Melbourne, Australia: Trajan Scientific and Medical (Trajan) has announced the opening of a new Business Unit – Instruments, Sensors and Devices, to be located at the University of Adelaide’s Institute for Photonics and Advanced Sensing (IPAS). Along with the new capabilities existing on that site such as glass modification and extrusion, the new Business Unit […]

Woburn- HighRes Biosolutions has entered into a three year agreement with AstraZeneca for the development and deployment of several new modular automated screening systems. These ground breaking systems leverage next generation robotics technology originally developed for the European Space Agency, and bring it to screening and compound management operations. Light weight, yet powerful, the core […]

SUNNYVALE, Calif. – Labcyte Inc. today announced a partnership with AstraZeneca to develop a state-of-the-art automated pharmaceutical compound management system based on its revolutionary Echo® acoustic liquid handling technology. The new system, which will employ storage tubes compatible with acoustic liquid handling, will be deployed at the AstraZeneca MRC UK Centre for Lead Discovery in […]

AstraZeneca today announced three new partnerships that will deliver industry-leading technologies to drive the AstraZeneca MRC UK Centre for Lead Discovery in the search for novel small molecule medicines. The partnerships will ensure state-of-the-art screening and compound management at the facility, which will be located within the company’s new global R&D centre at the Cambridge […]

BROOKLYN, N.Y.– Any quality assurance, metrology or quality control person knows all too well, the stress that an ISO audit can bring about. Hearing about an upcoming ISO-17025 audit is enough to make one break into a cold sweat. A section 5.6 nonconformance, i.e. using a non-approved or un-accredited calibration provider is one of the […]

The Wine Microbiology and Microbial Biotechnology Laboratory at the University of Adelaide has developed a customized solution offering fully automated sampling for yeast fermentations. Based on a Freedom EVO® 200 platform, this system frees researchers from the need to manually aliquot samples day and night for up to three weeks. Dr Tommaso Liccioli Watson, a […]

Teledyne CETAC Technologies introduces the ASX-560 Autosampler, which builds upon the reliability of the ASX-520 with latest generation electronics, improved accessory interfaces, enhanced pumping capabilities, easier serviceability and a sleek new design. Teledyne CETAC Technologies introduces the new ASX-560 Autosampler. The new autosampler is a development of the robust ASX-520, the industry benchmark for reliable […]

CHELMSFORD, Mass. — Brooks Automation, Inc. (Nasdaq:BRKS), a leading worldwide provider of automated and cryogenic solutions for multiple markets including semiconductor manufacturing and life sciences, announced today that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire BioStorage Technologies, Inc. BioStorage Technologies, headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana, is a leading, global provider of comprehensive sample management […]

WINOOSKI VT, USA — BioTek Instruments proudly welcomes Dr. Frank Siefert as General Manager of BioTek Germany and the company’s European Coordination Center, which provides service applications and technical support throughout the continent. Dr. Siefert will be responsible for managing day-to-day operations in Germany and implementing local actions that align with the Company’s global business […]