NEW Chip Measures Viscosity Up To 2,000,000 Reciprocal Seconds!
June 20, 2012
RheoSense Inc. has introduced its NEW E chip that expands the range of viscosity measurements with significantly greater shear rates. Mounted on the m-VROC viscometer, the E chip attains 2,000,000 1/s measurements of water-like viscosity or 1,000,000 1/s for various injket inks (~ 4 mPas). Industrial processes such as inkjetting, coating, printing and injection include [...]
June 20, 2012
CARLSBAD, Calif., -- Life Technologies Corporation — (NASDAQ: LIFE) today announced a collaboration with the University of North Texas Health Science Center's Institute of Applied Genetics utilizing the company's Ion Personal Genome Machine® (PGM™) system to further their research, development, and implementation of best technologies in forensic DNA analyses. The Ion PGM™ Sequencer does not [...]
June 20, 2012
BOSTON, -- Life Technologies Corporation (NASDAQ: LIFE) and Boston Children's Hospital, home of the world's largest pediatric research enterprise, today announced a research and development collaboration to develop an end-to-end genetic sequencing lab workflow based on Life Technologies' Ion Proton™ Sequencer. The parties plan to collaborate and develop an optimized laboratory infrastructure and lab protocols [...]
Hach Launches DR 6000 Spectrophotometer
June 20, 2012
Loveland, Colo. – Hach Company (www.hach.com) has developed the latest innovation in lab testing, the DR 6000™ UV-Vis spectrophotometer. The DR 6000 is equipped with RFID technology, integrated QA software, more than 250 testing methods and guided procedures, making it one of the most advanced spectrophotometers available. “Our goal when designing this device was to [...]
Illumina Announces RapidTrack Whole Genome Sequencing Service
June 20, 2012
SAN DIEGO -- Illumina, Inc. (NASDAQ: ILMN) today launched the RapidTrack Whole Genome Sequencing Service (RapidTrack WGS), a new offering in its FastTrack Sequencing Services operation that delivers a whole human genome in less than two weeks. The premium service offers the fastest sample-to-data turnaround time of any whole human genome sequencing service available today. [...]
PSE releases major update of gCRYSTAL process modelling software
June 20, 2012
LONDON, --- Process Systems Enterprise (PSE), the Advanced Process ModellingTM company, today at the ACHEMA exhibition in Frankfurt announced the release of gCRYSTAL® 2.0 for increased R&D efficiency and optimisation of crystallisation process design and operation. gCRYSTAL provides an integrated, easy-to-use, drag & drop graphical environment for R&D personnel, process engineers and scientists engaged in [...]
Bruker Introduces EC-AFM Solutions for Li Battery Research
June 20, 2012
SANTA BARBARA, Calif.-- Bruker today announced the release of the first turnkey solution for Li battery electrochemical atomic force microscopy (EC-AFM) research. The new EC-AFM accessory adds a sealed electrochemical cell specifically designed for battery research and turn-key 1ppm environmental control to the industry-leading Dimension Icon® AFM platform to enable long-term in situ studies of [...]
Laboratory Equipment Marketplace LabX.com Receives Fresh Look and Updated Features
June 20, 2012
Midland, ON -- LabX.com, considered the premiere global marketplace for new and used laboratory equipment is pleased to announce the re-launch of its business to business ecommerce website. The site has recently undergone a facelift, which looks to offer buyers and sellers a faster, more convenient way to conduct equipment transactions with increased ease of [...]
Predictive Biosciences to Incorporate Next-Generation Sequencing into CertNDx™ Products
June 20, 2012
LEXINGTON, MA – Predictive Biosciences today announced the introduction of next generation sequencing (NGS) into the company’s CertNDx™ bladder cancer tests. The company has developed a new, highly sensitive non-invasive urine-based assay that uses NGS to analyze FGFR3 mutations for bladder cancer detection, which demonstrated a significant improvement in sensitivity over the qPCR method currently [...]
Sartorius Stedim Biotech and Bosch Packaging Technology Announce Global Collaboration
June 20, 2012
Goettingen | Crailsheim, Germany, – Sartorius Stedim Biotech (SSB), a leading international pharma and biotech supplier, and Bosch Packaging Technology (Bosch), one of the leading providers of process technology and packaging solutions for the pharmaceutical industry, today announced a long-term global partnership agreement. The agreement covers the mutual design and development of single-use filling solutions [...]

