May 16, 2013
Hitachi High-Technologies Corporation (TOKYO: 8036, Hitachi High-Tech) announces the development and worldwide release of the new SU8200 series Field Emission-Scanning Electron Microscopes (FE-SEMs) employing a novel cold field emission (CFE) gun for improved imaging and analytical performance. The newly designed Hitachi CFE gun complements the inherent high resolution and brightness of conventional CFE with increased [...]
TAL-effector nuclease: Issuance by the USPTO of Two New Patents
May 16, 2013
New Brighton, – Cellectis (NYSE PA: ALCLS), the global genome engineering specialist, announced the issuance by the USPTO on May 14th, 2013 of two new US patents (US 8,440,431 and US 8,440,432) directed to TAL-effector nucleases. As a leader in the genome engineering industry, the molecules produced by Cellectis have been distributed to prestigious laboratories [...]
North American Microplate Catalog
May 16, 2013
Porvair Sciences has announced the first North American edition* of its internationally trusted ‘Catalog of Microplates and Microplate Equipment’. Many scientists around the world have come to rely upon the Porvair Sciences catalog as a trusted source of information that enables them to choose the optimum microplate, microplate evaporator or sealer for their application. This [...]
E-WorkBook 9.3 release extends IDBS’ leading position across the R&D Sector
May 16, 2013
London, UK, and Boston, US, - IDBS has today unveiled significant new capabilities to E-WorkBook, its enterprise data management platform. The global provider of innovative data management, analytics and modeling solutions, has extended E-WorkBook with major enhancements to the web client and integrations with IDBS’ workflow and analytics engine. A new asset handling technology has [...]
BioTillion RFID BoxMapper integration in LabCollector v4.9
May 16, 2013
Paris, France,: LabCollector, the full web LIMS (laboratory information management system) provided by Agilebio, announce release of a new version (v4.9) supporting BioTillion’s RFID tube scanners. LabCollector natively offers the ability to control remotely a wide range of 2D rack scanners: Micronic, BioMicroLab, ThermoScientific and FluidX. Today, LabCollector also provides full compatibility with Biotillion’s RFID [...]
May 16, 2013
OMAHA, Neb. -- Transgenomic, Inc. (OTCBB: TBIO) today announced the global, commercial availability of CRC RAScan™, a new mutation detection test to screen patients with metastatic colorectal cancer (mCRC) for RAS mutations (KRAS and NRAS). These RAS mutations, identified using the CRC RAScan™ kits which use Surveyor®-Wave® technology, provide physicians with important information regarding tumor [...]
Cole-Parmer Offers Enhanced Selection of Centrifuges
May 16, 2013
A new selection of laboratory centrifuges, including benchtop and portable models, from Cole-Parmer is designed to meet the dynamic needs of lab professionals. The enhanced line includes: The new Cole-Parmer® MS-3400 Centrifuges are clinical centrifuges that are true workhorses in the lab. They ensure a powerful and complete separation of samples—yielding superior serum and plasma [...]
SYGNIS licenses amplification buffer to QIAGEN
May 16, 2013
Madrid/Heidelberg,– Spanish-German biotech company SYGNIS Pharma AG (Frankfurt: LIO1; ISIN: DE000A1RFM03, Prime Standard segment of the German Stock Exchange) has signed a licence agreement for the distribution of a new amplification buffer with QIAGEN, the global leader in sample and assays technologies. This is the second agreement with QIAGEN within 9 months and the first [...]
Pacific Biosciences and Sage Science Announce Co-Marketing Partnership
May 16, 2013
MENLO PARK, Calif. and BEVERLY, Mass.,-- Pacific Biosciences of California, Inc., (Nasdaq:PACB), provider of the PacBio® RS II DNA Sequencing System, and Sage Science, a developer of life science products for improving sample preparation processes in molecular biology applications, today announced a co-marketing partnership to provide customers of the PacBio RS II the ability to [...]
Priorclave Set to Target North American Lab Market
May 16, 2013
British autoclave manufacturer Priorclave is introducing a new build line for producing steam sterilisers complying with ASME (American Society of Mechanical Engineers) and ETL standards. It puts the company in an extremely strong position to increase penetration of America, especially North America where ASME certification is paramount, building on its already established global sales success. [...]

