Omscientia Becomes the North American Distributor for Kyratec Life Science.
August 18, 2010
Carlsbad, CA - Omscientia, Inc., based in Carlsbad, CA, is pleased to announce that the company has entered into a distribution agreement with Kyratec Life Science (International Sales) to offer their new and innovative line of PCR and Real-Time qPCR instruments in the United States and Canada. The innovative and cutting edge instruments, including the [...]
August 18, 2010
ECUBLENS, Switzerland - Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the world leader in serving science, today announced the launch of an integrated solution for the metals industry combining the power of wavelength dispersive X-ray fluorescence (WDXRF) with optical emission spectrometry (OES). The solution optimizes the Thermo Scientific ARL OPTIM'X WDXRF slag analyzer in combination with the Thermo [...]
Freeman Technology Joins ERC-SOPS Collaborative Research Program
August 18, 2010
Welland, UK: Powder characterisation company Freeman Technology has joined and is actively supporting a collaborative program in the USA which aims to bring together a cross-disciplinary team of engineers, scientists and industry leaders to improve the way pharmaceuticals, foods and agriculture products are manufactured. The Engineering Research Center for Structured Organic Particulate System (C-SOPS) involves [...]
August 18, 2010
Latest release features more intuitive operator interface, graphics building tools and field device configuration/troubleshooting environment PITTSBURGH - Emerson Process Management has released the latest version of its industry-leading Ovation™ expert control system, widely used to control power generation and water/wastewater treatment facilities around the globe. The enhanced system features an improved operator interface, field device [...]
SpectraFluidics Secures Strategic Investment from IQT
August 18, 2010
SpectraFluidics, Inc., the innovator in high performance vapor trace chemical detection systems, today announced a strategic investment and development agreement with In-Q-Tel (IQT), the independent strategic investment firm that identifies innovative technology solutions to support the missions of the U.S. Intelligence Community. The technology behind Spectrafluidics' system is a unique combination of free-surface microfluidics and [...]
August 18, 2010
SANTA CLARA, Calif. and BALTIMORE - Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE: A) and the Agilent Foundation today announced that Dr. Thomas Hartung has received an Agilent Thought Leader Award in support of his research for the use of toxicity pathways to predict developmental neurotoxicity. This work could help identify possible contributions of chemicals to disorders such [...]
Kimble Chase: Manufacturing Quality Labware on a Global Scale Supports Advances in Science
August 17, 2010
If a product or material is created, mixed, processed, examined or stored in a laboratory, more than likely it will come in contact with laboratory glassware manufactured by Kimble Chase. Kimble Chase unveiled a tagline developed in concert with its global operations entitled: Global Labware Advancing Scientific Solutions or, G.L.A.S.S. Spanning three continents, with multiple [...]
Bio-Rad’s New SsoFast™ EvaGreen® Control Assay Helps Labs Verify Real-Time PCR System Performance
August 17, 2010
Hercules, CA -Bio-Rad Laboratories introduces the SsoFast EvaGreen control assay, a prepackaged kit that helps labs conveniently verify their real-time PCR instrument performance. "There are numerous occasions during a real-time PCR system's lifetime when it will be necessary or beneficial to run a control assay," said Lisa Cho, Bio-Rad Product Manager. "For example, in controlled [...]
SAIC Completes Acquisition of Reveal Imaging Technologies, Inc.
August 17, 2010
MCLEAN, Va. - Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) (NYSE: SAI) today announced that it has completed the acquisition of Reveal Imaging Technologies, Inc., a leading threat detection products and services company. Reveal is headquartered in Bedford, Mass. Reveal supports the efforts of the Transportation Security Administration (TSA), and other customers in the airport and transportation [...]
LECO Releases Application Data from Recent Oil Spill
August 17, 2010
St. Joseph, Michigan - LECO has released a new application note highlighting the analysis of two petroleum samples obtained from the recent oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. Using a Pegasus® 4D GCxGC-TOFMS with GERSTEL autosampler and ChromaTOF® software, the analyst was able to resolve and identify an unprecedented number of individual components in [...]

