Michael S. Pettigrew Named Vice President of Sales for ESA’s Life Sciences Business

CHELMSFORD, Massachusetts (April 15, 2008) – ESA Biosciences, a Magellan Biosciences company and leader in novel HPLC systems that improve results for pharmaceutical development and QA/QC, life science, and analytical-chemistry customers worldwide, announced that Michael Pettigrew has joined the company as vice president of life sciences sales. Mr. Pettigrew comes to ESA from GE Healthcare [...]

X-Ray Metrology Manufacturer Jordan Valley to Acquire Assets of Semiconductor Equipment Supplier Bede

MIGDAL HA'EMEK, Israel--Jordan Valley Semiconductors LTD, a provider of semiconductor metrology solutions, has acquired the business of Bede, effective Monday, April 14th. Bede is the leading supplier of HRXRD (High Resolution XRD) metrology for the semiconductor and compound industries with revenues of $11.6M in 2007. Bede entered into the UK’s Administration phase, their equivalent of [...]

ACD/Labs Announces an Important Investment by Sanofi-Aventis for Production Facilities in Europe

Drug manufacturer deploys suite of NMR tools at sites in France, Hungary, and Germany. Toronto, CA (April 15, 2008)— Advanced Chemistry Development, Inc., (ACD/Labs), an industry leader in the development of software for NMR processing, prediction, and data management recently sold a suite of NMR software to one of the world’s leading pharmaceutical companies, Sanofi-Aventis, [...]

Helicos BioSciences Enters Molecular Diagnostics Collaboration with Renowned Research Center to Sequence Cancer-Associated Genes

CAMBRIDGE, Mass.--Helicos BioSciences (NASDAQ:HLCS - News), a life science company focused on innovative genetic analysis technologies, today announced a research collaboration with City of Hope focused on cancer molecular diagnostics. City of Hope will use Helicos’ proprietary True Single Molecule Sequencing (tSMS)TM technology for the examination of known cancer-associated gene variants and the potential discovery [...]

ICx Technologies(TM) Awarded $4.4 Million Contract from ThermoFisher Scientific

WASHINGTON--ICx Technologies (NASDAQ:ICXT - News), a developer of advanced sensor technologies for homeland security, force protection and commercial applications, announced today that it has been awarded an order worth $4.4 million, to provide identiFINDER™ radiation detectors to ThermoFisher Scientific. The identiFINDER is a hand-held detection unit that finds and, most importantly, identifies radioactive material. With [...]

NEXCELOM BIOSCIENCE LAUNCHES CELLOMETER® VISION, AUTOMATED CELL COUNTER WITH FLUORESCENCE DETECTION

SAN DIEGO, CA (USA) – April 15, 2008– Nexcelom Bioscience, LLC of Lawrence, MA, a manufacturer of instruments for cell-based assays used in cancer research and drug discovery, launched its Cellometer® Vision, an innovative automatic cell counter with multi-mode imaging analysis, at the AACR (American Association for Cancer Research) Annual Meeting in San Diego, CA. [...]

Increased Light Leads to Early Detection: Caliper Life Sciences Introduces Bioware(R) Ultra Cancer Cell Lines

Researchers Now Able to Detect a Single Cancer Cell Through In Vivo Imaging- HOPKINTON, Mass., April 15 -- Caliper Life Sciences, Inc. (Nasdaq: CALP - News) today introduced Bioware® Ultra cell lines, a range of ultra bright light producing tumor cell lines created specifically for in vivo imaging applications. Bioware Ultra cell lines are 10 [...]

Affymetrix Extends Collaborations in Cancer Research Program to North America

More than 25 participants use Affymetrix' integrated genomics solution to accelerate research on more than 10 types of cancer SANTA CLARA, Calif.--Affymetrix Inc. (Nasdaq:AFFX - News) today extended its Collaborations in Cancer Research Program (CCRP) to North America, forming an alliance between Affymetrix and 25 leading cancer researchers. The expansion builds on the success of [...]

AltheaDx Named Affymetrix Authorized Service Provider

AltheaDx Will Offer Affymetrix Technology as Part of a Complete Biomarker Discovery and Development Platform SAN DIEGO, CA--Apr 15, 2008 -- AltheaDx, a leading provider of contract testing services to the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industry, today announced a supply and service provider agreement with Affymetrix Inc. (NasdaqGS:AFFX - News). The agreement enables AltheaDx to offer [...]

Thermo Fisher Scientific Launches New Sample Position Illuminator Feature for NanoDrop 8000

WILMINGTON, Delaware (April 14, 2008) – Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the world leader in serving science, today announced the introduction of a Sample Position Illuminator feature for the revolutionary Thermo Scientific NanoDrop™ 8000 Spectrophotometer. The NanoDrop 8000 takes full spectrum UV/VIS absorbance measurements of eight 1 ul samples in 20 seconds, allowing researchers to work [...]

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