METTLER TOLEDO and Porter Lee Corporation announce an integrated solution that will improve workflow and the transfer of weight data in crime and forensics laboratories. LabX Balance Software combined with BEAST, a Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS) and Evidence Management System (EMS), creates a unique solution that provides crime and forensic lab analysts the means […]

SOUTH EASTON, Mass., Dec. 1 — Pressure BioSciences, Inc. (Nasdaq: PBIO – News; “PBI” or the “Company”) today announced a comprehensive restructuring program designed to significantly reduce costs, centralize core operations, and refocus the Company’s business strategy in specific areas where the Company’s products have found significant market acceptance. The restructuring program includes: — a […]

ST. LOUIS, Nov. 26 — Aldrich, a division of Sigma-Aldrich (Nasdaq: SIAL – News), has released its new “materials by application” Materials Science catalog. The catalog features more than 4,000 products for research in Alternative Energy, Organic Electronics, Metal & Ceramic Science, Nanomaterials, Micro/NanoElectronics and Polymer Science. Each chapter contains technical information and highlights from […]

KINGSTON, England, Nov. 25, 2008-The versatile, budget priced miVac Duo biological sample concentrator from Genevac (www.genevac.com) rapidly removes a wide range of solvents. Featuring a high displacement pump, the unit typically removes water up to 40% faster than similar concentrators and is extremely quiet. The miVac Duo is suitable for use with a wide range […]

biOasis Technologies Inc. (the “Company”), (TSX.V: BTI) is pleased to announce that it has engaged the Anderson Forchung Group LLC (“Anderson Forchung”) of Washington, DC to develop a new SISCAPA Assay to measure the levels of p97 in human blood samples. Anderson Forschung is the developer of SISCAPA Assays, a new proteomics platform that allows […]

Canadian Physicians and Surgeons Can Now Diagnose MRSA and SA Skin and Soft Tissue Infections in Less Than One Hour, Leading to More Effective Treatment SUNNYVALE, Calif., Nov. 24 — Cepheid (Nasdaq: CPHD – News) today announced that Health Canada has issued a medical device license for its Xpert(TM) MRSA/SA Skin and Soft Tissue (SSTI) […]

The study of microbial communities from environmental samples, known as metagenomics, has been propelled forward by technological advancements in high-throughput, low-cost sequencing such as 454’s Genome Sequencer FLX System. With the recent use of sequencing approaches for metagenomic analysis, the major research challenges have shifted from generating to analyzing data. To resolve these analysis bottlenecks, […]

Thermo Scientific H2O SELECT Program Provides Expert Analysis to Match the Best Water Purification System for Research Applications MILFORD, MA., (19 November, 2008) – Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the world leader in serving science, has introduced the free Thermo Scientific H2O SELECT Water Testing Program, providing total confidence for scientists with their pure water applications. […]

NuGEN Technologies, Inc., a privately held company that develops and commercializes nucleic acid amplification and sample preparation systems, announced today that it has hired Daniel Benetz to serve as the company’s chief financial officer, and Dr. Yan Zhang to fill the newly created role of vice president of marketing. Both will report to Elizabeth Hutt, […]

BILLERICA, Mass.–Millipore Corporation (NYSE:MIL – News), a life science leader providing technologies, tools and services for bioscience research and biopharmaceutical manufacturing, today unveiled its first biodegradable and compostable product, the EcoStand tube holder, made from environmentally responsible bio-based plastic resin. “Millipore is proud to be leading the industry in developing products and packaging made from […]