Cambio New PCR Reagent Kit Accelerates Next-Generation Sequencing
May 23, 2011
Available exclusively in the UK from Cambio, the new HaloPlex™ Target Enrichment Kit revolutionises next-generation sequencing, reducing costs and saving up to 80 per cent in sample preparation time compared to many other kits. HaloPlex Target Enrichment Kit introduces a dramatically improved PCR technology that enables millions of PCR reactions in a single tube. Following [...]
MO BIO Laboratories, Inc. Launches the PowerWater® Sterivex™ DNA Isolation Kit
May 23, 2011
CARLSBAD, Calif. - MO BIO Laboratories, Inc., the leader in soil, water and microbial nucleic acid purification, announces the launch of an innovative new product, the PowerWater® Sterivex™ DNA Isolation Kit. The PowerWater® Sterivex™ DNA Isolation Kit is the only kit available to isolate genomic DNA from Millipore's Sterivex™ filter units without the need for [...]
Agilent Technologies Expands Forensic and Toxicology Compendium with 30 New Applications
May 23, 2011
SANTA CLARA, Calif. - Agilent Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: A) today introduced its 2011 Forensic and Toxicology Compendium, featuring 125 applications, including 30 new ones based on former Varian platforms. Agilent acquired Varian, Inc. in May 2010. "Labs analyzing samples for drugs of abuse, sports doping or crime-scene evidence have long considered this compendium highly useful," [...]
Smiths Detection Wins $30 Million Order for Enhanced Joint Chemical Agent Detectors
May 23, 2011
Edgewood, MD - Smiths Detection has been awarded a $30 million order for the United States Department of Defense’s Joint Chemical Agent Detector (JCAD) program. The latest order for the enhanced M4A1 JCADs, which started delivery in April 2011, takes the total awarded to Smiths Detection to more than $350 million under the long-running JCAD [...]
Fully Automatic Krebs Viscosity Test from Elcometer
May 23, 2011
Manchester - Elcometer are pleased to announce the launch of the new Elcometer 2250 Krebs Viscometer. Featuring a unique automatic test mode, the Elcometer 2250 measures the viscosity of paints, varnishes, adhesives, pastes and liquid inks at the touch of a button. With a fixed spindle speed of 200rpm - accurate to ±1%, the Elcometer [...]
CAMECA Launches New Field Emission Electron Probe Microanalyzer (FE-EPMA)
May 23, 2011
GENNEVILLIERS, FRANCE – CAMECA--a world leader in scientific instrumentation and metrology solutions--has unveiled the SXFiveFE, a field emission electron probe microanalyzer (FE-EPMA) that is the latest addition to the CAMECA line of high-end microanalytical instruments. “We are very proud to introduce the SXFiveFE microanalyzer, because we believe it represents a major advancement in microanalysis technology,” [...]
May 23, 2011
CHICAGO, IL. - ITT Corporation (NYSE:ITT) announces the introduction of the Bellingham + Stanley® OPTi hand-held refractometer for Brix analysis of beverages and foodstuffs at the National Restaurant Show (NRA) 2011. The OPTi hand-held refractometer is a portable, compact measurement device ideal for the measurement of dissolved solids by cellar services and dispense maintenance engineers [...]
Accelrys Acquires Contur Software AB
May 23, 2011
SAN DIEGO - Accelrys, Inc. (NASDAQ: ACCL), a leading scientific enterprise R&D software and services company, today announced that its subsidiary, Accelrys Software Inc., has acquired privately-held Contur Software AB. Based in Stockholm, Sweden, Contur is an emerging leader in cost-effective Electronic Laboratory Notebook (ELN) software solutions which enable scientific organizations to document their research [...]
May 21, 2011
SAN JOSE, CA - RAE Systems Inc. (NYSE Amex: RAE) ("RAE" or "the Company"), a leader in delivering innovative sensor solutions to serve industrial, energy, environmental, and government safety markets worldwide, today announced that it has entered into an amendment to its merger agreement with an affiliate of Vector Capital ("Vector") under which the acquirer [...]
Thermo Fisher Scientific Introduces More Ergonomic Pipette and Tip System
May 20, 2011
VANTAA, Finland - Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the world leader in serving science, today introduced the new Thermo Scientific F1-ClipTip pipette and tip system, the latest addition to a new generation of ergonomic products. The F1-ClipTip™ system provides extremely light-touch dispensing and tip ejection for superior ergonomic performance and reliability. The new manual liquid handling [...]
