December 11, 2012
Kleve, Germany — By using electrothermal vaporization (ETV) for sample introduction, SPECTRO Analytical Instruments has greatly improved the sensitivity of the SPECTRO ARCOS ICP-OES spectrometer for material analysis applications. Trials verify that detection limits can be improved by an order of magnitude. At a much lower cost, ICP-OES penetrates the sensitivity range of glow discharge [...]
PharmaTainer™ Single Use Bottles and Carboys Now Meet USP 788
December 11, 2012
Bascharage, Luxembourg, - Cellon SA announced today that their entire range of PharmaTainer™ bottles and carboys are now certified “clean,” meeting USP 788 Particulate Matter in Injections, and the equivalent EP and JP quality standards. Pharmatainer™ products are currently manufactured in PC and PET in sizes from 125ml to 20 litres. Cellon opened its state-of-the-art [...]
WHEATON® CryoELITE® 0.5mL Vial for Small Volume Cryogenic Samples
December 11, 2012
With the increased demand for personalized medicine, the growth in the cryopreservation of biological samples has increased dramatically in recent years and continues today. This increase has created the need for secure, reliable and cryogenically certified vials to provide safe, long-term storage and secure shipping of samples. In response to this demand, WHEATON introduces its [...]
December 11, 2012
HOLLISTON, Mass., -- Harvard Bioscience, Inc. (Nasdaq:HBIO), a global developer, manufacturer and marketer of a broad range of tools to advance life science research and regenerative medicine, today announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary, Harvard Apparatus Regenerative Technology, Inc., filed a registration statement with the SEC for an initial public offering, or IPO, of Harvard Apparatus [...]
SCIENION’s sciFLEXARRAYER used for the production of Anagnostics’ integrated sepsis testing products
December 11, 2012
Dortmund, Germany, and St. Valentin, Austria, : SCIENION AG and Anagnostics Bioanalysis GmbH today announced that Anagnostics is using Scienion’s sciFLEXARRAYER for the production of Anagnostics new product line focusing on integrated sepsis testing, based on DNA and protein based multiplex assays. Anagnostics is specialized in developing systems and tests for multiplex diagnostics and has [...]
BioCision Raises $2.5 Million Growth Financing to Support Continued Expansion
December 11, 2012
LARKSPUR, Calif. -- BioCision LLC, a developer of sample standardization tools and solutions for the life science research and clinical markets, today announced it has raised $2.5 million in new growth financing. The round was led by BroadOak Capital Partners and included participation from Research Corporation Technologies, Inc. Comprised of debt and equity investment, funding [...]
The Big Reveal – GenTech Launches New Look
December 11, 2012
Arcade, NY, -- A new year often brings a new look, but GenTech Scientific, Inc. could not wait until New Year's to reveal its extreme website makeover, including a new logo. “The new logo has a familiar feel. It incorporates foundational design elements that preserve the company's history. Yet it also represents GenTech's vision for [...]
PerkinElmer Expands Reagent Portfolio to Accelerate Biotherapeutics Drug Development
December 11, 2012
WALTHAM, Mass. –– PerkinElmer, Inc., a global leader focused on improving the health and safety of people and the environment, today announced the launch of a new range of assay kits utilizing AlphaLISA® technology to help improve the safety testing, manufacturing and quality control of biotherapeutic drugs. Biotherapeutic drug development is a rapidly growing field [...]
Personal Genome Project Canada launches
December 10, 2012
The Personal Genome Project Canada (PGP-C) launches this week giving Canadians an unprecedented opportunity to participate in a groundbreaking research study about human genetics and health. A collaborative academic research effort with Harvard Medical School's Personal Genome Project (PGP-HMS), PGP-C aims to sequence the genomes of 100 Canadians over the next year. Combined, the projects [...]
Circulomics Awarded Nearly $1M to Develop Multiplex MicroRNA Assay
December 10, 2012
BALTIMORE, MD --- Circulomics Inc has been awarded two Small Business Innovative Research (SBIR) Phase I awards, totaling $800k over 2 years, to develop its Ligo-miR microRNA assay technology and PicoSep single molecule analysis instrument. These awards were made through the National Institutes of Health's (NIH) SHIFT initiative. They foster the transformation of academic scientific [...]
