Techcomp Invests in Livingston, Scotland
September 4, 2018
Techcomp Europe Ltd continues to expand their operations in Scotland with their European HQ, Manufacturing base and R&D centre. The Group has purchased three adjacent buildings providing 30,000 square feet of assembly production, laboratory, R&D and office accommodation. Another 10,000 square feet has been leased nearby to house machining, fabrication and warehousing. Chris O’Connor, Techcomp [...]
Reliable and environmentally friendly: The new BINDER freezer hits the market
September 4, 2018
BINDER's new UF V ultra low temperature freezers are the most efficient of their kind, with low energy consumption that significantly cuts operating costs and has a positive impact on the environment. What's more, the freezers do not contain any refrigerants that pose any harm to the environment either – making them environmentally sound through and [...]
Optibrium and Enamine collaboration extends commercialcompound database access for StarDrop users
September 4, 2018
· Partnership expands number of free extensions available through StarDrop · EnamineStore contains over 3.3 million screening compounds, and 7.8 million building blocks CAMBRIDGE AND KIEV, UKRAINE, UNITED KINGDOM - Optibrium, a developer of software for drug discovery, today announced a collaboration with Enamine, a chemical research organisation and compound supplier. The collaboration provides StarDrop [...]
NRGENE AND RCK TO DEVELOP DNA TESTS FOR MEDICAL CANNABIS
September 4, 2018
Cooperative effort will ensure top quality plants for medical treatment Ness Ziona and Ruhama, Israel – Legalization of cannabis for diverse medical conditions requires top quality control of plant material production. One of the most important quality measurements is the cannabis strain authentication. Cannabis strains differ significantly in the profile of active ingredients, mostly cannabinoids [...]
Hitachi High-Technologies Launches HM1000A screening equipment for phthalates
September 4, 2018
— Achieving even greater screening accuracy by adopting new measurement methods — Tokyo, Japan -- Hitachi High-Technologies Corporation (TSE: 8036, Hitachi High-Tech) announced today that its wholly owned subsidiary and analytical instrument manufacturer and marketer Hitachi High-Tech Science Corporation ("HHT Science") has developed the HM1000A thermal desorption mass spectrometer to dramatically enhance screening accuracy for [...]
September 4, 2018
Development collaboration integrates Sartorius Stedim Biotech’s BIOSTAT® STR bioreactors and Repligen’s XCell™ ATF cell retention control technology Customers to benefit from simplified, scalable solutions for intensified cell culture Göttingen, Germany and Waltham, MA, USA -- Sartorius Stedim Biotech (SSB) (Euronext: DIM), a leading international supplier for the biopharmaceutical industry, and Repligen Corporation (NASDAQ:RGEN), a global life sciences company focused [...]
September 4, 2018
The Rigaku ResQ CQL analyzer sets the new standard for 1064nm handheld Raman in the safety and security sector. Tokyo, Japan. Rigaku Analytical Devices, the market leader in handheld 1064nm Raman technology, today announced its next generation 1064nm handheld Raman analyzer - the Rigaku ResQ CQL. The improved ergonomics, analytical performance and sample presentation of ResQ™ CQL™ makes [...]
September 4, 2018
MILFORD, Mass.-- Waters Corporation (NYSE: WAT) today announced that Linda Baddour, former Chief Financial Officer of PRA Health Sciences Inc., and Gary Hendrickson, former Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of Valspar Corporation, have been elected as Directors of Waters Corporationeffective September 1, 2018. "I am delighted to welcome both Linda Baddour and Gary Hendrickson to Waters Board of Directors," said Chris O'Connell, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Waters [...]
A simple and fast solution for the detection of spoilage yeasts in beer and soft drinks
September 3, 2018
BIOTECON Diagnostics now offers two new real-time PCR tests for the detection of the most important spoilage yeasts in beer, alcoholic mixed beverages and soft drinks: the foodproof Spoilage Yeast Detection 1 + 2 LyoKits. Spoilage yeast contamination can affect quality and taste of beverages, resulting in recalls and brand damage for beverage producers. In [...]
Showa Denko Develops New Shodex™ Analytical Column
September 3, 2018
—To Launch HPLC Column to Analyze Anions, Compatible with Hydroxide Eluent— Showa Denko (SDK) (TOKYO:4004) has developed a new type of ShodexTM high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) column, namely, “IC SI-36 4D” column for ion chromatography*1 to analyze anions, which is compatible with hydroxide eluents. Ion chromatography is an analytical method mainly used for analysis of inorganic ions [...]

