MTS Receives Notice of Lifting of Suspension by U. S. Department of the Air Force

EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. -- MTS Systems Corporation (NASDAQ: MTSC), a leading supplier of test systems and industrial position sensors, today reported that it received notification from the U. S. Department of the Air Force (the "Air Force") that it has lifted its suspension of the Company imposed on March 11, 2011, effective immediately. The Air [...]

Quotient Bioresearch announces first use of Brucker MALDI Biotyper for Bacterial Identification

Quotient Bioresearch has today announced its adoption of Bruker’s MALDI Biotyper for bacterial identification, following a successful year-long trial. The announcement, made at the 51st Interscience Conference on Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy (ICAAC) (September 17-20, Chicago, US) where Quotient will be presenting a series of posters, places the company in a unique position as the [...]

Techulon Teams with BioConcept for European

BLACKSBURG, Va.--Techulon Inc., the leader in low-toxicity gene delivery has signed a distribution agreement with BioConcept of Allschwil, Switzerland. Glycofect is a polymeric nanoparticle-delivery transfection reagent designed to be particularly effective in primary cells of therapeutic interest. It is being used in over 20 countries by government, university and corporate laboratories for advanced research towards [...]

Ensuring Effective Freeze Dryer Vial Closure

SP Scientific, a world leader in freeze drying technology, has released an informative new technical brief, which discusses freeze dryer equipment and the considerations and alterations that may be required based on container-closure selection. Today many vials are stoppered by freeze dryers at sub-atmospheric pressure, with or without an inert gas layer over the product. [...]

Ti-Touch – finally, titration reduced to the max!

Metrohm is pleased to introduce the Ti-Touch, the new compact titrator for routine analysis. The Ti-Touch, which is available for Karl Fischer titration (915 KF Ti-Touch) and potentiometric titration (916 Ti-Touch), sets the new standard for stand-alone titrators. The key-features and user benefits speak for themselves! Maximum system integration Buret, stirrer, dosing system and Touch [...]

inGenious Targeting Laboratory Announces 2 Year Agreement with Leading European University

Stony Brook, New York, USA – inGenious Targeting Laboratory, Inc (iTL), and Umeå University (Umeå, Sweden) have partnered in a two year Master Institutional Service Agreement, further strengthening their ongoing relationship. Investigators from Umeå University have been utilizing iTL’s services since 2006. This agreement combines the research expertise of Umeå University with the over 12 [...]

NanoInk Platform Proven to Reproducibly Detect Protein Biomarkers From Dried Blood Spot Samples

SKOKIE, IL. - The Nano BioDiscovery Division of NanoInk, Inc.® provides a new generation of array-based instrument systems, assay kits, and contract services for nanoscale protein studies. Based on patented Dip Pen Nanolithography® (DPN®) technology, tests run on NanoInk's NanoArray Assay System consume much smaller sample volumes than do traditional ELISA and bead-based assays, generating [...]

PerkinElmer Helps Egypt’s Ministry of Health and Population Build World’s Largest Newborn Screening Laboratory

TURKU, Finland--PerkinElmer, Inc., a global leader focused on improving the health and safety of people and the environment, today announced the opening of the world’s largest centralized laboratory for newborn screening, in support of The Egyptian Ministry of Health and Population (MOHP). PerkinElmer, together with its distribution partner HVD Vertriebs GMBH, built the Cairo-based laboratory [...]

Janney Closes Marquee Banking Deal in the Water-Analytics Space

PHILADELPHIA--Janney Montgomery Scott, a full service financial advisory firm, announced that it served as exclusive financial advisor to YSI Incorporated on its sale to ITT Corporation (NYSE:ITT) for $310 million, or approximately 3.1x revenue. Based in Yellow Springs, OH, YSI is a leading developer and manufacturer of sensors, instruments, software and data collection platforms used [...]

Polyplus-transfection Announces the Appointment of ten Additional Biologists and Chemists to Support Multiple Pre-clinical Studies

STRASBOURG, France - Polyplus-transfection celebrates 10 years of commercial growth and research and development in the field of transfection bio-tools and therapeutics with further additions to team Polyplus-transfection SA, which specializes in the development of innovative solutions for the delivery of nucleic acids in research and therapeutics, today celebrates 10 years of continuous growth. From [...]

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