Pall Corporation Adds New Pilot-Scale Chromatography Products to Portfolio
March 31, 2011
PORT WASHINGTON, N.Y. - Pall Corporation (NYSE: PLL), a global leader in filtration, separation and purification, introduces two new chromatography products, the PKP Chromatography systems and Resolute® FM columns. These products enable users in the biotech, vaccine, and plasma markets to more easily transition from bench scale to pilot scale or small manufacturing scale. The [...]
Clontech Laboratories, Inc. Releases the SMARTer™ Ultra Low RNA Kit for Illumina® Sequencing
March 31, 2011
Mountain View, CA - Clontech Laboratories, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Takara Bio Inc., today announced the launch of its SMARTer Ultra Low RNA Kit for Illumina Sequencing, which was developed in collaboration with Illumina, Inc. This kit uses a modified version of Clontech’s patented SMART™ (Switching Mechanism at 5’ End of RNA Template) technology [...]
Datacolor Unveils Select QC for Reliable and Cost-Effective Color Measurement
March 31, 2011
LAWRENCEVILLE, N.J. - Datacolor® (www.datacolor.com), a global leader in color management solutions, today announced Select QC, a portable colorimeter and software package. Select QC provides a low-cost entry into precision color management, offering true color data to organizations that previously conducted visual confirmations only. The technology in Select QC, for use in a variety of [...]
EDAX Introduces Team™ EDS 2.0 Analysis System
March 31, 2011
MAHWAH, NJ – EDAX Inc., a leader in X-ray microanalysis and electron diffraction instrumentation, introduces the TEAM™ Energy Dispersive Spectroscopy (EDS) 2.0 Analysis System--the next generation of its industry-leading analysis systems for electron microscopes. TEAM™ EDS 2.0 includes new features, which provide the most intuitive and easy-to-use analytical software in the market. The TEAM™ EDS [...]
Roche Diagnostics Announces the Appointment of Robert Yates as New Head of Roche Applied Science
March 31, 2011
Penzberg, Germany - Roche Diagnostics (SIX: RO, ROG; OTCQX: RHHBY), announced today that effective from April 1, Robert Yates has been appointed as new Head of Roche Applied Science. He succeeds Manfred Baier, who will be retiring from Roche at the end of 2011. Robert Yates subsequently held increasing leadership positions in R&D, engineering and [...]
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission Approves New Test Method for Detection of Lead in Paint
March 31, 2011
Albany, NY - The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) unanimously approved a new test method to measure lead in paint and other surface coatings of children’s products and household furniture. This development significantly expands the government approved options for lead testing and provides a powerful new analysis solution to industry for the measurement of [...]
Promega Introduces QuantiFluor dsDNA System for Highly Sensitive, Economical dsDNA Quantification
March 31, 2011
Madison, WI USA: Promega Corporation announced today that it has launched QuantiFluor™ dsDNA System for economical yet fast, simple and specific dsDNA quantification. The QuantiFluor dsDNA dye enables sensitive quantification of small amounts of double-stranded DNA (dsDNA) in solution, critical in many biological applications, particularly in standard molecular biology techniques. The new system provides significantly [...]
Biohit Enhances its Liquid Handling Business with New Solution
March 31, 2011
Biohit Oyj today announced the launch of its new tool for automated liquid handling, the Biohit Roboline, which is especially suitable for personal use in laboratories. The new device is largely based on the innovations and technology for electronic pipettes that Biohit has developed over the years. Biohit Roboline can be used in handling different [...]
Horizon Receives $1.6M Grant Funding from EU FP7 Program and Joins the COLTHERES Consortium
March 31, 2011
Horizon Discovery (Horizon), a leading provider of research tools to support the development of personalized medicines,has announced that it has received €1.2M ($1.6M) grant funding from The Seventh Framework Programme (FP7) and has joined the COLTHERES (Colon Cancer and Therapeutics) Consortium. The grant will be used to fund the development of new X-MAN cell-lines that [...]
Bioo Scientific Launched the NEXTflex™ PCR-Free DNA Sequencing Kit Reducing Bias in NGS Library Prep
March 31, 2011
Amplifying AT or GC rich genomic regions often leads to sequence biased nucleotide compositions and poses a serious challenge during analysis. Using specially designed master-mixed enzymes, the NEXTflex™ PCR-Free DNA Sequencing kit completely eliminates the need for amplification, enabling better read mapping and a reduction in duplicate sequences leading to reduced sequence cost, more representative [...]
