Dionex Codevelops New EPA Methods for Bromate and Haloacetic Acids

The EPA Office of Ground Water and Drinking Water Sunnyvale, CA—Dionex announces two recently approved methods for the determination of disinfection by products in drinking waters. EPA Method 302.0: Determination of Bromate in Drinking Water Using Two-Dimensional Ion Chromatography with Suppressed Conductivity Detection EPA Method 557: Determination of Haloacetic Acids, Bromate, and Dalapon In Drinking [...]

Eppendorf Successfully Initiates Import ban Against Nanosphere, Inc. for the Countries of the European Union

HAMBURG, Germany -- Eppendorf has initiated an import ban for Nanosphere, Inc.'s Verigene(R) and Verigene(R) SP systems for infringement of European patent EP 1 179 180 B2, titled "Method for the identification and/or the quantification of a target compound". The import ban covers any and all imports of the respective products into any country of [...]

Sciformatix Announces SaaS-Based LIMS for Small Labs with Price Promotions

Free LIMS Version SARATOGA, Calif.--Sciformatix Corporation, a pioneer in Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) Laboratory Information Management Systems (LIMS) for scientific labs, today announced three new versions of its popular SaaS-based LIMS called SciLIMS, with pricing starting as low as $19/month. The new “Lab Group Edition”, at $149/month, is designed for laboratories with up to 5 users, providing [...]

SCHOTT reinforces the Nexterion® Sales Team

Louisville, KY -- Lynn L'Archeveque has recently joined SCHOTT as the US east coast Sales manager for the Nexterion® range of microarray products. She has a strong technical background in molecular biology, gained through a BA (Biological Sciences) at Mount Holyoke College, and as a research scientist at Exelixis, Inc.. Prior to joining SCHOTT Lynn [...]

SciTOX Announces the UniTOX Toxicity Analyzer

[Christchurch, New Zealand] -- SciTOX announces their second product release, the UniTOX toxicity analyzer. The UniTOX is dedicated to the University and Research markets and allows those customers to develop custom applications and methods for toxicity and metabolic measurements. The UniTOX builds on the first SciTOX product, ALPHA toxicity analyzer. “Customers doing research or custom [...]

A Novel HAMA Blocker for Reduction of Immunoassay Interference

amsbio has introduced TRU Block, a highly potent reagent that actively blocks the heterophilic antibody (HA) interference in immunoassays including but not limited to Human Anti-Mouse Antibody (HAMA) interference. Heterophilic antibodies are a group of human antibodies against animal IgG. HA interference is a well known interference factor in diagnostic assays, often causing false positive [...]

Varian, Inc. Offers FT-IR Solution for Polymer and Materials Analysis

Highest Energy Throughput Reveals More Information PALO ALTO, Calif. -- Varian, Inc. (NasdaqGS: VARI) announced today FT-IR solutions for Polymer and Materials Applications that reduce analysis times and reveal more detailed information. FT-IR (Fourier Transform – Infra Red) spectroscopy is an essential tool in the analysis of polymer films and other materials. Applications range from [...]

Cellular Dynamics Announces Commercial Launch of iCell TM Cardiomyocytes

Drug Candidate Toxicity Screening - Human iCell Cardiomyocytes Provide Alternative to Non-human, Tumor-derived, and Cadaveric Cellular Model Systems to Better Predict Cardiac Toxicity MADISON, Wis. -- Cellular Dynamics International (CDI) today announced the commercial launch of iCellTM Cardiomyocytes for use in testing of new drug candidates by the pharmaceutical industry. These human heart cells are [...]

Access Array™ System for 454FLX Amplicon Tagging

Fluidigm Corporation has announced the release of its 48.48 Access Array™ integrated fluidic chip (IFC) for 454 FLX™ users active in Amplicon Tagging. This Access Array IFC automatically generates emPCR-ready libraries by simultaneously combining 48 samples and 48 primer sets to produce 48 uniquely-barcoded samples per chip for approximately $7 (U.S.) per sample. Fluidigm's Access [...]

Biotage moves to 100% direct sales for SPE products in the UK

Biotage is expanding its direct sales coverage and will begin selling SPE products directly into non-pharma application areas within the UK starting January 18, 2010. Sales to non-pharmaceutical based markets and customers have previously been managed by a distributor. Biotage ISOLUTE and EVOLUTE sample preparation products are available in a variety of media types and [...]

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