Roper Technologies Announces Passing of Long-Time Board Director David Devonshire
June 29, 2015
SARASOTA, Fla. -- Roper Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: ROP) today noted with sadness the passing ofDavid W. Devonshire, a member of Roper's Board of Directors since 2002. Brian Jellison, Roper's Chairman, President and CEO, said, "The Roper family is deeply saddened by the passing of our colleague and friend, David Devonshire. David was a distinguished executive [...]
Keysight Technologies Introduces Ultrafast-Scanning 9500 Atomic Force Microscope
June 29, 2015
SANTA ROSA, Calif. -- Keysight Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: KEYS) today announced the availability of the ultrafast-scanning 9500 atomic force microscope. The Keysight 9500 AFM system seamlessly integrates new software, a new high-bandwidth digital controller, and a state-of-the-art mechanical design to provide unrivaled scan rates of up to 2 sec/frame (256x256 pixels). Engineered with scientific and [...]
Seward launches new Stomacher® for large volume food testing procedures
June 29, 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, announces the launch of the Stomacher® 4500 BAM. This robust new laboratory blender is specifically designed for large volume food testing procedures, such as the FDA's Bacteriological Analytical Manual [...]
June 29, 2015
The transformation plan underway at AREVA has led the group to refocus on nuclear fuel cycle activities. In this context, AREVA has launched the disposal of its subsidiary Canberra, specialized in nuclear measurement systems and instrumentation. Canberra’s employees have been informed of this approach. This process will continue in the coming months. Canberra, with its [...]
New High Resolution Mass Spectral Database Offers Essential Tool for Unknown Compound Identification
June 29, 2015
SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. – Metabolomics 2015 -– Scientists conducting research in metabolomics, environmental, forensics and food safety can now turn to a globally accessible, web-based fragmentation library for identification of unknown compounds with high-quality, high resolution accurate mass (HRAM) data. Developed through a collaboration between Thermo Fisher Scientific and HighChem, Inc., mzCloud (www.mzCloud.org) is a [...]
June 29, 2015
SAN DIEGO —— BioNano Genomics, Inc., the leader in genome mapping, with a group of top research institutes, announced today that a collaboration led by the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai resulted in the creation of the first comprehensive analysis of a diploid human genome using two complementary single DNA molecule methods for [...]
LINK strengthens presence in Japan with Cosmo Bio and Shigematsu distribution agreements
June 29, 2015
BELLSHILL, SCOTLAND -- LINK (www.linktech.co.uk), the innovative developer and manufacturer of nucleic acid reagents, has announced the appointment of two new distributors in Japan - Cosmo Bio and Shigematsu. The companies will work alongside LINK’s current partner, Gene Design, thus strengthening LINK’s presence in this important market and increasing access to its range of innovative [...]
BGI Poised to Launch Its Desktop Sequencer BGISEQ-500 This October
June 27, 2015
Shenzhen, China -- BGI today debuted its desktop sequencer BGISEQ-500 in China. It is the second new system based on Complete Genomics’ industry-leading sequencing technology. Earlier this month, CG's new fully integrated “supersequencer” Revolocity™ system was previewed at ESHG. Different from Revolocity™’s scalability, BGISEQ-500 is an integrated desktop sequencing solution. It automates sample preparation, sequencing, [...]
QIAGEN and Biotype Diagnostics form partnership
June 26, 2015
Hilden and Hellerau, Germany – QIAGEN and Biotype Diagnostics GmbH today announced that they have entered into a partnership to establish Biotype Innovation GmbH ("Biotype Innovation"). The new company will develop and commercialize molecular diagnostic workflows initially for personalized healthcare applications based on QIAGEN’s proprietary ModaPlex platform, which enables customers to detect, characterize and measure [...]
SCiO One Year Later: Award Winning Pocket Molecular Sensor Prepares to Ship to Backers
June 26, 2015
MENLO PARK, Calif. and TEL-AVIV, Israel –– Consumer Physics, the company behind SCiO, which raised over $2.7M through a wildly-successful Kickstarter campaign last year, today announced that it is now preparing to ship early SDK units to its Kickstarter researcher community. Furthermore, SCiO has recently been named a finalist for the 2015 INDEX Award, which [...]
