MTS SELECTED TO EQUIP THE KOREA INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
June 25, 2015
Eden Prairie, Minn. – MTS Systems Corporation (NASDAQ: MTSC), a leading global supplier of high-performance test systems and position sensors, announced today that they have been selected by the Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST) to supply advanced mechanical testing equipment to be used in KIST’s research programs. KIST is investigating the use of [...]
Johnson Matthey agrees sale of Research Chemicals Business (Alfa Aesar) for £256 million
June 25, 2015
Johnson Matthey announces that it has agreed to divest its Alfa Aesar Research Chemicals business to Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the world leader in serving science, for £256 million in cash, subject to typical post-closing adjustments. The transaction is expected to be completed by the end of the 2015 calendar year, subject to satisfaction of [...]
CEMTREX INC. ANNOUNCES UPLISTING TO NASDAQ AND NEW SYMBOL “CETX”
June 24, 2015
FARMINGDALE, N.Y.-- Cemtrex Inc. (CTEI), a diversified industrial and manufacturing technology company, announced today that its common shares will commence trading on the NASDAQ Capital Markets. The company's common stock will begin trading under a new symbol "CETX" on Thursday, June 25th, 2015. Cemtrex has demonstrated tremendous growth in recent years reaching over $47 million [...]
June 24, 2015
The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)-funded Next Gen Consortium has designated WiCell as the distributor of the human pluripotent stem cell lines created as part of the NHLBI’s Next Generation Genetic Association Studies. The Next Generation Genetic Association Studies (Next Gen) program is a five-year, $80 million program to investigate functional genetic variation [...]
Automated PBMC isolation for biobanking with Tecan’s Freedom EVO®
June 24, 2015
Männedorf, Switzerland – IBBL (Integrated BioBank of Luxembourg) has developed the world’s first fully automated technique for the isolation of viable peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) using a Freedom EVO® workstation. Dr Fay Betsou, Chief of Biospecimen Science, explained: “PBMCs are of increasing interest for vaccine development and validation, and we have seen a steady [...]
June 24, 2015
SAN FRANCISCO -- The Thermo Fisher Scientific Proteomics Facility for Disease Target Discovery opened today at the Gladstone Institutes, as part of a collaboration between Thermo Fisher, Gladstone, the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), and QB3, to accelerate targeted proteomics research using the most advanced mass spectrometry technologies. The Thermo Fisher Scientific Proteomics Facility [...]
Single-cell technologies advance the value of genomics
June 24, 2015
The new technologies enable the advancement of nucleic acid research methods and open up new areas of biological enquiry for the Institute and wider science community. Providing researchers with access to better genome assemblies (commonly limited by poor input DNA), and through low input and single-cell transcriptomics, to an unprecedented understanding of the biochemical changes [...]
Air Canada Cargo Again Selects Morpho’s Itemiser DX for Enhanced Screening
June 24, 2015
ANDOVER, Mass. – Morpho (Safran), through its subsidiary Morpho Detection, today announced a follow-up order from Air Canada Cargo for Itemiser® DX explosives trace detectors (ETD) with service contracts to screen air cargo. Following a successful deployment in 2014, Air Canada Cargo has purchased additional Itemiser DX units to replace legacy systems and maintain compliance [...]
FLUIDIGM REVOLUTIONIZES IN VITRO MODELING
June 24, 2015
SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. – Fluidigm Corporation (NASDAQ:FLDM) today announced its CallistoTM system, a fully automated and programmable microfluidic cell culture system that integrates multifactorial dosing in 32 individual chambers for simultaneous cell culture. This innovative new platform will revolutionize the way cell biologists develop in vitro cell models. By providing multifactorial dosing, transfection, and [...]
Perten releases next generation Falling Number® System
June 24, 2015
Perten Instruments announces the release of the FN 1000 – Perten’s newest Falling Number® instrument. The FN 1000 is a dual sample analysis system and reports the world standard Falling Number value – indicating alpha-amylase activity in grain and flour. The Perten Falling Number® instruments are the only validated instruments for Falling Number Approved Methods [...]
