March 6, 2017
The Thermo Scientific ARL QUANT’X EDXRF spectrometer is smaller, more sensitive and more user-friendly than previous generations CHICAGO--Laboratory managers, quality control technicians and scientists conducting routine analysis or research can now use a new bench-top energy-dispersive x-ray fluorescence (EDXRF) spectrometer to perform faster elemental analysis on a wide range of materials and sample sizes. The [...]
Introducing iPrep for MARS 6: The Most Advanced Digestion Vessel Ever Made
March 6, 2017
CEM Corporation, a leading supplier of sample preparation solutions, is pleased to introduce the all-new iPrep Microwave Digestion Vessel based on a revolutionary breakthrough in temperature control technology. iPrep is the first ever dual-seal vessel that requires no probes for precise temperature control while achieving digestion conditions unattained by any other vessel. For the first [...]
Non-Ducted Cabinet Enables Development of Infectious Disease Diagnostics
March 6, 2017
Leading multinational life sciences tools and diagnostics developer - QuantuMDx has invested in the Asynt professional range of non-ducted laboratory filtration and fume cabinets which sit directly on benchtop surfaces. QuantuMDx purchased the cabinets to aid the development of their portable diagnostic device Q-POC, which will provide sample-to-result diagnostic and drug susceptibility testing for a range of diseases in [...]
TrueSurface – The Original Topographic Raman Imaging System, Redefined
March 5, 2017
WITec, the inventor of topographic Raman imaging, will present at Pittcon 2017 in Chicago the next generation of its patented TrueSurface optical profilometer. The combination of surface analysis and Raman spectral acquisition enables topographic Raman imaging on rough and uneven samples. One-pass simultaneous operation makes 3D Raman chemical characterization easier and faster than ever before. [...]
LECO Unveils Plans for New Construction
March 5, 2017
St. Joseph, Mich– LECO Corporation announced plans to begin construction in the spring of 2017 on a new 64,000 square foot applications laboratory and customer demonstration facility. The building will be located across the street from the existing applications laboratory and administrative buildings that make up LECO's Global Headquarters in Saint Joseph, Michigan. Named in honor [...]
Versatile Automation Friendly Dry Down Station
March 5, 2017
Porvair Sciences has introduced a new version of its popular Ultravap Mistral automatic dry down station - the Mistral Ex. With an adapted sample platform the automation-friendly Mistral Ex is able to productively remove solvent from a wide range of sample formats including 24 to 384-well format deep and shallow well plates, vials and now [...]
DNASTAR Releases Lasergene 14.1 Software With Major Enhancements
March 3, 2017
MADISON, Wisconsin – DNASTAR® announced the release of Lasergene 14.1 today, which includes a broad range of improvements in DNA, RNA and protein sequence and structure prediction and analysis. The current release includes improvements to each of the major software platforms in Lasergene – Molecular Biology, Genomics and Structural Biology – to continue to make [...]
Launch of Shimadzu European Innovation Center
March 3, 2017
New solutions for tomorrow Merging cutting-edge analytical technologies with scientists’ expertise / Innovations-oriented exploration of four focus areas / Clinical applications, imaging technology, food, and composites Shimadzu, one of the world leaders in analytical instrumentation, has introduced its European Innovation Center. This innovations-oriented Think Tank is a unique approach combining scientific and technological [...]
Sartorius to acquire real-time live-cell analysis pioneer and leader Essen BioScience
March 3, 2017
Unique cell analysis platform for basic research and drug discovery has broad and expanding user base Acquisition to significantly enhance Sartorius’ Bioanalytics portfolio Goettingen – Sartorius, a leading partner to the biopharmaceutical industry and laboratories, today signed an agreement to acquire U.S. based Essen BioScience Inc., a pioneer and leader in the field of cell-based [...]
