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Breakthroughs abound in sequencing
Sequencing efficiency is racing ahead. Clifford Reid, CEO of Complete Genomics Inc.

Gala held for former director of Contemporary Art Museum
St. Louis - He's been called St. Louis' biggest cheerleader of the arts, and Saturday night Paul Ha returned to St.

Cramer's Lightning Round - Nvidia Has Been Inoculated
Kraft : "Breaking up is the easiest thing to do...that stock is going to keep going higher.

PerkinElmer to showcase new drug discovery technologies at SLAS conference
At the 1st annual Society for Laboratory Automation and Screening Conference in San Diego , PerkinElmer, Inc., a global leader focused on improving the health and safety of people and the environment, will be showcasing several new drug discovery technologies and applications - including innovative products based on the Company's ALPHA technology ... (more)

ProPhotonix Limited: Change of Name of Nominated Adviser and Broker
<a href="http://www.topix.com/com/stkr" class="xref">ProPhotonix Limited</a> Change of Adviser 1 February 2012 ProPhotonix Limited Appointment of Nominated Adviser and Broker ProPhotonix Limited announces that, as a result of the completion of the transfer of the business of the Corporate Advisory & Broking division of Brewin Dolphin Limited to Nplus1 Brewin LLP , with effect from today, N+1 Brewin has ... (more)

Stock Analysts Initiated Coverage of these Shares Feb 3rd
Core Labs : RBC Capital Mkts initiated coverage of this company with a rating of Sector Perform and a price target of $110 >> $122. FBR Capital initiated coverage of this company with a rating of Mkt Perform and a price target of $115 >> $128. Manitowoc : UBS initiated coverage of this company with a rating of Neutral and a price target of $12 >> ... (more)

Steris Earnings Preview
The company will unveil its latest earnings on Tuesday. Steris is a provider of infection prevention and surgical products and services, focused mainly on the critical markets of health care, pharmaceuticals, and research.

Proxy Corner: Hillenbrand Inc.
Hillenbrand Inc. operates Batesville, which sells burial caskets and other death-care products.

PerkinElmer rises on 4Q results and outlook
Shares of PerkinElmer Inc. climbed Friday after the life sciences company posted strong results in the fourth quarter and forecast profit in 2012 greater than analysts had expected.

Roper Industries Inc (ROP) Share Price Target Increased to $79.00 by...
Investment analysts at JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their price target on shares of Roper Industries to $79.00 in a note issued to investors on Friday.

Tektronix Wins Two Best in Test Awards From Test & Measurement World
Tektronix, the world's leading manufacturer of oscilloscopes, today announced that Test & Measurement World has honored the MDO4000 Mixed Domain Oscilloscope Series with a 2012 Best in Test award in the oscilloscope category.

PerkinElmer (PKI) Shares Given New $30.00 Price Target by Mizuho Analysts
Mizuho raised their price target on shares of PerkinElmer from $25.00 to $30.00 in a research note issued on Friday.

Top After Market NYSE Gainers
Corp. shares climbed 8.19 percent to $18.49 in post market trading session. The company stock plunged more than 6 percent in regular trading session after reporting a third quarter net loss of 159 billion or 158.40 per share compared to net profit of 72.3 billion or 71.96 per shares in the same quarter last year.

Nikon ups compact digital camera outlook after Thai plant restart
Nikon Corp said on Friday it expects to sell 17 million compact digital cameras this financial year, up from its November forecast of 16 million after restarting its flood-damaged Thai plant last month.

PerkinElmer's CEO Discusses Q4 2011 Results - Earnings Call Transcript
Good day, ladies and gentlemen, and welcome to the Fourth Quarter 2011 PerkinElmer Earnings Conference Call.

Hillenbrand reports 10% sales gain in 1Q
The process equipment group's revenue was up 68 percent to $86 million, with organic growth of 20 percent.

Danaher
Investment analysts at Morgan Stanley increased their price target on shares of Danaher to $59.00 in a note issued to investors on Thursday.

Hillenbrand earnings up 15 percent
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Roche's Earnings Show Real Progress
For much of 2011, Roche was the red-headed stepchild of the Big Pharma world. Recently that started to change as Wall Street believed that the company had put most of its bad news behind it and was in position to once again deliver lucrative growth.

Digi-Key Corporation Agrees to Global Distribution Agreement with LeCroy
"LeCroy is a welcome addition to our expansive selection of quality suppliers," said Jeff Shafer, vice president, global interconnect, passives, and electromechanical product, Digi-Key Corporation.