PerkinElmer Expands Presence in Asia, Opens New Center of Excellence in Singapore
March 1, 2009
Worldwide leader in life sciences increases commitment to Pacific Rim with newest regional support, learning center and training facility for life sciences technology professionals SINGAPORE--As part of its expanding commitment to helping advance drug discovery and life sciences research in Asia, PerkinElmer, Inc., a global leader focused on the health and safety of people and [...]
Agilent Technologies, Markes Form Global Thermal Desorption GC, GC/MS Collaboration
February 27, 2009
SANTA CLARA, Calif. & LLANTRISANT, Wales--Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE:A - News) and Markes International Ltd. today announced a strategic alliance for global distribution and market development of analytical thermal desorption (TD) instruments used with gas chromatography (GC) and gas chromatography/mass spectrometry (GC/MS) systems. Analytical TD is used to capture and detect trace levels of volatile [...]
BioFocus DPI enhances ADME/PK Laboratory bioanalytical capabilities
February 27, 2009
BioFocus DPI, a leading provider of gene-to-candidate discovery services, announces that it has strengthened its ADME/PK Laboratory bioanalytical capabilities through the installation of a Waters® Xevo™ TQ Mass Spectrometer. As one of the first European-based CROs to use this instrument, ADME/PK Laboratory enhances its ability to quickly and accurately identify drug metabolites for customers. The [...]
Beckman Coulter to Acquire Lab-Based Diagnostics Business From Olympus Corporation
February 27, 2009
- Expands Beckman Coulter's Worldwide Position in Clinical Chemistry - Complementary Market Positions and Product Portfolios in Chemistry and Automation Broaden Global Opportunity, Increase Customer Choice - Penetration of Beckman Coulter's Immunoassay Products into Olympus' Installed Chemistry Base Supports Continued Above-Market Growth - Transaction Expected to be Accretive to Non-GAAP Earnings Per Share in 2010 [...]
Fluxion Launches Automated, High-Throughput Patch Clamp Systems for Ion Channel Drug Discovery
February 27, 2009
IonFlux™ Systems Deliver Tens of Thousands of Data Points Per Day SAN FRANCISCO--Fluxion Biosciences, a leading provider of functional cell biology platforms, introduces the IonFlux-HT and IonFlux-16 Automated Patch Clamp Systems, bringing significant gains in throughput, workflow simplicity and affordability to ion channel research. These new systems combine Fluxion’s proprietary microfluidic technology with integrated electronics [...]
Response Genetics Announces $2 Million Private Placement
February 27, 2009
LOS ANGELES--Response Genetics, Inc. (Nasdaq:RGDX) announced today that it has entered into a purchase agreement with certain affiliated funds of Special Situations Funds to raise $2 million from the private placement of 2,000,000 newly issued shares of its common stock, at a purchase price of $1.00 per share. The closing of the sale of the [...]
USDA Boosts Food Safety Research with Purchase of Waters ACQUITY TQD System
February 27, 2009
UPLC/Tandem Quadrupole Mass Spectrometry System Intended for Veterinary Drug Residue Analysis of Poultry and Livestock MILFORD, Mass., Feb. 27 -- Waters Corporation (NYSE: WAT - News) announced today that the United States Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Research Service has purchased a Waters® ACQUITY® TQD System to develop rapid and accurate test methods for screening poultry [...]
Millipore Announces Technology Acquisition to Strengthen Drug Discovery Product Offering
February 26, 2009
BILLERICA, Mass.--Millipore Corporation (NYSE: MIL), a leading provider of technologies, tools and services for the global life science industry, today announced that it has purchased the assets associated with Epitome Biosystems’ EpiTag™ technology. The purchase price was not disclosed. The technology acquisition will enable Millipore’s Bioscience Division to expand its presence in the fast growing [...]
CombiMatrix Announces Positive Preliminary Data on Non-Invasive, Cancer Screening Test
February 26, 2009
Data Demonstrates that Test Can Identify Cancer Early Through Analysis of Blood MUKILTEO, Wash., Feb. 26, 2009 -- CombiMatrix Corporation (NasdaqGM:CBMX - News) today announced positive preliminary data on its investigational Comprehensive Cancer Array (CCA) test showing it can non-invasively screen for the early detection of cancer. The study focused on prostate, colon, ovarian, breast, [...]
Promega pmirGLO Brings New Capability for Study of microRNA Activity
February 26, 2009
MADISON, Wis.--Promega Corporation announces the availability of the new pmirGLO Dual-Luciferase miRNA Target Expression Vector. pmirGLO supports both breadth and depth in the microRNA study. Researchers have both ability to measure a wide dynamic range of miRNA activity in a vast number of cell types and the option to create a stable cell line from [...]
