Pall’s New Sentino™ Microbiology Pump Simplifies Microbial Analysis
September 13, 2011
PORT WASHINGTON, N.Y.--Pall Corporation (NYSE:PLL) today introduced the new compact, easy-to-use Sentino Microbiology Pump for microbial analysis of aqueous samples using the Membrane Filter (MF) Technique. The Sentino Pump simplifies filtration while improving contamination control in pharmaceutical, beverage, and environmental water quality monitoring applications. The Sentino Pump streamlines analysis by replacing the traditional vacuum filtration [...]
POLYSTAR SELECTS SIEMENS PCS 7 SYSTEM FOR PLANT MONITORING, AUTOMATION & BATCH
September 13, 2011
ATLANTA -- Polystar, LLC has selected the SIMATICR PCS 7 process control system and SINAMICS drives from Siemens Industry, Inc., to automate its plant in Dalton, Ga. Established in 2002, Polystar produces a full line of epoxy systems based on amine and epichlorohydrin chemistries. The plant, which was previously operated manually, includes 12 reactors ranging [...]
Smiths Detection’s handheld radiation detector RadSeeker chosen for anti-terrorism efforts
September 12, 2011
Danbury, Conn. - Following the product launch of RadSeeker in May 2011, Smiths Detection today announces a $4.5 million award from the U.S. Domestic Nuclear Detection Office (DNDO), for RadSeeker DL systems. The RadSeeker, a next generation handheld radiation detector and identifier developed under DNDO contract in collaboration with DNDO and other Department of Homeland [...]
Smiths Detection launches smallest, most advanced handheld tri-mode threat detector
September 12, 2011
Toronto, Canada - Smiths Detection today launched to the global market the SABRE 5000, the latest offering in its state-of-the-art line of handheld systems for detecting trace amounts of explosives, narcotics, chemical warfare agents or toxic industrial chemicals. Jim Viscardi, Vice President of Sales, Smiths Detection, said: “SABRE 5000 is the smallest, most capable tri-mode [...]
September 12, 2011
SANTA CLARA, Calif. & TUCSON, Ariz.--Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE:A) today announced an agreement with Dr. Shane Snyder – an internationally recognized authority on water contamination from the University of Arizona's Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering – and the university’s BIO5 Institute to work together to develop ways to detect emerging contaminants in water. Emerging [...]
Sales growth fuels Freeman Technology expansion into new HQ
September 12, 2011
Tewkesbury, UK: Continuing global success has encouraged powder characterisation company Freeman Technology to relocate into new larger premises based in Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire (UK). The brand new 6,000 sq ft global HQ has been fitted out to meet the company’s exact requirements for more manufacturing and office space, as well as housing an impressive 300 sq [...]
KeyGene and Wageningen UR launch new R&D facility for next generation high throughput DNA sequencing
September 12, 2011
Today Wageningen UR (University & Research centre) and KeyGene announce the start of a joint DNA sequencing facility with so-called second and third generation DNA sequencers with accompanying ICT and bio-informatics infrastructure. The facility is founded thanks to a 1.7 million Euro investment with the financial support of the CAT-AgroFood of Wageningen UR, an initiative [...]
Biosearch Technologies Announces Release of Custom Stellaris™ FISH Probes
September 12, 2011
NOVATO, CA – Biosearch Technologies, Inc. (Biosearch), a leading supplier of sophisticated oligonucleotide components to the rapidly growing molecular diagnostics industry, today announced the release of an empowering new product, Stellaris FISH Probes*. Stellaris FISH (fluorescence in situ hybridization) is a RNA visualization method that allows simultaneous detection, localization, and quantification of individual mRNA molecules [...]
LECO, Florida State University Partnership Benefits Future Fuels Research
September 12, 2011
St. Joseph, Mich. — LECO Corporation is providing Florida State University with access to state-of-the-art instrumentation for the study and characterization of petroleum- and biomass-derived fuel and chemical samples using high-resolution mass spectrometry with GCxGC. Using LECO equipment in combination with its own unique instruments, FSU will develop a database that includes the complete listing [...]
University of Southern California Licenses NextBio Enterprise for Campus-Wide Use
September 12, 2011
CUPERTINO, Calif.--NextBio, provider of an innovative platform that enables life science researchers to search, discover, and share knowledge locked within public and proprietary data, announced that the University of Southern California (USC) has licensed NextBio Enterprise for research use by students and faculty. The University plans to promote use of the NextBio research platform campus-wide [...]
