Advanced technology drives selection over entrenched competition at one of world's premier research institutions JEJU ISLAND, South Korea, Nov 03, 2008 -- FEI Company (Nasdaq:FEIC), a leading provider of high-resolution imaging and analysis systems, today announced the selection of its Titan(3(TM)) 80-300 scanning/transmission electron microscope (S/TEM) by the National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS), Japan's [...]

Labtech International Ltd to Distribute BioFlux Line of Live Cell Imaging Products San Francisco, Calif. (November 3, 2008) - Fluxion Biosciences announced today an exclusive distribution agreement with East Sussex, UK-based Labtech International Ltd. Labtech will handle sales and service in the UK, Ireland and France of Fluxion's BioFlux research tools for live cell image [...]

Xplore3D now offers automated dual-axis acquisition and reconstruction¡ªextending the capability and accuracy of electron tomography for 3D biological ultrastructure Hillsboro, Ore./November 3, 2008¡ªFEI Company (Nasdaq: FEIC), a leading provider of high-resolution imaging and analysis solutions, today released its Xplore3D software package, updated to include data acquisition and reconstruction for dual-axis electron tomography. The new capability [...]

Private community fosters separation scientist interactions and provides premium content not found elsewhere MILFORD, Mass., Nov. 3 -- Waters Corporation (NYSE: WAT - News) today reports on the successful debut of an online community designed to support the success of new and advanced ACQUITY UPLC® chromatographers. Created especially for Waters® ACQUITY UltraPerformance LC® (UPLC) System [...]

Source MDx today announced a partnership with Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston to examine RNA-based biomarkers in multiple sclerosis (MS) patients and healthy control participants unaffected by the disease. The goal of the study is to identify diagnostic markers and to determine markers of active disease (relapses) or stable disease, along with response markers [...]

Automated strain analysis package combines ease of use with reduced time to data Hillsboro, Ore./November 3, 2008¯FEI Company (Nasdaq: FEIC), a leading provider of atomic-scale imaging and analysis systems, today released its new TrueCrystal Strain Analysis package that can be installed on a Titan™ or Tecnai™ scanning/transmission electron microscope (S/TEM) system. The new, automated strain [...]

Celera (NASDAQ:CRA) today announced the appointment of Scott K. Milsten as Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary, effective immediately. Mr. Milsten will report to Kathy Ordonez, Celera's Chief Executive Officer. Mr. Milsten was most recently Deputy General Counsel for Gen-Probe Incorporated (NASDAQ:GPRO). In this capacity, he managed corporate governance and securities compliance, and structured [...]

Tripos International, the leading provider of drug discovery informatics products and services, today announced that it has completed the acquisition of Pharsight Corporation, a leader in software, strategic and regulatory services designed to optimize clinical drug development. The transaction, valued at approximately $57 million, moves Pharsight into the Tripos portfolio. In making the announcement, Tripos' [...]

Source MDx today announced a partnership with Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston to examine RNA-based biomarkers in multiple sclerosis (MS) patients and healthy control participants unaffected by the disease. The goal of the study is to identify diagnostic markers and to determine markers of active disease (relapses) or stable disease, along with response markers [...]

The new ColonyDoc-It Imaging Station from UVP is configured with multiple light sources for illuminating colonies. An integrated digital color camera captures high resolution co lony images. The easy to use process enables accurate and automated colony counting. Alex Waluszko, Vice President for Marketing and Sales at UVP states, “The automated, software-controlled design of the [...]