EST Announces Order for 4 Instruments

NEWBURY PARK, Calif.--Electronic Sensor Technology (EST) (OTCBB:ESNR), a leading provider of innovative homeland security and environmental solutions, announced it has received an order for 4 instruments from its distributor in China. The instruments will be used for industrial and security applications. Founded in 1995, Electronic Sensor Technology has developed and patented a chemical vapor analysis [...]

Media Cybernetics Releases Scope-Pro Express 6.3 Software for EasyAcquisition of Scientific Image Volumes

Media Cybernetics®, the scientific imaging software company, announces the release of Scope-Pro Express Version 6.3, a plug-in module for Image-Pro Plus and Image-Pro Express image processing software that allows users to easily acquire and save image volumes. Designed for users who do not require navigation in the XY dimension with a stage or multiple channel [...]

Sequenom Completes Acquisition of CLIA-Certified Laboratory

Sequenom Completes Acquisition of CLIA-Certified Laboratory Monday November 17, 8:00 am ET SAN DIEGO--Sequenom (NASDAQ: SQNM - News) today announced that it has completed the previously announced acquisition of Grand Rapids, Michigan-based Center for Molecular Medicine, a Clinical Laboratory Improvement Act (CLIA) certified clinical diagnostics laboratory. As part of the acquisition, Sequenom has formalized certain [...]

New Collaboration Between PerkinElmer and Labtronics Provides a Key Tool to Reduce Workload and Data Management Costs for LABWORKS™ LIMS customers

Interfacing a Key Productivity Tool to Deliver Results Faster WALTHAM, Mass. –PerkinElmer, Inc. today announced a collaboration with Labtronics Inc., a world leader in laboratory data integration and management solutions, to offer laboratories more choice for connecting laboratory instruments with LABWORKS™ Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS). The collaboration allows laboratories to rapidly customize solutions for [...]

Helicos Launches Open Access Web Site With Microbial Genome Data

Helicos BioSciences Corporation (NASDAQ:HLCS) today announced the launch of the HeliSphere™ Technology Center, an open access Web site (https://open.helicosbio.com/) for sharing Helicos data sets and bioinformatics software tools. Launched during the 58th annual meeting of the American Society of Human Genetics, the open source site showcases single molecule sequence reads from whole genome resequencing and [...]

454 Life Sciences: Discovery of Mysterious Microbe Offers New Insights into Ocean Ecosystem

An unusual microorganism discovered in the open ocean may force scientists to rethink their understanding of how carbon and nitrogen cycle through ocean ecosystems. A team of researchers at the University of California, Santa Cruz characterized a novel species of cyanobacteria by sequencing the metagenome of an ocean sample with the new GS FLX Titanium [...]

HBIO Appoints McNaughton New CFO

HOLLISTON, Mass.--Harvard Bioscience, Inc. (Nasdaq: HBIO - News), a global developer, manufacturer, and marketer of a broad range of tools to advance life science research, today announced the hiring and appointment of Thomas McNaughton as its new Chief Financial Officer effective immediately. Mr. McNaughton most recently served as Chief Financial Officer for Tivoli Audio, LLC [...]

AnaSpec Establishes New Dedicated GMP Manufacturing Facility

In response to increased demand for GMP peptide production, AnaSpec has established a new facility dedicated to GMP manufacturing. Located adjacent to its current San Jose, California-based headquarters, the expansion provides an additional 5000 sq. ft. of dedicated GMP space including two class 10,000 clean rooms. “The need for GMP-grade peptides is growing,” stated AnaSpec [...]

Luminex Corporation Announces First Commercial Shipment of FLEXMAP 3D Systems

Next-Generation System Will Have Multiplexing Capability of Up to 500-Plex and High Throughput AUSTIN, Texas--Luminex Corporation (NASDAQ: LMNX - News), the worldwide leader in multiplexed solutions, today announced the commercial sale and shipment of the first FLEXMAPTM 3D system manufactured in Austin, Texas. Full market release of the instrument is expected in the first quarter [...]

University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Collaborates With GE Healthcare to Develop International Oncology Centers

With more than 10 million new cases every year, cancer has become one of the world’s most devastating diseases, killing an estimated 20,000 people each day. To help meet the growing demand for treatment, the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC) today announced collaboration with GE Healthcare, a unit of General Electric Company, to develop [...]

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