Rainin’s New E4 XLS Transforms Electronic Pipetting
August 11, 2011
Greifensee, Switzerland. With the introduction of its new E4 XLS line of pipettes, Rainin Instrument, LLC, has raised the bar on electronic pipetting performance and ease-of-use. Featuring a large color screen, precision joystick and carousel-like menu, the E4 XLS makes moving between options and settings extremely fast and highly intuitive. Before the E4 XLS, complexity [...]
Cellular Dynamics Launches Innovative Research Grant Program
August 11, 2011
MADISON, WIS. – Cellular Dynamics International (CDI) announced today the recent launch of its Innovative Research Grant Program. This grant program will advance researchers’ understanding of induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs), the terminal cell types derived from them, and the role and applications of this new in vitro cellular model in basic research, drug discovery [...]
Transgenomic Reports Second Quarter Financial Results
August 11, 2011
OMAHA, Neb. -- Transgenomic, Inc. today reported financial results for the three and six months ended June 30, 2011 and provided a business update. Second Quarter Financial Results Net sales for the second quarter of 2011 were $7.7 million, an increase of 50 percent compared with $5.1 million for the same period in 2010. Gross [...]
Olympus DP26® Camera Offers Unmatched Color Fidelity and High Resolution Images
August 11, 2011
CENTER VALLEY, Pa. and HAMBURG, Germany – Olympus has released a new high-resolution digital color camera for microscopy, the DP26. Incorporating a 5-megapixel scientific-grade CCD sensor, the DP26 camera offers high sensitivity and brilliant, accurate color reproduction. It is ideal for displaying images on large-screen monitors. With the Olympus DP26 camera, users can comfortably browse [...]
August 10, 2011
Framingham, MA - GE Healthcare, a unit of General Electric Company (NYSE: GE) and AB SCIEX today announced a collaboration agreement to provide GE Healthcare's Smart Asset Management Services (SAMS) customers throughout North America with the option for full on-site service and maintenance support of AB SCIEX mass spectrometry systems. This will enable customers to [...]
August 10, 2011
ST. LOUIS -- At the Board of Directors meeting held August 9, 2011, the Directors took the following actions: Dividend: The Directors declared a quarterly cash dividend of $.18 per share. This represents an increase of 12.5% over the dividend payout in the prior year quarter. The dividend is payable on September 15, 2011 to [...]
Protochips Expands Its Distribution Network
August 10, 2011
Raleigh, NC - Protochips, a company specializing in revolutionary products for in situ electron microscopy, today announced the domestic and international expansion of the distribution network for the Aduro™ and Poseidon™ product lines. The continued growth of the Protochips distribution network reflects increased demand as well as the corporate objective to deliver exceptional customer service. [...]
Bio-Rad Announces Advances in Spectral Searching and Database Building in Its KnowItAll Software
August 10, 2011
HERCULES, CA –– Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc. (NYSE: BIO and BIOb), a multinational manufacturer and distributor of life science research and clinical diagnostic products, today announced an unlimited spectral range and resolution feature in version 9.0 of its award-winning KnowItAll® software. KnowItAll 9.0 allows users to store spectra in a user database at the precise range [...]
August 10, 2011
Abbott Park, Illinois (NYSE: ABT) — Abbott’s Ibis Biosciences today introduced a new molecular assay to detect a wide variety of vector-borne microorganisms, including those known to cause Lyme Disease, Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever, Babesiosis, Ehrlichiosis and Anaplasmosis. Vector-borne pathogens are microorganisms that are typically transmitted by arthropods such as ticks, mosquitoes or fleas. The [...]
Smiths Detection’s handheld radiation detector RadSeeker approved for production and deployment
August 10, 2011
Danbury, CT - Smiths Detection today announced that the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) Domestic Nuclear Detection Office (DNDO) has formally approved the RadSeeker for production and deployment. The RadSeeker is Smiths Detection’s newly launched handheld radiation detector and identifier developed in collaboration with DNDO. Delivery awards are expected within the next few weeks [...]
