Dr. Heiner Dreismann, Former CEO of Roche Molecular Systems and Diagnostics Veteran, Joins Shrink Nanotechnologies Board of Directors Dr. Dreismann to Also Serve on the Shrink Business Advisory Board; Assist Shrink in Seeking Development Partners for Shrink’s Diagnostics Technologies CARLSBAD, Calif.--Shrink Nanotechnologies, Inc. (“Shrink”) (OTCBB: INKN), an innovative platform nanotechnology company developing technologies for a [...]

News from Quotient Bioresearch Quotient Bioresearch acquires radiochemical custom synthesis operations from GE Healthcare Acquired business to provide Quotient-Amersham Radiochemicals branded products and services Major investment in new radiochemicals facility to be located in Cardiff, Wales Cambridgeshire, UK, 25th June, 2009 – Quotient Bioresearch Limited (“Quotient”), a leading provider of drug development services, announces that [...]

Bruker's CBRNE Detection Business Announces Contract Award for Ten First Article Test Systems for US Navy Improved Point Detection System (IPDS) Replacement Program BILLERICA, Mass.--Bruker Detection Corporation today announced that it has been awarded a contract for ten (10) first article test and verification units for the Improved Point Detection System (IPDS) replacement program of [...]

LOMBARD, Ill., June 25 -- Orochem Technologies Inc., a leading provider of reagents and devices that serves the bioanalysis, drug discovery, genomics and proteomics markets today announced the acquisition of Oligonet, Inc. a Custom Oligonucleotide Synthesis Business located in Gaithersburg, MD. With this acquisition, Orochem will become a significant player in the custom oligo synthesis [...]

AUSTIN, Texas--Luminex Corporation (NASDAQ: LMNX - News), the worldwide leader in multiplexed solutions, today announced three executive appointments, all effective July 1, 2009. Michael F. Pintek has been named Senior Vice President, Operations. Mr. Pintek is an industry veteran with deep and broad experience in the life science industry. He joins Luminex from Roche, where [...]

SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif.--Fluidigm Corporation today announced that the Center for iPS Cell Research and Application (CiRA; Director Dr. Shinya Yamanaka) of Kyoto University’s Institute for Integrated Cell-Material Sciences (iCeMS), has introduced a BioMark™ System for Genetic Analysis. CiRA is using the unique microfluidic properties of the system’s integrated fluidic circuits (IFCs) to analyze selected [...]

Research for Glycan Analytical Tool Could Have Major Impact on Drug Discovery and Biopharmaceutical and Diagnostic Industries DENVER--ADA Technologies, Inc. received a $1.15 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to continue research into the development of a low-cost glycan analytical tool that is capable of rapidly and accurately identifying the functional properties of [...]

Thermo Scientific FILLit Software Provides Additional Functionality to the Thermo Scientific Multidrop Combi and Multidrop Combi nL MILFORD, Mass., (June 24, 2009) - Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the world leader in serving science, has introduced the new Thermo Scientific FILLit Software, maximizing the flexibility of the Thermo Scientific Multidrop Combi and Multidrop Combi nL reagent [...]

Further Expanding the CONNECTS Solution Set Philadelphia. (June 24, 2009) – Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the world leader in serving science, introduces Integration Manager™ - a flexible, powerful data transformation tool for automated data acquisition and point-to-point data distribution across the enterprise. Integration Manager provides connectivity to all parts of the laboratory workflow and translates [...]

SUNNYVALE, Calif., June 24 -- Cepheid (Nasdaq: CPHD - News) today noted that a new article, Evaluation of Universal Antenatal Screening for Group B Streptococcus, published in the June 2009 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine concluded that rapid, PCR-based testing at the time of admission for delivery may improve the accuracy of [...]