Abbott Park, Illinois — Abbott announced today it will collaborate with Genetics Laboratory, Inc. (GenLab) on the development of a molecular diagnostic test that will be designed to rapidly detect microorganisms that cause orthopedic infections. Under terms of the agreement, Abbott, in conjunction with GenLab, will develop and commercialize the new assay for use on […]

Markes International’s worldwide thermal desorption and mass spectrometry business is set to expand, bringing benefits for analysts monitoring trace organic chemicals in air, gas and materials. New premises are being opened in Llantrisant (near Cardiff, UK) and Cincinnati (Ohio, USA), with a focus of operations being customer support and the development of new analytical solutions. […]

WILMINGTON, MA – Implant Sciences Corporation, a high technology supplier of systems and sensors for homeland security markets, announced today it sold seven Quantum Sniffer(TM) QS-H150 portable explosives trace detectors to an airport in China. Implant Sciences continues to penetrate the China security market, having sold several million dollars worth of its QS-H150 there since […]

ITHACA, NY – Advion, Inc. a leading life sciences Systems and Consumables developer, continues its global introduction of the new expression, a Compact Mass Spectrometer (CMS), by naming Inkarp Instruments Pvt Ltd as its distributor in India. The expression is a fume hood-designed single quadrupole mass spectrometer specific for chemists to speed up and to […]

FRAMINGHAM, Mass. – AB SCIEX, a global leader in life science analytical technologies, today announced that it has achieved ISO 13485 certification for its quality management system. ISO 13485 is an international standard that requires a manufacturer to demonstrate a comprehensive and compliant quality management system suitable for the design and manufacturing of medical devices. […]

Morgantown, Protea Biosciences Group, Inc. (“Protea”), a leading bioanalytics company, announced today it had begun a research collaboration with the laboratory of Gary J. Van Berkel, Ph.D., Distinguished Research Staff and Group Leader, Organic and Biological Mass Spectrometry Group, in the Chemical Sciences Division, at Oak Ridge National Laboratory, located in Oak Ridge Tennessee. Under […]

Abbott Park, Illinois (NYSE: ABT) — Abbott has entered into an agreement with the University of North Texas Science Center, one of the nation’s leading forensics institutions, to evaluate the company’s award-winning PLEX-ID™ instrument for use in analyzing human remains to support missing persons and human trafficking investigations. UNT Health Science Center works closely with […]

St. Joseph, Mich.—LECO Corporation has opened the newest addition to its corporate headquarters campus in St. Joseph, Michigan—the Elizabeth S. Warren Technical Centre. Named in honor of LECO Executive Vice President and Treasurer Elizabeth S. Warren, this 28,000 square-foot facility is dedicated to the research and development of innovative instrumentation and equipment for LECO’s separation […]

SAN JOSE, Calif., Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the world leader in serving science, today announced that Thermo Scientific mass spectrometers continue to power breakthroughs in proteomics research as evidenced by recent publications in the prestigious journals Nature and Nature Methods. The unique capabilities of Thermo Scientific mass spectrometer systems played pivotal roles in 13 high-impact […]

WILMINGTON, MA – Further expanding its reach into Africa, Implant Sciences Corporation (OTCQB: IMSC) (PINKSHEETS: IMSC), a high technology supplier of systems and sensors for homeland security markets, announced today that a major global oil corporation has purchased units of the Quantum Sniffer™ QS-H150. The portable explosives trace detectors will be used in securing the […]