ATLANTA – At Pittcon 2011, Bruker is announcing its latest product innovations and is showcasing its expanding portfolio of analytical technologies. The new systems deliver more sensitivity, productivity and specificity for confident analysis in industrial and applied markets, and open new horizons for advanced molecular and materials research applications. New technologies from recent acquisitions enable […]

COLUMBIA, Md. – Scientists know that the most important part of mass spec analysis is the preceding separation steps. That is why Perfinity integrated their proprietary automation and column technologies into Shimadzu instrumentation, resulting in the Perfinity Workstation, a multicolumn apparatus that automates protein separations and mass spec sample preparation for more efficient LC-MS analysis. […]

SANTA CLARA, Calif. – Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE: A) reported today that its operations in Japan remain unaffected by the devastating earthquake and tsunami. “While we are, of course, greatly concerned by the events of last night, I want to let Agilent’s business partners know we expect no major impact to our operations,” said Bill […]

Saugus, MA – IonSense, Inc. today announced the availability of the DART® XZ Transmission Module for rapid identification and quantitation of components present in food products, dietary supplements, and chemicals. Available as a new Experiment Module for use with the DART-SVP open-air ionization source, which was introduced at Pittcon 2009, the XZ Transmission Module enables […]

Strengthening Our Ability to Develop Analytical and Measuring Instruments Tailored to Local Needs in China In January 2011, Shimadzu Corporation established a new R&D Division for analytical and measuring instruments at Shimadzu International Trading (Shanghai) Co., Ltd., our local subsidiary in Shanghai. The new R&D division serves to strengthen Shimadzu’s marketing capabilities in China and […]

SAN DIEGO, CA – MicroConstants, Inc., a bioanalytical and pharmacokinetic-specialty Contract Research Organization (CRO) in San Diego, California, announces today that it has successfully completed the installation and qualification of a new Xevo® TQ-S tandem mass spectrometer from Waters Corporation. The unparalleled speed, sensitivity and accuracy of this new LC/MS/MS system will allow MicroConstants to […]

SANTA CLARA, Calif. – Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE: A) today announced it has acquired BIOCIUS Life Sciences, Inc., developer of the unique RapidFire(tm) high-throughput mass spectrometry drug-screening platform for the pharmaceutical and biopharmaceutical markets. Financial details were not disclosed. BIOCIUS’ RapidFire drug-screening technology has successfully screened millions of compounds, providing results 10 to 100 times […]

INDIANAPOLIS – Advion BioServices Inc., a provider of contract bioanalytical research services, announced that it will establish a laboratory here, creating 49 immediate jobs and up to 66 jobs by 2015. The company, which provides a range of laboratory testing services and laboratory equipment to pharmaceutical developers and university researchers, will invest more than $6.1 […]

MILPITAS, Calif. – Sage-N Research Inc. (Sage-N), the world leader in computational proteomics, today announced a co-marketing agreement with Nonlinear Dynamics who are renowned developers of proteomics software. The collaboration will see Sage-N Research co-market Nonlinear Dynamics’ Progenesis LC-MS label-free quantification software alongside its SORCERER proteomics platform. The scientific capabilities of both companies are a […]

The Kyoto University Center for iPS Cell Research and Application (CiRA) and Shimadzu Corporation have entered into a collaborative research agreement focused on the analysis of reprogramming states and the search for biomarkers in induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs). Under this agreement, Shimadzu will employ mass spectrometry to study the proteomics of iPSCs biomanufactured by […]