Leica Microsystems to Acquire OCT Company Bioptigen
June 1, 2015
Wetzlar, Germany / Morrisville, North Carolina, USA -- Leica Microsystems, a global leader in microscopy and imaging systems, has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Bioptigen, Inc. to strengthen its position in the ophthalmology market. Bioptigen is a technology leader in the field of optical coherence tomography (OCT). The integration of OCT imaging into Leica [...]
High-sensitivity UV Spectrophotometer with Extended Lifetime
May 30, 2015
McPherson now offers extended lifetime deep and vacuum ultraviolet (VUV) wavelength spectral test systems. The VUV instruments are ideal for analysing doped crystalline materials, deep UV optics, and coatings. They directly measure absolute transmission and variable angle reflectance. A gas cell attachment is used for high sensitivity absorption. The systems operate with inert gas environments [...]
May 29, 2015
OMAHA, Neb.-- Transgenomic, Inc. (NASDAQ: TBIO) today announced the launch of its new Multiplexed ICE COLD-PCRTM (MX-ICP) CLIA service for mutation detection in cancer patients to enable more informed diagnoses, better treatment decisions and ongoing patient monitoring. The service leverages the ultra-high sensitivity of Transgenomic’s proprietary MX-ICP technology to deliver highly accurate results from almost [...]
ArcherDX Launches VariantPlex™ Product Line For DNA-based Targeted Sequencing
May 29, 2015
BOULDER, Colo. -- ArcherDX has expanded the application of its Anchored Multiplex PCR (AMP™) technology to include DNA variant detection with the VariantPlex™ Solid Tumor Panel. The VariantPlex Solid Tumor panel is a targeted next-generation sequencing (NGS)-based assay to detect somatic variants in 67 cancer-associated genes. The addition of the VariantPlex product line combined with [...]
QIAGEN opens new office In Kuala Lumpur as business expands in Malaysia
May 29, 2015
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia -- QIAGEN announced the opening of its new principal office in Malaysia to serve its growing base of customers for Sample to Insight solutions, enabling them to help fight diseases using molecular diagnostics, break new ground in research for the life sciences and pharmaceutical industry, and protect the public through food safety [...]
Glycoscientific Raises the Accuracy and Precision Standard for Glycan Quantitation
May 29, 2015
GlycoScientific is pleased to introduce iGlycoMabTM, a monoclonal antibody (mAb) whose glycans are labeled with a stable isotope. This product is designed to offer the glycobiology community the accuracy and precision provided by an isotopically labeled standard, and will be highlighted by various presentations at the 2015 American Society for Mass Spectrometry (ASMS) conference.1 iGlycoMabTM [...]
New England Peptide Announces New Tryptides™ Catalog
May 29, 2015
Gardner, MA -- New England Peptide, Inc. (NEP), in cooperation with investigators from the Clinical Proteomic Tumor Analysis Consortium (CPTAC) and others, today announced the launch of Tryptides™, a new product line of peptide stable isotope standards for biomarker discovery. The catalog of Tryptides™, or isotope labeled tryptic peptides, offers thousands of fragments spanning over [...]
Dassault Systèmes to Change Legal Status to European Company
May 29, 2015
VELIZY-VILLACOUBLAY, France -- Dassault Systèmes (Euronext Paris: #13065, DSY.PA), the 3DEXPERIENCE Company, world leader in 3D design software, 3D Digital Mock Up and Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) solutions, announced that its shareholders, in yesterday’s Shareholders General Meeting, have approved the change of the company’s legal status to Societas Europaea (European Company). With this transition, Dassault [...]
Change in Executive Committee to support the company’s growth strategy
May 29, 2015
Lucerne -- Datacolor’s Board of Directors decided to make changes to Datacolor’s Executive Committee to support the company’s growth strategy and market focus. Brian Levey, Vice President Marketing, will be appointed to Vice President Business Development as of July 1, 2015. In his new function he will focus on strategic growth initiatives to accelerate the [...]
May 29, 2015
Tokyo, Japan -- Yokogawa Electric Corporation announces the release on this date of the SensTation pH/ORP measurement system, a scalable and integrated solution that combines the unique capabilities of the SENCOM pH/ORP sensors and the SMARTDAC+ data acquisition and control system. This solution eliminates the need for a pH/ORP transmitter and allows users the choice [...]
