ATCC and bioMérieux Collaborate to Deliver Accurate Identification of Industrial Microorganisms
August 21, 2014
Durham, NC and Manassas, VA-- ATCC, the premier global biological materials resource and standards organization, and bioMérieux, a world leader in the field of in vitro diagnostics, announced today their collaboration to expand and solidify the bioMérieux VITEK® MS microbial identification database for the industrial market. Recently, ATCC acquired the bioMérieux VITEK® MS system to [...]
NEW Programmable, Shaking Chilling/Heating Dry Bath -20°C to +100°C
August 21, 2014
Carlsbad , CA … Torrey Pines Scientific, Inc. announces its new EchoTherm™ Model SC25XT Fully Programmable Variable Speed Shaking Dry Bath for use with biological and other samples. The SC25XT is fully programmable with 5-program memory and with a temperature range from -20°C to +100°C. It has a variable speed orbital shaker for mixing samples [...]
August 21, 2014
PHILADELPHIA -- Global public health and safety organization NSF International has expanded the use of Thermo Scientific Watson LIMS, the industry’s leading bioanalytical LIMS (laboratory information management system), to its laboratory in Bristol, Connecticut. NSF International’s Health Sciences division is one of the largest international contract research organizations (CRO), with a network of laboratories throughout [...]
August 21, 2014
AstraZeneca today announced that it has entered into a collaboration with gene sequencing company, Illumina, Inc., to develop its next generation sequencing (NGS) platform for companion diagnostic tests applicable across AstraZeneca’s oncology portfolio. In the first instance, AstraZeneca intends to apply Illumina’s cutting-edge technology to a novel companion diagnostic test in pivotal studies for one [...]
August 21, 2014
Baltimore, MD -- InSilico Medicine, a Baltimore-based company dedicated to aging interventions and addressing the challenges of a rapidly aging population, proposes a new concept, OncoFinder, for signalome-wide pathway analysis. This new method allows for accurate and robust cross-platform analysis of gene expression data obtained using high-throughput techniques. The original research, published in the journal [...]
PAC’s ISL Houillon Viscometers Comply with Revised ASTM D7279-14 Method
August 21, 2014
Houston, TX., USA –– PAC is pleased to announce that its ISL Houillon Viscometers, the VH1 and VH2, comply with the recently released revised version of ASTM D7279-14 Standard, “Standard Test Method for Kinematic Viscosity of Transparent and Opaque Liquids by Automated Houillon Viscometer”. The new revision of the standard extends the scope from lubricating [...]
August 21, 2014
WINOOSKI VT, USA — BioTek is pleased to announce Dan Hannah, U.S. Field Service Manager, has been awarded the Patriot Award by the Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve program (ESGR), a Department of Defense office. An employee serving in the National Guard or Reserve, or the spouse of a Guard or Reserve member, [...]
August 21, 2014
BROKEN ARROW, OK – The Model 3330 In-Line Viscometer from Chandler Engineering provides real-time, on-location measurement of fracturing fluid viscosity. Using industry standard Couette bob and rotor geometry, the 3330 meets all of the American Petroleum Institute (API) requirements for viscosity testing. The Model 3330 Chandler Engineering viscometer has a robust design and is ruggedized [...]
Aptuit SSCI Adds Ultra High Resolution Q-TOF Mass Spectrometer for Large & Small Molecule Analyses
August 21, 2014
GREENWICH, Conn. -- Aptuit LLC announces that Aptuit SSCI, located in West Lafayette, Indiana, has enhanced its capabilities in the areas of structure determination and characterization of small and large molecules, including biologic drugs, metabolites, and polymers, through the addition of the Bruker maXisPlus Q-TOF mass spectrometer. In making the announcement, Dr. Jonathan Goldman, CEO, [...]
August 21, 2014
SAN DIEGO -- Illumina, Inc. (NASDAQ:ILMN) today announced it has formed collaborative partnerships with leading pharmaceutical companies to develop a universal next-generation sequencing (NGS)-based oncology test system. The system will be used for clinical trials of targeted cancer therapies with a goal of developing and commercializing a multi-gene panel for therapeutic selection, resulting in a [...]
