November 5, 2012
San Francisco, California, and Hilden, Germany, – QIAGEN N.V. (NASDAQ: QGEN; Frankfurt Prime Standard: QIA) today announced the first product launches in its initiative to advance routine workflows in next-generation sequencing (NGS) applications. At the annual meeting of the American Society of Human Genetics (ASHG) in San Francisco, QIAGEN will present four new products that [...]
First Partner Assay on the BD MAX™ System Launches in Europe
November 5, 2012
BALTIMORE and LIEGE, Belgium, -- BD Diagnostics, a segment of global medical technology company BD (Becton, Dickinson and Company), and Diagenode SA, an international biotech company based in Belgium, announced today the European-only launch of the Diagenode Respiratory FLU A/B primers and probes kit for use on the BD MAX™ System. The Diagenode Respiratory FLU [...]
Affymetrix Reports Third Quarter 2012 Results
November 5, 2012
SANTA CLARA, Calif.---- Affymetrix, Inc., (NASDAQ: AFFX) today reported its operating results for the third quarter of 2012. Total revenue for the quarter was $79.6 million, including approximately $17.6 million in revenue from eBioscience during the third quarter of 2012. This compares to total revenue of $64.0 million for the same period of 2011. The [...]
A Whole-Microscope Enclosure for Maintaining Cell Culture Conditions
November 5, 2012
Warner Instruments is pleased to introduce the Okolab Bold Line Cage Incubator that provides a controlled environment all around the microscope. Features Include: • Cells proliferate as well as bench top incubators • Easy 'turn-to-open' assembly • Full accessibility to microscope • Obscuring panels for darkened environments This CO2 Microscope Cage Incubator is designed to [...]
NanoProfessor Joins Novel Innovation Plaza STEM Experiential Initiative
November 5, 2012
SKOKIE, Ill. –– NanoProfessor?, the global leader in hands-on undergraduate nanotechnology education, announced today that it has accepted an invitation to join Innovation Plaza, a partnership between academia and several science and engineering-based industry organizations with a goal of increasing STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) education in Latin America. Innovation Plaza, which was formally [...]
November 5, 2012
TUSTIN, Calif., – Axiom Analytical, Inc. has announced that its self-cleaning, fiber-optic coupled FDR-825 Diffuse Reflectance Probe is now in full-scale production. Operating in the near-infrared (near-IR) and visible spectral regions, the new probe has been designed to yield optimum performance for the analysis of powders, slurries, and other diffusely reflecting materials. A unique feature [...]
3rd Generation Diode Array Based NIR Analysis System
November 5, 2012
The DA 7250 is a new NIR instrument designed for superior analysis accuracy of many product types, for many parameters, in all types of environments. The design incorporates non-moving optical components, internal temperature stabilization, a static hard drive encased in an IP65 rated (dust proof/water resistant) housing. The design is optimized to create maximum instrument [...]
Bruker Reports Financial Results for the Third Quarter of 2012
November 5, 2012
BILLERICA, Mass.-- Bruker Corporation (NASDAQ: BRKR) today reported financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2012. Bruker Corporation Financial Results In the third quarter of 2012, revenue was $447.8 million, an increase of 7.0% compared to $418.4 million in the third quarter of 2011. Excluding the effects of acquisitions and foreign currency translation, [...]
November 5, 2012
HILLSBORO, Ore., -- FEI (Nasdaq:FEIC) today announced the release of MLA EXpress™, a low-cost, bench-top, automated mineralogy analyzer that may enable the mining industry to maximize the recovery of valuable metals from the ore. MLA EXpress extends mineral liberation analysis to a broader scale of mining operations. Shipment of the first systems is scheduled for [...]
November 4, 2012
BPS Bioscience, Inc. (“BPS”) announced today the availability of PCSK9 and LDLR proteins, a PCSK9-LDLR Binding Assay Kit, and PCSK9 Screening/Profiling Services for cholesterol-related research. PCSK9 is a critical regulator of cholesterol metabolism through its interaction with the hepatic LDL receptor (LDLR). Circulating PCSK9 binds to the extracellular EGF-like domain of LDLR, followed by endocytosis [...]

