Sartorius presents new premium mechanical pipette Tacta
February 15, 2016
Goettingen - Now available from Sartorius, the Tacta range of premium mechanical pipettes. Tacta has perfectly balanced design that it is easy, safe and comfortable to use. Tacta meets the most demanding pipetting requirements, delivering consistent and accurate results time after time. Manufactured from carefully selected materials, each component is designed to meet the highest [...]
Portable High-Performance Rheometer Measures Fluids at High Pressures
February 15, 2016
KARLSRUHE, Germany –– QA/QC laboratories that analyze rheological properties of fluids at high pressures can now increase efficiency and reduce user error with an intelligent rheometer that adapts to specific measurement routines and conditions. Designed for measurements under pressure of up to 600 bar, the new portable Thermo Scientific HAAKE Viscotester iQ rheometer is used [...]
NU FOR 2016: STATE OF THE ART NANOPARTICLE ANALYSIS USING NU ATTOM ES
February 15, 2016
Updates to the AttoLab data acquisition and Nu Quant data processing software has given AttoM the significant new capability of nanoparticle analysis. Data can be acquired continuously with dwell times as low as 10µs. This offers state of the art analysis as the dwell times are significantly lower than the expected signal duration for a [...]
February 15, 2016
LAUSANNE, Switzerland – Sophia Genetics, the global leader in Data-Driven Medicine (DDM), announced today the signing of a new strategic partnership with Integrated DNA Technologies (IDT). Under the terms of the agreement, Sophia Genetics will combine its Sophia DDM™ analytics platform with IDT’s NGS target capture products. The new bundle will create the most advanced [...]
February 15, 2016
Eden Prairie, Minn. – MTS Systems Corporation (NASDAQ: MTSC), a leading global supplier of high-performance test systems and position sensors, continues to take steps to bring its engineering expertise closer to important clusters of industrial activity to better serve its customers. On January 23, the company announced the grand opening of its newest manufacturing facility [...]
The VWR Foundation Launches a New Website Design and Completes the 2015 Granting Cycle
February 14, 2016
RADNOR, Pa. -- The VWR Foundation, a charitable organization dedicated to giving back to the science community, is excited to announce the launch of its newly redesigned website. The goal of the redesign was to create a user-friendly site that highlights existing grantees and provides detailed information for potential future grantees. The new site makes [...]
February 12, 2016
FRANKLIN LAKES, N.J., - BD (Becton, Dickinson and Company) (NYSE: BDX), a leading global medical technology company, announced the launch of the BD CLiC™ System during the 2016 Advances in Genome Biology and Technology (AGBT) Meeting. The BD CLiC System enables genomic research by providing cost effective NGS library preparation with limited operator intervention. The [...]
February 12, 2016
BOSTON - Emulate, Inc., announced the official opening of its new headquarters and laboratories in Boston’s Seaport District, at 27 Drydock Avenue within The Innovation and Design Building. The new facility will be a workplace for the company’s 40 employees, with plans for expansion to 85 employees within the coming year. Coming just 18 months [...]
Oxford Instruments plc Appointment of Group Finance Director
February 12, 2016
Oxford Instruments plc, a leading provider of high-technology tools and systems for industry and research, is pleased to announce the appointment of Gavin Hill as Group Finance Director and to the Board of Directors, effective from 9 May 2016. This follows the announcement on 27 October 2015 of Kevin Boyd’s decision to resign from the [...]
Macrogen and Silicon Biosystems Menarini to Co-Develop CLIA-Certified Genomic Cancer Assays
February 12, 2016
SAN DIEGO, Calif. — Silicon Biosystems Menarini and Macrogen, Inc. announced they will form a partnership to provide clinical assays and innovative procedures for precision medicine in cancer. The goal of the collaboration is to combine Silicon Biosystems’ DEPArray™ digital-sorting technology with Macrogen’s high-throughput Next Generation Sequencing capabilities toward the development of tests certified under [...]

