BD MAX™ MRSA Assay Receives a CLIA Moderate Complexity Rating

Baltimore, MD – BD Diagnostics, a segment of BD (Becton, Dickinson and Company) (NYSE: BDX), today announced that the new BD MAX™ MRSA molecular test has received a Moderate Complexity rating under the Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments of 1988 (CLIA ‘88). Performed on the fully-automated BD MAX™ System, the assay is designed to rapidly and [...]

McCrone Microscopes & Accessories Now a Licensed Distributor of the JEOL NeoScope II Benchtop SEM

Westmont, IL -- The newest version of the JEOL Benchtop Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM) the JCM-6000 NeoScope (NeoScope II), is now available through McCrone Microscopes & Accessories (MMA). McCrone Microscopes & Accessories has launched a new website at https://www.benchtopsem.com dedicated to the new NeoScope. Customers will find videos, images, and information explaining the key features [...]

Nanoscience Instruments Announces Distribution of miBot Nanomanipulator from Imina Technologies

Phoenix, AZ-- Nanoscience Instruments, Inc. announces distribution of the Imina Technologies miBot nanomanipulator in the USA and Canada. The miBot is the world’s smallest commercial manipulator and is revolutionizing the handling and sensing of diverse samples at the micro and nano scale. The miBot has already proven its unique capabilities for performing intricate tasks in [...]

CeeTox and Cellular Dynamics Collaborate to Offer Predictive In Vitro Test for Cardiotoxicity

MADISON, WIS., – CeeTox and Cellular Dynamics International (CDI) today announced the introduction of a new, highly predictive cardiac safety screening service that utilizes human induced pluripotent stem (iPS) cell-derived cardiomyocytes. The Cardiac Arrhythmia Assessment Screen™ (CAAS) combines CeeTox’s expertise with in vitro toxicity screening and CDI’s iCell® Cardiomyocytes to provide a comprehensive profile of [...]

Bruker Introduces Solution for Organic Photovoltaics Research

SANTA BARBARA, CA, – Bruker today announced the release of the Photoconductive Atomic Force Microscopy (pcAFM) module for its industry leading Dimension Icon® platform. The new accessory enables sample illumination while performing nanoscale electrical characterization. In conjunction with Bruker’s exclusive PeakForce TUNA™ technology, it uniquely enables highest resolution photoconductivity and correlated nanomechanical mapping for research [...]

Sequenta’s Lymphosight Platform Included In Phase II Mantle Cell Lympoma Clinical Trial

SAN FRANCISCO – Sequenta, Inc. and the Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (now part of the ECOG-ACRIN Cancer Research Group) today announced an agreement to use Sequenta’s LymphoSIGHTTM next-generation sequencing method for the measurement of minimal residual disease (MRD) in a prospective clinical trial. E1411, whose primary goal is to study the effect of bortezomib and [...]

Rubicon’s NovaPLEX™ Sample Preparation Technologies Are Helping To Achieve Breakthroughs In Molecular Diagnostics And Cancer Research

ANN ARBOR, Mich., -- Rubicon Genomics, Inc., today reported that its NovaPLEX™ family of sample preparation technologies is increasing the feasibility and utility of molecular diagnostic testing and helping to address the shortage of patient samples that is hampering new drug discovery and the development of personalized medicine. Rubicon is a leader in the development [...]

Plasticell and EMD Millipore complete licensing deal to distribute fully defined, xeno-free mesenchymal stem cell differentiation media

London, UK, -- Plasticell, the UK stem cell differentiation specialist has licensed EMD Millipore, the Life Science Division of Merck KGaA, to distribute a superior, single-application osteogenic medium discovered using the award winning, massively parallel combinatorial screening system, CombiCult®. The osteogenic medium is serum- and xeno- free, more consistent and more potent than currently available [...]

Increase Diagnostic Confidence and Laboratory Productivity With New Novocastra HD Antibodies for IHC

Leica Microsystems announces the introduction of the Novocastra(TM) HD antibody range, 80 clinically important immunohistochemistry antibody clones, spanning 10 anatomical pathologies. Novocastra HD was developed to meet the needs of pathologists and histologists, in terms of menu, diagnostic confidence and workflow. This new 'Highly Definitive' range was created following extensive global market research on customer [...]

Konica Minolta Sensing Launches Portuguese Website in Support of Growing Demand In Brazil

RAMSEY, N.J., -- Konica Minolta Sensing Americas, Inc. (KMSA), the worldwide leader in the industrial measurement of color, light and 3D shape, announces the launch of their Portuguese language website in support of growing demand for color and light measurement instruments in Brazil. After continued global expansion of its U.S. website, KMSA recognized the growing [...]

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