February 12, 2009
BURLINGTON, N.C.--Laboratory Corporation of America® Holdings (LabCorp®) (NYSE:LH) announces that it is the first national clinical laboratory to offer HCV PCR testing using a newly FDA approved assay, the Roche COBAS® AmpliPrep/COBAS® TaqMan® HCV Test. This assay is intended to be used as an aid in managing HCV-infected individuals undergoing antiviral therapy. The assay can [...]
OSI Systems Awarded $11 Million Contract for Cargo and Vehicle Inspection Systems
February 12, 2009
HAWTHORNE, Calif.--OSI Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: OSIS - News), a vertically-integrated provider of specialized electronic products for critical applications in the Security and Healthcare industries, today announced that its Security division, Rapiscan Systems, has been awarded a $11 million contract from an undisclosed international customs authority for multiple Rapiscan Eagle® M4500 high energy cargo and vehicle [...]
Reveleris™ Flash Chromatography System
February 12, 2009
Simplify flash purifications by detecting more and collecting smarter in less time. The Reveleris™ Flash Chromatography System from Grace Davison Discovery Sciences uses RevealX™ detection technology to overcome the limitations of traditional UV-based purifications. Combine revolutionary detection power with new Reveleris™ SRC cartridges to maximize sample resolution, loading, and recovery. Web: https://www.discoverysciences.com/Reveleris The information presented [...]
February 12, 2009
Discovery Could Lead to the Development of a Next-Generation Assay to Improve Diagnosis and Treatment of Ovarian Cancer FREMONT, Calif., Feb. 12 -- Vermillion, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: VRML), a molecular diagnostics company, today announced that the U.S. Patent Office (USPTO) has issued a notice of allowance to the Company for the discovery of hepcidin [...]
CETAC Technologies Expands Sales Force to Enhance Customer Support to Southeastern U.S.
February 12, 2009
Omaha, NE --- CETAC Technologies has added personnel to its sales force to help the company provide customers with enhanced customer service and support. Mr. Edward Covey recently joined the organization after 31-year tenure with PerkinElmer Corporation as a Regional Sales Manager and Director of Marketing and Sales Development. Edward Covey will focus his efforts [...]
February 11, 2009
ROCKVILLE, Md., Feb. 11 -- OriGene Technologies, Inc. ("OriGene") today announced it has raised an additional $6.5 million in a private equity financing. With this financing, OriGene completed the acquisition of the assets of privately held Shenzhen P&A Biotech, a manufacturer and provider of monoclonal antibodies (mAb) to the research community. With this acquisition OriGene [...]
Thermo Fisher Scientific Adds New Product Configurations to Recirculating Chiller Series
February 11, 2009
Thermo Scientific NESLAB ThermoFlex Chillers Offer Increased Cooling Capacities NEWINGTON, NH., (11 February, 2009) – Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the world leader in serving science, today announced the expansion of the Thermo Scientific NESLAB ThermoFlex Series of Recirculating Chillers. Units are now available with cooling capacities up to 10,000 watts. The ThermoFlex chiller platform was [...]
Pickering Extends Mycotoxin Line with GPC, Sample Prep Columns and ELISA Kits
February 11, 2009
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.--Pickering Laboratories, Inc., has substantially broadened its mycotoxin analysis product line through an agreement to distribute in Canada, Mexico and the United States LCTech’s GPC (gel permeation chromatography) ULTRA automated sample clean-up and concentration instrument, OtaREAD and AflaREAD ELISA test kits, and OtaCLEAN and AflaCLEAN immunoaffinity sample preparation columns. “The new GPC ULTRA [...]
February 11, 2009
GEA Diessel, a world leader in large scale bioprocessing solutions, and Applikon Biotechnology, the market leader in small scale bioreactor systems, announced a strategic alliance to market, design, produce and install turn-key bioreactor projects from laboratory up to production scale. The companies, capitalizing on their respective world-class capabilities, plan to provide enterprises with a one-stop, [...]
February 11, 2009
Caprotec bioanalytics GmbH announced today that they entered into an exclusive distributorship agreement with Funakoshi Co. Ltd. for the marketing and sales of caprotec’s research products in the country of Japan. The company’s products are based on caprotec’s proprietary Capture Compound Mass Spectrometry (CCMS) technology, a novel and direct way to investigate small molecule - [...]
