June 10, 2013
MINNEAPOLIS -- At the 61st ASMS Conference on Mass Spectrometry and Allied Topics, Bruker today announced mass spectrometry-based product introductions for life-science and clinical research, for biotech/pharma/CRO customers, as well as for industrial and applied markets. The new mass spectrometry systems and solutions are designed to deliver confident analyses with dramatically enhanced resolution, sensitivity and [...]
Exiqon and Asuragen sign agreement for real-time PCR services.
June 10, 2013
Exiqon A/S (NASDAQ OMX: “EXQ”), a leading supplier of high-value products for gene expression analysis, and Asuragen, Inc. a fully integrated molecular diagnostics company focused on oncology and companion diagnostics with special capabilities in the area of miRNA, today announced the signing of a Service Center Agreement, allowing Asuragen to provide real-time PCR services based [...]
Olympus Introduces the DELTA Window Guard™ System for Handheld XRF Alloy Analyzers
June 10, 2013
Olympus is pleased to announce the release of the Window Guard system, designed to save customers thousands of dollars in costly repair bills and down time, for its DELTA Handheld XRF Alloy Analyzers. The Window Guard system is ideal when conditions get really tough and especially for testing metal turnings, shavings and protruding components. It [...]
Thermo Fisher Scientific Unveils LC-MS Software to Transform High Performance Mass Spectrometry
June 10, 2013
MINNEAPOLIS- ASMS 2013 –– Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the world leader in serving science, today introduced 10 new or updated software packages to help customers harness the power of its new-generation liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry (LC-MS) instruments and turn data into knowledge in a wide range of discovery and quantitation experiments. The software packages made their [...]
Life Technologies Begins Shipping QuantStudio™ 3D Digital PCR System
June 10, 2013
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 [...]
AB SCIEX Advances the ‘Democratization’ of Mass Spectrometry for Applied Sciences
June 10, 2013
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 Launches RapidFire 365 High-Throughput Mass Spectrometry System
June 10, 2013
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 [...]
Neogen announces Bohannon retirement, successor named
June 10, 2013
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 [...]
June 10, 2013
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 [...]
PerkinElmer Introduces New Generation of Tandem Mass Spectrometer
June 10, 2013
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 [...]

