January 17, 2011
Ibsen Photonics is a market leader in several international market segments for grating components and spectrometer modules and enters 2011 with a solid foundation for growth. The current CEO Torben Jacobsen announced three years ago to the Board of Directors that he intended to stop as daily manager of Ibsen in the spring of 2011, [...]
January 17, 2011
INDIANAPOLIS - BioStorage Technologies, a global leader in scientific asset management, cold chain logistics and biomaterial storage for the bioscience industry, today introduced the newest version of its proprietary web-based tracking and sample management system -- ISISS®. This latest release includes enhanced search features, customized reporting capabilities, and intuitive sample tracking that allows for increased [...]
January 17, 2011
COLUMBIA, Md. - Responding to growing demands for multi-vendor and multi-instrument compatibility, Shimadzu’s GC-2010 Plus and GC-2014, which feature high-precision analysis, excellent peak reproducibility and the world’s highest sensitivity levels, can now be controlled in an Empower environment. In conjunction with an LC driver, this development will enable users to control Shimadzu’s LC and GC [...]
January 17, 2011
Branford, CT - Researchers from the International Citrus Genomics Consortium announced this weekend at the Plant and Animal Genome (PAG) XIX conference in San Diego, California the availability of the sequence assembly and annotation of the first citrus genomes, the sweet orange (Citrus sinensis) and the Clementine mandarin (Citrus clementina). The sweet orange genome was [...]
Eurofins MWG Operon Signs Contract to Supply DNA Sequencing Services to Research Councils
January 17, 2011
Ebersberg, Germany - Eurofins MWG Operon, international market leader and expert for DNA sequencing, has signed a 2-year contract to supply DNA sequencing services to the Research Councils UK Shared Services Ltd (RCUK SSC Ltd). The contract may be extended to 3 years, and builds on a 5-year relationship developed as a preferred supplier of [...]
January 17, 2011
DANVERS, Mass., and GLASGOW, UK - Beckman Coulter Genomics and Vitrology Ltd. today announced a strategic partnership to offer customers a wide range of biosafety testing services. The alliance provides the biopharmaceutical industry with two inclusive sources for the full complement of molecular, in vitro and in vivo genomic services necessary for the identification, stabilization [...]
Thermo Fisher Scientific Optimizes Nucleic Acid Purification Workflows
January 17, 2011
VANTAA, Finland - Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the world leader in serving science, today launched new Thermo Scientific KingFisher nucleic acid purification kits that enable faster throughput and more rapid results. The kits contain all relevant buffers and reagents and are designed and optimized for use with Thermo Scientific KingFisher magnetic particle processors. In that [...]
Thermo Fisher Scientific Introduces New Heating and Drying Benchtop Ovens
January 17, 2011
ASHEVILLE, N.C. - Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the world leader in serving science, today announced its new Thermo Scientific Heratherm ovens, available in three different models: General Protocol, Advanced Protocol and Advanced Protocol Security. Each unit is available in 60-, 100- and 180-liter sizes with a choice of gravity or mechanical convection. With a focus [...]
BioVision Introduces Three New Assay Kits
January 17, 2011
BioVision is pleased to introduce three new activity assay kits, Alanine Aminotransferase (ALT) Assay Kit, Aspartate Aminotransferase (AST) Assay Kit and Myeloperoxidase (MPO) Assay Kit to its Metabolism Assay kits line. ALT and AST, which are members of the transaminase family of enzymes, are important for liver function and diseases affecting organs such as heart, [...]
Camera Particle Tracking Technology enhances Elliot Scientific Optical Tweezer Systems
January 17, 2011
Camera Particle Tracking (CPT) technology enhances quantitative measurement capabilities in research involving optical trapping and is now available as an option on Elliot Scientific Tweezer systems. Current systems can only measure the force exerted on one particle, but the CPT technology will enable the collection of data from multiple particles at a higher rate. This [...]
