SDIX Method for Salmonella Enteritidis Detection Receives Interim NPIP Approval
March 10, 2011
NEWARK, Del. - SDIX™ (NASDAQ: SDIX), a leading supplier of rapid detection solutions to the $1 billion food pathogen testing market, today announced that its RapidChek® SELECT™ Salmonella Enteritidis (SE) test system has been granted interim National Poultry Improvement Plan (NPIP) approval by the Secretary's Advisory Committee on Poultry Health, for use in detecting the [...]
March 10, 2011
Germantown, MD., and Hilden, Germany - QIAGEN (NASDAQ: QGEN; Frankfurt, Prime Standard: QIA) announced today the proposal of two international leaders in life sciences and healthcare - Dr. Vera Kallmeyer, M.D., Ph.D., and Elizabeth E. Tallett - for election to its Supervisory Board. The Supervisory Board will propose these two independent candidates based on their [...]
Copley Scientific Delivers Eight Further Dissolution Testers to Thriving Melbourn Scientific
March 10, 2011
Nottingham, UK - Copley Scientific has delivered a multiple order of eight tablet dissolution testers to Melbourn Scientific as the contract research organisation extends its testing capabilities in response to increasing client demand. The eight DIS6000 systems, one of the most compact dissolution testers available, have been installed and commissioned with full support from the [...]
Thermo Fisher Scientific Launches New Faster Natural Gas Analyzer at Pittcon 2011
March 10, 2011
ENSCHEDE, The Netherlands - Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the world leader in serving science, today announced the new Thermo Scientific C2V-200 micro GC gas analyzer, designed for rapid analysis of natural gas composition. The C2V-200 micro GC gas analyzer is used both inside laboratories and on-line, offering improved performance at a reduced cost. The unique [...]
March 10, 2011
Saugus, MA - IonSense, Inc. today announced the availability of the DART® XZ Transmission Module for rapid identification and quantitation of components present in food products, dietary supplements, and chemicals. Available as a new Experiment Module for use with the DART-SVP open-air ionization source, which was introduced at Pittcon 2009, the XZ Transmission Module enables [...]
The New Shape of Liquid Transfer: Cole-Parmer Introduces Ergonomic Pipettors
March 10, 2011
Vernon Hills, Ill. - Imagine an easy-to-hold pipettor that does not overrotate the wrist or hand and minimizes pressure. It’s here! The Ovation® line of ergonomic pipettors from Cole-Parmer offers relief for laboratory workers who experience repetitive stress injuries caused or exacerbated by traditional pipetting. Users ranging from Enrico Fermi Scholars to research microbiologists to [...]
Covaris Introduces Bench-top, AFA-based Process Technology
March 10, 2011
Woburn, MA - Covaris Incorporated today announced the introduction of the Bench-top SF220 High Performance Formulation Processing System. The SF220 system was designed to extend the company's groundbreaking Adaptive Focused Acoustics (AFA) technology to higher volume sample processing. With the ability to process sample volumes from microliters through tens of liters, larger volume application areas [...]
March 10, 2011
TUSTIN, Calif. - Symbion Systems, Inc., a leader in providing analytical instrument control, analysis, and connectivity software, today announced the release of its SII-BRK02 Second Generation Driver for the Bruker Optics FTIR spectrometers. The new driver integrates all of the functions of the Bruker instruments into the Symbion-DX and RX analytical instrument software suites, providing [...]
BioTek Welcomes 300th Employee
March 10, 2011
BioTek Instruments is now three hundred employees strong! The company recently welcomed Dennis Lamb to their Winooski-based manufacturing department as their 300th employee. Kathy Gendron, BioTek's VP Human Resources noted, "BioTek is growing rapidly and we’re always on the lookout for exceptional new talent to join our family". "It's very satisfying to see this company [...]
March 10, 2011
The NEW Ultra-Fast DIALYZER System from Harvard Apparatus is compact, easy to use and designed to meet the wide range of applications found in research. The new unit has a double sided, 24mm diameter chamber thus increasing the diameter from 18mm to 24 mm. The increased diameter results in a larger surface area for sample [...]

