August 15, 2011
AMBRIDGE, England, and SANTA CLARA, Calif. - The Cambridge Crystallographic Data Centre (CCDC) and Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE: A) today announced that CrysAlisPro users can now perform pre-experiment reduced cell checks directly from within the popular crystallography data collection and processing software package. CellCheckCSD, developed for automated use through CrysAlisPro, enables users to check their [...]
August 15, 2011
ROCKVILLE, Maryland and SEOUL, Korea -- Seegene today announced the publication of an independent retrospective study evaluating the Seeplex® Diarrhea-V ACE (Seeplex® DV) assay. The study was published online on July 20 ahead of printingby the Journal of Clinical Microbiology (https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21775550). The assay was found to be sensitive, specific, convenient and reliable for the direct [...]
Thermo Fisher Scientific Introduces New Precious Metal Analyzer
August 15, 2011
BILLERICA, Mass. – Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the world leader in serving science, today announced the launch of the Thermo Scientific Niton XL2 precious metal analyzer, an instrument that combines point-and-shoot simplicity with lab-quality analysis to provide exact metal content in seconds. These instruments deliver improved performance over previous comparable models, providing accurate analysis in [...]
August 15, 2011
SANTA CLARA, Calif. - Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE: A) today introduced the SureScan Microarray Scanner, the latest innovation in scanner technology and the foundation of Agilent's complete microarray solution for both gene expression and CGH/cytogenetics research applications. The new SureScan system delivers the highest sensitivity, widest dynamic range and exceptional resolution, providing researchers with the [...]
Lighthouse Worldwide Solutions Releases the World’s First 25 Nanometer Liquid Particle Counter
August 15, 2011
Fremont, CA - Lighthouse Worldwide Solutions, a world leader in particle counting and contamination monitoring has developed a liquid particle counter with 25 nanometer detection limits, the lowest particle counting detection limit available today. The NanoCount 25 gives users the ability to set particle detection in four channel sizes: 25, 50, 75 and 100 nanometers. [...]
Carl Zeiss Grants Sublicense for LED Fluorescence Excitation to Prior Scientific Ltd.
August 12, 2011
Jena, Germany / Cambridge, UK - Effective retroactively to 1 June 2011, the Microscopy business group of Carl Zeiss has granted a sublicense for patents relating to LED fluorescence excitation in microscopy to Prior Scientific Ltd., Cambridge, UK. These patents protect the use of light emitting diodes for the excitation of fluorescence radiation in light [...]
August 11, 2011
Spectris plc ("Spectris" or the "company"), the productivity-enhancing instrumentation and controls company, today announces that it has completed the acquisition of IRM Group SA (“IRM”), a leading manufacturer of high technology measuring systems for the metals industry. IRM is based near Liège, Belgium, and employs around 60 people. The net purchase consideration is €7.5 million [...]
Bruker Announces Contract Award for JPEO-CBD IPDS-LR Program
August 11, 2011
BILLERICA, Mass.--Bruker today announced the award of a contract for 40 systems from the Improved Point Detection System – Lifecycle Replacement (IPDS-LR) program through the Joint Program Executive Office for Chemical and Biological Defense (JPEO-CBD) for use by the United States Navy. The overall effort is being managed by the Joint Project Manager for Nuclear, [...]
Avid Nano in Next Generation DLS Development Initiative
August 11, 2011
Avid Nano Limited (High Wycombe, UK), manufacturers of unique dynamic light scattering (DLS) systems are to develop new technology for identification and size measurement of engineered nanoparticles in the environment. The company have joined a consortium of SMEs and the European Commission under the European Seventh Framework Programme (FP7) in an effort to properly assess [...]
Sequenom Announces European Licensing Agreement With LifeCodexx
August 11, 2011
SAN DIEGO and KONSTANZ, Germany -- Sequenom, Inc., a life sciences company providing innovative genetic analysis solutions, today announced it has partnered with LifeCodexx AG, a company focused on the development of clinically validated Next Generation Molecular Diagnostics, for the commercialization of prenatal laboratory testing services in Europe. The companies have agreed to collaborate in [...]

