SIB and GeneBio launch neXtProt – human proteins knowledge platform
August 2, 2011
GENEVA, Switzerland -- SIB Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics and GeneBio today announced the launch of neXtProt, an on-line knowledge platform on human proteins. This exceptional resource provides life scientists with a broad spectrum of information on all human proteins via an intuitive interface. With already over 51,000 unique visitors since its first Beta release in [...]
SDIX Announces Expansion of IVD Reagents Portfolio
August 2, 2011
SDIX, a leading provider of In Vitro Diagnostic (IVD) reagents, announced the addition of nine new polyclonal antibodies to its product line for the IVD market while exhibiting at AACC last week. These products include Apo A1, Lp(a), HPT, CER, IgM, IgG(Fc), IgA, C3 and C4. The antibodies can be customized for in vitro diagnostics [...]
August 1, 2011
Hercules, CA –– Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc.'s ProteOn™ HTG Sensor Chip provides a robust new alternative for pharmaceutical researchers studying polyhystidine-tagged protein interactions that can reduce cost per data point by 90 percent. Used with Bio-Rad's ProteOn XPR36 system, the HTG Sensor Chip's innovative surface chemistry has increased binding stability and specificity for His-tagged proteins compared [...]
Topcon Aquila SEM Available from Nanounity.
August 1, 2011
Nanounity announces that it has entered into an agreement with Topcon to distribute their Aquila Hybrid Scope in the U.S. and Canada. The Aquila is a compact scanning electron microscope (SEM) combined with an optical microscope, capable of microanalysis with energy dispersive spectroscopy (EDS) that brings the strength of all three techniques together in a [...]
Corning Announces the HYPERStack™ Cell Culture Vessel
August 1, 2011
CORNING, N.Y. -- Corning Incorporated (NYSE: GLW) today announced the availability of the Corning® HYPERStack™ Cell Culture Vessel for high yield cell growth. The HYPERStack vessel features a unique multi-layered design based on Corning’s gas-permeable-film technology and delivers greater than 2.5 times more cells in the same volumetric footprint as current stacked-plate products. The increased [...]
Roche Appoints Mara G. Aspinall President of Ventana Medical Systems, Inc.
August 1, 2011
TUCSON, Ariz.-- Ventana Medical Systems, Inc. (Ventana), a member of the Roche Group, announced today the appointment of Mara Aspinall to the role of President, Ventana Medical Systems, Inc. Aspinall was most recently Founder, President, and CEO of On-Q-ity, a start-up diagnostics company focused on circulating tumor cell technology. Prior to this, Aspinall spent twelve [...]
SDIX to Introduce Two New Food Pathogen Testing Solutions at IAFP Annual Meeting
August 1, 2011
NEWARK, Del.--SDIX™, a leading supplier of rapid detection solutions to the $1 billion food pathogen testing market, today announced that the company is introducing two new food pathogen monitoring tools at the International Association of Food Protection (IAFP) Annual Meeting in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, taking place from July 31 through August 3. As the next generation [...]
Thermo Fisher Scientific Introduces New Handheld Analyzer for Asbestos Screening
August 1, 2011
WILMINGTON, Mass.— Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the world leader in serving science, today announced the release of the Thermo Scientific microPHAZIR AS, a handheld analyzer designed for screening and identification of asbestos-containing materials. The analyzer delivers accurate results on the spot, enabling users to perform rapid screening at no incremental cost. The 2.75 lbs (1.25kg) [...]
Renishaw creates new business division for radio frequency products
August 1, 2011
Renishaw plc, the world leading engineering and healthcare technologies company, has announced the creation of a new radio frequency (RF) products division, following its recent acquisition of the remaining shares in PulseTeq Ltd, in which it had first invested in 2005. From 1st July 2011, the business operations of PulseTeq Ltd have been fully integrated [...]
August 1, 2011
San Dimas, CA -- CRAIC Technologies has developed the new CRAIC Apollo™ Raman microspectrometer . This unit is designed to be used either in a standalone configuration or it can be added to a CRAIC Technologies UV-visible-NIR microspectrophotometer to enhance its capabilities with Raman microspectroscopy. When added to a unit such as the 20/20 PV™ [...]
