Torrance, CA — Phenomenex Inc., a global leader in the manufacture of separation science consumables, announced today that it has expanded its international team to serve Finland and Norway directly from its Denmark office. Phenomenex products in these two countries have been available through distributors up until now. The Phenomenex ApS office in Denmark, which […]

Llantrisant, UK — Specialist analytical thermal desorption instrumentation manufacturer Markes International Ltd announces that it will demonstrate its market-leading systems for thermal desorption (TD) at PITTCON 2010. The new TD-100 is the latest in a line of innovative and technologically advanced thermal desorption systems from the company. It will be showcased alongside the latest higher […]

Strategic extension of Environmental Sensors product line Addresses opportunities in existing and emerging niche markets Seamless manufacturing transition Bad Ragaz/Switzerland. INFICON (SIX Swiss Exchange: IFCN) a leading, worldwide manufacturer of instrumentation and process control software for advanced industrial vacuum processes, has signed a definitive agreement, pending regulatory approval, to acquire the Micro GC business line […]

WALTHAM, Mass. — Repligen Corporation (Nasdaq: RGEN) announced today that it has extended its longstanding relationship with GE Healthcare Bio-Sciences AB by entering into a five-year supply agreement for recombinant Protein A, a consumable used in the manufacture of monoclonal antibodies, a highly successful class of biopharmaceutical. Repligen is the world’s leading supplier of recombinant […]

The New H-Class is Designed to Replace HPLC Systems and Accelerate UPLC Adoption among HPLC Users MILFORD, Mass. — Waters Corporation (NYSE: WAT) today introduced the new Waters(R) ACQUITY UPLC(R) H-Class System incorporating the proven, robust and reliable performance of ACQUITY UltraPerformance LC(R) (UPLC) with the operational familiarity of traditional high performance liquid chromatography. This […]

Global warming and pollution have aroused interest in the monitoring and study of atmospheric gases that absorb the sun’s ray. Shimadzu Scientific Instruments’ streamlined Greenhouse Gas Analyzers are ideally suited to address current and evolving regulations, including the new U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Final Mandatory Reporting of Greenhouse Gases Rule, which requires large emitters […]

Milford, MA, United States — Comprehensive new chromatography collection delivers the right tools, separation after separation. Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the world leader in serving science, today announced the release of the 2010 – 2012 Thermo Scientific Chromatography Columns and Consumables catalog. Offering 540 pages of innovative and proven chromatography tools, including many novel and […]

SANTA CLARA and PALO ALTO, Calif. — Agilent Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: A) and Varian, Inc. (NasdaqGS: VARI) today announced that they have been granted conditional antitrust clearance from the European Commission for Agilent’s proposed acquisition of Varian. As part of the European Commission’s clearance decision, Agilent and Varian have committed to sell: – Varian’s laboratory […]

Llantrisant, UK — ALMSCO International, a division of Markes International Ltd., today announced that it will showcase its new state-of-the-art BenchTOF-dx mass spectrometer for the first time at PITTCON 2010. Unlike conventional technology, the new compact reflectron time-of-flight (TOF) instrument is specifically designed to generate truly classical electron impact ionization (EI) spectra for gas chromatography […]

The European Commission has cleared under the EU Merger Regulation the proposed acquisition of Varian Inc by Agilent Technologies Inc, both of the US, by way of purchase of shares. The decision is conditional upon the divestment of Agilent’s entire micro/portable gas chromatography instrument business and Varian’s entire laboratory gas chromatography, triple quadrupole gas chromatography-mass […]