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Abbott has announced a definitive agreement to acquire STARLIMS Technologies Ltd., a leading provider of laboratory information management systems, for approximately $123 million in cash.
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NEXUS Biosystems, a leading innovator and worldwide provider of automated sample management systems, today announced the acquisition of Aurora Biotechnologies of Carlsbad, CA, a leading developer of proprietary high-performance microplates for use in sample storage, high-throughput screening, and cellular imaging.
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The Federation of American Scientists (FAS) developed the video game Immune Attack to plunge 7th 12th graders into the microscopic world of immune system proteins and cells.
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Nikon Corporation announced that it will sign an agreement with the Univ. of California, San Francisco Office of Technology Management for Structured Illumination Microscopy (SIM) technology. Under the terms of the agreement, UCSF will license its technology to Nikon to make N-SIM enabled microscopes.
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Through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, DOE has allocated $34.7 million to establish the Carbon Fiber Technology Center at ORNL. The project, which will enable the development and commercialization of low-cost carbon fiber for use in composite materials, is being funded through DOE's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy.
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The largest and most important U.N. climate change conference in history opened Monday, with organizers warning diplomats from 192 nations that this could be the best, last chance for a deal to protect the world from calamitous global warming.
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A new study using solid-state NMR spectroscopy to analyze intact bone paves the way for atomic-level explorations of how disease and aging affect bone.
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Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute (CLSI) recently published Risk Management Techniques to Identify and Control Laboratory Error Sources; Approved GuidelineSecond Edition (EP18-A2). This document provides guidance for risk management activities that include risk analysis (failure modes and effects analysis [FMEA]), fault trees, and risk monitoring...
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Battelle will work collaboratively with the public-private partnership announced by the White House to strengthen the nations competitiveness through increasing the scale and scope of science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) education.
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A laboratory to address the criteria of effective international law emerges at a critical juncture as the global community grapples with such difficult issues as climate change, resource management, human rights, economic stability and security.
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Symyx Technologies Inc. has announced a web seminar that describes and demonstrates the benefits of new subscription-based ELN hosting service.
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GE Healthcare, a unit of General Electric Company (NYSE: GE), has opened voting for its annual IN Cell Image Competition .
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