Danbury, CT, - Smiths Detection today launched HazMatID Elite, the only explosives, chemical warfare agents, toxic industrials and narcotics identifier certified to the strictest military standard for use in the most extreme climates. The Elite is the next generation of Smiths Detection’s HazMatID, the most widely used field-portable Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FT-IR) solid and [...]

Cynvenio Biosystems, Inc., a developer of rare cell isolation systems for biomedical research, personalized medicine and molecular diagnosis of cancer, today announced that the National Cancer Institute (NCI) awarded the company a $1.4 million Phase II Small Business Innovative Research (SBIR) contract to partially fund the development and commercialization of a novel microfluidic technology for [...]

DNA2.0, the leading bioengineering solutions provider, today announced its sponsorship of Singularity University’s inaugural synthetic biology accelerator program, the SynBio Startup Launchpad. The program will nurture aspiring life science entrepreneurs seeking to apply the rapid-cycle, low-cost approaches employed by tech and biotech startups. “DNA2.0’s innovative bioengineering tools are helping to speed the transformation of biology [...]

CARLSBAD, Calif.--GenMark Diagnostics, Inc., (NASDAQ: GNMK) and Advanced Liquid Logic, Inc. (ALL) announced today that they have executed definitive agreements pursuant to which GenMark and ALL will collaborate to develop an all-digital, fully integrated in-vitro diagnostic platform bringing together ALL's proprietary electrowetting technology and GenMark's proprietary electrochemical detection. The agreements follow from the Heads of [...]

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - A Purdue-based new venture that develops nanotechnology to improve research and development in life-science companies, pharmaceutical companies and cancer research centers has succeeded in generating its first revenues from sales after only two years in business. Tymora Analytical Operations LLC has begun selling its PolyMAC product to university professors and industry [...]

WEST CHESTER, Pa. — Daicel has announced the appointment of Dieter Heckmann to the position of Executive Officer, Daicel Corporation. As a member of the executive leadership team within Daicel, Mr. Heckmann will assume responsibility for global operations of the Chiral Pharmaceutical Ingredients (CPI) Company, reporting to Mr. Misao Fudaba, President and CEO of Daicel [...]

SANTA CLARA, Calif.,- Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE: A) today launched the GV1000 X-ray Diffractometer at the annual meeting of the American Crystallography Association in Boston. This revolutionary new instrument will be used for collection of high-quality diffraction data from crystalline samples of biological macromolecules. Incorporating innovative gradient vacuum technology, the GV1000 features an extremely compact [...]

At the Microscopy & Microanalysis conference 2012 in Phoenix, Arizona, Carl Zeiss Microscopy is introducing an extension of its Field Emission Scanning Electron Microscope (FE-SEM) platform MERLIN. Customers can now choose between the systems MERLIN Compact, MERLIN VP Compact and MERLIN and configure them individually. The Plug-and-Play feature allows the customer to add and change [...]

LabAnswer is set to Provide Market-Leading Scientific Data Management and Laboratory Informatics Services to Federal Agencies through Government-Wide Acquisition Contract LabAnswer announces that it has received a prime award for the Chief Information Officer-Solutions and Partners 3 (CIO-SP3) small business contract. CIO-SP3 is a ten year, multiple-award Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract with a ceiling [...]

Pittsburgh, PA - ASPEX Corporation, an FEICompany, announced the launch of EXpressx, the fastest automated bench-top SEM available. The pinnacle of truly integrated microscopy, EXpressX combines a robust scanning electron microscope, ASPEX’s own OmegaMax EDX technology and new Perception 2 operating software, all of which increase the unit’s performance and ease of use at an [...]