February 15, 2011
BOULDER, Colo. - ASD, Inc., a global leader in high-performance analytical instrumentation for materials measurement will unveil instruments and solutions capabilities dedicated to mining exploration and production at the Society for Mining, Metallurgy & Exploration (SME) Annual Convention in Denver, Feb. 27 through March 2. “ASD’s core reflectance spectroscopy technology is setting new standards for [...]
Anton Paar Launches Microwave Synthesis for the Kilo Lab
February 15, 2011
Anton Paar USA is proud to announce the release of the revolutionary new Masterwave BTRmicrowave synthesis system. Masterwave BTR is an innovative system that for the first time ever enables microwave synthesis protocols to be transferred to the scale-up or kilo lab. Fast, safe and efficient microwave heating can now produce kilogram amounts of pharmaceutical [...]
Thermo Fisher Scientific Extends Cash Tender Offer for Dionex Corporation
February 15, 2011
WALTHAM, Mass. - Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. (NYSE: TMO), the world leader in serving science, today announced that its previously announced tender offer to acquire all of the outstanding shares of Dionex Corporation (NASDAQ: DNEX) for $118.50 per share in cash ("the Offer") has been extended and will now expire at 12:00 midnight, New York [...]
Diagnostic Advances in Cancer Research Utilizing Raman Molecular Imaging to Be Presented at USCAP
February 15, 2011
PITTSBURGH, Pa. - Clinical researchers from Cornell Weil Medical School and University of Chicago Medical School will present research conducted on Raman Molecular Imaging's (RMI) ability to differentiate diagnostic dilemmas in lung and kidney tumors at the United States and Canadian Academy of Pathology's (USCAP) 100th Annual Meeting, Feb. 26-March 4 at the Henry B. [...]
OGT Awarded ISO/IEC 17025:2005 Accreditation, Signifying Technical Expertise
February 15, 2011
Oxford, UK - Oxford Gene Technology (OGT), provider of innovative clinical genetics and diagnostic solutions to advance molecular medicine, today announced that its Genefficiency™ and CytoSure™ array comparative genomic hybridization (aCGH) services have been accredited as meeting ISO/IEC 17025:2005 international standards by the United Kingdom Accreditation Service (UKAS). The award underlines the superior level of [...]
Luminex and Partners HealthCare Announce Collaboration Agreement
February 15, 2011
AUSTIN, Texas - Luminex Corporation (Nasdaq: LMNX) announced today that it has teamed with Partners HealthCare toward the discovery of novel biomarkers and development of clinical assays. This program will enable Partners HealthCare Center for Personalized Genetic Medicine (PCPGM) to develop novel molecular diagnostic assays based on biomarkers discovered within Partners HealthCare entities. These innovative [...]
February 15, 2011
FORT WORTH, Texas - The Center for Human Identification at the UNT Health Science Center recently received a three-year $3.5 million grant from Life Technologies Corporation (NASDAQ: LIFE), a leader in forensic DNA testing systems, to train researchers from around the world in forensic DNA analysis techniques. This first of its kind accelerated academic certification [...]
February 15, 2011
Foster City, California - A key research area for The Institute of Cancer Research (ICR) is investigating the spread of cancer in the human body in an effort to identify new and effective treatment strategies. To help advance this research, the ICR is collaborating with scientists at AB SCIEX, a global leader in life science [...]
See the NEW Masterflex L/S Precision Variable-Speed Console Drive at PITTCON 2011
February 15, 2011
The new Masterflex® L/S® Precision Variable-Speed Console Drive features a digital display that ensures accuracy and repeatability in fluid metering applications. See this new model at the Cole-Parmer® booth at PITTCON, March 13–March 18. The Masterflex drive offers precise speed control and digital display of rpm to confirm speed setting at a glance. A reversible [...]
Affymetrix Launches NG Class(TM) Detergents for Superior Protein Analysis
February 14, 2011
SANTA CLARA, Calif. - Affymetrix, Inc. (NASDAQ:AFFX) today launched its Anatrace(R) brand Neopentyl Glycol (NG) Class(TM) Detergents, the next generation of detergents to significantly advance the study of integral membrane proteins (IMPs), the most important proteins found in the human genome. Developed by leading chemists, and available only from Affymetrix, the NG Class represents a [...]
