New Virtual Advisor for Shimadzu TOC-L Analyzers Offers 24-hour Interactive Support
August 17, 2011
COLUMBIA, Md. — Shimadzu Scientific Instruments now offers a Virtual Advisor for its TOC-L analyzers. Accessible online, the TOC-L Virtual Advisor provides users with 24-hour technical and maintenance support free of charge. TOC-L customers can create and store their system configurations and then use the TOC-L Virtual Advisor to find maintenance procedures designed specifically for [...]
Cole-Parmer Now Offering the NEW Qsonica Q55 Sonicator Ultrasonic Processor
August 17, 2011
Vernon Hills, Ill.—Conserve lab benchtop space new Qsonica Q55 Sonicator Ultrasonic Processor—measuring only eight inches wide and less than eight inches deep. Use it for cell disruption, nanoparticle dispersion, emulsions creation, DNA shearing, ChIP assay, and homogenization. The 55-watt, 20 kHz unit effectively handles most small-volume applications. Functionally, it is easy to use, with thumb-switch [...]
The New Classic in Laboratory Glassware – KIMAX® Storage/Media Bottles
August 16, 2011
Researchers who frequently use glass bottles to store and dispense media, reagents and samples, depend on a quality product for safety and convenience. Kimble Chase, the largest manufacturer of laboratory glassware products in the world, offers KIMAX® GL 45 Storage/Media bottles, a product line that combines design, quality manufacturing and superior materials to meet the [...]
August 16, 2011
FAIRFIELD, Ohio -- DNA Diagnostics Center (DDC) the largest provider of private DNA paternity and other DNA tests in the United States and around the world, announced today the company's exclusive license in the US for the first non-invasive prenatal paternity test using SNP (single-nucleotide polymorphism) Microarray Technology, which requires only a simple blood draw [...]
August 16, 2011
Chalfont St Giles, UK - GE Healthcare, a unit of General Electric Company (NYSE:GE), today announced it has reached an agreement to acquire PAA Laboratories, a developer and supplier of cell culture media for biomedical research and the fast-growing biopharmaceutical and vaccine manufacturing industry. The acquisition of PAA Laboratories will allow GE Healthcare to expand [...]
Safe and Easy Ampule Opening with the New Scienceware® Break-Safe™ Ampule Opener
August 16, 2011
Pequannock, NJ - Open up to 3 ampules at a time, safely and easily with the new Scienceware® Break-Safe™ Ampule Opener from Bel-Art Products. The unique, patent pending box style design uses the lid of the box to snap ampule necks while containing all glass pieces within the box. Four included inserts allow opening of [...]
New Economy GC-MS System Provides High-Sensitivity Analysis with Environmental Benefits
August 16, 2011
Shimadzu Scientific Instruments introduces the GCMS-QP2010 SE, its advanced standard gas chromatograph mass spectrometer. Based on GCMS-QP2010S technology, the GCMS-QP2010 SE combines the benefits of economy, simple operation and enhanced performance. The GCMS-QP2010 SE features stable mass spectra that achieve high sensitivity and stability. The ion optical system is optimized with a high-performance quadrupole mass [...]
Dolomite and Cavendish Laboratory Develop Innovative Device for Optical Micromanipulation of Cells
August 16, 2011
In collaboration with Cavendish Laboratory (Department of Physics at the University of Cambridge), Dolomite, a world leader in the design and manufacture of microfluidic solutions, has designed a glass microfluidic device for a novel laser tool that allows the study of mechanical properties of cells using optical stretching on a single cell basis. This new [...]
Quanterix and STRATEC Announce Strategic Partnership
August 16, 2011
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. and BIRKENFELD, Germany -- Quanterix Corporation, a company enabling a new generation of molecular diagnostic tests based on its revolutionary Single Molecule Array (SiMoA™) technology, and STRATEC Biomedical AG (Frankfurt: SBS; Prime Standard, TecDAX), a worldwide leader in the development and manufacture of automated analyzer systems, today announced an agreement to co-develop and [...]
August 16, 2011
GERMANTOWN, Maryland and HILDEN, Germany- QIAGEN today announced it has entered into a partnership with Pfizer Inc. (NYSE: PFE) for the development of a companion molecular diagnostic test for use with an investigational Pfizer compound in global clinical development for treatment of non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). Financial terms of the agreement were not disclosed. [...]
