American Science and Engineering, Inc. Receives $4.4 Million Order for Multiple ZBV Screening Systems from U.S. Government

ZBVs to support counter-drug and anti-terrorism programs BILLERICA, Mass.--American Science and Engineering, Inc. (NASDAQ: ASEI - News) (AS&E®), a leader in X-ray detection technology, announced today that the Company has received a $4.4 million order from the U.S. Government for multiple Z Backscatter Vans™ (ZBV™) — the industry’s top-selling mobile X-ray screening system. The contract [...]

World Fusion Becomes Ariadne’s Exclusive Distributor in Japan

ROCKVILLE, MD, October 6, 2008 – Ariadne today announced that World Fusion has become Ariadne’s exclusive distributor in Japan, and will serve as support center for its patent-pending MedScan® technology and Pathway Studio® product line. Powered by MedScan technology, Pathway Studio enables scientists to control vast amounts of publicly available information and supplements all stages [...]

Takeda Pharmaceuticals Licenses Recombineering Technology from Gene Bridges

Gene Bridges GmbH, the recombineering company, today announced that Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited of Osaka, Japan has completed a commercial license agreement for the use of the Red/ET recombination technology from Gene Bridges. The Red/ET recombination technology, patented in Japan under the title "Novel DNA Cloning Method", is a valued method for generating targeting vectors [...]

GenomeQuest Names Deirdre Aubuchon As Chief Financial Officer

GenomeQuest, Inc., the leader in sequence informatics, today announced that it has named Deirdre O. Aubuchon as the company's first Chief Financial Officer. As CFO, Ms. Aubuchon will be responsible for GenomeQuest's worldwide financial operations, ensuring that the company maintains the financial infrastructure necessary to successfully execute the company's strategic plan. "It is a pleasure [...]

Ad hoc: CLS Laborautomationssysteme GmbH concludes Asset Deal with Manz Automation Tübingen GmbH

Jena, October 6 , 2008: The Executive Board of CyBio AG, Jena, (German Stock Exchange: General Standard, ISIN number: DE 0005412308) announces the formal closing of an asset deal agreement between CLS Laborautomationssysteme GmbH and Manz Automation Tübingen GmbH. CyBio AG owns 77,644 % of the share capital of the CLS Laborautomationssysteme GmbH. After intensive [...]

Implant Sciences Receives $750,000 Contract Award from Department of Homeland Security

WAKEFIELD, Mass.--Implant Sciences Corporation (NYSE Alternext US: IMX), a high technology supplier of sophisticated systems and sensors for the homeland security market and related industries, today announced the award of a thirteen (13) month, $750,000 Phase II Small Business Innovation Research (“SBIR”) contract by the Department of Homeland Security (“DHS”), Science & Technology Directorate in [...]

Applied Biosystems Introduces New Rapid Molecular-based System for Mycoplasma Contaminant Detection in Biopharmaceutical Manufacturing

Recent recalls in the pharmaceutical industry have increased awareness of the need to improve contaminant and impurity analysis in drug manufacturing. Biopharmaceutical companies are responding to this challenge for products produced in cell culture to include in-process contaminant and impurity analysis for rapid detection of the smallest known self-replicating organism, called Mycoplasma. To assist in [...]

Biomedical Diagnostics Institute Purchases Biacore A100 Label-free Protein Interaction Analysis System for Development of Novel Clinical Diagnostics

System Will Drastically Reduce Lead to Application Time DUBLIN, IRELAND, 6th OCTOBER 2008 – The Biomedical Diagnostics Institute (BDI) based at Dublin City University (DCU) announced today that it has invested in Biacore™ A100 label-free protein interaction analysis system. The BDI is focused on the development of novel point of care diagnostics for detecting e.g. [...]

Wall Street Journal Selects PhyloChip Developed on the Affymetrix Platform as a Top Technology Innovation

Custom Array Developed by Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory is Recognized for Its Contribution to Air Quality Testing SANTA CLARA, Calif.--Affymetrix Inc. (Nasdaq:AFFX) announced today that the PhyloChip, a custom Affymetrix microarray developed by Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, won the bronze prize in the 2008 Wall Street Journal Technology Innovation Awards. The PhyloChip helps researchers identify [...]

Koslow Scientific has introduced its NEW Mercury Oxide Reference Electrode – the ideal choice for measurements involving Alkaline and Fluoride Solutions.

Applications for this NEW electrode include Alkaline Battery Research and Process Monitoring in strong alkaline or chloride-free solutions. These electrodes find wide applications in electrochemical research in universities and industry. The Mercury Oxide Electrode is constructed of rugged plastic and holds a Teflon junction making it ideal for use in corrosive media. The filling solution [...]

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