July 5, 2012
RALEIGH, NORTH CAROLINA- The AirMax fume hood with Wet Fume Scrubber system is a complete solution for protecting personnel from dangerous chemical exposure while also protecting ductwork and the environment by scrubbing acids and other water soluble gases from fume hood exhaust. AirMax hoods are constructed of thermoplastics (primarily polypropylene) with all contact surfaces utilizing [...]
Berthold Launches TriStar² Microplate Reader
July 5, 2012
Bad Wildbad, Germany, 05.07.2012,Berthold Technologies, specializing in bioanalytical instruments for the research and the diagnostics markets, presents the 2nd generation of its multi-label TriStar² microplate reader. TriStar² employs the new patent pending optical concept ALL-4-ONE, for the first time enabling luminescence, fluorescence and absorbance measurements with highest respective sensitivity as known from dedicated instruments. TriStar² [...]
Roche receives FDA approval for Cytomegalovirus viral load test
July 5, 2012
PLEASANTON, Calif., -- Roche (SIX: RO, ROG; OTCQX: RHHBY) announced today that it has received premarket approval (PMA) from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for a new test to assess a patient's viral load of cytomegalovirus (CMV). The fully automated COBAS® AmpliPrep / COBAS® TaqMan® CMV Test is the first FDA-approved laboratory test [...]
Leica Microsystems Announces Direct Operation in North America – Pacific Northwest Region
July 5, 2012
BUFFALO GROVE, Ill.,-- Leica Microsystems, a technology leader in microscope and image analysis solutions, announces a strategic transition in its market representation in the Pacific Northwest states. Leica Microsystems distributor Bartels and Stout will no longer be representing the company as a regional dealer in the states of Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Montana, and Alaska. Leica [...]
B&W Tek Launches New Website with Renewed Focus on Spectroscopy Solutions
July 5, 2012
B&W Tek, Inc., an advanced instrumentation company producing optical spectroscopy and laser systems is thrilled to introduce their exciting and intuitive new website. For 15 years, B&W Tek has provided solutions for the spectroscopy community using high performance diode and DPSS lasers, fiber optic spectrometers, laboratory and handheld Raman systems, spectroscopy software, and countless sampling [...]
Filtersfast.com Promotes HM Digital Premier Water Testing Instruments
July 5, 2012
Charlotte, NC -- HM Digital, Inc. offers a special gift with selected pH TDS meters at Filtersfast.com. From July 1-31, Filtersfast.com customers will receive a free HM Digital pH Buffer Solution with the purchase of the HM pH-200 Waterproof pH Meter. This pH 200 meter can be used for a variety of applications including boilers [...]
Los Gatos Research Now Offers Ten Ultraportable Analyzers for Soil Trace Gas Flux Measurements
July 5, 2012
MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA, -- Los Gatos Research (LGR), the leader in precision trace gas analyzers, today announced that it has expanded the lower speed (up to 1 Hz) trace gas analyzer line to include as many as nine different Ultraportable trace gas analyzers with various combinations available in ten different products. This year's R&D 100 [...]
New distribution partner in Austria
July 5, 2012
genXpress Service & Vertriebs GmbH started to distribute Anagnostics pharmacogenetics products in Austria with immedate effect. genXpress, based in Wr. Neudorf near Vienna, is a competent long term partner in Molecular Diagnostics for many laboratories in Austria. Anagnostics‘ hyborg and the hybcell tests perfectly complement the existing product portfolio offering complete solutions and innovative workflow [...]
July 5, 2012
HILDEN, Germany, and GERMANTOWN, Maryland, — QIAGEN N.V. (NASDAQ: QGEN; Frankfurt Prime Standard: QIA) today announced it has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval to market the therascreen® KRAS RGQ PCR Kit (therascreen KRAS test) to provide guidance on the use of Erbitux® (cetuximab) as a treatment in patients with metastatic colorectal cancer. [...]
Nova Announces The Sale of Carbolite Holdings Limited To Verder Group
July 3, 2012
Nova Capital Management Limited ("Nova"), the specialist acquirer of corporate and private equity portfolios, has announced the sale of its Carbolite business to Verder Group for an undisclosed consideration. Carbolite was part of a portfolio of six non-core businesses acquired by Nova from Barloworld of South Africa in November 2007. Under Nova’s stewardship, and as [...]

