October 29, 2012
St. Louis, Mo. -- Sigma-Aldrich Corporation (Nasdaq: SIAL) today announced the launch of a redesigned website for China, www.sigmaaldrich.com/china, which offers more relevant content, improved search results, enhanced product detail pages and a completely translated homepage. The Company also unveiled its new Vetec brand product line, providing the China market with an even broader portfolio [...]
BMBF Project for New Chip Fabrication Technology Successfully Completed
October 29, 2012
The "Lithography for the 22 nanometer node" project, led by Carl Zeiss, has been successfully completed. This national project was part of the European EXEPT Project ("Extreme UV Lithography Entry Point Technology Development") led by the Dutch company ASML, as part of the CATRENE Cluster. During the project, two Carl Zeiss companies and six other [...]
October 29, 2012
Malvern, UK: Materials characterization company Malvern Instruments Ltd. (Malvern, UK) has signed an exclusive distribution agreement with Affinity Biosensors LLC (Santa Barbara, CA, USA) which will extend the range of solutions that Malvern offers to the biopharmaceutical sector. The distribution agreement covers all geographies outside the USA and Canada. Under the terms of the agreement [...]
Comprehensive range of ready-to-use RNAs
October 29, 2012
AMSBIO has expanded its range of ready-to-use RNA samples to now include mRNA / microRNA tissue preparations and a large number of RNAs from mouse and rat development stages. With more than 20 years of experience in RNA isolation, AMSBIO has generated over 4000 individual total RNAs ready to go off-the-shelf, many with bioanalyser RIN [...]
October 29, 2012
Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE: A) today announced that Dr. Goeffrey Kamau, professor of chemistry at the University of Nairobi, has been honored with the Association of Laboratory Managers' 2012 Distinguished Service Award for Laboratory Management. Kamau, a Kenyan native, author, and longtime educator/advocate for laboratory reform, accepted the award at the association's annual conference earlier [...]
October 29, 2012
Franklin Lakes, NJ – BD (Becton, Dickinson and Company) (NYSE:BDX), a leading global medical technology company, today announced that it has received the WindMade™ label, a global consumer label for companies that use wind energy and other renewable energy sources. BD received the WindMade™ label for the Company’s global operations, and certifies that 35% of [...]
Thermo Fisher Scientific Introduces Kit to Simplify Detection and Analysis of Hormones in Water
October 29, 2012
SAN JOSE, Calif., – Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the world leader in serving science, today introduced the Thermo Scientific Hormones Application Kit, a complete package designed to simplify the detection and analysis of hormone contaminants in ground water and drinking water samples using liquid chromatography/tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS). This application kit is designed to streamline [...]
October 29, 2012
Workbooks are used by spectroscopists, spectrometrists, and separations scientists to expedite advanced data processing and chemically-relevant interpretation, conveniently at their desktops. Continuing collaborations with major instrument vendors enable ACD/Labs software to support most instrument vendor file formats across numerous analytical techniques including NMR, LC/MS, GC/MS, HPLC, IR, UV, and Raman. Integrated chemical structure handling instantly [...]
Nine-month Figures: Sartorius Grows in Double Digits
October 29, 2012
Goettingen, - Sartorius, a leading international laboratory and pharma-ceutical equipment provider, successfully closed the first nine months of 2012, with substantial gains in order intake, sales revenue and earnings. The Bioprocess Solutions Division that primarily specializes in single-use products for pharmaceutical drug manufacture performed especially well. In addition, initial consolidation of the Biohit Liquid Handling [...]
Cole-Parmer Introduces PBI Shredder SG3™ System for a New Method in Sample Preparation
October 29, 2012
Vernon Hills, Ill., —Achieve better sample integrity and longer DNA with the new PBI Shredder SG3 from Cole-Parmer. Ideal for the extraction of DNA, RNA, protein, mitochondria, and small molecules, the device creates a closed system in which to safely prepare samples. It is also portable for easy and efficient field collection. Its closed system [...]
