Life Technologies to Provide Ion Torrent Sequencing Platform to Quest Diagnostics for Development of New Molecular Tests

CARLSBAD, Calif.-- Life Technologies (NASDAQ: LIFE) has completed a multi-year license and supply agreement with Quest Diagnostics (NYSE: DGX), the world's leading provider of diagnostic information services, that gives Quest rights to develop molecular tests on the Ion Torrent™ next-generation sequencing platform. Under the agreement, Quest may use the platform and related consumables to independently [...]

MTS Systems and Chery Automobile Company Celebrate The Opening of Their Joint Vehicle System Engineering Laboratory In China

EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn.-- MTS Systems Corporation (NASDAQ: MTSC), a leading global supplier of high-performance test systems and position sensors, today announced the grand opening of a vehicle system engineering laboratory in collaboration with Chery Automobile Co. Ltd. in Wuhu, China. The first MTS joint laboratory with a domestic Chinese automotive OEM, the Chery-MTS lab is [...]

Microsaic Systems launches compact MiDas interface unit for real-time reaction data with miniaturised mass spectrometry instrument

Microsaic Systems is pleased to announce the launch of the MiDas™ interface module which allows simple connectivity of its miniaturised mass detector, the 4000 MiD®, for on line and off line analysis. The MiDas compact integrated interface unit offers automated sampling, dilution and injection for direct mass spectrometry (MS) analysis at the lab bench or [...]

Eurofins Expands Presence in Discovery Pharmacology and Bioanalysis by Acquiring the Discovery and Development Solutions Business of Merck KGaA

Eurofins Scientific (EUFI.PA), the world leader in providing analytical support to the pharmaceutical industry, announces the signing of an agreement to acquire the assets of the Discovery and Development Solutions (DDS) business of Merck Millipore (EMD Millipore in the United States and Canada), the Life Science division of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany. DDS is a [...]

PerkinElmer Introduces Multi-Species Integrated Optical and X-ray Imaging System

PerkinElmer introduces the IVIS® Lumina XRMS Series III multimodal imaging system offering industry-leading bioluminescence and low dose X-ray imaging, along with novel ultra-sensitive, two-dimensional in vivo fluorescence imaging technologies. The Lumina XRMS allows researchers from academic to commercial institutions the flexibility to perform quantitative and multimodal pre-clinical imaging with exceptional sensitivity on mice and rats. [...]

Advantest’s Terahertz Spectroscopic/Imaging System TAS7500 Adopted by Seoul National University

TOKYO, Japan –– Leading semiconductor test equipment supplier Advantest Corporation (TSE: 6857, NYSE: ATE) today announced that its terahertz spectroscopic imaging system TAS7500, which utilizes Advantest’s THz wave technology, has been adopted by Seoul National University. Advantest expects that the adoption of this system by Seoul National University will accelerate the spread of terahertz analysis [...]

Supplying a Research Lab with Advanced Equipment Has Never Been Easier

HOLLISTON, Mass. -- Humans have always organized things. Something in our brains tells us to break information into smaller chunks, making it easier to understand. We separate animals into different species, books into genres and clothing into styles. In this era of endless medical specialization, our aptitude for grouping is more important than ever. For [...]

Agilent Technologies Introduces New External Valve Oven for Gas Chromatograph

SANTA CLARA, Calif.-- Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE: A) today announced the availability of the Agilent Large Valve Oven for the 7890B gas chromatograph (GC) system. This versatile, high-capacity external oven can be configured to support complex, multi-valve ASTM International and EN (European Standard) GC applications. Precisely engineered for thermal isolation from the GC oven, the [...]

2013 SALES: UP 13% TO €10 MILLION

PARIS– Mauna Kea Technologies (NYSE Euronext: MKEA, FR0010609263), leader in the optical biopsy market, just released its consolidated sales figures for the year ended December 31, 2013. Sacha Loiseau, CEO of Mauna Kea Technologies, made the following comment: "Fourth quarter sales are in line with those of the previous year. The sales trend in the [...]

ProteinSimple Launches Low-Cost Simple Western

SANTA CLARA, Calif. -- ProteinSimple today introduced Wes, another revolutionary re-invention of the Western blot. Wes is the bold evolution of the popular Simple Western family of instruments, delivering simplicity and performance like no product before it. With just 30 minutes of sample prep, Wes will analyze up to 25 samples in under 3 hours [...]

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