Company Announcements In March, Invitrogen announced that its drug discovery products will be validated on selected Tecan microplate readers and instruments, starting with the Infinite Series, and the companies will codevelop applications. Invitrogen’s drug discovery products will be tested on certain BMG Labtech microplate readers and certain readers will be certified for use with Invitrogen […]
New Orleans, Louisiana, played host to the 59th annual Pittsburgh conference and exhibition (Pittcon), which was held March 1–7 at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center. Although Pittcon took place against a backdrop of escalating fears of a US recession, one would have never known it. Companies were upbeat about future business prospects and the […]
There were certainly no lack of nominees for IBO’s choice of the top three product introductions at Pittcon 2008. In choosing the top three products, IBO selected systems that demonstrated notable technical achievements based on the vendor’s specifications, were innovative in their analytical approach and product packaging, and demonstrated real commercial potential. After all, the […]
Affymetrix awarded premier application status to Beckman Coulter’s ArrayPlex application for automated target RNA preparation on the Biomek 3000. Platicell entered into an agreement with Hamilton to automate its Combinatorial Cell Culture technology for determining optimal protocols to direct stem cell differentiation. Tecan AG and pION launched the PAMPA (Parallel Artificial Membrane Permeability Assay) Explorer […]
Velocity11 launched the Automated Microplate Spin-down Station for 320 microplates, which integrates the BenchCel Microplate Handling System and the Vspin Access 2 Microplate Centrifuge. CyBio AG introduced the CyBi-DiluSpro 8-channel pipettor for volumes of 0.5 µL–250 µL, the CyBi-Well vario multichannel pipettor for volumes of 25 nL–250 µL and the CyBi-RoboSpense all-purpose pipetting robot. Eppendorf […]
Sunnyvale, CA and Dublin, Ireland 1/27/08—Labcyte, the maker of the Echo low-volume liquid handling systems based on acoustic droplet ejection, and Deerac Fluidics, formerly known as Allegro Technologies, have announced a merger agreement in a stock-for-stock transaction. Deerac Fluidics provides low-volume liquid handlers for the 50 nL–20 µL range. Labcyte, which generated more than $10 […]
Stormy weather and difficult travel conditions delayed some weekend travelers to the tenth annual LabAutomation conference, which took place January 26–30 at the Palm Springs Convention Center in Palm Springs, California. However, clearer skies prevailed on Monday, the first day of the conference’s scientific program and first full day of the exhibition. The Association for […]
Laboratory automation equipment can increase laboratory efficiency, especially in areas where processes depend on repetition and precision. Lab automation is also a way to increase productivity, throughput and, perhaps, most importantly, lower the cost per sample analyzed. In 2007, growth for the overall lab automation market was disappointing. Historically, the automation market grows between 7% […]
Santa Clara, CA 11/7/07—Agilent Technologies has definitively agreed to purchase Velocity11, a provider of liquid handling and laboratory robotics for the life science market. Financial terms were not disclosed. “Velocity11 is a market leader in lab automation with a solid reputation for innovative technology, quality products and superb customer service,” commented Nick Roelofs, vice president […]
CyBio Robotics GmbH introduced a benchtop system for the automation of dosing solid samples. CyBio released the CyBi-NanoJetFAP assay workstation, featuring dispensing down to 50 nL. SOTAX launched SOTAX Pharma Services, a contract research organization for dissolution testing. SOTAX introduced the CE 7 smart USP 4 Apparatus, featuring a new microvolume autosampler. Beckman Coulter introduced […]
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