PAN-PACIFIC PARTNERSHIP LAUNCHES WORLD-LEADING DRUG DISCOVERY TECHNOLOGY
May 26, 2006
South Australian biotechnology company, TGR BioSciences Pty Ltd, has secured a long term licensing agreement with PerkinElmer, Inc., a leading US technology company that will provide worldwide distribution of TGR's new generation of drug screening kits. TGR's SureFire™ ERK assay kits use cutting-edge proprietary technology that helps pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies as well as research [...]
OSI Awarded $125 Million in Judgement Against L-3
May 25, 2006
Hawthorne, CA- A US District court jury has awarded OSI Systems $125.6 million in damages in its case against L-3 Communications. The jury awarded $33 million in compensatory damages and $92.6 million in punitive damages, finding that L-3 breached its fiduciary duty and committed fraud against OSI. The suit stems from L-3’s 2002 purchase of [...]
AMETEK Taylor Hobson Supports UK Centre of Excellence in Metrology for Micro and Nanotechnologies
May 24, 2006
PAOLI, Pa.--Taylor Hobson, a unit of AMETEK, Inc. (NYSE:AME - News), has joined with the UK Government in supporting a national Centre of Excellence in metrology for micro and nanotechnologies at Taylor Hobson's Leicester, England, headquarters. Taylor Hobson, a leader in the manufacture of ultra-precision measurement instrumentation, has joined with the UK Department of Trade [...]
May 23, 2006
HONG KONG & FOSTER CITY, Calif.---Applied Biosystems (NYSE:ABI), an Applera Corporation business, today announced that TLV Kumar has been appointed president for its Asia Pacific operations. Applied Biosystems is a global leader in the life sciences industry and research community, developing and marketing instrument-based systems, consumables, software, and services. Kumar, age 51, will be responsible [...]
May 23, 2006
San Francisco, CA – Dr. Chi Yang, the CEO of SynPep, a provider of custom peptide synthesis and antibody research products, was indicted by a federal grand jury on 13 counts of mail fraud and false statements for falsifying the purity levels of the company’s peptide products. The indictment claims that under Dr. Yang’s supervision, [...]
Sepragen to Acquire Bioreactor Company
May 17, 2006
Sepragen, a provider of process chromatography systems, has signed a letter of intent to acquire Cytobiologics. Assets include lab equipment and intellectual property related to certain rapid assays and a high-density bioreactor under development. The company plans to develop a cell culture/purification system. “The addition of Cytobiologics’ capability will provide us with facilities, talent and [...]
May 16, 2006
Chalfont St Giles, UK and Philadelphia, PA – General Electric and MDS Pharma Services announced the availability of a new, automated in vitro micronucleus assay that incorporates GE Healthcare’s IN Cell 1000 and IN Cell 3000 high content analysis platforms. This automated imaging assay enables an accurate, early assessment of the potential genotoxicity of novel [...]
PerkinElmer Appoints Daniel R. Marshak as Chief Scientific Officer
May 12, 2006
BOSTON--PerkinElmer, Inc. (NYSE: PKI - News), a global leader in Health Sciences and Photonics markets, announced the appointment of Dr. Daniel R. Marshak as vice president and chief scientific officer for the Company. Marshak will be responsible for setting the strategic direction of PerkinElmer's research and development functions, and helping drive its growth strategies in [...]
Industrial Scientific Acquires Oldham
May 12, 2006
Pittsburgh, PA - Industrial Scientific, a provider of portable gas detectors and fixed gas monitoring systems, has acquired Oldham SA, a maker of stationary gas monitors, from venture capital firm 3i Group for an undisclosed sum. “I am pleased that our combination with Industrial Scientific creates the clear, worldwide leader in gas monitoring instruments and [...]
Thermo and Holcim Enter into Agreement for Sale of Online PGNAA Analyzers
May 8, 2006
San Diego, CA – Thermo Electron Corporation, an industry leading producer of analytical and process instrumentation, announced the company has entered into a three-year agreement with Holcim, one of the world’s leading suppliers of cement, aggregates and downstream activities, to streamline procurement of its online Prompt Gamma Neutron Activation Analysis (PGNAA) analyzers. The agreement outlines [...]
