Yokogawa Receives Order to Provide Control System for New PEMEX Ultra-low-sulfur Diesel Fuel Plant
September 8, 2014
Yokogawa Electric Corporation announces that its subsidiary Yokogawa de Mexico, S.A. de C.V. has received an order from Cobra Instalaciones Mexico S.A. de C.V., a subsidiary of the Spanish EPC firm ACS, to supply an integrated control and safety instrumented system solution for an ultra-low-sulfur diesel fuel plant that is being built for PEMEX Refinacion, [...]
Life Technologies Releases CRISPR Products for Simple, Rapid Gene Editing
September 8, 2014
CARLSBAD, Calif.-- Gene editing – the modification of an organism’s genome via a specific, targeted approach - is among the fastest growing applications for molecular biologists. Now, new tool kits are available to researchers that enable them to quickly make specific changes to DNA in a variety of cells. GeneArt CRISPR products from Thermo Fisher [...]
New GC-MS Runs Both Single and Triple Quadrupole Methods Using Familiar Software
September 8, 2014
SAN JOSE, Calif. –– Laboratories performing environmental analysis, forensics testing or other single quadrupole gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS) analyses that need a simple, cost-effective way to add GC-MS/MS capabilities, have a new option with the Thermo Scientific TSQ Duo triple quadrupole GC-MS/MS system. “We designed this instrument specifically for labs needing to maintain their current [...]
Rockland Wins SBIR Grant for Sickle Cell Disease POC Device
September 8, 2014
Rockland Immunochemicals received a $224,473 SBIR grant from the NIH's National Heart Lung and Blood Institute to develop an antibody-based point-of-care device that can diagnose sickle cell disease. Rockland says it secured the award by demonstrating the technology's ability to develop and produce life science tools for basic and clinical research focused on functional genomics [...]
HPLC Fraction Collection Storage System
September 5, 2014
Porvair Sciences has announced a complete storage solution for HPLC fractions comprising its 2ml round deep well microplate and high integrity cap mat seals. The revolutionary design of the 2ml deep well plate, which for the first time provides scientists with a genuine 2ml working volume in a 45mm height plate, is now coupled with [...]
Precision Fluid Control for Food & Beverage Ingredient Additions
September 5, 2014
Fluid Metering, Inc.’s (FMI’s) Valveless Metering Pumps provide precision dispensing of additives for Food processing applications. Addition of vitamins, colors, flavors, fragrances, enzymes and preservatives are typical ingredients, which benefit from FMI’s valveless piston technology. Often in concentrated form, FMI pump’s precision of 0.5% ensures product consistency, while eliminating waste of expensive ingredients. FMI’s patented [...]
Abcam and Cell Marque sign global strategic marketing agreement for IVD IHC RabMAb® antibodies
September 4, 2014
Cambridge UK -- Abcam plc, a global leader in the manufacture and supply of innovative protein research tools and services, and Cell Marque Corporation, a provider of antibodies and reagents for diagnostic immunohistochemistry, announced today they have signed a global 10-year strategic marketing agreement for Abcam’s in vitro diagnostic (IVD) immunohistochemistry (IHC) RabMAb® primary antibody [...]
Agilent Technologies Introduces Tools for Next-Generation Genome Engineering
September 4, 2014
SANTA CLARA, Calif. -– Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE: A) today introduced SureGuide, the first in a new series of kits to advance genome editing and synthetic biology. The complete SureGuide workflow includes a SureGuide Cas9 Nuclease Kit, SureGuide gRNA Synthesis Kit and SureGuide gRNA Control Kit, all designed to work together for any lab interested [...]
ACEA Biosciences Introduces the xCELLigence® RTCA CardioECR System
September 4, 2014
San Diego, CA -- In response to the need for more predictive preclinical assays for cardiac liability, ACEA Biosciences, Inc. has introduced its next generation Cardio System, the xCELLigence RTCA CardioECR System. Building on the success of the impedance-only RTCA Cardio System, the new RTCA CardioECR system combines impedance and Multi Electrode Array (MEA) technology [...]
September 4, 2014
Cellectis (Alternext: ALCLS.PA) (Paris:ALCLS) a leader in the development of adoptive immunotherapies based on engineered allogeneic CART cells (UCART) today announces that it has closed the sale of its subsidiary Cellectis AB to Takara Bio Inc. The financials terms have not been disclosed. The Company now concentrates its activities in the field of oncology through [...]
