Helicos BioSciences Announces New CFO

CAMBRIDGE, Mass.--Helicos BioSciences Corporation (NASDAQ: HLCS - News) announced the addition of Stephen P. Hall as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. “Steve Hall’s accomplishments and track record suits our needs extremely well,” said Steve Lombardi, Helicos President and Chief Operating Officer. “His success in the life sciences and his public company CFO experience [...]

EDAX LAUNCHES APOLLO XV SDD

MAHWAH, NJ - EDAX Inc., a leader in X-ray microanalysis and electron diffraction instrumentation, has launched the Apollo XV SDD, the latest generation of silicon drift detectors for X-ray microanalysis. "Our latest addition to our Apollo Series SDD provides additional solutions for the X-ray microanalysis market by offering superior energy resolution and light element performance, [...]

Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute and Applied Biosystems Announce Project to Advance Study of Cancer Genomics

Researchers to Use SOLiD(TM) System for Comprehensive Coverage of Genetic Changes That Occur in Development of Disease CAMBRIDGE, England & FOSTER CITY, Calif.--Researchers from the United Kingdom and the United States are working together to investigate one of science’s most challenging mysteries – the genetic underpinnings of cancer in the human genome. The Wellcome Trust [...]

GE Healthcare introduces VivaspinTM sample concentrators for protein sample prep

GE Healthcare announced today that it is introducing Vivaspin™ sample concentrators for protein sample prep, offering fast and convenient concentration of biological samples with minimal membrane blocking, excellent recoveries (typically >95%) and no risk of concentration to dryness. Vivaspin provides fast, nondenaturing concentration of up to 30 times from a range of volumes between 100 [...]

Sigma-Aldrich Announces the Integration of Riedel-De Haen Into Core Product Brands

Move Marks a New Step in the Company's Global Branding Strategy ST. LOUIS, April 30 -- Sigma-Aldrich (Nasdaq: SIAL - News) today announced the full integration of its Riedel-de Haen® Laboratory Reagents into its core product brands effective May 1, 2008 (https://www.sigma-aldrich.com/rebranding). "We have created a strong international presence with our products and services," said [...]

Goodfellow Acquires the Technical Glass Company

Oakdale, PA...April 30, 2008... Goodfellow Cambridge Ltd., parent company of Goodfellow Corporation of Oakdale, Pennsylvania, has acquired The Technical Glass Company, a UK-based supplier of ceramics, ceramic components and specialist glass for scientific and industrial applications. In announcing the purchase, Goodfellow Managing Director Stephen Aldersley stated, "The acquisition of Technical Glass not only extends our [...]

Reconstructing Oetzi’s, The Neolithic Man Family Tree with 454 Sequencing

PENZBERG, Germany--Since Oetzi’s sensational discovery, in 1991 and his extraction from the glacier in Alto Adige in Italy, Europe’s most famous mummy has been the subject of intensive scientific study. The initial research focused on dating the mummy, and with the aid of radiocarbon dating analyses it has been established that Oetzi dates back to [...]

CLC bio to Collaborate with Microsoft on Integrating Life Science Technology

At the Bio-IT World Conference & Expo in Boston, USA, CLC bio announced collaboration with Microsoft Corp. on integrating CLC bio's extensive bioinformatics solutions with Microsoft's software platform, for the benefit of companies, corporations, and institutions in the biotech, pharmaceutical, and life science sectors. CLC bio has already added support for Microsoft SQL Server in [...]

Bruker’s New Advanced Supercon, Inc. (ASCI) Subsidiary Starts U.S. Operations and Hires Tom Rosa as CFO and Senior VP

BILLERICA, Mass.-- Advanced Supercon, Inc. (ASCI) in Billerica, Massachusetts, a new subsidiary of Bruker Corporation (NASDAQ: BRKR), announced today that it has hired Thomas M. Rosa as Chief Financial Officer and Senior Vice President, and that it is establishing business development and customer support operations in the U.S. under Mr. Rosa’s leadership. The manufacturing operations [...]

QIAGEN and BioHelix Enter Into Licensing Agreement

Helicase-dependent isothermal DNA amplification system provides new assay technology capabilities for QIAGEN’s assay automation platforms Venlo, The Netherlands, and Beverly, Massachusetts, - April 30, 2008 – QIAGEN (Nasdaq: QGEN; Frankfurt, Prime Standard: QIA) and privately held BioHelix have announced today that they have entered into a non-exclusive worldwide license and supply agreement for BioHelix’s proprietary [...]

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