IDT Presents at Presidential Commission for the Study of Bioethical Issues

Representing the International Gene Synthesis Consortium and its ongoing work to prevent the misuse of synthetic genes CORALVILLE, IA – Appearing on behalf of the International Gene Synthesis Consortium (IGSC) member companies, Integrated DNA Technologies (IDT), a world leader in custom nucleic acid synthesis, yesterday spoke at the Presidential Commission for the Study of Bioethical [...]

Quantachrome Instruments Completes Asset Acquisition of Wenman Scientific Porometer Product Range

Boynton Beach, Florida – Quantachrome Instruments today announced it has completed the acquisition of certain assets of Wenman Scientific, a privately held company that provides capillary flow porometers for pore size measurements. Financial details were not disclosed. Wenman Scientific’s president, Richard Wenman, will immediately join Quantachrome Instruments in the capacity of Manager, Porometer Products. The [...]

X-Rite Announces New Graphic Arts Standard (XRGA)

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. - X-Rite, Incorporated (NASDAQ: XRIT), the world leader in color management, measurement and communication technologies, today announced XRGA, a new metrology standard for the Graphic Arts industry. Designed to take advantage of advances in color science and new international standards, XGRA provides a way to reduce measurement discrepancies between legacy instruments previously [...]

Linguamatics and Accelrys Announce Partnership for Streamlined, High-Performance Text Analytics

Linguamatics joins Accelrys ISV program Cambridge, UK - Linguamatics, a leader in enterprise text mining, today announced a partnership agreement with Accelrys, Inc. (NASDAQ: ACCL), the leading scientific informatics software and services company, which sees the integration of I2E, Linguamatics' agile, natural language processing (NLP) based text mining technology with Pipeline Pilot™, Accelrys' scientific informatics [...]

Agilent Technologies and South Bend Medical Foundation Developing LC/MS/MS Methods to Comply with New Federal Workplace Drug Testing Guidelines

SANTA CLARA, Calif. - Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE: A) and South Bend Medical Foundation have collaborated to develop urine testing methods to meet the new mandatory guidelines for federal workplace drug testing. The new guidelines, which are scheduled to take effect Oct. 1, will allow for the first time use of liquid chromatography/triple quadrupole mass [...]

Cocoon Resources Announces New CEO for Volatile Analysis Corporation

Executive Leader in Metabolomics, Dr. Mark Libardoni, joins Volatile Analysis as Chief Executive Officer HUNTSVILLE, Alabama - Cocoon Resources, Inc., along with the Volatile Analysis Corporation's board of directors, announced today Dr. Mark Libardoni has been named Chief Executive Officer for Volatile Analysis Corporation. "We are extremely pleased to have Dr. Libardoni join the Volatile [...]

Energetiq Technology Implements Clean Manufacturing

Woburn, MA - Energetiq Technology, Inc., a developer and manufacturer of ultrahigh-brightness light sources for advanced technology applications, today announced that it has built a clean manufacturing facility at its Massachusetts location. The 800 sq. ft. clean room will provide Class 1000 assembly capability that will be used for optics assembly and manufacturing for Energetiq’s [...]

Reusable Bio-Chip Offers Ultra-Low Cost, High Sample Throughput SNP Genotyping

Fluidigm Corporation has launched its reusable FR48.48 Dynamic Array™ integrated fluidic circuit (IFC) - the world's first reusable bio-chip for the SNP genotyping market. This chip begins a new era of ultra-low cost, high sample throughput SNP genotyping and marks the beginning of Fluidigm's drive toward one-penny-per-data point. The FR48.48 Dynamic Array IFC is the [...]

Waters Introduces Ostro Sample Preparation Products

Rapid Removal of Phospholipids Gives Scientists a New Tool to Advance Drug Discovery and Development Efforts MILFORD, Mass. - Waters Corporation (NYSE: WAT) today introduced the new Ostro(TM) Sample Preparation Plate, representing a novel approach for the removal of phospholipids from biological samples. When compared to other phospholipid removal devices and traditional liquid-liquid extraction (LLE) [...]

Brookfield Engineering Released Powder Flow Pro V1.1

Middleboro, MA - Brookfield Engineering has released Powder Flow Pro V1.1, a new updated version of Brookfield’s automated software used to control it’s Powder Flow Tester. Significant changes include a modified test method designed to achieve “critical consolidation” of the powder sample contained in the shear cell. Updated data graphics and improved test formats are [...]

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