3D Biomatrix™ Expands Its Distribution Network

Ann Arbor, MI - 3D Biomatrix, a leader in the development of three-dimensional (3D) cell culture products, is proud to announce that it has signed a distribution agreement with DivBioScience to market and sell the company’s Perfecta3D(TM) Hanging Drop Plates. The Hanging Drop Plates are designed to simplify and streamline spheroid formation, culture, and subsequent [...]

PEMEX PURCHASES 45 MODEL 5100 HD GAS ANALYZERS

PITTSBURGH, PA –Petroleos Mexicanos, the Mexican state-owned petroleum and natural gas company, has acquired forty-five of the latest Model 5100 HD Series gas analyzers from AMETEK Process Instruments to monitor moisture levels in natural gas at monitoring stations throughout Mexico. According to Jorge Ovidio Martinez of COIMSUR, S.A. de C.V., AMETEK’s process instruments distributor in [...]

Freeslate, Inc. Releases New High Throughput Research Workflow for Biologics Formulation Development at BioProcess International conference

Sunnyvale, Calif. - Freeslate, Inc., the leading provider of high throughput research solutions, today announced the release of its Biologic Formulation Workflow, a comprehensive solution for accelerating research in vaccine and protein formulation development. The workflow automates and integrates sample preparation, sample stressing and formulation analysis allowing for exploration of a much broader experimental space [...]

Pacific Biosciences Appoints Michael W. Hunkapiller as Executive Chairman

MENLO PARK, Calif.--Pacific Biosciences of California, Inc., provider of Single Molecule Real Time (SMRT®) sequencing products, today announced the appointment of Michael W. Hunkapiller, Ph.D., as Executive Chairman of its Board of Directors. Dr. Hunkapiller, a General Partner at Alloy Ventures and former President and General Manager of Applied Biosystems (now part of Life Technologies, [...]

AB SCIEX Advances Food Safety by Mass Spectrometry with the Industry’s First Verified Method for Allergen Testing

FRAMINGHAM, Mass.--AB SCIEX, a global leader in life science analytical technologies, today announced the introduction of the world’s first commercially available and verified mass spectrometry-based method for detecting and measuring allergens in baked food products. Verified in a multi-lab collaborative study to meet food industry requirements, the new AB SCIEX Allergen iMethod Application is designed [...]

Agilent Technologies Signs Agreement to Supply Target Enrichment System to Ambry Genetics for Exome Sequencing

SANTA CLARA, Calif. and ALISO VIEJO, Calif. -- Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE: A) and Ambry Genetics today announced an agreement under which Ambry Genetics will use the Agilent SureSelect Target Enrichment System for exome sequencing services. "Ambry is intensely focused on delivering the highest quality results for exome sequencing for all of our clients and [...]

Automated Dispensing Modules for XP Series Analytical Balances

Columbus, OH – METTLER TOLEDO introduces new Quantos® powder and liquid dispensing auxiliary modules that can be added to any 0.1mg or 0.01mg XP Excellence Series analytical balance. The addition of automated powder and liquid dispensing functionality to the balance increases laboratory efficiency, improves results, and eliminates errors in weighing, sample preparation, dilution and transcription. [...]

Vitrolife AB: Interim Report January – September 2011

Gothenburg - Vitrolife is a global biotechnology/medical device Group that works with developing, manufacturing and selling advanced products and systems for the preparation, cultivation and storage of human cells, tissue and organs. The company has business activities within three product areas: Fertility, Transplantation and Stem Cell Cultivation. The Fertility product area works with nutrient solutions [...]

Smithsonian Uses Siemens CT Scanner to Unlock Secrets of the Past

WASHINGTON -- The Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History has pioneered the use of CT scanning technology in non-invasive scientific research. Now, with the gift of a Siemens SOMATOM Emotion 6 CT scanner from Siemens Healthcare, Smithsonian researchers are acquiring information about museum objects that is fundamentally changing the way scientists examine specimens. "For more [...]

Bruker Attends China International Food Safety & Quality conference with new application data for SCION GC-MS

Bruker Chemical and Applied Markets, US: New data will be presented at the 5th Annual China International Food Safety and Quality (CFISQ) 2011 conference, taking place in Beijing, China, 2-3 November. Experts from Bruker’s Chemical and Applied Markets division, based in Fremont, California, will be in attendance to share their perspectives on food safety and [...]

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