— Featuring a large specimen chamber and advanced functionalities — Tokyo, Japan—Hitachi High-Technologies Corporation (TSE: 8036, Hitachi High-Tech) announced today that it will commence sales of the SU3800 and the oversized SU3900 scanning electron microscopes (SEMs) featuring the ability to accommodate large, heavy specimens, along with advanced functionalities for automated measurement and wide-angle camera navigation. [...]

Partners to Develop DNBseqTM Technology-Based Clinical Whole Genome Sequencing Solution for Diagnosis of Genetic Diseases HOUSTON and CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – AiLife Diagnostics Inc, a clinical molecular diagnostic and bioinformatics company, and BGI Americas, a leading global genomic services company, announced today that they have entered into an agreement to jointly develop and market a clinical whole genome sequencing [...]

One year on from introducing the AQS3™pro, a powerful new protein characterization platform, RedShift™ BioAnalytics, Inc. (RedShiftBio) is demonstrating compelling new application data and significant endorsements from leading biopharmaceutical companies. BURLINGTON, Mass. -- The latest application results will be presented at PEGS Boston 2019 and HOS 2019. Driven by industry-leading AQS3delta analytical software, the AQS3pro is [...]

BILLERICA, Mass. -- Bruker Corporation today announced that it has acquired the semiconductor mask repair and cleaning business of RAVE LLC, a leading provider of nanomachining and laser photomask repair equipment. For calendar year 2018, the acquired business was profitable and had revenues of approximately $25 million. Financial details of the transaction were not disclosed, and the business [...]

PEPPERELL, Mass. -- Masy BioServices today announced it has acquired Metrology Laboratories Inc. (MLI), a calibration services provider located in Rockaway, New Jersey. MLI will now be known as Masy BioServices and will continue to work from the office located at 24 Norman Road, Rockaway, N.J. The New Jersey office will primarily service customers in Connecticut, New York, New Jersey and Pennsylvania. "We are excited to [...]

Instrument provides automated electrophoresis for labs with limited budgets SANTA CLARA, Calif. Agilent Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: A) announced today the shipping of a new instrument that offers laboratories a more affordable, low-throughput option for analyzing the quality of RNA and DNA samples. "The Agilent 4150 TapeStation system makes quality control in next-generation sequencing easier, faster, [...]

Combined Workflow Provides Complete Solution for Rapid, Automated, and Highly Multiplexed Profiling of Protein and RNA Biomarkers in FFPE Samples SEATTLE and NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, UK -- NanoString Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:NSTG), a provider of life science tools for translational research and molecular diagnostic products, today announced a comarketing agreement to promote and provide technical support for a research workflow [...]

Porvair Sciences announces version 2.0 of its Chromatrap® ChIP-seq kit - developed to perform chromatin immunoprecipitation (ChIP) with unparalleled sensitivity. This new Chromatrap® ChIP-seq kit enables researchers to efficiently enrich chromatin, detecting binding of low abundant transcription factors and histone modifications from the smallest quantity of starting material (1000 cells or 50ng). Using proprietary bead-free [...]

The Rigaku Progeny ResQ 1064 nm handheld Raman analyzer will be deployed globally as part of the U.S. Army’s Dismounted Reconnaissance Sets, Kits, and Outfits (DRSKO) Program Wilmington, MA – Rigaku Analytical Devices, a U.S.-based, leading pioneer of handheld and portable spectroscopic analyzers, is pleased to announce they will provide the Rigaku Progeny ResQ 1064nm [...]

Particle Testing Authority (PTA), a division of Micromeritics Instrument Corporation, today announced the opening of its European laboratory in Munich, Germany. The laboratory focuses on material characterization services for fine powders and solid materials. The facility and business will be managed by Dr. Torben Sick who received his doctoral degree in chemistry at the Ludwig-Maximilian University [...]