Hyclone is for sale?
They must be spinning it out to focus on the Gibco brand once they merge. Anyone want to buy a ton of fbs?
View ArticleNew Ventana IHC system?
Any info about the new IHC stainer from Roche Ventana? I heard they are showing the system to select customers.
View ArticleIcahn plans to buy stake in Hologic...
Hologic plans a poison pill. (GenomeWeb Daily News)
View ArticleAdvanDx
Heard that the VC's have given up on this turkey. Management screwed this company up big time, revenues have crashed with no prospect of recovery. Heard they brought in a Marketing heavy hitter, but...
View ArticlePerkinElmer more job cuts Nov 2013
Heard that there's going to be some considerable cuts in the European arm of PerkinElmer in Nov/Dec 2013 in addition to those already announced. Watch this space...
View ArticleAZ Charnwood Site New Occupants
Any idea who the mystery tenant might be? 300-400 jobs in the bioscience field. http://www.leicestermercury.co.uk/Owner-AstraZeneca-site-Loughborough-advanced/story-20222460-detail/story.html
View ArticleVWR to be sold?
Anyone heard the story that Sigma Aldrich, having lost out to Thermo on the Life Tech grab, are right now in discussion with Madison Dearborn to find out how cheaply they can get their hands on VWR?
View ArticleVentana Brain Drain
I just concluded several major meetings with them and, wow, talk about clueless: the company is filled with lifers and their lackeys. God bless their soul if the need to find a real job outside of...
View ArticleHow are things going at Promega these days?
With the problems in various companies in the Madison area, I'm curious how Promega is doing. I'm most interested in moving into R&D, but I'm curious in general about Promega.
View ArticleDBS is at it again…so how many people have been laid off of Beckman this go...
So last Friday Dec 7th was the start of another round of layoff at Beckman Coulter. What areas are they cutting…I know service was one….anywhere else?
View ArticleDBS is at it again…so how many people have been laid off of Beckman this go...
So last Friday Dec 7th was the start of another round of layoff at Beckman Coulter. What areas are they cutting…I know service was one….anywhere else?
View ArticleDXH 800 Flow Cell issues
What's the deal? Replacing the flow cell every 2 weeks to fix Diff problem. Any word on what the REAL problem is????
View ArticleSiemens Versacell
What's the deal with this ? does it really integrated these two analyzers? I may be getting one soon.
View ArticleRandox
Random must be doing well. Just bought a new site in Antrim, wonder what their plans are?
View ArticleOxford Nanopore - any data in 2014?
Will any data be forthcoming next year? Has anyone seen any data this year? Enquiring minds want to know.
View ArticleCity of Hope Old Socks
I have it on good authority that the old socks with little or no grant money will finally be heading to the trash in 2014
View ArticleGeneric Subject: Is there any hope for the future?
I have read many posts on this blog, about my own company, its DX competitors and about the Pharma companies as well, and I and others have noticed strong similarities. All the big name companies are...
View Article"Could we find a cure for
"Could we find a cure for cancer? Some cancers, yes. But then what would the pharma companies do that sell the drugs to treat that cancer?" ---------------------------------------- Not all cancer...
View ArticleThe decision to kill off
The decision to kill off Immulite was made by Siemens and probably before they even bought Bayer. The negotiations with Bayer were going on long before DPC was acquired. Knowing that they could wind up...
View ArticleThere is always hope. It's
There is always hope. It's just that it is decreasing exponentially year to year.
View ArticleThere is always hope. It's
There is always hope. It's just that it is decreasing exponentially year to year.
View Article"The previous two posts have
"The previous two posts have been the only sane postings I've read this whole Holiday Season. If DX employee's aren't preparing themselve for a possible layoff or site closure they have no one to blame...
View ArticleNo hope whatsoever
No hope whatsoever particularly those losers who work in certain areas of the soon to be defunct Life Technologies.
View ArticleNo hope whatsoever.
No hope whatsoever. Especially for those poor losers working in certain areas of the soon to be defunct Life Technologies.
View ArticleSo the equation of hope is
So the equation of hope is f(x)= 1/(hope x (365-1) x 10^23) Got it!
View ArticleWishing my former colleagues
Wishing my former colleagues the very best in 2014. To be honest, life is better when we're no longer together.
View ArticleWishing my former colleagues
Wishing my former colleagues the very best in 2014. To be honest, life is better when we're no longer together.
View ArticleDigital Pathology is a flash
Digital Pathology is a flash in the pants term and "micro economy" that will run its course and die akin to Y2K, savings and loan, and the past real estate boom and bust. Sure, companies like ACD and...
View ArticleYes. That was the plan all
Yes. That was the plan all along. DPC was bought for the products they had, but not for any further development other than finishing up a few assays which would ultimate be destined to be put on...
View ArticleI would be happy to provide
I would be happy to provide the same level of credentials that you do, first with some proof of whatever or whoever you say you are. In case you haven't noticed, this is a rumour mill, not a news...
View ArticleThere is no hope anywhere.
There is no hope anywhere. We are all doomed. I can assure you that anyone who reads this thread will eventually die. The only options are to either repent, or spend what time remains enjoying yourself...
View ArticleThis is basically what
This is basically what happens when someone finally sticks their head out from the sand and is unable to deal with the reality of their situation. Who received notification of a 2014-2016 shutdown? Did...
View ArticleDo you know what you sound
Do you know what you sound like, a disgruntled ex-employee screaming fire. In Siemens DX case, the term disgruntled ex-employee is probably a redundancy as, for the most part, is the term disgruntled...
View ArticleAs Carlyle is unlikely to the
As Carlyle is unlikely to the remotest understanding of O-CD's business and therefore cannot make a worthwhile Due Diligence, its only recourse to improve ROI is 'cost-cutting'. I.e. sack a bunch of...
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