Cambridge, UK - Horizon Discovery™ (Horizon), a leading provider of research tools to support translational genomics and the development of personalized medicines, today announced it has entered into a large-scale licensing agreement with a Japanese medical university. The agreement covers a limited use label license for academic use of 250 of Horizon’s X-MAN™ genetically defined, [...]

SANTA CLARA, Calif. -- Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE: A) today announced it will introduce its next-generation microwave plasma atomic emission spectrometer (MP-AES) to the mining industry at Mining Indaba, Feb. 3-6, in Cape Town, South Africa. Mining Indaba is the world's third-largest mining conference, dedicated to the capitalization and development of mining interests in Africa. [...]

TOKYO, Japan– Leading semiconductor test equipment supplier Advantest Corporation (TSE: 6857, NYSE: ATE) has announced the launch of its new low-cost, multi-purpose terahertz spectroscopy system, the TAS7400 Series. Based on Advantest’s flagship terahertz product, the TAS7500 high-end terahertz spectroscopic system, the TAS7400 utilizes terahertz waves to deliver non-destructive spectroscopic analysis within a desktop form factor. [...]

BILLERICA, Mass.--- Bruker (NASDAQ: BRKR) today announced the official opening of a new Preclinical Imaging Center of Excellence for the Americas in Billerica, Massachusetts. The facility offers advanced development, demonstration and support facilities for Bruker’s industry-leading portfolio of preclinical imaging instrumentation and multimodal platforms. In showcasing both the individual imaging technologies and the benefits gained [...]

MILFORD, Mass. -- Waters Corporation (NYSE: WAT) today announced three new UNIFI® Scientific Information System solutions: the Waters® Glycan Application Solution with UNIFI, Forensic Toxicology Screening Application Solution with UNIFI, and the Natural Products Application Solution with UNIFI. Each new application features a proprietary comprehensive library of relevant molecules. "Not only does our most recent [...]

PITTSBURGH, PA — ChemImage Corporation announced today that the company will be expanding its international distribution of its forensics product line, the HSI Examiner™ Series to Brazil after reaching an agreement with Teletronic Industria e Comercio LTDA, a leading provider of laboratory products and equipment in the Brazilian region. The HSI Examiner™ QD Series of [...]

Hillsboro, Ore. — FEI (NASDAQ: FEIC) today announced that the 2014 Image Contest will begin February 3, 2014. Image categories for the contest include: ‘The Natural World’, ‘The Human Body’, and ‘Around the House’. All FEI instrument owners are invited to submit their best images through the end of the year, and some of them [...]

COLUMBIA, Md. – Shimadzu Scientific Instruments announces the release of its new series of high-end energy dispersive X-ray fluorescence spectrometers. Incorporating a new high-performance semiconductor detector, the EDX-7000/8000 spectrometers offer excellent sensitivity, resolution, and throughput for an array of applications, from general screening analysis to advanced materials research. The EDX-7000/8000 systems’ new state-of-the-art semiconductor detector [...]

GERMANTOWN, Maryland, and HILDEN, Germany — QIAGEN N.V. (NASDAQ: QGEN; Frankfurt Prime Standard: QIA) today announced plans to roll out a portfolio of assays for the QIAsymphony platform to aid in the diagnosis of healthcare-associated infections. The first new test the artus C. difficile QS-RGQ MDx Kit has been submitted to the U.S. Food and [...]

SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO and SUNNYVALE, CALIFORNIA –– Continuing its strategy of delivering disruptive single-cell analysis capabilities to life science researchers around the world, Fluidigm Corporation (NASDAQ:FLDM) has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire DVS Sciences, Inc. (DVS) to create a single-cell technology powerhouse. Combined with DVS, Fluidigm will be able to offer a comprehensive [...]