March 22, 2017 Environ, Ag./Food & Bev Lab Equipment PR/Corporate

Xylem celebrates World Water Day across the globe with launch of month-long employee volunteer challenge

Xylem’s ‘Make Your Mark 30-Day Challenge’ aims to highlight the importance of water and environmental issues through water-related community activities RYE BROOK, N.Y.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Mar. 22, 2017– In celebration of World Water Day, Xylem Inc. (NYSE:XYL) is launching a month-long volunteer challenge for Xylem colleagues across the globe to highlight the importance of water and environmental... Read more

March 20, 2017 Atomic Spectroscopy Cell Analysis Tools Chromatography Informatics & Software Lab Top-10 Life Science Tools Mass Spectrometry Molecular Spectroscopy PR/Corporate

Agilent Technologies Hires Samraat “Sam” Raha to Head Strategy and Corporate Development

Former Agilent Commercial VP Brings Deep Industry and Marketing Experience to New Role SANTA CLARA, Calif., March 20, 2017 Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE: A) today announced that Samraat “Sam” Raha has been named senior vice president of strategy and corporate development, reporting to Agilent President and CEO Mike McMullen. Raha will serve as strategic lead... Read more

March 15, 2017 Informatics & Software Life Science Tools PR/Corporate

DNAnexus Announces Two Key Executive Appointments

Industry veterans bring extensive expertise and insight as DNAnexus powers increasingly complex precision medicine projects March 15, 2017 01:31 PM Eastern Daylight Time MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–DNAnexus Inc., the global leader in genome informatics and data management, today announced the promotion of George Asimenos, Ph.D. to Chief Technology Officer (CTO) and the addition of Fan... Read more

March 15, 2017 PR/Corporate

Spectris Appoints New Non-executive Director

Spectris plc (‘Spectris’) (LSE: SXS), the productivity-enhancing instrumentation and controls company, today announces that Karim Bitar has been appointed to the Board as a Non-executive Director with effect from 1 July 2017. Karim is currently Chief Executive of Genus plc, an agricultural biotechnology pioneer. Prior to joining Genus, Karim worked for more than 15 years... Read more

March 13, 2017 PR/Corporate

Bio-Rad Intends to Propose Three New Independent Directors

HERCULES, Calif. — March 13, 2017 — Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc. (NYSE: BIO and BIOb), a global provider of life science research and clinical diagnostic products, today announced that management intends to propose Jeffrey Edwards, Gregory Hinckley and Arnold Pinkston for election to its Board of Directors at the Company’s 2017 Annual Meeting of Stockholders. Norman... Read more

March 13, 2017 Lab Top-10 PR/Corporate

RedShift BioAnalytics, Inc. Completes $11.0 million Series C Financing

Financing to Drive Commercialization of Next Generation Biotechnology Instrumentation for Drug Discovery and Development BURLINGTON, MA – March 13, 2017 – RedShift BioAnalytics, Inc., an innovative provider of bioanalytical instrumentation for the research, development and manufacturing of protein therapeutic drugs, today announced the closing of the Company’s $11.0 million Series C Preferred Stock financing. The... Read more

March 8, 2017 Lab Top-10 PR/Corporate

Thermo Fisher Scientific Named Company of the Year by SelectScience

CHICAGO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Pittcon 2017 – The global community of SelectScience readers and contributors has voted Thermo Fisher Scientific Reviewers’ Choice Company of the Year, an annual award that recognizes one company with the best reviews and ratings on SelectScience, a leading independent online resource that fulfills the information needs of the global scientific community. SelectScience announced... Read more