Fully Automated Peak Detection with Mass and Abundance Confidence Intervals,Optimized Data Utility and Discovery Potential from Every Spectrum Palo Alto, CA:  Veritomyx, Inc., a leading innovator in mass spectral analysis software, today announced the release of PeakInvestigator™v2.0 software services (“PeakInvestigator”), the first commercial centroiding software to deliver statistical confidence for the mass and abundance of every detected peak.  Confidence intervals now enable automation and reliability in multiple mass spectrometric workflows, from peak identification and quantification, to biomarker discovery, clinical diagnostics development, quality control on the production [...]

New liquid handling platform to reduce assay development time and improve assay robustness in high throughput screening… meet dragonfly®discovery! TTP Labtech Ltd, a global leader in the design and development of automated instrumentation and consumables for life science applications, has announced the commercial premiere of its dragonfly discovery liquid handling technology at SLAS2017, in Washington, DC, [...]

PathogenDx, an Arizona-based biotechnology company, has developed a disruptive testing technology for pathogen detection for the botanical, food, and Ag testing markets. The company entered into a national sales and distribution agreement with Emerald Scientific to supply it PDx-C Ultra-Rapid kit that can detect pathogens in less than 6 hours to testing labs focused on [...]

BRISBANE, Calif. -- CareDx, Inc. (Nasdaq:CDNA), a molecular diagnostics company focused on the discovery, development and commercialization of clinically differentiated, high-value diagnostic solutions for transplant recipients, announces that it has signed an agreement with Illumina, Inc. (Nasdaq:ILMN) for the acquisition of Conexio SBT Resolver™ products and Assign™ SBT analysis software for high resolution HLA typing. SBT Resolver assay designs [...]

SAN DIEGO, Jan. 24, 2017 — BioSurplus, America’s preeminent buyer and reseller of preowned lab equipment, has appointed Theresa Matkovits, Ph.D., and Tina Lai Liedtky to its board of directors, bringing in two executives with deep experience that spans the pharmaceutical and medical device industries. “The knowledge that Dr. Matkovits and Ms. Lai Liedtky bring to our [...]

New Addition to Patent Portfolio Strengthens Aushon’s Leadership Position in Microarray Technology Billerica, MA:  Aushon BioSystems – a leading provider of high sensitivity assays, instrumentation and services for multiplex quantitative detection of protein biomarkers, today announced US Patent No. 9,527,085 entitled “Apparatus and Method for Dispensing Fluid, Semi-Solid and Solid Samples” was issued by the U.S. [...]

ACQUISITION STRENGTHENS BRUKER'S LEADING POSITION IN NANOANALYSIS AND NANOMECHANICAL MATERIALS CHARACTERIZATION BILLERICA, Mass. -- Bruker today announced that it has acquired Hysitron, Inc., a technology leader in the development, manufacture, and sale of nanomechanical test instrumentation. The acquisition adds Hysitron's innovative nanomechanical testing instruments to Bruker's existing portfolio of atomic force microscopes (AFMs), surface profilometers, and tribology and mechanical testing [...]

Genevac announces the second generation version of its popular miVac centrifugal sample concentrator range that features a sleek new look. Incorporating an improved pressure controller with intuitive programming and graphical display - miVac concentrators are now even easier to use.  Featuring solid aluminium JetRotors - second generation miVac concentrators offer unmatched speed of evaporation in [...]

Oxford Instruments has launched Vulcan, the fastest metals analyser with the most advanced reporting tools on the market. Vulcan is an ergonomic, balanced handheld LIBS (Laser Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy) analyser with a simple user interface. Vulcan has been designed for the rapid identification of a wide range of alloys in manufacturing plants within multiple industries [...]

Solution offers research analysts the power to detect changes in glycosylation in a fraction of the time as traditional methods Framingham, MA — SCIEX, a global leader in life science analytical technologies, today announced the launch of the new Fast Glycan Labeling and Analysis Kit for quantitative glycan analysis in biopharmaceutical characterization. Research Analysts challenged by [...]