VWR International, LLC to Acquire LabPartner (Shanghai) Co., Ltd.
August 4, 2011
RADNOR, PA - VWR International, LLC, a global leader in distributing laboratory supplies and services, announced today that it will acquire LabPartner (Shanghai) Co., Ltd., subject to customary closing conditions and Chinese regulatory approval. Based in Shanghai, LabPartner is an established provider of lab equipment, reagents, consumables, and services for research and development. LabPartner supports [...]
Covance Genomics Laboratory and Broad Institute to Collaborate on Sequencing Genome Studies
August 4, 2011
Covance said that its Seattle-based genomics laboratory will collaborate with the Broad Institute to create genomic resources for an important research model. Covance’s Next-Generation sequencing capabilities will be used to profile microRNA expression in various tissue samples from this model. This research model has proven to be valuable for understanding various human diseases (respiratory, oncology, [...]
Life Technologies Introduces New RNA/DNA Isolation Kits
August 4, 2011
Life Technologies now offers MagMAX™ FFPE Isolation Kits -- two new magnetic bead-based kits designed specifically for the isolation of both total RNA and DNA from Formalin Fixed Paraffin Embedded (FFPE) samples. MagMAX™ FFPE Isolation kits help scientists get to discovery – faster and safer than ever before. What’s unique about the MagMAX™ FFPE kits [...]
August 4, 2011
ETTLINGEN, Germany -- Bruker Corporation (NASDAQ: BRKR) today announced the launch of the TANGO, an innovative stand-alone FT-NIR (Fourier Transform Near Infrared) spectrometer, further expanding Bruker's existing industry-leading FT-NIR product range. TANGO is a robust, small footprint, very easy to use benchtop system with touch-screen operation for routine users. The new TANGO offers efficient and [...]
Cambridge Technology Company ionscope helps researchers make heart discovery
August 4, 2011
Cambridge UK – SICM, a high resolution microscopy technique, has been used by a team of researchers to identify a drug that could one day be used to prevent abnormal heart rhythms, or arrhythmia. The study, published in Hepatology[1] this week, was enabled by SICM, which is the result of 7 years of research and [...]
August 4, 2011
Fluidigm Corporation (NASDAQ:FLDM) announced today a collaboration with BD Biosciences, a segment of BD (Becton, Dickinson and Company), to co-host a public seminar series on the isolation and analysis of single cells. Entitled A Powerful Technique for Single-Cell Analysis, the public seminar series will showcase cell isolation using the BD FACSAria ™ III Cell Sorter [...]
Thermo Fisher Scientific Expands Maybridge Ro3 Diversity Fragment Library
August 4, 2011
TINTAGEL, England – Thermo Fisher Scientific, the world leader in serving science, today announced that it has expanded its Maybridge Ro3 Diversity Fragment Library, to make it an even more powerful tool for structure-based drug discovery. The new library adds 1,000 Ro3 compliant molecules, complementing the 1,500 compounds introduced last year. This expansion increases the [...]
August 3, 2011
Berlin - JPK Instruments, a world-leading manufacturer of nanoanalytic instrumentation for research in life sciences and soft matter, is pleased to report on the research work from the Chemical Physics group of Professor Robert Magerle of the Chemnitz University of Technology. The Chemical Physics Group is part of the Faculty of Natural Sciences. The main [...]
August 3, 2011
WILMINGTON, MA - Implant Sciences Corporation (OTCQB: IMSC) (PINKSHEETS: IMSC), a high technology supplier of systems and sensors for homeland security markets, today announced it is enhancing its Quantum Sniffer™ QS-H150 and QS-B220 explosives trace detection devices with an advanced performance logging and reporting system. This new software package, offered as an accessory, will be [...]
WEIDMANN Announces Hydrogen Sensing Monitor Supply Agreement With H2scan Corporation
August 3, 2011
HANOVER, NH - Today, WEIDMANN ELECTRICAL TECHNOLOGY INC., the global leader in transformer insulation products and services, announced that its subsidiary, WEIDMANN DIAGNOSTIC SOLUTIONS INC., has completed a five-year supply agreement with H2scan Corporation, designer and manufacturer of the most accurate, tolerant, and affordable hydrogen leak detection and process gas monitoring solutions for industrial markets. [...]
