Today, we are thrilled to announce that we have invested in TetraScience – a Boston, MA based scientific start-up and an Internet of Things company, that aims to modernize research by bringing cloud software to the laboratory. TetraScience was awarded a Catalyst Grant in 2015 and is the first winner to receive a follow-on investment […]

Ideal choice where laboratory space is limited, the new Masterflex L/S Miniflex range of economical digital peristaltic pumps from Cole-Parmer, combines accurate flow rates and advanced features in a small footprint. These compact, stackable pumps require less than half the bench space of the L/S standard digital drive. Featuring an icon-driven menu to allow intuitive […]

SP Scientific has partnered with Bioquell (Andover, UK) to produce an off-the-shelf surface sterilization/decontamination system for SP freeze dryers. The freeze drying production of many pharmaceuticals and biological materials requires sterile conditions. Traditionally freeze dryers have used steam for sterilization. Unfortunately working with steam means that the freeze dryers are exposed to many different stresses […]

SANTA CLARA, Calif. — Affymetrix (NASDAQ:AFFX) today announced that Founder and Chairman, Stephen Fodor, Ph.D., will retire from the company’s Board of Directors effective January 30, 2015. He has served on the Board since the Company’s inception, and has been Chairman since 1999. The Board of Directors elected Jami Nachtsheimas Chairwoman of the Company’s Board […]

Hamburg — Eppendorf AG (“Eppendorf”) has successfully enforced its Chinese patent ZL200710079795.X, covering its vortexing technology for mixers used in the Eppendorf MixMate®. Beijing First Intermediate People’s Court issued judgment Yi Zhong Min Chu Zi No. 871 on December 10, 2014, finding that the manufacturer Hangzhou Allsheng Instruments Co., Ltd. (“Allsheng”) and its distributor Beijing […]

RADNOR, Pa. — During VWR’s (Nasdaq: VWR) annual Americas Sales Conference, the VWR Charitable Foundation made significant charitable contributions in honor of the Company’s sales force. The Foundation, dedicated to giving back to the science community, announced it was donating a total of $100,000 to two organizations. The VWR Foundation Donated Dollars in Honor of […]

RADNOR, Pa. — VWR (NASDAQ: VWR), a leading, independent provider of laboratory products, services and solutions, honored several of its many valued suppliers at its recent Sales Conferences with a Supplier Excellence Award. These awards recognize supplier accomplishments and excellence in operations, sales support and customer service. The Americas and European Sales Conferences hosted over […]

Hombrechtikon, Switzerland, San Carlos, CA, Piscataway, NJ -— PreAnalytiX GmbH, NuGEN Technologies, Inc. and RUCDR Infinite Biologics (RUCDR), today announced a joint project to validate an end-to- end workflow for the reproducible collection and processing of whole blood for RNA sequencing (RNA-Seq) in clinical studies. The multi-site validation study involves three independent laboratories processing samples […]

Asynt announces a new range of high quality, non-ducted fume cupboards designed to sit on a standard laboratory bench. Available in standard widths from 550mm to 900mm wide, all Asynt fume cupboards are fully compliant with COSHH regulations and international standards including BS7989:2001 for filtration fume / particulate cupboards. During manufacture, every aspect of the […]

The GreenMT program has spawned an EcoDesign initiative that targets the full product lifecycle by holistically optimizing the use of materials and energy in manufacturing, reducing energy and resources consumed during use, and mitigating end-of-life impacts. The program comprehensively measures energy and resource usage as a means of determining the company’s global carbon footprint. The […]