New! Cole-Parmer® StableTemp® Modular Block Heaters
September 30, 2011
Cole-Parmer StableTemp Modular Block Heaters offer laboratory professionals the flexibility to heat different sizes of microtubes, centrifuge tubes, vials, microplates, and PCR strips or tubes. They are designed to handle the incubation and activation of cultures, enzyme reactions, immunoassays, melting/boiling points, and a variety of other laboratory procedures. Each digital or analog heater accepts the [...]
Tecan issues update on an OEM development project
September 30, 2011
Männedorf, Switzerland – The Tecan Group (SIX Swiss Exchange: TECN) today issued an update regarding an OEM development project (project name used externally: P14) signed with a global diagnostics company in November 2010. The agreement covers the development and supply of a dedicated diagnostics instrument. Tecan had expected to ship the first instruments to the [...]
Ambry Genetics First to Offer Exome Sequencing Service for Clinical Diagnostics.
September 29, 2011
ALISO VIEJO, Calif. -- Ambry Genetics today announces that it is the first laboratory to provide CLIA-approved exome services for applications in clinical diagnostics. After comprehensive review by Ambry's staff of geneticists and medical directors, these results will allow clinicians to diagnose affected patients with conditions that have eluded traditional diagnostic approaches. As part of [...]
Shimadzu Launches Free iPhone App for UV-Vis Spectrophotometry
September 29, 2011
Shimadzu has developed the Shimadzu UV iPhone® app, which is now available for download in the Apple iTunes® store. This free app gives any UV-Vis spectroscopist a reliable tool that provides routine information quickly from anywhere. The app allows scientists to monitor their solvents’ chemical and physical properties at any time. This includes lower limit [...]
Ingenuity Systems Unveils Early Access to Revolutionary New iReport
September 29, 2011
Redwood City, CA - Ingenuity® Systems, a leading provider of information and analytics solutions for life science researchers, today unveiled its new Ingenuity® iReport™ and will offer early access to 5,000 researchers. iReport is a fundamentally new product concept from Ingenuity and provides the fastest way for bench scientists to understand their ‘omics data. Today [...]
Waters Introduces New TruView LCMS Certified Vials for the Analytical Laboratory
September 29, 2011
MILFORD, Mass. -- Waters Corporation (NYSE: WAT) today introduced TruView™ LCMS Certified Vials, a new line of low-adsorption sample vials certified for LC/MS/MS analyses where analyte concentrations are on the order of ng/mL or pg/mL and where analytical sensitivity and accuracy are critical. "As LC/MS/MS technology evolves and levels of detection approach or exceed the [...]
New Argentine Distributor Announced by Novus Biologicals
September 29, 2011
Littleton, CO --Novus Biologicals announced today a new distributor partnership in Argentina with Migliore Laclaustra, S.R.L. Argentina is a biotechnology leader in Latin America, with more than 80 multinational corporations and local companies currently operating nationally. The combination of a highly qualified workforce, developed pharmaceutical industries, large scale embrace of genetically modified crops and increased [...]
September 29, 2011
Abbott announced the availability of two new CE Marked molecular diagnostic tests for the rapid and accurate detection of the bacterial causes of common but serious infections striking patients in health care facilities - Clostridium difficile (C. diff) and vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE). The IMDx™ C. difficile for Abbott m2000™ and IMDx VanR for Abbott m2000 [...]
SiMPore Awarded Phase I SBIR From NIH To Improve TEM Imaging Technology For Biomedical Researchers
September 29, 2011
The technology that SiMPore develops will increase the practicality of phase-contrast TEM to image biological molecules. By fabricating next generation phase plates, a core component of phase-contrast TEM, SiMPore hopes to increase the practical accessibility of this method. SiMPore will apply its expertise in the fabrication of thin-films to create a new class of highly [...]
September 29, 2011
HELSINKI, Finland - MediSapiens Ltd, a Finnish bioinformatics company, has released the most comprehensive map of human gene expression yet for public use. The data is available through a graphical tool, Transcriptome Viewer, at the home page of MediSapiens Ltd, allowing exploration of the expression activity of genes across chromosomes in tens of healthy human [...]
