Seoul, Korea — MEDISO Medical Equipment Developing and Service Ltd. is proud to announce the hundred and fiftieth installation of Mediso manufactured, integrated preclinical imaging systems, at the prestigious Edinburgh University. Istvan Bagamery, managing director of Mediso commented: “We were able to reach this milestone since the first installation of Mediso manufactured equipment in 2006, […]

ST. PAUL, Minn. — 3M Food Safety announced today that its 3M™ Molecular Detection Assay Listeria monocytogenes has been approved by the AOAC® Performance Tested MethodsSM program (Certification #051401). The approval certifies that the test kit, which helps food processors and other parties quickly and accurately detect Listeria monocytogenes, is now considered equivalent or better […]

SANTA CLARA, Calif. — Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE: A) today announced it has created a new services and consumables organization, the Agilent CrossLab Group, and named Mark Doak group president, effectively immediately. Doak has been senior vice president and general manager of the Services and Support Division. “Services has become a strategic business for Agilent […]

SEOUL, South Korea — At the 2014 World Molecular Imaging Congress (WMIC, www.wmis.org), Bruker today introduces new products for improved performance and customer experience in preclinical imaging, and announces related achievements: NEW PRODUCT: SkyScan™ 1278, the world’s fastest, low-dose, high-resolution micro-CT: With the launch of the next-generation SkyScan 1278 micro-CT system for in vivo X-ray […]

SAN JOSE, Calif. –– Two scientists from Thermo Fisher Scientific, as well as a collaborator from Proteome Sciences plc, have been recognized for their contribution to develop and commercialize isobaric labeling for quantitative proteomics experiments. The award, the annual Science and Technology Award from the Human Proteome Organization, recognized the scientists’ contribution to the development […]

WALTHAM, Mass.– Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. (NYSE: TMO), the world leader in serving science, has appointed three new members to its Scientific Advisory Board: Dr. Andrea Califano, Dr. Arnold J. Levine and Dr. Aviv Regev. Dr. Califano is the founding chairman of the department of systems biology at Columbia University, and he currently serves on […]

SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. — Fluidigm Corporation (NASDAQ:FLDM) today launched an early access program for its new SNP genotyping platform, the Juno™ System, for its key production genomics customers and prospects. The new sample prep engine for SNP genotyping allows scientists to genotype low-concentration DNA samples from tissue, buccal swabs, FFPE, and polyploid organisms in […]

Männedorf, Switzerland -– Tecan has launched the Freedom EVO® NGS workstation to simplify next-generation sequencing (NGS) sample preparation and PCR set-up. Offering user-friendly, walkaway automation of library preparation at the touch of a button, it eliminates the need for extensive manual processing. NGS is the fastest growing application in genomics, yet many sample preparation protocols […]

Dr. Marian Rehak (R&D Director, Sphere Fluidics Limited) said, “After an exacting selection process, Sphere Fluidics has selected Cambridge Consultants Limited as our partner in product engineering for Cyto-Mine (a novel single cell analysis instrument). They are a world-class technology consultancy business with expertise in microfluidics, optoelectronics and picodroplet areas – critical for success”. Dr […]