FAIR LAWN, N.J. -- Researchers can now take advantage of enhancements to ultrapure methylene chloride solvents that deliver an interference-free baseline in chromatograms for better detection of trace levels of target analytes in identifying compounds of interest. This is particularly important for environmental testing of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), as well as pesticides in food, [...]

Boulder, CO / Rootstown, OH -- Crystal Diagnostics (CDx) Xpress System, a rapid and sensitive detection platform, announced today that it has received AOAC-PTM Certifications for the six non-O157 Shiga toxin-producing E. coli (serogroups O26, O45, O1O3, O111, O121, and O145; collectively referred to as STEC or the “Big-6”) as well as Escherichia coli (E. [...]

On January 22, 2015 bioMérieux announced the acquisition of CEERAM (European Centre for Expertise and Research on Microbial Agents), an innovative molecular virology laboratory specialized in the detection of foodborne and environmental viruses. CEERAM molecular virus detection kits (ceeramTools®) will expand bioMérieux’s food testing solutions portfolio which already includes easyMAG® and miniMAG® DNA/RNA extraction platforms. [...]

INDIANAPOLIS -- Prosolia, Inc. an industry pioneer and leader in the design, manufacture and distribution of innovative analytical sampling and ionization devices for mass spectrometry, today announced that it had re-located operations to a new facility in Northwest Technology Center in Indianapolis, Indiana and that the company had received ISO 9001:2008 certification. The new facility [...]

COLUMBIA, Md.-- Shimadzu Scientific Instruments today announces the release of its new UV-1280 multipurpose UV-visible spectrophotometer. Offering wavelength scanning from 190 to 1,100 nm, this compact, high-quality instrument is ideal for applications in a variety of industries, including environmental, food quality, and life science. The user-friendly UV-1280 enables intuitive operation, while the enhanced validation, maintenance [...]

RYE BROOK, N.Y. -– Xylem Inc. (NYSE: XYL), a leading global water technology company dedicated to solving the world’s most challenging water issues, today announced the appointment of Anthony Milando as Senior Vice President for Continuous Improvement and Business Transformation, effective February 2, 2015. In this newly created position, Milando will be responsible for driving [...]

MINNEAPOLIS -- Bio-Techne Corporation (NASDAQ: TECH) announced today that it has launched Ella, the first member of the new Simple Plex platform through its Proteins Platform division under the ProteinSimple brand. This launch represents the re-branding of the previously acquired CyPlex instrument platform from CyVek. The Simple Plex platform is a transformative immunoassay technology which [...]

Warrington, UK -- AB SCIEX, a global leader in life science analytical technologies, today announced that the European Reference Laboratory for Pesticide Residues in Fruits and Vegetables (EURL-FV) has developed a more sensitive and accurate method for the detection of pesticides residues in food using the Eksigent MicroLC 200 coupled with the AB SCIEX QTRAP® [...]

Tokyo, Japan and Livingston, NJ, USA -- Nanion is expanding on two continents as new state-of-the-art research and demonstration facilities are opened in Tokyo, Japan and Livingston, NJ, USA. The new facilities provide the opportunity for customers to see Nanion’s entire product portfolio in action, from the Port-a-Patch to the SyncroPatch 384/768PE. USA 306x288Nanion Technologies, [...]

ST. LOUIS -- Sigma-Aldrich Corporation's (Nasdaq: SIAL) Research business unit, an industry leader in supporting translational researchers by supplying the products, services and solutions needed to enable scientific discovery, has formed an alliance with VIB, a leading life science research institute based in Flanders, Belgium, focused on translational research in medical, agricultural and industrial applications. [...]