Analab Ltd acquired by Scientific Laboratory Supplies in Irish growth plan

Northern Ireland-based laboratory supplier Analab Ltd has been acquired by Scientific Laboratory Supplies (SLS), the UK’s largest independent provider of laboratory equipment, chemicals and consumables. From July 2016, Analab becomes part of the SLS UK Group and will be referred to as Analab, an SLS Company. The agreement has already created new job opportunities, with [...]

HistoGenetics Wins Multi-Year Contract for HLA Typing Using PacBio Sequencing

Company's Capabilities in PacBio's SMRT Sequencing a Key Factor in Winning Contract to Process Thousands of Samples Per Week MENLO PARK, Calif. -- Pacific Biosciences of California, Inc. (Nasdaq:PACB) today announced that HistoGenetics, a pioneer and global leader in high-resolution HLA sequence-based typing services, has received a multi-year contract to perform HLA typing using PacBio® [...]

Shimadzu to Strengthen Its Measuring Instruments Business in Brazil, Acquired Local Distributor and Aims to Expand Business

Shimadzu Corporation acquired SINC (SINC do Brasil Instrumentaçâo Cientifica Ltda.), a local distributor, via its Brazilian sales subsidiary SBL (Shimadzu do Brasil Comercio Ltda.) on April 29. Shimadzu has invested US$ 12 million in SBL, not only to purchase SINC but also to move its headquarters to Barueri in the state of Sao Paulo. This [...]

Thermo Fisher Scientific Expands Offering for Clinical Applications at AACC 2016

PHILADELPHA-– Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. (NYSE:TMO), the world leader in serving science, will exhibit its expanded offering of new assays, instruments and software at the 2016 American Association of Clinical Chemistry (AACC) Annual Meeting and Clinical Lab Expo being held July 31 - August 4 at thePennsylvania Convention Center. Designed specifically for customers working in [...]

Unchained Labs makes lab automation a no-brainer with freeslate and freeslate jr.

Pleasanton, CA – Unchained Labs, the life sciences company that’s all about getting biologics researchers the right tool for the job, launched their freeslate and freeslate jr. systems for biologics formulation, small molecule preformulation and process chemistry today. These platforms automate laboratory workflows that currently eat up tons of time for individual researchers. Freeslate takes [...]

Bibby Scientific Launches New Jenway® Spectrophotometer with Advanced Diode Array Technology

Bibby Scientific Ltd announced today that Jenway®, a leading UK manufacturer of analytical laboratory instruments, has launched the new 7200 visible scanning spectrophotometer. The 7200 has been designed for simple, fast and robust use in routine analysis, research and education laboratories. With its diverse range of measurement modes, it is suitable for many different applications, [...]

Simplify Laboratory Quality Control with New Thermo Scientific LabLink xL 2.0 Software

PHILADELPHIA--AACC 2016 - Validate quality control results in real-time with the newly updated cloud-based Thermo Scientific™ LabLink xL™ 2.0 quality assurance software. Used in conjunction with Thermo Scientific™ MAS™ quality controls to monitor daily instrument performance, LabLink xL also enables clinical chemistry and manufacturing laboratories to compare peer data with labs around the world or [...]

Shimadzu Corporation Starts Operation of New Analytical and Measuring Instruments Plant in Malaysia – Strengthening Business Operations in ASEAN and India Regions

On June 17, Shimadzu Corporation (Kyoto, Japan; President Teruhisa Ueda) held an opening ceremony and started operations at Shimadzu Manufacturing Asia Sdn. Bhd. (SMA), Shimadzu's new analytical and measuring instruments manufacturing plant in Malaysia. The new manufacturing subsidiary was incorporated in Malaysia in January 2015. It is a major part of Shimadzu's efforts to drive [...]

Agilent Technologies Completes Asset Acquisition of iLab Solutions, a Leader in Cloud-Based Laboratory Management Software

ANTA CLARA, Calif. Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE: A) today announced it has completed the asset acquisition of iLab Solutions LLC, a leader in cloud-based solutions for core laboratory management. Agilent announced its intent on June 27 to acquire substantially all of the assets of iLab, including iLab's technology, intellectual property and product portfolio, as well [...]

Fully modular microplate reading, now available with top and bottom reading option

What do you expect from a multimode microplate reader? Accuracy?, sensitivity?, reproducibility?, or throughput? One version of Berthold's TriStar2(S) series is just right for your research. Developed for full modularity and equipped with the proprietary ONE-4-ALL optical system, it combines the user friendliness of a multimodal optical system with the sensitivity and performance of a [...]

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