Cancer Genetics Expands BioDiscovery’s Nexus Copy Number Platform to Identify Novel Biomarkers Predictive of Cancer Outcomes

Hawthorne, CA and Rutherford, NJ -- Cancer Genetics, Inc. (Nasdaq: CGIX) and BioDiscovery, Inc. have announced expansion of the Nexus Copy Number Discovery platform in CGI research to uncover novel biomarkers which are predictive of cancer outcomes. “Cancer Genetics has been able to leverage the Nexus Copy Number platform’s unique ability to quickly digest large [...]

Children’s Oncology Hospital Units utilise TAP’s Fill-It System for Immunotherapy Research

Cambridge, UK: TAP Biosystems, (now part of the Sartorius Stedim Biotech Group), a leading supplier of innovative cell culture systems and consumables for life science applications, today announced its Fill-It™, automated cryovial filling system is being routinely used in clinical trials of novel cell-based cancer immunotherapies at children’s oncology units in three major US hospitals. [...]

PerkinElmer to Showcase Innovative Approaches for Accelerating Cancer Research at AACR Annual Meeting 2014

WHAT: PerkinElmer, Inc., a global leader focused on the health and safety of people and the environment, today announced that it will be showcasing a variety of products and integrated solutions at the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) 2014 Annual Meeting April 5-9 in San Diego (Booths 2117 and 2217). PerkinElmer provides a full [...]

Magritek reports on the use of their Spinsolve Benchtop NMR system at the BAM Federal Institute for Materials Research and Testing

Aachen, Germany: Magritek, a leading provider of compact NMR and MRI instruments, report on the use of their Spinsolve Benchtop NMR spectrometer at The BAM Federal Institute for Materials Research and Testing in Berlin. The BAM Federal Institute for Materials Research and Testing operates under the guideline “Safety in Technology and Chemistry.” For the field [...]

Agilent Technologies Introduces Next-Generation Ultraviolet-Visible Diode Array Spectrophotometer

SANTA CLARA, Calif. – Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE: A) today introduced the next generation in ultraviolet-visible (UV-Vis) spectroscopy, the Cary 8454 UV-Visible spectrophotometer. Building on Agilent’s industry-leading photodiode array (PDA) detector technology, the Cary 8454 UV-Vis includes a new version of UV-Vis ChemStation software that integrates with OpenLAB Enterprise Content Manager (ECM). Together they provide [...]

Grace Launches ProVance Disposable Protein A Chromatography Columns to Help Reduce Costs and Time to Market for Biologics

COLUMBIA, MD –- W. R. Grace & Co. (NYSE: GRA) announced the launch of ProVance™ pre-packed Protein A columns at Bioprocessing Development Week in San Diego, CA USA and the Bioprocess International Conference in Prague, Czech Republic. ProVance™ columns are a high-performance disposable chromatography solution to help meet the growing demand for downstream purification. Increasingly, [...]

Newborn Screening Solution from AB SCIEX Provides Early Detection Indicators of Metabolic Disorders to Help Doctors in Europe Make Babies’ Health More Predictable

Framingham - Early detection and treatment of inherited metabolic disorders in newborns can lessen the severity of health problems, which could cause mental and physical disabilities or death, if undetected. The window of opportunity to determine if a baby is at risk of a serious or life-threatening condition before symptoms begin is small; therefore, test [...]

Biolin Scientific divests Osstell, focuses on life sciences

Stockholm, Sweden — — Biolin Scientific (biolinscientific.com) announces today the divestiture of Osstell, a subsidiary focused on dental diagnostic solutions, to the venture capital company Fouriertransform. The transaction price is approximately 33 MSEK (enterprise value) and involves 100% of the shares in Osstell AB. The divestiture of Osstell is expected to be non-dilutive to Biolin [...]

Park Systems Introduces Automatic Defect Review for Semiconductor Wafers – An Astounding 1,000% Throughput Increase

Santa Clara, CA -- Park Systems, a leading manufacturer of atomic force microscopy (AFM) products, proudly introduces the Automatic Defect Review (ADR)AFM for 300mm bare wafers, a fully automated AFM solution that improves throughput of AFM defect review by up to 1,000%. The 300mm bare wafer ADR AFM is a new process for identifying defects [...]

New dimensions in polarimetry

The new, extremely compact MCP 100 polarimeter now helps anyone working with optically active substances to reach all required targets in a fully traceable fashion. Its high quality is a given: The instrument is launched by technology leader Anton Paar – making the renowned quality of the MCP series available to customers working on a [...]

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