New Microfluidic Technology for Proteomic Research April 1, 2008, Ithaca, NY – Advion BioSystems, a leading supplier of microfluidic devices for the life sciences industry, launches the latest advancements in proteomic research – the Advion RePlay and FloTek systems. RePlay is a new nanoLC tool that provides proteomic researchers with two complementary MS analyses from […]

Provides New Flexibility and Efficiency to Separations Method Development in Drug R&D Thar Instruments, makers of the TharSFC line of green chromatography systems, introduces the new Method Station II Supercritical Fluid Chromatography (SFC) System. Designed for high throughput and high resolution of demanding separations encountered in drug research and development, this new analytical system features […]

GE Healthcare has launched a new range of PreDictor™ 96-well plates and HiScreen™ prepacked columns to enable high-throughput process development and method optimization. The new products can be used independently, or as consecutive steps in a workflow to screen and optimize chromatographic conditions for bioseparations, thereby improving the efficiency of process development. PreDictor 96-well plates […]

Provides New Flexibility and Efficiency for Scaling Up Separations Methods in Drug R&D Thar Instruments, makers of the TharSFC line of green chromatography systems, introduces the new SFC Semi-Prep Investigator II System. Designed for high throughput and high resolution of demanding separations encountered in drug research and development, this new semi-preparative system features a faster, […]

ESA Biosciences and Waters Corporation (WAT: NYSE) have announced that the two companies are working together to integrate seamlessly the award-winning ESA Corona® CAD® universal HPLC detector with the Waters industry-leading chromatography control and data-analysis platform: Empower® 2. The Corona charged-aerosol detector (CAD) can analyse effectively a wide diversity of chemical structures and important classes […]

Torrance, CA (March 20, 2008) – Phenomenex Inc., a leading worldwide manufacturer of separation science consumables, introduces a new line of columns for preparative chromatographic purification of synthetic DNA and RNA. The new Clarity Oligo-WAX media delivers high yields and purity coupled with high loading capacity. These new columns can be used in HPLC and […]

Acquisitions Expand Microscopy Portfolio, Launch Particle-Analysis Capabilities NEW ORLEANS, PITTCON, March 3, 2008 — Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE: A) today announced it has signed an agreement to acquire TILL Photonics GmbH and has completed the acquisition of Colloidal Dynamics. Both companies will join the recently created Materials Science Solutions Unit within Agilent’s Life Science and […]

Merck announces acquisition of SeQuant Merck KGaA today announced that it has successfully acquired SeQuant AB in Umeå, Sweden. The acquisition of the company, which was founded in 1997, is a strategically important step for the growth of Merck’s chromatography business. SeQuant focuses on the development of silica-gel or polymer-based sorbents for “zwitterionic hydrophilic interaction […]

SANTA CLARA, Calif.–Agilent Technologies (NYSE:A – News) today announced it has filed litigation against Advanced Materials Technology Inc. (AMT) in the Delaware Court of Chancery to protect confidential and proprietary information relating to its high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) technology. The complaint contends that three former Agilent employees, now with AMT, breached the confidentiality of their […]

WALTHAM, Mass., Dec. 20 — Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. (NYSE: TMO), the world leader in serving science, today announced it has acquired La-Pha-Pack, a leading manufacturer and provider of chromatography consumables and related accessories, based in Langerwehe, Germany. With revenues of approximately $25 million, La-Pha-Pack will allow Thermo Fisher to offer customers an expanded line […]