Agilent Technologies Introduces Highly Sensitive Evaporative Light-Scattering Detectors

Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE: A) today announced two new products-the 1290 Infinity Evaporative Light-Scattering Detector and the 1260 Infinity Evaporative Light-Scattering Detector-that provide up to 9x higher sensitivity, better efficiency and greater reproducibility than any currently available ELSD. Both detectors are ideally suited for the analysis of non- and semi-volatile compounds in pharmaceutical, drug discovery, [...]

California Healthcare Institute Appoints New Board Members

La Jolla, Calif. -- CHI-California Healthcare Institute today announced the election of five new executives to its board of directors: Dr. Michael A. Friedman, CEO of City of Hope; Alan J. Malus, executive vice president and president of analytical technologies at Thermo Fisher Scientific; Alberto Mas, worldwide president of BD Biosciences; Heather L. Mason, senior [...]

Hologic Announces Fourth Quarter and Fiscal 2012 Operating Results

BEDFORD, Mass., -- Hologic, Inc. (Hologic or the Company) (NASDAQ: HOLX), a leading developer, manufacturer and supplier of premium diagnostics products, medical imaging systems and surgical products dedicated to serving the healthcare needs of women, today announced its results for the fourth fiscal quarter and fiscal year ended September 29, 2012. Highlights of the Quarter [...]

2012 Nobel laureate in medicine Shinya Yamanaka reaffirms commitment to CiRA-Cellectis partnership

Paris, France, – Cellectis (Alternext: ALCLS), the genomeengineering specialist, was honored to welcome Professor Yamanaka, this year’s Nobel laureate in medicine, for a meeting with the Group's teams at its Paris headquarters. As Europe's stem cell leader, Cellectis anticipated – no later than in 2008 – the extraordinary scientific and industrial potential of new products [...]

Study Shows Sequenom CMM’s RetnaGene LDT Accurately Predicts Risk of Progression to Wet Form of AMD

SAN DIEGO, -- Sequenom, Inc. (NASDAQ: SQNM), a life sciences company providing innovative diagnostic testing and genetic analysis solutions, today announced its wholly-owned subsidiary, Sequenom Center for Molecular Medicine (Sequenom CMM), presented results from a study of its RetnaGene AMD laboratory-developed test to predict risk of disease progression during the 2012 Joint Meeting of the [...]

VWR International, LLC to Distribute Illumina’s qPCR Portfolio

SAN DIEGO -- Illumina, Inc. (NASDAQ:ILMN) today announced that VWR International, LLC, a global distributor of laboratory supplies and services, will distribute Illumina's qPCR portfolio including the Eco™ Real-Time PCR System and NuPCR™ reagents within the United States, one of the world's largest qPCR instrumentation markets. The agreement extends Illumina's reach for its innovative Eco [...]

FEI Announces New Helios NanoLab 450 F1 DualBeam for Semiconductor Failure Analysis

Hillsboro, Ore.— FEI (NASDAQ: FEIC) today announced its new Helios NanoLab™ 450 F1 DualBeam™ system designed to provide semiconductor manufacturers with faster, better images of their most advanced device architectures. A new STEM (scanning transmission electron microscope) detector delivers improved contrast between materials, and the new flip stage and rotating nanomanipulator support advanced preparation techniques [...]

Horizon Discovery and Promega Launch Suite of X-MANTM Reporter Kits

Cambridge, UK and Madison, WI, USA, : Horizon Discovery Ltd. (Horizon), a leading provider of research tools to support the development of personalized medicines, and Promega Corporation, today announced the launch of a suite of X-MAN™ Reporter Kits. These kits enable researchers, for the first time, to apply functional, cell-based assays that directly interrogate critical [...]

The world’s most advanced lab X-ray source advances even further

The Woodlands, TX – Rigaku Corporation introduced the new FR-X rotating anode X-ray source at the 2012 meeting of the PSDI (Protein Structure Determination in Industry) meeting being held in Chantilly, France November 11-13. The FR-X was designed to be utilized in structural biology and material science, and produces the highest usable X-ray flux available [...]

Sapio Sciences Announces Exemplar LIMS for Tablet Computers

Baltimore, MD – – Exemplar Laboratory Information System for Tablets along with the new generation of tablets such as the Google Nexus 10, Samsung Galaxy Note™ 10.1 and iPad™ 2/3/4, allows lab technicians to work untethered from a desktop or laptop computer and to take Exemplar with them where they are working. Exemplar’s Lab Management [...]

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