Trading update for the year ended 31 December 2008 New Milton, UK, 15 January 2009 – Genetix Group plc (AIM:GTX), the cell imaging and analysis group, today provides an update on trading ahead of its preliminary results for the year ended 31 December 2008, which are expected to be announced in early March 2009. Revenue […]

Industry leader in automation and detection announces newest MicroBeta® line for assay development, screening and profiling in drug discovery and basic research WALTHAM, Mass.–PerkinElmer, Inc., a global leader focused on the health and safety of people and the environment, today announced the launch of its MicroBeta2 microplate counter platform, for enabling improved radiometric and luminescent […]

Using two MEDIAJET 540 Automatic Media Preparation Systems from INTEGRA Biosciences AG – Italy’s leading media kitchen – ‘Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale della Lombardia e dell’Emilia Romagna’ (IZSLER) has filled over 1.3 million perfect petri dishes without stopping over the last year. The excellent reliability and true automation provided by the two MEDIAJET systems has significant […]

January 13, 2009, WINOOSKI VT, USA—BioTek Instruments, Inc., continues their global expansion in the microplate-based technology market with the establishment of BioTek Instruments Ltd. in the United Kingdom. The new organization will focus on growing BioTek’s brand and direct customer base in the UK while supporting the efforts of Thermo Fisher UK related to BioTek’s […]

January 8, 2009, WINOOSKI VT, USA—BioTek Instruments, the global leader in microplate washing technologies, has perfected 1536-well microplate washing! The new EL406™ 1536-well Microplate Washer Dispenser offers fast and efficient microplate washing and reagent dispensing in 1536-well microplates, along with 384-well and 96-well formats for increased versatility. By combining microplate washing and up to three […]

January 8, 2009, WINOOSKI, VT, USA – BioTek Instruments Inc., introduces their latest microplate technology innovation with the new monochromator-based Synergy™ Mx Multi-Mode Microplate Reader with Ultra Fine-Tuned™ performance. Ultra fine-tuned performance from Synergy Mx in fluorescence, luminescence and absorbance read modes provide results on par with that normally found only in dedicated single-mode systems. […]

Provides Cost Efficient Way of Storing Samples Hopkinton, Mass.-Jan. 6, 2009-Hamilton Storage Technologies today announces the latest advancement in laboratory automation, the -20°C Sample Access Manager (SAM). Similar to Hamilton’s -80°C storage system, the -20°C SAM is an entry level system that offers reliable automation, multiple sample type capability, cherry-picking, sample tracking and easy-to-use software […]

Symyx Technologies Europe SA has announced that a Clinical Trial Phase 1 group within a pharmaceutical company has standardised upon the Powdernium® Workstation for automating pure drug active pharmaceutical ingredients (API) dispensing and binary blending with excipient into capsules. The manual API dispensing and excipient blending techniques traditionally used by the Clinical Trial Phase 1 […]

Tecan’s new MCA384(TM) Disposable Tips are specifically designed to optimize performance of the 384-MultiChannel Arm option for Freedom EVO(R) workstations, maximizing productivity for automated liquid handling applications in life science research with improved accuracy and reliability. The product range complements the unrivalled flexibility of the 384-MultiChannel Arm. The unique, integrated sealing system and precision fit […]