TESCAN ORSAY HOLDING a.s. acquires its German distributor EO Elektronen-Optik-Service GmbH

TESCAN ORSAY HOLDING a.s. (TESCAN), a leading global developer, manufacturer and supplier of electron, ion and light microscopy systems, announced today the acquisition of EO Elektronen-Optik-Service GmbH, a German distributor of TESCAN products and services. This strategic move will bring TESCAN closer to the German market and will secure a direct access to all current [...]

PerkinElmer Collaborates with Helix to Drive Innovation in Exome-Based Personal Genomics

First Personal Genomics Product Will Focus on 59 Genes Identified by the American College of Medical Genetics and Genomics (ACMG) as Highly Penetrant WALTHAM, Mass.-- PerkinElmer, Inc. (NYSE: PKI), a global leader committed to innovating for a healthier world, today announced a collaboration with Helix, a personal genomics company, to develop and commercialize exome sequencing-based tests that will empower consumers to [...]

Combustion analysis has never been easier

Elementar introduces the most universal and easy-going instrument for combustion elemental analysis of CHNS + O and Cl at analytica 2018 Our new elemental analyzer UNICUBE stands for high-performance micro elemental analysis and sharpest peaks. In the spotlight of Elementar at this year’s analytica in Munich will be UNICUBE® – the new instrument where micro elemental analysis [...]

Gilson Demonstrates First Cloud-Connected Liquid Handling Tools at Analytica 2018

Live Trials to Show How Internet-enabled Pipettes Can Improve Productivity and Verifiable Research MIDDLETON, Wis. and MUNICH — Gilson will exhibit for the first time Gilson Connect, its recently launched cloud-connected platform that powers smart liquid handling devices, at the Analytica 2018 conference held in Munich, Germany (April 10-13, 2018). Gilson Connect includes the company’s first Internet [...]

New SPE Solution Streamlines Urine Drug Testing Workflow

Torrance, Calif. – Phenomenex Inc., a global leader in the research and manufacture of advanced technologies for the separation sciences, introduces Strata®-X-Drug B Plus – a solid phase extraction (SPE) sample preparation product for urine drug testing in clinical and forensic toxicology labs. An expansion of Phenomenex’s drug testing product line, the new Drug B Plus option joins the [...]

JPT Peptide Technologies Launches The Human Proteome Peptide Catalog

BERLIN--JPT Peptide Technologies (JPT) announces the launch of The Human Proteome Peptide Catalog, the first and most comprehensive online resource for validated reference peptides in mass-spectrometry based proteomics. The new repository provides fast access to >400.000 light & heavy proteotypic peptides covering essentially all proteins of the human body. Currently, a total of 19.840 proteins is [...]

SERSTECH AB: Serstech awarded patent for electronic focus

The patent covers the use of electronically focus-tunable lenses in Raman instruments and will, once implemented, bring Serstech's hand-held Raman instrument another step closer to the large, non-portable instruments that reside in laboratories. The electronically focus-tunable lenses can automatically, and within milliseconds, locate and set the laser focus on the point in the sample where [...]

Tornado Spectral Systems Announces Feature-Packed Software Update with SpectralSoft 2.8

Toronto, Canada – Tornado Spectral Systems Inc., a leading manufacturer of Raman spectrometers, released today an enhanced update of its flagship software SpectralSoft. Version 2.8 equips users with essential functionality including security of access and data, multi-channel operation, remote access and control, as well as advancements to boost measurement precision. SpectralSoft's new features include the following: [...]

NanoString Announces Launch of Breast Cancer 360 Research Panel, Expanding the 360 Series of Cancer Panels for Translational Research and Signature Development

SEATTLE -- NanoString Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:NSTG), a provider of life science tools for translational research and molecular diagnostic products, today announced the launch of the Breast Cancer 360™ (BC 360) research panel. The BC 360 Panel provides a unique 360 degree view of the tumor, microenvironment and immune response. The 770 gene expression panel includes comprehensive and [...]

PI (Physik Instrumente) Appoints Dr. Thomas Bocher as Head of Segment Marketing for Microscopy & Life Sciences

With effect from March 1, Dr. Thomas Bocher has taken over the responsibility at PI (Physik Instrumente) for global business development in the field of Microscopy & Life Sciences. The creation of this new, strategic function in this growing segment is intended to support the PI Group in its systematic strategy for growth.   Stéphane [...]

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