October 11, 2011
SANTA CLARA, Calif.- Agilent Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: A) today introduced its ZORBAX Rapid Resolution High Definition 300SB-C8, 1.8 µm columns for liquid chromatography. The new 1.8 µm particles expand Agilent's range of wide-pore, 300µ columns for better recovery, resolution and scalability in protein analysis. These RRHD columns are used in ultra-high-performance liquid chromatography (UHPLC) to [...]
Beckman Coulter Platforms Automate Stem Cell Differentiation
October 11, 2011
Process Increases Precision and Production, Decreases Costs Beckman Coulter, Inc. integrates laboratory automation platforms that have been used for the culture and differentiation of pluripotent stem cells to improve the development of consistent embryoid bodies (EBs), decrease overall costs, and greatly increase throughput and reproducibility. Processes developed with automated workstations from Beckman Coulter were detailed [...]
October 11, 2011
RALEIGH, NORTH CAROLINA – AirClean Systems’ ductless fume hood lineup has been further expanded to provide lab designers with a generous range of options without the need for costly customization. Based on AirClean Systems’ proven 30” depth design, the new 36” depth is available in AirClean Systems 3-, 4-, 6- and 8-foot wide folding-sash ductless [...]
October 11, 2011
Asylum Research, the technology leader in scanning probe/atomic force microscopy (AFM/SPM), provides its full-function MFP-3D™ and Cypher™ Atomic Force Microscopes (AFMs) with superior capabilities which require no programming to perform advanced imaging and measurements. For more advanced, automated, and out-of-the-box experiments, Asylum also provides a user-driven programming language called IGOR. While programming can be a [...]
Tecan and Attana extend distribution agreement
October 11, 2011
Stockholm, Sweden - Tecan and Attana AB have announced an extended distribution agreement under which Tecan will distribute Attana's label-free biosensor instruments and quartz crystal microbalance (QCM) assay technology in Europe. This collaboration covers the Attana 100, Attana 200 and Cell 200 instruments, as well as biosensors and assay reagents, service and support, extending the [...]
October 11, 2011
HAWTHORNE, Calif.--OSI Systems, Inc., a vertically-integrated provider of specialized electronic products for critical applications in the Security and Healthcare industries, today announced that its security division, Rapiscan Systems, has been awarded multiple Exploratory Research Program contracts by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Domestic Nuclear Detection Office (DNDO). By conducting transformational research and development [...]
October 11, 2011
Ipswich, Mass. and Ann Arbor, Mich. – New England Biolabs, Inc. (NEB) and Rubicon Genomics jointly announce that they have signed a distribution agreement whereby NEB will distribute a product that uses Rubicon's proprietary amplification technology to enable the amplification of DNA from single cells or extremely low amounts of input DNA. The Single Cell [...]
BIOTECHNICA 2011: Development Cooperation between Analytik Jena and CyBio Bears Fruit
October 11, 2011
Jena/Hanover, Germany - Analytik Jena AG is to present a number of new products at this year’s BIOTECHNICA, the leading European exhibition for the biotech and life sciences sector. InnuPure® C 96 for fast and fully automated nucleic acid extraction is the first products from a development cooperation between the Jena-based instruments manufacturer and its [...]
AnaSpec, Inc. Includes Ghrelin and Obestatin Peptides in GO(R) Collection
October 11, 2011
Fremont CA -- AnaSpec, EGT Group, a leading provider of integrated proteomic and genomic solutions, offers a wide range of ghrelin and obestatin GO® (catalog) peptides for research use. In 1999, Kojima and his group (1) reported the discovery of a growth hormone secretagogue that is involved in the release of growth hormone from the [...]
Intrexon Launches Cell Engineering Unit
October 11, 2011
Blacksburg, Virginia - Intrexon Corporation, a privately held synthetic biology company, today announced the formation and launch of its Cell Engineering Unit (CEU) in San Diego, CA. The new unit will be under the leadership of the company’s Chief Science Officer and Founder, Thomas D. Reed, Ph.D. As part of the launch, Intrexon simultaneously announced [...]
