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NextGen Sciences and LabVantage Sign Agreement for Proteomics Research
August 31, 2003 8:00 pm | News | CommentsNextGen Sciences Ltd., a company developing and manufacturing platform technologies for protein research, and LabVantage Solutions, Inc.
GE Medical Systems Completes Acquisition of Triple G Systems
August 31, 2003 8:00 pm | News | CommentsGE Medical Systems Information Technologies, the healthcare IT business of General Electric Company, and Triple G Systems Group announced that GE Canada Enterprises Company (GE), a wholly-owned subsidiary of General Electric Company, has completed the acquisition of Triple G.
European Patent Office Selects SRS from LION bioscience
August 31, 2003 8:00 pm | News | CommentsLION bioscience AG announced an agreement with the European Patent Office (EPO) for its SRS software and for LION SolutionCenter Professional Services. The EPO has licensed LION's SRS to assist in the review and approval of patent applications in the life sciences area.
Researchers Develop More Accurate Test for Mad Cow Disease
August 31, 2003 8:00 pm | News | CommentsResearchers at the University of California-San Francisco say they may have found a promising solution. They've developed a faster, more reliable test for identifying the disease, possibly even in living cows. Current tests can only detect the disease after the cow dies.
Tripos and United Devices Announce Partnership
August 31, 2003 8:00 pm | News | CommentsTripos and United Devices announced plans to grid-enable Tripos' virtual screening applications to operate on United Devices' grid computing platform.
Bio-Rad and Cell Signaling Technology Sign Agreement
August 31, 2003 8:00 pm | News | CommentsBio-Rad Laboratories has entered into a research, supply and co-marketing agreement with Cell Signaling Technology (CST). Under this exclusive collaboration, Bio-Rad will develop multiplex bead-based assays for its Bio-Plex suspension array system using antibodies developed and validated by CST.
Accelrys Embeds Oracle Technology into Software
August 31, 2003 8:00 pm | News | CommentsAccelrys, a wholly owned subsidiary of Pharmacopeia, Inc.and active member of the Oracle PartnerNetwork, announced a strategic agreement in which Accelrys will embed Oracle technology into their Discovery Studio family of products.
Thermo Electron to Acquire Jouan SA
August 31, 2003 8:00 pm | News | CommentsThermo Electron Corporation has signed an agreement to acquire laboratory equipment provider Jouan SA for 110.9 million euros (currently USD $124 million) in cash plus the assumption of approximately 7.1 million euros (USD $8.0 million) of consolidated net debt.
KineticSystems and Gage Join Forces
August 31, 2003 8:00 pm | News | CommentsTektronix, Inc and KineticSystems Company, LLC have finalized a definitive agreement for KineticSystems to acquire Gage Applied, Inc. from Tektronix, Inc. Gage Applied, Inc will operate under the name Gage Applied Technologies, Inc. The terms of the agreement were not disclosed.
Molecular Modeling Software
August 31, 2003 8:00 pm | Schrodinger, Inc. | Product Releases | CommentsMacroModel 8.1 includes automatic setup for MCMM calculations in batch mode, serial MCMM calculations, and mixed-mode searches with LMOD and LLMOD.
gridMathematica 1.1
August 31, 2003 8:00 pm | Wolfram Research, Inc. | Product Releases | CommentsgridMathematica 1.1 includes Mathematica 5. The update delivers large performance gains in dense numerical linear algebra, support for sparse numerical linear algebra, large-scale linear programming, arbitrary precision computation, and interprocess communication speed.
Enhanced Chemistry Software
August 31, 2003 8:00 pm | Advanced Chemistry Development, Inc. | Product Releases | CommentsACD/Labs' Interactive Laboratory, ACD/I-Lab, is an online prediction and search technology that integrates with Synthematix's Arthur Suite, allowing users to enhance reaction data with a range of chemical properties.
Sun Microsystems Co-Founder and Chief Scientist Resigns
August 31, 2003 8:00 pm | News | CommentsSun Microsystems announced that Co-Founder and Chief Scientist, Bill Joy, is leaving Sun. Joy joined Sun Microsystems in 1982, the year of its inception. Most recently he has served as the company's chief scientist.
HP Advances Grid Strategy
August 31, 2003 8:00 pm | News | CommentsHewlett-Packard (HP) announced plans to further enable its enterprise infrastructure technologies for grid computing. By leveraging open grid standards, HP plans to help customers simplify the use and management of distributed IT (information technology) resources.
Oracle Reaffirms Intent to Acquire PeopleSoft
August 31, 2003 8:00 pm | News | CommentsOracle Corporation has extended its previously announced tender offer for all of the common stock of PeopleSoft, Inc. to midnight EDT on Friday, October 17, 2003. The tender offer was previously set to expire at midnight EDT on Friday, September 19, 2003.
