Atomic Spectroscopy Elvatech introduced the ElvaX Mobile portable X-ray fluorescence (XRF) instrument. It is controlled by a PDA and is currently shipping. PG Instruments released a new version of its most recent atomic absorption system, the AA500, which was released in mid-2011. The new version includes an embedded PC. The AA flame can run on […]
Atomic Spectroscopy LECO introduced new configurations for its latest generation of inorganic and organic elemental analysis systems. Late last year, sulfur and oxygen analyzers were released for the CHN628 analyzer. Each option has a price of about $8,000 to $10,000. In May, a sulfur option will become available for the TruMac series at an additional […]
At Pittcon, IBO sees many new products, which are defined as products released within six months of the show. From these products, each year IBO selects three that it feels are the most noteworthy for their innovation, technical achievements and commercial potential. This year, IBO has chosen instruments that meet these requirements in three different […]
Company Announcements Microsaic Systems announced the CE marking of its 3500 MiD MS system. Microsaic Systems CEO Alan Finlay stepped down in December 2011 and was temporarily replaced by Chairman Eric Yeatman until a replacement is found. Thermo Fisher Scientific agreed in January to comarket PREMIER Biosoft’s SimGlycan software for the characterization of complex glycans […]
Despite a variety of negative macroeconomic factors that are expected to continue well into 2012, demand for mass spectrometry (MS) is still expected to show high single-digit growth this year, which is only modestly lower growth than in 2011. The large installed base combined with continued improvements in performance are the major factors helping to […]
Company Announcements In September, the FDA, University of Maryland, their Joint Institute for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition (JIFSAN) and Waters opened the International Food Safety Training Laboratory to provide hands-on lab training on detection methods and classroom methods on regulatory standards. Operated by the JIFSAN, the lab will be able to teach 200 professionals […]
It is just six months since Pittcon, and IBO’s last review article on new product introductions (see IBO 3/31/11, 4/15/11), and already there is a new and lengthy list of notable new products. In this article, IBO highlights some of the product launches of the last six months based on their potential commercial and technical […]
Company Announcements In June, Bruker amended its exclusive distribution agreement with Francisco Soria Melguizo for the MALDI Biotyper to include Portugal as well as Spain. Francisco Soria Melguizo has placed 20 systems since 2009. Bruker and the University of Zurich’s Institute of Medical Microbiology (IMM) are collaborating on the study of coryneform bacteria, actinomycetes, fastidious […]
Rochester, NY 9/1/11—Thermo Fisher Scientific has acquired Intrinsic Bioprobes, a manufacturer of immunoenrichment tools for sample preparation for use in quantitative MS. The company’s Mass Spectrometric Immunoassay (MSIA) technology is designed for the enrichment of low-abundance proteins in biological samples. “The Intrinsic Bioprobes portfolio will enhance Thermo Fisher’s position in the rapidly emerging field of […]
Company Announcements Sage-N Research and Nonlinear Dynamics agreed to comarket their respective SORCERER proteomics platform and Progeneis LC/MS label-free quantification software. In May, Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics entered into a comarketing agreement for Bruker’s MALDI Biotyper MALDI-TOF MS system for microbial identification. In June, Prosolia named GSG Meß- und Analysengeräte a distributor for its Omni Spray […]
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