Pacer announces new sales office in Ireland
January 9, 2009
Pacer International Ltd announces the opening of a new sales office based in Cork, Ireland, continuing the company’s ongoing expansion. Pacer’s new Ireland office will be headed by Rory O’Connor, who has spent 21 years in the electromechanical industry in the region. O’Connor’s experience of running a Dublin-based component distributor for 17 years has resulted [...]
Sequenom Proposes to Acquire EXACT Sciences for $1.50 Per Share or Approximately $41 Million
January 9, 2009
Acquisition Would Enhance Sequenom’s Position in Cancer Genomics and Noninvasive Cancer Diagnostics SAN DIEGO--Sequenom, Inc. (NASDAQ:SQNM) announces that it has submitted a proposal to the Board of Directors of EXACT Sciences Corporation (NASDAQ:EXAS) to acquire all of the outstanding shares of common stock of EXACT Sciences in an all-stock transaction valued at approximately $41 million. [...]
January 9, 2009
Illumina, Inc. (NASDAQ:ILMN) announced today that it has introduced the Illumina CSProTM Program for Sequencing. This new extension to the program allows organizations with the Illumina Genome Analyzer to become certified in order to provide a range of sequencing-based genetic analysis services. The Illumina CSPro Program is the only program of its kind to offer [...]
New Hepatocyte Isolation System
January 9, 2009
Optimized and Functionally Tested Enzyme System For Hepatocyte Isolation The NEW Worthington Hepatocyte Isolation System has been developed to provide researchers with a reliable, convenient, and consistent hepatocyte cell isolation system. By using the pre-optimized combination of enzymes contained in this kit, it is possible to minimize the lot-to-lot variation and improve the quality of [...]
METTLER TOLEDO PRESENTS RAININ POS-D
January 9, 2009
The World’s First Positive Displacement Pipette with Ergonomic Features January 9, 2009— RAININ, a Mettler Toledo company, presents Pos-D, the world’s first positive displacement pipette with ergonomic features. With this pipette, RAININ ensures proper handling and dispensing of fluids that are otherwise difficult to aspirate and dispense correctly. Non-aqueous solutions—namely those that are viscous, dense, [...]
A New Gas Chromatography-Time of Flight Mass Spectrometer Featuring the World’s Highest Sensitivity
January 9, 2009
JEOL Ltd. (Gon’emon Kurihara, President) announced a new gas chromatography-time of flight mass spectrometer, JMS-T100GCV, as a successor of the JMS-T100GC, to be distributed on January 5, 2009. The new GC-TOF mass spectrometer is superior in performance, featuring the worlds’ highest sensitivity level and a wider mass range. It is also substantially improved in ease [...]
BioNanomatrix Appoints Michael Kochersperger as Vice President of Engineering
January 9, 2009
-Brings Broad Expertise and Strong Leadership Skills in Developing and Refining Innovative Life Sciences Systems- PHILADELPHIA,Jan. 9 -- BioNanomatrix, Inc., a developer of breakthrough nanoscale platforms for molecular diagnostics, personalized medicine and biomedical research, today announced the appointment of Michael Kochersperger as vice president of engineering. Mr. Kochersperger has over two decades of product development [...]
Chinese Researchers Sequence World’s First Giant Panda Genome
January 9, 2009
Illumina (NASDAQ: ILMN) today announced that researchers at the Beijing Genomics Institute (BGI), Shenzhen are the first to complete de novo sequencing of the giant panda genome. Exclusively using Illumina’s Genome Analyzer, a small team of scientists—in one month—produced 150 gigabases of sequence that was used to assemble the three gigabase genome belonging to Jingiing, [...]
January 8, 2009
UT Southwestern to Identify and Validate Novel Gene Expression Biomarkers Involved in Wound Healing with Innovative Gene Expression Platform FREMONT, Calif., Jan. 8 -- WaferGen Biosystems, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: WGBS), a leading developer of state-of-the-art gene expression, genotyping, cell biology and stem cell research systems, today announced the signing of a research collaboration with [...]
High quality, easy-to-use reactor automator for chemical synthesis
January 8, 2009
Syrris Reactor Master provides chemistry automation with complete control and data logging Royston, UK (8 January 2009) – Syrris, a leading chemistry automation product innovator, has introduced the new Reactor Master for automating jacketed reactor systems and data logging without the need for any PC software. Designed specifically for use with chemical synthesis equipment in [...]
