Ann Arbor, Michigan, US, and London, UK – NextGen Group plc (AIM:NGG) is pleased to announce that its US-subsidiary NextGen Sciences Inc, a leader in biomarker discovery, measurement and qualification, has launched its plasmacervical14 and plasmastomach14 multiplex protein assays, targeting cervical and stomach cancer biomarker discovery and qualification. The assays each measure 14 human plasma […]

Pittsburgh, PA – MAX QCi Quadrupole Control and MAX CS Command System The new MAX QCi fitted with the MAX CS form the heart of Extrel’s premier line of research grade mass spectrometer systems, the MAX Flange Mounted MS products. The QCi can be used with Extrel’s 9.5 mm and 19 mm tri-filter quadrupole mass […]

SANTA CLARA, Calif. – Agilent Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: A) today introduced its 2011 Forensic and Toxicology Compendium, featuring 125 applications, including 30 new ones based on former Varian platforms. Agilent acquired Varian, Inc. in May 2010. “Labs analyzing samples for drugs of abuse, sports doping or crime-scene evidence have long considered this compendium highly useful,” […]

SANTA CLARA, Calif. – Agilent Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: A) today announced it has presented the 2011 Manfred Donike Award for scientific excellence in sports-doping testing to Simon Beuck and Nicolas Leuenberger. Agilent sponsors this annual award to recognize distinguished scientific contributions in doping analysis. Award winners are scientists who exemplify the spirit and scientific leadership […]

Morristown, NJ – Smiths Detection has completed installing 74 IONSCAN 500DT narcotics trace detection systems for the U.S. Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP). With this order, the BOP now has a total of 102 IONSCAN systems deployed in prisons across the country. They are used to screen visitors and mail for trace amount of narcotics […]

MILFORD, Mass. – Waters Corporation (NYSE: WAT) today welcomed into its Centers of Innovation Program the Proteomics Core Facility at the Duke University School of Medicine (Durham, NC). In a ceremony at Duke University, Waters recognized Associate Research Prof. M. Arthur Moseley, Director of Proteomics, for his research and support of ongoing research at the […]

MILANO – At the 21st Annual Meeting of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (www.congrex.ch/ECCMID2011), Bruker announced the successful completion of an integrated workflow using the Bruker MALDI Biotyper for microbial identification (ID) from cultures, and the BD Phoenix(TM) system for antibiotic susceptibility testing (AST). The ID and AST systems are integrated […]

MILANO, Italy – At the 21st Annual Meeting of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (www.congrex.ch/ECCMID2011), Bruker introduces single-use MALDI BiotargetTM sample plates for the mass spectrometry-based MALDI Biotyper workflow for microbial identification of a wide range of microbial species by means of specific proteomic fingerprints. Due to its very fast result […]

TORONTO – DVS Sciences announced today the publication in Science of a milestone study describing the use of the CyTOF® Mass Cytometer to reveal unique, system wide insights into the complex hematopoietic cell populations and their drug-induced intracellular signaling. The paper entitled Single-cell Mass Cytometry of Differential Immune and Drug Responses Across a Human Hematopoietic […]

Agilent Automation Solutions has released a new application note that demonstrates how its Bravo liquid handling system provides an efficient platform for automation of a SISCAPA Magnetic Bead Workflow for protein biomarker quantification by Mass Spectrometry. Mass Spectrometry (MS) has become the benchmark technology for analysis of peptides based upon its ability to deliver precise […]