November 3, 2015
AUSTIN, Texas--The board of Astrotech Corporation (NASDAQ: ASTC), and its subsidiary 1st Detect Corporation, today with deepest regret announced 1st Detect CEO Bob C. Kibler passed away on October 31st due to heart complications. Mr. Kibler joined the company on June 23, 2014 and served as Chief Executive Officer of 1st Detect Corporation since December [...]
Shimadzu Teams with University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee to Form Interdisciplinary Chemistry Lab
November 3, 2015
COLUMBIA, Md. — Shimadzu Scientific Instruments (SSI) announces the opening of the Shimadzu Laboratory for Advanced Applied and Analytical Chemistry at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (UWM). The new 2,000-square-foot laboratory and office suite is a hub for research across the entire UWM campus, as well as a classroom for teaching the theory and practice of [...]
3M Adds Salmonella Testing to Next Generation Molecular Detection Assay Offerings
November 3, 2015
3M Food Safety announced an addition to its next generation 3M™ Molecular Detection Assays: the 3M™ Molecular Detection Assay 2 – Salmonella. This new test, enhanced with a proprietary 3M nanotechnology, provides customers with a streamlined workflow and simplifies their pathogen testing. All 3M Molecular Detection Assay 2 tests – Salmonella, Listeria, and Listeria monocytogenes [...]
Twin Head Blowdown Evaporator Doubles Productivity
November 3, 2015
Porvair Sciences has announced the MiniVap™ Gemini - an all new entry-level product designed to remove the solvent from two microplates simultaneously. Using a highly efficient evaporator head technology and an innovative manifold design, which directly injects heated nitrogen into each well of two 96-well microplate simultaneously, the MiniVap Gemini enables researchers to remove the [...]
Cutting Edge UV Cell For Tablet Dissolution Launched By FireflySci
November 2, 2015
Brooklyn, NY -- FireflySci has been at the forefront of many advancements and discoveries in the spectroscopy and flow cytometry industries. One of their biggest contributions has been their NIST spectrophotometer calibration standards that never require recalibration. Now coming this November 2015, FireflySci is proud to release a full line of quartz UV cells that [...]
QIAGEN expands clinical decision support for NGS in oncology labs
November 2, 2015
Redwood City, California, and Hilden, Germany – QIAGEN N.V. (NASDAQ: QGEN; Frankfurt Prime Standard: QIA) today announced enhancements to its QIAGEN Clinical Insight® (QCI™) clinical decision support solution, which streamlines the annotation, interpretation and reporting of next-generation sequencing results (NGS) for clinical laboratories. The QCI bioinformatics platform, launched earlier this year, has been expanded from [...]
Bruker Completes Acquisition of Jordan Valley Semiconductors Ltd.
November 2, 2015
BILLERICA, Mass. -- Bruker Corporation (NASDAQ: BRKR) today announced the closing of its acquisition of Jordan Valley Semiconductors Ltd., a major provider of X-ray metrology and defect-detection equipment for semiconductor process control. The addition of Jordan Valley’s innovative in-line X-ray metrology to Bruker’s existing X-ray metrology technologies will position the Bruker Semiconductor Division as the [...]
A. Barry Rand Retires from Agilent Technologies Board of Directors
November 2, 2015
SANTA CLARA, Calif. -- Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE: A) announced that A. Barry Rand has retired from its board of directors, effective Oct. 31. Rand, 70, was a founding director of Agilent, having served on the board of directors since the company's spinoff from Hewlett-Packard Co. in 2000. Rand is a highly respected business leader, [...]
BioTek Introduces New General Manager in Germany
November 2, 2015
WINOOSKI VT, USA — BioTek Instruments proudly welcomes Dr. Frank Siefert as General Manager of BioTek Germany and the company’s European Coordination Center, which provides service applications and technical support throughout the continent. Dr. Siefert will be responsible for managing day-to-day operations in Germany and implementing local actions that align with the Company’s global business [...]
New Helios G4 Series DualBeam From FEI Sets New Standards
November 2, 2015
HILLSBORO, Ore. -- FEI (NASDAQ:FEIC) today announced the new Helios™ G4 DualBeam series, which offers the highest throughput ultra-thin TEM lamella preparation for leading-edge semiconductor manufacturing and failure analysis applications. The new DualBeam series, which includes FX and HX models, takes a significant leap forward in both technological capability and ease-of-use. The new Phoenix focused [...]
