Peak Scientific, the global leader in gas generation for analytical laboratories, has created a unique online calculation tool to help laboratories which use Gas Chromatography (GC) to quickly find the ideal gas solution for their specific GC instrument. The aptly named ‘GC Gas Calculator’ consists of 6 simple questions regarding a user’s GC instrument, such as the [...]

McPherson and Princeton Instruments are pleased to announce introduction of a new Add-In for Princeton Instruments’ powerful 64-bit LightField software that seamlessly controls McPherson’s deep UV and soft X-ray spectrometers and Princeton Instruments soft x-ray cameras. This Add-In allows users to keep all the benefits of LightField including easy setup and access to exclusive features [...]

Showa Denko (SDK) (TOKYO: 4004) announces that, effective November 7, 2017, it completed the transfer of all shares in SGL GE Carbon Holding LLC to Tokai Carbon Co., Ltd. This announcement is a follow-up to our news release of September 28, 2017 entitled “SDK Obtains Competition Authorities’ Approval for SGL GE Acquisition and Decides to [...]

Research aims to develop diagnostic tools for pathogen detection Cambridge, Mass., November 09, 2017 – (BUSINESS WIRE) – ReadCoor, Inc., a company reinventing omics and pathology with its panomic spatial sequencing platform, today announced a collaboration with The Joint Pathology Center (JPC), the premier pathology reference center for the United States government. The project will focus on the [...]

Expanded data acquisition and analysis capabilities added to gold-standard software for patch-clamp experiments SUNNYVALE, Calif. Molecular Devices, LLC, a leader in protein and cell biology technologies, announced the launch of the newest generation of its widely-used data acquisition and analysis software for patch-clamp electrophysiology, pCLAMP™ Software Suite Version 11 today. Among many new features, this [...]

MILFORD, Mass., Nov. 8, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- SeraCare Life Sciences, a manufacturer and leading partner to global in vitro diagnostics manufacturers and clinical laboratories, is expanding what is already the most comprehensive suite of clinical genomics development, validation, and QC tools with the launch of the SeraseqTM Myeloid DNA and Myeloid RNA fusion reference materials: the industry's first comprehensive reference standards to [...]

SAN DIEGO--Illumina, Inc. (NASDAQ: ILMN) announced today that Gary S. Guthart will join the company's Board of Directors on December 1, 2017. Dr. Guthart is President and Chief Executive Officer of Intuitive Surgical, a global leader in the field of robotic-assisted minimally invasive surgery. Dr. Guthart joined Intuitive Surgical in April 1996 and has served as the Chief Executive Officer since January 2010. In July 2007, he [...]

NxClinical 4.0 is a revolutionary system that brings together cytogenetics and molecular genetics to increase diagnostic yield while decreasing costs for clinical labs performing variant interpretation. NxClinical 4.0 derives copy number and AOH changes directly from the same NGS assay used for sequence variant analysis, allowing integration of all genomic variations into a single database [...]

America’s Seed Fund Powered by NSF Provides Funding for R&D; Helps small businesses move innovations out of the lab and into the market StabiLux Biosciences has been awarded a National Science Foundation (NSF) Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Phase II grant for $600,000 to commercialize innovative technology by conducting research and development (R&D) work on [...]

Intelligent inline spectrometers strengthen the process analytical instrumentation portfolio Endress+Hauser is further expanding its portfolio of products, solutions and services in the field of process analytical measurement. The Group has acquired Blue Ocean Nova AG, a manufacturer of innovative inline spectrometers for monitoring quality-relevant process parameters. The company’s 15 employees located in Aalen, Germany will [...]