A phenomenal legacy for London 2012
August 1, 2012
The London 2012 anti-doping facilities will be developed after the Olympic and Paralympic Games into a world-class resource that could help revolutionise healthcare. The MRC-NIHR Phenome Centre will use the cutting edge facilities developed for London 2012 to help develop better and more targeted treatment for patients. The MRC-NIHR Phenome Centre, the first of its [...]
Stemgent Completes Acquisition of Asterand’s Human Tissue Business
August 1, 2012
Cambridge, MA, – Stemgent, Inc. announced today that it has completed the acquisition of Asterand Plc’s Human Tissue Business for $9 million. Asterand provides a set of high quality, human-tissue based tools for drug and drug target discovery that is highly complementary to Stemgent’s growing portfolio of innovative research products and services to advance cellular [...]
Paperless Media Preparation Process Documentation
August 1, 2012
INTEGRA has announced that its MEDIACLAVE 10/30 media preparation systems have been upgraded to provide all the necessary tools to support the most stringent process documentation and validation needs. More and more laboratories rely on electronic process documentation to avoid costs associated with paper use and excessive storage space requirements. However, laboratories must also ensure [...]
Advanced Photonix, Inc. Announces Industrial Sale to Japanese Market
August 1, 2012
ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- Advanced Photonix® (NYSE Amex: API), the leading supplier of terahertz systems to industry, announces today that it has received $760,000 in orders for multiple T-Gauge® systems. These systems will be delivered to API's Japanese distributor, Spectra Design Ltd., in API's third quarter and will be deployed on a manufacturing line providing [...]
MOD scientist develops multiple-substance detection device
August 1, 2012
A new biological device that can sample and detect a range of hazardous substances and explosives at the same time has been created by a Ministry of Defence scientist. The device, developed by Dr Peter White of the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl), could soon be used by first responders in the forensic and [...]
August 1, 2012
Westmont, IL -- Craig Schwandt and Elaine Schumacher, senior research scientists at McCrone Associates, Inc., will be presenting on new microscopy applications at this year’s annual Microscopy & Microanalysis meeting in Phoenix. Both presentations will use examples to discuss the advantages of using these techniques. TEM for characterizing glass delamination flakes Schumacher’s presentation, titled “Transmission [...]
Manifold Optimises Fume Cupboard Water Use
August 1, 2012
The new Asynt water manifold converts the flow from a single tap into 3 streams enabling optimal use of your fume cupboard water supply. The water manifold is equally effective linked to Liebig or Vigreux condensers as it is to a recirculating chiller and avoids "daisy chaining" multiple condensers. After passing through condensers / chillers [...]
Molecular Devices Introduces MetaXpress 5.0 High Content Image Acquisition and Analysis Software
August 1, 2012
Sunnyvale, CA,: Molecular Devices, LLC, today announced the launch of MetaXpress® 5.0 High Content Image Acquisition and Analysis Software, which has been designed to improve the ease and speed of custom analysis using the Company’s ImageXpress® Micro and Ultra Systems. The new software enables user-created analysis to be run on MetaXpress PowerCore™ Software, which harnesses [...]
MTS Announces Agreement in Principle Settling Government Investigation
July 31, 2012
Eden Prairie, MN. – MTS Systems Corporation (NASDAQ: MTSC) a leading global supplier of test systems and industrial position sensors, announced today that it has reached an agreement in principle with the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Minnesota (“USAO”), subject to the approval of the U.S. Department of Justice (“DOJ”), settling, for $7.75 [...]
July 31, 2012
PHOENIX --- At the Microscopy & Microanalysis (M&M) 2012 Annual Meeting, Bruker today introduces its new micro-computed tomography (CT) accessory for scanning electron microscopes (SEM). Micro-CT for SEM can add 2D and 3D high-resolution X-ray imaging capabilities to third-party SEMs, allowing the nondestructive analysis of internal microstructures of specimens in numerous applications, including composite materials, [...]
