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 […]
Promega released the HaloCHIP System, an antibody-free alternative to chromatin immunoprecipitation. Varian introduced TOP-DNA and TOP-RNA for the purification of synthetic oligonucleotides. Sigma-Aldrich launched the mirPremier miRNA Isolation Kit for purification of miRNA within 30 minutes. Biosynth AG launched the fluorescence-based BCM MRSA ELF culture medium for detection of methicillin-resistant MRA in hospital and medical […]
Ovens and furnaces are one of the most basic pieces of scientific equipment in the modern laboratory. Ovens are typically used for drying, baking or curing samples and can manage temperatures of up to 300°C. Furnaces, which can generate temperatures over 1700ºC, are used for firing ceramics, melting metals and glass and curing, forming and […]
The Russian Cabinet approved a plan (see IBO 5/31/07) to increase sales in Russia’s nanotechnology sector from RUB 7 billion ($273.9 million) in 2007 to RUB 900 billion, or 3% of the global nanotechnology market, by 2015. The plan will support research and increase the number of businesses involved in the sector. At present, there […]
Santa Clara, CA 1/31/08—Agilent Technologies announced that it has filed suit against Advanced Materials Technology (AMT) in the Delaware Court of Chancery. The complaint contends that three former Agilent employees, now with AMT, breached their confidentiality agreement with Agilent, misappropriated trade secrets and breached fiduciary duties in developing AMT’s Halo HPLC columns.
Malvern, UK 1/17/08—Malvern Instruments, a Spectris company, has acquired Viscotek, a provider of chromatography and viscometry products for the characterization of natural and synthetic polymers and proteins. Founded in 1984 and headquartered in Houston, Texas, Viscotek offers systems for gel permeation chromatography, flow injection polymer analysis and dilute solution viscosity. “Viscotek has a long-established reputation […]
XOS introduced the Clora benchtop analyzer for the determination of chlorides in liquid hydrocarbon samples using monochromatic WD-XRF. Cosa Instrument launched the Model CA/KF200 moisture meter for analysis down to 1 ppm. Mettler-Toledo introduced the HB43-S halogen moisture analyzer for routine moisture determination. PANalytical released the compact, cost effective MiniPal 4 Sulfur ED-XRF spectrometer. Agilent […]
Quality Systems International opened a French office in Cergy Pontoise. Integromics established a US office in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Metamatics changed its name to Torrey Path. Compendia Bioscience named cofounder Dan Rhodes, PhD, CEO in October 2007. Thermo Fisher Scientific launched the CARES (Customer Allegiance through Responsive, Excellent Service) Initiative, an internal process improvement initiative for […]
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 […]
MathWorks introduced Bioinformatics Toolbox 3.0 for MATLAB. Compendia Bioscience released Oncomine Research Premium Edition, available as a two-user package for $5,000 or as a 10-user package for $10,000. Symyx Technologies introduced out-of-the-box integration between its Isentris informatics system and TIBCO Spotfire DecisionSite. Accelrys released SciTegic Pipeline Pilot Student Editor, a free product for academic researchers. […]
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