METTLER TOLEDO’s Calibry 5.0 supports company-wide pipette management
August 22, 2011
Greifensee, Switzerland. METTLER TOLEDO is pleased to introduce the new Calibry 5.0 pipette calibration software, now also compatible with RFID-enabled RAININ pipettes. Calibry 5.0 enables the tracking of pipettes and the monitoring of recalibration dates. Simplified calibration processes allow pipette accuracy to be easily monitored through regular testing. Calibration dates and other identifying information can [...]
Ocean Optics Overture Free Spectrometer Operating Software
August 22, 2011
Dunedin, FL – Ocean Optics has expanded its software offerings with the launch of Overture, a free spectrometer operating platform for simple data and spectral collection. This more basic software is geared to users new to spectroscopy or those who do not require the more advanced features of Ocean Optics’ sophisticated SpectraSuite software. Overture is [...]
ARUP Laboratories Announces Its Newest SNP-Based Microarray Technology
August 22, 2011
SALT LAKE CITY--ARUP Laboratories, a leading national clinical and anatomic pathology reference laboratory and a leader in innovative laboratory research and development, is pleased to introduce its newest SNP-based microarray technology, the Affymetrix® CytoScan™ HD Array. SNP-based microarrays identify unbalanced chromosomal abnormalities (loss and/or gain of DNA) in patients with unexplained abnormal phenotypes such as [...]
GeneSeek Partners With Researchers to Combat E. coli
August 22, 2011
LANSING, Mich. -- Neogen Corporation (Nasdaq: NEOG) has announced that its GeneSeek subsidiary is a participant in USDA-funded research that seeks to better understand the role cattle genetics may play in food contamination by the pathogen E. coli O157:H7. GeneSeek is considered the leading commercial agricultural genetics laboratory in the United States. Researchers have shown [...]
Bioo Scientific Launches Benzo[a]pyrene ELISA to Rapidly Screen Food for Oil Spill Contaminants
August 21, 2011
Bioo Scientific launched the MaxSignal® Benzo[a]pyrene ELISA Kit to facilitate the screening for benzo[a]pyrene contamination in fish, shrimp, meat and water samples. Benzo[a]pyrene (BaP) is a carcinogenic component of oil that can enter the food chain during oil spills. The recent oil spills in the Gulf of Mexico, Red Sea and Yellowstone River all have [...]
LECO and ACD/Labs Collaborate for Software Support on New High Resolution TOFMS Systems
August 19, 2011
St. Joseph, Mich.—Advanced Chemistry Development Inc. (ACD/Labs) has introduced Spectrus software compatible with LECO’s new High Resolution TOFMS (HRT) instrumentation. “With this announcement, ACD/Labs extends its industry-leading competence in analytical data management software to the forefront of technological innovation,” said Graham A. McGibbon, Ph.D., Product Manager at ACD/Labs. LECO’s (HRT) instrumentation provides acquisition speeds of [...]
BioTime Receives NIH Approval for Four GMP Human Embryonic Stem Cell Lines
August 19, 2011
ALAMEDA, Calif.-- BioTime, Inc. (NYSE Amex:BTX), a biotechnology company that develops and markets products in the field of regenerative medicine, today announced that four human embryonic stem (hES) cell lines: ESI-035, ESI-049, ESI-051 and ESI-053, developed by a BioTime subsidiary have been approved by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) for inclusion in the NIH [...]
August 19, 2011
Frederick, MD - Syngene, a world-leading manufacturer of image analysis solutions today introduced its new GENi2 gel documentation system, the next generation version of its affordable motorized GENi range. This point and press system is ideal for scientists wanting to produce accurate images of fluorescent DNA gels, as well as fluorescent protein gels in seconds. [...]
Affymetrix Announces Federal Court Affirms Dismissal of Illumina Patent Infringement Lawsuits
August 19, 2011
SANTA CLARA, Calif.--Affymetrix, Inc. today announced that the U. S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit has affirmed the dismissal of the patent infringement lawsuits brought against the Company by Illumina regarding U.S. Patent Nos. 7,510,841 and 7,612,020. “We are pleased that the Federal Circuit has affirmed the District Court’s prior rulings that Affymetrix [...]
Newport Spectra-Physics® Granted Key Patent for Multiphoton Imaging
August 19, 2011
Santa Clara, CA –– Spectra-Physics®, a division of Newport Corporation, announces the issuance of U.S. patent 7,962,046 for its DeepSee technology for multiphoton imaging. Used in both the industry-leading Mai Tai® DeepSee and the recently announced InSight™ DeepSee products, the pioneering technology enables automated, deep 3-D imaging of live tissue in neuroscience, cell biology, and [...]
