HORSHAM, Pa.--When faced with replacing technology, many companies prefer the status quo to dealing with upgrade issues. However, Tinius Olsen, a global manufacturer of materials testing machinery, recently helped a major producer of nonferrous investment castings automate materials testing and go paperless. The existing computer system wasn’t user-friendly and didn’t provide for automated data storage. [...]

WAKEFIELD, Mass.--Implant Sciences Corporation (NYSE Alternext US: IMX), a high technology supplier of sophisticated systems and sensors for the homeland security market and related industries, today announced that its Board of Directors has retained Noblemen Holdings, LLC (“Noblemen”) to provide M&A and management advisory services to assist in creating, evaluating, and implementing strategic alternatives for [...]

Leading Syndicate of New and Existing Investors Support Development of Non-Invasive Cancer Diagnostics LEXINGTON, Mass. & SAN DIEGO--Predictive Biosciences, an emerging molecular diagnostics company developing non-invasive diagnostic products for informed cancer management™, today announced the closing of a $21.75 million Series B financing. The financing was led by new investor New Enterprise Associates (NEA), a [...]

NEWTON, Mass.--Microfluidics, a wholly owned subsidiary of Microfluidics International Corporation (OTCBB: MFLU), has implemented new initiatives in order to better meet the needs of the growing biotechnology, pharmaceutical, chemical, cosmetics/personal care and food industries beyond the boundaries of North America, and to satisfy the increasing global demand for the company's innovative Microfluidizer® high shear fluid [...]

LAVAL, QC, Oct 16, 2008 -- Electrochemiluminescent assays are more sensitive, precise and cost-effective over conventional methods Laval-based provider of Central Laboratory and R&D Services to the biotechnology and pharmaceutical sectors, CIRION Clinical Trial Services Inc. has expanded its research capacity through the purchase of the latest technology. CIRION's ongoing commitment to supporting its clients' [...]

-New Collaboration Brings ZyGEM's Unique Temperature-Controlled DNA Extraction Technology to Advalytix Customers as Private-Label Kits- SOLANA BEACH, Calif. and HAMILTON, New Zealand and MUNICH, Germany, Oct. 16 --ZyGEM Corp. Ltd. today announced that it has entered into an agreement with the Advalytix product team of Olympus Life Science Research Europa GmbH to produce a private-label [...]

LAVAL, QUEBEC, Oct 16, 2008 -- Warnex Inc. (CA:WNX: news, chart, profile) announced today that its Bioanalytical Services division has acquired two state-of-the-art TSQ Vantage mass spectrometers from Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. "We are pleased to be the first CRO in Canada to acquire the new TSQ Vantage system," said Mark Busgang, President and CEO [...]

BILLERICA, Mass.--American Science and Engineering, Inc. (NASDAQ: ASEI - News) (AS&E®), a leader in X-ray detection technology, announced today that it has been selected by Australia’s Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government (Department of Infrastructure) to pilot test the SmartCheck™ Personnel Screening System at Sydney International Airport. AS&E’s SmartCheck provides optimum security [...]

Flowerplate Cells will love it(pressebox) Aachen, 09.10.2008 - m2p-labs GmbH launches it's new micro bioreactor platform, the Flowerplate, at the Biotechnica fair in Hannover (7.-9. October 2008). With this development m2plabs sets a new standard in micro bioreactors. The Flowerplate was selected from a multitude of different microreactor geometries in an intensive research project in [...]

TEMPE, Ariz., Oct. 16 -- A team of researchers from Intrinsic Bioprobes Inc. has reported on a novel quantitative mass spectrometry immunoassay for the detection of bioactive B-type natriuretic peptide (BNP), in an article published online on Oct. 14 in the journal of Circulation: Heart Failure. In collaboration with colleagues from Scios Inc. in Fremont, [...]