TSI ANNOUNCES DISTRIBUTION DEAL WITH ARCONIC FOR CERTIFIED REFERENCE MATERIALS
October 23, 2017
TSI Incorporated, a manufacturer of handheld ChemLite™ Metals Analyzers based on Laser-Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy, is pleased to announce a distribution agreement with Arconic Incorporated , manufacturer of spectrochemical reference materials for aluminum alloys. Through this relationship, TSI will resell Arconic's MicrO Certified Reference Materials (CRMs) in a convenient, easy-to-use kit for field standardization of ChemLite LIBS metal analyzers. Arconic [...]
Canadian Patent Office to Grant MilliporeSigma’s Patent Application for CRISPR Technology
October 23, 2017
Patent covers successful integration of an external DNA sequence into the chromosome of eukaryotic cells using CRISPR First patent allowance for MilliporeSigma’s CRISPR technology in North America Related patent application awards by European and Australian Patent Offices already received; similar patents pending elsewhere Burlington, Massachusetts — MilliporeSigma today announced that the Canadian Patent Office has issued [...]
MilliporeSigma Announces $10,000 Grand Prize Winners of 2017 Life Science Awards
October 23, 2017
Twelve student finalists awarded in three fields of life science: bioseparations, 3D printing and food and beverage safety Grand prize winners Steffen Zobel-Roos, Clausthal University of Technology, Germany, Alexandra Rutz, University of Cambridge, UK, and Ruben R. G. Soares, University of Lisbon, Portugal, selected based on research presentations at MilliporeSigma’s new Life Science Center – [...]
October 21, 2017
Over the past decade, atomic force microscopes (AFMs) have been instrumental in understanding the nanoscale morphology of photovoltaic (PV) materials, an essential step to improving their performance. However, characterising the photoresponse of these materials with the AFM has often required a great deal of custom instrumentation development on the researcher’s part. To simplify these measurements, [...]
October 20, 2017
Shimadzu has released the Polymer Additives Library, which contains 4869 mass spectra*1, for its gas chromatograph mass spectrometers (GC/MS). This product will be useful in the analysis of polymer additives for a variety of purposes, ranging from quality control to new materials development and compliance with regulatory controls. Resins, plastics, rubbers, and other polymer materials [...]
Australian Institute of Marine Science Chooses Matrix Gemini LIMS
October 20, 2017
The Australian Institute of Marine Science (AIMS) has chosen the Matrix Gemini Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS) from Autoscribe Informatics to monitor workflow across its three operations sites. AIMS has a unique set of laboratories to support various marine research activities, with sites in Townsville, Perth and Darwin. The Townsville headquarters is home to 10 [...]
Hamamatsu: Change of Representative Director and Officers
October 20, 2017
As of today’s date the Board of Directors has resolved to submit for approval the following changes of representative director and officers to the General Shareholders, the Board of Directors, and the Audit & Supervisory Board Members meetings to be held on December 22, 2017. In an effort to strengthen the management and promote growth [...]
October 19, 2017
MILFORD, Mass. -- Waters Corporation (NYSE: WAT) announced today that Douglas A. Berthiaume will retire as Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Company, effective December 31, 2017. The Board of Directors has elected Christopher J. O'Connell, President and Chief Executive Officer, as its new Chairman effective January 1, 2018. Thomas P. Salice will continue to serve as the [...]
October 19, 2017
Beijing Grandomics using Bionano Saphyr to find Complex Genome Variants in Clincial Applications BEIJING and ORLANDO, Fla. -- At the 2017 annual meeting of the American Society of Human Genetics in Orlando, Depeng Wang, the Chief Executive Officer of Beijing Grandomics announced the company’s intent to develop novel assays for genetic diseases in China using [...]
Maven VCTs exit Crawford Scientific with 4.7x return
October 19, 2017
Maven has exited its investment in Crawford Scientific (Crawford), a leading supplier of chromatography products and analytical services to the laboratory research and testing sectors, following its sale to Limerston Capital Partners. The sale realised a return for Maven clients of 4.7x the initial investment in just over three years, with an IRR of 70%. [...]
