Morpho Detection and Cargobox Team to Enhance Air Cargo Security
March 20, 2012
NEWARK, Calif.- Morpho Detection, Inc. (MDI), the explosives and narcotics detection business of Morpho, Safran group’s security unit, today announced it has entered into a teaming agreement with Cargobox, a provider of flexible air cargo solutions, to facilitate the development of integrated technology solutions to enhance air cargo security. The agreement will focus on Morpho [...]
Taking special care of dangerous pathogens with Tecan’s Infinite® 200 PRO
March 20, 2012
Männedorf, Switzerland,– The P4 Inserm-Jean Mérieux laboratory in Lyon is Europe’s largest high security pathogen laboratory, and relies on the flexibility, robustness and reliability of Tecan’s Infinite® 200 PRO monochromator¬based microplate reader for use with Risk Group 4 pathogens including the Ebola, Marburg, Lassa, Nipah and Hendra viruses. Stéphane Mely, Biological Technics Engineer in the [...]
Bio-Rad to Offer Raman Software through HORIBA
March 20, 2012
HERCULES, CA – Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc. a multinational manufacturer and distributor of life science research and clinical diagnostic products, today announced that Bio-Rad's KnowItAll®Informatics System software package will be offered for use with the HORIBA Scientific range of Raman spectrometers. The HORIBA Edition of the KnowItAll software provides scientists with an integrated environment for Raman [...]
March 20, 2012
Pion Inc. introduces the Skin PAMPA Test System, specifically designed to predict the permeability of drugs and dermal formulations through the human skin. The Skin PAMPA Test System excels as a complimentary screen prior to Franz Cell testing due to the lower cost, enhanced usability, higher throughput and reduced sample requirements. Pre-coated with a proprietary [...]
New appointments at Izon Science support international growth
March 20, 2012
CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand,– Leading nanotechnology instrument manufacturer Izon Science today announced appointments in the United States, United Kingdom and New Zealand to support their expanding client base in 30 countries. Kris Bolen has been appointed as Director of Americas and will be based in the Massachusetts office. Kris has a background in sales of high-tech [...]
Heat Sealer Reproducibly Seals Microplates of All Types & Sizes
March 20, 2012
The new MiniSeal Plus heat sealer from Porvair Sciences operates with a very high force thereby ensuring high integrity sealing of deep well or even irregularly shaped microplates. Building upon the proven track record of Porvair's trusted MiniSeal semi-automatic microplate sealer - MiniSeal Plus offers users even greater comfort and safety in use, together with [...]
Transgenomic and MD Anderson Collaborate on Circulating Tumor Cell Study using ICE COLD-PCR
March 20, 2012
Omaha, Neb.– Transgenomic, Inc. (OTC/BB: TBIO) today announced that it has begun a collaboration with The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center to evaluate the use of the Company’s very high sensitivity ICE COLD-PCR mutation detection technology in analysis of DNA isolated from circulating tumor cells (CTCs) in blood samples from patients with advanced [...]
StarDrop 5.2 Adds New FieldAlign Plug-in Module
March 20, 2012
CAMBRIDGE, UK, – Optibrium, developer of software solutions for drug discovery, today announces a new version of its StarDrop™ platform. StarDrop 5.2 features a new plug-in module that provides users with access to Cresset’s FieldAlign™ technology, which offers a unique, 3-dimensional insight into the biological activity of their compounds. This new development is the first [...]
Brookfield Names Hebert to Product Manager – Powder Flow Tester
March 20, 2012
Middleboro, MA – Brookfield Engineering Laboratories is pleased to announce the appointment of Vincent Hebert to the position of Product Manager - Powder Flow Tester (PFT). Vinnie will assume responsibility for sales of the PFT in the Americas and will coordinate worldwide sales with Brookfield’s international offices. Vinnie has been the lead sales engineering specialist [...]
March 20, 2012
SUNNYVALE, Calif., -- Cepheid today announced that, together with the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey (UMDNJ), it has received a grant from the National Institutes of Health to develop sample processing and amplification methods for highly-sensitive detection of bloodstream bacteria using nested polymerase chain reaction (PCR) on the GeneXpert System. The $1.3 [...]
