FREMONT, Calif. – Bruker today announced the closing of its acquisition of Michrom Bioresources, Inc. (Michrom), a 20 year old, privately owned company located in Auburn, California, after receiving unanimous Michrom shareholder approval. The acquisition is not expected to have a material effect on Bruker’s 2011 financials. All former Michrom employees have been offered employment […]

WILMINGTON, N.C. – AAIPharma Services Corp., a leading provider of pharmaceutical product development and manufacturing services, has relocated its compendial raw materials testing group to a new purpose-built laboratory space located within the company’s Wilmington, N.C., headquarters facility. The move follows a series of recent reinvestments into the company’s core analytical testing business. The new […]

OKYO – Agilent employees and facilities were unaffected by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami, and Agilent in Japan is now operational. However, due to planned power outages by Tokyo Electric Power Company, Agilent’s Hachioji operations are fluctuating. The company is working on alternative processes to best serve its customers and cause the least amount […]

ATLANTA – At Pittcon 2011, Bruker has significantly expanded its gas chromatography (GC) solutions with the release of Bruker GC CARE gas chromatography columns. These new highest quality GC columns offer Bruker’s GC and GC-MS customers a wide variety of column chemistries. The Bruker GC CARE columns and consumables are ideally designed for applications in […]

Atlanta, GA, United Kingdom – Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the world leader in serving science, today announced the opening of its Center of Excellence for persistent organic pollutants (POPs). Staffed with experts in POPs analysis, the new center will support laboratories that research, measure and monitor dioxins and other POPs found in food and the […]

At the first Pittcon since it acquired Varian, Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE: A) today talked about the synergies of the newly expanded company, and introduced the following products and resources: 240 and 220 Ion Trap GC/MS systems, combining multiple ionization and scan modes with rugged 7890A GC. Intelligent System Emulation Technology for the Agilent 1290 […]

ATLANTA – Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. (NYSE:TMO), the world leader in serving science, will reinforce its long-term commitment to innovation at Pittcon 2011 by showcasing best-in-class instruments, consumables, software and services that drive advancements in global health, environmental and safety applications. “Advancements in proteomics research, made possible in large part by our leading life sciences […]

Antioch, CA – Frontier Laboratories Ltd., the leading manufacturer of pyrolyzer instrument systems for materials characterization and analysis, will introduce the Multi-Shot Pyrolyzer EGA/PY-3030D at Pittcon 2011. This fourth-generation, multi-functional GC inlet can chemically characterize most liquids and solids. The new Multi-Shot Pyrolyzer offers a choice of six analytical techniques: evolved gas analysis (EGA), thermal […]

ATLANTA – At Pittcon 2011, Bruker is announcing its latest product innovations and is showcasing its expanding portfolio of analytical technologies. The new systems deliver more sensitivity, productivity and specificity for confident analysis in industrial and applied markets, and open new horizons for advanced molecular and materials research applications. New technologies from recent acquisitions enable […]

ENSCHEDE, The Netherlands – Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the world leader in serving science, today announced the new Thermo Scientific C2V-200 micro GC gas analyzer, designed for rapid analysis of natural gas composition. The C2V-200 micro GC gas analyzer is used both inside laboratories and on-line, offering improved performance at a reduced cost. The unique […]