Using neutrons to peer inside a battery designed for hybrid locomotives

Study is a collaboration between General Electric and Technische Universitaet Muenchen

19-Apr-2010 - Rechargeable batteries may soon provide greater energy efficiency not only for road traffic, but also for rail transport. Scientists at the research neutron source FRM II of the Technische Universitaet Muenchen (TUM) are taking a closer look at a high performance rechargeable battery for future ...

GE Healthcare Forms Strategic Alliance with FUJIFILM in Life Sciences

Global alliance in biomolecular imaging

02-Jun-2009 - GE Healthcare, a unit of General Electric Company, announced that it has entered into a Strategic Alliance Agreement with FUJIFILM Corporation. Under the alliance, Fujifilm will develop, manufacture and supply advanced biomolecular imaging systems to GE Healthcare. The products will be sold ...

GE Healthcare completes acquisition of Whatman plc

29-Apr-2008 - GE Healthcare, a unit of General Electric Company announced that it has completed the acquisition of Whatman plc, a global supplier of filtration products and technologies. The acquisition expands GE Healthcare's offering for life science research and biopharmaceutical manufacturing. GE ...

GE Healthcare to acquire Whatman plc

Recommended acquisition at 270p per share in cash

06-Feb-2008 - GE Healthcare, a unit of General Electric Company , and Whatman plc announced that they have reached agreement on the terms of a recommended acquisition of Whatman by GE Healthcare. Under the terms of the transaction, each Whatman shareholder will receive 270 pence in cash for each Whatman share, ...

GE Healthcare grants license for biomagnetic isolation of nucleic acids to NorDiag ASA

07-May-2007 - GE Healthcare, a unit of General Elecrtic, announced that it has completed a license agreement with NorDiag ASA, granting NorDiag ASA access to GE Healthcare patents for the biomagnetic isolation of nucleic acids. The license, which is valid for the lifetime of the patents, grants NorDiag ASA ...

GE Healthcare Acquires Wave Biotech LLC

Broadening Capabilities in Growing Biopharmaceutical Manufacture Segment

18-Apr-2007 - GE Healthcare, a unit of General Electric Company, announced it has acquired Wave Biotech LLC, a supplier of disposable manufacturing technologies for the biopharmaceutical industry. The acquisition of Wave Biotech LLC including its subsidiary Wave Europe Pvt. Ltd. shall allow GE Healthcare to ...

GE Healthcare and BAC start collaboration in biopharmaceutical purification

24-Oct-2006 - GE Healthcare and BAC BV announced that they have entered into a strategic collaboration in the affinity ligand and chromatographic media area. Under the terms of the agreement, the two companies plant to develop new affinity chromatography media for human antibodies and adeno-associated virus ...