Bruker Announces Large Order for EPR Instrumentation in the UK
May 24, 2011
MANCHESTER, United Kingdom - Bruker has received the UK's largest ever single order for EPR (electron paramagnetic resonance) instrumentation, a $3 million purchase by the University of Manchester. Bruker will supply a range of performance-leading multi-frequency pulsed and CW EPR systems that will form the basis of the improved EPSRC UK National EPR Service, based [...]
Tecan’s New Infinite® M1000 – The Future of Microplate Detection Has Just Arrived
May 24, 2011
Männedorf, Switzerland – Tecan has recently updated its Infinite M1000 high-end multimode microplate reader with new features designed to offer the same top class performance for an even wider range of applications. First launched in 2008, the Infinite M1000 uses Tecan’s premium Quad4 Monochromators™ technology to offer exceptional speed, sensitivity and flexibility for academic, biotechnology [...]
An Alternative Solid Phase Affinity Matrix for Chromatin Immunoprecipitation
May 23, 2011
Porvair Filtration Group working in collaboration with the Department of Biological Sciences, University of Essex, UK has produced an alternative, high performance Solid Phase Affinity Matrix for Chromatin Immunoprecipitation (ChIP) assays. The research at Essex University evaluating the new BioVyon - Protein A material in ChIP assays is published in the May 2011 issue of [...]
May 23, 2011
Lexington, MA – T2 Biosystems, Inc., a company developing nextgeneration diagnostic products to improve clinical care, today announced that a panel of leading infectious disease and critical care experts have joined the company’s newly formed Clinical Advisory Board (CAB). The T2 Biosystems CAB members will help prioritize and support the development of the company’s pipeline [...]
Spectra-Physics® Pioneers New Ultrafast Laser for Deep Tissue Imaging
May 23, 2011
Santa Clara, CA – Spectra-Physics®, a Newport Corporation brand, introduces InSight DeepSee, an extraordinary new ultrafast laser system that takes multiphoton imaging to new depths. Based on a novel proprietary technology, the new InSight DeepSee delivers nearly double the tuning range of existing ultrafast lasers and provides seamless access to long infrared wavelengths for deepest [...]
Lab21 Acquires Molecular Diagnostics Company Myconostica Ltd
May 23, 2011
Cambridge, UK and Greenville, SC, USA, May 23rd - Lab21 Limited, the global specialist in personalised medicine and clinical diagnostics has today announced that it has acquired Myconostica Ltd, a molecular diagnostic company focussing on the diagnosis of fungal infections of clinical importance. The financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. The acquisition of [...]
Sigma-Aldrich Acquires Vetec Quimica Fina Ltda
May 23, 2011
ST. LOUIS - Sigma-Aldrich Corporation (Nasdaq: SIAL) announced today it has acquired all outstanding shares of Vetec Quimica Fina Ltda to strengthen the Company's position in Latin America. Based in Brazil, Vetec is a leading supplier of high quality specialty chemicals for the academic and industrial markets and provides products that support research, development and [...]
May 23, 2011
Gaithersburg, Md. - Today, at the American Society for Microbiology (ASM) Annual Meeting, researchers at The University of Maryland Institute for Genome Sciences (IGS) and OpGen, Inc., a whole genome DNA analysis company, announced that they will collaborate to develop a database of high quality, finished, annotated microbial sequences. IGS will provide clinically characterized microbial [...]
Malvern’s New Telephoto Lens Challenges the Limits of Real-Time Particle Size Measurement
May 23, 2011
Malvern, UK: The introduction of a new telephoto lens for Insitec laser diffraction process systems from Malvern Instruments enables the on-line measurement of larger particles, extending their application in the minerals, powder coatings and food industries, amongst others. By combining two different focal length lenses, the innovative telephoto design concentrates an expanded measurement range, with [...]
May 23, 2011
MADISON, Wis. - Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the world leader in serving science, today announced enhancements to its Antaris Industrial Gas System (IGS) that improve performance, speed, ease-of-use and sensitivity. The Antaris IGS now offers faster scan speeds (to 5 Hz at 0.5 cm-1 resolution) and enhanced electronic and communication capabilities to support more rapid [...]
