HILLSBORO, Ore., -- FEI (Nasdaq:FEIC) today introduced three new systems that tailor the power of transmission electron microscopy (TEM) to specific application and industry needs. The new systems launched today provide efficient and effective application-specific workflows for semiconductor manufacturing and scientific research. They include the new Metrios™ TEM for advanced semiconductor manufacturing metrology, Talos™ TEM [...]

TORONTO, CANADA – Jaguar Financial Corporation (“Jaguar”) (TSX: JFC) today announced, with the support of Cinnamon Investments Limited (“Cinnamon”), its proposed all-cash offer (“Offer”) to acquire all of the outstanding shares of Galvanic Applied Sciences Inc. (“Galvanic”) at a price of $2.00 per share. The Offer will be financed through a credit facility provided by [...]

WellDog announced last week that its next generation of Reservoir Raman Spectroscopy™ systems, designed for monitoring challenging in situ coal seam environments and utilizing Semrock’s rugged and reliable RazorEdge® filters, are now in service. The new systems provide a 10-fold increase in sensitivity and speed, are capable of operating at full rating in excess of [...]

Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE: A) today introduced an enhanced version of its Dissolution Workstation Software, providing better data integration, method change control and instrument monitoring for controlling multiple dissolution systems. Dissolution is a technique used in the pharmaceutical industry to determine the rate at which pure active pharmaceutical ingredients dissolve. The software supports laboratory capabilities [...]

Salisbury, UK,-- NanoSight announces the release of a new NS500 instrument with a Dynamic Light Scattering (DLS) module, which will take the lower size limit of detection down to around 4 nm in diameter. NanoSight is pleased to announce the launch of the first DLS-enabled version of their widely-used NS500 instrument. For the first time [...]

ALISO VIEJO, Calif.--Ambry Genetics, the worldwide leader in hereditary cancer testing, announced today that it has officially launched its next-generation sequencing (NGS) renal, pancreatic and paraganglioma-pheochromocytoma (PGL/PCC) hereditary cancer panels. Ambry Genetics was the first commercial laboratory to launch hereditary cancer panels using NGS in 2012 with their comprehensive BreastNext, OvaNext, ColoNext and CancerNext products. [...]

Hyderabad, India and Houston, TX, USA,: Ocimum Biosolutions announces its entry into the Core Facility Management Software space with the launch of its new product Facility Tracker™ today. This is a cloud-based, ready to use software for academic, R&D, CRO, hospitals, manufacturing, and QA&QC core facilities across various industry types. Its competitive advantages include options [...]

SAN DIEGO and IRVINE, Calif., -- Sequenom, Inc. (NASDAQ: SQNM), a life sciences company providing innovative diagnostic testing and genetic analysis solutions, and CombiMatrix Corporation (NASDAQ: CBMX), a molecular diagnostics laboratory performing DNA-based testing services for developmental disorders and cancer, today jointly announced that the Sequenom Center for Molecular Medicine LLC (Sequenom CMM) and CombiMatrix [...]

Golden, Colorado -- Environmental Resource Associates (ERA), a Waters® Business, recently completed a nine-month project to significantly reduce the turnaround time for reporting laboratory proficiency testing (PT) results. Beginning August 1, ERA’s innovative new process will allow customers to know within two business days of a study close if they pass or fail a proficiency [...]

RURO and Appistry are pleased to announce their partnership to deliver integrated solutions for Big-Data Lab Management for Production-Scale NGS. Automation is a fact of life for modern labs. But effectively managing the increasingly ubiquitous handoffs between humans, instruments, and computers requires ways to expedite and support both the physical work performed in the lab [...]