Leica Microsystems to Become Founder Partner of EMBL Advanced Training Centre

Strengthening the Research and Education Network Heidelberg, Germany. Microscope designer Leica Microsystems and the European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL) signed a corporate partnership agreement today whereby Leica Microsystems becomes a founder partner of the EMBL Advanced Training Centre scheduled to be completed in September 2009. Besides its financial involvement, the company will provide EMBL with [...]

Sartorius responds to downturn in demand in its Mechatronics Division

Cost-cutting measures initiated in the Mechatronics Division; short-time work at the beginning of 2009 planned at Goettingen-based German headquarters. Company management expects difficult first months in 2009 for the Mechatronics Division Stable business development in the Biotechnology Division Goettingen, December 12, 2008 – Because of the substantial downturn in demand for weighing and control technology [...]

ABB acquires Ber-Mac Electrical and Instrumentation Ltd.

Acquisition will strengthen ABB's presence in Western Canada CALGARY, Nov. 12 /CNW Telbec/ - ABB, the leading power and automation technology group, announced today it has acquired the assets of Ber-Mac Electrical and Instrumentation Ltd., for an undisclosed amount in order to expand its presence and capabilities in Western Canada. Ber-Mac provides its clients with [...]

LABORATORIES AT CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL BOSTON TO USE PROTEIN FOREST’S DIGITAL PROTEOMECHIP ™ SYSTEM FOR LARGE BIOMARKER STUDY

Lexington, MA December 11, 2008 - Protein Forest™, a leading developer of state-of-the-art sample fractionation technology and bioinformatics software for protein research, today announced that Children’s Hospital Boston has recently installed the digital ProteomeChip™ System (dPC™) to use in a recently NIH funded study entitled “Multi-disciplinary Approach to the Study of Chronic Pelvic Pain (MAPP) [...]

ExpressHT™-Ultra HPLC System Delivers High Throughput for Bioanalysis

New Platform for DMPK and ADME-Tox Increases Speed and Reduces Solvent Usage Dublin, CA, December 11, 2008 — Eksigent, a developer of advanced low-flow fluid delivery technologies for drug discovery and other life science applications, introduces the ExpressHT™-Ultra HPLC system, providing short cycle times and high throughput for LC/MS studies of pharmacokinetics and drug metabolism. [...]

Pressure BioSciences, Inc. and Omni International Announce Marketing, Distribution, and Technology Development Agreement

SOUTH EASTON, Mass., Dec. 11 -- Pressure BioSciences, Inc. (Nasdaq: PBIO - News; "PBI" or the "Company") and Omni International ("Omni") today announced that they have entered into a strategic marketing, distribution, and technology co-development Agreement. Under the terms of the Agreement, the companies will: (1) share market data, customer leads, technology assessments, and competitive [...]

Disposable Tips Now Available for 384-MultiChannel Arm(TM)

Tecan's new MCA384(TM) Disposable Tips are specifically designed to optimize performance of the 384-MultiChannel Arm option for Freedom EVO(R) workstations, maximizing productivity for automated liquid handling applications in life science research with improved accuracy and reliability. The product range complements the unrivalled flexibility of the 384-MultiChannel Arm. The unique, integrated sealing system and precision fit [...]

Rosetta Genomics Announces Commercial Availability of its First MicroRNA-Based Diagnostic Test; Will Host Teleconference to Discuss Launch of Future Tests

REHOVOT, Israel, JERSEY CITY, New Jersey and PHILADELPHIA, December 11 -- Rosetta Genomics, Ltd. (NASDQ: ROSG), a leading developer of microRNA-based molecular diagnostics, announced today the commercial availability of its first diagnostic test, miRview(TM) squamous. The test is now commercially available through Rosetta Genomics CLIA-certified lab in Philadelphia. To order the test, physicians may contact [...]

U.S. Department of Defense Chooses Phase Forward to Support FDA-Sponsored Drug Safety Initiative

Phase Forward (NASDAQ: PFWD), a leading provider of data management solutions for clinical trials and drug safety, today announced that it has been awarded a contract by the United States Department of Defense (DoD) to support the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) plans to access DoD healthcare data for rapid assessment of drug safety issues. [...]

Cell Observer® SD from Carl Zeiss Downloads and Links

Carl Zeiss and Yokogawa Electric Corporation present the first result of a strategic partnership. The Cell Observer® SD (SD = Spinning Disk) from Carl Zeiss enables confocal observation and documentation of experiments on living cells over a long period of time and with high frame rates. This microscope system provides high-end research in the field [...]

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