An Alternative Solid Phase Affinity Matrix for Chromatin Immunoprecipitation

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 [...]

T2 Biosystems Establishes Clinical Advisory Board of Leading Infectious Disease and Critical Care Experts

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

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

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

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 [...]

The University of Maryland Institute for Genome Sciences (IGS) and OpGen, Inc. Announce Collaboration to Develop Microbial Sequence Database

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

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 [...]

New Thermo Fisher Scientific Industrial Gas System: Performance, Speed and Sensitivity for Multi-Component Gas Analysis

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 [...]

Extrel announces the new MAX QCi RF Quadrupole Control for use with the MAX Flange Mounted mass spectrometer systems

Pittsburgh, PA – MAX QCi Quadrupole Control and MAX CS Command System The new MAX QCi fitted with the MAX CS form the heart of Extrel’s premier line of research grade mass spectrometer systems, the MAX Flange Mounted MS products. The QCi can be used with Extrel’s 9.5 mm and 19 mm tri-filter quadrupole mass [...]

New ATX/ATY Series Analytical Balances Offer One-Touch Calibration and Advanced Sensor Technology for Reliable Measurement

COLUMBIA, Md. - The ATX/ATY Series analytical balances, now available from Shimadzu Scientific Instruments, deliver a variety of functions to enable easy measurement and obtain precise results. Ranging in capacity from 82 grams to 220 grams, the ATX/ATY Series features UniBloc one-piece aluminum alloy mass sensor technology, which ensures stable temperature characteristics, excellent response time [...]

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