ZEISS iPad imaging app Labscope connects labs and classrooms

Jena, Munich -- ZEISS is presenting its new iPad imaging app Labscope at Analytica 2014 in Munich. The app communicates with ZEISS microscopes that have the new version of the microscope camera Axiocam ERc 5s. How does Labscope work? The iPad accesses the microscope camera via WiFi. This allows users to view the live image [...]

Shimadzu Registers HPLC and LCMS Instruments as Class I Medical Devices With Food and Drug Administration

COLUMBIA, Md. – In response to a growing need for analytical measurement in healthcare applications, Shimadzu Corporation, Japan, has registered several of the company’s high-performance liquid chromatographs (HPLC) and high-performance liquid chromatograph mass spectrometers (LCMS) as Class I medical devices with the Food and Drug Administration. These are the first Shimadzu analytical instruments registered with [...]

Agilent Technologies Introduces High Performance Gas Chromatography Column Connection Supplies

SANTA CLARA, Calif. – Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE: A) today introduced a collection of new products that enhance column connections, prolong column life and extend the inert flow path. “We continually work with customers to help optimize laboratory performance, reliability and efficiency,” said Mike Feeney, vice president and general manager of Agilent’s Supplies Division, Chemical [...]

Bruker Announces the SkyScan™ 2211 Multiscale High-Resolution X-Ray Nanotomograph

MUNICH -- At Analytica 2014, Bruker (NASDAQ: BRKR) today introduced the SkyScan TM 2211, a new high-resolution X-ray nano-CT (computed tomography) system with the widest available range of object sizes and spatial resolutions. With the SkyScan 2211, for the first time one single instrument is capable of non-destructive scanning and 3D reconstruction of internal microstructures [...]

New Intelligent Rheometer Responds Intuitively to Individual Quality Control Demands

Analytica 2014 -- Industrial QA/QC laboratories that analyze the rheological properties of a wide variety of samples can now increase efficiency and reduce user error with an intelligent rheometer that adapts to an individual’s measurement routines and conditions. The Thermo Scientific HAAKE Viscotester iQ rheometer’s ‘’Connect Assist’’ function automatically detects the measuring geometry and temperature [...]

Kapa Selected for Landmark 100K Foodborne Pathogen Genome Project

Wilmington Massachusetts -- Kapa Biosystems, Inc., a leading supplier of reagents for the life science market, today announced that its KAPA Library Preparation Kits have been selected for use in the 100K Foodborne Pathogen Genome Project, an innovative collaboration between the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the University of California, Davis, Agilent Technologies Inc., [...]

Gyros and Tekon Biotech Sign Distribution Agreement

Uppsala, Sweden: Gyros AB, a leader in utilization of microfluidic technologies to miniaturize and automate immunoassays, announced today that it has appointed Tekon Biotech as exclusive distributor of its nanoliter-scale immunoassay platform Gyrolab™ xP in China, Taiwan & Hong Kong. Tekon Biotech is a leading distributor to pharmaceutical, biotechnology and academic laboratories. Gyros’ immunoassay platform [...]

IntegenX Announces ISO 9001:2008 Certification

PLEASANTON, California –– IntegenX Inc., the market leader in Rapid Human DNA identification, announced today that it has earned ISO 9001:2008 certification for its quality management system for the design, development, manufacture and distribution of automated DNA identification systems. IntegenX manufactures the RapidHIT® System for human identification and is the first company in the rapid [...]

New Cell Culture Surface Designed to Enable Consistent, Repeatable Formation of Spheroids in Suspension

MUNICH -- Scientists working on cancer research are now able to use a new non-adherent cell culture surface to support the formation of consistent cancer spheroids in vitro, simulating the three-dimensional (3D) structures of tumor growth and providing a better model system for studying tumor cell progression and the efficacy of anticancer agents than two-dimensional [...]

New Electronic Pipettes Expand ClipTip Technology Portfolio by Speeding Up Sample Transfer Time and Reducing Repetition

MUNICH -- High-throughput laboratories, including biotechnology and pharmaceutical labs, have a new electronic pipetting system designed to maintain precise sample volumes on every channel with fewer repetitions and reproducible results for multiple application types. Thermo Fisher Scientific will showcase these solutions during Analytica 2014 (Hall B1, Booth #101) being held at Messe München in Munich [...]

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