QIAGEN to Provide siRNA Libraries in Labcyte Acoustically Compatible Microplates
January 24, 2012
HILDEN, Germany & SUNNYVALE, Calif.-- Labcyte Inc., the developer of acoustic liquid handling, and QIAGEN, the leading global provider of sample and assay technologies, announced today that QIAGEN FlexiPlate siRNA reagent libraries are now available in Labcyte Echo® qualified microplates. These microplates enable researchers to use the Echo® liquid handler to miniaturize the transfer of [...]
January 24, 2012
BOSTON--The Center for Genomic Science (CGS) of Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia (IIT@SEMM) based in Milan, Italy at the IFOM-IEO Campus has selected HighRes Biosolutions to supply a flexible NanoCell™ laboratory automation system. The NanoCell system will be installed in the Screening Unit of the Center and will be placed in a Biosafety Level 2+ (BSL2+) [...]
Waters Reports Fourth Quarter 2011 Financial Results
January 24, 2012
MILFORD, Mass. -- Waters Corporation (NYSE/WAT) reported fourth quarter 2011 sales of $521 million, an increase of 8% from sales of $484 million in the fourth quarter of 2010. In the quarter, foreign currency translation was about neutral to sales growth. On a GAAP basis, earnings per diluted share (E.P.S.) for the fourth quarter were [...]
January 24, 2012
CARLSBAD, Calif. - Life Technologies Corporation today announced that it has acquired Matrix MicroScience, a British manufacturer of large-volume, automated sample preparation systems and consumables for the food safety testing industry. Matrix MicroScience's technology will be added to Life Technologies' existing foodborne pathogen detection workflow. The complementary technologies will ultimately help reduce the cost of [...]
Kitware Receives Phase II Funding for the Development of a Computational Chemistry Workbench
January 24, 2012
CLIFTON PARK, NY - Kitware, one of the nation’s fastest growing software companies, has been awarded $730,000 in Phase II SBIR funding from the U.S. Army Engineering Research and Development Center (ERDC.) This funding will be used for the continued development of an end-to-end workbench solution aimed at a wide range of chemists, from students [...]
Hamilton Extends Tested Performance Specifications of Polilyte? pH Sensors
January 24, 2012
Reno, Nevada - Hamilton Company, world leader in fluid measurement, announced today that extensive testing results on its Polilyte pH sensor line verify their suitability for a wider range of demanding manufacturing applications. The new published performance specifications exceed the original stated limits, documenting safe use and reproducible measurements at higher pressures and temperatures. The [...]
Appistry Establishes Genomic Research Collaboration with University of Missouri
January 24, 2012
ST. LOUIS-- Appistry, Inc., the world’s best company at solving complex, data intensive problems, today announced a strategic partnership with the University of Missouri to further enhance the school’s innovative genomic research. Through the partnership, the University of Missouri will deploy Ayrris/BIO, Appistry’s high-performance pipeline automation technology, to accelerate their Next Generation Sequencing and bioinformatics [...]
January 23, 2012
ITHACA, NY – Advion, Inc. a leading life sciences Systems and Consumables developer, has appointed Universal Analytical and Testing Instruments, Ltd. (UATIL) as the exclusive distributor for the expression, a Compact Mass Spectrometer (CMS) approximately half the size, and half the price, of existing single quadrupole mass spectrometers on the market. The newly-released and shipment-ready [...]
January 23, 2012
Milford, Mass. – Waters Corporation today confirmed an analytical technique to rapidly determine residue levels of the fungicide carbendazim in orange juice, with no sample preparation, at regulated levels by taking advantage of the ultra-high sensitivity of Waters® Xevo™ TQ-S mass spectrometer and ACQUITY UPLC® I-Class system. Recent news about the presence of the fungicide [...]
P&P Optica Announces Iris, Advanced Spectroscopic Data Analysis and Acquisition Software Suite
January 23, 2012
WATERLOO, ONTARIO--P&P Optica Inc., a world leader in the development of high performance spectrometers, announced today the release of Iris, a suite of powerful new data analysis software products aimed at improving the usability of spectroscopic instruments. The Iris software suite is available for P&P Optica's industry leading spectroscopy products as well as other spectroscopic [...]
