Sigma-Aldrich Acquires Seppro(R) Depletion Technology From GenWay Biotech
January 6, 2009
ST. LOUIS, Mo., Jan. 6 -- Sigma-Aldrich (Nasdaq: SIAL) has expanded its proteomics offerings with the acquisition of Seppro(R) affinity depletion technology and a library of 700 avian-derived antibodies from GenWay Biotech, Inc. Seppro depletion products enable scientists to measure more precisely the expression of protein biomarkers from a range of mammalian and plant biological [...]
PROTEIN FOREST EXPANDS INTO EUROPE
January 6, 2009
Lexington, MA January 6, 2009 - Protein Forest©, a leading developer of state-of-the-art sample fractionation technology and bioinformatics software for protein research, today announced that it has opened for business in Europe. Led by newly appointed Robert Marchmont, Ph.D. the European division will be headquartered in Newcastle upon Tyne, UK and will include office space [...]
Ocimum Biosolutions Becomes an Authorized Service Provider for NuGEN Ovation® Systems in India
January 6, 2009
HYDERABAD, India & GAITHERSBURG, Md.--Ocimum Biosolutions, a leading integrated genomics company, based in Hyderabad, India, announced today that it is now an authorized provider for services using NuGEN Ovation® Systems for sample preparation. This partnership enables researchers in India, for the first time, to conduct gene expression profiling from a wide range of clinically relevant [...]
January 6, 2009
INDIANAPOLIS, Jan. 6 -- Thermo Scientific LTQ mass spectrometer and Omni Spray (R) Ion Source users now have the capability to convert their large data sets into file formats compatible with third party software using FireFly(TM) data conversion software. FireFly is a software program that extracts and builds data sets from proprietary data systems using [...]
WuXi AppTec Selects H-Cube from ThalesNano for Laboratory-based Hydrogenation
January 6, 2009
SHANGHAI, China, BUDAPEST, Hungary and PRINCETON, N.J., Jan. 6 -- WuXi AppTec, the operating company of WuXi PharmaTech, a leading pharmaceutical, biotechnology and medical device research and development outsourcing company with operations in China and the United States, today announced its selection of H-Cube from ThalesNano Inc. for laboratory-based hydrogenation. WuXi joins all of the [...]
January 5, 2009
PerkinElmer, Inc., a global leader focused on the health and safety of people and their environment, today announced a collaboration with IDBS, a leading provider of integrated life sciences data management solutions, at the 6th Annual High Content Analysis Conference in San Francisco. The collaboration will be focused on improving data analysis and interpretation of [...]
January 5, 2009
Bruker Daltonics and the Queensland Institute of Medical Research (QIMR) announced today the installation of the first maXis™ Ultra-High Resolution Time-Of-Flight (UHR-TOF) mass spectrometer in Australasia, thereby further strengthening the collaboration between Bruker and one of the premier medical research institutes in Australia. maXis is the only instrument available today that uniquely combines the previously [...]
January 5, 2009
-Grant will fund development of a new form of fluorescence assisted cell sorter (FACS) - based on innovative microdroplet-based technology- LEXINGTON, Mass., Jan. 5 -- RainDance Technologies, Inc., a provider of innovative microdroplet-based solutions for human health and disease research, today announced that it has been selected to share in the first-ever round of cooperative [...]
January 5, 2009
Spectris plc, the productivity-enhancing instrumentation and controls company, today issues a trading update ahead of its results for the year ending 31 December 2008, due to be released on 24 February 2009. We expect reported sales growth from continuing businesses for the full year to be approximately 19%. This includes benefits from currency of around [...]
MicroBioLogics, Inc. Acquires Gibson Laboratories
January 5, 2009
St. Cloud, MN, (January 5, 2009) – MicroBioLogics, Inc. announced today that it has acquired the assets of Gibson Laboratories and established a new, wholly-owned subsidiary, Gibson Laboratories, LLC. Gibson Laboratories, based in Lexington, Kentucky, will retain key members of its management team who will report to MicroBioLogics CEO, Robert Coborn. Gibson Laboratories founder and [...]

