Hiroshima University is first to install Malvern Instruments’ new Zetasizer Nano ZSP
November 27, 2012
Malvern, UK: Dr Kikuo Okuyama of the Department of Chemical Engineering at the Graduate School of Engineering, Hiroshima University in Japan, was the first customer to take delivery of a Zetasizer Nano ZSP, the new top-of-the-range dynamic light scattering system from Malvern Instruments. In Dr Okuyama’s work the objective is to find alternative materials for [...]
PerkinElmer Introduces Latest Version of inForm® Advanced Image Analysis Software
November 27, 2012
inForm® Image Analysis Software is a patented automated image analysis package for accurately quantifying biomarker expression in tumors and surrounding tissues. The software program is available in two packages: inForm Tissue Finder™ and inForm Cell Analysis™. The inForm Tissue Finder software operates with the Vectra™ intelligent multispectral slide analysis systems and is a powerful research [...]
Agilent Technologies Opens PicoCafé, a Unique Online Forum for Atomic Force Microscope Users
November 27, 2012
Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE: A) today announced the launch of its online Pico Café, an interactive web community created exclusively for atomic force microscope users. Agilent AFM users from around the world are invited to visit the new PicoCafé at www.agilent.com/find/picocafe to share original script programming and instrumentation-related insights with one another. "The PicoCafé has [...]
Exiqon introduces product specifically optimized for microRNA extraction from biofluids
November 27, 2012
Exiqon A/S (NASDAQ OMX: EXQ), a leading supplier of high-value gene expression analysis products, today announced the launch of the miRCURY™ RNA Isolation Kit – Biofluids for extraction of small RNAs from serum, plasma, urine and other biofluids. The product is the first ever specifically optimized for such applications. The new biofluids kit allows scientists [...]
Mystaire Misonix is pleased to announce our latest application solution product for 2012
November 27, 2012
Creedmoor, NC Mystaire Misonix is pleased to announce our latest application solution product for 2012. The WS6 downflow workstation is designed especially for histology and pathology laboratory analysis. The compact, versatile design of the WS6 makes a variety of installation formats possible according to individual needs. By drawing contaminated air downward into the stainless steel [...]
University of California, San Diego Uses TeraView’s Instrument for Near-field Microscopy
November 27, 2012
TeraView, the pioneer and leader in terahertz solutions and technology, has successfully delivered a TPS Spectra 3000 system to the Infrared Laboratory for Novel Infrared and Magnetic Materials at the University of California, San Diego, founded and let by Professor Dimitri Basov. Professor Basov and his laboratory are world leaders in the use of optical [...]
Pipette-friendly, Two-part Vial for Difficult to Handle Liquid Samples
November 27, 2012
Chemists gain a whole new perspective on sample handling with Vista Vial™ series chromatography vials from J.G. Finneran Associates. The patented, two-part design consists of a glass base and a polyethylene top that snaps together to form a standard 12x32mm autosampler vial. The glass base provides a wide target for pipettes and is ideal for [...]
Corning Announces Expiration and Results of Cash Tender Offer
November 27, 2012
CORNING, N.Y., – Corning Incorporated (NYSE:GLW) announced today that its cash tender offer relating to an aggregate principal amount of $75,000,000 of debentures expired at 11:59 p.m., New York City time, on Monday, November 26. According to information provided by D.F. King & Co., Inc., the depositary for the tender offer, $74,736,000 in aggregate principal [...]
November 27, 2012
ALAMEDA, Calif.-- LifeMap Sciences, Inc., a subsidiary of BioTime, Inc. (NYSE MKT: BTX), announced today the launch of LifeMap Discovery™ (discovery.lifemapsc.com), a state-of-the-art roadmap of embryonic development and stem cell biology. The platform integrates embryonic development and stem cell biology with molecular, cellular, anatomical, and disease-related information, and provides data-mining capabilities and bioinformatics applications. LifeMap [...]
Tecan launches AlphaScreen® option for Infinite® F200 PRO reader
November 27, 2012
Männedorf, Switzerland, – Tecan has developed an AlphaScreen® module for its popular Infinite® F200 PRO multimode reader, providing customers with a cost-effective solution for AlphaScreen and AlphaLISA® assays. Offering excellent sensitivity for screening and research, the new option further extends the flexibility of the Infinite F200 PRO for low and medium throughput applications. The AlphaScreen [...]

