Thar Instruments Introduces the New Higher Capacity SFC Semi-Prep Investigator System
March 27, 2008
Provides New Flexibility and Efficiency for Scaling Up Separations Methods in Drug R&D Thar Instruments, makers of the TharSFC line of green chromatography systems, introduces the new SFC Semi-Prep Investigator II System. Designed for high throughput and high resolution of demanding separations encountered in drug research and development, this new semi-preparative system features a faster, [...]
March 27, 2008
New Solution for Small RNA Discovery Enables New Experiments for Understanding Critical Biological and Disease Processes FOSTER CITY, Calif.--Only in recent years have scientists begun to understand the role of small, non-protein coding RNA molecules in living cells. Breakthroughs in science and technology have revealed that this newly discovered class of regulatory molecules plays a [...]
March 27, 2008
Best results in the company's history. Pfeiffer Vacuum to pay record dividend. Asslar, Germany, March 27, 2008. Pfeiffer Vacuum, one of the leading manufacturers of high-quality vacuum pumps, measurement equipment and complete vacuum systems, announces its full, audited results for the 2007 fiscal year. All sales and profitability numbers were able to be significantly increased. [...]
PerkinElmer Announces Global R&D Expansion in Singapore
March 26, 2008
New Center of Excellence Focused on Solutions for Environmental Health, Food Safety and Drug Discovery WALTHAM, Mass.--PerkinElmer, Inc. (NYSE: PKI - News), a global technology leader in Health Sciences and Photonics, today celebrated the opening of a new Center of Excellence in Singapore. The PerkinElmer Inc. Center of Excellence in Singapore comes as part of [...]
SRU Biosystems Announces Introduction of BIND® 384/1536 TURBO Reader Using Label-free Technology
March 26, 2008
The First 1536-well Label-free System for uHTS -- WOBURN, Mass.--SRU Biosystems today announced the introduction of its newest generation of microplate readers based on its proprietary label-free detection technology, the BIND® 96/384 TURBO Reader for 96- and 384-well microplates and the BIND® 384/1536 TURBO Reader for ultra-high throughput screening using 384- or 1536-well microplates. The [...]
Pronota Launches Protein Biomarker Verification Platform
March 26, 2008
Antibody-free system reduces cost and time of quantitative protein assay development for screening low abundance biomarkers in blood GHENT, Belgium; 26th March 2008 - Pronota nv, the Belgium-based biomarker discovery and development company, announced today the launch of MASSterclass™, its highly-sensitive protein biomarker verification tool, at the Molecular Medicine Tri-Conference in San Francisco. The MASSterclass [...]
Applied Biosystems Advances Cell-Based Gene Expression Research
March 26, 2008
Integrated TaqMan(R)-Based Solutions Streamline Real-Time PCR Workflows Using Cultured Cells FOSTER CITY, Calif.--Applied Biosystems (NYSE:ABI - News), an Applera Corporation business, today announced a new family of real-time PCR reagent kits that enable researchers to more rapidly perform cell-based gene expression research. The TaqMan® Cells-to-CT™ Kit solutions are chemical reagents that are designed to reduce [...]
March 26, 2008
PRINCETON, N.J.--Battelle Ventures, LP, has led the $5.1-million Series A funding round of BioNanomatrix, Inc., a Philadelphia-based company developing and commercializing nanoscale, single-molecule imaging and analytic platforms designed to dramatically reduce the time and cost needed to analyze the genome. The round was joined by Battelle Ventures’ affiliate fund, Innovation Valley Partners, and by KT [...]
ESA Biosciences and Waters Corporation announce collaboration
March 25, 2008
ESA Biosciences and Waters Corporation (WAT: NYSE) have announced that the two companies are working together to integrate seamlessly the award-winning ESA Corona® CAD® universal HPLC detector with the Waters industry-leading chromatography control and data-analysis platform: Empower® 2. The Corona charged-aerosol detector (CAD) can analyse effectively a wide diversity of chemical structures and important classes [...]
O.I. Corporation Announces Nominee for Election to Its Board of Directors
March 25, 2008
COLLEGE STATION, TX--Mar 25, 2008 -- O.I. Corporation (NasdaqGM:OICO - News) today announced that its Board of Directors will nominate John K.H. Linnartz to stand for election at its 2008 Annual Meeting of Shareholders. Mr. Linnartz is the Managing Member of Mustang Capital Management, LLC, one of the Company's three largest shareholders. "We previously announced [...]
