SYDNEY, Australia – Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the world leader in serving science, announced today at the Human Proteome Organization (HUPO) 2010 Congress, a suite of five complementary software solutions and enhancements designed to effect breakthrough progress in qualitative and quantitative proteomics. Working in concert with state-of-the-art Thermo Scientific mass spectrometers, the software solutions provide […]

Mass Spectrometry Facility uses Genedata Expressionist for label-free quantitation of raw data files in the identification of trace cancer biomarkers – solution will be shown at HUPO 2010 Sydney, Australia – Genedata, a leading provider of advanced software solutions for drug discovery and life science research, today announced the Mass Spectrometry Facility of the Advanced […]

SEATTLE–The Institute for Systems Biology (ISB) in Seattle, Washington, and the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH Zurich) in Zurich, Switzerland announced today at the 9th Annual World Conference of the Human Proteome Organization (HUPO) in Sydney, Australia, that they have completed the first phase of generating a complete map of the human proteome by […]

SYDNEY – At the Human Proteome Organisation’s (HUPO) 9th Annual World Congress (https://www.hupo2010.com), Bruker displays leading technologies and solutions for proteomics in the next decade. Bruker’s “Continuing Revolution” campaign demonstrates the company’s commitment to enabling the proteomics community to pursue an ever increasing range of scientific investigations, as well as clinical proteomics research and emerging […]

Hitachi High Technologies America Customers to Benefit from Access to Industry-Leading Sample Preparation and Liquid Chromatography Columns MILFORD, Mass. – Waters Corporation (NYSE: WAT) and Hitachi High Technologies America, Inc. (“HTA”) have entered into an agreement granting HTA the ability to sell Waters(R) sample preparation and liquid chromatography (LC) columns to Hitachi users in North […]

SANTA CLARA, Calif. – Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE: A) and South Bend Medical Foundation have collaborated to develop urine testing methods to meet the new mandatory guidelines for federal workplace drug testing. The new guidelines, which are scheduled to take effect Oct. 1, will allow for the first time use of liquid chromatography/triple quadrupole mass […]

Airlines Now Using Portable Multi-Mode Threat Detection Systems to Enhance Security at Boarding Gates Abroad Smiths Detection today announced multiple U.S. airlines have begun using its portable trace detection systems at boarding gates as part of an initiative to enhance airport security. The IONSCAN 500DT and Multi-Mode Threat Detector (MMTD) are being used to check […]

Newark, Calif. – Morpho Detection, Inc., part of Morpho, Safran group’s security business, today announced it has provided MobileTrace® and Hardened MobileTrace® systems in support of a recent Transportation Security Administration (TSA) pilot program that tested the application of mobile advanced explosives detection technology solutions. The field pilot took place at surface transportation sites in […]

WHITE PLAINS, N.Y., and COLLEGE STATION, Texas – ITT Corporation (NYSE:ITT) and O.I. Corporation (NASDAQ:OICO) today announced that they have entered into a definitive agreement for ITT to acquire all outstanding shares of O.I. Corporation, “OI”, for approximately $29 million. OI’s Board of Directors has unanimously approved the transaction, which is subject to approval from […]

Joint project to help advance protein-based drugs through regulatory processes FOSTER CITY, Calif. – AB SCIEX, a global leader in life science analytical technologies, and the University of Melbourne today announced a joint technology development project to improve drug metabolism studies of biopharmaceuticals. This project is focused on developing a standardized testing methodology based on […]