SAN DIEGO & ANN ARBOR, Mich.–Sequenom, Inc. (NASDAQ: SQNM – News), a leading provider of molecular diagnostic applications and genetic analysis products and services, and SensiGen LLC, a privately held biotechnology company focused on developing proprietary gene-based, molecular diagnostic tests, today announced expansion of their global alliance to develop and market advanced diagnostic tests and […]

ECUBLENS, Switzerland (July 30, 2008) – Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the world leader in serving science, extends the capability of its ARL 4460 optical emission spectrometry (OES) metals analyzer with the addition of the new analytical software, OXSAS. Developed for primary metals producers, the Thermo Scientific ARL 4460 allows users, from routine use to metals […]

The redesigned X-Press Automated Laboratory Press just made pressing powdered samples for XRF analysis even easier. This newest model of pellet press, built on 20 years of field experience, takes consistency and throughput to a whole new level. After nearly two years of research and development, SPEX SamplePrep LLC has released the next generation of […]

July 30, 2008 (Peabody, Mass.) — JEOL USA will demonstrate both of its new MultiBeam SEM/FIB instruments in a special exhibit area dedicated to its ion beam “power tools” at M&M 2008. The LaB6 model, the JIB-4500 MultiBeam, was introduced in December 2007 and has already gained wide acceptance, with recent installations at nanotechnology research […]

GeneXpert Infinity-48 is the World’s First Fully-Automated Random Access Molecular Diagnostic Testing System; On Display at AACC Meeting SUNNYVALE, Calif., July 29 — Cepheid (Nasdaq: CPHD – News) today introduced its GeneXpert® Infinity-48 high-throughput system at the 2008 American Association for Clinical Chemistry Annual Meeting in Washington, D.C. The newest addition to Cepheid’s GeneXpert family […]

Multiplexing of up to 256 Samples on SOLiD(TM) System Improves Workflows, Reduces Cost of RNA Analysis Studies FOSTER CITY, Calif.–Research related to the roles that small non-coding RNA molecules play in living cells is one of the fastest growing areas in biology. For these kinds of studies, researchers analyze large numbers of biological samples to […]

Pesticides Analyzed Include Carbofurans which were Recently Banned by United States Environmental Protection Agency MILFORD, Mass., July 28 — Waters Corporation (NYSE: WAT – News) announced availability of a new application note detailing rapid analysis of 402 pesticides in a single 10-minute run using Waters ACQUITY® TQD, liquid chromatography combined with tandem quadrupole mass spectrometry […]

Acquisition Reinforces Thermo Fisher’s Extensive Portfolio of Laboratory Centrifuge Rotors WALTHAM, Mass.–Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. (NYSE: TMO – News), the world leader in serving science, today announced that it has acquired FIBERLite Centrifuge, Inc., of Santa Clara, California. FIBERLite is the world’s foremost supplier of carbon fiber centrifuge rotors, a strong and lightweight alternative that […]

Gothenburg, Sweden, 24. 07. 2008. Denator AB announced today that the company is establishing a commercial sales network in Europe and the US. Katarina Alenäs joins Denator to become the European Sales Director. Over the past 10 years, Ms. Alenäs has held sales, marketing and product management roles in several life science and diagnostics companies […]

SOUTH EASTON, Mass., July 22 — Pressure BioSciences, Inc. (Nasdaq: PBIO) (“PBI” or “the Company”) today announced an important expansion of its pressure cycling technology (“PCT”) product line with the unveiling of a new PCT consumable product, the FT500-ND PULSE Tube – a novel, single-use processing container designed specifically for the Company’s PCT Sample Preparation […]