Monolithic Diamond ATR Accessory Offers Rapid, Detailed Sample Analysis
July 15, 2014
MADISON, Wis. -– Laboratories that provide QA/QC, forensics, educational or analytical services can now use a new monolithic diamond accessory designed to perform fast, high-quality attenuated total reflectance (ATR) sample analysis at an affordable price. The accessory, the Thermo Scientific Smart iTX, integrates with the Thermo Scientific Nicolet iS10 FT-IR spectrometer and other Thermo Scientific [...]
July 15, 2014
GERMANTOWN, Maryland, and HILDEN, Germany -— QIAGEN N.V. (NASDAQ: QGEN; Frankfurt Prime Standard: QIA) today announced the launch of 14 new GeneReadTM DNAseq V2 gene panels targeting an extensive range of cancer-related genes or gene regions. Gene panels are an integral part of many next-generation sequencing (NGS) workflows. They are used to enrich genes of [...]
StemCells, Inc. Announces Proposed $20 Million Offering
July 15, 2014
NEWARK, Calif. -- StemCells, Inc. (Nasdaq:STEM), today announced its intent to offer and sell 11,299,435 shares of common stock and short term warrants for the purchase of up to 9,604,520 additional shares of common stock to two well recognized institutional biotechnology investors, subject to market and other conditions, for gross proceeds of $20 million, before [...]
SciGene Introduces High Capacity Oven for FISH Probe Hybridization
July 15, 2014
Sunnyvale, CA -- SciGene today introduced the CytoBrite Slide Oven, a 60-slide convection incubator for performing extended or overnight FISH/ISH probe hybridizations. The CytoBrite Slide Oven has the capacity of five Thermobrite instruments in 60% less bench space. The oven has five pull-out drawers that each receive two 6-slide removable trays from the CytoBrite Slide [...]
July 15, 2014
JPK Instruments, a world-leading manufacturer of nanoanalytic instrumentation for research in life sciences and soft matter, reports on the use of their AFM system, the NanoWizard® in the Physics Department at Swansea University. Dr Peter Dunstan is an associate Professor in the Department of Physics at Swansea University and a member of the University’s Centre [...]
Analytik Jena Introduces New Autosampler for Atomic Absorption Spectrometers and TOC Analyzers
July 15, 2014
Analytik Jena is introducing a new generation of autosamplers for a wide range of products. The sampler will be used for the AAS family of products — contrAA®, novAA® and ZEEnit — as well as the TOC Analyzers of the multi N/C® series. A high quality standard in combination with the optimization of the manufacturing [...]
Mettler-Toledo (MTD) Presents A New Line Of Thermomechanical Analyzers
July 15, 2014
COLUMBUS, Ohio -– METTLER TOLEDO announces a new line of Thermomechanical Analyzers, providing nanometer-resolution length measurements over a wide temperature range. The new TMA/SDTA 1 features sample supports and probes that are easy to handle, and many intelligent features with the well-known One Click™ operation, ensuring work flows are ergonomic and efficient. TMA/SDTA 1 incorporates [...]
Repligen Hires Jon K. Snodgres as Chief Financial Officer
July 15, 2014
WALTHAM, Mass. -- Repligen Corporation (Nasdaq:RGEN) today announced that Jon K. Snodgres has been named its Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Snodgres joins Repligen from his CFO role at Maquet Cardiovascular, a medical device company. Over the course of five years with Maquet, Mr. Snodgres contributed to the company's growth from niche status to a diversified [...]
SQI Diagnostics Appoints Industry Veteran to its Board of Directors
July 15, 2014
Toronto, Ontario -- SQI Diagnostics Inc. (TSX-V: SQD),a life sciences company that develops and commercializes proprietary technologies and products for advanced microarray diagnostics, today announced it has appointed Dr. Allan Pronovost to its Board of Directors. SQI will also retain the services of Dr. Pronovost, as strategic advisor, where he will assist the Company in [...]
July 15, 2014
San Diego, USA -- Magritek, a leading provider of compact NMR and MRI instruments, is pleased to announce the Spinsolve Phosphorus, the world’s first Phosphorus-31 capable benchtop NMR spectroscopy system. Phosphorus is commonly found in many organic compounds, for example in biological membranes or DNA. The 31P nucleus has a 100% natural isotopic abundance and [...]
