One of the less common forms of spectroscopy is based on the principle of glow discharge (GD), which is the same principle that makes neon lights possible. The process is essentially electrical in nature, with the sample used as an electrode. A voltage causes gas atoms, typically argon, to ionize and strike the sample surface […]
As the first company to offer 2.7 µm superficially porous particle columns for HPLC, Advanced Materials Technology (AMT) has quickly grown. Founded as a two-person operation in Delaware in 2005, today, the company employs more than 20 people, including eight scientists in analytical chemistry, chemical engineering and biochemistry. The company exclusively manufactures HPLC columns utilizing […]
Company Announcements BioSampling Systems entered into a distribution agreement with Ramcon for Denmark, Sweden, Norway and Iceland. TAP Biosystems named TrendBio its exclusive distributor for Australia and New Zealand. Tecan and TAP Biosystems announced a comarketing agreement in October 2012 for the automation of TAP’s RAFT 3D cell culture system using Tecan’s Freedom EVO liquid […]
Company Announcements WaferGen Bio-systems exclusively licensed from Rutgers University a patent covering a novel RNA Quality Control technology and entered into a strategic collaboration with RUCDR Infinite Biologics. In December 2012, Seegene announced a licensing agreement with Dupont Nutrition & Health for the use of its technologies in highly multiplexed real-time PCR assays for the […]
Company Announcements Fluidigm announced in November 2012 a lawsuit in California District court against NanoString Technologies for false advertising, unfair competition and unlawful trade practices in relation to an advertising campaign. BioMérieux entered into a strategic agreement in November 2012, giving it exclusive rights to Quanterix’s Simoa technology for clinical labs and industrial applications. Quanterix […]
Company Announcements Phenomenex and ChromaDex announced a collaboration agreement to provide solutions, consisting of a combination of reference standards, methods and application support, for dietary supplements. NovaSep named Patrick Glaser, head of the Synthesis division, president and CEO, effective October 1, 2012. SiliCycle opened a Chinese office in November 2012. Product Introductions AB SCIEX introduced […]
Company Announcements PerkinElmer opened a customer center in Krakow, Poland. Analytik Jena was among the supporters of an endowed professorship in fiber optics awarded to Markus Schmidt at Germany’s University of Jena. HORIBA inaugurated in November 2012 its research and technology center at France’s Saclay Technopole. The facility, which is 7,500 square feet with the […]
The UK has announced details of its additional £600 million ($967 million) investment in Research Council infrastructure announced last year (see IBO 12/15/12). Big Data programs received £189 million in new funding, which will contribute to research in areas such as bioinformatics and environmental monitoring. Phase 2 of the National Space Technology Programme received £25 […]
Following the discovery of horse meat in processed foods sold in supermarkets in EU countries, the EU is set to require additional food safety tests. In an emergency meeting involving representatives of seven EU nations, the European Commission (EC) has called for 4,000 tests of horse carcasses to detect phenylbutazone, a drug that can harm […]
China’s State Council has announced new automobile fuel standards reducing sulfur content. The Fifth-phase standards limiting sulfur content to 10 ppm in gas and diesel will be introduced in June and take effect in 2017. Beijing has already implemented the standard. The Fourth-phase standard for gas of 50 ppm was previously announced, with one for […]
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