Industry-Academic Collaboration Targets Major Proteomics Quantitation Advances

BOSTON--Scientists working to discover protein-based biomedical breakthroughs are constrained by the time and cost required to identify and quantify large numbers of proteins. Thermo Fisher Scientific and researchers at Harvard Medical School have teamed up to develop promising new ways to perform protein quantitation on a much larger scale than currently possible, with the goal [...]

George A. Scangos, Ph.D., of Biogen Idec to Join Agilent Technologies Board of Directors

SANTA CLARA, Calif.--Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE: A) today announced that George A. Scangos, Ph.D., chief executive officer and director of Biogen Idec Inc., has been appointed to Agilent's board of directors and will join the board in September. "I am delighted to welcome Dr. Scangos to the board," said James G. Cullen, Agilent chairman. "He [...]

Charentes Alliance selects Perten NIR grain analyzers

Charentes Alliance, a large French grain farmer cooperative, has selected the Inframatic 9500 NIR grain analyzer from Perten Instruments to be used at more than 100 grain receival stations. The IM 9500 is the latest NIR grain analyzer model from Perten. Launched in 2011 it combines industry standard transmittance NIR technology with ruggedness and ease [...]

MO BIO Laboratories, Inc. launches a new kit for FFPE Tissue RNA Isolation

CARLSBAD, Calif. -- MO BIO Laboratories, Inc., the leader in microbial, stool, plant, and soil nucleic acid purification, announces the launch of the BiOstic® FFPE Tissue RNA Isolation Kit. This newest kit features a very efficient protocol which includes complete lysis and extraction of total RNA from formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded tissues without the use of toxic [...]

Syngene Expands its Range of Imaging Systems For Fast, Accurate Imaging of 2D or 1D Gels and all Blot Types

Cambridge, UK: Scientific Digital Imaging’s [SDI’s] Syngene Division, a world-leading manufacturer of image analysis solutions is delighted to introduce the new high sensitivity G:BOX Chemi XX6 and XX9 image analysis systems. Utilizing the power of the latest CCD camera technology, these systems are suitable for scientists needing a versatile system capable of exceptional imaging of [...]

Analytik Jena Expands Product Portfolio with ICP-OES and Launches New Product on the Market

Jena -– Within its core segment for analysis measuring technology, Analytik Jena AG now offers with the PlasmaQuant® PQ 9000 its first High-Resolution Array ICP OES (optical emission spectrometry using inductively coupled plasma) for multiple element analysis as part of its own technology portfolio. This method is routinely used for determining smallest element concentrations especially [...]

Applikon Biotechnology opens new production facility in Guangzhou, China

The new production facility of Applikon Biotechnology in Guangzhou, China, will be officially opened. The opening ceremony will be combined with a scientific seminar “Innovations in bioreactor technology”. This new facility is located in “science city” a newly developed high tech science park in Guangzhou. The grand opening will be attended by (inter)national customers, business [...]

iLab Solutions Announces Eric de Saint Maurice as the New Director, European Business Development

Boston, MA -- iLab Solutions, the global leader in core facility management software, today announced Eric de Saint Maurice as the new Director, European Business Development. In this new role, Eric will work with iLab’s Europe-based team introducing iLab’s services to research institutions across Europe. He will work closely with researchers to understand their specific [...]

Brooks Automation Announces Agreement to Sell Its Granville-Phillips Business to MKS

CHELMSFORD, Mass. -- Brooks Automation, Inc. (Nasdaq:BRKS) today announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to sell its Granville-Phillips instrumentation business, based in Longmont, CO, to MKS Instruments, Inc., headquartered in Andover, MA, for $87 million in cash. Granville-Phillips was founded in 1954, acquired by Helix Technology in 1998 and became part of [...]

Phasefocus’ high-precision Lens Profiler helps practitioners to resolve clinical complications arising from corneal oxygen deficiency

Sheffield UK: Phase Focus Ltd (Phasefocus), the company that is revolutionising microscopy and imaging with the Phasefocus Virtual Lens®, reports on how optical lens practitioners are using the Phasefocus high-precision Lens Profiler to study potential clinical complications arising from corneal oxygen deficiency. Contact lens manufacturers universally quote values for oxygen transmissibility (Dk/t) to the cornea [...]

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