CARLSBAD, Calif.– MO BIO Laboratories, Inc., the leader in soil, stool and microbial nucleic acid purification, announces the launch of the PowerMag® Blood DNA/RNA Isolation Kit. The kit is designed for automated, hands-free purification of nucleic acids from blood samples using the Thermo Scientific KingFisher® automated processing system and other similar automation platforms. The PowerMag® […]

RADNOR, Pa. — VWR Corporation (NASDAQ: VWR), a leading, independent provider of laboratory products, services and solutions, announced today that the underwriters of its initial public offering have exercised their over-allotment option to purchase an additional 3,826,700 shares at the initial public offering price of $21.00 per share, resulting in gross proceeds of approximately $80.4 […]

ST. LOUIS — Sigma-Aldrich Corporation (NASDAQ: SIAL), a leading Life Science and Technology company, today announced that it has filed a definitive proxy statement with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission regarding the pending acquisition of the Company by Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany, and has set the date for a special meeting of stockholders to […]

Mystaire® is pleased to announce the release of the new 2014-2015 catalog. Mystaire® has manufactured ductless laboratory safety products for more than 50 years. The new 2014-2015 catalog includes ductless hoods, workstations and enclosure as well as photos, specs and overviews on a full range of products to protect the operator or process. Featured is […]

Goettingen | Shanghai — Sartorius, a leading international laboratory and pharmaceutical equipment supplier, officially opened a new application center at its Shanghai office last week. Among the guests, representatives from the Shanghai government, customers from the biopharmaceutical industry as well as business partners and the media attended the opening ceremony. With a floor space of […]

Pleasanton, CA, USA — Roche (SIX: RO, ROG; OTCQX: RHHBY) announced the launch of the SeqCap RNA Target Enrichment System for RNA-Seq applications. This offering includes a comprehensive lncRNA (long non-coding RNA) design and a full range of custom enrichment offerings. This system was designed to enable researchers to achieve significantly enhanced discovery power and […]

Danbury, Conn.– Adam Equipment, a world-class balance and scale manufacturer, has announced that the company recently added a new staff member and is expanding activity in Mexico, enabling increased customer service abilities and greater dealer opportunities in Mexico and Latin America. Rod Pauta has joined Adam’s customer service team as an inside sales representative, and […]

ASHEVILLE, N.C.– A new series of blast freezers provide researchers with a versatile and flexible sample preparation device for use prior to cold storage. The XBF40D-MD will be displayed this week at the AABB Annual Meeting on Oct. 25 – 28, 2014 at the Pennsylvania Convention Center, Philadelphia at Booth# 1011. The Thermo Scientific XBF40 […]

Redditch, UK — Butterworth’s analysis of numerous metallic and non-metallic elements is highly sensitive so, when testing and determining the particles per billion content of a sample, a pressurised clean air source is required. As Butterworth’s Laboratory Support Manager Kevin Fullarton explains, Gast Group’s JUN-AIR compressors are perfect for the job. “We approached BCAS Limited […]

OREM, UT — Reflect Scientific, Inc. (OTCBB: RSCF), a provider of diverse products and services for the biotechnology, pharmaceutical and transportation industries announced an order for the Cryometrix T-90 ultra low temperature freezers from a major company. The Cryometrix T-90 ultra low temperature freezer cools to -86C without the use of compressors or CFC’s. Large […]