WaferGen Bio-systems (WGBS) Misses Q1 EPS by 32c, Names New CEO

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WaferGen Bio-systems Appoints Life Sciences Industry Veteran, Rolland D. Carlson, Ph.D., President & CEO

May 11, 2015 4:35 PM EDT

FREMONT, Calif., May 11, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- WaferGen Bio-systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: WGBS) announced today that the Company has appointed Rolland D. Carlson, Ph.D., President & CEO, effective immediately.  Dr. Carlson assumes this role from Ivan Trifunovich, Ph.D., who has served as President & CEO of WaferGen since March 2012.  Dr. Trifunovich has been appointed Executive Chairman of WaferGen.

"With the significant progress we have achieved with single cell analysis, and a commercial launch on the near-term horizon, now is the right time for this transition to occur," said Dr. Trifunovich. ... More

WaferGen Bio-systems Reports Results for First Quarter 2015

May 11, 2015 4:30 PM EDT

FREMONT, Calif., May 11, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- WaferGen Bio-systems, Inc. (NasdaqCM: WGBS) announced today its financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2015, and provided a corporate update.

Key Recent Highlights

Early Access Program for WaferGen's single cell analysis technology initiated; National Jewish Hospital and Karolinska Institutet join Genentech as WaferGen collaborators Entered into an industrial partnership with Procter & Gamble whereby Procter & Gamble will utilize WaferGen's SmartChip MyDesign quantitative PCR System to... More