Cyclex and AnaSpec Sign Licensing Agreement for Deacetylase Activity Assay Kits – September 10, 2008
September 10, 2008
AnaSpec and Cyclex Co. Ltd. today announced a licensing agreement that will allow AnaSpec to make, use, and sell deacetylase activity assay kits and the related products as covered by Cyclex’s patent # ‘s EP 1243658, US 7033778, US 7256013. "We are pleased to partner with Cyclex in expanding our array of next generation assay [...]
Molecular Sensing Inc. (MSI) Announces Signing of CRADA with the Center for Disease Contron (CDC)
September 10, 2008
The CDC to Develop MSI’s Back-Scattering Interferometry Technologyas a Diagnostic Platform for the Detection of Infectious Disease and Typing of Causative Agents Montara, California, September 9th, 2008- Today, Molecular Sensing, Inc. (MSI), an early stage biotechnology company, announces the signing of a Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA) with the Centers for Disease Control’s, National [...]
September 9, 2008
OSI Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:OSIS), a vertically integrated provider of specialized electronics products for critical applications in the Security and Healthcare industries, announced today that its Security division, Rapiscan Systems, has been awarded a follow on order for approximately $15 million for its Rapiscan 620DV (Dual-View) Advanced Technology X-Ray scanning systems from the Transportation Security Administration [...]
September 9, 2008
New smaller sample probe manages even hard-to-reach sample areas Only instrument available for onsite nitrogen in steel analysis Determination of the carbon content in steels using arc excitation Kleve, September 9th, 2008 – SPECTRO Analytical Instruments presents a new version of the SPECTROTEST arc/spark-OES spectrometer at the Stainless Steel World America (September 9-10, 2008, Houston, [...]
Non-destructive Metal Analysis:
September 9, 2008
Non-destructive mobile metal analysis for rapid quality control in the automotive, aerospace and recycling industries Kleve, September 9th, 2008 – SPECTRO Analytical Instruments presents the new SPECTRO xSORT handheld XRF spectrometer at the Stainless Steel World America (September 9-10, 2008, Houston, USA). The light (1.7 Kg, 3.7 lbs.) and super-fast metal analyzer measures all of [...]
GE Healthcare Financial Services Closes $3 Million Deal with Codon Devices
September 9, 2008
GE Healthcare Financial Services has provided a $3 million Senior Secured Credit Facility to Codon Devices, the Constructive Biology(TM) Company--a privately-held biotechnology firm delivering products and platform solutions based on synthetic biology to the chemical industry. The financing will be used for growth and other working capital needs. "GE Healthcare Financial Services tailored a financing [...]
September 9, 2008
International Stem Cell (OTCBB:ISCO) announced today it has entered into a worldwide distribution agreement with Millipore Corporation (NYSE: MIL) to manufacture living cells and cell culture products to be sold through Millipore's distribution network. "To work with a company such as Millipore that has sales of over $1.5 billion and is known throughout the world [...]
Fluorotechnics New US Base with The Gel Company Acquisition
September 9, 2008
9 September 2008 – Sydney, Australia: Fluorotechnics Limited, an Australian company developing and selling fluorescence-based products to the world’s pharmaceutical and biotech companies, has signed a binding agreement to acquire US-based The Gel Company Inc (GelCo) . GelCo is a profitable company providing over 250 products for applications such as proteomics, cell culture, DNA sequencing, [...]
Caliper Launches Small Animal Molecular Imaging System Enabling Real-Time Video Observation
September 9, 2008
HOPKINTON, Mass., Sept. 9 -- Caliper Life Sciences, Inc. (Nasdaq: CALP), a leading provider of tools and services for drug discovery and life sciences research, today introduced the IVIS(R) Kinetic preclinical in vivo imaging system. The system enables researchers to non-invasively view biological events at the molecular level as they occur in real-time. The IVIS [...]
Asuragen Signs Armored RNA® Licensing Agreement with Focus Diagnostics
September 9, 2008
AUSTIN, Texas & CYPRESS, Calif.--Asuragen, Inc., announces that it has granted Focus Diagnostics, Inc., the infectious disease diagnostics company of Quest Diagnostics, non-exclusive worldwide rights to incorporate Armored RNA® technology into its in vitro molecular diagnostics products. Under the terms of the Agreement, Asuragen will develop and supply reagents for Focus Diagnostics in Asuragen’s QSR-compliant [...]

