Advalytix Introduces CellEvator Sample Mixer for Becton Dickinson’s FACSAria Cell Sorting System
May 15, 2008
MUNICH, Germany (May 15, 2008) – The Advalytix products team of Olympus introduces the CellEvator mixer, which uses proprietary surface acoustic wave mixing technology to enhance sample mixing during cell sorting. The CellEvator is a drop-in replacement for the built-in mechanical sample mixer in Becton Dickinson’s market-leading FACSAriaTM cell sorting system. It will be on [...]
GE Healthcare to Distribute GeneBio’s Phenyx in Latin America
May 15, 2008
Geneva, Switzerland, and São Paulo, Brazil - May 15, 2008 - Geneva Bioinformatics (GeneBio) SA and GE Healthcare Life Sciences Latin America (GEHC-LS) today announced a distribution agreement whereby GEHC-LS will distribute GeneBio's Phenyx MS identification platform throughout Latin America. This deal builds upon the long lasting relationship between GE Healthcare and GeneBio concerning the [...]
May 15, 2008
SANTA CLARA, Calif. & SPOKANE, Wash.--Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE:A - News) and Signature Genomic Laboratories LLC (Signature) today announced they have signed a long-term supply agreement in which Agilent will supply custom oligonucleotide microarrays to Signature and its customers based on the Signature-designed SignatureChip Oligo Solution (SignatureChipOS). Terms of the agreement were not disclosed. The [...]
Fluidigm and Witec AG Join Forces in Swiss Distribution Deal
May 14, 2008
Arrangement Brings Integrated Fluidic Circuit Technology to Swiss Scientists Specializing in Real-Time PCR, Genotyping, Cancer Detection and Absolute Quantification SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. & LITTAU, Switzerland--Fluidigm Corporation, the inventor of integrated fluidic circuits (IFCs), has appointed Witec AG as its exclusive distributor for the BioMark™ Systems in Switzerland. The BioMark System has significant advantages for [...]
May 14, 2008
Dionex Corporation announces the addition of new Rapid Separation LC (RSLC) 2 µm columns to the Acclaim bonded silica family of columns. Acclaim RSLC 2 µm columns, together with the new UltiMate® 3000 RSLC system and Chromeleon® software, deliver ultrafast high resolution LC. Acclaim RSLC 2 µm columns provide a 2.1 mm internal diameter in [...]
Sigma-Aldrich (Nasdaq: SIAL) CAO & CFO Hogan Plans to Retire; Search for Successor Underway
May 14, 2008
ST. LOUIS, May 14 -- Sigma-Aldrich (Nasdaq: SIAL - News) announced today that Chief Administrative Officer and Chief Financial Officer Michael R. Hogan will retire at a date to be determined this summer. Hogan, who turned 55 in April, had notified the Company early this year of his desire to retire as soon as his [...]
Qiagen N.V. (DE) – QIAGEN and GENEART Partner to Commercialize Synthetic Human Genes
May 14, 2008
Joint development and collaboration enables enhanced production of every human protein, spurring advances in drug development Venlo, The Netherlands --- May 14, 2008 - QIAGEN (Nasdaq: QGEN; Frankfurt, Prime Standard: QIA) and GENEART (Frankfurt, Entry Standard, G6A) announced their collaboration to develop, produce and commercialize a new product line for the enhanced production of all [...]
Dionex Introduces the High Pressure UltiMate 3000 RSLC System
May 14, 2008
Dionex expands its family of industry-leading HPLCs with the new UltiMate® 3000 Rapid Separation LC (RSLC) system . RSLC is ideal for ultrafast high resolution LC, as well as conventional HPLC applications. The system’s unrivaled flexibility is provided by an extensive flow-pressure footprint, delivering flow rates up to 5 mL/min at backpressures of up to [...]
MDS Analytical Technologies Introduces New Systems for Genomics Research
May 14, 2008
New Axon GenePix(R) microarray scanners and Arcturus(R) Laser Capture Microdissection instrument improve research speed and precision SUNNYVALE, CA, May 14 - MDS Analytical Technologies, a leader in innovative solutions for drug discovery and life sciences research, announced today the release of three new molecular biology instruments designed to advance genomics and microgenomics discoveries for life [...]
BD Announces Acquisition of Cytopeia
May 13, 2008
FRANKLIN LAKES, N.J., BD (Becton, Dickinson and Company) (NYSE: BDX) announced today that it has acquired all of the outstanding stock of Cytopeia, a privately held Washington corporation based in Seattle that develops and markets advanced flow cytometry cell sorting instruments. Financial terms of this transaction were not disclosed. The acquisition is not expected to [...]

