Water System Operations Get Expanded View with Configurable Water Industry Software from Hach Company and GE Fanuc

Hach Water Information Management Solution(tm) combines with GE Fanuc Intelligent Platforms' Water Solutions Pack 2008 to provide configurable solution for water system operations. Loveland, Colo. - June 18, 2009 - Hach Company announced that its Hach Water Information Management Solution(tm) (Hach WIMS(tm)) is able to link to GE Fanuc Intelligent Platforms' Water Solutions Pack 2008. [...]

OSI Systems Awarded Two Contracts for Cargo and Vehicle Inspection Systems Totaling Approximately $12 Million

HAWTHORNE, Calif.--OSI Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:OSIS - News), a vertically-integrated provider of specialized electronic products for critical applications in the Security and Healthcare industries, today announced that its Security division, Rapiscan Systems, has been awarded two contracts totaling approximately $12 million to provide multiple Rapiscan Eagle® mobile cargo and high energy vehicle inspection systems to undisclosed [...]

Nanometrics and ZYGO Announce Strategic Business Partnership

MILPITAS, Calif. & MIDDLEFIELD, Conn.--Nanometrics Incorporated (Nasdaq:NANO - News) and Zygo Corporation (Nasdaq:ZIGO - News), each leading providers of optical metrology technologies to the global semiconductor and related industries, today announced that Nanometrics has purchased inventory and certain other assets relating to ZYGO’s Semiconductor Solutions business and that the two companies have entered into a [...]

Hamilton and Promega Develop Protocol for Automated Plasmid DNA Purification

Reno, Nevada (June 17, 2009) - Hamilton Robotics announces a tested and verified protocol for automation of the Promega Wizard* SV 96 Plasmid DNA Purification System. Developed in collaboration with Promega, this high-throughput method purifies DNA from pelleted bacterial culture samples using Hamilton's MICROLAB® STAR liquid handling workstation. The method processes up to 96 plasmid [...]

New IntelliCAL(tm) Probes Make Hach HQd the Smart Choice for

Interchangeable probes plus one HQd meter equals a full suite for water analysis testing Loveland, Colo. - June 17, 2009 - Hach announced three new fully interchangeable IntelliCAL(tm) probes for its HQd line of meters. These probes provide portable measurement of ORP, sodium, and pH for low-ionic strength samples for analysis in the lab or [...]

Venturepharm’s NASDAQ Flagship Commonwealth Biotechnologies, Inc. Announces Agreement to Acquire Largest Peptide Biotech Company in China

Transformative transaction to create the global market leader in the development and supply of research-grade custom peptides BEIJING, June 17 /PRNewswire-Asia/ -- Venturepharm Laboratories Ltd is pleased to inform that its NASDAQ flagship company, Commonwealth Biotechnologies, Inc. ("CBI") (Nasdaq: CBTE - News), has executed an agreement to acquire all of the outstanding shares of a [...]

Cepheid Announces European Release of Improved Test for BCR-ABL Chromosomal Translocation Associated With Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia (CML)

Oncology Test Further Highlights Broad Market Applicability of GeneXpert System SUNNYVALE, Calif., June 17 -- Cepheid (Nasdaq: CPHD - News) today announced the release of its improved Xpert® BCR-ABL Monitor test to be marketed as a CE IVD product under the European Directive on In Vitro Diagnostic Medical Devices. With improved time-to-results, the test now [...]

Agilent Technologies’ QuEChERS Method Kits Simplify Food Sample Preparation for Pesticide Analysis

SANTA CLARA, Calif., June 17, 2009 Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE: A) today introduced SampliQ QuEChERS kits that simplify sample preparation for analyzing pesticide residues in fruits, vegetables and processed food products. "QuEChERS," developed by USDA scientists in 2003, stands for "Quick, Easy, Cheap, Effective, Rugged and Safe." Agilent's SampliQ QuEChERS Kits make these methods even [...]

QIAGEN Transfers Distribution Rights for Transplantation Testing Product Portfolio and Related Assets to LinkMed

Transaction Allows QIAGEN to Increase Focus On Personalized Medicine Applications of HLA Testing Products VENLO, The Netherlands, June 16, 2009 -- QIAGEN N.V. (Nasdaq:QGEN - News; Frankfurt:QIA - News) today announced that it has signed an agreement to transfer distribution rights on July 1, 2009 for the Olerup SSP(r) product line and the related assets [...]

Excellent column-to-column consistency enhances IgG antibody purification…

Porvair Sciences Ltd. has announced a new range of Protein A columns that uniquely combine the proven operational benefits of BioVyon technology with the economy and convenience of a cartridge-based separation methodology. Designed for laboratories looking to handle small numbers of discrete samples - the new mini and micro BioVyon™ Protein A columns offer a [...]

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