Leica Microsystems acquires Coretech Holdings/McCornick Scientific
May 16, 2008
Wetzlar, Germany / St. Louis, MO, USA. Leica Microsystems announced that on May 14, 2008, it acquired the assets of St. Louis, Missouri-based Coretech Holdings and McCormick Scientific, LLC (Coretech), expanding its leading position in histopathology. Coretech provides an extensive range of systems, instruments, reagents and consumables for the clinical and research histology laboratory. Coretech [...]
PerkinElmer Expands EcoAnalytix™ Initiative to India, Strengthens Global Application Development
May 15, 2008
New EcoAnalytix™ Application and Technical Center in Mumbai Delivers Solutions to Improve the Quality of the Environment, Food and Energy Sources WALTHAM, Mass.--PerkinElmer, Inc. (NYSE: PKI), a global technology leader in Health Sciences and Photonics, today announced the expansion of its health and environmental focus to India with the opening of a new global EcoAnalytixTM [...]
Scientists in Spain Develop New Methods for Monitoring Drug Abuse by Analyzing Wastewater
May 15, 2008
Applied Biosystems/MDS Analytical Technologies Technology Helps Provide New Insights Into Consumption of Illegal Drugs BARCELONA, Spain--Scientists at the Spanish Council for Scientific Research (CSIC) in Barcelona have developed a new method for monitoring the consumption of drugs of abuse in the general population. This method, which was developed using analytical laboratory technology from Applied Biosystems/MDS [...]
LEICA MICROSYSTEMS ACQUIRES CORETECH HOLDINGS/MCCORMICK SCIENTIFIC
May 15, 2008
15 May 2008 – Wetzlar, Germany / St. Louis, MO, USA Leica Microsystems announced that on May 14, 2008, it acquired the assets of St. Louis, Missouri-based Coretech Holdings and McCormick Scientific, LLC (Coretech), expanding Leica’s leading position in histopathology. Coretech provides an extensive range of systems, instruments, reagents and consumables for the clinical and [...]
UVP Expands Its BioImaging Systems Staff
May 15, 2008
Continuing with UVP’s growth and new product development, UVP has added several new personnel recently to assist with the expansion efforts. “We are pleased to announce several new and highly qualified specialists to our team,” says Leighton Smith, President and CEO of UVP, “who will facilitate our growth initiatives to introduce new and exciting imaging [...]
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 [...]

