ENTOLOGI, the UK’s fastest growing engineering group, is radically restructuring its latest acquisition, RTS Life Science, along technology specialisms. The first new Business Unit to be formed is Vision Technology. Carl Krajewski, CEO of Entologi explains: “We’ve analysed the business closely and have identified key growth opportunities in both the life science and industrial sectors […]
Government, military and federal contractors can now streamline purchase of Hamilton Robotics liquid handling workstation SAN BRUNO, CA and RENO, NV – Technical Communities, Inc., the company technical organizations who sell to the government rely on for proven go-to-market solutions to grow sales, lower costs and reduce risks, today announced a new government services partnership […]
AstraZeneca Issued US Patent 7,718,653 Sunnyvale, CA – When the revolutionary Echo® acoustic liquid handler is used in the process of discovering potential therapeutics, important drug candidates are identified that are missed using traditional liquid handlers. In a recently issued patent, the global pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca describes the discovery of a novel set of potential […]
Männedorf, Switzerland – Tecan has launched a Gas Control Module (GCM™) for its Infinite 200 PRO multimode microplate reader, creating one of the most comprehensive solutions on the market for cell-based assays. Variations in environmental conditions can lead to inconsistent and unreliable data for cell-based optical studies, due changes in the pH and color of […]
MADISON, Wis., and SANTA CLARA – BioSystem Development and Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE: A) announced a collaborative agreement to implement BioSystem Development’s patented technology on the established Agilent Bravo automated liquid handling platform. BioSystem Development is a privately held life sciences analytics company and creator of AssayMAP® high-throughput micro-chromatography technology. The combined technologies will produce […]
Männedorf, Switzerland – Tecan’s HydroFlex microplate washer has allowed hematologists at the Department of Oncology and Hematology, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Italy, to introduce automated washing for Enzyme-Linked ImmunoSpot (ELISpot) assays. The laboratory performs detailed studies on the immune response of patients to viral, fungal and tumor antigens. Dr Giovanni Riva, a postdoctoral […]
A new application note from Agilent Automation Solutions describes a protocol for automated sample preparation and MALDI spotting developed with the protein analytics group of Dr. Lottspeich at the Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry in Martinsried, Germany. The new protocol automates the sample preparation steps (cleansing and desalting) of peptides designated for mass spectrometry and […]
On 1 January 2011, Andre Günter will take over as new CEO of Sias AG in Hombrechtikon (Canton Zurich, Switzerland). His predecessor Pius Fink will continue in his role as CTO as well as chairing the board of directors from now on. The change comes as part of Sias AG’s corporate strategy of building on […]
The Agilent Labware MiniHub from Agilent Automation Solutions is a rotating random-access device for presenting and storing SBS-format labware in laboratory automation systems. An efficient modular unit, the Labware MiniHub features user-configurable shelf spacing that easily accommodates a mix of microplates, tube racks, deep-well microplates, and pipette tip boxes while maintaining a compact footprint. The […]
Hopkinton, Mass. – Hamilton Storage Technologies introduces asm Manager 3.1.0, an upgraded software package for its active sample manager (asm) systems. The modular asm systems store samples in an inert, temperature-controlled environment from ambient to -20?C and are ideal for high-throughput life science applications including compound management. The software update adds to existing functionality, offering […]
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