Novel Method Discovered to Reveal the Genetic Relatedness Between Individuals
November 8, 2011
Baltimore, MD -- At a time when profound gaps remain in our understanding of how one person’s genes differ from another person’s , developing accurate methods to interpret the human genome is essential to uncover population history, population relationships and the genetic basis of some of the most common diseases affecting society. Recently published in [...]
Changes to the Tecan Development & Operations Division
November 8, 2011
Männedorf, Switzerland, The Tecan Group (SIX Swiss Exchange: TECN) announced today that Martin Brusdeilins will take over as Head of the Development & Operations Division with immediate effect. Jürg Dübendorfer, who has led the Division since January 2011, is to leave the company and the Group Management Board at his own request by no later [...]
Sigma-Aldrich (NASDAQ: SIAL) Declares Quarterly Dividend
November 8, 2011
ST. LOUIS, Sigma-Aldrich® (NASDAQ: SIAL) -- At the Board of Directors meeting held today, the Directors declared a quarterly cash dividend of $.18 per share. The dividend is payable on December 15, 2011 to shareholders of record on December 1, 2011. The Board of Directors also approved a ten million share increase in the Company's [...]
EMCORE Introduces Portable Terahertz Spectrometer
November 8, 2011
Albuquerque, New Mexico, EMCORE Corporation (NASDAQ: EMKR), a leading provider of compound semiconductor-based components and subsystems for the fiber optic and solar power markets, announced today the formal launch of its latest breakthrough in Terahertz technology, the PB7200 Portable Frequency Domain Terahertz (THz) Spectrometer. Demonstrated at the recent IRMMW-THz Conference in Houston, TX, the PB7200 [...]
November 8, 2011
KARLSRUHE, Germany, Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the world leader in serving science, today announced that it has extended its rheometer accessory range to support UV-curing cell requirements. This meets increasing industry demand to replace thermal curing with UV-assisted thermal curing processes to increase productivity and be more environmentally sustainable. With common oscillatoric shear methods, it [...]
Alkali Scientific Expands Laboratory Supply Product Catalog Offerings
November 8, 2011
Waverly, IA - Alkali Scientific, a laboratory supply company, is furthering its goal to become a one-stop shop for laboratory supplies with the recent addition of hundreds of new products to their online catalog. The company specializes in consumable laboratory supplies such as pipette tips, test tubes, and other plasticware. Research laboratories are tightening their [...]
November 8, 2011
Sunnyvale, CA, Molecular Devices, LLC, a leader in bioanalytical systems for drug discovery, life science research, and bioassay/test development, today announced the launch of the MicroMax Low Volume Microplate which offers researchers the benefit of measuring up to sixty-four samples per plate on the SpectraMax® microplate readers. System compatibility, MicroMax offers the highest throughput solution [...]
November 8, 2011
Cambridge, UK, Analytik, leading suppliers of innovative analytical instrumentation, are pleased to announce further acceptance for ASD’s portable NIR drug analysers with the USA’s Food & Drugs Administration purchasing two LabSpec® systems after the UK’s Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Authority bought a system earlier this year for counterfeit drug analysis. There is growing concern [...]
Galaxy DNA-analysis software is now available ‘in the cloud’
November 8, 2011
Galaxy -- an open-source, web-based platform for data-intensive biomedical and genetic research -- is now available as a "cloud computing" resource. A team of researchers including Anton Nekrutenko, an associate professor of biochemistry and molecular biology at Penn State University; Kateryna Makova, an associate professor of biology at Penn State; and James Taylor from Emory [...]
Pall Corp. Showcases New Beverage Production Technologies at Brau Beviale
November 8, 2011
PORT WASHINGTON, N.Y.--Pall Corporation (NYSE:PLL) will introduce new developments for beer and beverage production at Brau Beviale, November 9-11, 2011 in Nuremberg, Germany. The company also will hold a panel discussion on the subject of kieselguhr-free beer filtration on November 9th. During the discussion, users of PROFi technology will have the chance to share experiences [...]
