WINOOSKI VT, USA — BioTek Instruments, Inc., a leader in life science instrumentation, including advanced cell imaging systems, announced today that the United States Patent and Trademark Office has issued a patent to the Company for its “Autofocus for Imaging System” invention used in the Cytation and Lionheart FX products. The patented method uses a custom [...]

MERLIN will become Bruker´s Center of Excellence for specialty biochemical and selected, high-value MALDI Biotyper-based antibiotic resistance and susceptibility testing BREMEN, Germany -- Bruker today announced the closing of its acquisition of MERLIN Diagnostika GmbH, located near Bonn, Germany.  MERLIN has in-depth expertise in products, services and consulting in the fields of antibiotic resistance testing (ART) and antibiotic susceptibility [...]

AMSBIO announce the addition of mutation cell line Formalin-Fixed Paraffin-Embedded (FFPE) samples and isolated genomic DNA (gDNA) controls to its extensive range of cell line reference standards. In both routine clinical use and diagnostic assay development, biologically-relevant positive and negative controls represent an invaluable resource. To ensure accuracy and reproducibility during IVD assay development and [...]

Site is New Home of the Waters Romanian Software Development Center BRASOV, Romania -- On Thursday, September 28, Waters Corporation will officially inaugurate its Romanian Software Development Center, a new facility that employs more than 160 software engineers, applications support, product owners and support staff. At a ribbon-cutting ceremony scheduled for 1 p.m. EEST time Waters [...]

Riverview, FL Metrohm USA is excited to announce the opening of its newest field office in Fountain Valley, California. Located just outside of Los Angeles, the new West Coast location supports the company’s mission to bring its market-leading technologies closer to customers. The 6,200 square foot office will feature a full laboratory for training and [...]

New PureLink Fast Low-Endotoxin Kit Significantly Reduces Plasmid Purification Time to Accelerate Protein Expression CARLSBAD, Calif. -- Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the world leader in serving science, today announced the launch of its new PureLink Fast Low-Endotoxin Plasmid Purification Midi and Maxi Kits, further strengthening its line of low-endotoxin plasmid DNA isolation products. The kits offer researchers [...]

Industry veteran joins Cerno Bioscience to drive direct and channel sales of current and next generation Mass Spectrometry software. Norwalk, CT Cerno Bioscience, a leader in the application of modern mathematical techniques to mass spectrometry, announced today that Steve Best has joined the company in the role of Director of Sales, North America. Steve will [...]

BURLINGAME, Calif. – Vector Laboratories, a leader in the development and manufacture of labeling and detection reagents for biomedical research, announces an exclusive distribution agreement with Shenzhen-based NeoBioscience Technology Company, a distributor of a broad range of high-quality research tools. Established in 2007, the company has offices in Shenzhen, Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou. With a strong background [...]

Aachen: Magritek, a leading provider of compact NMR and MRI instruments, reports how their 60 MHz benchtop NMR spectrometer is being used to teach undergraduate Biotechnology and Molecular Life Sciences students from Wageningen University about the practical use of NMR as part of the spectroscopic and chromatographic introductory course “Analytical Methods in Organic Chemistry”. Wageningen [...]

Covalent Metrology announced today that it has added two new metrology techniques to its product portfolio. The company now offers UV-Visible-Near Infrared (NIR) spectroscopy and spectral ellipsometry to complement its already successful atomic force microscopy (AFM) and white light interferometry services. Santa, Clara CA Covalent Metrology announced today that it has added two new metrology [...]