Charge detector for ion chromatography, co-developed by UT Arlington and Thermo Fisher Scientific, receives patent

ARLINGTON, TX and SAN JOSE, Calif. -- The University of Texas at Arlington and Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the world leader in serving science, announced that they have been granted a United States patent (#8,293,099) for a novel charge detector for ion chromatography that they developed together. The invention has been commercialized as the Thermo [...]

Volition Launches NuQ® Epigenetic Immunoassays for Research Use

SINGAPORE, -- VolitionRx Limited (OTC: VNRX), a life sciences company focused on developing blood-based diagnostic tests, announces the launch of NuQ®, its range of research use only epigenetic immunoassays, to be available for sale at www.nucleosomics.com. The NuQ® products were launched at the Biochemical Society's Annual Symposium, "Epigenetic mechanisms in development and disease," held last [...]

Denmark’s National Food Institute Employs Thermo Scientific ICP-MS to Speciate Arsenic and Measure Nanoparticles in Food as Part of EU-sponsored Projects

SAN JOSE, Calif. – Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the world leader in serving science, today announced that The National Food Institute, Technical University of Denmark (DTU), has adopted a Thermo Scientific iCAP Q inductively-coupled plasma mass spectrometer (ICP-MS) for research supporting EU Commission development of standards for arsenic and nanomaterials in food. Dr. Erik Huusfeldt [...]

Nikon Instruments Inc. Introduces High Content Microscope System

Nikon Instruments Inc. today introduced a new High Content microscope system featuring speed and flexibility for imaging and managing biological assays utilizing a system based on the classic Nikon Ti inverted microscope and NIS-Elements Software. This new High Content Microscope system pairs the Ti inverted microscope with NIS-Elements HC Software to provide a dedicated interface [...]

New RNA Interference Libraries from Sigma-Aldrich Provide The RNA Institute with Unique Capabilities to Identify Novel Disease Targets

ALBANY, N.Y. – One of the world's leading life science and high technology companies, St. Louis, Mo.-based Sigma-Aldrich, has gifted to The RNA Institute of the University at Albany extensive collections of RNA molecules that will allow researchers to target genes of high therapeutic value and identify disease-causing proteins. The Sigma-Aldrich gift also provides funds [...]

Lembaga Pengkajian Pangan, Obat-obatan dan Kosmetika Majelis Ulama Indonesia (LPPOM MUI), Indonesia’s top Muslim clerical body, Adopts PerkinElmer’s Porcine Detection Kits for Halal Food Testing & Screening

JAKARTA, INDONESIA – PerkinElmer, a global leader focused on the health and safety of people and the environment and P.T. Perkindo Mitra Analitika, PerkinElmer’s distributor in Indonesia, announced that they have signed an agreement with Lembaga Pengkajian Pangan, Obat-obatan dan Kosmetika Majelis Ulama Indonesia (LPPOM MUI), the leading Muslim clerical and Halal accreditation body in [...]

Oxford Instruments plc: Acquisition of Asylum Research Corp.

Oxford Instruments plc ("Oxford Instruments" or “the Group”), a leading provider of high technology tools and systems for industry and research, announces the acquisition of Asylum Research Corporation (“Asylum Research”), a leading provider of Scanning Probe Microscopes (SPM). The acquisition is subject to customary conditions and is expected to be completed before the end of [...]

Carl Zeiss introduces Open Application Development for ZEN Software

Through the new release of the ZEN software, Carl Zeiss is opening up several interfaces for users. They can now adjust parts of the software to their individual applications. The new Open Application Development (OAD) programming environment in ZEN is based on the Python programming language. It enables users to create, test and repeatedly run [...]

Gyros AB Quality Management System Receives ISO 9001:2008 Certification

Uppsala, Sweden: Gyros AB, a leader in utilization of microfluidic technologies to miniaturize and automate immunoassays, announced today its quality management system has received ISO 9001:2008 certification. The certification offers further reassurance to customers using the Gyros nanoliter-scale immunoassay platform that the products and services they receive are of a consistently high standard. The Gyros [...]

Stage Top Incubator System Designed to Control Temperature, Humidity and CO2/O2

Warner Instruments is pleased to introduce the Okolab Bold Line Stage Top Incubator system for Live-Cell Imaging. Features Include: • Ideal for longitudinal studies of cell cultures • Easy to use touch screen interface • Superior performance with tremendous operational flexibility This system is a complete apparatus designed to provide precise control of the parameters [...]

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