New Extended Pressure SEM from JEOL

Peabody, MA -- JEOL introduces a new Scanning Electron Microscope with expanded pressure range, large specimen chamber, and unsurpassed resolution for imaging and characterizing a wide variety of sample types and sizes. The JSM-IT300LV is the latest addition to JEOL's popular series of tungsten low vacuum SEMs. This all-new design builds upon the award-winning platform [...]

Thermo Fisher Scientific and Siemens Renew Partnership for Improved Detection of Sepsis Using B•R•A•H•M•S PCT Biomarker

HENNIGSDORF, Germany - Hospital laboratories outside the U.S. can benefit from a continued availability of the B•R•A•H•M•S PCT™ assay on ADVIA Centaur® systems, allowing them to diagnose sepsis early and safely. Thermo Fisher and Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics renew their non-exclusive, long-term, royalty-bearing agreement for the use of Thermo Fisher’s Procalcitonin (B•R•A•H•M•S PCT™) technology, currently available [...]

Clinical IEM-by-NMR Screening Study in Turkey Measures 65 Metabolites in Urine Simultaneously, Including 20 Endogeneous Metabolites and 45 Metabolites Associated with Inborn Errors of Metabolism

BARCELONA, Spain – At the 12th International Congress of Inborn Errors of Metabolism (www.iciem2013.com), Bruker announces another milestone in the cost-effective use of NMR (nuclear magnetic resonance) spectroscopy screening as a clinical research tool for metabolic screening and small molecule in vitro diagnostics (IVD) research and validation. The novel Inborn Errors of Metabolism (IEM) screening [...]

VWR International, LLC and Thermo Fisher Scientific Sign Global Agreement

RADNOR, PA - VWR International, LLC, a global solutions provider of laboratory supplies, equipment and services, announced today it has signed a global distribution agreement with Thermo Fisher Scientific. Thermo Fisher represents one of VWR's most important global suppliers with products supporting all of VWR's customer segments including pharmaceutical, biotech, industrial, educational, governmental and healthcare. [...]

NIH Awards HTG Molecular Additional $1.01M to Continue Development of Targeted Sequencing Product Concept

TUCSON, Ariz. – The National Human Genome Research Institute of the National Institutes of Health issued a Notice of Award granting a Phase II SBIR award of $1.01 million for HTG Molecular Diagnostics to continue the Nuclease Probe Mediated Sequencing Project (HTG EdgeSeq). The HTG EdgeSeq program will develop targeted sequencing products that leverage HTG [...]

Agilent Technologies Signs Agreement to Acquire Assets from ABC Instrumentación Analítica

SANTA CLARA, Calif., and MEXICO CITY, Mexico - Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE: A) and ABC Instrumentación Analítica today announced that they have signed a definitive agreement for Agilent to acquire assets from ABCIA. Privately held ABCIA, based in Mexico City, is a leading distributor of analytical solutions, including Agilent's chemical analysis and life science products. [...]

Qlucore receives European funding as part of consortium project that will benefit Personalized medicine

Qlucore has been awarded funding of €0.6 million over a three year period by the European Commission’s 7th Framework Programme as part of a €6.0 million consortium project (Grant n° 601851) for the development of mathematical and statistical algorithms focusing on integrating data from multiple analytical platforms focusing on integrating genetic and proteomic data with [...]

Bruker Introduces New LumiMap Electroluminescence Tool for Optical and Electrical Characterization on Epi Wafers for HB-LEDs

SHENZHEN, China – Today at 15th China International Optoelectronic Exposition (CIOE 2013), Bruker introduced the new LumiMap™ Electroluminescence System for uncompromised HB-LED epi wafer process metrology. LumiMap joins a suite of other successful Bruker HB-LED epi metrology tools, and it incorporates many of the advanced features of Bruker’s flagship metrology products. Proprietary, patent-pending features of [...]

BVA Scientific Enlarges Their Inventory to Include Supplies for Oilfield Companies

San Antonio, TX -- BVA Scientific is ever expanding their online catalog of premium laboratory supplies and equipment. Now, as they observe the growth of the crude oil industry, they are offering new products for the oilfield. The supply company is already known for offering the finest in chemistry supplies, and they are extending their [...]

Evonik and Genedata broaden their collaboration with the Genedata Selector biotechnology data management platform

Basel, Switzerland -- Genedata, a leading provider of advanced software solutions for industrial, agricultural, drug discovery, and life science research, today announced that Evonik is extending its collaboration with Genedata. Building on its long-standing partnership with Genedata, Evonik is using the Genedata fully integrated offering that includes Genedata Selector™ for the management and analysis of [...]

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