New Microscope Positioning Equipment, High Resolution Focusing and Scanning Stages released by PI
March 28, 2013
PI (Physik Instrumente) LP has released a catalog on precision motion control equipment for high resolution microscopy. PI's catalog covers a number of product ranges. Novel Piezo-Motorized XY Positioning Stages These stages provide positioning ranges to 4 Inches and above with velocity from microns per second to 4"/second. They are equipped with linear encoders for [...]
GenoSpace Expands Its Management Team by Appointing Daniel Meyer as Chief Financial Officer
March 28, 2013
CAMBRIDGE, Mass., -- GenoSpace, LLC, a company that builds information systems capable of storing and integrating genomic information and other health data for clinical care and advanced research, today announced the addition of Daniel Meyer as Chief Financial Officer. "We have been working with Dan in an advisory relationship since forming the company, and are [...]
Establishment of Analytical & Measuring Instrument Sales Company in Taiwan
March 28, 2013
Shimadzu Corporation will establish a wholly owned sales company named Shimadzu Scientific Instruments (Taiwan) Co., Ltd. (SST) on April 8, 2013 in order to enhance its sales and service structure in Taiwan. In Taiwan, Shimadzu Corporation formerly sold its analytical and measuring instruments through local distributors. Shimadzu will establish the new company to start selling [...]
Renewable Energy Gets a Little Cheaper with New Biogas Meter
March 28, 2013
CO2Meter has developed a new, low cost combination carbon dioxide and methane gas level meter for use in the biogas industry. It can measure up to 100% methane (CH4) and 50% carbon dioxide (CO2) levels in real-time, or can be used as a data-logger to record gas levels over time. The meter is available in [...]
Thermo Fisher Scientific Forms Technology Alliance Partnership With the University of Birmingham, UK
March 28, 2013
SAN JOSE, Calif.-- Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the world leader in serving science, has entered into a Technology Alliance Partner agreement with scientists at the University of Birmingham, UK, establishing a collaboration to accelerate research in high-resolution accurate mass (HRAM) and triple quadrupole liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry (LC-MS) for life science applications. The alliance will focus [...]
March 27, 2013
Gothenburg, Sweden, - Denator AB announced today that the company’s heat-stabilization system has been demonstrated to be compatible with MALDI imaging analysis. The preservation of sample components prior to MALDI imaging analysis is crucial to accurately measure the distribution and abundance of biological molecules in organs. During downstream analysis, the presence of metabolites, drug compounds [...]
Medicyte GmbH signs agreement with Life Technologies to develop next generation upcyte®
March 27, 2013
Various data, already presented at academic meetings, indicates that Medicyte’s upcyte® hepatocytes combine the benefits of quantity (generation of up to 2000 vials per donor) with the quality of primary hepatocytes. The new generation of upcyte® hepatocytes show more comparable results to primary cells in in-vitro assays (such as CYP 3A4-Induction, genotoxicity or hepato- and [...]
Trovagene Launches Urine-Based HPV Test
March 27, 2013
SAN DIEGO, -- Trovagene, Inc. (NASDAQ: TROV), today announced the commercial availability of its urine-based HPV-HR (high-risk) assay, a molecular human papillomavirus (HPV) test. The non-invasive test is designed to accurately identify the presence or absence of 15 known high-risk HPV strains using proprietary DNA sequences. Approximately 20 million Americans carry HPV, with six million [...]
March 27, 2013
SHANGHAI, -- Life Technologies Corporation (NASDAQ: LIFE) today announced that its Applied Biosystems 3500xL Dx Genetic Analyzer has been approved by China's State Food and Drug Administration (SFDA) for clinical diagnostic use in China and the launch of 10 Assays from its joint venture with Daan Gene. The development marks a major extension of Life [...]
New DNA Test Cuts Time to Find Horsemeat in Food from Two Days to Less than Four Hours
March 27, 2013
A new DNA test launched today cuts the time it takes to find horsemeat in food from two days to less than four hours. The process was developed by QIAGEN, the world's leading provider of molecular sample and assay technologies. The new testing method can detect in real time even minute traces of horsemeat (

