FEI Adds Phase Plate Technology and Titan Halo TEM to Its Structural Biology Product Portfolio
July 28, 2014
HILLSBORO, Ore.-- FEI (Nasdaq:FEIC) announced two new products for cryo-electron microscopy applications: a new phase plate solution and the Titan Halo™ transmission electron microscope (TEM). The phase plate is a stable, durable solution to increase the contrast of sensitive biological samples and is available on most TEM platforms from FEI. The Titan Halo TEM provides [...]
July 28, 2014
BILLERICA, Mass.-- Bruker (NASDAQ:BRKR) today announced that it has acquired Vutara Incorporated, a technology leader in high-speed, three-dimensional (3D), super-resolution fluorescence microscopy for life science applications. Transaction details were not disclosed. Vutara’s estimated revenue for the full year 2014 is expected to be approximately $2 million. The acquisition further strengthens Bruker’s biological microscopy business by [...]
INTEGRA PIpette Streamlines Screening of Novel Protein Therapeutics
July 28, 2014
Integrating an INTEGRA VIAFLO 96 multichannel pipette into their high throughput expression facility has enabled Molecular Partners (Zurich, Switzerland) to streamline the discovery and development of a novel class of targeted protein therapeutics termed DARPins. DARPins are a next generation of protein therapeutics combining the advantages of antibodies and small molecule drugs. High target specificity [...]
Thermo Fisher Scientific Launches LC-MS-Based Class I Medical Devices
July 28, 2014
CHICAGO -- Clinical laboratories now have access to a new high-performance liquid chromatograph, mass spectrometer and LC-MS software designed and manufactured as FDA Class I devices to be components of laboratory-developed tests for analyzing patient samples. The Thermo Scientific Prelude MD HPLC utilizes TurboFlow technology to reduce manual sample clean-up steps and variability. The instrument [...]
ZEISS Launches Mineral Analysis Solution for Mining Industry
July 28, 2014
JENA/Germany -- Today, ZEISS launches Mineralogic Mining to provide fully quantitative evaluation during ore exploration, recovery and tailings-control processes. The new solution will enable the mining industry to maximize the recovery of natural resources. ZEISS Mineralogic Mining combines a mineral analysis engine with a scanning electron microscope and energy dispersive spectrometers to provide automated analysis, [...]
Bio-Rad Introduces SureBeads™ Magnetic Bead Immunoprecipitation System
July 28, 2014
Hercules, CA — — Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc. (NYSE: BIO and BIOb) today announced that it has launched its SureBeads Magnetic Bead System, which provides researchers with a faster and easier alternative to agarose beads for immunoprecipitation for as low as half the price of other available magnetic bead systems. Benefits include reduced antibody consumption and [...]
New Chlamydia and Gonorrhea Assays on the BD Viper™ LT System Receive FDA 510k Clearance
July 28, 2014
BALTIMORE -- BD Diagnostics, a segment of BD (Becton, Dickinson and Company), (NYSE: BDX) announced today it has received 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for the BD ProbeTec™ Chlamydia trachomatis (CT) Qx Amplified DNA Assay and the BD ProbeTec™ Neisseria gonorrhoeae (GC) Qx Amplified DNA Assay on the BD Viper™ LT [...]
July 28, 2014
Hilden, Germany, and London, U.K. -– QIAGEN (NASDAQ: QGEN; Frankfurt, Prime Standard: QIA) today announced a collaboration agreement with AstraZeneca PLC (LSE, NYSE and OMX: AZN) for the co-development and commercialization of a liquid biopsy-based companion diagnostic to be paired with IRESSA, AstraZeneca’s targeted therapy for non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). The project builds on [...]
ProteinSimple Says “Never Run a Gel Again!”
July 28, 2014
Santa Clara, California -- ProteinSimple announced today that it has launched a total protein assay for the Simple Western. This new assay allows users to detect all proteins separated in the assay simultaneously. For the first time, Simple Western users can analyze proteins without the need for an antibody. The Simple Western has changed protein [...]
Leica Microsystems’ App on Confocal Microscopy Available for iPad
July 28, 2014
Mannheim, Germany. Leica Microsystems launched the “Confocal” iPad app, which introduces researchers and students of the life sciences to confocal methods and technologies, and provides a bandwidth of articles that ranges from basic knowledge to advanced applications. It also serves as a compact source for product information. The app is interactively linked to Leica Science [...]

