October 3, 2014
Shimadzu has released the ICPE-9810 and ICPE-9820 as part of its ICPE-9800 series of simultaneous ICP atomic emission spectrometers. Featuring user-friendly software, a proprietary design, Eco mode, and enabling high-speed simultaneous analysis of multiple elements, these instruments improve throughput and reduce operating costs. ICP atomic emission spectrometers are used for R&D and quality control in [...]
Winner Announced in the First Annual Norman R. Alpert Research Prize
October 3, 2014
WINOOSKI VT, USA — Dr. Chris Berger, CMB Interim Director and Director of Graduate Education for the College of Medicine, announced the winner of the 2014 Norman R. Alpert Award at the annual Graduate Research Day for the CMB Program event held October 2, 2014. Jacqueline Leung, a graduate student in the Cellular, Molecular and [...]
Cleaver Scientific has introduced the innovative new COMPAC-50 High Throughput COMET Assay system
October 3, 2014
Leicester, UK -- The unique design of the COMPAC-50 enables simultaneous electrophoresis of up to 50 COMET Assay slides saving considerable lab space and reducing slide handling time by up to two-thirds when compared to previous standard methods. This would equate to a significant time-saving of up to 90% when handling 50 COMET Assay slides. [...]
Metrohm Turkey officially established to become the latest member of the Swiss Metrohm Group
October 3, 2014
Effective August 4th 2014 , Metrohm Turkey has been officially established to become the official representation in Turkey of the Swiss Metrohm Group. Metrohm Turkey is the successor of Dr. Kimyager I. Yanco, the family owned business, which had represented Metrohm in Turkey for almost 30 years. Metrohm Turkey is headquartered in Istanbul and represents [...]
Sigma-Aldrich® Agrees To Acquire Cell Marque To Strengthen Immunohistochemistry Business
October 3, 2014
ST. LOUIS, Mo. -- Sigma-Aldrich® Corporation (Nasdaq: SIAL) announced today that it has entered into an agreement to acquire Rocklin, California, based Cell Marque Corporation in a move to strengthen its antibody portfolio and to better serve immunohistochemistry (IHC) customers. Cell Marque designs, develops and manufactures antibody reagents and kits, an offering that will complement [...]
Versatile Code Reading Software for Sample Storage
October 2, 2014
Micronichas announced a new version 2.2.6 of its Tracxer storage tube code reading software. Fully compatible with all Micronic tube scanners** the new user friendly software is easy to install, gives reliable code readings and can be smoothly integrated into any laboratory sample database. All new features in version 2.2.6 are included as standard in [...]
Nasdaq Welcomes VWR Corporation (Nasdaq: VWR) to The Nasdaq Stock Market
October 2, 2014
New York, N.Y. -- The NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: NDAQ) announced that VWR Corporation (Nasdaq: VWR), a leading, independent provider of laboratory products, services and solutions, commenced trading on The Nasdaq Stock Market on October 2, 2014. VWR enables science in laboratory and production facilities in the pharmaceutical, biotechnology, industrial, education, government and healthcare [...]
New Wash Bottle Reduces Waste of Reagents, Solutions, and Other Liquids
October 2, 2014
Wayne, NJ -- At a time when many are feeling their laboratory budgets being squeezed, Bel-Art Products has introduced a new kind of squeeze aimed at containing lab costs by reducing waste. New to market is the Scienceware® Squeeze Rite™ Wash Bottle, catalog no. F11717-0030. Innovative in shape and design, the dip tube position within [...]
October 2, 2014
Onefive GmbH and Leica Microsystems have signed an exclusive agreement on a pulsed stimulated emission depletion (STED) laser at 775 nanometre (nm), which will allow the Leica STED super-resolution microscope to achieve sub-30nm resolution in a simple and cost-effective manner, according to the company. Under the terms of the agreement, Onefive GmbH will be the [...]
AB SCIEX and Illumina Collaborate to Create World’s First Multi-omics Cloud-Computing Environment
October 2, 2014
Framingham, MA and San Diego, CA -- AB SCIEX and Illumina (NASDAQ: ILMN) announced today the OneOmicsTM project, an exclusive partnership to bring together SWATHTM-based next-generation proteomics (NGP) and next-generation sequencing (NGS) tools in a cloud computing environment. The AB SCIEX SWATHTM Proteomics Cloud Tool Kit suite of applications will be hosted in BaseSpace, Illumina's [...]

