Reliable Authentication of Food and Beverages MUNICH — Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the world leader in serving science, today announced the availability of a new easy-to-use isotope ratio mass spectrometry (IRMS) solution for the authentication of food and beverages. This comprehensive solution is designed to enhance laboratory productivity, reliably confirm the authenticity of food and […]

Accelerating biomarker identification for cancer and other diseases may speed development of diagnostic tests that enable earlier disease detection SAN JOSE, Calif. — Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the world leader in serving science, today announced that its Biomarker Research Initiatives in Mass Spectrometry (BRIMS) Center has extended its groundbreaking collaboration with George Mason University’s Center […]

Cutting-Edge Technology to Advance the Field of Metabolomics HEMEL HEMPSTEAD, UK. — Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the world leader in serving science, today announced it is providing the Scottish Metabolomics Facility (ScotMet) with cutting-edge technology to advance the field of metabolomics. ScotMet is funded by the Scottish Universities Life Science Alliance (SULSA) and is a […]

COLUMBIA, Md.–Shimadzu Scientific Instruments has partnered with Cerno Bioscience to offer Shimadzu’s LCMS quadrupole systems along with Cerno’s MassWorks software so users can improve data calibration for more accurate mass determination. In conjunction with Shimadzu’s LCMSsolution software, the package utilizes Cerno’s patented MSIntegrity™ calibration technology to improve mass accuracy by up to 100 times, while […]

The M-Scan Group is pleased to announce the following recent instrument acquisitions in our laboratories worldwide to expand our already impressive capabilities. M-Scan Ltd (UK) has purchased another new mass spectrometer – the latest Waters Xevo QTof MS enabling greater sensitivity and improved run times, whilst the newly installed software allows for improved comparison of […]

AIT Co-founder Skip Kingston, Ph.D., Instrumental to Achieving R&D Excellence PITTSBURGH — Applied Isotope Technologies (AIT), a technology-centric corporation committed to innovation in the metrology field, issued this statement through its Chief Executive Officer, Matt Pamuku regarding the Mass Spectrometry Facility in the Bayer School at Duquesne University receiving designation as an Agilent Center of […]

ITTSBURGH and SANTA CLARA, Calif. — Duquesne University and Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE: A) today announced that they have established a Center of Excellence (COE) for mass spectrometry at the university. The facility enables a wide range of research in the life sciences and environmental analysis, including: metabolomics and trace lipid analysis, the effects of […]

Austrian biomarker developer BIOCRATES Life Sciences AG (www.biocrates.com) announced today that it entered a co-marketing agreement with Canadian-based CHENOMX Inc (www.chenomx.com). Both enterprises focus on a new and highly promising technology aimed at generating a metabolic profile of the human organism that can be used to monitor the effects of disease, nutrition, toxins, environment, or […]

BILLERICA, Mass. & SANTA CLARA, Calif. — Bruker Corporation (NASDAQ: BRKR) and Agilent Technologies, Inc. (NYSE:A) announced today that Bruker and Agilent have entered into a definitive asset purchase agreement. Pursuant to this agreement, Bruker will acquire certain product lines of Varian Inc., which Agilent has committed to divest in connection with obtaining regulatory approval […]

SAN JOSE, Calif. — Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the world leader in serving science, announced today that it will demonstrate the advanced analytical capabilities delivered by combining its award-winning Thermo Scientific Exactive liquid chromatography/mass spectrometry (LC/MS) system with its Thermo Scientific Transcend technology for a complete LC/MS solution. For challenging screening applications, including complex samples […]