New sample chamber design for PicoQuant’s FluoTime 300 spectrometer
June 20, 2014
Berlin (Germany)-– PicoQuant has released a new design of the FluoTime 300 fluorescence lifetime spectrometer. The sample chamber of the system is now designed around modular sample holders, which allow a quick and easy change between different sample configurations, e. g. liquids, powders, or wafers. The range of available sample holders was also extended and [...]
AMETEK Completes Acquisition Of Zygo Corporation
June 20, 2014
BERWYN, Pa.-- AMETEK, Inc. AME +0.01% today announced that it has completed its acquisition of Zygo Corporation ZIGO -0.02% for $19.25 per share in cash per fully diluted common share, or approximately $280 million net of cash acquired. The completion of the transaction follows approval from Zygo shareholders and the receipt of all regulatory approvals. [...]
Bioo Scientific Releases Sciclone and Biomek Protocols to Eliminate NGS Library Prep Bottlenecks
June 20, 2014
Austin, TX -- Today Bioo Scientific announced the release of high throughput automated methods for next generation sequencing library preparation on the Beckman Biomek® FX and Biomek® FXP Laboratory Automation Workstations, and the Perkin Elmer Sciclone liquid handling workstations. These protocols were designed to enable researchers to leverage the NEXTflex library prep kits on liquid [...]
June 19, 2014
SUNNYVALE, Calif. -- Cepheid (Nasdaq: CPHD) today announced a new collaboration with AstraZeneca, Cubist Pharmaceuticals, Inc., and GSK intended to promote transformational change in infectious disease therapy by developing a rapid diagnostic test that can target multi-drug resistant pathogens and support the appropriate use of antibiotics. Targeting bacterial infections with the right treatment will slow [...]
June 19, 2014
Goettingen, Germany -- Invent Biotechnologies, Inc., USA, is a biotech company located in Minnesota, USA. The company is focused on developing innovative technologies to meet the demand of biomedical research communities. Many biological research procedures are tedious and time-consuming. Lin Yan, CEO of Invent Biotechnologies, Inc.: "We believe that there is always a simpler and [...]
TeraView Establishes Asian Presence
June 19, 2014
Cambridge, UK –With a growing list of customers in Asia, TeraView has taken the step of establishing an initial base in the region. The first office is located in Seoul, and is intended to enhance the service, technical support and applications-specific expertise which TeraView offers its customers and commercial partners in the region. The new [...]
INTEGRA Liquid Handler Improves Genetic Replication & Screening
June 19, 2014
The Institute of Genetics and Development of Rennes (IGDR), France reports on how, using a VIAFLO 96 handheld multichannel pipette from INTEGRA, they have been able to improve the efficiency and speed with which they replicate yeast strain collections and perform genetic screens in 96 well plates. The Institute of Genetics and Development of Rennes [...]
June 19, 2014
UTRECHT, The Netherlands and MENLO PARK, Calif.-- Pacific Biosciences of California, Inc., (Nasdaq:PACB) provider of the PacBio® RS II DNA Sequencing System, and GenDx, a pioneer in the area of sequence-based typing and next-generation sequencing for HLA typing, today announced a co-marketing agreement to offer products for full-length HLA gene sequencing. The Human Leukocyte Antigen [...]
Fluidigm Accelerates Single-Cell Science with the New C1(TM) Open App(TM) Program
June 19, 2014
SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif.-- Fluidigm Corporation (NASDAQ:FLDM) today announced the launch of the C1TM Open AppTM Program, giving researchers the ability to create and share new single-cell applications on the C1 Single-Cell Auto Prep System. The C1 system is a powerful and easy-to-use platform that allows researchers to explore cellular heterogeneity across a wide range [...]
June 19, 2014
Schwerzenbach, Switzerland -- METTLER TOLEDO adds titration as the latest instrument family on the LabX platform which already supports: balances, melting point instruments, Quantos weighing solutions, density meters and refractometers. LabX software offers a unique approach by being accessible from both the instrument and a computer, validation and compliance, both using a single uniform operator [...]
