Emerson Wins Major Automation Contract for Biopharmaceutical Plant in Singapore

Emerson Process Management Continues Life Sciences Growth in Asia-Pacific AUSTIN, Texas--Emerson Process Management, a global process control and automation leader and a business of Emerson (NYSE:EMR), has been selected by Switzerland-based Lonza Group Ltd. to provide engineering and design services and digital automation architecture and control technologies for a new Lonza biopharmaceutical plant in Singapore. [...]

Agilent Technologies and Anderson Forschung Group Collaborate on Quantitative Protein Assays

SANTA CLARA, Calif. & WASHINGTON--Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE:A) and Anderson Forschung Group LLC (AFG) today announced a collaboration to develop quantitative peptide assays to speed protein biomarker discovery and validation. The collaboration will combine AFG’s stable isotope standards and capture by anti-peptide antibodies (SISCAPA) technology with Agilent’s 1200 Series HPLC-Chip and 6400 Series triple quadrupole [...]

Affymetrix Appoints Gary Guthart to Board of Directors

SANTA CLARA, Calif.--Affymetrix Inc., (Nasdaq:AFFX - News) announced today that Gary S. Guthart, Ph.D., President and Chief Operating Officer of Intuitive Surgical, has been elected to the company’s board of directors. “We are pleased to add Gary Guthart to the company’s board,” said Steve P.A. Fodor, Ph.D., founder and executive chairman of Affymetrix. “His track [...]

Cyntellect Appoints Former GE Healthcare Director Gareth Jones as European Director of Sales and Operations

New Hire Brings over 17 Years of Life Sciences Scientific Sales Experience to Cyntellect SAN DIEGO--Cyntellect, Inc., a privately-held life sciences company leading the development and commercialization of microplate-based cytometry systems, announced today that it has appointed Gareth Jones as its European Director of Sales and Operations responsible for the sale of company products to [...]

GE Healthcare Introduces ÄKTAmicro Liquid Chromatography System

For micropurification and characterization of target molecules GE Healthcare announces the launch of ÄKTAmicroä liquid chromatography system, specifically designed for small sample volumes and concentrations, giving reproducible high resolution purification and enabling characterization of target molecules. The new system includes a Microfraction Collection Kit for collection of minute fraction volumes and an adapted UNICORNä wizard [...]

Y.L. (Lou) Cheng Joins OI Analytical as Manager of Asia Pacific Sales

COLLEGE STATION, TX--May 26, 2009 -- O.I. Corporation (NasdaqGM:OICO - News) announced today that Mr. Y.L. (Lou) Cheng has joined OI Analytical as Manager of Sales for the Asia Pacific Region. Prior to joining OI, Mr. Cheng worked in Asia for the Petroleum Analysis Corporation and AC Analytical Controls. Mr. Cheng will work from an [...]

CDEX Streamlines to Focus on Service and Sales of Existing Product Lines

TUCSON, AZ--May 26, 2009 -- CDEX Inc. (OTC BB:CEXI.OB - News) (www.cdexinc.com) announces that effective June 1, 2009, it has taken additional steps to streamline its organization in response to the downturn in the global economy. The Board of Directors unanimously approved a plan which calls for a selective reduction in expenses, while maintaining full [...]

Thermo Fisher Scientific Elects Two New Directors

WALTHAM, Mass.--Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. (NYSE: TMO), the world leader in serving science, today announced that two new directors have been named to its board – Thomas J. Lynch and Tyler Jacks, PhD. These additions bring the company’s total number of board members to 12. Mr. Lynch is chief executive officer of Tyco Electronics Ltd., [...]

Gene Bridges Licenses Recombineering Technology to Chugai Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.

HEIDELBERG, Germany--Gene Bridges GmbH, the recombineering company, today announced that Chugai Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. of Tokyo, Japan has completed the amendment to expand the commercial license agreement existing since 2005 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“, [...]

Roche Launches New PCR Assay for Tuberculosis Testing in South Africa

PENZBERG, Germany--Roche Diagnostics today announced the launch of a new tuberculosis test for South Africa. Worldwide, South Africa is one of the countries with the highest prevalence of tuberculosis. The new kit detects different species of Mycobacterium from human sputum samples using the LightCycler® 2.0 Instrument. The diagnosis of tuberculosis in South Africa relies on [...]

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