June 30, 2014
Randox Food Diagnostics has unveiled the first reliable screening test for a highly regulated group of antimicrobials, Nitroimidazoles. Both Nitroimidazoles and Chloramphenicol are used in the treatment and prevention of parasite and bacterial infection in bees. The product has been much anticipated by honey processors and exporters alike, who have long recognised the need for [...]
June 30, 2014
PITTSBURGH -- Cell biologists have a new imaging and analysis software available to them that offers speed, flexibility and efficiency for large-scale, high-throughput biology, including complex morphological analyses of cells, cell structure, and aggregations of cells in colonies. While robust, the platform is also simple enough to be applied to everyday assays such as viability [...]
Reproducible Medium Throughput Compound Screening
June 30, 2014
London, UK -- INTEGRA reports on how respiratory drug discovery and development specialists - Pulmocide Ltd. are using a VIAFLO Assist pipetting assistant to enhance the productivity and reproducibility of their screening of novel compounds in a range of biological assays. Drawing upon its world-class drug discovery team - Pulmocide (www.pulmocide.com) is generating a pipeline [...]
June 30, 2014
WILMINGTON, Mass.-- Implant Sciences Corporation (OTCQB:IMSC), a high technology supplier of systems and sensors for homeland security and defense markets, today stated that it has shipped over $400,000 in previously unannounced orders of QS-H150s and QS-B220s to multiple customers in Asia, Europe, Africa and the Middle East. Customers for the handheld and desktop explosives trace [...]
June 30, 2014
Basel -- Roche (SIX: RO, ROG; OTCQX: RHHBY) announced today the launch of cobas® 6500, a fully automated urine testing system that consists of two modular analyzers combining urine strip testing and digital urinary microscopy. The system tests for 23 parameters to help diagnose diseases such as urinary tract infection, kidney disease, and diabetes. The [...]
U. S. Navy Awards Advanced Photonix a Development Contract for Imaging Sensor
June 27, 2014
ANN ARBOR, Mich.-- Advanced Photonix® (NYSE MKT: API) announced that it has been awarded an advanced development contract for Phase II Terahertz Imaging for Detection of Corrosion and Defects Under Hull Coatings. The contract from the Naval Undersea Warfare Center (NUWC) is valued at approximately $1,000,000 (including all options) for further development of a high-speed [...]
New AACCI approved RVA Method for Determining the Gelatinization Temperature for Milled Rice Flour
June 27, 2014
Gelatinization temperature (GT) is commonly measured to assess rice cooking and processing potential. A faster method using a small quantity of sample has been desired for some time as traditional methods of estimating rice GT using the amylograph and differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) are time-consuming and, in the case of the amylograph, require large quantities [...]
Biotage Launches ACI™ – Accelerated Chromatographic Isolation
June 27, 2014
Uppsala, Sweden -– Biotage (STO: BIOT), a leading global supplier of solutions and technology for analytical, medicinal and peptide chemistry, announces the launch of ACI™ (Accelerated Chromatographic Isolation), a new advance converting simple flash purification into a faster and more economical way to isolate pure compounds. Faster Purification Biotage believes that ACI™ will radically improve [...]
Taylor-Wharton Announces Price Increase for CryoScience Business Unit
June 27, 2014
Minnetonka, MN -- Taylor-Wharton has announced a price increase for their CryoScience biological specimen storage freezers effective September 1, 2014. Taylor-Wharton products subject to this price increase are LABS and K-series freezers. The reasons for the current price increases are the rising costs of raw materials, parts and freight. The price increase will be 2.0%. [...]
Improve Pipetting Accuracy With New Rainin LR Low Retention Tips
June 26, 2014
METTLER TOLEDO's new Rainin LR low retention tips offer improved pipetting accuracy and performance and are available in many sizes and packaging options. Low retention tips prevent samples from interacting with the polypropylene surface of the tip. METTLER TOLEDO employs a unique manufacturing process to produce tips with a uniform field of highly-repellent fluoropolymer molecules [...]
