New Reagent Delivers Robust, Reproducible, and Fast qPCR with No Need for Protocol Optimization
August 15, 2011
Hercules, CA —— Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc.'s new SsoAdvanced™ SYBR® Green supermix helps researchers generate reproducible, high quality qPCR data with even the most difficult templates and samples. At the heart of the SsoAdvanced™ SYBR® Green supermix lies Bio-Rad's proprietary Sso7d-fusion polymerase, engineered for enhanced qPCR performance. In addition to increasing enzyme processivity and delivering run [...]
New Hamilton GC Autosampler Syringes Deliver Leak-Free Performance
August 15, 2011
Reno, Nevada - Hamilton Company, world leader in fluid measurement, introduces a new line of syringes for GC (gas chromatography) headspace autosamplers. Designed to work with PAL* COMBI-xt GC headspace autosamplers, which are sold under many brand names, the new syringes feature a unique spring-in-plunger design for leak-free operation. The spring keeps the PTFE plunger [...]
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, [...]

