708-DS Integrates With Varian’s Latest UV and HPLC Analytical Solutions PALO ALTO, Calif. — Varian, Inc. (NasdaqGS: VARI) announced today the availability of its next generation dissolution apparatus designed for testing tablets, capsules and other dosage forms. The 708-DS supports a broad set of applications ranging from manual dissolution testing to automated, high-throughput analysis. It […]

Tecan has become ForteBio’s preferred automation partner for real-time, label-free assays to support bioprocess and drug discovery workflows. The two companies have worked together to integrate the new ForteBio Octet® 384 platform, consisting of the Octet RED384 and the Octet QK384, on Tecan’s Freedom EVO® liquid handling workstation. The result is a robust, off-the-shelf integration […]

The Synergy™ H4 Hybrid Microplate Reader from BioTek Instruments was awarded the LanthaScreen® Certified Plus designation from Invitrogen, part of Life Technologies, a provider of essential life science technologies for research, production and diagnostics. This ensures that the Synergy H4 is validated to strict standards in instrument setup and assay performance and has achieved the […]

Phillipsburg, New Jersey — Covidien (NYSE: COV), a leading global provider of healthcare products, today announced a global alliance between its Mallinckrodt Baker performance chemicals business and the SOTAX Group to promote J.T.Baker® DILUT-ITT dissolution media concentrates with SOTAX® dissolution test apparatus as a one-stop solution to help increase lab productivity. Mallinckrodt Baker is a […]

Orlando, FL — At this year’s Pittcon, taking place at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, FL from February 28-March 5, Artel (Booth #935) will showcase its enhanced Liquid Handler Performance Verification service. In addition to verification of instrument performance, the service now includes validation of customer-specific liquid handling methods, allowing laboratories to further […]

WINOOSKI VT, USA — The Synergy™ H4 Hybrid Microplate Reader from BioTek Instruments is now HTRF® certified. With this certification, Cisbio Bioassays guarantees that the Synergy H4 meets or exceeds strict performance and functional criteria for optimal HTRF® readout. The combination of Synergy H4 and HTRF® assays will provide researchers in life science and drug […]

Hopkinton, Mass. — Hamilton Storage Technologies introduces the Rack Runner – a fast, flexible robotic tool that can integrate multiple -20? and -80?C Sample Access Manager (SAM) storage systems into a cluster or link storage with a Hamilton liquid handling workstation. The Rack Runner’s range enables scalable integration of multiple Hamilton and third party systems […]

The ScrewCap DeCapper available from Micronic Europe BV is a compact, automated instrument for the opening and closing of screw-capped tubes (0.5 – 1.4ml). With the ScrewCap DeCapper – Hamilton and Micronic provide a new benchtop automated solution for the sample storage market. Hamilton has chosen Micronic as their European partner for selling benchtop equipment […]

Collaborations With Drs. Peggy Farnham and Henk Stunnenberg on Automated Chromatin and DNA Methylation Assays SPARTA, N.J. and LIEGE, Belgium — Diagenode, an innovative leader providing products and technologies for epigenetics, genomics and diagnostics, and the only provider of complete epigenetics solutions, announced today the launch of its innovative platform for automated epigenetics assays, the […]

A New Automated Micro Bioreactor System At Cell Line Development and Engineering Shows Cell Line Development and Engineering 2010 CAMBRIDGE, England–The Automation Partnership (TAP), a world leader in the design and development of innovative automation for life science applications, is pleased to announce it will be showcasing its new advanced micro bioreactor system (ambr™) at […]