February 19, 2013
Redwood City, CA -- Bina Technologies, the genomic big data science platform accelerating personalized medicine, today announced the commercial launch of the Bina Genomic Analysis Platform. The platform is a linearly scalable end-to-end solution for genomic analysis that is uniquely built to deliver improved data accuracy, reducing the time and improving the cost-effectiveness of processing [...]
NanoString Launches Its First Commercial Diagnostic Product in the European Union and Israel
February 19, 2013
SEATTLE – NanoString Technologies, Inc., a privately held provider of life science tools for translational research and molecular diagnostic products, today announced it has launched its first commercial in vitro diagnostic product, the Prosigna™ Breast Cancer Prognostic Gene Signature Assay for the nCounter® diagnostic system in the European Union (EU) and Israel. Based on the [...]
February 19, 2013
SUNNYVALE, Calif., --Cepheid (Nasdaq: CPHD) and the Knight Cancer Institute at Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU) today announced a collaboration to develop a menu of advanced molecular diagnostics to be performed on the GeneXpert system. The collaboration will focus on the development of clinical oncology tests for the GeneXpert system and will establish a [...]
February 19, 2013
Mannheim, Germany -- the Seoul National University Hospital Biomedical Research Institute (SNUH) in Korea offers super-sensitive and super-resolution imaging with the advanced high-end imaging system Leica TCS SP8 STED to its more than 400 reseachers. For the wide range of applications from simple cell biology to reperfusion live experiments, the institute’s confocal microscopy core facility [...]
CarnoCheck – DNA test identifies eight animal species in foodstuffs quickly
February 18, 2013
Frickenhausen,– With horsemeat in lasagnes and pork in kebabs, the meat scandal is escalating day by day. Consumer protection groups and politicians are now calling for Europewide DNA testing for a whole range of foodstuffs. Using the CarnoCheck DNA test, hundreds of samples are currently being tested at various European laboratories as part of efforts [...]
Cole-Parmer Features New Masterflex and Laboratory Technologies at Pittcon 2013
February 18, 2013
Cole-Parmer will showcase a selection of new and enhanced Masterflex® tubing pumps and tubing formulations at Pittcon® 2013 in Philadelphia March 18-21. Attendees stopping by Booth #2225 can view the new Masterflex® L/S® Precision Modular Drives. These peristaltic pump drives allow users to position the motor and controller separately—ideal for limited spaces, hoods, or isolation [...]
February 18, 2013
The Royal Mint is one of the world’s leading export mints, making coins and medals for an average of 60 countries every year. Located in Llanstrisant, South Wales, the headquarters were opened in 1968 by the Queen in readiness for the introduction of decimal coinage. With a first responsibility to make and distribute United Kingdom [...]
AMETEK Introduces Laboratory Detector Module
February 18, 2013
OAK RIDGE, TN– The ORTEC® Products Group of AMETEK Advanced Measurement Technology (AMT) has introduced the LDM-1, an integrated gamma-ray spectrometer for fixed and mobile counting room applications. The self-contained Laboratory Detector Module (LDM-1) builds upon technologies developed for the ORTEC Detective family of portable nuclide identifiers that are deployed for Homeland Security applications around [...]
February 15, 2013
Dynamic Mechanical Analysis measures the mechanical and viscoelastic properties of materials as a function of time, temperature, frequency, atmosphere, or a combination of these parameters. The most important feature that determines the performance of any Dynamic Mechanical Analyzer (DMA) is how the stress/force is applied to the sample and how the resulting strain/displacement is measured. [...]
The FTIR dream is now reality: Bruker’s Wide Spectral Range Beamsplitter
February 15, 2013
Ettlingen, Germany, –- Bruker Corporation (NASDAQ: BRKR) announces an FTIR world first – a wide spectral range beamsplitter which covers the complete mid and far Infrared/THz spectral ranges in one go with no gaps! The new wide band beamsplitter T240/3 is offered for the Bruker VERTEX 70 entry level research FTIR spectrometer series and allows [...]
