NanoSight, leading manufacturers of unique nanoparticle characterization technology, announces they have developed their NTA (Nanoparticle Tracking Analysis) software platform such that it may now be implemented within a CFR compliant environment. CFR 21 Part 11 is the part of the CFR21 guidelines issued by the FDA related to electronic record keeping and is primarily aimed […]

Perten Instruments AB of Stockholm, Sweden announced today, that it has acquired the Sweden based instrument manufacturer TexVol Instruments. Under the terms of the acquisition the BVM range of volume measuring instruments and the TVT range of texture analysis instruments will continue to be delivered to the food industry, now from Perten Instruments. Closing of […]

SANTA BARBARA, CALIFORNIA – Wyatt Technology Corporation, the world leader in absolute macromolecular characterization instrumentation and software, today announced that its Calypso Composition-Gradient Multi-Angle Light Scattering (CG-MALS) system achieves accurate measurements of biomolecular interactions. The Calypso offers the unique capability of determining both the affinity and binding stoichiometry for macromolecules in solution with no need […]

Berlin, LUM GmbH, Germany, welcomes all visitors to the Particulate Systems Analysis (PSA) 2011 conference in Edinburgh, Scotland to present innovations considerably simplifying the particle characterization in industry, research and development. With five scientific contributions to the conference programme and the parallel exhibition LUM underlines the importance of the particle characterization in addition to the […]

Eden Prairie, Minn. – MTS Systems Corporation (NASDAQ: MTSC) a leading global supplier of test systems and industrial position sensors, today announced that the Company has named William V. Murray as interim chief executive officer and David J. Anderson as non-executive chair of the Board. The company said that the two directors are replacing Laura […]

Yarmouth, ME – Fluid Imaging Technologies, Inc. of Yarmouth, Maine, USA, today announced the launch of Fluid Imaging Financial Services to provide flexible financing options to its North American customers for acquiring the tech firm’s dynamic imaging particle analyzer, the FlowCAM®, an instrument that is used in a variety of aquatic and industrial applications worldwide. […]

Fremont, CA – Lighthouse Worldwide Solutions, a world leader in particle counting and contamination monitoring has developed a liquid particle counter with 25 nanometer detection limits, the lowest particle counting detection limit available today. The NanoCount 25 gives users the ability to set particle detection in four channel sizes: 25, 50, 75 and 100 nanometers. […]

Avid Nano Limited (High Wycombe, UK), manufacturers of unique dynamic light scattering (DLS) systems are to develop new technology for identification and size measurement of engineered nanoparticles in the environment. The company have joined a consortium of SMEs and the European Commission under the European Seventh Framework Programme (FP7) in an effort to properly assess […]

Shimadzu Scientific Instruments has released the TRViewX video extensometer for use with its Autograph series of universal testing machines. Offering precision, high-accuracy measurements, the TRViewX is applicable for testing a variety of materials, including metals, plastics, rubbers and films. The TRViewX is available in single- and double-camera models with seven different models available based on […]

NEWINGTON, N.H. – Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the world leader in serving science, today announced a cooperation agreement with Agere Pharmaceuticals Inc., which will enable customers to accelerate formulation development of pharmaceutical compounds. The partnership is intended to reduce time and cost during proof of concept studies by means of hot melt extrusion and granulation. […]