Supplier News

1. UniVessel SU: Sartorius Stedim Biotech Develops Next Generation Of Its Successful Single-Use Laboratory Bioreactor
   6/17/2013

   Sartorius Stedim Biotech (SSB), a leading international equipment provider for the biopharmaceutical industry, presents UniVessel SU, the second generation of its successful single-use bioreactor.

2. Finesse Solutions Launches TruBio DV 4.6 SCADA Software And SmartOPC Servers For Overlay On Applikon And Sartorius Bioreactor Controllers
   6/12/2013

   Finesse Solutions, Inc., Santa Clara, CA, a manufacturer of measurement and control solutions for life science process applications, announced the release of TruBio DV version 4.6 Supervisory Control And Data Acquisition (SCADA) software, which has been developed to harmonize and upgrade an installed base of older, proprietary bioreactor controllers.

3. ATMI Opens Laboratory For Bioprocess Application Support At Bloomington, MN Site
   6/11/2013

   ATMI, Inc., a global technology company and leader in single-use bioprocess solutions, announced recently the opening of a United States-based laboratory for applications development and testing.

4. BioTek Instruments Announces Establishment Of Japanese Office
   6/7/2013

   BioTek Instruments, Inc., continues their global expansion in the microplate-based technology market with the establishment of BioTek Japan.

5. Finesse Solutions Launches Next Generation G3Lab Universal SmartControllers To Enhance Productivity In Bench Scale Cell Culture And Fermentation
   6/5/2013

   Finesse Solutions, Inc., a manufacturer of measurement and control solutions for life sciences process applications, announced the launch of its new G3Lab Universal™ SmartControllers for upstream cell culture and fermentation.

6. SAFC Strengthens Biopharmaceutical Market Presence In Asia With Commercial Licensing Of CHOZN® Cell Line Bioproduction Platform
   6/4/2013

   Sigma-Aldrich Corporation recently announced that SAFC® Commercial (www.safcglobal.com), its custom manufacturing services business unit, has won commercial sales and licensing contracts with two leading Asian biopharmaceutical companies for the purchase of CHOZN®, their off-the-shelf cell line production platform.

7. Meissner Will Present ‘Advances In Single-Use Systems’ At The IBC’s Single-Use Applications Conference And BioTech 2013
   6/3/2013

   Meissner will be delivering presentations featuring technological advances and evolving products to serve single-use applications at two industry conferences on Tuesday, June 4th, 2013.

8. Genevac Announces New Large Scale Automated Evaporator
   5/29/2013

   Genevac has announced the launch of the ROCKET 4D – a fully automated system for automatic drying or concentration of large volumes (a few to 100 litres) in one operation with no user interaction. Simply load your sample, select a method, press start, and walk away – the system will do the rest.

9. Liquidity Services, Inc. Selected By Hoffmann-La Roche Inc. As Sales Channel For Surplus Assets
   5/28/2013

   Liquidity Services, Inc. a global provider of surplus asset management, auction, and valuation services, has been selected by Hoffmann-La Roche Inc. (Roche), to provide disposition services for Roche’s surplus assets located in Nutley, NJ USA, where business operations will cease in December 2013.

10. Hamilton Robotics Partners With Illumina To Automate Sample Preparation For Next-Generation Sequencing
    5/28/2013

    Hamilton Robotics, as part of its co-marketing partnership with Illumina, is developing automated solutions for NGS sample preparation that reduce hands-on time, minimize operational variability, and deliver consistent results. Illumina is providing input on the protocols and assay performance. Solutions will include an NGS workstation and methods for Illumina's sample prep kits.