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 [...]
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 [...]
