LGS Innovations Awarded $11.2M Air Force Contract to Develop Remote Chemical Sensor
April 18, 2016
Herndon, Va. — LGS Innovations announced it has been awarded a four-year, $11.2M cost-plus-fixed-fee contract to develop a compact, laser-based system to aid in the detection of chemical weapons, biological agents, explosives, narcotics, and chemical indicators of nuclear material development. The U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, announced that LGS [...]
Announcement of the New Scanning Electron Microscope, FlexSEM 1000
April 15, 2016
TOKYO, Japan, April 15, 2016 – Hitachi High-Technologies Corporation (TSE: 8036, Hitachi High-Tech) has announced the worldwide release of a new scanning electron microscope (SEM), Model FlexSEM 1000. The FlexSEM 1000 has been developed as a compact SEM system with a minimized, lab-friendly footprint, while offering the resolution equal to that of conventional, full-sized SEM [...]
BioLegend partners with the new Parker Institute for Cancer Immunotherapy
April 13, 2016
As a leader in advancing research in oncology, BioLegend is proud to announce our partnership with The Parker Institute for Cancer Immunotherapy, a consortium of leading companies, nonprofits, and cancer centers, all coming together to maximize immunotherapy's unique potential to tranform all cancers into manageable diseases, saving millions of lives. The Parker Institute is an [...]
April 13, 2016
BASINGSTOKE, England - Microbiology testing laboratories now have a choice of real-time PCR instruments for detecting the four most common foodborne pathogens – Salmonella species, Listeria species, Listeria monocytogenes and E. coli O157:H7 – using fast, easy-to-use and accurate Thermo Scientific SureTect real-time PCR assays. With SureTect assay methods, molecular pathogen testing is easy, fast [...]
EpiGentek’s New ELISA-Based MethylFlash(TM) Easy Kit Makes Research in Epigenetics Faster and Easier
April 13, 2016
FARMINGDALE, N.Y. -- EpiGentek, a Farmingdale, NY-based biotech firm specializing in epigenetic research products, has launched two new kits for measuring global DNA methylation and hydroxymethylation, two major mechanisms in epigenetic function. Scientists at EpiGentek have improved the company's most popular MethylFlash(TM) product line, debuting two new assay kits for ELISA-based quantification of global 5-methylcytosine [...]
April 13, 2016
Hettich is extending its production space for drawer runners at its Kirchlengern headquarters. The turf was cut for the company group's largest production facility worldwide on 6 April 2016. Expanding and optimising production is part of the Hettich Group's growth strategy and commitment to Germany as a manufacturing base. It is investing over € 40 [...]
OGT develops new FISH probes in ‘outstanding’ Innovate UK project
April 13, 2016
Oxford, UK – Oxford Gene Technology (OGT), The Molecular Genetics Company, has developed a new range of non-human fluorescence in situ hybridisation (FISH) probes, for pig, chicken and mouse. The probes were developed as part of an Innovate UK knowledge transfer partnership (KTP) funded project in collaboration with the University of Kent, and was given [...]
April 12, 2016
PITTSBURGH -- At the 57th Experimental Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Conference (www.enc-conference.org), Bruker (NASDAQ: BRKR) is showcasing several innovative drug discovery, drug development and process control solutions for small molecule NMR characterization in the chemical and pharmaceutical industries. AssureNMR with CRAFT: Now available with CompleteReduction to Amplitude Frequency Table (CRAFT) and tools for biologics analysis AssureNMR™ [...]
ASD Inc. partners with PAS to launch Australian instrument service center
April 12, 2016
BOULDER, Colo. — ASD Inc., a PANalytical company and a global leader in high-performance analytical instrumentation and materials analysis solutions, announced the launch of an Australian service center for ASD instrumentation. The center, located in the Copacabana, Australia office of Portable Analytical Solutions Pty Ltd (PAS), ASD’s Australian partner, is equipped to perform ASD maintenance [...]
Pressure BioSciences Added to the High-Performing Richmond Club Index
April 12, 2016
SOUTH EASTON, Mass. -- Pressure BioSciences, Inc. (OTCQB: PBIO) ("PBI" and the "Company"), a leader in the development and sale of broadly enabling pressure cycling technology ("PCT")-based sample preparation solutions to the worldwide life sciences industry, announced it has been added to the Richmond Club Index, which has outperformed the S&P 500 Index by an [...]
