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 [...]
April 10, 2018
Biomax Informatics AG announces that their longtime client, Boehringer Ingelheim, has signed a multi-year license for the BioXM™ Knowledge Management Environment to support their global target discovery research. In addition, the company has extended their license for Biomax’s BioRS™ Integration and Retrieval System. Boehringer Ingelheim is using the BioXM™ Knowledge Management Environment to build and [...]
Early Discovery Chemistry Workflow Benefits from Parallel Synthesiser
April 9, 2018
Asynt reports on how a DrySyn OCTO 8-position parallel synthesiser has benefited early stage discovery chemistry at Cancer Research UK (Cambridge, UK). Designed to work with any hotplate stirrer, the DrySyn Octo has enabled the CRUK Therapeutic Discovery Laboratories to increase the productivity of their small-scale synthetic reactions. Dr Peter Blencowe, a senior scientist at [...]
Agilent Highlights Lab Efficiency Through Innovative Solutions at Analytica 2018
April 9, 2018
SANTA CLARA, Calif.--Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE: A) today announced that it will showcase its line-up of innovative solutions for laboratory efficiency at Analytica, being held April 10 – 13, in Munich, Germany. This year at the 26th international trade fair for laboratory technology, analysis, and biotechnology, Agilent brings lab efficiency solutions to the forefront with a [...]
April 9, 2018
Jena – From now on, two high-performance technologies from Analytik Jena go hand in hand: Mass spectrometry with inductively coupled plasma (ICP-MS) and high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC). At analytica 2018 in Munich, the Thuringia-based company is presenting a new HPLC module for its very successful PlasmaQuant® MS mass spectrometer series. By doing so, Analytik Jena has [...]

