Agilent Technologies’ Revolutionary Atomic Spectroscopy Instrument Runs Entirely on Air

SANTA CLARA, Calif. - Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE: A) today introduced the 4100 Microwave Plasma-Atomic Emission Spectrometer, a breakthrough elemental analysis instrument that runs entirely on air. The 4100 MP-AES fundamentally changes the way scientists conduct elemental analysis. Using a nitrogen-based plasma that runs on air, the 4100 MP-AES does not require flammable or expensive [...]

Agilent Technologies Introduces World’s Smallest FTIR Spectrometer

SANTA CLARA, Calif. - Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE: A) today introduced the Cary 630 Fourier transform infrared spectrometer, offering outstanding performance and reproducibility for routine laboratory analysis of solids, liquids and gases. In addition, the new instrument is the smallest and lightest FTIR spectrometer on the market, creating a significant decrease in the instrument's footprint [...]

NIST Compatible Spectrophotometer Calibration Standards Made By NSG Precision Are Blowing Away the Competition

Farmingdale - Today many vendors that supply neutral density (ND) filters state that their filters are NIST Traceable. As a scientist or researcher a major question to ask is “What is NIST Traceable and how does it differ from NIST Compatible?” Oftentimes researchers or scientists think that if a spectrophotometer calibration standard or other device [...]

CombiMatrix Names Jeff Hayes Director of Sales for Oncology

IRVINE, Calif. -- CombiMatrix Corporation (Nasdaq:CBMX), a molecular diagnostics company performing DNA-based testing services for cancer and developmental disorders, today announced that diagnostics industry veteran Jeff Hayes has been named Director of Sales for the Oncology market. Hayes brings more than 20 years of experience in the biopharmaceutical and cancer diagnostics industries to the position, [...]

QIAGEN to Develop New Companion Diagnostic for Compound in Clinical Trials for Blood Cancers

GERMANTOWN, Maryland - QIAGEN today announced that it has entered into a partnership with Eli Lilly and Company for the development, manufacturing and commercialization of a molecular companion diagnostic for an early stage investigational compound currently being developed by Lilly. Financial terms of the agreement were not disclosed. Lilly's proprietary compound, called a JAK2 inhibitor, [...]

ITT completes acquisition of YSI Incorporated to enhance its water instrumentation business

WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. - ITT Corporation (NYSE: ITT) announced today that it has completed its acquisition of YSI Incorporated, forming a water-focused analytics business with annual revenue of approximately $300 million. YSI is a leading developer and manufacturer of sensors, instruments, software, and data collection platforms for environmental water monitoring, with facilities in the U.S., [...]

Aspect Imaging Announces Incorporation of inviCRO VivoQuant™ Image Analysis and Quantification Software into its M2™ Pre-clinical MRI Platform

TORONTO, Canada, SHOHAM, Israel, and BOSTON, MA -- Aspect Imaging, the leader in high-performance permanent magnet systems for pre-clinical research, today announced its agreement with inviCRO to distribute the VivoQuant™ software suite for pre-clinical MRI image analysis and quantification with Aspect’s pre-clinical MRI platform. VivoQuant software is a market-leading suite of software tools for the [...]

Caliper Introduces the Zephyr® Next Generation Sequencing Post-PCR Workstation

HOPKINTON, Mass. - Caliper Life Sciences, Inc. (NASDAQ: CALP), a leading provider of tools and services for life science companies, today announced the availability of the Zephyr NGS Post-PCR Workstation. This new Zephyr platform has been specifically designed and pre-programmed to address post-PCR steps in next generation sequencing (NGS) sample preparation workflows, such as magnetic [...]

Bio-Rad Introduces the ChemiDoc™ MP Imaging System For More Accurate Western Blot Quantification

Hercules, CA — Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc. announces the launch of its ChemiDoc™ MP Imaging System, the industry's only stain-free enabled instrument capable of chemiluminescent, multiplex fluorescent, and routine gel imaging. Using the stain-free detection option of the ChemiDoc MP system, researchers can quantify total protein for normalization purposes after transfer to the membrane. This stain-free [...]

Leica BOND RX – A New IHC & ISH Research Platform

Chicago, USA.- Leica Microsystems announce the release of Leica BOND RX; the world’s first truly open, fully automated IHC and ISH platform for biotechnology and pharmaceutical research. This new system delivers researchers the freedom they need to make breakthrough discoveries for new cancer treatments. For the first time, the efficiency of full automation is matched [...]

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