FourthExpansion This Year – Nanolab Technologies Adds New Defect Detection and Analysis Tools
June 5, 2014
Milpitas, CA -- Nanolab Technologies, a Silicon Valley-based analytical services lab, has purchased and installed new defect detection tools to its 48,000 square foot advanced laboratory, its fourth announced capacity expansion this year. Nanolab recently added the following equipment: • FEI Helios 460HP DualBeam FIB-SEM • FEI Helios 450HP DualBeam FIB-SEM • Magellan XHR SEM [...]
AXT Successful with Bid to Supply University of South Australia with A Micro Diffractometer
June 5, 2014
Sydney, Australia -- AXT Pty. Ltd., a leading Australian supplier of scientific instruments is pleased to announce that they have won the bid to supply the Mawson Institute at the University of South Australia with a Rigaku D/Max Rapid II Dual Wavelength Micro X-Ray Diffractometer. This system will be the most advanced lab-based micro diffractometer [...]
New Molecular Biology Tools Drive Efficiency across a Range of Applications
June 5, 2014
LAFAYETTE, Colo. -- New molecular biology kits unveiled today can help to shorten researchers’ time in the laboratory by simplifying nucleic acid purification, next-generation sequencing, epigenetic research and animal genotyping – all while providing higher yields and improved quality. “The Thermo Scientific Molecular Biology product portfolio represents a complete range of innovative, high-quality reagents, instruments [...]
June 5, 2014
PerkinElmer Inc., a global leader focused on the health and safety of people and the environment, and Sofie Biosciences, a leader in the field of PET imaging, today announced an agreement in which PerkinElmer will exclusively commercialize and sell preclinical Positron Emission Tomography (PET) – X-Ray and 3-dimensional Computed Tomography (CT) imaging systems developed by, [...]
Leica Microsystems Strengthens Market Presence in Turkey
June 5, 2014
Wetzlar, Germany / Istanbul, Turkey -- Leica Microsystems has strengthened the alliance with its Turkish distributors Mikro-Optik T?bbi Malzeme Ithalat Ihracat ve Ticaret Limited ?irketi and Gantenbein Ticaret Mürsel Gelincik ve Orta?? Adi Komandit ?irketi, thereby deepening its market presence in Turkey. All relevant assets of the two companies, both of Istanbul, with another office [...]
June 5, 2014
In addition to offering speed, accuracy, and a wide measurement range, mercury porosimetry also permits the calculation of numerous sample properties such as pore size distributions, total pore volume, total pore surface area, median pore diameter and sample densities (bulk and skeletal). Micromeritics’ AutoPore V Series Mercury Porosimeters can determine a broader pore size distribution [...]
BioDetection Instruments Awarded National Institutes of Health Grant
June 5, 2014
Fayetteville, Ark. -- Biodetection Instruments™ has been awarded a National Institutes of Health Small Business Innovation and Research (SBIR) Phase I grant to develop an automated cartridge assay for rapid detection of viable Cryptosporidium oocysts, or spores, in water. Cryptosporidium is a microscopic parasite and is one of the most frequent causes of waterborne disease [...]
June 4, 2014
San Carlos, CA -— NuGEN Technologies, Inc., a market leader in the development of solutions for Next Generation Sequencing (NGS) applications, has launched a novel technology to better enable targeted sequencing studies with genomic DNA or RNA. This launch follows a successful early access period where the technology has been evaluated in leading genomics labs. [...]
Malvern Instruments to acquire MicroCal business from GE Healthcare Life Sciences
June 4, 2014
Malvern, UK: Malvern Instruments Ltd. (Malvern, UK) announced today that it has entered into an agreement with GE Healthcare Life Sciences to acquire the company’s MicroCal™ microcalorimetry business. Financial terms were not disclosed. The acquisition, which is subject to regulatory approvals, is expected to complete in the third quarter of 2014. MicroCal has a 30-year [...]
New Humidifier Accessory from Markes set to improve analysis of chemical emissions from materials
June 4, 2014
Llantrisant, UK -- Markes International, a world leader in instrumentation for trace organic analysis, has announced the launch of a Humidifier Accessory, which extends the capability of their Micro-Chamber/Thermal Extractor™ by supplying it with humidified air or gas. Markes’ Micro-Chamber/Thermal Extractor has gained popularity over recent years as a versatile tool for rapidly sampling volatile [...]
