MORRISVILLE, N.C.-- Centice Corporation, a pioneer in chemical verification and identification using Raman spectroscopy and computational sensor technology, today announced the development of a new low-cost deep ultraviolet (UV) coded aperture Raman spectrometer. The current version enables trace analysis of surface chemicals and contaminants. It will be showcased at SCIentific eXchange (SciX), the annual meeting [...]

Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE: A) today announced that it has entered into a licensing agreement with BioDiscovery, Inc., enabling BioDiscovery customers to access Agilent SureFISH probes directly from BioDiscovery's Nexus software. Researchers using a variety of cytogenetic microarray platforms can now quickly identify aberrations via Nexus and immediately identify/link to available oligonucleotide-based fluorescent in situ [...]

The Newborn Screening Translational Research Network (NBSTRN) Coordinating Center recently announced the release of the Virtual Repository of Dried Blood Spots (VRDBS), an open source biospecimen management system. The VRDBS is a research tool allowing investigators more efficient access to dried blood spot (DBS) specimens. The NBSTRN Coordinating Center is funded by a contract to [...]

CAMBRIDGE, MA – – Knome Inc. announced today that it is taking orders for the knoSYS™100, the first plug-and-play, fully integrated hardware and software system designed to help researchers in medical and academic institutions interpret human whole genomes. The knoSYS™100 was developed to help geneticists discover relevant genetic variation, investigate diseases of unknown cause, and [...]

Torrance, CA and Irvine, CA - Phenomenex Inc., a global leader in the research and manufacture of advanced technologies for the separation sciences, and ChromaDex® Corporation (OTCBB: CDXC), an innovative natural products company that provides proprietary, science-based solutions and ingredients to the dietary supplement, food and beverage, animal health, cosmetic and pharmaceutical industries, announced today [...]

Roka Bioscience is proud to announce that its Atlas Salmonella Detection Assay has received AOAC Performance Tested Methods? Certification (PTM #031201) from the AOAC Research Institute (AOAC-RI) for 10 additional food matrices. These matrices include frozen raw ground beef (375 g), raw ground turkey, cooked deli chicken (325 g), romaine lettuce (375 g), tomatoes, black [...]

COVENTRY, United Kingdom, – Bruker’s long-standing presence in the UK and Ireland has reached another milestone with the Official Opening of its new integrated demonstration laboratories, sales and applications offices and dedicated customer collaboration and service facilities. Crowning a 45 year history of customer commitment across the British Isles, Bruker has now totally redesigned and [...]

A compact, economical recirculating chiller designed to provide reliable heat removal for lasers and other precision laboratory equipment is now available from PolyScience. Capable of maintaining process temperatures from 41° to 95°F (5° to 35°C), the Durachill™ 1.5 HP Chiller provides up to 6328 watts of cooling at 68°F (20°C) ambient and is available with [...]

UNION CITY, Calif., -- Abaxis, Inc. (NasdaqGS: ABAX), a medical products company manufacturing point of care instruments and consumables for the medical, research, and veterinary markets, and providing reference lab services to the veterinary and research markets, announced today that a settlement had been reached in its lawsuit with Cepheid, Inc. (NasdaqGS: CPHD), over several [...]

AUSTIN, Texas, -- 1^st Detect Corporation, a subsidiary of Astrotech Corporation (Nasdaq:ASTC), announced today that 1^st Detect's Miniature Mass Spectrometer, the MMS-1000^™, will be distributed in the European Union via TransGlobal Distributors' extensive network of distribution channels. This week, the company is formally introducing MMS-1000™ at the HET Instrument Exhibition and Conference in Amsterdam, the [...]