Rapid Micro Biosystems Secures $32.6 Million in Series B Financing
June 26, 2013
Bedford, MA –– Rapid Micro Biosystems, a leading provider of automated, non-destructive, rapid microbial detection for quality control testing within the pharmaceutical and personal care products market segments, today announced that it has raised $32.6 million in series B financing. The funding will be used to expand the commercial and manufacturing operations in support of [...]
June 26, 2013
RADNOR, PA, - VWR International, LLC, a global solutions provider of laboratory supplies, equipment and services, announced today that Peter Schüle has joined VWR as the Company's Senior Vice President and President, European Lab Business. Mr. Schüle joins VWR from Sigma Aldrich Corporation where he served as Vice President, Supply Chain Europe, Middle East and [...]
Thermo Fisher Scientific Significantly Expands R&D Capabilities in China
June 26, 2013
WALTHAM, Mass -- Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. (NYSE:TMO), the world leader in serving science, today announced that it has established the China Innovation Center in Shanghai, significantly expanding its research, development and training capabilities to support high-growth markets in the Asia-Pacific region. Thermo Fisher has invested $9.5 million in the new China Innovation Center to [...]
NEW Safety Enchanced Laboratory Gas Burners!
June 26, 2013
The innovative Fuego SCS Series from WLD-TEC GmbH provides maximum safety and highest convenience for all flame-related applications in the laboratory. The Fuego SCS offers more convenience through the new graphic display and comfort functions. The animated, self-explanatory and wordless symbol display facilitates a rapid and easy selection of all functions. To assist the user [...]
June 26, 2013
Santa Clara, California – Finesse Solutions, Inc, Santa Clara, CA, a manufacturer of measurement and control solutions for life sciences process applications, announced the launch of its new SmartRocker™ and SmartBag™ products for upstream cell culture. A SmartBag can either be retrofitted on the most commonly utilized rocker platform trays or used with a SmartRocker. [...]
PathoGenetix and Applied Maths to Integrate Rapid Strain Typing and Bioinformatics Tools
June 26, 2013
WOBURN, MA (USA) and SINT-MARTENS-LATEM (BELGIUM) -- PathoGenetix, Inc., developer of an automated system for rapid bacterial identification, and Applied Maths, NV, a leader in bioinformatics and analytical solutions for public health and research laboratories, have signed a collaborative agreement to integrate the RESOLUTION™ Microbial Genotyping System with the BioNumerics™ software suite. The end-to-end automated [...]
Leading Japanese CRO Standardizes on Thermo Scientific Watson LIMS
June 25, 2013
PHILADELPHIA -- Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the world leader in serving science, today announced that JCL Bioassay USA, Inc. has implemented Thermo Scientific Watson LIMS, the industry’s leading bioanalytical LIMS (laboratory information management system). JCL, one of the largest contract research organizations (CRO) in Japan specializing in preclinical and clinical bioanalysis, recently expanded its small [...]
Pfeiffer Vacuum Introduces the New ASM 340 Leak Detector
June 25, 2013
The new ASM 340 is a high-performance and durable leak detector for reliable quality assurance. The wide scope of application ranges from industrial and analytical applications to research & development all the way to the coating market. The compact leak detector can be used in both serial production as well as for maintenance tasks. It [...]
June 25, 2013
Tucson, Arizona, – Rigaku Raman Technologies, a leading innovator of handheld Raman spectrometers, today announced software enhancements to its leading Xantus-2™ dual-wavelength portable Raman analyzer, which is being used widely in the pharmaceutical and analytics/academia markets. Demonstrating Rigaku Raman’s commitment to continually improve customers’ workflow and effectiveness, the new Xantus-2 version 3.0.0.0 software delivers enhanced [...]
June 25, 2013
Olympus is pleased to announce the release of a new benchtop analyzer that combines X-ray Diffraction (XRD) and X-ray Fluorescence (XRF) in one unit. The BTX Profiler carries on the revolutionary XRD technology employed in NASA’s “Curiosity” Rover, part of the successful NASA Mars Science Laboratory program, and the highly acclaimed, award winning earthbound technology [...]

