EMD Biosciences Site in San Diego Now ISO 9001:2008 Certified

SAN DIEGO--EMD Chemicals’ Biosciences site in San Diego has achieved ISO 9001: 2008 certification, as verified by an independent auditor. According to the International Organization for Standards (ISO), ISO 9001 “provides the requirements for a quality management system that is a framework for an organization to control its processes in order to achieve objectives including [...]

Acquisition strengthens HORIBA Scientific’s leading position in biotechnology research and development instrumentation

HORIBA Jobin Yvon (Longjumeau, France) a fully owned affiliate of HORIBA Ltd (Kyoto, Japan) and a leader in analytical instrumentation products and worldwide leader in optical spectroscopy, announced today, April 17th, 2009 the acquisition of GENOPTICS (Orsay, France). GENOPTICS will join the HORIBA Scientific business segment. GENOPTICS specializes on bio-interactions label free detection and multiplex [...]

BGI Purchases an Additional 12 Illumina Genome Analyzers, Expanding Their Shenzhen and Hong Kong Branches

Scale-up of Illumina’s Next-Generation Sequencing Platform Increases BGI’s Total Genome Analyzer Capacity to 29 Units SAN DIEGO--Illumina, Inc. (NASDAQ: ILMN) today announced that BGI purchased 12 additional Genome Analyzers, expanding their installed base of Illumina’s next-generation sequencing platforms to 29 units. Of the new units, four will be installed at BGI, Shenzhen and eight will [...]

ICx Technologies Announces Change in Top Management

ARLINGTON, Va.--ICx Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq GS:ICXT), a developer of advanced sensor technologies for homeland security, force protection and commercial applications, announced today the promotion of Colin Cumming to President and Chief Executive Officer. Cumming has served as Company CTO and President of the Detection business unit. Hans Kobler will continue to serve as Executive Chairman, [...]

First Trace Gas Analyzer to Simultaneously Measure CO, CO2, and H2O in Real-Time

SUNNYVALE, Calif., April 20 -- The new Picarro G1302 trace gas analyzer is the first turnkey instrument capable of simultaneously measuring CO and CO2 with high precision, in real-time, and with minimal calibration required. This makes it suitable for remotely operated (unattended) GHG monitoring applications, including tall-tower measurements as well as for research and reference [...]

HTG Announces Availability of 96 Max Gene Expression Assay at American Association of Cancer Research (AACR) Annual Meeting

DENVER--HTG, Inc., provider of the quantitative Nuclease Protection Assay (qNPA™) today announced the launch of the quantitative Nuclease protection assay (qNPA™) 96 Max gene expression assay at the American Association of Cancer Research (AACR) annual meeting. This new testing configuration enables the measurement of 46 genes in a 96 well Array Plate. The offering provides [...]

Illumina and Agilent Technologies to Co-Market Targeted Resequencing Solution

New Offering Brings Together Long Reads on Illumina’s Genome Analyzer with Agilent’s SureSelect Platform To Substantially Simplify Workflow SAN DIEGO & SANTA CLARA, Calif.--Illumina, Inc. (NASDAQ:ILMN) and Agilent Technologies (NYSE:A) today announced they have entered into a non-exclusive co-marketing agreement to support a new, scalable solution for researchers conducting targeted resequencing studies. The Agilent SureSelect [...]

Simulations Plus Wins Phase II Small Business Innovation Research Grant

$525,000 Grant to Speed Commercialization of Advancements to Company’s Industry-Leading Molecular Property Prediction Software LANCASTER, Calif.--Simulations Plus, Inc. (NASDAQ:SLP), a leading provider of software for pharmaceutical discovery and development, today announced that it was notified by the National Cancer Institute (NCI) that the company has been awarded a $525,000 Phase II Small Business Innovation Research [...]

VWR International, LLC Announces Expansion of Its Sugar Land Location

PHILADELPHIA--VWR International, LLC announces its Sugar Land, TX location has been expanded from a local Service Center to a Regional Distribution Center. This change was made in response to the increased demand for products and services from its Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, and Louisiana based customers. Both customers and suppliers have been invited to a grand [...]

VisEn Medical Launches Expanded FMT 2500(TM) Imaging Platforms at AACR Meeting

FMT(TM) Quantitative Tomographic Imaging Being Expanded to Four Fluorescent Channels to Enable Greater Data Ranges and Multiplexing of Disease Biomarkers In Vivo VisEn Multi-Modality Imaging Adapter Series Launched to Enable Imaging, Co-Registration and Data Fusion Between FMT and CT, MR, Spect and PET BEDFORD, Mass., April 20 -- VisEn Medical Inc., a leader in fluorescence [...]

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