June 6, 2011
DENVER - Waters Corporation (NYSE: WAT) today announced it has entered into a non-exclusive co-marketing and reselling agreement with PREMIER Biosoft International (Palo Alto, CA) to advance lipidomics research. Waters will offer PREMIER Biosoft's SimLipid® informatics platform for sale with Waters® ACQUITY UPLC® and high-resolution, exact mass SYNAPT® and XEVO® mass spectrometers for lipid analysis. [...]
Life Technologies Develops Fast and Accurate Test to Detect Europe’s Deadly E. coli
June 6, 2011
CARLSBAD, Calif. - Life Technologies Corporation (NASDAQ: LIFE) today announced that it has developed a custom test (assay) to accurately detect the E. coli bacterium that has killed at least 22 people and affected more than 2,100 worldwide, including four new cases reported in the United States. Shipments of the TaqMan® E. coli 0104 Detection [...]
June 6, 2011
Hercules, CA - Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc.'s new software for the ProteOn™ XPR36 protein interaction array system, ProteOn Manager software 3.0, enhances researchers' ability to analyze protein interactions using surface plasmon resonance (SPR). This new software streamlines experimental set up and data analysis with new features that make the ProteOn system easier to use with reduced [...]
Merck Millipore Offers Quick Tests for EHEC in Food
June 6, 2011
Darmstadt, Germany - Merck Millipore, the Life Science division of Merck KGaA, today announced a simple quick test in its product portfolio can detect EHEC (enterohaemorrhagic Escherichia coli) in food. This strain of bacteria has already infected hundreds in Germany and other regions in recent weeks. The infection is thought to be spread primarily through [...]
June 6, 2011
COLUMBIA, Md. - Shimadzu Scientific Instruments launched the SIL-30ACMP Autosampler for the Nexera ultra high-performance liquid chromatograph today at ASMS 2011 in Denver. The SIL-30ACMP combines with the optional CTO-30AS column oven to create a premier front end for all LC/MS systems. When paired with Shimadzu’s LCMS-8030 or LCMS-2020, the new autosampler allows users to [...]
June 6, 2011
FRAMINGHAM, Mass. - AB SCIEX, a global leader in life science analytical technologies, and Phytronix Technologies today announced that they are working together to expand choices for scientists and lab analysts focused on high-throughput pharmaceutical applications, forensic toxicology and food safety testing. The two companies are integrating Phytronix’s LDTD (Laser Diode Thermal Desorption) Ion source [...]
June 6, 2011
DENVER (American Society for Mass Spectrometry conference) - Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE: A) today introduced the 6550 iFunnel quadrupole time-of-flight liquid chromatography mass spectrometry (Q-TOF LC/MS) system. It increases TOF sensitivity to low femtogram levels while delivering fast acquisition to 50 spectra/sec, up to five orders of intra-scan dynamic range, and robust performance and operation. [...]
Agilent Technologies Upgrades Single Quadrupole LC/MS Family Without Raising Prices
June 6, 2011
DENVER (ASMS) - Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE: A) today introduced a number of performance enhancements to its 6100B Series single quadrupole liquid chromatography/mass spectrometry (LC/MS) platform. Prices are unchanged. At the entry level of the Agilent single quad LC/MS portfolio, the 6120B now has POS/NEG switching that is 10 times faster than the previous instrument. [...]
June 6, 2011
Sunnyvale, CA - Freeslate, Inc., the leading provider of high throughput research solutions that enable dramatic gains in R&D productivity and innovation, today announced the release of Automation Studio 8.3 software, a key component of its powerful Lab Execution and Analysis (LEA) software suite. Automation Studio improves R&D productivity by automating and controlling multiple laboratory [...]
Avantra Biosciences Announces the Launch of a Rapid Assay Prototyping Service
June 6, 2011
WOBURN, Mass. - Avantra® Biosciences, a leading innovator in protein diagnostics, announces a Rapid Assay Prototyping Service. Avantra's new service allows researchers to cost effectively accelerate their research efforts using custom designed biomarker assays developed on Avantra's proven QPDx™ BioChip platform. The QPDx™ platform offers users rapid, easy-to-use, quantitative multiplex protein assays using catalog or [...]

