Shimadzu Releases the SPM-8000FM High Resolution Scanning Probe Microscope – Even Capable of Measuring the Structure of Solid-Liquid Interfaces

Shimadzu Corporation announces the release of the SPM-8000FM high resolution scanning probe microscope. Equipped with a frequency modulation (FM) detection method, and positioned in the HR-SPM (high resolution scanning probe microscope) category, the SPM-8000FM is Shimadzu's flagship model of scanning probe microscope (SPM). The SPM-8000FM is the first instrument capable of making ultra-high resolution surface [...]

SRI Establishes Metabolite Standards Synthesis Center for National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute

MENLO PARK, Calif. — SRI International has received a $4.5 million contract from the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute, part of the National Institutes of Health, to establish a Metabolite Standards Synthesis Center to prepare molecules for researchers to use in the emerging field of metabolomics. Like genomics and proteomics, which study the collective [...]

Agilent Technologies Introduces Breakthrough ICP-MS and MP-AES Platforms

SANTA CLARA, Calif. -- Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE: A) today introduced the 7900 Inductively Coupled Plasma - Mass Spectrometer (ICP-MS) and the 4200 Microwave Plasma - Atomic Emission Spectrometer (MP-AES), the latest in a series of groundbreaking technologies featured in Agilent's portfolio of spectroscopy solutions. The 7900 ICP-MS and 4200 MP-AES are the most sophisticated, [...]

Genomic DNA Purification:100,000+ PCRs from 10 ml Blood Using ProCipitate™

MONMOUTH JUNCTION, N.J. -- A requirement of massively parallel SNP analysis is to have high quality DNA suitable for target amplifications, and prepared economically from practical blood volumes. ProPrep™ Genomic is a blood DNA purification system based upon the unique protein binding reagent, ProCipitate™. Data is presented demonstrating as little as 1-2 ng of template [...]

DNAnexus Secures $15 Million in Series C Financing to Accelerate Commercialization of Its Enterprise Platform for DNA Sequencing Data

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. -- DNAnexus, a pioneer in cloud-based solutions for large-scale DNA data management and analysis, today announced that it has closed a $15 million Series C funding led by Claremont Creek Ventures, Google Ventures, TPG Biotech, and First Round Capital. The company’s innovative Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS), is experiencing rapid customer adoption and delivers a [...]

New HPLC Column from Thermo Fisher Scientific Separates Wide Variety of Pharmaceutical Counterions

Thermo Fisher Scientific is pleased to announce the expansion of the Acclaim™ Trinity™ family of HPLC column with new Acclaim Trinity P2 columns. The new columns are designed to screen a wide range of counterions, including cations, anions, mono and multi-valent ions with one analysis, thanks to advanced mixed-mode Nanopolymer Silica Hybrid (NSH™) technology. Simple [...]

Dohmen Announces the Acquisition of Three Technology Companies; Red Arrow, Clinical Path Consulting (CPC) and ChemWare

MILWAUKEE -- CEO Cynthia (Dohmen) LaConte announced today that Dohmen has acquired three technology companies; Red Arrow Labs, Clinical Path Consulting and ChemWare. Founder of two of the companies, Mark Grosskopf will join Dohmen as the CIO of Dohmen Life Science Services and will continue to serve as president of all three companies going forward. [...]

ANSYS Closes Acquisition of Reaction Design

PITTSBURGH and SAN DIEGO -- ANSYS (Nasdaq:ANSS), a global leader and innovator of engineering simulation software, announced today that it has completed the acquisition of Reaction Design, a leading developer of chemistry simulation software. The Company will provide further details regarding the transaction and its impact on the 2014 financial outlook at the time of [...]

Neogen acquires Chem-Tech

LANSING, Mich. — Neogen Corporation (NASDAQ: NEOG) announced today that it has acquired the stock of Chem-Tech Ltd., a manufacturer of insecticides for the animal and food industries. The 35-year-old company, which is wholly owned by Pat and Kelle Rolfes, operates an extensive manufacturing and distribution facility in Pleasantville, Iowa. Chem-Tech's highly effective insecticides utilize [...]

Micronic, specialists in traceable sample storage solutions, has announced a further addition to its popular ‘blue-white’ Tracxer Code Reader line

The Tracxer Code Reader RD235 CRYO offers a high-end solution for scanning whole racks with 2D Data-Matrix or TraXis coded tubes. Featuring a CCD image sensor the new reader provides unmatched high resolution image quality, ensuring the highest accuracy 2D code reading. The Tracxer Code Reader RD235 CRYO features an anti-frost system which minimizes condensation [...]

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