Hercules, CA - Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc. today announced the launch of new magnetic bead–based multiplex immunoassays for TGF-?, rat cytokines, rat diabetes, and mouse TH17 cytokines. New assays are built on Luminex's MagPlex platform to take advantage of the magnetic beads workflow that simplifies assay preparation and reduces variability in results. Magnetic bead–based assays are [...]

DENVER (ASMS) - Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE: A) today introduced the Bond Elut DMS (Dried Matrix Spotting) samplepreparation card for dried blood-spotting bioanalysis. The proprietary design delivers a number of advantages over conventional cellulose-based cards. Dried blood-spotting analysis is an emerging technique in biological research. It allows researchers to substantially reduce costs and time-consuming steps [...]

COLUMBIA, Md. - Shimadzu announces the launch of Accurate Glycan Analyzer (AGA) software for the automatic measurement of glycan structures using trace-level samples. AGA takes advantage of the unique MSn capability of the AXIMA® Resonance MALDI quadrupole ion trap TOF mass spectrometer. Glycans play an important role in medical research; in the diagnosis of cancer [...]

DENVER - Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE:A) today introduced mass spectrometry systems raising performance standards for biology and analytical chemistry analyses at the annual conference of the American Society of Mass Spectrometry. “Our ultimate goal is to make all mass spec analysis routine, even as users look at increasingly complex samples,” said Gustavo Salem, vice president [...]

DENVER - Waters Corporation (NYSE: WAT) today introduced the SYNAPT® G2-S High Definition Mass Spectrometer, representing a significant step forward in performance for High Definition Mass Spectrometry. The SYNAPT G2-S incorporates both high-sensitivity Waters StepWave(TM) ion transfer optics and Triwave® ion mobility technologies along with a suite of new informatics tools to take qualitative and [...]

Framingham, Massachusetts - AB SCIEX, a global leader in life science analytical technologies, today announced the introduction of AB SCIEX SelexIONTM Technology. This novel technology delivers unprecedented performance and a new dimension of selectivity in differential ion mobility spectrometry for quantitative and qualitative analysis. SelexION technology was presented at the AB SCIEX Users Meeting and [...]

Eppendorf’s epMotion® GxP solution includes an automated pipettingsystem, epBlue™ GxP software and certificates, plus dedicated certification and validation services (like IQ/OQ and user trainings). Automation increases the speed and accuracy of liquid handling and now the new epMotion GxP cuts the time required to validate these processesand comply to European and US government requirements. For [...]

COLUMBIA, Md. - Shimadzu Scientific Instruments, in collaboration with Perfinity Biosciences, has developed the Perfinity Workstation (patent pending). Utilizing Shimadzu HPLC components in combination with Perfinity optimized columns, the Perfinity Workstation provides users with fast, highly reproducible results through standardized columns and reagents, proprietary software, and an automated workflow that eliminates human error and disjointed [...]

WALTHAM, Mass. - PerkinElmer Inc., a global leader focused on the health and safety of people and the environment, today announced the launch of its AxION™ Mass Spectrometry platform at the American Society for Mass Spectrometry (ASMS) Conference, June 5-9, in Denver, Colorado. The AxION hardware and software platform is specifically designed to deliver rapid [...]

SKOKIE, Ill. - NanoInk’s® Nano BioDiscovery™ Division announced today the launch of a new instrument system for nanoscale protein analysis and discovery. Coupling powerful array deposition techniques with the latest generation of fluorescent detection technologies, the NanoArray Assay System™ is a user friendly, affordable desktop unit that can quickly and costeffectively integrate into any proteomic [...]