Groundbreaking ceremony for the new production hall of Anton Paar ShapeTec BA in Bosnia. Anton Paar ShapeTec BA is moving its site from Derventa, which was a rented location, to the close area of Sijekovac. There, a 1,900 square meter building is build. It will be finished by December at the latest and opened in […]

MADISON, WI USA Promega Corporation has become the first major forensic manufacturer to achieve third-party certification of the published ISO 18385 standard to minimize the risk of human DNA contamination in products used to collect, store and analyze biological material for forensic purposes. This Forensic DNA Grade certification comes following a recent onsite audit by […]

Washington University in St. Louis Professor Recognized for Groundbreaking Work in Metabolomics SANTA CLARA, Calif. Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE: A) has named Dr. Gary J. Patti, as the recipient of the prestigious 2017 Agilent Early Career Professor Award. Dr. Patti, Associate Professor, Department of Chemistry Arts and Science, Washington University in St. Louis, was selected for his […]

Riken Keiki Co., Ltd. (TSE listed, headquartered in Tokyo, Japan) has established a wholly-owned subsidiary in Frankfurt to expand its sales in European market. The new entity will provide a local source for Riken Keiki’s complete line of fixed systems and portable gas monitors under the name of Riken Keiki GmbH. Official launch will be […]

OBERKOCHEN/Germany, PLEASANTON/California/USA ZEISS is fueling its growth strategy by expanding into a new market in the semiconductor industry. Through its new Process Control Solutions (PCS) business unit, the company will leverage its core technology solutions and partnerships to address a range of special needs for semiconductor customers. The new business unit will be part of […]

WALDBRONN, Germany Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE: A), today celebrated the opening of a new Agilent Customer and Technology Center at the Agilent campus in Waldbronn, Germany. Agilent executives were accompanied at the event by Katrin Schütz, state secretary in the Ministry of Economic Affairs, Labor, and Housing for the state of Baden-Württemberg; Franz Masino, Mayor […]

Nikon Corporation (Kazuo Ushida, President, Tokyo) announced a revision of its business segments as part of organizational reform as of today. These business segment changes will be reflected in the company’s consolidated financial results for the second quarter of the fiscal year ending March 31, 2018. Old Segments Segment Business Unit Precision Equipment Business Semiconductor […]

The Perten Inframatic 9500 has been officially approved for determination of moisture content of whole grain in France. The French official authority Laboratoire national de métrologie et d’essais (LNE) granted approval after performing a thorough evaluation and test of the instrument. In addition to this latest approval, the Inframatic 9500 has previously been approved for […]

New Foundation aims to improve health and well-being of people and advance lives through science and technology in developing countries. DARMSTADT, GERMANY — Merck, a leading science and technology company, today announced the establishment of the Merck Foundation. Through this Foundation, Merck combines many of its corporate responsibility activities under one roof and considerably expands […]

Effective July 1, 2017, Axion products will be sold through Axion BioSystems International in Europe. Axion BioSystems and Nanion Technologies have enjoyed a very productive relationship over the past three years, with Nanion acting as sole distributor of Axion products in Europe. Nanion has effectively penetrated the high-throughput microelectrode array (MEA) market in Europe, while […]