Adam Equipment Holds Groundbreaking for New Office Building in Oxford
July 16, 2015
Oxford, Connecticut -- Adam Equipment, a global manufacturer of scales and balances, recently announced that the company is moving its U.S. headquarters from its current location in Danbury, Conn. to Oxford, Conn. Company officials joined Oxford town leaders July 15 for a groundbreaking ceremony at the new site in Fox Hollow Industrial Park. Oxford’s First [...]
Naval Research Laboratory Takes LEAP in NextGen Materials Design
July 16, 2015
The U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL), Materials Science and Technology Division, has taken delivery of a state-of-the-art Cameca 4000X Si Local Electrode Atom Probe (LEAP), a high performance microscope that provides precise atom-by-atom dissection of a material volume, enabling true three-dimensional (3D) atomic-scale reconstructions of material microstructures. Local Electrode Atom Probe (LEAP) microscopeThe U.S. Naval [...]
FluoroSense Handheld Fluorometer Ideal for Quick in Situ Chlorophyll Estimates
July 16, 2015
Sunnyvale, CA -- Turner Designs is very excited to announce FluoroSense -- the smallest, easiest to use handheld fluorometer for measuring in vivo chlorophyll. Its simple two-button keypad enables users to quickly power on the instrument and take a reading to estimate chlorophyll in almost any aquatic habitat. There is no warm-up time required -- [...]
Kewaunee Scientific Announces CFO Retirement
July 16, 2015
STATESVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA -- Kewaunee Scientific Corporation (NASDAQ: KEQU) reported today that D. Michael Parker, its Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer, and Secretary, has announced his plans to retire by the end of calendar year 2015, completing a successful 25-year career with the Company, including the last 20 years as its CFO, Treasurer, [...]
July 16, 2015
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.-- DNAnexus, the global leader in genome informatics and data management, today announced that it has worked with Intel Corporation, the world’s largest semiconductor company, to deploy elPrep, a high-performance software tool for the preparation of genomic data for large-scale sequence analysis. The first use is by Janssen Research & Development, a division [...]
Thermo Fisher Scientific Introduces Safer, Cleaner Method to Test Swine Carcasses for Trichinella
July 16, 2015
SCHLIEREN, Switzerland -- Abattoirs and meat packers have a cleaner, safer way to test swine carcasses for potentially dangerous Trichinella at meat inspection – new PrioCHECK™ Trichinella AAD from Thermo Fisher Scientific. The alternative artificial digestion (AAD) method has been validated and approved by the European Union and is now listed in commission regulation (EC) [...]
July 16, 2015
SEATTLE -- NanoString Technologies, Inc., (NASDAQ:NSTG) a provider of life science tools for translational research and molecular diagnostic products, today announced that the National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) Clinical Practice Guidelines in Oncology for breast cancer have been updated to acknowledge that the PAM50 gene signature, commercialized as the Prosigna® Breast Cancer Prognostic Gene Signature [...]
Illumina, Inc. has added a news release to its Investor Relations website
July 16, 2015
SAN DIEGO -- Illumina, Inc. (NASDAQ: ILMN) today announced the launch of Illumina SeqLab, an integrated solution for customers with HiSeq XTM Systems to enable large-scale human whole-genome sequencing operations. Designed to increase laboratory efficiency for population-scale, human whole-genome sequencing (HWGS), this new offering provides a complete solution for Illumina customers who need streamlined workflows [...]
Agilent Technologies Presents Thought Leader Award to Renowned Systems Pharmacologist Lawrence Lesko
July 15, 2015
SANTA CLARA, Calif. -- Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE: A) announced today that Dr. Lawrence J. Lesko has received an Agilent Thought Leader Award in support of his research into preclinical toxicological assessments of new medicines. An internationally recognized pharmacologist, Dr. Lesko directs the Center for Pharmacometrics and Systems Pharmacology at the University of Florida's College [...]
Molecular Devices Introduces EarlyTox Cell Viability Assay Kits
July 15, 2015
Sunnyvale, California -- Cell viability assays are critical to a broad spectrum of research areas ranging from understanding the mechanisms of cell death to the development of apoptosis-related therapeutics. The EarlyTox cell viability assay kits have been optimized for highly sensitive and accurate microplate-based detection which provide a complete solution for evaluating cell viability. Tailored [...]
