JPK releases the next generation BioAFM, the NanoWizard® 4 BioScience AFM
July 9, 2015
JPK Instruments, a world-leading manufacturer of nanoanalytic instrumentation for research in life sciences and soft matter, announces the launch of their fourth generation of life science, market-leading AFM technology, the NanoWizard® 4 BioScience AFM. Working closely with their user base worldwide, JPK is pleased to announce their fourth generation AFM product, the NanoWizard® 4 BioScience [...]
Neogen’s ANSR® for Listeria monocytogenes receives AOAC approval
July 9, 2015
LANSING, Mich. — Neogen Corporation has received approval from the AOAC Research Institute for its new rapid and accurate test to definitively detect Listeria monocytogenes DNA in food and environmental samples. Neogen’s newly approved ANSR® for Listeria monocytogenes (Performance Tested MethodSM certification, No. 061506, from the AOAC Research Institute) detects L. monocytogenes after only 10 [...]
The Wistar Institute and Rockland Immunochemicals Announce Partnership in Discovery and Research
July 9, 2015
PHILADELPHIA —— The Wistar Institute, an international biomedical research leader in cancer, immunology and infectious disease, and Rockland Immunochemicals, Inc., a pioneering biologics manufacturing company known for its high quality antibodies for research and diagnostic test development, announce a new multidimensional partnership to advance Wistar’s biologics and biomarker pipeline. “We are proud to have Rockland [...]
NETZSCH Acquires GABO to Become the Leader in Dynamic Mechanical Analysis (DMA)
July 9, 2015
Selb, Germany, NETZSCH-Gerätebau GmbH announced its acquisition of GABO QUALIMETER Testanlagen GmbH. GABO QUALIMETER Testanlagen GmbH, located in Ahlden, Germany, is a globally leading manufacturer of high-force dynamic mechanical thermal analyzers (DMA/DMTA). Their instruments are the industry standard in the field of tire and rubber testing. In combination with GABO’s broad range of sample holders [...]
PRAXAIR ACQUIRES PACKAGED GAS DISTRIBUTORS IN CALIFORNIA AND TEXAS
July 9, 2015
DANBURY, Conn. — Praxair, Inc. (NYSE: PX) announced today that it has acquired two independent distributors of industrial and specialty packaged gases and related supplies – Cryospec, Inc. (Cryospec) in San Francisco, California, and Garland Welding Supplies, Inc. (GWS) in Garland, Texas, with combined 2014 annual sales of about $10 million. Financial terms of the [...]
July 9, 2015
BERLIN, GERMANY –– Bruker introduced today the new OPTIMUS™ TKD detector head for Transmission Kikuchi Diffraction (TKD) in the scanning electron microscope (SEM). This innovative new product features a horizontal phosphor screen that can be placed directly beneath electron-transparent samples. OPTIMUS™ TKD can be used interchangeably with the standard detector head of all Bruker e-Flash [...]
BioNano Genomics Announces Addition of Gene Company as China Mainland and HK/Macau Distributor
July 9, 2015
SAN DIEGO -- BioNano Genomics, Inc., the leader in genome mapping, announced today the selection of a new distributor, Gene Company, one of the premier life science instrumentation distributors for China, to further expand the distributorship of the Irys® System. In this agreement, Gene Company covers distribution for mainland China (excluding Shanghai), with exclusive rights [...]
Why Truth Feels Better: New DMA Generation M Density Meters
July 9, 2015
Ashland, Virginia -- Density and concentration meters have been a point of pride at Anton Paar ever since the company produced the world’s first digital density meter in 1967. Decades of development later, Anton Paar now offers the world’s most accurate density meter, DMA 5000 M. Building on this, the focus in developing the latest [...]
July 9, 2015
Uric Acid, the body's most abundant antioxidant to combat oxidative stress, has emerged as a recognized marker for cardiovascular disease (CVD). Decades of epidemiological and clinical evidence have shown correlation between elevated serum uric acid concentrations and cardiovascular disease risk (1-8), as well as in association with hypertension, diabetes, obesity, preeclampsia, gout, metabolic syndrome and [...]
NanoString Technologies Names Alessandra Cesano, M.D., Ph.D. as Chief Medical Officer
July 8, 2015
SEATTLE -- NanoString Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq:NSTG), a provider of life science tools for translational research and molecular diagnostic products, today announced that Alessandra Cesano, M.D., Ph.D. has been named Chief Medical Officer, effective July 6, 2015. Dr. Cesano brings more than 25 years of experience in drug development, diagnostics, and cancer immunology to NanoString. She [...]
