New Rotor from Beckman Coulter Life Sciences Increases Centrifugation Throughput and Flexibility

INDIANAPOLIS –– Designed for applications that use common, disposable conical tubes, JA-14.50 rotors from Beckman Coulter Life Sciences extend the applications and flexibility of the company’s Avanti centrifuge series, and can be used in Avanti J-26S, J-30I and J-E centrifuges. While greater capacity results in higher throughput, the rotors maintain the precision performance offered by [...]

Thermo Fisher Scientific announces the release of a new autosampler for the handling of only liquid samples for gas chromatography or gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS) systems!

This new autosampler (Thermo Scientific TriPlus 100 LS Liquid Autosampler) performs liquid injections in a completely automated and reliable manner, regardless of the matrix or the selected technique. With the addition of optional accessories, the system is capable of automating sample preparation steps such as standard dilution, standard and internal standard addition, and vortexing. The [...]

Golden Helix Integrates Free Genome Browser Into Flagship Product for Streamlined User Experience and Enhanced Visualization Capabilities

Bozeman, MT -— Today Golden Helix released Version 8 of its genomic analysis software, SNP & Variation Suite (SVS), designed to empower researchers conducting complex genetic research. SVS is used by hundreds of scientists, doctors, and bioinformaticians around the world to unravel the genetic cause of disease and other phenotypes. Version 8 introduces the integration [...]

The Netherlands Cancer Institute to install U-SPECT+/CT for Furthering Oncology Research

MILabs is pleased to announce that the Netherlands Cancer Institute (NKI) will install a MILabs U-SPECT+/CT system in their new Mouse Cancer Clinic, a new cutting-edge pre-clinical research center, which is part of the NWO funded Mouse Clinic for Cancer and Aging research (MCCA). The U-SPECT+/CT has been selected as the most suitable system for [...]

Cellular Dynamics International Reports Fourth Quarter and Fiscal Year 2013 Financial Results

MADISON, Wis. -- Cellular Dynamics International, Inc. (CDI) (Nasdaq:ICEL), a developer and manufacturer of fully functioning human cells in industrial quantities to precise specifications, today reported financial results for the fourth quarter and for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2013. "We continue to be pleased with the revenue growth of the company. Total revenues [...]

908 Devices Introduces World’s First Handheld Mass Spectrometer

Boston, MA: 908 Devices, a pioneer of purpose-built analytical devices for chemical analysis, is delighted to introduce M908™, the world’s first truly handheld tool utilizing high-pressure mass spectrometry™ (HPMS). Specifically engineered for civilian users, first responders, and military teams, M908 provides accurate, immediate detection and identification of trace level chemical and explosive hazards at the [...]

Promethera Biosciences and EMD Millipore join forces to deliver a pre-clinical liver pharmaco-toxicological testing

Promethera® Biosciences, a company that develops innovative therapies for the treatment of liver diseases, today announces a collaboration with EMD Millipore to develop an improved ready-to-use microfluidic perfusion liver assay. This new product is designed to perform more robust studies in pre-clinical toxicity and drug metabolism. Early availability of reliable human liver-based assays is critical [...]

GE Healthcare launches Xuri™ MSC Medium and Attachment Solution for serum-free and xeno-free expansion of human mesenchymal stem cells

Xuri™ MSC Medium is a versatile and reliable cell culture product that enables the safe and efficient expansion of human mesenchymal stem cells (hMSC) without the use of animal derived components or undefined serum. It can be used to culture hMSC from a range of sources, including bone marrow, umbilical cord, or adipose tissue. Compared [...]

Phenomenex Expands Selectivity of Kinetex Core-Shell Line with New Biphenyl Columns

Torrance, CA -– Phenomenex Inc., a global leader in the research and manufacture of advanced technologies for the separation sciences, announces new Kinetex Core-Shell Biphenyl HPLC/UHPLC columns, giving researchers the ideal orthogonal selectivity to traditional C18 phases. This new phase is excellent for a broad range of complex-mixture analyses in clinical research and forensic toxicology, [...]

Hamilton Robotics Partners with Coastal Genomics to Introduce Innovative Technologies to Automate Agarose Gel DNA Fragment Selection

SAN DIEGO, Calif. -– At the annual Society for Laboratory Automation and Screening (SLAS) meeting Hamilton Robotics has announced a partnership with Coastal Genomics to launch the new Microlab® NIMBUS® Select workstation with Ranger Technology. The new automated workstation provides a faster and more economical automated solution to agarose gel selection of DNA fragments, generating [...]

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