Enzo Biochem Clinical Labs Subsidiary Announces Regional Services Contract with Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey

Agreement Covers the Traditional Networks Which Includes PPO and Indemnity Products NEW YORK--Enzo Biochem, Inc. (NYSE:ENZ), a biotechnology company specializing in gene identification and genetic and immune regulation technologies for diagnostic and therapeutic applications and laboratory services, today announced that its subsidiary, Enzo Clinical Labs, Inc., has been selected as a regional provider of medical [...]

Cambridge Viscosity Sells Ultra High Pressure Viscometer to Major Japanese Oil Company

Cambridge Viscosity, a leader in advanced laboratory and production viscometer systems, has sold a VISCOpvt system to a leading Japanese oil company. The viscometer system will be used to study the viscosity of supercritical lubricant mixtures at pressures in excess of 260Mpa (37,700 psi). The company, a large supplier of specialty oils, selected Cambridge Viscosity [...]

Cemtrex Opens New Office in India

FARMINGDALE, N.Y., April 2 -- Cemtrex Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: CTEI - News) announced the opening of a branch office in Mumbai, India, to provide environmental monitoring products and services for the growing power and other industries in India. The new office will enable Cemtrex to expand in its efforts to service the local market. [...]

Covaris Introduces DNA Shearing Service

sWOBURN, Mass., April 2 -- Covaris Incorporated today announced the introduction of DNA shearing service using Covaris instruments and technology. Over the past few years, Covaris instruments have become the gold standard for DNA shearing application, as a sample preparation step for next generation sequencing. The Covaris process is validated and compatible with all next-gen [...]

ARTEL MVS Verifies Non-Aqueous Solution Volumes Dispensed by Automated Liquid Handlers

Westbrook, ME (April 2, 2009) — Non-aqueous solutions such as glycerol, ethanol, and dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO) play a prominent role in pharmaceutical, biotech, and life science laboratories. These solutions possess physical and chemical properties that make them useful for sample preparation and assays, and they are often combined with aqueous-based solutions for a wide range [...]

Bruker Advanced Supercon, Inc. Acquires ACCEL Research Instruments Business from Varian Medical Systems

Acquisition Transforms Bruker Advanced Supercon Business into Global Leader in Superconducting Devices, Superconductors and Advanced Technologies for Alternative Energy Research and Next-Generation Energy Infrastructure. BILLERICA, Mass.--Bruker Advanced Supercon, Inc. (Bruker) today announced that it has closed the acquisition of the research instruments portion of Varian Medical Systems' ACCEL Instruments GmbH subsidiary in Bergisch-Gladbach, Germany. Varian [...]

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 [...]

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