Thermo Fisher Scientific Introduces New Syncronis Range of HPLC Columns at ISC 2010

Consistent, Predictable Separations; Column after Column; Time after Time MILFORD, Mass. - Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the world leader in serving science, today announced the new Thermo Scientific Syncronis HPLC column range. This new range unerringly delivers consistent, predictable separations, from run to run and column to column. The company will showcase the Syncronis HPLC [...]

Bruker Introduces the MALDI Sepsityper Kit for Rapid MALDI Biotyper Microbial Identification from Positive Blood Cultures

BOSTON, Massachusetts – At the 50th Interscience Conference on Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy (ICAAC), Bruker Daltonics Inc. today announced the introduction of the new MALDI Sepsityper™ Kit for the rapid identification of microorganisms from positive blood culture bottles, using Bruker’s industry-leading MALDI Biotyper solution. The MALDI Biotyper has obtained the IVD-CE Mark, and is currently [...]

Roche Receives FDA Clearance for U.S. Launch of Vobas 8000 Modular Analyzer Series for High-Volume Laboratory Testing

Basel - Flexible “Intelligent LabPower” system helps labs increase efficiency, lets them reconfigure modules for changing needs Roche Diagnostics (SIX: RO, ROG; OTCQX: RHHBY) announced today it has received 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the cobas® 8000 modular analyzer series, a Serum Work Area solution designed for diagnostic laboratories [...]

DNA Repair Knockdown Cell Lines

Tools to Study Genomic Instability and Genotoxic Stress Trevigen, Inc. is pleased to announce the availability of nineteen DNA repair gene knockdown cell lines, encompassing the Base Excision Repair pathway. These are target specific LN428 glioblastoma shRNA lentivirus transduced cells that are rigorously qualified and mycoplasma free. The percent knockdown levels range from 75% to [...]

Synpromics: Scotland’s Latest Biotech Company

Edinburgh, United Kingdom - Synpromics announces its incorporation as Scotland’s latest biotech company. The new company aims to focus its activities in the area of synthetic mammalian biology and has acquired a number of patent applications that arose out of inventions by its founder and managing director; Dr Michael Leslie Roberts. Dr Roberts read Biochemistry [...]

Celsis IVT Wins Preliminary Injunction Against Life Technologies and CellzDirect in LiverPool™ Patent Infringement Lawsuit

Celsis In Vitro, Inc. (Celsis IVT) announced today that the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois in Chicago has entered a preliminary injunction against CellzDirect Inc., Invitrogen Corporation, and Life Technologies (the Defendants) due to their infringement of U.S. Patent No. 7,604,929 (the LiverPool™ patent). Life Technologies of Carlsbad, California (Nasdaq:LIFE) [...]

Flour Milling Calibration Package for DA 7200

Perten Instruments releases a Flour Milling Calibration Package for the DA 7200 NIR Analysis System. It enables flour millers to analyze wheat, flour, ingredients and by-products in one instrument, with unparalleled accuracy. The DA 7200 is already used extensively in the flour milling industry, and this calibration package further expands its benefits. Its accuracy, speed [...]

Thermo Fisher Scientific Announces Common Stock Buyback

WALTHAM, Mass. - Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. (NYSE: TMO), the world leader in serving science, announced that its board of directors has authorized the repurchase of an additional $750 million of shares of its own common stock in the open market or in negotiated transactions. The new repurchase authorization will remain in effect through September [...]

American Science and Engineering, Inc. Receives $42.2 Million Service and Maintenance Renewal Order from U.S. Government

BILLERICA, Mass. - American Science and Engineering, Inc. (AS&E(R)) (NASDAQ: ASEI), a leading worldwide supplier of innovative X-ray detection solutions, announced today the receipt of a $42.2 million service and maintenance renewal order from the U.S. government to extend support of the U.S. government's fleet of AS&E screening systems. "This significant service order demonstrates the [...]

Olympus to Sell and Service its Microscopes Directly in Eastern Pennsylvania

CENTER VALLEY, Pa. - In a further expansion of its sales and service capabilities in the northeast, Olympus America Inc. has announced that it will begin selling and servicing scientific equipment directly in the region surrounding its headquarters in Pennsylvania's Lehigh Valley beginning October 1. Professionals in science and industry use Olympus microscopes and imaging [...]

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