RainDance Technologies and Harvard University to Share in First Massachusetts Life Sciences Center Cooperative Research Grants

-Grant will fund development of a new form of fluorescence assisted cell sorter (FACS) - based on innovative microdroplet-based technology- LEXINGTON, Mass., Jan. 5 -- RainDance Technologies, Inc., a provider of innovative microdroplet-based solutions for human health and disease research, today announced that it has been selected to share in the first-ever round of cooperative [...]

2008 Year end trading update

Spectris plc, the productivity-enhancing instrumentation and controls company, today issues a trading update ahead of its results for the year ending 31 December 2008, due to be released on 24 February 2009. We expect reported sales growth from continuing businesses for the full year to be approximately 19%. This includes benefits from currency of around [...]

MicroBioLogics, Inc. Acquires Gibson Laboratories

St. Cloud, MN, (January 5, 2009) – MicroBioLogics, Inc. announced today that it has acquired the assets of Gibson Laboratories and established a new, wholly-owned subsidiary, Gibson Laboratories, LLC. Gibson Laboratories, based in Lexington, Kentucky, will retain key members of its management team who will report to MicroBioLogics CEO, Robert Coborn. Gibson Laboratories founder and [...]

Chiral Technologies Europe Acquires ChromTech Ltd. of U.K.

Broadens Product Range for Enantiomeric Separations Illkirch Cedex, France — January 5, 2009. Chiral Technologies Europe (CTE), a wholly owned subsidiary of DAICEL Chemical Industries, Ltd, and the provider of DAICEL chromatography products and services to pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies in Europe and neighboring regions, is pleased to announce the acquisition of ChromTech Ltd, of [...]

BioImagene Ushers in 2009 with Record Growth

CUPERTINO, Calif.--BioImagene, the leading provider of innovative digital pathology solutions, announced a record 2008. The company saw a doubling of business volume compared to the previous year, with 50 scanners shipped in the in the fourth quarter alone. Pathologists worldwide scanned and analyzed 25,000 anatomical pathology slides using BioImagene systems during this quarter. Other fourth [...]

FEI Company Sees Another Strong Bookings Quarter

FEI Company (Nasdaq:FEIC), a leading provider of high-resolution imaging and analysis systems, today announced that, based on preliminary results, its gross bookings for the fourth quarter of 2008 are projected to be above $170 million. On October 26, the company announced during its public investor conference call that it expected gross bookings to be above [...]

RAININ LAUNCHES ITS NEW GENERATION E-MAN HYBRID

Pipette Incorporates the Operational Simplicity of a Manual Pipette with Innovative Real-Time Sensing Technology RAININ, a METTLER TOLEDO company, has announced the launch of its E-Man Hybrid, a new generation pipette offering high performance, durability and ergonomics. The E-Man Hybrid incorporates the operational simplicity of a manual pipette with innovative real-time sensing technology. RAININ’s E-Man [...]

American Science and Engineering, Inc. Receives $2.2 Million Order for Multiple ZBVs from a Middle East Law Enforcement Agency

Follow-on Order of ZBVs to be utilized for Urban Surveillance BILLERICA, Mass.--American Science and Engineering, Inc. (NASDAQ: ASEI - News) (AS&E®), a leading worldwide supplier of innovative X-ray detection solutions, announced today the receipt of an order from a Middle East law enforcement agency for multiple Z Backscatter Vans™ (ZBV™). The $2.2 million order includes [...]

EnviroLogix and Ionian Technologies Enter Into Exclusive DNA License and Technology Transfer Agreement

EnviroLogix Inc. (Portland, ME), a company that develops and sells rapid, on-site and lab-based immunoassays for detecting transgenic proteins in genetically modified seeds, plants and crops, and Ionian Technologies Inc. (San Diego, CA), a company commercializing a proprietary rapid nucleic acid assay technology, have concluded an Exclusive License and Technology Transfer Agreement. Under terms of [...]

HTG Introduces New Product to Measure MicroRNA

TUCSON, Ariz.--HTG, Inc., provider of the quantitative Nuclease Protection Assay (qNPA™) system and service partner for the life sciences industry, today announced the availability of a customizable qNPA™ ArrayPlate to measure microRNA (miRNA) or other small RNA molecules. The customizable platform simplifies the workflow of gene expression analysis. It does not require the costly and [...]

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