MELVILLE, N.Y. - Nikon Instruments, Inc. (www.nikoninstruments.com ) is pleased to announce that it has begun direct sales and technical support for Nikon’s BioScience Microscopes, Confocal Systems and Digital Imaging products in New Jersey and Puerto Rico. This area was previously served by Micron Optics. “Nikon Instruments is extremely grateful for the superb service and [...]

Organizations Will Work Jointly to Engineer New Life Sciences Technologies, Instruments SANTA CLARA, Calif., and BOSTON - Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE: A) and the Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering at Harvard University today announced an agreement to work together to develop innovative tools, technologies and instruments that will advance human health and improve the [...]

Hercules, CA - Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc. (NYSE: BIO and BIOb), a multinational manufacturer and distributor of life science research and clinical diagnostic products, today announced a new feature to improve the interpretation of infrared (IR) and Raman spectra in version 8.3 of its award–winning KnowItAll® software. The latest KnowItAll release highlights a major addition to [...]

Gerresheimer steps up business operations in emerging markets Local sales operations, customer services and technical services are being extended Dynamic growth in the Indian pharma market Gerresheimer AG, one of the world’s leading suppliers to the pharma and healthcare industry, is still expanding its global operations. The establishment of a representative office in Mumbai/India reflects [...]

Newcastle-Upon-Tyne and Chapel-en-le-Frith, UK - A pioneering new assay-ready, on-demand chemical supply service has been announced today as the result of a partnership between Molplex and Peakdale Molecular at www.molplex.com. The new service will radically cut the cost of accessing chemical libraries for drug discovery by providing sophisticated chemical selection systems, allowing customers to choose [...]

Männedorf, Switzerland - The Board of Directors of the Tecan Group (SIX Swiss Exchange: TECN) has confirmed the appointments of the heads of the two new business segments Life Sciences Business and Partnering Business. The new organization will come into effect on January 1, 2011. Frederic Vanderhaegen, previously Head of Business Unit Detection, will take [...]

New Imaging Technology Delivers Affordable Brightfield and Fluorescence Multicolor Protein Analysis Woburn, Massachusetts - Cambridge Research & Instrumentation, Inc. (CRi), a leader in multicolor imaging solutions for preclinical and clinical research, today announced the newest addition to the award-winning Nuance™ multispectral imaging product family for multicolor tissue and cell-based imaging. The TRIO™ system is compact, [...]

Middleboro, MA - Brookfield Engineering has recently released a number of new test fixtures for use with their CT3 Texture Analyzer including the TA-STJ Syringe Test Fixture (shown below). From vaccines to dental adhesives, many injectable products are now distributed in pre filled syringes which must allow for good flow control during discharge. The Brookfield [...]

Converting SOPs into Electronic Forms in SDMS Vision Publisher Reduces Errors Compared to Manual Transcription and Increases Productivity Milford, Mass. - Waters Corporation (WAT:NYSE) today introduced Waters® NuGenesis® Scientific Data Management System (SDMS) Form Designer 2.1, a module for SDMS Vision Publisher™, that converts SOPs (standard operating procedures) from several analytical technologies into one electronic [...]

LARGO, Fla. - Field Forensics Inc. (https://www.fieldforensics.com), developer of explosives detection devices for military, homeland security, law enforcement and other commercial or government applications, has announced its FAST (Forensic Aroma Sensing Technology) products that can identify, memorize and analyze odors from explosives. Security professionals know you can never stop looking for explosives and having only [...]