News & Analysis
Independent Survey Ranks Agilent Technologies No. 1 Partner for Laboratory Standards Compliance
Agilent Technologies Inc. today announced that a recent independent survey once again named Agilent as the preferred partner for laboratories that must measure up to regulatory and quality standards. More than 350 survey respondents in North America and Europe ranked Agilent Compliance Services as their top choice for general laboratory compliance services and instrument qualification.
Agilent Technologies Acquires BIOCIUS Life Sciences, Developer of the RapidFire(tm) High-Throughput Drug-Screening Technology
Agilent Technologies Inc. today announced it has acquired BIOCIUS Life Sciences, Inc., developer of the unique RapidFire(tm) high-throughput mass spectrometry drug-screening platform for the pharmaceutical and biopharmaceutical markets. Financial details were not disclosed.
Agilent Technologies Acquires Lab901 to Expand Electrophoresis Portfolio for Molecular Biology Applications
Agilent Technologies Inc. today announced it has acquired Lab901, a leading electrophoresis equipment and consumables company based in Edinburgh, U.K. The company's automated electrophoresis products are used for DNA, RNA and protein analysis. Financial details of the acquisition were not disclosed.
Huawei Marine Wins BDM Turnkey Supply Contract to Bridge Malaysia and Indonesia
Huawei Marine Networks Co. Ltd. announced today that it has won the bidding for the BDM (Batam-Dumai-Melaka) submarine cable project and will provide the end-to-end turnkey submarine system solution.
Freescale appoints J. Daniel McCranie to board of directors
Freescale Semiconductor Holdings I, Ltd. today appointed J. Daniel McCranie to its board of directors. Mr. McCranie fills the vacancy created by the resignation of Kevin Burns, a partner at TPG Capital.
Fujitsu Semiconductor and ARM Sign Strategic Partnership Comprehensive Licence Agreement
Fujitsu Semiconductor Europe today announces that its parent company Fujitsu Semiconductor Limited has signed a comprehensive licence agreement with ARM for ARM IP products. This strategic agreement will enable Fujitsu Semiconductor Europe to offer platforms featuring the latest ARM technology including the Cortex™-A15 processor, graphics IP and CoreLink™ systems IP, helping accelerate its customers’ product development.
Premier Farnell and Embest bring EAGLE, the award winning and best selling CAD software to China
Premier Farnell plc announces CadSoft GmbH, a trading division of Premier Farnell, has partnered with Embest to jointly launch CadSoft’s EAGLE, the award winning software and the best selling Computer-aided Design (CAD) tool of its kind now available for use in the Chinese market. This global, tried and tested software will help Chinese engineers develop CADs using the latest technology, helping them to improve product designs, efficiency and ...
Ben Heck’s popular portable workbench gets a facelift in the latest episode of element14’s “The Ben Heck Show”
element14, a collaborative social community and electronics store for design engineers and electronics enthusiasts, and modding guru Benjamin J. Heckendorn, a.k.a. Ben Heck, debut a redesign of Ben’s portable workbench that offers the ultimate modding-on-the-road convenience in the newest episode of “The Ben Heck Show”.
Infrared imaging specialist Sofradir appoints new VP of Technology
Sofradir today announced the appointment of David Billon-Lanfrey as VP of R&D, technology & products, replacing Philippe Tribolet who died November 2010 aged 51.
Copenhagen Airport chooses Brüel & Kjær for new noise and flight monitoring project
Copenhagen Airport, located just eight kilometres southeast of the city centre, is Scandinavia’s main airport. After a thorough market review and public tender process, the airport has chosen to continue its long relationship with Brüel and Kjær by updating its current noise monitoring system.