CARLSBAD, Calif., -- Life Technologies Corporation (NASDAQ: LIFE) today announces it has begun commercial shipments of the QuantStudio™ 3D Digital PCR System, the first chip-based instrument designed for this rapidly growing segment of the genetic analysis market. Featuring the simplest workflow and smallest footprint available on the market, the benchtop platform is designed for experiments [...]

Automation, ease of use and balancing capabilities with lower cost are at the top of the list of priorities for laboratory technicians in search of faster, more accurate answers in applied sciences, according to food safety testing, environmental and clinical research analysts who attended the AB SCIEX Users Meeting in Minneapolis yesterday. Addressing these priorities [...]

Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE: A) today launched the RapidFire 365 High-throughput Mass Spectrometry System. The system offers increased plate capacity, full integration with Agilent's BenchBot Robot automation technology and improved productivity for researchers working on drug discovery, clinical research and forensic toxicology. Fully compatible with Agilent's entire line of mass spectrometers, the RapidFire 365 high-throughput [...]

LANSING, Mich., — Neogen Corporation (Nasdaq: NEOG) announced today that Lon Bohannon, the company’s President and Chief Operating Officer, has announced his intent to retire effective August 31, 2013. Bohannon has been employed by Neogen for 27 years and has served as the company’s Chief Operating Officer since 2000. “Lon has been a great asset [...]

MINNEAPOLIS -- Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. (NYSE: TMO), the world leader in serving science, today launched three new-generation liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry (LC-MS) instruments that redefine high-performance analysis and enable customers in research and applied markets to push the boundaries of science. The new Thermo Scientific platforms made their debut at the ASMS Conference on Mass [...]

WALTHAM, Mass.-- At the 2013 American Society for Mass Spectrometry Conference, PerkinElmer Inc., a global leader focused on the health and safety of people and the environment, introduced the AxION iQT gas chromatography tandem mass spectrometer (GC/MS/MS). The AxION iQT system provides greater quantitative capabilities to that of a triple quadrupole, while quickly identifying compounds [...]

Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE: A) today introduced two applications that further enhance its MassHunter Workstation software and LC/MS, GC/MS and ICP-MS instruments. These new applications empower users to rapidly create targeted screening methods for food safety and forensic analysis, and to characterize intact proteins and biosimilars for biopharmaceutical research. The new Agilent MassHunter All Ions [...]

Shimadzu introduces the new MALDI-7090™ MALDI TOF-TOF mass spectrometer targeted for proteomics and tissue imaging research. The combination of Shimadzu’s extensive MALDI-TOF-TOF expertise with novel patented technology provides the MALDI-7090 with ultimate capabilities for identification and structural characterization of biomolecules. Innovative technology incorporated into the MALDI-7090, such as ASDF™- Axial Spatial Distribution Focusing, delivers market-leading [...]

Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE: A) today announced that the majority of its electronic test and measurement products are now designed for compliance with the European Union's restrictions on the use of certain hazardous substances in electrical and electronic equipment. Commonly referred to as RoHS, the European directive bans the sale of equipment containing more than [...]

MINNEAPOLIS - ASMS 2013 –– Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the world leader in serving science, today introduced a new-generation triple quadrupole liquid chromatographymass spectrometry (LC-MS) platform designed to transform quantitation experiments with extreme sensitivity, productivity, precision and usability. The platform, which includes the new Thermo Scientific Quantiva triple-stage quadrupole mass spectrometer and the new Thermo [...]