Bioo Scientific’s Newest Transduction Reagents Enable Targeted siRNA Delivery into Leukocytes
September 12, 2012
Bioo Scientific launched the innovative huLeukoAim™ and muLeukoAim™ Transduction Reagents which offer targeted delivery into leukocytes including lymphocytes (T and B cells), myeloid cells and granulocytes resulting in efficient gene silencing in mouse and human cells. siRNA therapy is a promising approach for treatment of leukocytic disorders and infections; however, delivery reagents that can target [...]
September 12, 2012
BOULDER, Colo. – ASD Inc., a global leader in high-performance analytical instrumentation and materials analysis solutions, announced today the release of the Illuminator reflectance lamp for accurate indoor diffuse reflectance measurements. This unique and highly stable light source addresses a wide range of non-contact spectral analysis applications requiring artificial illumination. The Illuminator is designed to [...]
ASTM D7346 is Now Approved as a Pour Point Test Method for Petroleum Products
September 12, 2012
Houston, TX., USA –– Under ASTM supervision, a recent Interlaboratory Study Program (ILS) has demonstrated a correlation between No-Flow Point and Pour Point analysis for petroleum products. Due to this, ASTM integrated pour point determination into the ASTM D7346 standard test method. ASTM D7346 also includes no-flow point, which is described by this method as [...]
FEI Announces New NanoManipulator and Gas Injector Solutions for Industry-Leading DualBeam Systems
September 12, 2012
Hillsboro, Ore - FEI (NASDAQ: FEIC), a leading instrumentation company providing imaging and analysis systems for research and industry, today announced significant performance enhancements for its DualBeam™ systems. The new EasyLift™ nanomanipulator allows for improved ease of use, reliability, precision and integration in preparing ultra thin samples for analysis in a transmission electron microscope (TEM).The [...]
Pacific Biosciences Appoints Lucy Shapiro, Ph.D. to Board of Directors
September 12, 2012
MENLO PARK, Calif.-- Pacific Biosciences of California, Inc. (Nasdaq:PACB) provider of the PacBio® RS High Resolution Genetic Analyzer, today announced that renowned scientist Lucy Shapiro, Ph.D. of Stanford University has joined the Company's Board of Directors. Dr. Shapiro currently serves as the Virginia and D.K. Ludwig Professor of Cancer Research and the Director of the [...]
VWR expands its global footprint offering more support for a growing customer base in Latin America
September 12, 2012
RADNOR, PA, - VWR International, LLC, a leading global distributor of laboratory supplies and services, announced today the acquisition of Sovereign Group, a distributor of lab products with distribution centers and sales organizations in Brazil and Argentina. The acquisition of Sovereign significantly increases VWR's breadth of operations, expanding its geographic footprint into Brazil and Argentina [...]
Hach Launches RTC101 P-Module for Phosphorus Control
September 12, 2012
Loveland, Colo. – Hach Company (www.hach.com) is taking the guesswork out of the chemical phosphorus removal process. Its new RTC101 Phosphorus Control System provides real-time control of chemical dosing that helps maintain consistent phosphorus levels in effluent waters. While some facilities adjust their chemical dose based on flow or by setting a fixed dose rate, [...]
ProteinSimple Charges Ahead with the Simple Western
September 12, 2012
Santa Clara, CA, — ProteinSimple today introduced Peggy as the next member of the Simple Western product family. Peggy is the first Simple Western product to not only replace the traditional slow, inconsistent Western Blot, but to enable further in-depth characterization of proteins via charge-based separation. The Simple Western is a Western with none of [...]
September 12, 2012
Yarmouth, ME: Water quality instrumentation manufacturer Fluid Imaging Technologies, Yarmouth, Maine (www.fluidimaging.com) has contracted with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers on the sale of the company’s automated FlowCAM® particle imaging and analysis system. To be deployed in the Huntington District, Huntington, West Virginia, the FlowCAM is to speed the detection and identification of Cyanobacteria [...]
Brooks’ Single-use REMP tubes support optimization of automated serum and plasma storage
September 12, 2012
Poway, CA, Brooks Life Science Systems, a division of Brooks Automation, Inc. (Nasdaq: BRKS), a leading worldwide provider of automation solutions for compound and biological sample storage and management, announced today that Karolinska Institute Biobank (KI Biobank) is successfully using Brooks’ REMP single-use heat sealed sample tubes to secure the long-term storage of plasma, serum [...]

