VWR Announces New Kitting Center in Czech Republic to Support Customers Globally

RADNOR, Pa. -- VWR (NASDAQ: VWR), the leading global independent provider of product and service solutions to laboratory and production customers, celebrated the opening of its new kitting center in Skalice, Czech Republic. This new facility will support the growing business of Therapak, which VWR acquired in 2016, by expanding its existing footprint in Europe with a state of the art [...]

New Multi-Technique Surface Analysis System Delivers High Sample Throughput and Research Grade Results

Thermo Scientific Nexsa surface analysis system integrates XPS with additional techniques for true correlative analysis in materials research EAST GRINSTEAD, England -- Materials researchers, product developers and failure analysis scientists seeking to conduct cost-effective, research-level x-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) studies in academic and corporate laboratories can now benefit from the new Thermo Scientific Nexsa surface analysis system. [...]

Ruggedness Within Reach: Olympus’ New L Series Vanta™ Handheld XRF Analyzer

Joining our family of M Series and C Series analyzers, the L Series delivers a fast return on investment in applications including positive material identification (PMI), quality assurance (QA), metal fabrication, scrap metal and car catalyst recycling, precious metal analysis and environmental inspections. Vanta L Series analyzers deliver all of the features and benefits that [...]

Next-Generation Media System Provides the Highest In Vitro Survival of Neurons

CARLSBAD, Calif. -- A newly launched media system by Thermo Fisher Scientific has been designed to enable reliable and biologically relevant in vitroneuronal cell models by increasing survival of neurons by more than 50 percent compared to conventional products. The new Gibco B-27 Plus Neuronal Culture System, comprised of B-27 Plus Supplement and Neurobasal Plus Medium, allows [...]

Lexogen Launches SLAMseq Kit for Metabolic Sequencing of RNA

Lexogen launches the SLAMseq product family for high throughput metabolic sequencing of RNA, developed in collaboration with the Institute of Molecular Biotechnology in Vienna, Austria.  Dr. Stefan Ameres (IMBA group leader) and Dr. Alexander Seitz (Founder and CEO of Lexogen). Vienna, Austria – Today Lexogen, the transcriptomics and next-generation sequencing company, launched the SLAMseq product family for high throughput [...]

Lexogen Launches SLAMseq Kit for Metabolic Sequencing of RNA

Lexogen launches the SLAMseq product family for high throughput metabolic sequencing of RNA, developed in collaboration with the Institute of Molecular Biotechnology in Vienna, Austria. Dr. Stefan Ameres (IMBA group leader) and Dr. Alexander Seitz (Founder and CEO of Lexogen). Vienna, Austria – Today Lexogen, the transcriptomics and next-generation sequencing company, launched the SLAMseq product family for high [...]

Horizon Discovery introduces OncoSpan, the world’s largest DNA multiplex Reference Standard for oncology

Cambridge, UK OncoSpan features the largest gene coverage of any oncology reference standard Allows the most comprehensive validation of oncology gene panels and large-scale exome sequencing assays OncoSpan is supplied with free-of-charge access to online NGS validation and quality control (QC) tool, OncoMatic Cambridge, UK: Horizon Discovery (LSE: HZD) (“Horizon” or “the Company”), a global leader [...]

Hiden ExQ Gas Analysers for TGA/TA Analytics

The Hiden ExQ quantitative gas analyser is a new multi-featured and compact mass spectrometer system providing continuous on-line analysis of dynamic gas streams at pressures from sub-atmospheric up to 30 bar, the comprehensive range of process interface options enabling adaptation of the system for direct connection to the majority of standard TGA/TA instruments. The system [...]

Dr. Juergen Mueller joins LGC as Commercial and Strategic Development Director, Oligo-therapeutics

LGC is delighted to announce that Dr Juergen Mueller has joined as Commercial and Strategic Development Director, Oligo-therapeutics. Juergen brings with him a wealth of knowledge and an extensive global network of contacts in the field of oligo-therapeutics development and manufacture.  He has a PhD in synthetic chemistry and maintains links with the University of Basel occasionally [...]

MilliporeSigma Opens China’s First BioReliance® End-to-End Biodevelopment Center in Shanghai

Company’s first end-to-end center outside of Europe Accelerates clinical development from molecule to commercial production Billerica, Massachusetts — MilliporeSigma today announced the opening of its first BioReliance® End-to-End Biodevelopment Center in the Asia Pacific (APAC) region. Located in Shanghai, China, the center will provide a full range of process development capabilities and services, including cell line development, upstream and downstream [...]

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