October 27, 2011
FRAMINGHAM, Mass.--AB SCIEX, a global leader in life science analytical technologies, today announced the introduction of the world’s first commercially available and verified mass spectrometry-based method for detecting and measuring allergens in baked food products. Verified in a multi-lab collaborative study to meet food industry requirements, the new AB SCIEX Allergen iMethod Application is designed [...]
October 27, 2011
SANTA CLARA, Calif. and ALISO VIEJO, Calif. -- Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE: A) and Ambry Genetics today announced an agreement under which Ambry Genetics will use the Agilent SureSelect Target Enrichment System for exome sequencing services. "Ambry is intensely focused on delivering the highest quality results for exome sequencing for all of our clients and [...]
Automated Dispensing Modules for XP Series Analytical Balances
October 27, 2011
Columbus, OH – METTLER TOLEDO introduces new Quantos® powder and liquid dispensing auxiliary modules that can be added to any 0.1mg or 0.01mg XP Excellence Series analytical balance. The addition of automated powder and liquid dispensing functionality to the balance increases laboratory efficiency, improves results, and eliminates errors in weighing, sample preparation, dilution and transcription. [...]
Vitrolife AB: Interim Report January – September 2011
October 27, 2011
Gothenburg - Vitrolife is a global biotechnology/medical device Group that works with developing, manufacturing and selling advanced products and systems for the preparation, cultivation and storage of human cells, tissue and organs. The company has business activities within three product areas: Fertility, Transplantation and Stem Cell Cultivation. The Fertility product area works with nutrient solutions [...]
Smithsonian Uses Siemens CT Scanner to Unlock Secrets of the Past
October 27, 2011
WASHINGTON -- The Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History has pioneered the use of CT scanning technology in non-invasive scientific research. Now, with the gift of a Siemens SOMATOM Emotion 6 CT scanner from Siemens Healthcare, Smithsonian researchers are acquiring information about museum objects that is fundamentally changing the way scientists examine specimens. "For more [...]
October 27, 2011
Bruker Chemical and Applied Markets, US: New data will be presented at the 5th Annual China International Food Safety and Quality (CFISQ) 2011 conference, taking place in Beijing, China, 2-3 November. Experts from Bruker’s Chemical and Applied Markets division, based in Fremont, California, will be in attendance to share their perspectives on food safety and [...]
PerkinElmer Expands Screening Services to Detect Lysosomal Storage Disorders in Newborns
October 27, 2011
WALTHAM, Mass.--PerkinElmer, Inc., a global leader focused on improving the health and safety of people and the environment, announced today that its newborn screening laboratory service, PerkinElmer Genetics, has launched a new panel to screen for six Lysosomal Storage Disorders (LSDs) as an addition to its current newborn testing and diagnostics portfolio. The LSD Screening [...]
October 27, 2011
Digisens launches NITRO® its new module to create reconstructions using a very limited number of projections. This new module will enable DIGISENS to provide the medical and research fields with a means of reducing radiation doses from factor 6 to 8 both for scanners and electron microscopes. Combined with its DigiXCT and DigiECT software, this [...]
Changes in Management of Biotage AB
October 26, 2011
Erika Söderberg Johnson has been appointed as the new CFO and Business Controller of Biotage AB (STO:BIOTA). She will start her assignment on 1 January 2012. Erika has been the CFO of Karo Bio AB since 2007. Mats-Olof Wallin, the present CFO of Biotage, is leaving the company at his own request and he remains [...]
Quantachrome Instruments Embarks on $500,000+ Expansion and Renovation/Upgrade of Its Facilities
October 26, 2011
Boynton Beach, FL -- Quantachrome current facilities in south Florida house manufacturing, laboratory services, training facilities and administrative offices. This half million dollar expansion / renovation of facilities includes a new engineering/development center, expansion and renovation of laboratory space, expansion of customer training facilities, expansion of its service/repair department, a new two-level warehouse, and renovation [...]
