Smaller and faster: Mira M-3 handheld Raman spectrometer for material verification
January 24, 2017
The Mira M-3 is the new handheld Raman spectrometer from Metrohm. Barely larger than a smartphone, the Mira M-3 enables true single-handed operation. The new Metrohm Raman spectrometer meets the regulatory requirements of FDA CFR 21 Part 11 making it the preferred solution for fast, straightforward QC in the pharmaceutical industry. Operating Procedures can be [...]
Schrödinger Extends Materials Science Capabilities through Integration with QUANTUM ESPRESSO
January 24, 2017
NEW YORK, NY - Schrödinger Inc. and the Quantum Espresso Foundation are pleased to announce the integration of the QUANTUM ESPRESSO density functional theory (DFT) modeling software into Schrödinger’s Materials Science Suite to enable expanded use of first-principles simulation in industrial and academic research laboratories. The December 2016 release of the Schrödinger Materials Science Suite includes [...]
Organovo Collaborates With Professor Melissa Little for Kidney Tissue Research
January 24, 2017
SAN DIEGO and MELBOURNE, Australia and SPRINGFIELD, Va. -- Organovo Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:ONVO) (“Organovo”), a three-dimensional biology company focused on delivering scientific and medical breakthroughs using its 3D bioprinting technology, today announced a collaboration with Professor Melissa Little and the Murdoch Childrens Research Institute, The Royal Children’s Hospital, Melbourne, Australia to develop an architecturally correct kidney for potential therapeutic applications. The collaboration has been made possible [...]
Instrument Business Outlook Names Bio-Techne 2016 Company of the Year
January 23, 2017
LOS ANGELES -- Instrument Business Outlook (IBO) today named Bio-Techne (Minneapolis, MN) the 2016 Company of the Year. IBO is the most authoritative newsletter tracking developments in the analytical and life science instrumentation and consumables market. "Bio-Techne consistently achieved outstanding technical, operational and financial results throughout the year," said Tanya Samazan, Managing Editor of IBO. "In 2016, [...]
Perten Instruments Releases New Tool for its Delta LactoScope Milk Analyzer
January 23, 2017
Perten Instruments - a PerkinElmer Company - introduces the 3C™ Solution, a new tool for its Delta LactoScope FTIR dairy analyzer. The 3C™ Solution is used monthly in place of costly reference standard sets. It significantly reduces the amount of calibration maintenance needed and standardizes all calibrations on an instrument. Operators simply analyze the 3C™ [...]
PerkinElmer’s NexION® 2000 ICP-MS Provides Industry-Leading Versatility for Trace Elemental Analyses
January 23, 2017
WALTHAM, Massachusetts – PerkinElmer, Inc., a global leader committed to innovating for a healthier world, today announced the launch of the NexION® 2000 Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometer (ICP-MS). This innovative new system is specifically designed to handle any sample matrix, address any interference, and detect any particle size. High levels of certain toxic elements in the environment [...]
DeNovix Adds New DS-C Spectrophotometer to Portfolio
January 23, 2017
DeNovix Inc. introduces the DS-C Cuvette Spectrophotometer for rapid and accurate UV-Vis analysis. WILMINGTON, DE – DeNovix Inc., a developer and manufacturer of life science instrumentation for bio-research announces the launch of the DS-C Cuvette Spectrophotometer. The DeNovix DS-C Cuvette Spectrophotometer extends the DS-11 FX Spectrophotometer / Fluorometer Series and leverages the company’s highly rated operating software and [...]
Enhancing the Luminescence of Core-Shell Lanthanide-Doped Nanocrystals through Surface Modifications
January 23, 2017
Researchers at the University of California at Berkeley and Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, have demonstrated a mechanism that exploits surface quenching processes to magnify the luminescence of core-shell lanthanide-doped nanocrystals, featured in Nano Letters, an ACS Publication. This work, lead authored by Dr. Stefan Fischer conducting research under Prof. A. Paul Alivisatos, the Samsung Distinguished [...]
CrownBio Announces Expansion of Life Science Division
January 23, 2017
Santa Clara, Calif. — Crown Bioscience, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Crown Bioscience International (TWSE: ticker 6554), and a global drug discovery and development services company providing translational platforms to advance oncology and metabolic disease research, announced its intention to significantly increase focus on the Life Science division of the organization. CrownBio’s Life Science division currently provides [...]
Microscan Demonstrates One Imaging Device for all Automation Needs at SLAS 2017
January 20, 2017
Microscan, the number-one brand of embedded clinical barcode readers and leading innovator of machine vision solutions for the life sciences, announces that it will demonstrate the MicroHAWK® family of barcode readers – the world’s smallest enclosed imaging devices for barcode reading and machine vision for clinical instruments – from Booth #1246 at the Society for [...]

