ST. PAUL, Minn.--3M Food Safety today announced that its 3M™ Molecular Detection Assay for E.coli O157 (including H7) has been granted a NF VALIDATION certification from AFNOR CERTIFICATION for its ability to detect the bacteria in raw beef, fruit, vegetable and dairy products. AFNOR CERTIFICATION’s validation for E.coli O157, effective for a four-year period, follows [...]

BEVERLY, Mass.-- Enzymatics, Inc., a rapidly growing provider of molecular biology reagents, announced today the launch of SPARK™ DNA Sample Prep Kits for Illumina® and Ion Torrent™ sequencing platforms. SPARK™ DNA Sample Prep Kits incorporate Enzymatics’ proprietary room temperature stable library technology and exceed performance of existing liquid-format library preparation kits by reducing reagent pipetting [...]

Middleboro, MA - The new Brookfield DV3T Touch Screen Rheometer provides customers with integrated temperature control right from the screen. The new DV3T was engineered to allow the user to control the temperature of Brookfield TC Series Baths or the Brookfield Thermosel System without a PC. Brookfield recently launched the new DV3T Touch Screen Rheometer [...]

Hercules, CA —— Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc. today announced the launch of its SsoAdvanced universal supermixes that deliver superior real-time PCR (qPCR) performance under any reaction conditions on any qPCR instrument. The new SsoAdvanced universal supermixes include the SsoAdvanced™ universal SYBR® Green supermix and the SsoAdvanced universal probes supermix. Both supermixes include Bio-Rad’s patented Sso7d fusion [...]

(Woburn, MA) -- CryoXtract Instruments, LLC, a leader in developing unique automation solutions for preserving and optimizing frozen biological samples, announced today that the United States Patent Office has granted U.S. Patent No. 8,448,456 related to systems, methods and devices for aliquotting frozen biosamples. This patent is jointly owned by Harvard University and Northeastern University, [...]

UPLAND, Calif.,-- Applied Instrument Technologies, Inc. (AIT), a leading manufacturer of multi-component process analyzers has announced the introduction of its model PIONIR® XTC fuels blending analyzer. PIONIR XTC is the next generation PIONIR Near Infrared Refinery Analyzer. The PIONIR XTC integrates a whole new electronics platform and the leading edge SpectraSuite™ of software. AIT's powerful [...]

DANBURY, Conn., – Praxair Offshore Services Limited, a subsidiary of Praxair, Inc. (NYSE: PX), announced it has acquired Aberdeen, Scotland-based Dominion Technology Gases Investment Limited (Dominion), a leading global supplier of diving, welding, industrial, laboratory and calibration gases and associated equipment to the offshore oil and gas industry. Financial terms of the transaction were not [...]

Houston, TX., USA –– PAC, a leading global provider of advanced analytical instruments for laboratories and online process applications, today released its latest jet fuel thermal oxidation analyzer, the Alcor JFTOT 230 Mark IV (JFTOT IV). It adds enhanced safety features and simplified operational capabilities to its previous industry-proven solution that significantly increases operator productivity [...]

SAN FRANCISCO - Merriman Capital, Inc. ("Merriman"), a wholly owned subsidiary of Merriman Holdings, Inc. (OTCQX: MERR), announced today that it has been retained as capital markets advisor to Pressure BioSciences, Inc. ("the Company") (OTCQB: PBIO). In this capacity, Merriman will advise Pressure BioSciences' management on various strategic initiatives focused on increasing shareholder value. These [...]

The School of Chemistry at the University of Nottingham (UK) has placed a sizeable order with Asynt to upgrade their undergraduate teaching facilities with DrySyn Scholar Plus heating block systems. The School of Chemistry at the University of Nottingham (www.nottingham.ac.uk/chemistry/index.aspx) is one of the leading Chemistry departments in the UK and is recognised internationally for [...]