Varian, Inc. Introduces Two Revolutionary New OMIX SPE Formats for Bioanalytical Sample Preparation
January 18, 2006
PALO ALTO, Calif., -- Varian, Inc. (Nasdaq: VARI) today introduced two new OMIX(R) micro extraction solid phase extraction (SPE) formats for bioanalytical research that deliver improved performance and a faster, more streamlined sample preparation process. The first enables vacuum-free SPE processing of biofluid samples directly in the tip of a popular liquid-handling device. The second [...]
HP and Hitachi to Collarborate on security and privacy research
January 17, 2006
PALO ALTO, Calif., and TOKYO, Japan, --- HP (NYSE, Nasdaq: HPQ) and Hitachi, Ltd. (NYSE:HIT/TSE:6501) today announced that researchers from HP Labs Bristol, UK., and Princeton, N.J., and the Hitachi Systems Development Laboratory, will conduct joint work on key security and privacy issues. The HP and Hitachi research collaboration will focus on two primary themes: [...]
Thermo Launches the World’s Smallest ICP
January 11, 2006
CAMBRIDGE, UK - Thermo Electron Corporation announces the launch of its new iCAP 6000 Series, featuring the most compact ICP emission spectrometers available on the market, the iCAP 6300 and the iCAP 6500. Thermo's expertise within the ICP market has resulted in advanced, high efficiency optical design for these new instruments. The iCAP provides excellent [...]
PerkinElmer Teams with Luminex to Develop Solutions for High Volume Disease Screening
January 10, 2006
PerkinElmer, Inc. (NYSE: PKI), a leading provider of drug discovery, life science research, and analytical solutions, and Luminex(R) Corporation (Nasdaq: LMNX), a leading multiplex solution developer, announced today a long-term licensing agreement to provide PerkinElmer access to Luminex's xMAP(R) technology and assay development capabilities of the Luminex Bioscience Group. Under the terms of the agreement, [...]
BD Announces Agreement to Acquire GeneOhm Sciences, Inc.
January 10, 2006
Franklin Lakes, NJ-BD (Becton, Dickinson and Company) (NYSE:BDX) announced today that it has signed an agreement to acquire GeneOhm Sciences, Inc., a privately held company headquartered in San Diego, California that has pioneered the development of molecular diagnostic testing for the rapid detection of bacterial organisms, including those known to cause healthcare-associated infections (HAIs). GeneOhm [...]
January 10, 2006
CARLSBAD, Calif.,-- Invitrogen Corporation (Nasdaq:IVGN), a provider of essential life science technologies for disease research and drug discovery, today announced that its subsidiary, Invitrogen Federal Systems, was awarded a $970K Technical Assistance Agreement by the U.S. Department of Defense to produce and validate protein microarrays to biothreat agents. This work will be conducted under the [...]
Pavilion Technologies and Thermo Electron Partner for Pharmaceutical Industry
January 10, 2006
AUSTIN, Texas – Pavilion Technologies, a world leader in advanced process control (APC) and environmental compliance solutions, and Thermo Electron, a world leader in analytical instruments, today announced a worldwide strategic joint marketing agreement to deliver complete solutions of software, process analyzers and consulting services to meet the pharmaceutical industry’s Process Analytical Technology (PAT) needs. [...]
Acacia to Spin Off DNA Microarray Subsidiary CombiMatrix
January 9, 2006
Newport Beach, CA —Acacia Research has approved a plan for its CombiMatrix subsidiary, a maker of DNA microarray consumables and instrumentation,to become an independent public company. The transaction is expected to be completed in the second quarter of 2006 with CombiMatrix listing its shares on the NASDAQ exchange. “This will benefit both companies by eliminating [...]
Aspectrics Corp Announces Receipt of its Fifth US Patent for Encoded-Photometric Infrared Technology
January 9, 2006
PLEASANTON, Calif., January 9, 2006 – Aspectrics, Inc., a leading supplier of Encoded Photometric Infrared Spectroscopy (EP-IR) analyzers, today announced the receipt of a fifth US patent for its Encoded Photometric Infrared Spectroscopy disk technology and associated optics. The new patent number 6,982,788 was filed May 29th, 2000, and issued January 3rd, 2006. “This patent [...]
Affymetrix Estimates $15 Million Shortfall for Fourth Quarter
January 5, 2006
Santa Clara, CA 1/5/05—Affymetrix has announced that it expects fourth quarter 2005 revenues of $115 million, $15 million below the company’s previous guidance of $120 million. Affymetrix estimates 2005 total revenues of $365 million, for annual growth of 5.5%, and 2005 product and product-related revenues of $350 million, for growth of 5.7%. In 2006, Affymetrix [...]

