Smiths Detection Wins $20m Indian Customs Contract
March 13, 2012
New Delhi, India,- Smiths Detection has won a $20 million contract to supply the Indian customs authorities with high-energy, X-ray screening systems to inspect trucks and containers at four major ports. The Indian Central Board of Excise and Customs chose Smiths Detection to deliver its HCVS stationary systems to the ports of Chennai, Tuticorin, Kandla, [...]
AB SCIEX Launches New Workhorse Mass Spectrometer for Routine Quantitation and Screening
March 12, 2012
AB SCIEX, a global leader in life science analytical technologies, today announced the introduction of the AB SCIEX 4500 series, which is next-generation, mass spectrometry instrumentation that sets a new benchmark for routine quantitation and screening. The AB SCIEX TripleQuadTM 4500 System is a new triple quadrupole system that delivers 10x better sensitivity over competitive [...]
SAW Instruments Expands Presence in the US
March 12, 2012
Bonn, Germany – SAW Instruments GmbH, developer of the innovative sam® family of biosensors for real-time, label-free assays using living cells, has further expanded its presence in the USA by forming a new subsidiary, SAW Instruments USA, LLC, and recruiting a full time Field Application Scientist based in Boston, MA. Islay Campbell, who has previously [...]
Phalanx Biotech Group Launches microRNA OneArray® Microarray – miRBase r18
March 12, 2012
BELMONT, Calif., Phalanx Biotech Group, a global genomic products and service provider, announces today the commercial availability of its OneArray® microRNA expression profiling microarrays based on the latest miRBase release 18. As compared to miRBase release 17, 234 novel mature microRNA sequences from the human, mouse and rat species have been added. The OneArray® microRNA [...]
GeneTex Antibody Company to Launch a New Line of Organelle Markers
March 12, 2012
IRVINE, Calif., -- GeneTex, a leading manufacturer of antibodies, is pleased to announce the launching of a new line of antibodies optimized for bioimaging that specifically label various subcellular structures and cellular organelles. Over the past decade, great improvements have been made in the field of bioimaging. A variety of technologies, including highly sensitive confocal [...]
March 12, 2012
ORLANDO, FL – Advion, Inc. a leading life sciences Systems and Consumables developer, introduces the expression, a Compact Mass Spectrometer (CMS), designed for the discovery research and process development synthetic organic chemistry market. Compact enough to operate in fume hoods and space-restricted laboratories, these chemists now have direct access to identify, monitor and confirm compounds [...]
MOCON to Acquire Danish Packaging Technology Company
March 12, 2012
MINNEAPOLIS-- MOCON, Inc. today announced that it has signed an agreement to acquire 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. In 2011, Dansensor recorded sales of approximately $19.3 million. The acquisition agreement contains customary closing conditions, [...]
EDAX LAUNCHES NEW GLOBAL SERVICE MAINTENANCE PROGRAM
March 12, 2012
MAHWAH, NJ, – EDAX Inc., a leader in X-ray microanalysis and electron diffraction instrumentation has launched a new global service maintenance program under the Ametek Materials Analysis Division AMECARE Performance Services™ portfolio. AMECARE Performance Services™ offerings deliver high-value added service solutions through a network of over 100 service engineers based in 20 countries around the [...]
AB SCIEX Broadens Chromatography Solutions Portfolio with New Eksigent UHPLC Systems
March 12, 2012
AB SCIEX, a global leader in life science analytical technologies, today broadened its portfolio of ultra-high performance liquid chromatography (UHPLC) solutions. This expansion includes the introduction of the Eksigent ekspertTM ultraLC 100 and 100-XL Systems, which are analytical flow LC systems that further enhance AB SCIEX's complete LC/MS/MS workflow solutions. The company also unveiled today [...]
Xylem showcases its measurement and analytics solutions at Pittcon 2012
March 12, 2012
Orlando, Fla.,– Xylem Inc., a leading global water technology company, announced today that it will showcase its portfolio of highly engineered measurement and analytics solutions, including innovative new products, at Pittcon 2012. Pittcon is the world's largest annual conference and exposition for laboratory science, and is taking place in Orlando, Fla. from March 11-15, 2012. [...]
