September 12, 2013
Sao Paulo, Brazil – Ariosa Diagnostics announced today that it has launched an important partnership with Fleury Medicina e Saúde (Fleury Group) to offer the Harmony™ Prenatal Test to obstetric healthcare providers throughout Brazil, a country with an annual birth rate of 2.99 million. With over 3,000 clinical laboratories and hospitals throughout the country, the [...]
Nanion Introduces New Product Family: CardioExcyte 96 for Cardiac Toxicity Profiling and Screening
September 12, 2013
Munich, Germany - The CardioExcyte 96 is a high resolution device recording contractility in intact cardiomyocyte networks utilizing non-invasive impedance measurements. The system allows cost-efficient, early compound safety profiling using stem cell-derived cardiomyocytes, freshly dissociated cardiomyocytes or beating 3D-cell clusters. Cardiac safety assessment is a vital part of drug development since late withdrawals of compound [...]
September 12, 2013
Princeton, NJ -- Antibodies are an essential part of the laboratory toolkit, but their quality and applicability are highly variable. Identifying the best antibody for an experiment is critical for maximizing the chances of getting good results first time round, saving both time and money. But deciding which antibody to use on important samples can [...]
Silicon Kinetics® Ramps Commercial Efforts for Affinity Capture-Mass-Spectrometry (AC-MS)
September 12, 2013
San Diego, CA -- Silicon Kinetics Inc. (SKI®), the innovative proteomics tool company which introduced the world’s first 3D biosensor surface for label-free biomolecular interaction analysis and more recently the first to apply this to In-Line AC-MS, announced that Jay Smith has been appointed CEO. Jay was previously COO at Plexera LLC, VP of Sales [...]
Enthought Canopy Helps FEI Revolutionize Transmission Electron Microscopy
September 12, 2013
Austin, TX -- Enthought Inc. is pleased to announce that FEI (Nasdaq: FEIC), a leading global supplier of scientific instruments for nanoscale applications and solutions for industry and science, has launched its new Velox™ software product line developed jointly with Enthought and based on Enthought’s Canopy® scientific computing platform. The Canopy platform provides FEI with [...]
September 12, 2013
Kamp-Lintfort, Germany — Quattroflow™, a leading brand of positive displacement quaternary diaphragm pumps, is offering a full line of single-use quaternary diaphragm pumps that make them ideal for incorporation into Radial Flow Chromatography (RFC) systems that are used to adsorb and purify Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients (API) during the “downstream” stage of biopharmaceutical production. Typical chromatography-column [...]
September 12, 2013
Heerbrugg, Switzerland. After launching the Leica DMS300, a digital microscope system without eyepieces, in March 2013, Leica Microsystems now adds to its accessories and gives more hands-on advice. The Leica DMS300 is now available with an incident light base in addition to a boom stand outfit, so users now have a choice of two bases [...]
Cole-Parmer Introduces Electrothermal Electromantle Extraction Heaters and Heater/Stirrers
September 12, 2013
Vernon Hills, IL -- A versatile choice for organic chemists and lab technicians, this multi-position mantle can be used for distillation and extraction. The Electrothermal Electromantle Extraction Heaters and Heater/Stirrers from Cole-Parmer offer a unique vented airflow which ensures that the case remains cool to the touch. Users can stir or heat solutions simultaneously in [...]
Bruker Announces Acquisition of Prairie Technologies
September 12, 2013
BILLERICA, Mass. -- Bruker Corporation today announced that it has acquired Prairie Technologies, Inc. (Prairie), a provider of life science fluorescence microscopy products. The acquisition strengthens Bruker’s position in life science markets, adding to the Bruker Nano Surfaces Division’s existing life science atomic force microscopy (Bio-AFM) systems. Headquartered near Madison, Wisconsin, privately-held Prairie pioneered the [...]
Meso Scale Discovery Launches V-PLEX™ Multiplex Biomarker Immunoassays
September 11, 2013
Rockville, MD -- There is a significant unmet need for accurate and precise biomarker tests for clinical trials, drug development and medical research. V-PLEX simultaneously measures multiple biomarkers using assays that are grouped into panels for optimal and consistent performance. The V-PLEX immunoassay menu focuses on emerging biomarkers that are generally not available on traditional [...]

