May 3, 2012
Polar Bear Plus Flow™ is a compact, state of the art temperature control module for both heated and cooled flow-through chemistry applications. The unit utilises proprietary heating/cooling technology to deliver temperatures from 150oC down to -40oC and was developed by Cambridge Reactor Design in conjunction with Professor Steven Ley’s Research Group in the Innovative Technologies [...]
BioTek Introduces 405™ LS Microplate Washer, Ideal for Robotic Systems
May 3, 2012
WINOOSKI VT, USA — BioTek introduces the 405™ LS Series Microplate Washer for 96- and 384-well microplate washing. This intuitive and flexible microplate washer is especially suited for robotic installations, including BioTek's BioStack™ Microplate Stackers and third-party systems, or remote operation. The 405 LS may be operated via a keypad interface or by a computer [...]
Oxford Nanopore Technologies Ltd – Announces £31.4m ($50.8m) fundraising
May 3, 2012
Oxford Nanopore Technologies Ltd, a privately held company that is developing a disruptive technology for the real-time electronic analysis of single molecules, today announced that it has raised £31.4 million ($50.8 million) in new funding via a private placement of ordinary shares in the Company. "This round of funding, nearly all of which comes from [...]
Morpho Detection Awarded U.S. DHS R&D Contracts for Shoe Scanning Device Prototypes
May 3, 2012
Newark, Calif. - Morpho Detection, Inc. (MDI), the explosives and narcotics detection business of Morpho, Safran group's security unit, today announced it has received two research contracts from the Department of Homeland Security Science and Technology Directorate (DHS S&T) for the development of shoe scanning device (SSD) prototypes. Valued at more than $1.4 million, these [...]
May 3, 2012
WILMINGTON, MA -- Implant Sciences Corporation (OTCQB: IMSC) (PINKSHEETS: IMSC), a high technology supplier of systems and sensors for homeland security and defense markets, today announced an amendment to extend and complete its contract with the Government of India for the sale of approximately $6 million worth of its Quantum Sniffer(TM) QS-H150 handheld explosives detectors [...]
Revolutionary Photometer Calibration Standards Released by NSG Precision Cells
May 3, 2012
Despite the simplicity of the concept of photometry for measuring light intensity, it is a very complicated and delicate process. In addition, photometers are often expensive and may be difficult to use. These devices are often found in chemistry, biology and industrial laboratories and are utilized for data evaluation and study. One of the major [...]
Add extra flow channels with the new Binary Pump Module from Uniqsis
May 3, 2012
The new Binary Pump Module (BPMTM) has been designed to offer the flow chemist maximum flexibility. It may be used either as a two-channel upgrade in combination with any FlowSyn system (to give four identical reagent channels in total), or completely independently as a stand-alone dual reagent delivery module. The BPM is solidly engineered using [...]
Affymetrix and eBioscience Amend Definitive Merger Agreement
May 3, 2012
SANTA CLARA, Calif -- Affymetrix, Inc., (NASDAQ:AFFX) and eBioscience, Inc., a privately-held San Diego, CA-based company with an industry-leading position in flow cytometry and immunoassay reagents for immunology and oncology research and diagnostics, today announced they have amended their existing definitive agreement dated November 29, 2011 under which Affymetrix will acquire eBioscience. Under the terms [...]
Continuous flow, microwave-assisted organic synthesis (CF-MAOS) with FlowSyn™
May 3, 2012
Uniqsis is delighted to announce the ArrheniusOneFlow™, a new microwave-based flow chemistry system which greatly improves efficiency when scaling up compound synthesis during drug development. The new system, developed and marketed in collaboration with Swedish company WaveCraft AB, integrates Uniqsis’ proven FlowSyn™ liquid handling technology with WaveCraft’s unique ArrheniusOne™ microwave applicator technology and reactors, so [...]
Sartorius Stedim Biotech and c-LEcta sign sales agreement
May 3, 2012
Goettingen Leipzig, Germany,- Sartorius Stedim Biotech, a leading international pharma and biotech supplier, and the biotechnology specialist c LEcta, announce the signing of a worldwide sales and distribution agreement for c LEcta’s proprietary Serratia marcescens nuclease for biopharmaceutical applications. The German company specializes in the development of customized enzymes and production strains for industrial applications. [...]
