BlueGnome, which was founded in 2002 by Cambridge graduate Dr Nick Haan and Graham Snudden, is one of the fastest-growing biotechnology companies in the UK. The company’s products are supplied to hospitals, specialist genetic centres, and IVF clinics in more than 40 countries. This year, the company opened a new North American headquarters near Washington, […]

The National Measurement Institute (NMI) has granted approval for Inframatic 9500 to be used for grain trading in Australia. Certification covers protein testing of wheat and barley. NMI is Australia’s peak measurement body responsible for biological, chemical, legal, physical and trade measurement. NMI enables Australia to trade fairly and equitably in every transaction based on […]

WALTHAM, Mass — Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. (NYSE:TMO), the world leader in serving science, today announced the official opening of its Molecular Biology Center of Excellence in Vilnius, Lithuania. The new facility will provide molecular, protein and cellular biology products to better serve growing demand from life sciences customers throughout Eastern Europe, and create new […]

RAMSEY, N.J., — Konica Minolta Sensing Americas, Inc. (KMSA), the worldwide leader in the industrial measurement of color, light and 3D shape, announces the unveiling of its state of the art CM-5 Benchtop Spectrophotometer to the Brazilian market at this year’s Food Ingredients Brazil 2012 show at the Expo Centre Norte in Sao Paulo, Brazil […]

Telops, leader in the field of hyperspectral imaging systems and high performance infrared cameras for the Oil and Gas, Defense and Security, Environmental, and Industrial markets, is pleased to announce that it has been awarded a contract for a leak detection and identification system by Sinopec Group, located in Beijing, P.R. China. The contract includes […]

BOULDER, Colo. – ASD Inc., a global leader in high-performance analytical instrumentation and materials analysis solutions, announced today the release of the Illuminator reflectance lamp for accurate indoor diffuse reflectance measurements. This unique and highly stable light source addresses a wide range of non-contact spectral analysis applications requiring artificial illumination. The Illuminator is designed to […]

San Diego, CA – Daylight Solutions, Inc., a leading manufacturer of molecular detection and imaging solutions in the mid-infrared, announced today that the company has been awarded a Phase II Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF). The grant will be used to advance and commercialize Daylight’s infrared microscope platform. […]

Dunedin, FL – Ocean Optics has appointed Adrian Guckian, Ph.D., Director of its Sensors business unit. As Director of the Sensors business unit Guckian will lead the company’s global sensors team in developing new products, such as high-volume, low-cost sensor platforms for a number of new markets. An alternative to traditional chemical sensing, Ocean Optics’ […]

Fitchburg, MA,- Headwall Photonics has introduced its simple-to-use Hyperspec UV Starter Kit that provides everything needed to evaluate and categorize the spectral composition of materials and samples within the UV spectral region. The new hyperspectral imaging system is designed for laboratory researchers in a wide range of application areas including forensics, document examination, and biotechnology […]

Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE: A) today announced the pricing of a series of its senior notes in an aggregate principal amount of $400 million, in an underwritten, registered public offering. The notes will mature in October 2022 and will bear interest at an annual rate of 3.20 percent. The offering is expected to close on […]