B&W Tek is Awarded Patent for Mounting Fiber Spectroscopic Probes on to Microscope
April 4, 2012
B&W Tek, Inc., an advanced instrumentation company producing optical spectroscopy and laser systems is pleased to announce its 18th patent since the company’s establishment in 1997. The newest patent has been awarded for the design of a spectroscopic probe that mounts directly to a standard microscope in order to add spectroscopic function to the microscope [...]
DataApex announces German localization of Clarity
April 4, 2012
DataApex is pleased to announce that Clarity Chromatography Software has been localized to German language. The Clarity German version will be for the first time displayed at Analytica 2012 Exhibition in Munich. The Clarity German version is planned to be officially released with Clarity version 4.0 in Q2/2012. The Clarity German version has been developed [...]
April 4, 2012
Chalfont St Giles, UK – GE Healthcare, a unit of GE (NYSE: GE) announced today that it has acquired SeqWright, Inc., a provider of nucleic acid sequencing and other genomic services. The acquisition adds complementary genomics capabilities to Clarient, a unit of GE Healthcare and a leader in the fast-growing molecular diagnostics sector. The deal [...]
April 4, 2012
Freeslate, Inc.,the leading provider of high throughput research solutions, today announced that Sinopec’s Beijing Research Institute of Chemical Industry (BRICI) has selected Freeslate’s products for polymer synthesis and characterization to amplify their research and development efforts in the area of polyolefins. These products represent a continued expansion of Sinopec’s implementation of Freeslate high throughput research [...]
Agilent Technologies and Universiti Putra Malaysia to Collaborate on Halal Food Research
April 4, 2012
Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE: A) and Universiti Putra Malaysia today announced a collaboration to strengthen Malaysia's research capabilities for halal food products, with particular emphasis on food authentication and food safety. "Halal" is an Arabic word meaning lawful or allowable. Any product deemed halal is permitted for use and consumption by Muslims. According to World [...]
MOCON Closes on Acquisition of PBI-Dansensor A/S
April 3, 2012
MOCON, Inc. (NasdaqGM:MOCO - News) today announced that it has closed the acquisition of PBI-Dansensor A/S (Dansensor) of Ringsted, Denmark, a privately-held leading manufacturer of specialized instrumentation for Modified Atmosphere Packaging (MAP) of foods, beverages, pharmaceuticals, and other perishable items. The transaction broadens MOCON’s product portfolio in the area of package testing and safety equipment. [...]
VWR International, LLC Acquires VITRUM PRAHA S.R.O. and VITRUM ROZNOV S.R.O. in the Czech Republic
April 3, 2012
RADNOR, PA, - VWR International, LLC, a leading global laboratory supply and distribution company, announced today that it has acquired VITRUM PRAHA S.R.O. and VITRUM ROZNOV S.R.O., two distributors of scientific laboratory supplies headquartered in Prague and Roznov. VITRUM PRAHA and VITRUM ROZNOV were founded in the early 1990's and are two well established independent [...]
Knome appoints Hugh Y. Rienhoff, Jr., MD to Scientific Advisory Board
April 3, 2012
CAMBRIDGE, MA – Knome, Inc., the human genome interpretation company, today announced that it has continued to expand its scientific advisory board to include respected life sciences expert and industry pioneer, Hugh Y. Rienhoff, Jr., MD. “We are very pleased to appoint Dr. Rienhoff to our scientific advisory board,” said Martin Tolar, MD, PhD, Chief [...]
AJ Blomesystem Launches New Laboratory Information Management System readyLIMS® on the Market
April 3, 2012
As of now, the AJ Blomesystem GmbH, a wholly owned Analytik Jena subsidiary, counts a new laboratory information management system to its comprehensive product portfolio. readyLIMS® is a high-performance, immediately ready to operate system. It is able to process the entire range of daily laboratory tasks from resources to be used to the graphical presentation. [...]
Tecan granted patent for revolutionary NanoQuant Plate™
April 3, 2012
Männedorf, Switzerland,– The revolutionary design of Tecan’s NanoQuant Plate™ has been recognized with the granting of a new European patent. Launched in 2008, the NanoQuant Plate was the first solution on the market designed for simultaneous measurement of multiple low volume samples. This innovative device consists of 16 precision-manufactured quartz optics in a user-friendly format, [...]

