Bruker Launches the First Guaranteed AFM TERS Solution

SANTA BARBARA, California –– Bruker today announced the launch of the new-generation Innova-IRIS, the first guaranteed Tip-Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy (TERS) system specifically designed to accelerate the adoption and time-to-publish of nano-Raman spectroscopy research. The new system combines Bruker-exclusive, high-contrast tuning-fork-based TERS probes with high-performance AFM and nano-Raman spectroscopy capabilities to provide a consistently high TERS [...]

Claudia Toussaint to join Xylem as General Counsel

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 Claudia Toussaint as Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary, effective October 29, 2014. She will report directly to President and Chief Executive Officer Patrick Decker, [...]

FLUIDIGM’S NEW JUNO™ SYSTEM SHATTERS BARRIERS FOR SNP GENOTYPING

SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. -- Fluidigm Corporation (NASDAQ:FLDM) today launched an early access program for its new SNP genotyping platform, the Juno™ System, for its key production genomics customers and prospects. The new sample prep engine for SNP genotyping allows scientists to genotype low-concentration DNA samples from tissue, buccal swabs, FFPE, and polyploid organisms in [...]

BASi Names Connie Dougherty Vice President Business Development

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. -- Bioanalytical Systems, Inc. BASI, +2.18% today announced the appointment of Connie Dougherty as Vice President of Business Development reporting to BASi President and Chief Executive Officer Jacqueline Lemke. She will provide leadership to drive BASi’s growth initiatives and efforts to expand the Company’s footprint. “Connie comes to BASi with 25 years [...]

Sphere Fluidics Selects Cambridge Consultants as Product Engineering Partner for Cyto-Mine Development

Dr. Marian Rehak (R&D Director, Sphere Fluidics Limited) said, “After an exacting selection process, Sphere Fluidics has selected Cambridge Consultants Limited as our partner in product engineering for Cyto-Mine (a novel single cell analysis instrument). They are a world-class technology consultancy business with expertise in microfluidics, optoelectronics and picodroplet areas – critical for success”. Dr [...]

Tecan offers next-generation sequencing sample preparation at the touch of a button

Männedorf, Switzerland -– Tecan has launched the Freedom EVO® NGS workstation to simplify next-generation sequencing (NGS) sample preparation and PCR set-up. Offering user-friendly, walkaway automation of library preparation at the touch of a button, it eliminates the need for extensive manual processing. NGS is the fastest growing application in genomics, yet many sample preparation protocols [...]

“Tandem Mass Tag” Team Wins HUPO Science & Technology Award

SAN JOSE, Calif. –– Two scientists from Thermo Fisher Scientific, as well as a collaborator from Proteome Sciences plc, have been recognized for their contribution to develop and commercialize isobaric labeling for quantitative proteomics experiments. The award, the annual Science and Technology Award from the Human Proteome Organization, recognized the scientists’ contribution to the development [...]

Thermo Fisher Scientific Appoints New Members to Scientific Advisory Board

WALTHAM, Mass.-- Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. (NYSE: TMO), the world leader in serving science, has appointed three new members to its Scientific Advisory Board: Dr. Andrea Califano, Dr. Arnold J. Levine and Dr. Aviv Regev. Dr. Califano is the founding chairman of the department of systems biology at Columbia University, and he currently serves on [...]

Laser Absorption Device for Freeze Drying Monitoring & Control

SP Scientific has entered into an exclusive agreement with Physical Sciences Inc. (PSI) to distribute the LyoFlux® 200 Water Vapor Mass Flow Rate Monitor for laboratory and pilot scale freeze dryers. The LyoFlux® 200 is an innovative two line-of-sight tuneable diode laser absorption spectroscopy (TDLAS) based device for continuous monitoring of laboratory, pilot and production [...]

InDevR Wins Barda Contract for Cutting-Edge Influenza Diagnostic

BOULDER, CO -- InDevR, a Boulder-based life science company, announced today that it has signed a contract (HHSO100201400010C) with the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA) to complete product development of their unique influenza diagnostic, FluChip-8G, which is capable of rapidly genotyping influenza viruses directly from clinical samples. The total contract award is for [...]

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