Cedar Crest College Awarded Significant Grant from the National Science Foundation
November 22, 2013
Allentown, PA -- The National Science Foundation awarded a $186,032 grant to Cedar Crest College that will give biology students the opportunity to work with top-of-the-line instrumentation, providing a competitive edge in the marketplace post-graduation. Associate Professor and Director of the Genetic Engineering Program, K. Joy Karnas, Ph.D., and Associate Professor and Director of the [...]
Ocean Optics Launches STS-UV Microspectrometer
November 22, 2013
Dunedin, Florida, USA – Designed for integration into spectroscopy instrumentation, medical devices, process monitoring and other applications where a small footprint is desired, the STS-UV Microspectrometer from Ocean Optics is a compact yet high-performance spectrometer. Measuring just 40 mm x 42 mm and 24 mm high, this product is optimized for applications in the ultraviolet [...]
Kaiser Optical Systems: Endress+Hauser completes acquisition
November 22, 2013
Endress+Hauser will acquire US company Kaiser Optical Systems. Regulatory authorities in the United States have approved the former parent company, Rockwell Collins, to complete the transaction already announced in August. The acquisition is effective from 22 November 2013. Kaiser Optical Systems is a world leader in spectrographic instrumentation and applied holographic technology. Principal products include [...]
November 22, 2013
Columbus, OH -- METTLER TOLEDO is proud to announce the launch of a brand new range of microgram weights with nominal values from 0.05 mg to 0.5 mg. The microgram weights will allow National Measurement Institutes and customers with specialized nanotechnology applications to use the direct comparison method to verify weight values below 1 mg. [...]
November 22, 2013
SANTA CLARA, Calif. -- Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE: A) today announced that its board of directors has authorized a new share repurchase program, effective upon the conclusion of the company's existing $1 billion repurchase program. The new repurchase program is designed to reduce or eliminate dilution resulting from issuances of stock under the company's employee [...]
Arrayit Corporation Announces Microarray Platform Sale to Leading Laboratory in Israel
November 22, 2013
SUNNYVALE, Calif. -- Arrayit Corporation (OTCBB:ARYC), a life sciences and molecular diagnostics leader, announces today that the Company has sold a $129,548 NanoPrint™ LM60 Enterprise Level Microarray Printer to a leading research laboratory in Tel Aviv, Israel. Arrayit NanoPrint™ instruments enable microarray manufacturing in a high-throughput and highly automated manner using advanced linear drive motion [...]
November 21, 2013
BETHLEHEM, Pa. –– OraSure Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:OSUR) announced today that it has reached an agreement with Thermo Fisher Scientific (Thermo Fisher), to develop and supply up to 12 homogenous fully automated oral fluid drugs of abuse assays to be used with a new Intercept® oral fluid specimen collection device. OraSure will have the right to [...]
Integrated DNA Technologies Launches xGen® Universal Blocking Oligos
November 21, 2013
CORALVILLE, IA -- Integrated DNA Technologies (IDT), the world leader in oligonucleotide synthesis, has launched the latest addition to its portfolio of next generation sequencing (NGS) products, xGen® Universal Blocking Oligos. By incorporating these oligos into target capture experiments, users can decrease the complexity and increase throughput of their target capture experiment without degradation of [...]
Exiqon launches qPCR Array product for custom designed microRNA, mRNA and lncRNA assays
November 21, 2013
Exiqon A/S (NASDAQ OMX: EXQ), a leading supplier of high-value gene expression analysis products, today announced the launch of fully customizable qPCR arrays that allow for simultaneous detection of any microRNA, mRNA and lncRNA. As more scientists engage in next generation sequencing the need to verify gene expression discovered by sequencing grows. Researchers studying specific [...]
New Pressure Monitor & Limiter for Small Animals
November 21, 2013
Harvard Apparatus-Hugo Sachs Electronik has just released the NEW Pressure Monitor & Limiter; an ideal tool for any small animal volume controlled ventilator. The Pressure Monitor & Limiter is the perfect peripheral to protect rodent lungs, including mice, from typical barotrauma caused by mechanical ventilation. Pressure monitoring features an analog output of the ventilation pressure [...]

