Charm Sciences Announces Six WET® (Water Extraction Technology) Mycotoxin Tests
May 14, 2013
A breakthrough Charm® technology, WET, has been expanded to include the following ROSA mycotoxin tests: aflatoxin (USDA GIPSA approved), vomitoxin (DON or deoxynivalenol), fumonisin, zearalenone, ochratoxin, and T-2/HT-2 toxin. For the first time, mycotoxins in grain and feed can be safely and rapidly tested without the use of ethanol and methanol. Testing can now be [...]
May 14, 2013
Santa Barbara, CA - Anasys Instruments reports on the announcement from the University of Illinois which describes the effect of nanometer-scale heating on semiconductor plasmonic microparticles which reveal surface plasmon resonance. The work is described in a paper published in Applied Physics Letters. Recent progress in the engineering of plasmonic structures has enabled new kinds [...]
Perfinity Biosciences names Robert Ellis as president and CEO
May 14, 2013
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Perfinity Biosciences Inc., a biosciences company based in the Purdue Research Park of West Lafayette, announces Robert H. Ellis as its new president and CEO. Ellis has 39 years of experience in analytical and biotechnology instrumentation, including 26 years of experience in the field of life sciences. "I am excited about [...]
Stirling Ultra-Low Freezer Wins 2013 New Product of the Year Award
May 14, 2013
Sydney, Australia; Athens, Ohio USA,-- The Stirling Ultracold Model SU780U ultra-low temperature freezer won the Outstanding New Product of the Year Award presented on May 8, 2013 by the International Society for Biological and Environmental Repositories (ISBER) at their annual meeting in Sydney, Australia. The award, given to one product annually, recognizes the company’s development [...]
May 14, 2013
OAK RIDGE, TN– The Scientific Instruments business unit of AMETEK Advanced Measurement Technology has entered into an exclusive agreement with Maccor, Inc., a leading manufacturer of automated test equipment used to perform detailed evaluations of batteries, capacitors, fuel cells and other energy storage devices. Scientific Instruments comprises the Princeton Applied Research and Solartron Analytical and [...]
May 14, 2013
San Mateo, CA- Entelos Holding Corp. (“Entelos” or “the Company”), a premier provider of physiological system modeling and services, and Seattle-based Institute for System Biology (ISB), the nonprofit pioneers of the systems approach to study the molecular causes of diseases, today announced the successful integration of gene expression data into quantitative physiological simulations. This proprietary [...]
New Ion PGM™ Solution Outperforms Competitor on Major Performance Metrics for Benchtop Sequencing
May 14, 2013
CARLSBAD, Calif., -- Life Technologies Corporation (NASDAQ: LIFE) today announced that Ion PGM™ now significantly outperforms its competitor on the major performance metrics for benchtop sequencing. It offers the simplest and fastest workflow, lowest cost-per-sample, and highest sensitivity for multiple basic and clinical research applications—all on a sequencer that is a fraction of the cost [...]
May 14, 2013
Salisbury, UK,: NanoSight reports on how Nanoparticle Tracking Analysis, NTA, is being used at the University of Wyoming in the characterization of the physical and interfacial properties of manufactured nano materials. Dr Jonathan Brant is leader of the group, "Interfaces in the Environment: membranes, particles and nanotechnology" in the College of Engineering and Applied Science [...]
May 14, 2013
Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE: A) today reported orders of $1.69 billion, down 8 percent compared with one year ago, and revenues of $1.73 billion for the second fiscal quarter ended April 30, 2013, flat with one year ago. Second-quarter GAAP net income was $166 million, or $0.48 per share. Last year's second-quarter GAAP net income [...]
Simulations Plus Software Used in Regulatory Submittals
May 14, 2013
LANCASTER, CA, – Simulations Plus, Inc. (NASDAQ: SLP), a leading provider of simulation and modeling software for pharmaceutical discovery and development, today announced that results of simulations using its GastroPlus™ software have been submitted to major regulatory agencies as part of applications by its customers. John DiBella, vice president of marketing and sales for Simulations [...]

