PLYMOUTH, Minn. – NuAire, a worldwide laboratory equipment supplier, has partnered with Awel International to bring a complete line of laboratory centrifuges to North and South American markets. Awel International, previously BMS International, has distributed NuAire laboratory equipment since 2003, and brings 20 years of biotechnology experience to the world’s top research, hospital, clinical laboratory, […]

ST. LOUIS, MO – Aldrich®Materials Science, a technology growth initiative ofSigma-Aldrich( NASDAQ: SIAL ), today announced that, it has entered into collaboration with Agfa Materials, a division ofAgfa-Gevaert N.V., a world renowned imaging and information technology company. Under the terms of the collaboration, the two companies plan to produce and distribute Orgacon™conductive polymers for use […]

SANFORD, Maine – Baker BioScience Solutions, a division of The Baker Company, today announced it has expanded its biomedical refrigeration product line for the life science industry. In addition to its core line of Ultra Low Temperature Freezers, the company will now offer a collection of innovative, highly efficient and energy-saving biomedical refrigerators and biomedical […]

ST. LOUIS – Sigma-Aldrich Corporation (Nasdaq: SIAL) opened its European Regional Headquarters today in St. Gallen, Switzerland. The new Einstein Facility located in the heart of St. Gallen will be home to approximately 50 employees. Establishing a European Regional Headquarters represents a critical operational milestone for the Company – bringing its European management together in […]

COLUMBUS, Ohio – METTLER TOLEDO is pleased to introduce balance ErgoClips to our line of green solutions for the laboratory. METTLER TOLEDO ErgoClips allow users to dose directly into the tare container which helps eliminate transfer errors and saves money by minimizing sample loss. The ErgoClips safer dosing method substantially reduces contamination risks, enables fast […]

BOHEMIA, N.Y. – Scientific Industries Inc. (OTCQB:SCND), a leader in the design and production of shakers and vortex mixers, including the world-renowned Vortex-Genie®, announced the launching of the Vortex-Genie Pulse, uniquely designed to offer true variable pulse mixing, and the Digital QuadMag Genie™, a digital four-place magnetic stirrer designed for general purpose laboratory applications. Both […]

VIENNA, Austria – VWR International, LLC, a leading global laboratory supply and distribution company, has agreed to acquire the safety products distribution business of Trenka Industriebedarf Handelsgesellschaft m.b.H., subject to customary closing conditions. The parties anticipate completion of the transaction on or around May 1, 2011. “Trenka’s product portfolio allows VWR to offer a broader […]

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 […]

SUNNYVALE, Calif. – Labcyte Inc. today launched a new 1536-well tissue-culture treated microplate for cell-based screening and discovery applications. By enabling cell culture directly in a high-density microplate, this new product expands cell-based assay miniaturization capabilities, such as direct PCR from cell cultures. The exacting rigidity and flatness specifications improve well-to-well reproducibility, resulting in better […]

SP Scientific has launched the HistoChill™ – a new low temperature, mechanically refrigerated bath for the rapid freezing of tissue samples in Histology and Pathology Labs as well as other disciplines. Operating down to -80°C, without the need for hazardous and costly expendable refrigerants, the compact tabletop HistoChill freezes tissues in just seconds increasing your […]