Beckman Coulter, Inc. (NYSE:BEC) announced today that Arnold A. Pinkston has been named senior vice president, general counsel effective November 15, 2005, and secretary, effective December 1, 2005 pending Board approval. Pinkston succeeds William H. May who is retiring after 30 years of service as general counsel and an officer of the [...]
BD Biosciences to Establish Manufacturing in Puerto Rico
November 7, 2005
Franklin Lakes, NJ---BD Biosciences, a segment of BD (Becton, Dickinson and Company), today announced plans to expand manufacturing in Puerto Rico and to begin production of selected reagent products there starting in 2007.The $42 million capital investment project is expected to create over 100 new positions at the Cayey, Puerto Rico facility, which currently supports [...]
Electrochemical Detector from ESA Biosciences Offers Redox Capability in Single Cell
November 3, 2005
CHELMSFORD, Mass. – The Coulochem III from ESA Biosciences, Inc., uniquely combines both coulometric and amperometric detection in a flexible high performance electrochemical detector system. In combination with ESA’s patented electrodes, the Coulochem III detector is the only electrochemical detector to offer redox capability in a single cell. Compatible with all HPLC columns and offering [...]
