December 18, 2013
SANTA CLARA, Calif. -- Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE: A) today introduced the new Agilent Hydrogen Sensor for the 7890B Gas Chromatography system. The new sensor helps GC users move away from costly helium carrier gas by providing the additional level of security many organizations require in order to use hydrogen. The self-calibrating sensor will automatically [...]
December 18, 2013
Madison, WI, USA -- Roche (SIX: RO, ROG; OTCQX: RHHBY) and Kapa Biosystems announced today a partnership to provide an optimized NGS target enrichment workflow solution. Kapa Biosystems will custom manufacture NGS library preparation products for Roche NimbleGen to distribute to its customers. Roche NimbleGen's new offering combines KAPA Library Preparation Kits with Roche NimbleGen [...]
December 18, 2013
SANTA CLARA, Calif. -- Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE: A) today introduced the third version of its Intelligent System Emulation Technology for the 1290 Infinity Binary LC and 1290 Infinity Quaternary LC systems. The new ISET version allows emulation of the Waters Acquity UPLC and Acquity H-class systems and the Shimadzu Prominence HPLC system. ISET provides [...]
Leading Global Airlines Select Morpho’s Itemiser DX for Enhanced Cargo Screening
December 18, 2013
WILMINGTON, MA - Morpho (Safran), through its subsidiary Morpho Detection, Inc., today announced that six leading global air carriers have deployed more than 200 Itemiser® DX desktop explosives trace detectors (ETD) at U.S. and international facilities this year to meet new regulatory mandates for enhanced cargo screening. Under U.S. Transportation Security Administration (TSA) regulations effective [...]
December 18, 2013
STRASBOURG AND MONTRÉAL - Domain Therapeutics, a France-based biopharmaceutical company that specializes in the research and development of new drug candidates that target G-protein coupled receptors (GPCRs), is pleased to announce the signing of a licensing and partnership agreement on GPCR biosensor technology with Université de Montréal (UdeM) and its commercialization unit, with the Institute [...]
December 18, 2013
Santa Clara, CA -- Park Systems, a leading manufacturer of atomic force microscopy (AFM) products, announces the debut of Park XE15, a powerfully versatile atomic force microscope featuring a unique MultiSampleTM scan. This newly developed large sample AFM provides researchers and operators with the ability to automatically image and measure up to nine individual samples. [...]
Curoverse Raises $1.5 Million to Build Open Source Platform for Genomic and Biomedical Big Data
December 18, 2013
Boston, MA -- Curoverse announced today the company has raised $1.5 million to accelerate development of the Arvados free and open source software platform for genomic and biomedical big data and to deliver new products based on the platform. Arvados is a computational storage platform designed for the biomedical industry. The first deployment of Arvados [...]
Agilent Technologies and Nanyang Technological University
December 18, 2013
SANTA CLARA, Calif., and SINGAPORE -- Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE: A) and Nanyang Technological University today announced they are collaborating on the development of new solutions for the biological treatment of wastewater. In this collaboration, the Nanyang Environment and Water Research Institute (NEWRI), which leads NTU's efforts in water research, will use Agilent's bio-analytical instruments [...]
Inline analysis of ingredients in beverages and liquid food
December 18, 2013
In order to realize an excellent quality at low costs and short lead times, production processes should be monitored in the food industry in terms of preventive quality management. In the production of beverages and liquid food, for example, the correct concentration of ingredients matters. If the concentration is not kept, a false taste of [...]
New Cryostat Offers High-Quality, Efficient Frozen Sectioning
December 17, 2013
RUNCORN, U.K. -- A new manual cryostat offers scientists improved functionality and ergonomics, ensuring efficient high quality frozen sectioning. Sectioning temperature is critical in generating a good quality fresh frozen tissue section. The Thermo Scientific Cryostar NX50 is an innovative cryostat incorporating knife cooling and adjustable specimen head temperature for rapid adjustment to meet the [...]

