Eurocontrol Closes Sale of Global Fluids International (GFI) S.A. to SICPA

TORONTO, ONTARIO - Eurocontrol Technics Group Inc. (TSX VENTURE:EUO) ("Eurocontrol" or the "Company"), a Canadian public company specializing in the acquisition, development and commercialization of innovative authentication, verification and certification technologies, is pleased to announce that its sale of Global Fluids International (GFI) S.A. ("GFI"), to SICPA Finance SA ("SICPA"), a subsidiary of SICPA SA, [...]

Excellims Awarded US Department of Homeland Security Contract to Develop New Explosives Trace Detection (ETD) System

Acton, MA - Excellims Corporation announced a contract award from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) for development of a next-generation explosives trace detection (ETD) system. The funding is part of the DHS Science and Technology Directorate's Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) 13-03, seeking technologies to enhance the capabilities of existing ETD systems. Excellims expects [...]

HARRIS & HARRIS GROUP PORTFOLIO COMPANY, TARA BIOSYSTEMS, RAISES $2.25 MILLION IN SEED FINANCING

NEW YORK -- Harris & Harris Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:TINY), an investor in transformative companies enabled by disruptive science, is pleased to note that its portfolio company, TARA Biosystems, Inc., raised $2.25 million in a seed financing to build commercial operations in New York City. Harris & Harris Group led the financing with participation from the [...]

The CT Scanner Facility at Stellenbosch University in South Africa applies Deben tensile stages in X-ray CT analysis and 3D printing projects

Woolpit, United Kingdom: Deben, a leading provider of in-situ testing stages together with innovative accessories and components for electron microscopy, has supplied various tensile stages for use in X-ray computerised tomography (CT) analysis to the CT Scanner Facility at Stellenbosch University in South Africa. Dr Anton du Plessis is Manager of the CT Scanner Facility [...]

TOS Software Release 4.0 Expands TacticID® Capabilities

Newark, Delaware – B&W Tek, an advanced instrumentation company that delivers lab quality Raman spectroscopy solutions through user-friendly mobile platforms is proud to announce the release of the TOS 4.0 software update for their award-winning TacticID® handheld spectrometer. The TacticID system has the industry’s largest on-board library of narcotics, pharmaceutical pills and cutting agents along [...]

ATAGO Presents New Portable Viscometry Alternative

Bellevue, WA - Utilizing over 70 years of industry experience in optical instrument manufacturing and research into the science of viscometry, ATAGO presents the VISCO™, an innovative alternative to traditional viscometry. The VISCO™, a highly portable instrument for measuring viscosity, is capable of tackling a variety of samples in multiple applications, from quality control in [...]

New experiment design and execution capability for spectroscopic data processing and multivariate analysis

Tustin, Calif. – Symbion Systems, Inc. a leading provider of analytical instrument control, analysis, and connectivity software for both laboratory and real-time chemical process analysis, today announced the introduction of its EDX Experiment Design and Execution Module. The new module automates the process of spectroscopic data collection and chemometric model development. It allows spectra to [...]

Axiom Analytical Unveils its New Responsive Website

Tustin, Calif. – Axiom Analytical, Inc., a leading supplier of sampling equipment, software, and integrated systems for all forms of vibrational spectroscopy, today announced the availability of its new, completely redesigned website. The new site has been developed in a way that allows its content to be displayed correctly and intuitively on any screen regardless [...]

nexAir adds 25 new branches; increases footprint across Florida and Georgia

MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- Memphis-based nexAir LLC, one of the largest distributors of atmospheric gases and welding supplies in the United States, today announced its merger with 23 Praxair Distribution Southeast, LLC ("PDSE") branches located in Florida and southeast Georgia and the acquisition of two Praxair Distribution, Inc. ("PDI") branches in eastern Georgia. The transaction closed [...]

GENOMICS AND VERTEX COLLABORATE TO IDENTIFY TARGET THERAPEUTIC PATHWAYS

Oxford, UK: Genomics plc (“Genomics”), a leading analysis company developing algorithms, data resources, and software solutions to uncover the relationships between genetic variation and human disease, today announced that Vertex Pharmaceuticals will use Genomics’ integrated database and state-of-the-art analysis tools to inform its drug research and development. These tools aim to provide confidence in the [...]

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