LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM -- Matrix Science today introduced Mascot Insight, a powerful softwareplatform for organizing, visualizing, and comparing proteomics datasets derived from mass spectrometry results. Leveraging the MascotServer search engine for protein identification, Mascot Insightenables meaningful conclusions to be drawn about changes within orbetween biological samples. The platform will address the needs ofresearchers in academia [...]

Carlsbad , CA - Torrey Pines Scientific announces NEW EchoTherm™ Stackable/ Programmable Vibration Free Chilling Incubators for protein crystallography and other life science uses. The incubators are 27 liter capacity and Peltier-based for heating and chilling. They have no compressors or CFC's and are vibration-free making them ideal for doing protein crystallizations. Other applications include [...]

PLYMOUTH, MI -- The National Institute Of General Medical Sciences of the National Institutes of Health issued a Notice of Award granting a Fast-Track Small Business Investigational Research (SBIR) Phase I and Phase II grant of $2.0 million for Advaita to develop biological pathway analysis tools for personalized medicine and drug repositioning. The three and [...]

PerkinElmer, Inc., a global leader focused on improving the health and safety of people and the environment, will be opening a new training and demo laboratory for in vivo imaging technology at Shanghai Medical College of Fudan University. The facility is a state-of-the-art laboratory space where PerkinElmer scientists and customers can interact and share insights [...]

Lawrence, MA –– SPECTRAL EVOLUTION introduces the next generation of spectrometers for mining exploration and production: the oreXpress™ field, portable spectrometer. Like all SPECTRAL EVOLUTION field spectrometers, the oreXpress spectrometer is purpose-built for efficient single user operation in the field – lightweight, compact, easy-to-use, and ultra-reliable. As a full range UV/VIS/NIR/SWIR spectrometer, it delivers the [...]

YOKOHAMA, HUPO -- Less than four months after introducing important new core “Tribrid” and triple quadrupole liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry (LC-MS) platforms built to transform customers’ work with unprecedented performance and ease of use, Thermo Fisher Scientific introduces two additional systems designed to advance intact protein analysis and “quanfirmation.” The new technology will be displayed at [...]

Markes International (Llantrisant, UK) has announced that its worldwide thermal desorption and mass spectrometry business is set to expand into Germany. The German Technical Centre (Markes International GmbH) is located in Neu-Isenburg near Frankfurt and features a state-of-the-art laboratory for customer demonstrations and the development of new analytical procedures. There is also a conference room [...]

Sydney, Australia - AXT, Australia’s leading supplier of analytical and sample preparation equipment is pleased to announce that they have recently become the exclusive Australian and New Zealand agents for TTP Labtech’s life science product range. TTP Labtech, based in the UK have developed a strong reputation as an innovative developer and manufacturer of products [...]

CENTER VALLEY, Pa. – Olympus has introduced a 40x silicone oil microscope objective, its latest innovation in silicone immersion microscope optics. The new objective fills out the company’s full line of silicone oil optics, which already includes popular 30x and 60x objectives designed for live cell and time-lapse imaging. Olympus silicone oil objectives can markedly [...]

Oakland, California -- To support the pipette management efforts of researchers working in the pharmaceutical and chemical industries worldwide, METTLER TOLEDO has embedded RFID tags in all of its premium Rainin air displacement pipettes - including its recently-released E4 XLS electronic model. This addition helps labs establish advanced calibration schedules through heightened pipette tracking capabilities [...]