Thermo Scientific FILLit Software Provides Additional Functionality to the Thermo Scientific Multidrop Combi and Multidrop Combi nL MILFORD, Mass., (June 24, 2009) – Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the world leader in serving science, has introduced the new Thermo Scientific FILLit Software, maximizing the flexibility of the Thermo Scientific Multidrop Combi and Multidrop Combi nL reagent […]

Reno, Nevada (June 17, 2009) – Hamilton Robotics announces a tested and verified protocol for automation of the Promega Wizard* SV 96 Plasmid DNA Purification System. Developed in collaboration with Promega, this high-throughput method purifies DNA from pelleted bacterial culture samples using Hamilton’s MICROLAB® STAR liquid handling workstation. The method processes up to 96 plasmid […]

LEXINGTON, MASSACHUSETTS, U.S.A, June 10, 2009 – RainDance Technologies, Inc., today announced the shipment of an RDT 1000 and Sequence Enrichment Solution to the Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGen). RainDance is a provider of innovative microdroplet-based solutions for human health and disease research. TGen, a nonprofit biomedical research institute based in Phoenix, Arizona, focuses on […]

BioTek Instruments continues to expand its gold-standard ELx405 Microplate Washer product line with the introduction of the ELx405 Magnetic Bead Washer. Developed in conjunction with leaders in genotyping, gene expression and protein assays that are built upon Luminex Corporation’s xMAP® platform, the ELx405 Magnetic Bead Washer offers high-strength biomagnetic separation in both 384-well and 96-well […]

Agilent Technologies and Los Alamos Develop First High-Throughput System to Be Deployed at UCLA’s New Global Bio Lab SANTA CLARA, Calif.–Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE:A) today announced researchers are developing new tools for rapidly characterizing biological pathogens that could give rise to potentially deadly pandemics such as Influenza A (H1N1). This is part of a joint […]

The compact Zenyth 200 is a high performance scanning microplate reader with the added benefit of a built-in UV/Vis spectrophotometer. It is designed specifically for the needs of Life Science laboratories that need a fast accurate plate reader with the flexibility to handle multiple plate formats from cell culture plates (6-48 well) to 96 / […]

SANTA CLARA, Calif., June 3, 2009 Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE: A) today announced it has promoted Nitin Sood to general manager of Automation Solutions, effective June 8. Sood will be responsible for leading Agilent’s automation solutions strategy, continuity in providing customized automation solutions, and identifying new customer segments and regions prime for future growth. “Under […]

Agilent Automation Solutions has announced a new low profile, 384-well format conductive rack enabling nested disposable tips to be used on the Bravo Liquid Handling Platfom and Vertical Pipetting Station (formerly VPrep.) The new ANSI standard format rack offers 300% space savings over a traditional tipbox, requiring less tip box changes and produces less waste. […]

RapidFire High-Throughput Mass Spectrometry Coupled with Time-of-Flight MS System from Agilent Technologies Detects Protein Kinase Activities, Validates Drug-Drug Interaction Studies WOBURN, Mass.–BioTrove, Inc. today announced it will present data this week demonstrating compatibility of its RapidFire® Mass Spectrometry (RF-MS) system with Agilent Technologies Inc.’s (NYSE:A) Time-of-Flight (TOF) mass spectrometer system for high-throughput screening of protein […]

WOBURN, Mass.–BioTrove, Inc. today announced the launch of its RapidFire® 300 system for high-throughput screening of in vitro ADME assays. Producing label-free data at six to eight seconds per sample, drug discovery researchers can now use the high-throughput, mass spectrometry based method to analyze in vitro ADME assays in a fraction of the time required […]