Enzo Biochem Acquires Assay Designs, Inc. Further Expanding Life Sciences Operations
March 12, 2009
Acquisition Seen to be Accretive to Operating Results, Providing a Broader Complementary Product Line and Experience in Immunoassay Development NEW YORK--Enzo Biochem, Inc. (NYSE:ENZ) today announced the acquisition of substantially all the assets of privately-owned Assay Designs, of Ann Arbor, MI, for a purchase price of approximately $12.2 million in cash, subject to post-closing purchase [...]
Smiths Detection Awarded $2 Million TSA Contract for Hand-Held Explosives Detection Systems
March 12, 2009
SABRE 4000 Trace Detectors Provide Advanced Screening Capabilities PINE BROOK, N.J.--Smiths Detection today announces a $2 million order from the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) completed in November 2008 for SABRE 4000 hand-held trace explosives detectors. These lightweight systems can detect trace amounts of substances from either particle or vapor samples. Cherif Rizkalla, President, Security and [...]
March 12, 2009
Delivers expanded range of solutions including UHPLC for Higher Performance and Faster Analysis Time Chicago – PerkinElmer, Inc., a global leader focused on the health and safety of people and the environment, today introduced the new FlexarTM liquid chromatography (LC) platform, which will be controlled by the new Chromera® Chromatography Data System (CDS). Flexar incorporates [...]
Beckman Coulter Announces First in Series of Flow Cytometry Product Introductions for 2009
March 12, 2009
Gallios(TM) Flow Cytometry System Offers New Standard of Performance for Researchers ORANGE COUNTY, Calif., March 12 -- Beckman Coulter, Inc. (NYSE: BEC - News), a leading developer, and manufacturer of products that simplify and automate complex biomedical testing, announced today that it has launched the Gallios Flow Cytometer, the first of several instrument, software and [...]
Redesigned STR System Provides Most Complete DNA Profiles
March 12, 2009
Promega Launches PowerPlex® 16 HS System MADISON, Wis.--Promega announces a new 16-locus STR system that makes it possible to get complete profiles from inhibited DNA samples. Forensic samples are very often compromised by substances like dirt, fabric dyes or blood. Analyzing these samples with the STR products currently available can mean inconclusive results. The robust [...]
CombiMatrix Receives New Contract From NASA
March 12, 2009
MUKILTEO, Wash., March 12, 2009 -- CombiMatrix Corporation (NasdaqGM:CBMX - News) announced today that it has received a four year contract for $858,298 from NASA's Ames Research Center to design and test a microfluidic system that incorporates CombiMatrix's semiconductor microarray as part of an integrated genetic analysis platform that can be deployed in satellites. Funding [...]
BioCision Signs Worldwide Distribution Deal with VWR International, LLC
March 12, 2009
MILL VALLEY, Calif.--BioCision LLC, a leader in advanced temperature management of biomedical samples, announced today that it has entered into a distribution agreement with VWR International, LLC, a global laboratory supply and distribution company. The agreement broadens BioCision’s access to markets in the United States, Europe, Canada and Asia, for its line of temperature management [...]
March 12, 2009
New Differential Scanning Calorimeters Feature Proprietary Design Capable of Accurately Simulating Material Processing Conditions Pittcon 2009 CHICAGO--PerkinElmer, Inc., a global leader focused on the health and safety of people and the environment, today introduced a new line of high performance differential scanning calorimeters (DSC) designed to improve accuracy, sensitivity and performance in thermal analysis, a [...]
King’s College London chooses Qlucore Gene Expression Explorer to analyse important genetic data
March 12, 2009
Intuitive software will allow researchers at the College's Genomics Centre to explore diverse data sets in an instant Qlucore, a world leader in the development of bioinformatics software, has today announced that the Genomics Centre, a core research facility at King's College London, has chosen to use the Qlucore Gene Expression Explorer for advanced data [...]
GENOVIS SIGNS GERMAN AND AUSTRIAN DISTRIBUTION AGREEMENT WITH BIOZYM SCIENTIFIC GmbH
March 12, 2009
Genovis, a producer of new technologies used for Transfection, RNAi, Imaging and Antibody Engineering by life science researchers in industry and academia, announced today that it has signed a distribution agreement with Biozym. Sarah Fredriksson, Chief Executive Officer of Genovis, said "We are excited about the opportunity this distribution agreement presents for Genovis, it will [...]
