January 17, 2012
JPK Instruments, a world-leading manufacturer of nanoanalytic instrumentation for research in life sciences and soft matter, reports on a keynote paper in Nano Letters where Dr Nikolai Severin and his co-workers from the group of Professor Jürgen Rabe have applied JPK’s NanoWizard® system to improve their understanding of the properties of graphene. The Physics of [...]
Uniqsis and WaveCraft collaborate on novel microwave-based flow chemistry solutions
January 17, 2012
Uniqsis of Cambridge, UK, and WaveCraft of Uppsala, Sweden, have entered into a collaborative agreement to develop and market a new range of microwave-based flow chemistry systems that will radically improve efficiency when scaling up compound synthesis during drug development. By integrating proven liquid handling technology from Uniqsis with unique microwave applicator technology and reactors [...]
January 17, 2012
GAITHERSBURG, Md.--OpGen, Inc., a whole-genome analysis company developing and commercializing a complete suite of break-through products and services based on its proprietary Whole Genome Mapping technology, announced today that the company’s new Whole Genome Mapping and Genome Builder™ software was featured in a poster session at the International Plant & Animal Genome XX Conference, January [...]
MOgene LC Brings Fluidigm Access Array Sample Prep Technology to Its Customer Base
January 16, 2012
SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. & ST. LOUIS--MOgene, LC, a leading genomics service provider located in St. Louis, is implementing Fluidigm Access Array™ sample preparation technology for its targeted resequencing customers. The Access Array System is the only system that prepares amplicons for resequencing without the need for any additional library preparation while providing the lowest [...]
January 16, 2012
Framingham, Massachusetts - AB SCIEX and Indigo BioSystems today announced an agreement to jointly market mass spectrometry solutions that streamline data acquisition and automate data review to ensure high quality results in clinical research and forensic toxicology as well as pre-clinical and clinical trials of new drugs. These joint solutions are expected to simplify and [...]
Kewaunee Scientific Corporation Announces Significant Business Expansion with ISEC, Inc.
January 16, 2012
STATESVILLE, N.C.-- Kewaunee Scientific Corporation (NASDAQ: KEQU), a global leader in the design, manufacture, and installation of laboratory, technical and laminate furniture products, today announced a significant business expansion with ISEC, Inc., one of the largest interior specialty contractors in the United States. ISEC's sales territory expansion includes California, Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Hawaii, Alaska, Maryland, [...]
January 16, 2012
BILLERICA, Mass.--Bruker today announced an order from ThyssenKrupp Stainless USA in Calvert, Alabama to supply nearly $1.3 million in elemental analysis systems and automation equipment for ThyssenKrupp’s new, state-of-the-art stainless steel melt shop. “We are honored to have been selected by ThyssenKrupp Stainless USA as supplier of laboratory instrumentation for their ambitious and exciting project,” [...]
Rigaku introduces new 5th generation MiniFlex benchtop X-ray diffraction (XRD) instrument
January 16, 2012
January 16, 2012 – The Woodlands, TX. Rigaku Corporation today announced the newest additions to its MiniFlex series of benchtop X-ray diffraction (XRD) analyzers. The new 5th generation MiniFlex is a general purpose X-ray diffractometer that can perform qualitative and quantitative analysis of polycrystalline materials. MiniFlex is now available in two variations. Operating at 600 [...]
January 16, 2012
SANTA CLARA, Calif. - Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE: A) today announced that it is replacing the signal-to-noise specification with a new instrument detection limit specification for its 7000B triple quadrupole gas chromatography/mass spectrometry system. "Twenty or even 10 years ago, signal-to-noise was a reasonable indicator of GC/MS performance," said Terry Sheehan, Ph.D., Agilent GC/MS marketing [...]
January 16, 2012
CARLSBAD, Calif. -- Life Technologies Corporation (NASDAQ: LIFE) today announced that it has signed an agreement with DaAn Gene, a leading Chinese company in molecular in-vitro diagnostics (IVD), to form Life Technologies DaAn Diagnostics, a joint venture diagnostics business in China. The move is expected to contribute to the early diagnosis of oncology, infectious diseases [...]
