SECURITIES  AND  EXCHANGE  COMMISSION

                              WASHINGTON,  DC  20549


                                    FORM  8-K/A

                                 CURRENT  REPORT
                     PURSUANT  TO  SECTION  13  OR  15(D)  OF  THE
                         SECURITIES  EXCHANGE  ACT  OF  1934

                                  NOVEMBER  17,  2003

                                 DATE  OF  REPORT
                        (DATE  OF  EARLIEST  EVENT  REPORTED)

                       NEW  BRUNSWICK  SCIENTIFIC  CO.,  INC.

               (EXACT  NAME  OF  REGISTRANT  AS  SPECIFIED  IN  CHARTER)

     NEW  JERSEY                    0-6994                         22-1630072

  (STATE  OR  OTHER  JURISDICTION  OF          (COMMISSION  FILE  NUMBER)
(IRS  EMPLOYER  IDENTIFICATION  NO.)
     INCORPORATION)


          44  TALMADGE  ROAD,  EDISON,  NJ                         08818-4005
       (ADDRESS  OF  PRINCIPAL  EXECUTIVE OFFICES)                    (ZIP CODE)


          REGISTRANT'S  TELEPHONE  NUMBER,  INCLUDING AREA CODE:  (732) 287-1200

          (FORMER  NAME  OR  FORMER  ADDRESS,  IF  CHANGED  SINCE  LAST  REPORT)






ITEM  2.  ACQUISITION  OR  DISPOSITION  OF  ASSETS.


     THE  FOLLOWING  INFORMATION IS FURNISHED PURSUANT TO ITEM 2 "ACQUISITION OR
DISPOSITION  OF  ASSETS":

     ON  NOVEMBER  17,  2003,  NEW BRUNSWICK SCIENTIFIC CO., INC. ISSUED A PRESS
RELEASE
REPORTING  ITS  ACQUISITION OF RS BIOTECH LTD.  THE PRESS  RELEASE  IS  ATTACHED
HERETO  AS  EXHIBIT  99.1.


EXHIBIT          DESCRIPTION

99.1     PRESS  RELEASE  ISSUED  NOVEMBER  17,  2003


                                   SIGNATURES

     PURSUANT  TO  THE  REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934, THE
REGISTRANT  HAD  DULY  CAUSED  THIS  REPORT  TO  BE  SIGNED ON ITS BEHALF BY THE
UNDERSIGNED  HEREUNTO  DULY  AUTHORIZED.


     NEW  BRUNSWICK  SCIENTIFIC  CO.,  INC.

DATE:  NOVEMBER  17,  2003        BY:     /S/SAMUEL  EICHENBAUM

                                        SAMUEL  EICHENBAUM
                                        VICE  PRESIDENT,  FINANCE  AND
                                        CHIEF  FINANCIAL  OFFICER