Charentes Alliance selects Perten NIR grain analyzers
March 19, 2014
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
March 19, 2014
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 [...]
March 19, 2014
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
March 19, 2014
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
March 19, 2014
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
March 18, 2014
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
March 18, 2014
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 [...]
March 18, 2014
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 [...]
Shimadzu’s New Nexera Method Scouting System Maximizes Efficiency in HPLC/UHPLC Method Development
March 18, 2014
Shimadzu Scientific Instruments (SSI) has introduced the Nexera Method Scouting System. Capable of automatically investigating up to 96 combinations of mobile phases, gradients and columns, it significantly improves HPLC method development productivity in both R&D and QA/QC environments. Shimadzu’s Nexera Method Scouting System is equipped with two pumps, each with a quaternary valve, which allows [...]
New Centrifuge Delivers High-Performance, High-Volume Batch Bioprocessing
March 18, 2014
NEW YORK -- A new high-performance centrifuge system, featuring a high-capacity carbon fiber rotor, accelerates bioprocessing with higher volumes to reduce cycle times. Designed to improve productivity and ensure sample safety and integrity, the new Thermo Scientific Sorvall RC BIOS 10 large capacity centrifuge system is ideal for a range of cell culture and bioprocessing [...]

