External Thread Sample Storage Tube Provides Significant Space Savings

Micronic Europe announces that it has secured exclusive worldwide rights to market Octygen - the first externally threaded, 2D coded, 0.50ml screw cap sample storage tube. At just 25.6mm tall and offering a massive 475 microlitres working volume - Octygen uses just 60% of the space typical 0.50ml 96-well screw cap tubes use to store [...]

Shimadzu to Showcase New Mass Spectrometry Technology and Research at ASMS 2012

COLUMBIA, Md., — Shimadzu Scientific Instruments will showcase its expansive portfolio of mass spectrometry systems and platforms, including three new mass spectrometers, and the latest research, as well as host a scientific dinner and breakfast seminars, hospitality suite and press conference at the 60th ASMS Conference on Mass Spectrometry (May 19-24, Vancouver Convention Center, British [...]

Pilot Plant & Production Scale Freeze Drying & Lyophilisation

Genevac, an SP Scientific group company, has announced that it will display its latest solutions for freeze drying, lyophilisation and evaporation at ACHEMA 2012. Visitors to Hall 4.1, Booth N69 will have the chance to see the latest version of of the market-leading Advantage Plus benchtop freeze dryer. The Advantage Plus is a versatile system [...]

Purdue University researchers use nanoscale IR spectroscopy via AFM-IR to provide key insights into drug-polymer blends.

Santa Barbara, CA – Two new papers are going to press featuring the use of Anasys Instruments' nanoIR™ system by Professor Lynne S. Taylor's group in the Department of Industrial and Physical Pharmacy at Purdue University. In each study, miscibility of pharmaceutically relevant blends was examined and specific sub-micrometer-sized domains characterized using standard atomic force [...]

MKS Instruments Appoints Elizabeth A. Mora to Its Board of Directors

ANDOVER, Mass.,-- MKS Instruments, Inc. (Nasdaq:MKSI), a global provider of technologies that enable advanced processes and improve productivity, today announced the appointment Elizabeth A. Mora to its Board of Directors effective May 7, 2012. Ms. Mora is the Chief Financial Officer of The Charles Stark Draper Laboratory, Inc. John Bertucci, Chairman of the Board, said, [...]

luidigm and the Broad Institute Establish Single-Cell Genomics Research Center

SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. – The Broad Institute and Fluidigm Corporation (NASDAQ:FLDM) today announced the launch of a new research center dedicated to accelerating the development of research methods and discoveries in mammalian single-cell genomics. The Single-Cell Genomics Center is also expected to act as a hub for collaboration among single-cell genomics researchers in many [...]

Customers celebrate the launch of Tecan Australia

Männedorf, Switzerland, – Tecan recently invited customers from around Australasia to mark the inauguration of Tecan Australia as a fully owned Tecan subsidiary, with a series of launch events in Sydney, Brisbane and Melbourne. The creation of Tecan Australia reflects Tecan’s uniquely strong commitment to the Australasian market, and will provide customers in Australia, New [...]

Advanced Photonix, Inc. Receives $1.5M in Terahertz Funding

ANN ARBOR, Mich.-- Advanced Photonix, Inc.® (NYSE Amex: API), today announces that the Air Force has exercised its option for additional work on a SBIR Phase II contract. The 12 month contract option totals $1.5M and funds the development and field deployment of a prototype terahertz (THz) non-contact quality control system that will be utilized [...]

Pressure BioSciences, Inc. and LEAP Technologies, Inc. Announce Co-Development, Co-Marketing, & Co-Selling Agreement

SOUTH EASTON, Mass.,-- Pressure BioSciences, Inc. (OTCQB: PBIO) ("PBI") and LEAP Technologies ("LEAP"), (together "the companies"), today announced the signing of a strategic co-development, co-marketing, and co-selling agreement (the "Agreement"). Under the Agreement, the companies plan to develop a next generation sample preparation system by combining PBI's patented pressure cycling technology ("PCT") platform with LEAP's [...]

Tibco Spotfire Brings the Power of Data Discovery to Big Data and Extreme Information

SOMERVILLE, Mass.,– TIBCO Software Inc. (NASDAQ: TIBX) today announced TIBCO Spotfire® 4.5, the latest version of its analytics platform that builds upon its groundbreaking visualization-based data discovery and collaboration capabilities to now encompass all types of extreme information, including big data. With the introduction of the newest version of its in-memory analytics platform, Spotfire® continues [...]

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