Instrumentation for Rapid and Reliable Pesticide Analysis in Food at Conserve Italia AUSTIN, Texas – Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the world leader in serving science, today announced that Conserve Italia, a leading company in the agri-food industry in Europe, is using Thermo Scientific GC/MS and LC/MS systems for fast and reliable pesticide analysis of food […]

SANTA CLARA, Calif. – Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE: A) today announced that Didier Hirsch, acting chief financial officer and vice president, corporate controllership and tax, has been appointed senior vice president and chief financial officer, effective today. Hirsch has been acting CFO since April 1, 2010. Hirsch has been responsible for Agilent’s accounting and reporting […]

AUSTIN, Texas – Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the world leader in serving science, today announced a new method for the trace-level screening of polychlorinated dioxins/furans (PCDD/Fs) and polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) in food products, following the analytical strategy of the well established U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Method 1613A. The newly launched Thermo Scientific TSQ Quantum […]

Develops New Analytical Methods to Test Oysters and Fish From the Gulf of Mexico for Oil-related Contamination WALTHAM, Mass. – Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. (NYSE: TMO), the world leader in serving science, today announced that its global Food Safety Response Center located in Dreieich, Germany, has developed two new analytical screening methods to detect petroleum […]

Gas chromatography column selection by application, manufacturer and regulatory methodology MILFORD, Mass. – Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the world leader in serving science, today announced the availability of intuitive gas chromatography (GC) column selection tools in its 2010-2011 Thermo Scientific Chromatography Columns and Consumables catalog. The ‘GC Column Selection’ pages within the new catalog provide […]

St. Joseph, MI – As an alternative method for petrochemical analysis, comprehensive two-dimensional GC (GCxGC) provides a significant increase in the ability to identify and quantify individual compounds in complex matrices. By adding a second orthogonal separation to the existing one-dimensional separation, GCxGC provides an increase in compound detectibility as well as an enhancement in […]

St. Joseph, MI—As an alternative method for petrochemical analysis, comprehensive two-dimensional GC (GCxGC) provides a significant increase in the ability to identify and quantify individual compounds in complex matrices. By adding a second orthogonal separation to the existing one-dimensional separation, GCxGC provides an increase in compound detectibility as well as an enhancement in component resolution. […]

SANTA CLARA, Calif.–Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE: A) today announced it has been selected by the South African Doping Control Laboratory as the primary provider of gas-phase testing instruments for the 2010 World Cup. The South African Doping Control Laboratory is certified by the World Anti-Doping Agency and will be responsible for all doping testing during […]

Improved High-Speed Performance and Laboratory Productivity Shimadzu Corporation, one of the world’s leading manufacturers of analytical instrumentation, is releasing a new gas chromatograph mass spectrometer (GC-MS) on June 1st that offers the highest performance in its class. Named “GCMS-QP2010 Ultra”, it is capable of fast data measurement with sensitivity five times higher than previous models. […]

NEWBURY PARK, CA–Electronic Sensor Technology Inc. (Pinksheets:ESNR – News), a leading provider of ultra-fast vapor analyzers, announced today that it had received an order for six instruments from the Government of Macedonia. Electronic Sensor Technology ZNOSE® model 4500 was selected over the competition in an open tender. This purchase was part of an ongoing program […]