454 Sequencing Boosts Genomics Research in Spain: Genome Sequencer FLX System Installed at University of Barcelona

PENZBERG, Germany--454 Sequencing is now boosting genomics research at the University of Barcelona (UB). UB has recently acquired a Genome Sequencer FLX System that will be installed at the Genomics Unit of the Scientific and Technical Services (SCT). This service unit currently supports more than 110 research groups which are using the lab’s equipment and [...]

Agilent Technologies Creates Web Resources to Help Further Academic Research, Provide Support for Stimulus Grants

SANTA CLARA, Calif.--Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE:A - News) announced today it has launched a comprehensive academic resource Web site, www.agilent.com/chem/academia, for scientists worldwide seeking information about funding, collaborations, teaching tools and internships. Additionally, Agilent has created www.agilent.com/chem/grantsupport, a landing page that provides access to data and specifications via grant-application toolkits as well as support for [...]

Osmetech and Fisher HealthCare Sign U.S. Distribution Agreement

PASADENA, Calif.--Osmetech plc (‘Osmetech’) (LSE: OMH - News), the international molecular diagnostics business, announces that it has signed a five-year distribution agreement with Fisher HealthCare, a part of Thermo Fisher Scientific, whereby Fisher HealthCare will distribute Osmetech’s eSensor XT-8 instrument platform and molecular diagnostic tests and consumables in the U.S. James White, Chief Executive, Osmetech [...]

European CE mark for three Tuberculosis test products from CapitalBio Corporation

Beijing, China. 2 April 2009. CapitalBio Corporation, China’s leading developer of microarray diagnostic products and total analysis solutions announced the certification of three products for diagnostic tuberculosis testing with the European CE mark. “The certification of the TB test microarrays with European CE marks represents a major step forward in our efforts to bring better [...]

American Science and Engineering, Inc. Receives $6.3 Million Follow-on Order for Multiple Z Portal Systems to Secure Critical Infrastructure in Middle East

BILLERICA, Mass.--American Science and Engineering, Inc. (AS&E®) (NASDAQ: ASEI - News), a leading worldwide supplier of innovative X-ray detection solutions, announced today that it has received a $6.3 million follow-on order from a Middle East client for multiple Z Portal® cargo and vehicle screening systems to protect critical infrastructure in the region. AS&E’s Z Portal [...]

Centice Corporation Partners with Medi-Span

Centice and Medi-Span® to present new interface for PASS Rx® at APhA Morrisville, NC (April 2, 2009) – Centice Corporation, the pioneer in drug verification and safety, announced today a partnership with Medi-Span, the most trusted name inside drug applications. Increased script volume, fewer resources and manual subjective verification methodologies can unfortunately result in greater [...]

PR TRicorder-1 : 3rd Generation Raman Handheld

BaySpec, Inc. has introduced a 3rd generation handheld Raman system engine based on its ruggedized Volume Phase Gratings (VPG). The TRicorder-1TM delivers highly repeatable results in a sleek handheld battery-operated package. The TRicorder features no moving parts, high efficiency Volume Phase Gratings (VPGs), narrowband fiber laser, sensative ATR probe interface, low power consumption battery operation, [...]

RAE Systems Names a Global Technology Executive to Its Board of Directors

SAN JOSE, CA--Apr 1, 2009 -- RAE Systems Inc. (NYSE Amex: RAE) (AMEX:RAE - News), a leading global developer and manufacturer of rapidly deployable, multi-sensor chemical and radiation detection monitors and networks for industrial applications and homeland security, names Dr. Keh-Shew Lu, 62, to the RAE Systems Board of Directors. He will fill the board [...]

StemCells, Inc. Closes Its Acquisition of the Operating Assets and Businesses of Stem Cell Sciences Plc

PALO ALTO, Calif.--StemCells, Inc. (NASDAQ:STEM) announced today that it has closed the acquisition of substantially all of the operating assets and liabilities of Stem Cell Sciences Plc (SCS) for 2,650,000 shares of StemCells common stock and approximately $700,000 in cash. The shareholders of SCS approved the transaction at an extraordinary general meeting on Friday, March [...]

New Zebron ZB-XLB-HT Inferno GC Column Delivers Fast Melamine Analysis

Specialized Column Augments Company's Comprehensive Melamine Offering Torrance, CA (April 1, 2009) - Phenomenex Inc., a global leader in the manufacture of separation science consumables, introduces the Zebron ZB-XLB-HT Inferno- a unique, high-temperature GC column that takes routine GC/MS melamine analysis of milk products to a new level. The ZB-XLB-HT outperforms all other available GC [...]

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