AMETEK Completes Acquisition Of MOCON, Inc.

BERWYN, Pa. and MINNEAPOLIS, June 22, 2017 /PRNewswire/ — AMETEK, Inc. (NYSE: AME) today announced that it has completed its acquisition of MOCON, Inc. (NASDAQ: MOCO) for $30 per share in cash per fully diluted common share, or approximately $182 million net of cash acquired. The completion of the transaction follows approval from MOCON shareholders and... Read more

PacBio Technology Resolves Complex Maize Genome, Driving Demand for Other Large-Scale AgBio Sequencing Projects

MENLO PARK, Calif., June 22, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — A new publication in Nature reveals the significant quality improvement afforded by Single Molecule, Real-Time (SMRT®) Sequencing for the maize genome, with implications for other complex crop and livestock genomes. This new PacBio® genome assembly, produced by scientists at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, the USDA’s Agricultural Research... Read more

PacBio Technology Resolves Complex Maize Genome, Driving Demand for Other Large-Scale AgBio Sequencing Projects

MENLO PARK, Calif., June 22, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — A new publication in Nature reveals the significant quality improvement afforded by Single Molecule, Real-Time (SMRT®) Sequencing for the maize genome, with implications for other complex crop and livestock genomes. This new PacBio® genome assembly, produced by scientists at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, the USDA’s Agricultural Research... Read more

CW Analytical Expands Offerings With Orange Photonics Partnership

OAKLAND, Calif., June 22, 2017 /PRNewswire/ — CW Analytical Laboratories Inc., a leading laboratory in California’sCannabis industry, and Orange Photonics Inc, producer of portable Cannabinoid analyzers, are pleased to announce their distribution partnership throughout the state of California. Utilizing a modified version of the same high pressure liquid chromatography currently used to measure cannabinoid content in a laboratory setting, LightLab™... Read more

Canopy Biosciences Announces Distribution Agreement with Cosmo Bio for Japan Life Science Market

Canopy Biosciences signs agreement with Cosmo Bio to sell gene engineering products in Japan ST. LOUIS, June 22, 2017 /PRNewswire/ — Canopy BiosciencesTM, LLC (“Canopy Biosciences”), an emerging provider of gene editing and personalized medicine technologies, announced a distributor agreement with Cosmo Bio Co., Ltd. (“Cosmo Bio“) for its TUNR Flexible Gene Editing technology in Japan. ... Read more

Online monitoring of chlorine (free or total) in wastewater streams

6/21/2017 Metrohm Process Analytics is pleased to present a dedicated solution for the online monitoring of free chlorine or total chlorine in wastewater streams. This turn-key solution uses photometric determination and is performed on the ICON Analyzer, a dedicated online photometer for water and wastewater analysis. Chlorine is one of the most commonly produced chemical... Read more

Brooks Automation to Participate in the CEO Investor Summit 2017

CHELMSFORD, Mass., June 21, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Brooks Automation, Inc. (Nasdaq:BRKS) announced today that the Company’s management will participate in the Ninth Annual CEO Investor Summit 2017, on Wednesday, July 12, 2017 in San Francisco, California. About The CEO Investor SummitThe CEO Summit is an accredited investor and publishing research analyst event that is... Read more

Beijing 4P Health Research Institute initiates China’s “100K Wellness Pioneer Project” using UniteGen and Sapientia™ integrated platform

Commercial agreement with Congenica supports UniteGen’s goal of achieving the world’s largest human genome database Cambridge, UK – 21st June –  Congenica’s Sapientia™ clinical genome analysis software platform will be used by China-based UniteGen to carry out whole genome sequencing (WGS) processing and analysis as part of China’s “100K Wellness Pioneer Project”, hosted by Beijing... Read more

Seegene Signed MOU with a Mexico Government Agriculture Agency for Collaborative Development of Non-human MDx Assay

MOU signed between Mexico SAGARPA’s INIFAP and Seegene for collaborative product development and clinical study: (from middle to left) INIFAP’s bovine TB Director Dr. Ferando Otero, Head of Seegene Institute of Life Sciences Dr. Nackmoon … SEOUL, South Korea, June 21, 2017 /PRNewswire/ — Seegene Inc. (096530.KQ), a leading developer of multiplex PCR technologies headquartered... Read more

New York High School Students Win 2017 U.S. Stockholm Junior Water Prize

RYE BROOK, N.Y.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Jun. 20, 2017– Xylem Inc. (NYSE:XYL), a leading global water technology and solutions company, congratulates Rachel Chang and Ryan Thorpe of Manhasset, N.Y., the 2017 winners of the United States Stockholm Junior Water Prize (SJWP), the most prestigious youth award for a water-related research project. Xylem has been a long-time leading sponsor... Read more