Even in the midst of COVID-19 preparations on campus, Walsh University successfully completed the installation of nearly $1.2 million worth of new analytical equipment through the Shimadzu SPARQ program into Walsh’s chemistry labs in time for fall 2020.  Renovations of the lab included work to accommodate new gas lines, exhaust hoods, electrical wiring, the proper [...]

Eurofins Technologies, a supplier of test kits and systems for laboratory analyses, announces that its ELISA assay (enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay) for the detection of aflatoxin M1, I’screen AFLA M1 milk, has been granted AOAC Research Institute Performance Tested MethodsSM status (AOAC Cert. No. 072002) for use with raw bovine whole milk, skim milk and powdered milk. The [...]

COLUMBIA, Md.  — Shimadzu Scientific Instruments (SSI) introduces the AOC-6000 Plus Multifunctional Autosampler to enable multiple GC/MS sample injection methods in one device. The AOC-6000 Plus Autosampler improves GC/MS analysis productivity because operators can perform liquid sample, headspace solid-phase microextraction (SPME) injection and many more techniques, all in one device. It also features a tool-switching [...]

Akoya names Niro Ramachandran, Ph.D. as Chief Business Officer and Gavin Gordon, Ph.D. as Vice President of Clinical Market Development. MENLO PARK, Calif. — Akoya Biosciences, Inc., The Spatial Biology Company™, today announced the expansion of its leadership team with the appointment of two senior leaders with expertise in spatial biology and molecular pathology. Niro [...]

Madison, WI USA. Laboratories testing for COVID-19 have a new tool that enables them to skip the potentially bottlenecked RNA extraction step of the workflow and move directly to polymerase chain reaction (PCR) amplification. Promega Corporation today released XpressAmp™ Direct Amplification Reagents that facilitate RNA extraction-free sample preparation that is automation-friendly. The simple, direct amplification workflow involves: Collect and [...]

Ready-to-use kit enables rapid adeno-associated virus (AAV) titer determinations during the manufacture of AAV vectors Uppsala, Sweden: Gyros Protein Technologies AB, a pioneer in automated nanoliter-scale immunoassays and a leading provider of peptide synthesizers and reagents, today announced the introduction of Gyrolab® AAVX Titer Kit for adeno-associated virus (AAV) vector titer determination in AAV vector manufacturing. The new Gyrolab [...]

Collaboration paves the way for accelerated discovery and development of new, life-changing drugs Caption: The NIS advantage. To download a hi-res image, click here. BOSTON –  NanoImaging Services, Inc. (NIS), specialists in transmission electron microscopy (TEM), today announced they have partnered with Thermo Fisher Scientific to increase accessibility to cryoelectron microscopy (cryoEM) technology for the global [...]

Streamlined solution for RNA and DNA-seq to simplify clinical NGS SANTA CLARA, Calif.--Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE: A) today announced the release of the SureSelect XT HS2 RNA Reagent Kit. This solution features a modular design that enables a simple and parallel approach for both RNA and DNA samples, allowing customers to streamline and consolidate their workflow without [...]

Personal capillary electrophoresis system performs Sanger sequencing and fragment analysis Madison, WI USA. Promega today launched its benchtop capillary electrophoresis (CE) instrument, the Spectrum Compact CE System, developed in collaboration with Hitachi High-Tech. The personal CE system is an integrated DNA analysis instrument that enables life scientists in laboratories of all sizes to perform Sanger [...]

BERKELEY, Calif.--Newomics Inc., a commercial-stage biotechnology company that sells and develops mass spectrometry products and services, today announced it has completed the final link in creating a World-Wide Distribution and Support Network. The Newomics distribution network covers Europe (MS Wil B.V.), Japan (AMR, Inc.), Taiwan (Wise Analysis Instruments), and China (Neoline Technology Co.), besides North America [...]