April 10, 2004 - Varian, Inc. Invests in Chenomx, Inc. Metabonomics Software Effort

Varian, Inc. and Chenomx, Inc. have announced that Varian, Inc. has made a strategic equity investment in Chenomx, Inc., a privately held company that is a leader in the rapidly growing field of metabolic profiling.

April 10, 2004 - Tecan signs agreement with South African Police Service to provide a fully automated DNA typing system for national forensic databank

Tecan, a leading player in the health care supply industry, has announced that it has signed an agreement with the South African Police Service to supply, install and provide customer support for its fully automated forensic DNA typing system.

April 9, 2004 - CSI Star William Petersen Salutes Lab Professionals During Lab Week, Addresses Shortage

The American Society for Clinical Pathology (ASCP) is proud to announce that they teamed up with William Petersen, star and co-executive producer of the highly rated and critically
acclaimed CBS drama, “CSI: Crime Scene Investigation,” to promote laboratory professionals as the “real heroes” during National Medical Laboratory Week.…

April 9, 2004 - Invitation to Bid – State of Tennessee

Environmental Laboratory Testing

April 9, 2004 - Request for Qualification – State of Maine

RFQ for Environmental Consultants

April 9, 2004 - Siebel Launches First Mobile Analytics Application for the Pharmaceutical Industry; Siebel Raises the Bar on Industry-Specific Applications With Siebel Pharma Field Analytics

Siebel Systems, Inc. a leading provider of business applications software, expanded its industry-specific analytics solutions by delivering Siebel Pharma Field Analytics, the only out-of-the-box analytic solution providing full analytics support to disconnected field sales representatives in the pharmaceutical industry.

April 9, 2004 - LabVantage ® and SpectraLIMS™ Team Up to Address Laboratory Information Solutions for Growing French LIMS Market

Leading French LIMS Provider Makes LabVantage Sapphire® its principal LIMS solution for fast growing French and French-speaking European laboratory market

April 8, 2004 - ESA Inc. and Applied Biosystems Reach Joint Marketing and Development Agreement

ESA, Inc., an international supplier of electrochemical systems (EC) for HPLC, and Applied Biosystems Group, an Applera Corporation business, and MDS Inc., together with their Applied Biosystems/MDS Sciex Instruments partnership, a leading manufacturer and marketer of mass spectrometers (MS) for LC/MS/MS, has announced an agreement to jointly develop a fully integrated software and hardware solution that couples mass spectrometry and coulometric detection.

April 8, 2004 - Enterprise Integration and Business Optimisation Critical for Laboratory Information Management System’s Success

Strategic Analysis of the World Laboratory Information Management Systems (LIMS) Markets

April 7, 2004 - Presolicitation Notice – Analytical Testing Services

General Information

Document Type: Presolicitation Notice
Solicitation Number: N62472-04-B-5715
Posted Date: Apr 07, 2004
Original Response Date: Jun 08, 2004
Current Response Date: Jun 08, 2004
Original Archive Date: Jun 23, 2004
Current Archive Date: Jun 23, 2004
Classification Code: H — Quality control, testing & inspection services
Set Aside: Total Small Business
Naics Code: 541380 — Testing Laboratories

Contracting Office Address

Department of the Navy, Naval Facilities Engineering Command, Engineering Field Activity, Northeast, ROICC Mechanicsburg, Building 305, Code 08C P.

April 7, 2004 - Presolicitation Notice – Lube Oil Testing – Used Oil Analysis

General Information

Document Type: Presolicitation Notice
Solicitation Number: N00033-04-R-8003
Posted Date: Apr 05, 2004
Original Response Date: Jun 07, 2004
Current Response Date: Jun 07, 2004
Original Archive Date: Dec 22, 2004
Current Archive Date: Dec 22, 2004
Classification Code: H — Quality control, testing & inspection services
Set Aside: Total Small Business
Naics Code: 541380 — Testing Laboratories

Contracting Office Address

Department of the Navy, Military Sealift Command, MSC HQ – Washington, 914 Charles Morris Court, SE Washington Navy Yard, Washington, DC, 20398-5540

Brief Description

THE MILITARY SEALIFT COMMAND (MSC) HAS A REQUIREMENT FOR THE SERVICES OF AN ISO-9000 OR ISO 17025 CERTIFIED TESTING FACILITY (LABORATORY) TO PROCESS APPROXIMATELY 135,000 OIL SAMPLES (27,000 PER YEAR) ON AN AS-NEEDED BASIS FOR MSC SHIPS AND OTHER SHIPS DESIGNATED BY MSC.

April 5, 2004 - Sources Sought Notice – Laboratory Services

General Information

Document Type: Sources Sought Notice
Solicitation Number: Reference-Number-N0021640557330
Posted Date: Apr 02, 2004
Original Response Date: Apr 09, 2004
Current Response Date: Apr 09, 2004
Original Archive Date: Sep 30, 2004
Current Archive Date: Sep 30, 2004
Classification Code: H — Quality control, testing & inspection services
Set Aside: Total Small Business
Naics Code: 541380 — Testing Laboratories

Contracting Office Address

Department of the Navy, Naval Supply Systems Command, Fleet and Industrial Supply Center Jacksonville, 110 Yorktown Ave 3rd Floor, Code 200, Jacksonville, FL, 32212-0097

Brief Description

The Fleet & Industrial Supply Center is seeking qualified small business sources to participate in an acquisition for laboratory services in support of Naval Air Station, Corpus Christi, TX (NASCORPC) and Naval Air Station, Kingsville, TX (NASKINGS).    

April 5, 2004 - Presolicitation Notice – Geotechnical Testing Services

General Information

Document Type: Presolicitation Notice
Solicitation Number: RMC00040007
Posted Date: Apr 02, 2004
Original Response Date: Apr 19, 2004
Current Response Date: Apr 19, 2004
Original Archive Date: May 19, 2004
Current Archive Date: May 19, 2004
Classification Code: H — Quality control, testing & inspection services
Set Aside: Total Small Business

Contracting Office Address

BIA/RMRO Branch of Acquisition316 North 26th Street, Rm 4433, Billings, MT59101

Description

The Bureau of Indian Affairs is accepting bids for Geotechnical Testing Services.      

April 5, 2004 - Sources Sought Notice – Iraqi Police Criminal Investigative Information System

General Information

Document Type: Sources Sought Notice
Solicitation Number: W914NS-04-RFI-0001
Posted Date: Apr 01, 2004
Original Response Date: Apr 11, 2004
Current Response Date: Apr 11, 2004
Original Archive Date: Jun 30, 2004
Current Archive Date: Jun 30, 2004
Classification Code: D — Information technology services, including telecommunications services
Naics Code: 922190 — Other Justice, Public Order, and Safety Activities

Contracting Office Address

Other Defense Agencies, Coalition Provisional Authority, Republican Presidential Compound, Republican Presidential Compound APO, Baghdad, Iraq, AE, 09335

Brief Description

The Ministry of Interior (MOI) operating under the direction of the Coalition Provisional Authority (CPA) is developing a National Police Criminal Investigative Service.    

April 5, 2004 - iSOFT and Microsoft Announce Worldwide Strategic Alliance

iSOFT Group plc, the United Kingdom's largest healthcare IT supplier, and Microsoft Corp. have signed an agreement through which they will work jointly toward the enhancement of iSOFT's next-generation healthcare application, LORENZO.

April 5, 2004 - Millennium32 – SQL*LIMS Interface Reduces Data Handling by Over 50%


Millennium32 – SQL*LIMS Interface Reduces Data Handling by Over 50%

The Challenge
A major international pharmaceutical company uses Waters Millennium32 CDS to analyze a large volume of chromatography data. 

Sample Set methods were created manually in Millennium32, using worklists from the LIMS.

April 3, 2004 - Best of Show Award Winners Named at Bio-IT World Conference + Expo

Nextrials, Apple Computer, Waters Corporation and Gene Logic Recognized for Innovative Technologies Driving Biomedical Research, Drug Discovery

April 3, 2004 - Presolicitation Notice – Gene Expression Analysis System

The USDA, ARS, Forage and Range Research Laboratory, Logan, UT, has a requirement for one new fully integrated gene expression analysis system.

April 3, 2004 - Presolicitation Notice – Bioassay Radiochemical Analytical Services

Battelle Memorial Institute, Pacific Northwest Division, operator of the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) for the U.S. Department of Energy

April 3, 2004 - Omnicell Acquires Closed-Loop, Controlled Substance Inventory Management Software from Ariel Distributing

Omnicell, a leading provider of patient safety solutions preferred by nurses, today announced the acquisition of Ariel Distributing, Inc.'s closed-loop, controlled substance inventory management software for healthcare system pharmacies, used and marketed by Omnicell as “SecureVault™”.