July 21, 2015
Renishaw, a world leader in metrology and spectroscopy, reports on the use of its SEM-SCA system to study textiles and fibres, non-destructively, at the University of California, Los Angeles, USA. The full paper describing the work has been published by the Journal of Raman Spectroscopy (John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.). The Department of Materials Science [...]
Corning Announces Series of Management Promotions
July 21, 2015
CORNING, N.Y. -- Corning Incorporated (NYSE: GLW) announced that Lawrence D. McRae has been elected vice chairman and corporate development officer effective immediately; R. Tony Tripeny has been elected senior vice president and chief financial officer effective Sept. 1, 2015; and Dr. Jeffrey W. Evenson has been elected senior vice president and chief strategy officer [...]
Genedata Releases a Breakthrough for Genomic Comparison
July 21, 2015
Basel, Switzerland -- Genedata, a leading provider of advanced software solutions for agribusiness, industrial biotechnology, pharmaceuticals and related life science research, today announced the release of Genedata Selector 4.0. This latest version of the industry’s leading genome knowledge management solution provides groundbreaking new capabilities for reference-independent genome sequence comparisons while reducing data processing and analysis [...]
July 21, 2015
JPK Instruments, a world-leading manufacturer of nanoanalytic instrumentation for research in life sciences and soft matter, reports on the use of their NanoWizard® 3a AFM and ForceRobot® systems by the Messersmith Research Group at UC Berkeley to study biologically inspired polymer adhesives. Dr. Phillip Messersmith is the Class of 1941 Professor in the Departments of [...]
Implant Sciences Wins Parisian Airport Tender for 178 ETDs
July 21, 2015
WILMINGTON, Mass. -- Implant Sciences Corporation (OTCQB:IMSC), a leading manufacturer of explosives trace detection (ETD) and drugs trace detection solutions for homeland security applications, today announced that it has sold 178 of its QS-B220 desktop explosives trace detectors to all three major Parisian airports. Over the past few months, Implant Sciences has won a series [...]
Leica Microsystems Launches Allrounder Color Camera for Industrial and Life Science Microscopy
July 21, 2015
Heerbrugg, Switzerland. Leica Microsystems launches the Leica DMC4500 allrounder camera, an ideal tool for advanced analysis and documentation. It can be used in industrial applications such as quality control and life science applications such as pathology, or pharmaceutical testing. The camera is fast with a 5-megapixel CCD sensor, providing a live image speed of up [...]
GenoLogics Releases Clarity LIMS X as Part of Illumina SeqLab
July 21, 2015
Redwood City, CA – GenoLogics today announced the availability of Clarity LIMS X, an edition of its industry-leading laboratory informatics platform. Optimized for use with Illumina® SeqLab, the X Edition of Clarity LIMS provides positive sample tracking, maximizes quality and throughput, and improves turnaround time in population-scale genomics workflows. The 2014 launch of the HiSeq [...]
Mark Venske Joins Block Engineering as VP of Sales and Marketing
July 21, 2015
Marlborough, MA – Block Engineering, the leading manufacturer of Quantum Cascade Laser (QCL) based infrared spectroscopy solutions, announced today that Mark Venske has joined the company as the new Vice President of Sales and Marketing. Mr. Venske will lead all aspects of International Sales, Marketing, and Business Development with a focus on Block's QCL products [...]
SYGNIS grants non-exclusive license on Double Switch Technology to Thermo Fisher Scientific
July 21, 2015
Madrid, Spain and Heidelberg, Germany – SYGNIS AG (Frankfurt: LIO1; ISIN: DE000A1RFM03; Prime Standard) today announced that is has signed a non- exclusive worldwide license agreement for Double Switch technology with Thermo Fisher Scientific. Financial details were not disclosed. Under the terms of the agreement, SYGNIS AG has granted Thermo Fisher non-exclusive global rights to [...]
Genedata Releases a Breakthrough for Genomic Comparison
July 21, 2015
Basel, Switzerland -- Genedata, a leading provider of advanced software solutions for agribusiness, industrial biotechnology, pharmaceuticals and related life science research, today announced the release of Genedata Selector 4.0. This latest version of the industry's leading genome knowledge management solution provides groundbreaking new capabilities for reference-independent genome sequence comparisons while reducing data processing and analysis [...]

