Millipore Corporation Announces Appointment of Strategy and Corporate Development Vice President

BILLERICA, Mass.--Millipore Corporation (NYSE: MIL), a leading provider of technologies, tools and services for the global life science industry, today announced the appointment of Ram Ramakrishnan as Vice President, Strategy and Corporate Development. In his new role, Mr. Ramakrishnan is responsible for leading the development of Millipore’s corporate strategy, managing the company’s strategic planning process, [...]

Knome and SeqWright to Offer Personal Genomics Services Through CLIA-Certified Laboratory

CAMBRIDGE, Mass.--Knome, a recognized pioneer in the personal genomics field, today announced that it will collaborate with SeqWright, a world-leader in custom genomic and molecular biology services, to offer its personal genome sequencing and analysis services through a CLIA-certified laboratory. CLIA, or Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments, are quality standards developed by the federal government for [...]

Gentronix and Apredica Ally to Create Predictive-Toxicology Service

Joint Service Offering to Increase Drug Development Success and the Safety of New Drugs on the Market. Gentronix Limited, a genotoxicity product and services provider, and Apredica, an ADME-Tox contract research laboratory, today announced a strategic alliance to provide drug-discovery support services in the area of predictive toxicology. The objective of the alliance is to [...]

JPK Instruments installs first Optical Tweezers system in the Netherlands

2009-06-10 | JPK Instruments, a world-leading manufacturer of nanoanalytic instrumentation for research in life sciences and soft matter, is pleased to announce the installation of its unique NanoTracker™ optical tweezers system in the laboratory of Dr. Remus Dame at Leiden University. JPK Instruments has recently installed its NanoTracker™ system, a versatile force-sensing optical tweezers platform. [...]

Endress+Hauser and ISSYS to develop MEMS-based fluidic product

June 10, 2009 - Endress+Hauser Flowtec AG in Switzerland and Integrated Sensing Systems (ISSYS) in Ann Arbor, USA, have entered into a strategic partnership. The objective is to develop and commercialize advanced sensing products based on ISSYS’ cutting-edge MEMS (Micro-Electro-Mechanical Systems) technology. The partnership is comprehensive and will maximize the strengths of the two companies. [...]

Cepheid Receives Grant to Develop Ten-Color Real-Time PCR Detection Technology for Use in the GeneXpert(R) System

New Capabilities Will Further Extend GeneXpert System Technology Advantages SUNNYVALE, Calif., June 10 -- Cepheid (Nasdaq: CPHD - News) today announced that it has received a notice of grant award from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases to develop new ten-color detection technology for use in its GeneXpert® System. The $7.5 million grant [...]

Thermo Fisher Scientific Unveils a New Solution to Increase Sensitivity of In Vitro Toxicity Testing

The Thermo Scientific Cellomics ToxInsight IVT Platform Boston, MA., (June 9, 2009) - Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the world leader in serving science, today announced the launch of the Thermo Scientific Cellomics ToxInsight Solution at the World Pharmaceutical Congress, June 9-11 2009, Philadelphia. The Thermo Scientific Cellomics ToxInsight Solution offers a unique combination of imaging [...]

Certara Names William Cobert as Vice President of European Sales for its Tripos and Pharsight Business Units

International Sales Veteran to Lead Certara’s Emerging Translational Pharmacology Business Group in Europe ST. LOUIS, Mo.--Certara™, a global, emerging translational pharmacology company, formed by the acquisition of Pharsight® Corporation by Tripos™, today announced the appointment of William Cobert to lead its European sales group. Mr. Cobert will manage a combined sales team for Tripos and [...]

Sigma-Aldrich Introduces New Services Network Complementing Its Life Sciences Product Portfolio

Customers can now conveniently access a collection of support services that can be used on a short or long term basis to accelerate their research ST. LOUIS, June 9 -- Sigma-Aldrich (Nasdaq: SIAL - News) today announced the launch of its new Services Network designed to provide laboratory services for the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industry. [...]

NanoString® Technologies Closes $30 million Series C Financing to Accelerate the Commercialization of its Leading Expression Profiling Products

Clarus Ventures Leads Financing SEATTLE--NanoString Technologies, a privately held life sciences company advancing best-in-class technologies for expression profiling, announced today that it has closed a $30 million Series C equity financing. This financing, structured in two tranches, will allow NanoString Technologies to accelerate the commercialization of the nCounter™ Analysis System in the research tools and [...]

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