June 18, 2012
FRANKFURT, Germany, -- Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. (NYSE:TMO), the world leader in serving science, extended its leading FT-IR spectrometry platform by introducing the first research-grade FT-IR system designed for simple one-touch operation. The new Thermo Scientific Nicolet iS50 FT-IR spectrometer is one of several innovative products being introduced at ACHEMA to help customers increase laboratory [...]
Insilico and Metabolomic Discoveries Launch Media Optimization Kit and Cell Line Engineering Kit
June 18, 2012
Potsdam/Stuttgart – Metabolomic Discoveries and Insilico Biotechnology have launched two innovative products, jointly developed to optimize bioproduction processes: the Media Optimization Kit and Cell Line Engineering Kit. The new kits will help industrial biotechnology companies to optimize the performance of their production strains. These are the first fruits to be reaped from approx. six months [...]
Scott Riggi joins Block Engineering as Vice President of Sales
June 18, 2012
Block Engineering, a leading developer of Quantum Cascade Laser and FTIR spectroscopy instruments, announced today that Scott Riggi has joined the company as its new Vice President of Sales. Scott will lead all sales activities for Block's award-winning line of QCL products, including its new LaserBench (TM) benchtop QCL spectrometer for the laboratory. Petros Kotidis, [...]
Waters Breaks Ground on New Mass Spectrometry HQ in Wilmslow, UK
June 18, 2012
MANCHESTER, England, -- Waters® Corporation (NYSE: WAT) held a groundbreaking ceremony for its new Mass Spectrometry Headquarters planned for completion in 2014. The Right Honourable George Osborne MP, Chancellor of the Exchequer, joined Waters for the event and put the ceremonial spade in the ground. A Copper Beech tree was planted onsite to mark the [...]
June 18, 2012
SAN FRANCISCO, California -- At the 112th General Meeting of the American Society of Microbiology (ASM) in San Francisco, Bruker announces a new collaboration with the Special Bacteriology Reference Laboratory (SBRL) of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The SBRL receives approximately 800 isolates of rare and unusual bacteria from U.S. public [...]
Illumina Files Second Patent Infringement Suit Against Complete Genomics, Inc.
June 18, 2012
SAN DIEGO -- Illumina (NASDAQ:ILMN) announced today that the company has filed an additional patent infringement suit against Complete Genomics, Inc. Illumina is seeking all available remedies, including injunctive relief. The new suit, filed in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California, is based on Complete Genomics’ infringement of U.S. Patent No. [...]
June 18, 2012
Manassas, VA, — ATCC, the premier biological materials resource and standards organization, announces that the organization can now accept into its collections and distribute a wide variety of green fluorescent protein (GFP)-containing biological materials. Through an agreement with Life Technologies Corporation, ATCC can sell products to distributors, non-commercial customers and government customers in the research [...]
Thermo Fisher Scientific Sets New Standard in UHPLC Flexibility
June 16, 2012
SAN JOSE, Calif – Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the world leader in serving science, today introduced the Thermo Scientific UltiMate 3000 XRS UHPLC system. This newest member of the Thermo Scientific UltiMate 3000 UHPLC+ family offers new UHPLC capabilities in solvent delivery and sample handling with a wide range of detector options for high-throughput laboratories. [...]
BioCision Announces the Launch of New CoolBox™ Technology
June 16, 2012
LARKSPUR, Calif. – BioCision LLC, a leader in advanced temperature management of biomedical samples, will be offering a sneak preview of their latest product, the CoolBox™ XT, at the American Society for Microbiology Annual Meeting, being held in San Francisco June 17-22. Expanding on innovative benchtop CoolBox technology, the CoolBox XT workstations are designed for [...]
BiOptix continues support of Colorado-based research institutions
June 15, 2012
Boulder, Colorado, — BiOptix, a Colorado-based firm, announces completion of a successful week of research shows in Colorado’s Biotech Corridor. BiOptix today announced support of events this week at National Jewish Health, the University of Colorado Denver-Anschutz Medical Campus and at the University of Colorado, Boulder. These events brought Colorado-based researchers together with representatives of [...]
