July 27, 2015
COLUMBUS, OH – METTLER TOLEDO is pleased to announce the launch of its MS-TS touchscreen analytical and precision balances. Operable bare-handed or through cotton, rubber or silicone gloves, these daily-use balances provide accuracy, ease-of-use, and traceability. The weighing-in guide helps users dose within the defined tolerances. Built-in applications steer users through weighing tasks to reduce [...]
Quality Control of Immunoassay Testing is Now Stable for 5 Years
July 27, 2015
ATLANTA -- Clinical chemistry and manufacturing laboratories performing quality control (QC) will now have relief from QC standard lot changes for up to five years. The Thermo Scientific MAS Liquimmune controls are designed to monitor immunoassay test procedures on automated instruments, and the analytes covered include those routinely measured for fertility, thyroid, iron deficiency, endocrine [...]
New Clinical Diagnostic Solutions for Allergy and Autoimmune Testing On Display at AACC
July 27, 2015
ATLANTA -- Clinical laboratories performing immunodiagnostic testing now have a wider array of solutions to aid in the diagnosis of allergy and autoimmune diseases. The Phadia™ 2500E Laboratory System, ImmunoCAP™ Allergen Components (currently under FDA review) for Hazelnut, Walnut, and Cashew Nut, and EliA™ PR3s, MPOs and GBM Assays (recently FDA Cleared) make their debut [...]
Optical Emission Spectroscopy Now Offered by Eastern Applied
July 25, 2015
Buffalo, NY -- Eastern Applied Research is pleased to expand its alloy analysis equipment offerings to include Optical Emission Spectroscopy technology (OES) by Oxford Instruments. Already offering handheld LIBS and XRF technologies for metal testing, the addition of OES allows Eastern Applied to offer a highly precise option that can quantify light elements, including Carbon, [...]
It’s T-Time for Refractometers: On-site Temperature Check Now Available
July 25, 2015
Technology leader Anton Paar offers the Abbemat T-Check for its refractometer series. It precisely checks and adjusts the surface temperature of the measuring prism. This is required to achieve the most precise refractive index measurements. In the pharmaceutical industry, data traceability and documentation are key requirements. It is likely that no refractometer manufacturers on the [...]
July 24, 2015
FREDERICK, MD -- RURO’s FreezerPro® software is a class-leading frozen sample management solution, indispensable to any modern scientific or pharmaceutical laboratory. FreezerPro® is an intuitive, fast, reliable and secure, web-based application that has a user-friendly interface. Users know precisely where a sample is located even before opening the freezer door! Popular features include automatic alerts [...]
Chromatrap launch new ChIP catalogue
July 24, 2015
Chromatrap®, a business unit of Porvair Sciences, has produced a new catalogue that provides an informative introduction to chromatin immunoprecipitation (ChIP) technology, the company's growing product range and a detailed comparison of traditional bead based and Chromatrap® solid state ChIP technologies. Chromatrap® ChIP kits use revolutionary spin columns or microplates which contain discs of an [...]
PI (Physik Instrumente) Expands Presence in California
July 24, 2015
AUBURN, MA -- Motion and precision positioning systems expert PI (Physik Instrumente) opened a new office in the San Francisco Bay Area as its most recent expansion in the US, to better support and meet the needs of new and existing customers. Similar to the sales and applications office in the Los Angeles Area, the [...]
Pressure BioSciences Closes $2,180,000 Initial Tranche of a $5 Million Private Placement
July 23, 2015
SOUTH EASTON, Mass. -- Pressure BioSciences, Inc. (OTCQB: PBIO) ("PBI" and the "Company"), a leader in the development and sale of broadly enabling, pressure cycling technology ("PCT")-based sample preparation solutions to the worldwide life sciences industry, today announced that it has closed on gross proceeds of $2,180,000 from the initial tranche of a $5 million [...]
July 23, 2015
Researchers sometimes struggle to get good images using atomic force microscopy (AFM) because of the complexity of optimizing imaging parameters. The new GetStarted™ feature on Oxford Instruments Asylum Research AFMs eliminates this challenge, making AFM operation much simpler and more productive. GetStarted guides users through initial setup and then automatically calculates optimal imaging parameters before [...]

