Thermo Fisher Scientific Introduces Downloadable Protocols
October 2, 2009
New Online Fast-track Set-up Available for Thermo Scientific Multiskan FC MILFORD, Mass. - Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the world leader in serving science, today announced a new range of downloadable protocols for the Thermo Scientific Multiskan FC microplate photometer. There are now nearly 50 ready-made protocols available to cover a wide variety of applications, including [...]
Bioo Scientific Awarded USDA Grant for Development of Technology to Detect Food Contaminants
October 2, 2009
Bioo Scientific received a SBIR Phase II award from the USDA to develop a new technology to detect contaminants in our food supply. Austin, TX -- The safety of the public food supply is an important global public health issue. Last year over 300,000 people were hospitalized with food poisoning in the US alone. Because [...]
Sigma-Aldrich Elects George M. Church as Director
October 2, 2009
ST. LOUIS -- The Board of Directors of Sigma-Aldrich( )Corporation (Nasdaq: SIAL - News) has elected Dr. George M. Church as a Director of the Company. Dr. Church (age 55) is a Professor of Genetics at the Harvard Medical School and Director of the Center for Computational Genetics in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Dr. Church pioneered technology [...]
Military Approves H1N1 Testing with Idaho Technology JBAIDS
October 2, 2009
SALT LAKE CITY--Idaho Technology’s Joint Biological Agent Identification and Diagnostic System (JBAIDS) has been approved by the military to run tests for the H1N1 virus. Deployed across the globe, including in Iraq and Afghanistan, by all four branches of the military, the JBAIDS instrument will be used to test military personnel and their families for [...]
New Addition to VWR Science Education Allows Company to Expand its Generational Reach
October 2, 2009
WEST CHESTER, PA - VWR Education, LLC is pleased to announce the addition of X-treme Geek to Science Education's portfolio of distinctive brands. Effective today, the acquisition of X-treme Geek was completed. The consumer-based company offers high-tech gadgets, unique novelties, and fun science-related gifts through both web and catalog sales. A complementary addition to the [...]
Sigma-Aldrich Announces Appointment of George Miller
October 1, 2009
Sigma-Aldrich (Nasdaq: SIAL) Announces Appointment of George Miller as Sr. Vice President, General Counsel & Secretary ST. LOUIS -- Sigma-Aldrich (Nasdaq: SIAL - News) is pleased to announce the appointment of George Miller as Sr. Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary. In his new role, Miller will join the company's executive management team and manage [...]
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. [...]

