TESCAN ORSAY HOLDING a.s. acquires its German distributor EO Elektronen-Optik-Service GmbH
April 10, 2018
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
April 10, 2018
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
April 10, 2018
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
April 10, 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
April 10, 2018
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
April 10, 2018
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
April 10, 2018
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
April 10, 2018
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: [...]
April 10, 2018
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 [...]
April 10, 2018
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 [...]

