Hamilton Scientific Purchases the Assets of Gibson Associates

Hamilton Scientific, a leading manufacturer of laboratory furniture and fume hoods for the education, healthcare and industrial markets, has announced that they have purchased the assets of Gibson Associates of Sudbury, Massachusetts. With this acquisition, Hamilton Scientific assumes all contracts under warranty including existing and future contracts of the Gibson Associates business and has renamed [...]

Rancho BioSciences Teams with Orion Bionetworks on Multiple Sclerosis Project

San Diego, California -- Rancho BioSciences, a strategic life science outsourcing company announced today that they have joined as a partner in the Orion Bionetworks alliance. Orion Bionetworks is a unique team dedicated to transforming the study of brain disorders and accelerating the discovery of new diagnostics, treatments and cures by combining the power of [...]

Abcam appoints Alan Hirzel as Chief Marketing Officer

Cambridge UK,: Abcam Plc., a global leader in the supply of protein research tools, announced today that it has appointed Alan Hirzel as Chief Marketing Officer. This is a new position, based at Abcam’s Headquarters in Cambridge, UK, which will strengthen Abcam’s management team and support the company in delivering its growth strategies. Alan will [...]

Cepheid Receives FDA Clearance For Updated Xpert MRSA/SA Blood Culture (BC) Test

SUNNYVALE, Calif., -- Cepheid (Nasdaq: CPHD) today announced it has received clearance from the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) to market its Xpert® MRSA/SA Blood Culture (BC) test, which runs on the GeneXpert® System, for the detection of Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) and Staphylococcus aureus (SA, typically methicillin susceptible) in blood culture bottles showing [...]

SciGene Launches CytoZyme Stabilized Pepsin for Cytogenetic Assays

Sunnyvale, CA, USA — SciGene today announced the launch of CytoZyme Stabilized Pepsin, an advanced formulation of pepsin for pre-treating tissue samples in nucleic acid probe-based cytogenetic assays including FISH. CytoZyme is a ready-to-use solution of purified pepsin that can be stored in the refrigerator without loss of activity. It replaces dry powder forms of [...]

Dolomite expertise brings innovative microfluidic product to market

Fledgling spin-out company Drop-Tech has turned to microfluidics specialist Dolomite for its product development and fabrication skills to help productize the advanced and innovative Robo-¬Drop™ technology into the Mitos Dropix, a droplet-on-demand sampler that is set to make it easy to produce extremely miniaturized droplet compartments with excellent control over their contents. Access to this [...]

GE Healthcare launches Superdex™ 200 Increase size exclusion chromatography columns for higher resolution separation in shorter timescales

Superdex™* 200 Increase size exclusion chromatography columns are designed for both preparative and analytical purposes for a broad range of biomolecules, enabling higher purity and improved protein analysis. The columns deliver up to double the resolution or retained resolution in half the time, depending on the conditions selected and the molecule. Optimised for MAb separation, [...]

New Benchtop Mass Spectrometer Released for Industrial Process Development Laboratories

FRANKLIN, Mass.-- A new benchtop mass spectrometer is designed to offer process lab researchers, managers, and engineers fast and precise gas analysis by incorporating a magnetic sector analyzer designed for continuous operation in process development laboratories. The product—the Thermo Scientific Prima BT Bench top Mass Spectrometer—employs powerful scanning magnetic-sector technology. The system is designed to [...]

Beekeepers Buzzing over ATAGO’s New MASTER-HONEY Refractometer

Bellevue, WA - There are many honey refractometers for beekeepers to choose from – traditional and digital models are available across a broad spectrum of prices. You would think there is no room for another entry into the field. However, ATAGO, a world premier refractometer manufacturer, believes there is always room for improvement. Their latest [...]

PAC Launches New Chinese Language Website

Houston, TX., USA –– PAC, a leading global provider of advanced analytical instruments for laboratories and online process applications, recently launched its new Chinese language website at www.cn.paclp.com, which includes instrument details, press releases, important events, company facts, and other useful information. PAC has 2 main office locations in China, Beijing and Shanghai, and its [...]

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