Ametek Spectro Partners with SII Nanotechnology to Market ICP-OES and ICP-MS Instruments in Japan

KLEVE, GERMANY– SPECTRO Analytical Instruments GmbH has formed a strategic marketing alliance with SII NanoTechnology, Inc. to market SPECTRO’s inductively coupled plasma optical emission (ICP-OES) and mass spectrometers (ICP-MS) in Japan. “We are very excited about our alliance with SII NanoTechnology,” notes Manfred Bergsch, Managing Director for SPECTRO. “We consider it an important step in [...]

Agilent Technologies’ New BenchBot Robot Expands Potential Applications for Microplate Handling Automation

Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE: A) announced today the addition of the BenchBot Robot to its line of automated microplate handling equipment. As part of Agilent's Automation Solutions instrumentation portfolio, the BenchBot complements the Direct Drive Robot and BenchCel Microplate Handler. The BenchBot is a mid-sized microplate handler designed to meet the automation workflow needs of [...]

IDBS Delivers Managed Content Directly to Scientists through its ELN

Guildford, UK, and Burlington, Mass. - IDBS, a global provider of innovative enterprise data management, analytics and modeling solutions, today launched ScienceLink, a new scientific content brokerage platform for delivering licensed data that provides on-demand scientific content from a range of third parties and extends how scientists use this information in their research tools. ScienceLink [...]

PerkinElmer’s ViaCord Releases 200th Umbilical Cord Blood Unit for Stem Cell Treatment

CAMBRIDGE, Mass.- PerkinElmer, Inc., a global leader focused on the health and safety of people and the environment, today announced that its family cord blood banking business, ViaCord, has released its 200th umbilical cord blood stem cell unit for treatment purposes. The 200th unit will be used in a clinical trial intended to treat cerebral [...]

Caliper Life Sciences Launches Microfluidic LabChip® DS Platform for UV/VIS Spectral Analysis of Nucleic Acid and Protein Samples

HOPKINTON, Mass. - Caliper Life Sciences, Inc. (Nasdaq: CALP) announced today that Caliper and Trinean, NV have agreed to a long-term, exclusive arrangement under which Caliper will distribute Trinean's DropSense platform under the name LabChip DS in North America. With the LabChip DS, an automated UV/Vis spectral analysis platform, users can easily and accurately analyze [...]

Tecan and Sword Diagnostics announce availability of high performance immunoassay detection technology

Männedorf, Switzerland – Tecan and Sword Diagnostics today announced availability of a high performance immunoassay detection technology based on Sword’s proprietary detection reagents and Tecan’s Infinite® line of plate readers. The reagents are initially being offered for sale in the USA, for use with the Infinite M1000 and Infinite 200 PRO series readers. The combined [...]

Sigma-Aldrich Continues to Expand Analytical Suite With Resource Technology Corporation Acquisition

ST. LOUIS - Sigma-Aldrich® Corporation (Nasdaq: SIAL) announced today that it has acquired the assets of Resource Technology Corporation (RTC) of Laramie, Wyoming, an industry leader in analytical standards and certified reference materials. The acquisition of RTC's business complements the recently completed acquisition of Cerilliant Corporation, and further expands and strengthens Sigma-Aldrich's analytical chemistry offerings, [...]

Agilent Technologies’ AssayMAP Bravo and Cartridges for Protein Purification Provide an Automated Solution for High-Throughput Sample Preparation

Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE: A) today announced the launch of the AssayMAP Bravo platform and protein purification cartridges, a fully automated solution for high-throughput protein sample preparation and purification. Combining the best-in-class liquid handling of the Agilent Bravo with the AssayMAP Protein A micro-chromatography technology, the Bravo for Protein Purification enables quick, precise and highly [...]

Pacific Biosciences Announces Favorable Ruling in Patent Interference Case With Life Technologies

MENLO PARK, Calif. - Pacific Biosciences of California, Inc. (NASDAQ:PACB) today announced that the Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences of the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has rendered a decision in a previously announced patent interference provoked by Pacific Biosciences related to single molecule sequencing. The decision cancels all patent claims by [...]

The second European Clarity Training Centre opened in Germany

DataApex is pleased to announce that the second European Clarity Training Centre has been opened in Germany. The Clarity Training Centres serve Clarity users providing both class and individual Clarity trainings. The Clarity Training Centres complement a range of trainings that are offered by DataApex and customers will benefit from a local training vendor. In [...]

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