Germany -– Analytik Jena AG, a leading manufacturer of analytical measuring technology, life science instruments and optoelectronics, today announced that it has signed a binding agreement to acquire the ICP-MS business of Bruker Corporation (NASDAQ: BRKR). The transaction is expected to close in September 2014. With this acquisition, Analytik Jena AG will enter the rapidly […]

BERWYN, PA — AMETEK, Inc. (NYSE: AME) today announced that it has completed two acquisitions: AMPTEK, Inc., a privately held provider of x-ray detectors used to identify the composition of materials using x-ray fluorescence (XRF) within the metal, environmental monitoring, petrochemical, semiconductor and research markets. Headquartered in Bedford, MA, Amptek provides instrumentation and detectors used […]

Tokyo, Japan — Rigaku Corporation today announces the release of a new product line for single crystal diffraction. The XtaLAB PRO series is designed around hybrid pixel array detector (HPAD) technology, a technology that produces the best possible single crystal diffraction data available today. At the core of the system is the Dectris PILATUS 200K […]

Shimadzu Scientific Instruments has released the OneSight high-speed detector for use with its XRD-6100/7000 X-ray diffractometers. The OneSight achieves high-sensitivity analysis, more than 100 times higher than scintillation detectors. The silicon detector features 1,280 channels, which enables a wide range of diffraction angles to be measured at once for higher throughput. By using specified diffraction […]

SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif.– Fluidigm Corporation (NASDAQ:FLDM) has begun accepting applications to an early access program for its upcoming imaging mass cytometry platform. Prototypes of the product are expected to begin shipping to early access partners by the end of this year. The technology – laser ablation of a sample in combination with inductively coupled […]

THOUSAND OAKS, California — Teledyne Technologies Incorporated (NYSE:TDY) announced today the appointment of Jane C. Sherburne, former Senior Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary of The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation, to the company’s board of directors, effective August 1, 2014. The addition of Sherburne raises the number of board members to […]

PerkinElmer, Inc., a global leader focused on the health and safety of people and the environment, today announced the opening of its new Italy head office and Customer Knowledge Center, which is located in the rapidly expanding scientific and academic district of Milano Bicocca University. The anticipated opening date is July 14, 2014. The Center […]

SANTA CLARA, Calif. -– Agilent Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: A) today reinforced its position as an innovator in atomic spectroscopy with the introduction of the Agilent 5100 Inductively Coupled Plasma – Optical Emission Spectrometer (ICP-OES). The new system enables customers to run samples faster, using less gas and without compromising performance on even the toughest samples. […]

Kyoto (Japan) — Hiroyuki Murakita, General Manager of X-ray/Surface Analysis Business Unit at SHIMADZU Corporation and Clemens Schulze-Briese, CSO at DECTRIS Ltd. signed a frame contract about the delivery of detectors for the x-ray diffraction systems of SHIMADZU. Due to the outstanding reputation of DECTRIS detectors in the X-ray diffraction market, SHIMADZU signed a delivery […]