Collaboration between Rigaku and Covalent expands metrology capabilities for semiconductor and electronics markets with installation of new WDXRF and micro-CT systems Sunnyvale, CA. Rigaku Corporation, the world’s leading supplier of X-ray metrology technology, is pleased to announce the installation of two of its newest analytical instruments in the recently-expanded Sunnyvale, CA service lab of Covalent […]

First American Academic Institution Install for Agricultural Applications Analyzing heaps of sequencing data is about to get orders of magnitude faster at the Texas A&M AgriLife Genomics and Bioinformatics Service. Illumina’s DRAGEN (Dynamic Read Analysis for GENomics) server has recently been added to the Texas A&M AgriLife Sequencing Center. The new server can reduce the amount […]

Warminster, PA UMass Ribbon Cutting Ceremony (Photo credit: Tory Wesnofske for UMass Lowell). SP Scientific was delighted to support today the ribbon-cutting event officially launching the new UMass Lowell state-of-the-art, pilot-scale lyophilization facility. As the newest member of UMass Lowell’s Core Research Facilities, this non-GMP Lyophilization Lab (LyoBay) provides an R&D test bed for process […]

Canada Water Technology Exchange Nankia University of China now has both an L100 and an L50 model of the PeCOD Analyzer, thanks to the Canada Water Technology Exchange (CTWX)! CWTX is a non-profit organization established at the University of Guelph in Ontario with the aim to internationalize Canadian environmental technology. CWTX’s mission includes 3 main […]

Successful validation of Saphyr to replace “gold standard” method of southern blotting for molecular diagnosis of FSHD supports broad utility of Saphyr SAN DIEGO — Bionano Genomics, Inc. (NASDAQ: BNGO), a life sciences instrumentation company that develops and markets the Saphyr® system, a genome imaging platform for ultra-sensitive and ultra-specific genome-wide structural variation detection, today […]

The University of Alberta has just received an AM73 autosampler and computer upgrade on their MT-100 series Automated Titration System. On September 25, 2019, a new shelf, sampler, and computer were installed after 12+ years of robust operation and trusted results. The MT-100 series system measures conductivity, pH, alkalinity, and gran alkalinity, and has been […]

The first cement solidification tests performed in a microgravity environment recently took place on the International Space Station (ISS) using the Air Science® Purair FLEX Portable Isolator. The Microgravity Investigation of Cement Solidification (MICS) project explored the complex prosses of whether solidifying cement in microgravity would result in unique microstructure differences to concrete processed on ground, seeking […]

Warminster, PA SP Scientific reports that AstraZeneca BioPharmaceuticals R&D (Gothenburg, Sweden) has invested in a LyoConstellationâ„¢ S10 freeze dryer intended to help drive research and development of small scale GMP production. The SP Scientific LyoConstellation system is planned for use on multiple projects to support early to late phase development including GMP production of small […]

ST. LOUIS, MO – The Donald Danforth Plant Science Center has expanded the capacity of its Integrated Microscopy Facility to include high-resolution 3-D imaging at the nanoscale, single-molecule approaches, as well as automation and machine learning to enhance and accelerate research and discovery. The expansion has been led by the New Director, Kirk J. Czymmek, Ph.D., who joined the Center in […]

Genedata Biologics to accelerate antibody discovery and streamline R&D operations at Finland’s largest biopharma company Basel, Switzerland – Genedata, the leading provider of enterprise software solutions for biopharmaceutical R&D, today announced Orion Pharma, a globally operating Finnish pharmaceutical company, has licensed Genedata Biologics® to support their R&D in the areas of oncology, the central nervous […]