Symyx Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: SMMX) today announced it is realigning and restructuring its business operations to drive performance, improve operating efficiency and increase positive cash flow in 2009. Specific steps include: -- Combining Symyx Tools and Symyx Research to create Symyx High Productivity Research (HPR). Richard Boehner, President of Symyx Research, will serve as President [...]

ST. LOUIS, Dec. 3 -- Sigma-Aldrich (Nasdaq: SIAL) and SouthWest NanoTechnologies Inc. (SWeNT), a leading producer of single-wall carbon nanotubes, announced today that they have signed an agreement under which Sigma-Aldrich will distribute SWeNT's single-wall carbon nanotubes to the research and development community. Under the terms of the agreement, Sigma-Aldrich will exclusively distribute research quantities [...]

SEATTLE--Rosetta Biosoftware, a global leader in life sciences informatics solutions, today announced the availability of the Elucidator system version 3.2, with major enhancements for support of SILAC and 14N/15N labeling and phosphoproteomics. The expanded suite of features empowers scientists with new workflows for biomarker discovery, verification and validation in basic and translational research. The Elucidator [...]

SHANGHAI, China & CARLSBAD, Calif.--Applied Biosystems, part of Life Technologies Corporation (NASDAQ:LIFE - News), a provider of innovative life science research and discovery solutions, today announced that the Chinese government and two leading food manufacturers are implementing its mass spectrometry-based technologies for food analysis as part of efforts to identify and contain the spread of [...]

PANalytical (Almelo, the Netherlands) will launch its new 2830 ZT Wafer Analyzer at SEMICON Japan 2008, 3-5 December. The 2830 ZT offers the ultimate capability for simultaneous non-contact determination of layer thickness and composition. Designed specifically for the industry, it provides manufacturers with a powerful tool for achieving the tightest process monitoring throughout the entire [...]

PENZBERG, Germany--Following the launch of the xCELLigence RTCA SP Instrument in June, Roche Applied Science has introduced the new xCELLigence RTCA MP Instrument. In comparison with the RTCA SP, the new RTCA MP Instrument has a higher throughput capacity and it is more versatile which enables application on a wider range of experimental set-ups. The [...]

WALTHAM, Mass., Dec 02, 2008 -- Decision Biomarkers Inc, a leading developer of protein biomarker analysis systems for pharmaceutical research and development, today announced the formation of a Scientific Advisory Board consisting of internationally renowned scientists and physicians at the forefront of biomarker and clinical research. The Scientific Advisory Board includes: -- Daniel W. Chan, [...]

Expands Compound Registration Options, Integrates Chemical and Biological Data SANTA CLARA, CA--Dec 2, 2008 -- Symyx Technologies, Inc. (NasdaqGS:SMMX - News) today announced the availability of Symyx Registration 1.5. This major new release offers R&D organizations of all sizes a flexible, fully featured, Isentris-based approach to building and managing consistent, searchable, and shareable corporate compound [...]

Westburg BV to Distribute BioFlux Line of Live Cell Imaging Products San Francisco, Calif. (December 2, 2008) - Fluxion Biosciences announced today an exclusive distribution agreement with The Netherlands-based Westburg BV. Westburg BV will handle sales and service of Fluxion's BioFlux research tools for live cell image analysis in Belgium, The Netherlands, Luxembourg, Denmark, Finland, [...]

Will offer proteomic tests to identify Alzheimer's and Parkinson's disease OMAHA, Neb. and HOUSTON, Dec. 2 -- Transgenomic, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: TBIO - News) and Power3 Medical Products, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: PWRM - News) today announced that Transgenomic has signed a letter of intent to acquire exclusive rights for Power3 Medical's Neurodegenerative Biomarkers, [...]