QIAGEN Acquires AmniSure International to Add Unique Assay to Emerging Point of Need Portfolio

HILDEN, Germany and GERMANTOWN, Maryland, May 3, 2012 /PRNewswire/ --QIAGEN expands Point of Need portfolio with unique AmniSureassay to detect rupture of fetal membranes (ROM) - checked in up to 30% of U.S. pregnanciesNovel ...
http://finance.yahoo.com/news/qiagen-acquires-amnisure-international-add-200000767.html

Published: Thu, 03 May 2012 13:00:00 -0700

QIAGEN Joins Grand Challenges in Global Health Initiative to Bring Advanced Point-of-Care Diagnostics to World's ...

GERMANTOWN, Maryland and HILDEN, Germany, May 3, 2012 /PRNewswire/ --Point-of-Care Diagnostics Initiative is part of Grand Challenges in Global Health program funded by Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation ...
http://finance.yahoo.com/news/qiagen-joins-grand-challenges-global-130000316.html

Published: Thu, 03 May 2012 06:00:00 -0700

QIAGEN and Cardinal Health Collaborate to Offer Molecular Diagnostic Products to Smaller and Mid-sized U.S. Hospitals

GERMANTOWN, Maryland, and HILDEN, Germany, April 30, 2012 /PRNewswire/ --QIAGEN N.V. (NASDAQ: QGEN; Frankfurt Prime Standard: QIA) today announced that Cardinal Health (CAH) has extended its portfolio ...
http://finance.yahoo.com/news/qiagen-cardinal-health-collaborate-offer-200000556.html

Published: Mon, 30 Apr 2012 13:00:00 -0700

Meggitt Sensing Systems Facility Renews AS9100 Certification

Germantown, MD -- Meggitt, a leading supplier of quality vibration sensors and sensor networks, has upgraded the Germantown facility's AS9100 Aerospace Standard for Quality Systems certification. To maintain the AS9100 certification initially obtained in 2009, Meggitt Sensing Systems underwent a thorough audit of the Germantown, Maryland facility to ensure that quality management goals are ...
http://news.thomasnet.com/companystory/Meggitt-Sensing-Systems-Facility-Renews-AS9100-Certification-615544

Published: Fri, 18 May 2012 05:48:52 -0700

Gazette.Net: Pitcher, catcher set tone for MC-Germantown

The Montgomery College-Germantown baseball team will head to Tyler, Texas, on Thursday for play in the National Junior College Athletic Association Division III World Series.
http://www.gazette.net/article/20120516/SPORTS/705169860/1023/1023/pitcher-catcher-set-tone-for-mc-germantown&template=gazette

Published: Tue, 15 May 2012 21:42:32 -0700

What to expect this hurricane season

Just how busy will this hurricane season be? Taft Price has estimates from two different groups, but their forecasts for major hurricanes are nearly the same.
http://www.kjrh.com/dpp/news/local_news/forecast-outlook-for-hurricane-and-tropical-storm-season-in-the-atlantic-ocean

Published: Wed, 23 May 2012 17:54:24 -0700

Gazette.Net: Campus congrats

Andrew D. Caves, of Germantown, was named to the dean’s list for the fall 2011 and spring 2012 semesters at University of Maryland. He is a 2011 graduate of Seneca Valley High School.
http://www.gazette.net/article/20120523/NEWS/705239562/1007/campus-congrats&template=gazette

Published: Tue, 22 May 2012 21:48:22 -0700

Gazette.Net: Judge orders mental evaluation for man accused of exposing hospital worker to HIV

A Germantown man is accused of intentionally trying to infect a hospital worker with HIV, according to police documents filed in Montgomery County District Court.
http://www.gazette.net/article/20120524/NEWS/705249766/1022/judge-orders-mental-evaluation-for-man-accused-of-exposing-hospital&template=gazette

Published: Thu, 24 May 2012 15:29:46 -0700

Gazette.Net: Edison students medal at State SkillsUSA Competition

Twelve students from Thomas Edison High School of Technology in Wheaton won gold medals at the Maryland State SkillsUSA Competition held May 5 in Baltimore.
http://www.gazette.net/article/20120523/NEWS/705239872/1007/-edison-students-medal-at-state-skillsusa-competition&template=gazette

Published: Tue, 22 May 2012 21:56:05 -0700

MARC riders to air complaints

When the Maryland Transit Administration proposed changes to the Brunswick MARC train line in December, some riders were unhappy
http://www.fredericknewspost.com/sections/news/display.htm?storyid=136110

Published: Tue, 22 May 2012 23:09:40 -0700