March 1, 2012
HONG KONG and SINGAPORE, • Net profit before exceptional items up 13.8% to US$11.2m • First and final dividend of 6.2 HK cent recommended • Growing demand for Techcomp's products in China and other Asian emerging markets in FY2012 Techcomp (Holdings) Ltd ("Techcomp", or the "Group", HKSE stock code: 1298, SGX stock code: T43), one [...]
TPP Tissue Culture Flasks Enhance Cell Growth, Provide Full Access To Cells
March 1, 2012
St. Louis, Mo. — Tissue culture flasks in the TPP line offer a uniform, flat growth surface and allow complete interior access. Distributed in North America by MIDSCI, the flasks promote the highest levels of growth and retrieval for both adherent and suspension cells, reduce media and labware costs, and enable consistent and reproducible experimental [...]
Illumina Announces Outcome of First Phase of Its Patent Litigation Against LadaTech, LLC
March 1, 2012
SAN DIEGO-- Illumina, Inc. (NASDAQ: ILMN) announced today that a federal jury in Wilmington, Delaware, found that certain of Illumina’s TruSeq sample preparation and cluster generation kits and products infringe U.S. Patent No. 6,107,023, owned by LadaTech LLC, a patent holding company. Other Illumina sample preparation kits, such as its Nextera kits, were not accused [...]
March 1, 2012
TUSTIN, Calif. – Axiom Analytical, Inc. has announced its FPT-850SCN Self-cleaning Near-Infrared Transmission Probe. The new probe is intended for applications which are characterized by gradual build up of particulate matter or other residue on exposed surfaces, including the probe windows. It features an integral spray nozzle that can be used to periodical direct a [...]
Agilent Technologies Introduces the First Commercial Hybrid Supercritical Fluid/UHPLC System
March 1, 2012
SANTA CLARA, Calif. - Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE: A) today announced the introduction of the 1260 Infinity Hybrid SFC/UHPLC system. It is the first commercial instrument that performs both supercritical fluid chromatography and ultra high-performance liquid chromatography. This enables intelligent screening for the most suitable method of separation and delivers comprehensive information for complex samples [...]
Axiom Analytical, Inc. Announces an Updated Monograph on Remote Near-IR Diffuse Reflectance Analysis
March 1, 2012
TUSTIN, Calif. – Axiom Analytical, Inc. has announced the availability of an expanded and updated monograph (Technical Note AN-916) entitled “Signal Level Considerations for Remote Diffuse Reflectance Analysis”. The updated monograph provides a theoretical framework for the design of near-IR and UV-Visible systems employing fiber-optic probes for remote chemical process monitoring. It reviews the basic [...]
LAMIS – A Green Chemistry Alternative for Remote-Controlled Laser Spectroscopy
March 1, 2012
LAMIS uses the energy of a high-powered laser beam to ablate a tiny spot on a sample, creating a plasma plume for spectroscopic analysis that reveals chemical elements and their isotopes. (Image courtesy of Applied Spectra, Inc.) At some point this year, after NASA’s rover Curiosity has landed on Mars, a laser will fire a [...]
Axiom Analytical Announces Flexibly Coupled Diamond ATR Probe for use in Mid-IR Spectroscopy
February 29, 2012
TUSTIN, Calif.,– Axiom Analytical, Inc. has announced the availability of its DMD-270Fx Flexibly-Coupled, Diamond ATR (Attenuated Total Reflectance) Probe. The new probe employs hollow flexible lightguides to provide coupling to a Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectrometer. As a result, it provides flexibility without the drawbacks of solid core mid-infrared optical fibers, which include fragility, low [...]
February 29, 2012
Hillsboro, Ore. - FEI a leading instrumentation company providing imaging and analysis systems for research and industry, today announced that a highly advanced microscope has been inaugurated at the Ernst Ruska-Centre (ER-C) in Jülich, Germany. This microscope was funded by the Ernst Ruska-Centre’s “PICO” project, and is based on FEI’s Titan3™ G2 60-300 scanning transmission [...]
February 29, 2012
Morrisville, NC - Centice Corporation, a pioneer in chemical verification and identification using Raman spectroscopy, announced today the launch of NetSenX, a new, low cost Raman spectrometer/sensor product designed for field deployment for identification and verification applications. NetSenX delivers the scientist, field worker, manufacturing manager, or quality control professional a lower cost, mobile platform for [...]
