New Bio-Inert 1.8µm Yarra® GFC/SEC Column Delivers Economical Biomolecule Characterization
October 12, 2015
Torrance, Calif.– Phenomenex Inc., a global leader in the research and manufacture of advanced technologies for the separation sciences, introduces Yarra 1.8µm SEC-X150 – a high-resolution gel filtration (GFC)/aqueous size-exclusion (SEC) column for the separation of biomolecules on HPLC and UHPLC systems. The proprietary new Yarra surface chemistry, combined with bio-inert column hardware, reduces sample [...]
Flame Lives Up to Its Name, Joins ‘Trail by Fire’ Expedition
October 12, 2015
Dunedin, Florida, USA – Ocean Optics has sponsored a team of volcanologists on a mission to study volcanoes in the South American Andes, providing Flame miniature spectrometers and accessories. The ‘Trail by Fire’ project, funded by a grant from Land Rover and the Royal Geographical Society, will attempt to quantify the total amount of volatile [...]
Distek, Inc. Awarded Japanese Patent for Modularity Design and Position Software Control
October 12, 2015
North Brunswick, NJ – Distek, Inc., an industry leader in pharmaceutical laboratory testing instruments, accessories and validation services, has been awarded Japanese Patent 5773914 for their modularity design and the individual position software control. Distek’s patented, self-contained, modularity design is configurable for up to 8 positions when in use on the symphony 7100 “Bathless” Dissolution [...]
PD-1 Inhibitor Screening Assay Kit
October 12, 2015
AMSBIO has announced a new PD-1 (Programmed Death) inhibitor screening assay kit for cancer research studies. Immunotherapy for the treatment of cancer is rapidly evolving from therapies that globally and non-specifically simulate the immune system to more targeted activation of individual components of the immune system. The net result of this targeted approach is decreased [...]
New Bio-Inert 1.8µm Yarra® GFC/SEC Column Delivers Economical Biomolecule Characterization
October 12, 2015
Torrance, Calif. – Phenomenex Inc., a global leader in the research and manufacture of advanced technologies for the separation sciences, introduces Yarra 1.8µm SEC-X150 – a high-resolution gel filtration (GFC)/aqueous size-exclusion (SEC) column for the separation of biomolecules on HPLC and UHPLC systems. The proprietary new Yarra surface chemistry, combined with bio-inert column hardware, reduces [...]
Dako, an Agilent Technologies Company, Announces FDA Approval of New Test for Lung Cancer Patients
October 12, 2015
GLOSTRUP, Denmark - First Complementary Diagnostic Approved to Support Use of Bristol-Myers Squibb’s OPDIVO for Non-Squamous Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Dako, an Agilent Technologies company and a worldwide provider of cancer diagnostics, announced Oct. 9 that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved a new test that can identify PD-L1 expression levels on the [...]
October 9, 2015
bioMérieux (Paris:BIM), a world leader in the field of in vitro diagnostics, today announced, as issued in a press release by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) yesterday, that BioFire Diagnostics, its molecular biology affiliate, has received a de novo clearance from the FDA for the FilmArray® Meningitis/Encephalitis (ME) Panel. With its unique and [...]
Lean Biotech Startup Akadeum Life Sciences Closes $1M in Financing
October 9, 2015
Ann Arbor, Michigan -- From blood to food to medicine, cells are all around us. However, the current methods of separating those cells from their surroundings for research, diagnostics, and cell therapy—also known as cell sorting—can be time-consuming, costly, and damaging to the cells. To address this, Ann Arbor-based startup Akadeum Life Sciences is developing [...]
World-first science expedition to explore South American volcanoes
October 9, 2015
A team of volcanologists will leave on a trip of a lifetime next month when they undertake a four-month expedition exploring over 15 volcanoes along the South American Andes. A team of volcanologists will leave on a trip of a lifetime next month when they undertake a four-month expedition exploring over 15 volcanoes along the [...]
Cerilliant Introduces Certified Spiking Solutions of Bile Acids
October 8, 2015
ST. LOUIS -- Sigma-Aldrich Corporation (NASDAQ: SIAL) announced today that the Cerilliant® brand within its Applied Diagnostics and Testing business segment has launched its new bile acid reference standards product line with ten certified Snap-N-Spike® solutions of the most routinely tested bile acids and their stable-labeled internal standards. These new solution certified reference materials (CRMs) [...]
