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significantly improve diagnostic confidence and will
enable an improved clinical workflow. The Bond L
ight Sciences Oncology Inc. (LSO) received a $35
million investment. LSO is developing Aptocine™
Polymer Refine Red Detection is especially useful (talaporfin sodium) for solid tumors as well as other
for prostate biopsies, dermatological staining and for indications such as BPH. Aptocine is a water-soluble
melanomas where the presence of melanin can mask drug targeted by a small, single-use, disposable drug
DAB staining. The Detection Kit is IVD labeled for activator included with the drug. Aptocine is desi-
clinical use and the bright fuchsia stain of the Fast gned to provide tolerable, effective, and repeatable
Red chromogen provides an excellent contrast to treatments for patients.
DAB, endogenous melanin and hematoxylin counter-
http://www.lsoncology.com/
stains.’
Using the same proven Compact Polymer™ tech- M
itsubishi Electric Corporation (TOKYO: 6503)
launched its „New-MPD (Mega Power Dual)
nology as Leica Microsystems’ existing Bond DAB Series“ of insulated gate bipolar transistor (IGBT)
system (Bond Polymer Refine Detection™) means the modules. Suitable for all applications requiring high
new Fast Red chromogen will produce staining of the power density, the New-MPD modules are mainly
same high quality as the proven DAB system. for use in power converters for large capacity wind
http://www.leica-microsystems.com power and photovoltaic (PV) systems. Shipments will
begin in January, 2010 through Mitsubishi Electric
L
ife Technologies Corporation (NASDAQ: LIFE), sales sites in Americas, Europe, China, Korea.
a provider of innovative life science solutions, Mitsubishi Electric further announced the launch of a
has completed the previously announced sale of its 638nm wavelength red laser diode (LD), ML520G72,
mass spectrometry business to Danaher Corporation which offers the world’s highest output power in
(NYSE: DHR) for $450 million in cash, subject to a 638nm band LDs, making it ideal for pico projectors
conventional working capital adjustment. Danaher and other portable display systems that require a red
has also acquired Life Technologies’ joint venture light source with high brightness. Sample shipments
partner in the business, MDS Analytical Technolo- will begin on February 1. The Company announced
gies, a division of MDS Inc. (NYSE: MDZ). Mass its financial results for the first 9 months and third
spectrometers are highly sensitive and sophisticated quarter ending December 31, 2009, of the current
instruments used by researchers and clinicians to fiscal year ending March 31, 2010 (fiscal 2010), too.
identify and quantify specific molecules in complex
http://www.mitsubishichips.com/Global/
samples. As previously announced, Life Technologies
does not expect the sale of its mass spectrometry
business to affect its previously announced 2009 and N
anoInk, Inc., announced the launch of
its first completely configured protein array kit
2010 earnings expectations. from its Nano BioDiscovery Division. Based on the
http://www.lifetechnologies.com patented Dip Pen Nanolithography (DPN) platform,
NanoInk‘s fluo-rescent assays enable nanoscale de-
tection of clinically relevant proteins. The inaugural
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