CHICAGO (March 9, 2009) – Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the world leader in serving science, today announced a complete food and environmental safety testing solution designed to help laboratories meet increasingly stringent monitoring requirements, simplify analysis and boost productivity. The Thermo Scientific workflow solution features the TSQ Quantum Access MAX triple-stage quadrupole mass spectrometry system […]

Waters Gives Scientists, Business and Laboratory Managers More of What They Want: Efficiency, Data Quality, Productivity and Profitability CHICAGO, March 9 — Against a backdrop of a worldwide economic recession, Waters Corporation (NYSE: WAT – News) is demonstrating how its industry-leading analytical instruments and informatics products address today’s greatest scientific and business challenges at the […]

BILLERICA, Mass.–Bruker Daltonics today announced the opening of its Massachusetts demonstration facility for the ultra-high resolution time-of-flight (UHR-TOF) maXis™ mass spectrometer, as well as several maXis installations in top-tier U.S. life-science research laboratories. The revolutionary maXis, which Bruker will exhibit at PITTCON 2009 next week in Chicago, is the only high-performance mass spectrometer available today […]

ICx Technologies (NASDAQ: ICXT), a developer of advanced sensor technologies for homeland security, force protection and commercial applications, announced today that ICx Analytical Instruments, a business unit of ICx Technologies, has been awarded a multi-year contract worth up to $40 million dollars. The contract is for the development of a chemical and biological mass spectrometer […]

NIH Small Business Grant to Stimulate Technological Innovation INDIANAPOLIS, March 2, 2009. Prosolia, Inc. was awarded a Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) grant by the National Institute of Health (NIH) for the development of a new ionization source in collaboration with Indiana University Bloomington. Funded by the National Center for Research Resources (NCRR), part of […]

UPLC/Tandem Quadrupole Mass Spectrometry System Intended for Veterinary Drug Residue Analysis of Poultry and Livestock MILFORD, Mass., Feb. 27 — Waters Corporation (NYSE: WAT – News) announced today that the United States Department of Agriculture’s Agricultural Research Service has purchased a Waters® ACQUITY® TQD System to develop rapid and accurate test methods for screening poultry […]

BioFocus DPI, a leading provider of gene-to-candidate discovery services, announces that it has strengthened its ADME/PK Laboratory bioanalytical capabilities through the installation of a Waters® Xevo™ TQ Mass Spectrometer. As one of the first European-based CROs to use this instrument, ADME/PK Laboratory enhances its ability to quickly and accurately identify drug metabolites for customers. The […]

KNOXVILLE, TN–(February 26, 2009) – Protein Discovery, Inc., a privately held life sciences company, today announced that it has hired Jeffrey A. Komatz for the position of chief financial officer. Mr. Komatz will be responsible for ensuring the continued financial health of Protein Discovery. As the CFO, Mr. Komatz will plan and manage the company’s […]

DENVER–Agilent Technologies, Inc. (NYSE:A – News) today introduced the Agilent G6855 MassHunter Forensic and Toxicology Database, enabling users to quickly identify more than 7,500 compounds with high confidence, based on liquid chromatography/mass spectrometry (LC/MS) data. “Advances in time-of-flight (TOF) instruments, primarily in sensitivity and unprecedented mass accuracy, are proving highly useful to the forensics community,” […]

San Jose, CA (February 13, 2009) – Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the world leader in serving science, announces the success of its liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS) solution at the Kenneth L. Maddy Analytical Chemistry Laboratory. The Thermo Scientific Aria TLX-2 turbulent flow chromatography system coupled with the Thermo Scientific TSQ Vantage triple stage […]