January 21, 2014
SANTA CLARA, Calif., Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE: A) today announced that Dr. Paul B. Watkins, international drug safety expert and director of the Hamner-University of North Carolina Institute for Drug Safety Sciences, has received an Agilent Thought Leader Award in recognition of his ongoing work developing integrated methods to predict drug-induced liver injury (DILI). This [...]
IONICON PTR-MS (Proton transfer Reaction – Mass Spectrometry) system monitors GMP biotech processes
January 21, 2014
IONICON is a partner in the Austrian Center for Industrial Biotechnology (ACIB) for the development of novel tools for real-time process monitoring of biotechnological fermentations. After the successful implementation in a laboratory environment, the IONICON PTR-technology could now make another important step and has been utilized for real-time process monitoring in an industrial, GMP (Good [...]
January 21, 2014
CARLSBAD, Calif., Life Technologies Corporation (NASDAQ: LIFE) today announced the availability of the only USDA-licensed, real-time PCR test to detect Tritrichomonas foetus (T. foetus) - a sexually transmitted disease in cattle that leads to early embryonic losses and infertility, resulting in significant economic impact to the cattle industry due to open (non-pregnant) and late-calving cows. [...]
Dr. Anish Goyal Joins Block Engineering as VP of Technology
January 21, 2014
Marlborough, MA; Block Engineering, the leading manufacturer of Quantum Cascade Laser (QCL) and miniaturized FTIR based infrared spectroscopy solutions, announced today that Dr. Anish Goyal has joined the company as the new Vice President of Technology. Dr. Goyal will lead all aspects of technology development, assessment and demonstration of new commercial and government applications, and [...]
Brooks Introduces Next-Generation Automated Sample Storage System
January 21, 2014
CHELMSFORD, MASSACHUSETTS — Brooks Life Science Systems, a division of Brooks Automation, Inc. (Nasdaq:BRKS), has introduced its next-generation of automated systems for sample and biological storage. The systems include standardized control software that offers a best-in-class user experience. The company also launched its new “Ask Brooks” expert services portal. The announcements were made at the [...]
Fluxion Biosciences releases IsoFlux Rare Cell Enrichment Kit – Streptavidin Version
January 21, 2014
SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif.--- Fluxion Biosciences, Inc. announced the release of a new reagent kit for the IsoFlux System designed to provide more options for circulating tumor cell (CTC) and other rare cell capture from biological samples. The IsoFlux Rare Cell Enrichment (Streptavidin) Kit incorporates streptavidin-coated magnetic beads that can bind with one or more [...]
January 21, 2014
ST. LOUIS-- Sigma-Aldrich Corporation (NASDAQ: SIAL), a leading Life Science and High Technology Company, today announced the signing of an agreement with Goodfellow Cambridge, Ltd., a leading international supplier of metals and materials for research and industry, to market and distribute Goodfellow's portfolio of materials which includes metals, alloys and ceramics. The agreement expands the [...]
New Raman Microscope Enables High-Resolution Materials Analysis
January 21, 2014
MADISON, Wis. – Materials scientists, engineers, and academic researchers can accelerate their research and understand materials in applications ranging from pharmaceutical formulation and life sciences to semiconductor manufacturing and geology using a new Raman imaging microscope. The microscope is so easy to operate that scientists of all abilities can simply walk up and use it [...]
January 21, 2014
SAN DIEGO-- Illumina, Inc. (NASDAQ:ILMN) today announced it has entered into a multi-year supply agreement with Laboratory Corporation of America® Holdings (LabCorp®) (NYSE: LH). The agreement gives LabCorp expanded rights to use Illumina next-generation sequencing (NGS) and microarray equipment and supplies to develop, validate and introduce laboratory-developed tests to clinicians in the United States and [...]
Abcam to open office in Shanghai, China
January 21, 2014
Cambridge UK,Abcam plc., a global leader in the supply of innovative protein research tools, has announced that it will open a new office in February 2014, in Shanghai, China. The new hub is the Company’s ninth global office, and has been established to support Abcam’s focus on increasing geographic reach and improving distribution channels to [...]
