March 21, 2013
St. Joseph, Mich.— LECO Corporation, a global leader in accurate mass technologies and GC/MS instrumentation, and AB SCIEX, a global leader in LC/MS technology, have announced a co-marketing agreement to cooperatively offer bundled liquid chromatography (LC) and gas chromatography (GC) mass spectrometry-based solutions to metabolomics researchers who require both types of separation capabilities. Metabolomics researchers [...]
PHOTONIS USA Introduces DART® Ion Mobility Spectrometer
March 21, 2013
Sturbridge, MA – PHOTONIS USA, a leading electro-optic manufacturer, introduces the DART® Ion Mobility Spectrometer, designed for simplified, fast analysis of solids or liquids to easily detect contaminants or qualify material. It can be used in homeland security, pharmaceutical or laboratory applications. The product will be on display at Pittcon, March 18-21, in Philadelphia, PA, [...]
Sheldon Manufacturing, Inc. Announces ISO 9001:2008 Certification
March 21, 2013
Cornelius, Oregon - Sheldon Manufacturing, Inc., manufacturer of constant temperature equipment under the SHEL LAB and Lab Armor brands, has announced the company is now certified as an ISO 9001:2008, Quality Management Systems compliant organization. This certification is accredited by National Quality Assurance, USA and is effective February 27, 2013. Sheldon Manufacturing, Inc. is a [...]
Firefly BioWorks Releases Expanded Multiplexed microRNA Assay
March 21, 2013
Today Firefly BioWorks announces the expansion of its microRNA assay, FirePlex® miRSelect, from a maximum of 23 multiplexed microRNAs to 68. The expanded capability of miRSelect will resonate with researchers looking to validate early discovery studies on statistically significant numbers of samples. This latest version of miRSelect is an important step toward our mission of [...]
Neogen launches rapid tests for ractopamine
March 21, 2013
LANSING, Mich., – As international debate continues on the use of the feed additive ractopamine, Neogen Corporation (NASDAQ: NEOG) has launched easy 10 minute tests to detect ractopamine in animal and animal feed samples. Ractopamine is a beta-agonist drug added to feed to promote lean muscle in animals raised for meat. While many countries allow [...]
March 20, 2013
The European Patent Office has issued a European Patent to Dr. Harald Hess and Dr. Eric Betzig for their invention of super-resolution Photo Activated Localization Microscopy (PAL-M). Based on the same invention, several patents were issued in the years from 2009 to 2011 by the US Patent Office. The patent EP 1894010 B1, whose issue [...]
March 20, 2013
PORT WASHINGTON, N.Y., - Pall Corporation (NYSE: PLL), a global leader in filtration, separation and purification technologies, announced today that it has teamed with the King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) in Saudi Arabia to drive advances in water treatment, alternative fuels, and other areas of critical importance to communities and businesses in [...]
March 20, 2013
SAN DIEGO, -- BioMed Realty Trust, Inc. (NYSE: BMR) announced today the signing of two new leases for 15 years with Life Technologies Corporation (NASDAQ: LIFE) at its Science Center at Oyster Point property in the heart of the South San Francisco, California life science submarket. Life Technologies, a global biotechnology company, will fully occupy [...]
Genedata Enables Research to Improve Personalized Treatment of Breast and Ovarian Cancer
March 20, 2013
Basel, Switzerland -- Genedata, a leading provider of advanced software solutions for drug discovery and life science research, today announced its partnership with EpiFemCare, the EU-funded research project that will improve the diagnosis and therapy of breast and ovarian cancer. Genedata scientists will manage, process and analyze terabytes of epigenetic and clinical data from next-generation [...]
March 19, 2013
ÅS, Norway & SANTA CLARA, Calif. -- Aqua Gen, a member of the Erich Wesjohann (EW) Group GmBH and Center for Integrative Genomics (CIGENE) at the Norwegian University of Life Sciences (UMB) in collaboration with Affymetrix, Inc. (NASDAQ: AFFX) announced today that they are the first to genotype more than 900,000 markers per sample from [...]

