February 4, 2016
Kyoto, Japan - SCREEN Holdings Co., Ltd. (SCREEN HD) has acquired a controlling shareholding in Alpha MED Scientific Inc. (headquarters: Osaka, Japan, CEO: Hideyasu Jiko), producer of the MED64 microelectrode array system for the measurement of extracellular field potential. The MED64 is used to perform drug safety assessments using iPS cell-derived cardiomyocytes and iPS cell-derived [...]
Twist Bioscience Public Statement
February 4, 2016
SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. — Twist Bioscience, a company accelerating science and innovation through rapid, high-quality DNA synthesis founded by Bill Banyai, Ph.D., Emily Leproust, Ph.D. and Bill Peck, Ph.D. approximately three years ago, today issued the following statement: On February 3, 2016, Agilent Technologies filed a complaint against Twist Bioscience and one of its founders, [...]
New Benchtop Centrifuge Incorporates Hybrid Rotor for Application Flexibility
February 4, 2016
WALTHAM, Mass.- Clinical and life science researchers can now benefit from a new benchtop centrifuge that features a unique 2-in-1 hybrid rotor that has interchangeable fixed-angle and swinging buckets to facilitate quick and convenient switching between applications. Rotor exchange can be time-consuming and expensive, particularly for researchers constantly alternating between sample vessels. When coupled with [...]
PerkinElmer Signals™ Perspectives Launches in Collaboration with Attivio
February 3, 2016
PerkinElmer Signals™ Perspectives Launches in Collaboration with Attivio New Data Discovery Solution Leverages Attivio's Platform to Provide Insight into Complex Scientific Challenges WHAT: PerkinElmer, Inc., a global leader focused on improving the health and safety of people and the environment, announced a strategic collaboration with Attivio in the launch of a new solution in the [...]
February 3, 2016
Wetzlar, Germany. On February 17th, 2016, Leica Microsystems and the Biomedical Center (BMC) of the Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität (LMU) Munich, Germany, will inaugurate the new core facility Bioimaging. Leica Microsystems will use the facility as reference and demo center. The reference center for state-of-the-art light microscopy at the BMC is the result of a strategic co-operation between [...]
Certara Expands Its Quantitative Systems Pharmacology Group; Appoints Professor Andrzej Kierzek
February 3, 2016
PRINCETON, NJ – Certara®, the global biosimulation technology-enabled drug development company, announced that it has appointed Andrzej Kierzek, PhD, as head of systems modeling in its Simcyp® Quantitative Systems Pharmacology (QSP) Group. He joins Certara from the University of Surrey, UK, where he serves as professor of systems biology. Certara established its market-leading position in [...]
Adam Equipment Introduces New Eclipse Analytical and Precision Balances
February 3, 2016
Oxford, Conn. - Combining innovation and brilliant precision, the Eclipse is Adam Equipment’s newest range of lab balances. Featuring an advanced capacitive touch keypad and one of the largest LCD readouts in the industry, the Eclipse brings a balance of distinction and performance to any lab. Eclipse balances are now shipping in Canada, the U.S. [...]
New Product Release: Biotage® V-10 Touch Evaporation System
February 3, 2016
Biotage® V-10 Touch rapidly dries samples dissolved in both aqueous and organic solvents. It easily evaporates HPLC fractions from purification, high boiling point solvents from synthesis and features a novel dry-down onto silica technique for easier dry load capabilities prior to purification. Biotage® V-10 Touch evaporation system enables you to evaporate high boiling point solvents [...]
Elemental Machines Unveils New Application Suite to Accelerate Scientific Discovery
February 3, 2016
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. - Elemental Machines, provider of intelligent technology for the smart lab, introduced a new suite of products to help scientists accelerate time to discovery by improving experimental reproducibility, one of the top challenges in research. The company has raised $2.5 million in seed financing from leading venture capital firms and investors, including FF [...]
February 3, 2016
Almelo, the Netherlands: PANalytical, world market leader for X-ray fluorescence (XRF) equipment, announces a new dedicated solution for the analysis of very low chlorine concentrations in crude oils. Epsilon 3XLE, an XRF benchtop system, has now been equipped to meet the analytical challenges of the petrochemical industry. Chlorine and sulfur are unwanted elements in crude [...]
