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& Funding to Accelerate Mass Cytometer Solution


DVS Sciences, Inc, has secured US $14.6 million in a Series A venture financing round that will be used to progress the company’s commercial manufacturing scale- up of its paradigm-shifting multi-parameter mass cytometer.


A spin-off from the University of Toronto and based in Ontario, Canada and Sunnyvale, California, this privately held innovator and manufacturer of single-cell analysers and reagents for biological research and clinical applications, received financing from a combination of investors including 5AM Ventures, Pfizer Venture Investments, Mohr


Davidow, the Roche Venture Fund and the Ontario Institute for Cancer Research. “DVS Sciences has made great strides in demonstrating the significant demand for quantitative, highly multiparametric biomarker assays performed in single cells and we are pleased to be part of this significant Series A financing. The company is well positioned for high growth and to expand the cellular analysis marketplace,” said Andrew Schwab, Managing Partner, 5AM Ventures.


“We believe that the CyTOF® – MAXPAR®


platform will transform the performance of cellular analysis. By enabling the measurement


of many biomarkers simultaneously in single cells, researchers will be primed to better understand the cellular dynamics of disease states, stem cells and other biologically relevant systems.”


“By enabling the simultaneous detection of up to 100 disease markers in single cells, the CyTOF technology is an important tool in providing a dramatic increase in the information data rate and determining a personalised signature of disease, which will be useful in guiding diagnosis and treatment,” said Scott Tanner, PhD, CEO and Co-Founder of DVS Sciences.


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which specialises in dynamic temperature control is highly conducive to innovation, with around 90% of its revenue generated by new products. A family-owned company, regular team-building events held for its staff of 220, have also proved a strong motivational measure for generating new ideas in a collaborative spirit, with about 80 per cent of suggestions implemented and rewarded. "The high degree of self-motivation and creativity among employees show that there is a genuine climate of innovation and not one that is imposed from above," commented Top 100 panel member and strategic adviser Professor Roland Berger, the founder of the global management consultancy Roland Berger Strategy Consultants and of the Roland Berger Foundation.


Peter Huber Kältemaschinenbau GmbH from Offenburg in Baden- Württemberg received the Top 100 Climate of Innovation category and congrations from the project's mentor, Lothar Späth, at a recent ceremony in the Baltic resort of Warnemünde. The company said partnerships were key to its success developing ideas through its international users' club and by working closely with universities. "We avoid rigid working structures and consciously foster spontaneity within the innovation process", is how Managing Director Daniel Huber described the company's philosophy. A representative for The Vienna University of Economics and Business Administration added that the corporate culture at the company,


Over a period of several months, the Vienna University of Economics and Business Administration scrutinised the innovative capabilities of 272 small and medium-sized German firms, Peter Huber Kältemaschinenbau GmbH among them. The 100 best companies bear the Top 100 seal of approval for one year. "Creative ideas and fresh thinking are more than a means of increasing revenue for us; we are passionate about our business, and we want to make a difference. We are proud to have been awarded this prize and it proves that working as a team pays off," said Managing Director Joachim Huber.


The 100 SMEs who were awarded the seal of approval in 2011 generated total revenue of €11.2 billion last year.


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Endress+ Hauser


Celebrates New Premises


Endress + Hauser Conducta has celebrated the expansion of areas at its competence centre for liquid analysis, marking the company's commitment to its location in Gerlingen, Germany: "Our objective is to continue to grow and to create new jobs," declared Managing Director Dr Manfred Jagiella at the recent inauguration. The company has invested more than 15 million euros in the two building projects over the past three years, resulting in excess of 20,000 square meters floor space at this site. This includes further production and office space, a new laboratory and a seminar centre.


cmc Makes Strategic Appointment for International Market Push


cmc Instruments GmbH are pleased to announce the appointment of Richard Newberry as International Sales & Marketing Manager. This is a new position created with the aim of replicating globally the success of cmc Instruments in Germany – where they have been a market leader for some years. “In the past we have concentrated on the German


market and our international successes have been reactive,” explained Manfred Mauntz, Founder and Managing Director, “with Richard on board we can be more proactive in our approach.” “I’ve spent the last 25 years competing against German made, German quality products and know the reputation they command internationally,” said Richard, “So I


, a new, patented system for early, online detection of oil quality in roller bearings, gears and high voltage transformers.


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am excited by the opportunity to develop new business for cmc Instruments.” cmc Instruments products are all made in Germany and include nitrogen generators for the LCMS market, trace moisture analysers for the chlorine industry and OilQSens®


At the heart of the new communicative architecture is an atrium with glass roof with galleries conveying a sense of openness and transparency "As the central element, the atrium reflects a windmill, linking all sections of the building," Manfred Jagiella explained. "Work has to be fun – but it also has to be successful. The new building will support us in achieving these objectives." Klaus Endress, CEO of the Endress+Hauser Group, stressed the significance of liquid analysis devices in the future product portfolio. Reflecting these ideas, Professor Hans-Jörg Bullinger, president of the German research organization Fraunhofer Society, spoke about 'The outlook for future markets – Germany as a location with innovation potential'. Later guests – including Georg Brenner, the Mayor of Gerlingen – were taken on a tour of the company’s premises.


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