Microfluidics Launches New, Electric, Modern, Affordable Microfluidizer™
June 10, 2015
Westwood, MA — Exclusive maker of Microfluidizer™ high shear fluid processors for uniform particle size reduction, robust cell disruption and bottom-up nano-particle creation, Microfluidics is now launching the latest in a series of new products, the LM20. Designed to expand the ways the Company is able to serve customers, the new product finds application in [...]
June 9, 2015
SANTA CLARA, Calif.-- Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE: A) today announced that Dr. Arturo Keller has received an Agilent Thought Leader Award in support of his research on the use of nanoparticles in agriculture and the environmental consequences. Dr. Keller, who directs the Center for the Environmental Implications of Nanotechnology at the University of California, Santa [...]
Cypher Genomics Appoints Catherine J. Mackey, Ph.D. to the Scientific Advisory Board
June 9, 2015
SAN DIEGO -— Cypher Genomics, Inc., the leading genome informatics company, today announced the appointment of Catherine J. “Kitty” Mackey, Ph.D. to Cypher’s scientific advisory board. Dr. Mackey is currently the chief executive officer of CYPrus Therapeutics, Inc. and was formerly the senior vice president of Worldwide Research and Development for Pfizer, Inc. and director [...]
QuantuMDx and SCIENION Partner to Commercialise Novel Nanowire Biosensor
June 9, 2015
Newcastle-Upon-Tyne, England and Berlin, Germany -- QMDx utilises SCIENION's proprietary ultra-low volume liquid handling technologies to transfer biological material onto QMDx's novel biosensor. Each nanowire in the array is printed with molecular probes; with hundreds of nanowires in each silicon biosensor chip, the multiplexing potential is massive. The companies' longstanding relationship was cemented with QMDx's [...]
Phenomenex Italy Feeds 36,000 More Needy Children Resulting in Over 780,000 Meals Packed in 3 Years
June 9, 2015
Every year, 2.6 million children die of starvation. Phenomenex is dedicated to helping reduce this number. For two days in mid-May, managing director of Phenomenex Italy, Mr. Alberto Albieri, and the wonderful Italian team held their annual meal-packing event with Stop Hunger Now Italia, packing 36,000 meals that will be sent to children in great [...]
Horizon Technology, Inc. Announces EcoLine Filters for TCLP, TSS, and Volatile Solids
June 9, 2015
Horizon Technology is pleased to announce the introduction of EcoLine filter products. EcoLine filters expand the Horizon Technology sample preparation offering for filter needs in the environmental market. Three types of filters will be offered, Toxicity Characteristic Leaching Procedure (TCLP) filters, Total Suspended Solids (TSS) filters, and Volatile Solids filters. These are quality filters composed [...]
Sales of Dolomite’s Micro Droplet Systems reach record high
June 9, 2015
Dolomite Microfluidics, the world leader in innovative microfluidic products, has seen significant growth in the sale of its Micro Droplet Systems, particularly for cell encapsulation applications. The only commercially available complete solution for cell encapsulation, microparticle production and nanoparticle synthesis, these systems are modular, scalable and easy to use, offering reliable production of identically sized [...]
Transgenomic Expands Board of Directors and Executive Team
June 9, 2015
OMAHA, Neb. -— Transgenomic, Inc. (NASDAQ: TBIO), a developer of the most flexible, sensitive and robust platform for liquid biopsies on the market, today announced that Mya Thomae has been named to its Board of Directors and Harjit Kullar, PhD, has been appointed Vice President of Marketing for the Biomarker Discovery and Genetic Assays and [...]
Cerilliant Introduces Snap-N-Spike® Stable-Labeled Internal Standards of Antifungal Agents
June 9, 2015
ST. LOUIS -- Sigma-Aldrich Corporation (NASDAQ: SIAL) announced today that the Cerilliant® brand within its Applied Diagnostics and Testing business unit has introduced five new stable-labeled internal standards of the antifungal agents fluconazole, itraconazole, ketoconazole, posaconazole, and voriconazole at 1.0 mg/mL concentrations. Antifungal agents offer critically ill or immunocompromised patients multiple treatment options against invasive [...]
June 9, 2015
SymCel, the company behind the revolutionary cell-based assay tool providing real time cellular bioenergetics measurements, is pleased to announce that its ground-breaking calScreener™ technology has secured nine installations across five different countries for a mixture of university institutions and pharmaceutical companies. To date, the geographic spread includes, four signings in Sweden, two signings in Switzerland, [...]
