December 6, 2011
PARIS, Biospace Lab and the ImaBio Group (IPHC, Strasbourg) are pleased to announce they are collaborating on the development of a new X-ray tomographic imaging module for use with the Biospace Lab PhotonIMAGER™ OPTIMA system, a fully modular and versatile preclinical optical imager developed for real-time in vivo luminescence or fluorescence studies. The new add-in [...]
December 6, 2011
WALTHAM, Mass., PerkinElmer Inc., a global leader focused on improving the health and safety of people and the environment, today announced the availability of the VectraTM 2 automated slide imaging system, adding AQUA® technology to Vectra’s unique multispectral and image analysis capabilities. The new platform provides labs with a robust, scalable and efficient system for [...]
PerkinElmer Introduces Porcine Detection Kits for the Halal Food Certification Industry
December 6, 2011
WALTHAM, Mass., PerkinElmer, Inc., a global leader focused on improving the health and safety of people and the environment, today announced the introduction of Porcine Detection Kits for the rapid detection of porcine meat traces by the Halal food certification industry, further expanding the Company's food analysis solutions portfolio. The new solution will make it [...]
December 6, 2011
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., X-Rite Incorporated XRIT +2.13% is helping customers to streamline their workflows with the next generation of its popular NetProfiler software that can verify, optimize, and certify handheld and benchtop spectrophotometers used at locations worldwide on a regular basis. With the new NetProfiler 3.0, companies can calibrate spectrophotometers in design departments, on factory [...]
BioNano Genomics Hires Garth Monroe as CFO
December 5, 2011
SAN DIEGO, BioNano Genomics, Inc. has hired Garth Monroe as the company’s new chief financial officer. Mr. Monroe joins BioNano Genomics’ senior management team, and reports to President and Chief Executive Officer Dr. R. Erik Holmlin. BioNano Genomics combines the latest in biotech and nanotech to deliver an altogether better way of gaining a fully [...]
December 5, 2011
NEW YORK, Levi & Korsinsky is investigating potential claims on behalf of purchasers of the securities of Pacific Biosciences of California, Inc. concerning possible violations of federal securities laws. The investigation stems from allegations that the Company failed to disclose the following: (a) that contrary to the Company's claim that the RS system its used [...]
BioData Launches Labguru, a Collaborative Research Management Web Application for Academic Labs
December 5, 2011
TEL AVIV, ISRAEL, BioData Ltd., a scientific software company funded by Digital Science, a division of Macmillan Publishers, today launched Labguru, a research management tool designed for academic labs. Labguru's customizable and affordable web application helps researchers plan experiments, track progress, share results and comments, manage inventories, and organize related documents, protocols and data. More [...]
December 5, 2011
INDIANAPOLIS, Roche announced today that it has signed an agreement under which it will acquire 100 percent of Verum Diagnostica GmbH, based in Munich, Germany. Verum Diagnostica is a leading company in platelet function testing, the fastest-growing field in the coagulation diagnostics market. The acquisition supports plans Roche announced in October to expand its coagulation [...]
FEI Introduces New Correlative Workflow Solution for Life Sciences
December 5, 2011
DENVER, FEI, a leading instrumentation company providing imaging and analysis systems for research and industry, today announced a new correlative workflow solution for research scientists. FEI's MAPS (Modular Automated Processing System) provides a fast and efficient correlative workflow that enables researchers to see both large scale context and small scale detail in one overview. The [...]
December 5, 2011
CENTER VALLEY, Pa., Olympus today introduced another advanced 25x super-long-working-distance microscope objective designed to be used with the SCALEVIEW-A2 clearing reagent - this one delivering vivid 3D image capture of structures 8mm deep, much further into contiguous tissue than was ever possible before. The 8mm objective is the second high-performance optic Olympus has designed for [...]