September 26, 2008
- Custom Chiral Separation Using Preparative Chromatography Eases and Speeds up Process Development; Rapidly and Efficiently Producing the Required Amount of Compounds for Early Development Phases While Being Cost Efficient at Industrial Scale POMPEY, France, September 26 -- Novasep, a global leader in advanced separation technologies, has recently added a state-of-the-art cGMP pilot scale continuous [...]
Invitrogen Completes Syndication of Financing for Applied Biosystems Acquisition
September 26, 2008
Invitrogen Corporation (NASDAQ:IVGN) today announced that the syndication of the financing relating to its proposed acquisition of Applied Biosystems announced on June 12, 2008 has been completed. Pricing for the $2.65 billion financing was in line with expected terms. The Term Loan A, in the amount of $1.4 billion, and the Revolving Credit Facility, in [...]
Clarient and Definiens Collaborate to Develop Image Analysis Technology for Cancer Diagnostics
September 25, 2008
Clarient, Inc. (Nasdaq:CLRT) and Definiens, Inc. jointly announced today that they established a strategic partnership to employ a series of image analysis platforms for Clarient's in-house research and development, and Web-based customer portal PATHSiTE(SM). Under a five year collaborative agreement, Clarient and Definiens plan to develop and commercialize tools that will help to evaluate quantitative [...]
September 25, 2008
The Advanced Technology X-Ray System is Currently Being Deployed By TSA at Aviation Checkpoints in the United States HAWTHORNE, Calif.--Rapiscan Systems, Inc., a global leading supplier of security inspection systems, announced today that it has received approval for use from the United Kingdom’s Department for Transport (DfT) for its Rapiscan 620DV (Dual View) X-ray system [...]
September 25, 2008
Affymetrix Inc. (Nasdaq:AFFX) announced today that the Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute has developed a catalog of structural genomic changes in almost 800 cancer cell lines using the company's Genome-Wide Human SNP Array 6.0. Cancer cell lines are invaluable reagents in analyzing the molecular biology of the disease as well as important tools in developing new [...]
Monash University purchases Rigaku CrystalMation
September 25, 2008
system for The Protein Crystallography Unit The Woodlands, TX - September 25, 2008. Rigaku Americas Corporation is pleased to announce the sale of the CrystalMation™ automated protein crystallization system, a modified HighFlux HomeLab™ with R-AXIS IV++ imaging plate detector, and a MicroMax™-007 HF X-ray source upgrade to The Protein Crystallography Unit within the Department of [...]
Proxeon and Thermo Fisher Scientific integrate system software
September 25, 2008
Proxeon adds third major HPLC and MS instrument supplier to the company's list of business partners Odense, Denmark - 25.09.2008. Proxeon today announced completion of a project to integrate their EASY-nLCTM system software with XcaliburTM software from Thermo Fisher Scientific. Through this joint effort Proxeon has become a registered Thermo Fisher Scientific Virtual Instrument Partner [...]
September 25, 2008
Analogic Corporation (NASDAQ: ALOG) announced today that it has received an order from L-3 Communications Security and Detection Systems, Inc., for EXplosive Assessment Computed Tomography (EXACT(R)) systems valued at approximately $10 million. The certified eXaminer(R) 3DX Explosives Detection System (EDS), developed in collaboration between Analogic and L-3, incorporates the EXACT subsystem. The eXaminer 3DX has [...]
September 25, 2008
25 September 2008: Malvern, UK: Malvern Instruments has launched the Zetasizer APS, a new dynamic light scattering (DLS) system which automates size measurements of samples in 96- or 384-well microplates. Designed primarily for protein specialists, the new system is fully automated, simply requiring users to insert the plate and press start. The Zetasizer APS allows [...]
Shimadzu Scientific Instruments to Distribute Sedex ELSD in United States
September 24, 2008
COLUMBIA, Md., September 24, 2008 — Shimadzu Scientific Instruments was chosen by SEDERE for the U.S. sales and distribution of the SEDEX 80LT and SEDEX 85LT evaporative light scattering detectors (ELSD). SEDERE closed U.S. operations in 2007 and chose Shimadzu for ongoing distribution. “Shimadzu has sold SEDERE detectors as Shimadzu branded products for the past [...]
