Applied Biosystems and Agilent Reach Settlement Agreement Regarding Real-Time PCR Thermal Cyclers

FOSTER CITY, Calif. & SANTA CLARA, Calif.--Applied Biosystems (NYSE:ABI - News), an Applera Corporation business, and Agilent Technologies (NYSE:A - News) today announced that they have entered into a settlement agreement resolving patent infringement lawsuits originally filed by Applera against Stratagene (acquired by Agilent in 2007), alleging infringement of Applera's real-time thermal cycler instrument patents. [...]

Identifying Imported Counterfeit Drugs

Florida-based company, XStream Systems has begun selling a piece of equipment which can detect counterfeit drugs in the U.S. pharmaceutical supply chain. XStream Systems, Inc. developed a unit to identify dangerous pharmaceuticals circulating within the States to protect the public by authenticating these medications before they reach the consumer. The threat of Americans swallowing counterfeit [...]

BioTek Instruments, Inc. Expands Presence in Latin America

September 17, 2007, WINOOSKI VT, USA – Pursuant to their global growth initiatives, BioTek Instruments announces the expansion of their coverage in the Latin American region. Mr. Carlos Montero, a certified microbiologist, joins the BioTek team as a Product Specialist, and will travel extensively within the entire Latin America region to provide technical, educational and [...]

BioTek’s ELx50 FMW Recommended by Luminex Corporation for xMAP Multiplex Bead Assays

Responding to new assay developments, BioTek Instruments, Inc. is pleased to announce that their ELx50 Filter Microplate Washer (FMW) has been recommended by Luminex Corporation for use with their xMAP® multiplex assay platform. The compact ELx50 FMW features a syringe drive fluid-delivery system with an automated vacuum filtration solution for quick and unattended processing of [...]

LabLogic buys RC detector manufacturer IN/US

LabLogic Systems has acquired IN/US Systems Inc, the manufacturer of radio chromatography flow-through detectors and counters for bio-medical research. The acquisition consolidates a long-standing association under which LabLogic has provided its Laura data collection and analysis software for IN/US instruments and represented the company in the UK and Europe. IN/US is continuing to trade under [...]

Thermo Fisher Scientific Acquires Instrument Sales Business of Davis Inotek

WALTHAM, Mass., Sept. 5 -- Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. (NYSE: TMO), the world leader in serving science, has acquired the instrument sales business of Davis Inotek Instruments, LLC. The acquired business will be branded Davis Instruments and excludes its related calibration services. Davis Instruments is a leading provider of test, measurement and process control instruments, [...]

BioTek Instruments, Inc. Unveils MicroFlo™ Select with Unlimited Liquid Dispensing Flexibility

BioTek Instruments Inc. has released its latest development in dispensing technology, the new MicroFlo™ Select Dispenser, offering superior microplate dispensing flexibility in one compact instrument. MicroFlo Select is the first instrument of its kind to offer a wide range of choices in dynamic dispense volumes, plate types, tube styles and sizes, automated dispense heights and [...]

Agilent Technologies’ Chris Van Ingen to Retire at End of Fiscal Year

SANTA CLARA, Calif.--Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE:A) today announced that Chris van Ingen, president of the company’s Bio-Analytical Measurement business, will retire on Oct. 31, 2007, the last day of Agilent’s fiscal year. Van Ingen, 61, is a 30-year veteran of Agilent and Hewlett-Packard Company, joining HP in 1977 as a sales engineer in the Netherlands [...]

BioTek Instruments, Inc. Increases Global Presence with Two New Offices

BioTek Instruments is pleased to announce the expansion of their global operations with new offices in China and India. “These countries are devoting major resources toward the rapid growth of their respective pharmaceutical and biotechnology sectors,” stated Peter Weith, Vice President of Marketing & Sales at BioTek. “BioTek’s core microplate technologies will complement their associated [...]

Sartorius Combics Food Scale Series Provide Complete Disinfection with High Precision

July 26, 2007, EDGEWOOD, NY, USA – The Combics Food Scale series from Sartorius has been specially designed to withstand rigorous and complete disinfection while maintaining the utmost in precision and accuracy. Manufactured in accordance with European Hygienic Equipment Design Group (EHEDG) guidelines, all standard models are made entirely of high-alloy AISI type 304 stainless [...]

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