Seward to introduce new food safety sample preparation products at IAFP 2015
July 13, 2015
Worthing, UK – Seward Ltd., manufacturer of the world leading range of original Stomacher® laboratory paddle blenders and accessories used in sample preparation for microbiological analysis, will be highlighting new introductions for food safety sample preparation at IAFP 2015 on Booth Number 523. As one of the leading global food safety conferences, the International Association [...]
July 13, 2015
SAN DIEGO - Illumina, Inc. (NASDAQ: ILMN) today announced that a preliminary study retrospectively correlated 10 cases of occult maternal cancer among pregnant women receiving an "aneuploidy detected" or "aneuploidy suspected" positive results on the verifi® noninvasive Prenatal Test (NIPT)1 to discordant results of fetal karyotypes for the women, suggesting that discordant NIPT test results [...]
Phononic launches solid-state freezer achieving refrigeration milestone
July 13, 2015
BOSTON -- For two centuries or more, inventors have been trying to perfect refrigeration technology. Now the unprecedented is happening with Phononic's unveiling of the Evolve™ compact freezer – a compressor-free, pharmacy-grade cold storage unit. The 1.8 cubic foot freezer, on display at booth #929 at the ASHE Conference and Exhibition in Boston through July [...]
Excellent Results with New METTLER TOLEDO DSC 3 and TGA 2 for Simple and Routine Analysis
July 13, 2015
COLUMBUS, OH – METTLER TOLEDO is pleased to introduce two new products to the Thermal Analysis Excellence portfolio, the DSC 3 and TGA 2, for routine analysis. The new DSC 3uses a robust and versatile DSC sensor with 56 thermocouples to guarantee outstanding resolution and sensitivity, while the TGA 2 provides trustworthy thermogravimetric results from [...]
Amazing Discovery by FireflySci Introducing Sapphire Flow Cytometry Cells
July 13, 2015
Brooklyn, NY -- Flow cytometry cells are in high demand in the hematology, HPLC, particle counting, and flow cytometer field. Manufacturers invest hundreds of thousands of dollars and hundreds of hours of manpower in researching the best components to go into their machines. The unbelievably devastating news for these dedicated engineers is that their hard [...]
QIAGEN companion diagnostic wins FDA approval for use with IRESSA
July 13, 2015
Germantown, Maryland, and Hilden, Germany – QIAGEN N.V. (NASDAQ: QGEN; Frankfurt Prime Standard: QIA) today received U.S. marketing (PMA) approval of its therascreen® EGFR RGQ PCR Kit (therascreen EGFR test) as a companion diagnostic to guide the use of AstraZeneca’s IRESSA® (gefitinib) in the treatment of patients with advanced or metastatic non-small cell lung cancer [...]
July 13, 2015
MENLO PARK, Calif. -- A number of new scientific publications demonstrate the growing momentum for using Single Molecule, Real-Time (SMRT®) Sequencing to capture genetic variants that other technologies miss, according to Pacific Biosciences of California, Inc., (Nasdaq:PACB) provider of the PacBio® RS II Sequencing System. This has been demonstrated through the generation of several high-quality [...]
BD Announces Sustainability Goals for 2020
July 13, 2015
Franklin Lakes, NJ -- BD (Becton, Dickinson and Company) (NYSE: BDX), a leading global medical technology company, announced today an updated sustainability strategy and goals for 2020 as part of the release of its 2014 Sustainability Report. The company’s new goals reflect a broader and more integrated agenda than in past years, recognizing four strategic [...]
July 13, 2015
Baltimore, MD -- A machine-learning technique which borrows some of its principles from the brain and gives computers the ability to recognize speech and categorize images is also being utilized in the ongoing fight against cancer and other age-related diseases. Insilico Medicine, a bioinformatics company dedicated to drug discovery for cancer and aging, has launched [...]
July 10, 2015
Ludwigshafen, Germnay / Pessac, France –– BASF and Poietis, the first company in the world for 3D laser-assisted bioprinting, have signed an agreement on research and development in cosmetics. Based on the combined expertise of both companies in tissue engineering and bioprinting, the agreement aims to apply thebioprinting technology of Poietis to improve BASF’s skin [...]
