Company Announcements

In March, Stirling Ultracold announced a new distribution agreement with VWR for North America for commercial, academic and nonprofit research customers.

VWR agreed in March to distribute Avantor’s beaker-to-bulk J.T.Baker and Macron Fine Chemicals lab and pharmaceutical products to all European countries except Poland.

In March, LabNetwork, a WuXi AppTec company, announced a collaboration with Elsevier under which LabNetwork’s discovery and research compounds are now available to users of the Reaxys chemistry database.

Panasonic Healthcare will change its name to PHC, effective April 2018.

Azbil Telstar named COO Jochen Dick as CEO in April. Former CEO Ton Capella remains chairman.

In May, Mirion Technologies named Gammadata as a distributor for the legacy Canberra products for Sweden, Norway, Denmark and Iceland.

Product Introductions

In March, Honeywell launched its first series of Hydranal double-certified reference materials for Karl Fischer titration.

Thermo Fisher Scientific released in March My Pipette Creator, calling it the first cloud-based application designed to enable efficient, centralized programming of connected pipettes, and secure storage and sharing of protocols. It is designed for use with the Bluetooth-enabled Thermo Scientific E1-ClipTip electronic pipettes.

In March, Huber introduced the KISS (Keeping Innovation Safe and Simple) circulators for routine lab applications, consisting of over 50 models for heating and cooling from -30 C° to 200 C°. A UBS interface is now standard.

ERWEKA launched in March the ERWEKA Flow-Through Cell Tester USP 4 DFZ II, which fits all offered cell bodies. It features a new cell design for increased leak tightness.

Revolutionary Science launched in March the Incufridge Chilling Incubator, equipped with Ethernet, USB and Wi-Fi connectivity.

Tecan introduced in March the Fluent ID* scanner module, which allows 32 barcoded samples to be loaded and identified in 3 seconds. It supports all major 1D barcode formats.

Cole-Parmer introduced in March the Symmetry touch-screen balance, including the B Series toploading and analytical balances; the Advanced P Series with additional diagnostic GLP function; the UMA-T and MA-T ultra-micro and micro balances; and the MB-T Series moisture balances.

In April, BÜCHI Labortechnik launched the Lyovapor L-300 and L-200 lab freeze dyers for continuous sublimation. The L-300 is designed for quantities up to 6 kg (13 lb) and the L-200, with unlimited capacity. They feature Infinite-Control, which allows for user control of all relevant process parameters from anywhere.

In April, Distek released the Model 2500 Select Bathless Dissolution Tester, which features heater jackets that raise media temperature from ambient to 37 C° in less than 15 minutes.

Asynt launched in May the DrySyn Octo 8-position parallel synthesizer, an entry-level product for chemists who want to conduct synthetic reactions under an inert atmosphere with temperature control, reflux and magnetic stirring.

In May, Brooks Life Science Systems introduced the BioStore IIIv, calling it the world’s only -80 C° LN2 automated storage system for biological samples. It has the capacity to hold more than 120,000 1.0 mL FluidX Cryotubes or 63,000 2.0 mL FluidX Cryotubes, or other similar-sized labware.