March 18, 2013
CINCINNATI -- Meridian Bioscience, Inc., Cincinnati, Ohio (NASDAQ: VIVO) today announced the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) has re-categorized Meridian’s illumigene® Group A Streptococcus and illumigene® Group B Streptococcus tests as “Moderate Complexity” under the Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA). Moderately complex tests are assays that are considered to be simple and easy to [...]
New Affordable Swiss Technology for Every Laboratory
March 18, 2013
Schwerzenbach, Switzerland.-- METTLER TOLEDO provides a new, compact and affordable family of titrators- The EasyPlusTM. The leading provider of precision instruments has created a compact and simple titrator specifically designed for basic requirements and first time users of automatic titrators in the food and chemical industries. Drawing upon extensive knowledge and experience of hard- and [...]
Harvard’s Wyss Institute and Sony DADC Announce Collaboration on Organs-on-Chips
March 18, 2013
Boston, MA -- Today the Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering at Harvard University and Sony DADC announced a collaboration that will harness Sony DADC's global manufacturing expertise to further advance the Institute's Organs-on-Chips technologies. Human Organs-on-Chips are composed of a clear, flexible polymer about the size of a computer memory stick, and contain hollow [...]
BGI-Shenzhen Completes Acquisition of Complete Genomics
March 18, 2013
Shenzhen, China and Mountain View Calif. – BGI-Shenzhen (“BGI”), a leading international genomics organization based in Shenzhen, China, today announced that through its wholly-owned subsidiary, Beta Acquisition Corporation, it has successfully completed the acquisition of Complete Genomics, Inc. (formerly NASDAQ: GNOM) (“Complete”), an innovative leader in accurate whole human genomic sequencing. BGI accomplished the acquisition [...]
Advanced HI-SCAN systems screen for explosives, narcotics and dangerous goods.
March 18, 2013
Edgewood, MD, - Smiths Detection’s HI-SCAN 6040i and 5030si advanced X-ray scanners have been purchased by the New York State Supreme Court to strengthen security at 19 of its facilities throughout the state. The HI-SCAN series is one of Smiths Detection’s most successful X-ray inspection platforms with tens of thousands of units installed around the [...]
WITec launches StrobeLock for time-resolved measurements
March 18, 2013
At Pittcon 2013 WITec launches StrobeLock, a time-correlated single photon counting measurement option. The imaging modes include Fluorescence Lifetime Imaging and Time-resolved Luminescence Microscopy, which can be integrated with the WITec alpha300 and alpha500 microscope series. StrobeLock facilitates the acquisition of additional material contrasts hidden in the time function of a fluorescence or luminescence signal [...]
ARUP Laboratories Announces Availability of Natera’s Non-Invasive Prenatal Test, Panorama™
March 18, 2013
SALT LAKE CITY & SAN CARLOS, Calif. -- ARUP Laboratories, a leading national clinical and anatomic pathology reference laboratory, and Natera, a leading innovator in reproductive and prenatal genetic testing, today announced that Natera’s non-invasive prenatal screening test, Panorama™, is available to ARUP clients nationwide. “Demand for non-invasive prenatal testing continues to grow, especially following [...]
March 18, 2013
PHILADELPHIA, PA –– Xylem’s OI Analytical brand is pleased to announce the launch of a new on-line cyanide analyzer for gold milling applications. The new CNSolution™ 9310, which can facilitate significant cost savings for gold mill operators will be introduced at Pittcon. Xylem’s OI Analytical brand will be exhibiting in booth # 1449 at Pittcon [...]
Rigaku NEX OL on-line process elemental analyzer is introduced at Pittcon 2013
March 18, 2013
Austin, Texas. Applied Rigaku Technologies, Inc., a division of Rigaku Corporation, is pleased to announce the global introduction of the new Rigaku NEX OL on-line process elemental analyzer at the 64th annual Pittsburgh Conference on Analytical Chemistry and Applied Spectroscopy (Pittcon 2013) held March 17 - 21, 2013 at the Pennsylvania Convention Center, Philadelphia, PA, [...]
Thermo Fisher Scientific Breaks New Ground to Drive Customer Innovation and Productivity
March 18, 2013
PHILADELPHIA -- Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. (NYSE: TMO), the world leader in serving science, today announced that it is launching significant innovations in software, instruments, consumables and services that unify its industry-leading analytical instrument platforms and enable customers to turn data into knowledge faster and more reliably. “We’re pleased to extend our legacy of developing [...]
