Dolomite and Clearbridge develop revolutionary instrument for cancer detection
November 23, 2011
Microfluidics expert, Dolomite, is delighted to announce its collaboration with Clearbridge BioMedics in the development of a novel instrument capable of detecting and isolating Circulating Tumour Cells (CTCs) from small quantities of whole, unprocessed blood. The innovative ClearCell™ System can isolate, enumerate and most importantly retrieve wholly intact and viable CTCs from patient whole blood. [...]
November 23, 2011
KENNEWICK, Wash. & LONDON--After a one year cooperative development, Bruker Corporation and Symphony Environmental Ltd have signed a contract for the exclusive supply of Bruker’s X-Ray Fluorescence (XRF) taggant technology to Symphony for the identification of pro-degradant, anti-microbial and anti-fungal additives in plastic. This multi-year agreement will give Symphony and their customers the ability to [...]
Merck Sends Assistance to Flood-Ravaged Thailand
November 23, 2011
Darmstadt, Germany – Merck KGaA and its Life Science division Merck Millipore have sent thousands of state-of-the-art water test kits to Thailand in an effort to ensure the safety of municipal drinking water following months of devastating flooding in that region. In addition to the product shipment, the company has donated €110,000 to assist flood [...]
Thermo Fisher Scientific Provides Custom Coating Development and Manufacture
November 22, 2011
ROCHESTER, N.Y. – Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the world leader in serving science, helps you to decrease your time to market with its custom coating service. The complete custom coating capabilities of MicroWell plates are detailed in the new interactive and searchable Thermo Scientific immunoassay plate guide. Thermo Fisher Scientific’s proven strengths in surface treatment, [...]
November 22, 2011
FRANKLIN LAKES, N.J. -- The Board of Directors of BD (Becton, Dickinson and Company) (NYSE: BDX) has declared a quarterly dividend of 45 cents per common share, an increase of 4 cents per share, or about 10 percent, from the previous quarter. The dividend will be payable on December 30, 2011 to holders of record [...]
ChemAxon Adds Document Viewer for PDF Files to chemicalize.org
November 22, 2011
BUDAPEST, Hungary--ChemAxon, a leader in providing chemical software development platforms and desktop applications for the biotechnology and pharmaceutical industries, announces the addition of a PDF Document Viewer to its open access chemicalize.org service. Researchers can now highlight and display chemicals mentioned in text PDFs such as patents and scientific papers, explore their properties and download [...]
Park Systems Unveils NX10: World’s Most Accurate AFM
November 22, 2011
Suwon, Korea, – Park Systems has introduced the NX10, the world’s most accurate AFM, as the flagship AFM of its new product line. Now available worldwide, the NX10 brings unparalleled imaging accuracy, scan speeds, and tip life to the next generation of researchers, all at an affordable price. The NX platform builds on Park Systems’ [...]
November 21, 2011
SANTA CLARA, Calif., and KINGSTON, Ontario - Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE: A) has joined the sponsors of GreenCentre Canada, a national centre of excellence for commercializing green chemistry discoveries generated by academic researchers and industry. "I am extremely excited to have Agilent join our group of industry sponsors," said Dr. Rui Resendes, executive director of [...]
November 21, 2011
Cambridge, UK - Horizon Discovery (Horizon), a leading provider of research tools to support the development of personalized medicines, announced it has entered into a three year Technology Access Agreement with the National Cancer Institute (NCI) and the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI), both divisions of the National Institutes of Health. The focus of [...]
November 21, 2011
SANTA CLARA, Calif. & MAASTRICHT, Netherlands - Agilent Technologies Inc. /quotes/zigman/216117/quotes/nls/a A -0.80% and the Agilent Technologies Foundation today announced that Dr. Chris Evelo and the department of bioinformatics at Maastricht University are the recipients of an Agilent Thought Leader Award supporting development of software to integrate different types of biological data. The goal of [...]
