Life Technologies Corporation (NASDAQ:LIFE), a provider of innovative life science solutions, today announced that William S. Shanahan has been appointed to its board of directors, effective December 16, 2008. Mr. Shanahan is the former president of Colgate-Palmolive Company and currently serves on the board of directors of Visa, Inc. (NYSE:V), Diageo PLC (NYSE:DEO), and MSD [...]

CARLSBAD, Calif.--Life Technologies Corporation (NASDAQ: LIFE - News), a provider of innovative life science solutions, announced it will use human embryonic stem cells to develop new models of Lou Gehrig’s Disease and other neurodegenerative diseases with a grant it received this week from the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine (CIRM), a state agency tasked with [...]

Middle East Government to Deploy Mobile ZBV Systems for Counterterrorism Applications BILLERICA, Mass.--American Science and Engineering, Inc. (NASDAQ: ASEI - News) (AS&E®) announced today the receipt of a $2.8 million order from a Middle Eastern government for multiple Z Backscatter Vans™ (ZBV™). Configured for harsh environments, the ZBVs will be utilized for counterterrorism applications including [...]

Symyx Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: SMMX) today announced the release of Symyx Assay Explorer(R) 3.2. Assay Explorer is a biological information management system that enables scientists to capture experimental data and methodologies into a central repository where they are rapidly and easily accessible for improved querying, collaboration, and decision making. "Symyx Assay Explorer 3.2 lets biologists [...]

Bender MedSystems announces the availability of FlowCytomix, bead-based immunoassays for Multiple Analyte Detection, for the quantitative detection of analytes related to Th17 research. Human IL-17A, IL-22, IL-23, IL-6, TNF-alpha, and many more can be quantified simultaneously in cell culture supernatants, serum and plasma (IL-17A: serum and cell culture supernatants only). Following the convenient protocol, only [...]

Illumina, Inc. (NASDAQ:ILMN) today appointed Mark Lewis as Senior Vice President of Development. In this newly created role, Mark is responsible for overseeing Illumina’s global product development efforts and will report to Joel McComb, Senior Vice President and General Manager of Illumina’s Life Sciences Business. Mark joins Illumina from Becton Dickinson Biosciences where he held [...]

SFC Methods Provide "Green" Alternative to HPLC Torrance, CA (December 15, 2008) - Phenomenex Inc., a global leader in the manufacture of separation science consumables, announces a new line of supercritical fluid chromatography (SFC)-certified columns. These new columns bring new phases and selectivties to SFC separations, expanding the application of this technology to analytical and [...]

Designed with a disposable flowpath and for use in full scale production 12/15/08--GE Healthcare has launched ÄKTA™ready a liquid chromatography system designed for process scale-up and production for Phase I-III drug development and full scale production to GLP and cGMP standards. Simplified system handling and reduced downtime between products and batches improves cost efficiency and [...]

MELVILLE, N.Y., Dec. 15 -- Offering the most comprehensive confocal microscope and software package available, Nikon Instruments, Inc.'s (www.nikoninstruments.com) A1 series of confocal laser point scanning systems with dedicated NIS-Elements C software brings biological imaging to life. The software, which enables full integration of confocal specific acquisition controls together with advanced image analysis functionality, now [...]

ORANGE COUNTY, Calif., Dec. 15 -- Beckman Coulter, Inc. (NYSE: BEC - News), a leading developer, manufacturer and marketer of products that simplify, automate and innovate complex biomedical testing, reaffirms 2008 outlook and provides preliminary 2009 financial outlook. Scott Garrett, chairman, president and chief executive officer, said, "Despite broader economic uncertainties, we remain confident about [...]