Empower your research with Tecan’s Spark® 20M multimode reader
January 26, 2016
Tecan has launched the Spark® 20M multimode microplate reader*, offering tailor-made solutions to suit virtually any drug discovery or advanced life science research application. This freely configurable system gives researchers access to new techniques and features intended to enhance and streamline biochemical and cell-based workflows. At the heart of the instrument are Spark’s unique Fusion [...]
Magritek expand benchtop NMR capabilities with 31P Phosphorus system
January 26, 2016
Aachen, Germany: Magritek, a leading provider of compact NMR and MRI instruments, expand the range of their Spinsolve Benchtop NMR spectrometers with the Spinsolve Phosphorus. Key applications include routine purity assessment and reaction monitoring. Recent years have seen the rapid growth of benchtop analytical techniques with uses in teaching, research and industry. Benchtop NMR instruments [...]
Auria Biobank and BC Platforms Form Genomic Data Management Collaboration
January 26, 2016
BC Platforms today announced that it has signed a partnership with Auria Biobank to implement and develop a genomic data management system. BC Platforms’ system enables biobanks to efficiently integrate their sample management process with real time clinical information and genomic data. For nearly a hundred years, public health care in Finland has collected millions [...]
PerkinElmer Acquires Vanadis Diagnostics, AB
January 26, 2016
WALTHAM, Mass. (USA) -- PerkinElmer, Inc., a global leader focused on improving the health and safety of people and the environment, today announced that it has completed the acquisition of Vanadis Diagnostics, AB. Based in Sweden, Vanadis is developing a novel solution for non-invasive prenatal testing (NIPT) based on digital analysis of cell-free DNA. The [...]
Assay Marks Excellence in Cell Line Quality
January 26, 2016
The Coriell Institute for Medical Research announces the in-licensing of PluriTest, a cost-effective, accurate, animal-free bioinformatics assay for determining the pluripotency of human induced pluripotent stem cells (hiPSC). Developed by Dr. Jeanne Loring, now at the Scripps Research Institute, and Dr. Franz Josef Muller, now at the University of Kiel, PluriTest leverages microarray technology to [...]
US Patent Issued on CPSI’s Engineered Tissue Model Platform
January 25, 2016
OWEGO, NY -— CPSI Biotech announced today the issuance of a patent by the US Patent Office covering the design and method of use of a new tissue engineered model (TEM) for utilization in research and development activities. Referred to as the ASSIST™ system, TEM is designed as a laboratory-based in vivo like 3-dimentional tissue [...]
A new and efficient fully automated electrophoresis system for protein analysis.
January 25, 2016
Amersham™ PhastSystem™ is an efficient SDS-PAGE analysis system that provides automatically analyzed results in one hour. The electrophoresis system has a built-in fluorescence scanner for automatic detection of Cy5 prelabeled proteins. Precast gels, buffer strips, ready-to-use reagents, and dedicated analysis software shorten the time from sample preparation to analysis. Furthermore, Amersham PhastSystem runs unattended after [...]
IntelliCyt Corporation Announces Record 2015 Sales
January 25, 2016
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - IntelliCyt, a leading provider of integrated platforms that accelerate drug discovery, antibody screening and immuno-oncology research, today announced record sales results for 2015. The successful launch of the iQue®Screener PLUS system as well as increased sales of the company’s other instrumentation, software and reagent products resulted in sales growth of 68 percent [...]
Waters Corporation Expands Executive Team
January 25, 2016
MILFORD, Mass.- Waters Corporation (NYSE:WAT) announced it will evolve and expand its leadership structure. The newly formed Executive Committee includes the addition of five current executives who will assume broader responsibilities and work closely with President and CEO Christopher J. O’Connell and current executive leaders to build upon the company’s track record of innovation and [...]
Purdue innovation provides ‘fingerprint’ to identify foodborne pathogens, moves closer to production
January 25, 2016
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – A Purdue University innovation that creates a "fingerprint-like pattern" to identify foodborne pathogens without using reagents has been licensed by Hettich Lab Technology. The technology is being demonstrated at the Society of Laboratory Automation and Screening Conference and Exhibition held now through Wednesday (Jan. 27) in San Diego. Hettich Lab Technology [...]
