LGC Genomics Acquires the New Illumina HiSeq 2000

The new Illumina HiSeq 2000 is added to LGC Genomics’ next generation sequencing portfolio LGC Genomics, the genomics division of LGC, announces the acquisition of the latest next generation sequencing technology Illumina HiSeq 2000 to its sequencing portfolio at its Berlin facilities. The Illumina HiSeq 2000 sequencing platform - together with the Roche GS FLX [...]

New Near-Infrared Spectrometer from Ocean Optics Provides Great Stability and High Optical Resolution

Ocean Optics (www.oceanoptics.com) has expanded its offering of small-footprint near-infrared spectrometers with the introduction of NIRQuest512-2.2, a high-performance unit with response from 900-2200 nm. NIRQuest512-2.2 is ideal for applications ranging from moisture detection and chemical analysis to high-resolution laser and optical fibre characterization. NIRQuest512-2.2 uses a high-stability, 512-element Hamamatsu Indium Gallium Arsenide (InGaAs)-array detector in [...]

Undergraduates use MARAN Ultra NMR Analyzers

Oxford Instruments Magnetic Resonance, the leading supplier of low-field benchtop nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) technology, offers a range of GeoSpec rock analyzers including the MARAN Ultra. The University of Oklahoma uses a total of seven of these instruments in undergraduate education and research. According to Dr. Carl Sondergeld, professor and associate dean of the University [...]

EPA Laboratory Publishes Direct Injection UPLC/MS/MS Methods for Chemical Dispersants in Sea Water

Direct Injection Methods Using ACQUITY UPLC/MS/MS Minimizes Sample Preparation, Increases Throughput and Improves Analytical Consistency MILFORD, Mass. - The United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has published two rapid screening methods for chemical dispersants in sea waters using Waters® ACQUITY UPLC®/Quattro Premier™ XE (UPLC/MS/MS). These analytical procedures were developed by Dr. Lawrence Zintek, National Organic [...]

Bio-Rad Introduces Gel Doc™ EZ, the First Gel Documentation System to Give Results at the Push of a Single Button

Easy-to-Use System Produces Publication-Ready Images in Seconds Hercules, CA - Bio-Rad Laboratories today announced the launch of the Gel Doc EZ, a compact gel documentation system that provides publication-quality images and analysis in seconds — with just the push of a button. Users of the system include researchers who perform DNA, RNA, and protein electrophoresis [...]

Accelerated Technology Laboratories, Inc. establishes partnership with Brady Corporation

Accelerated Technology Laboratories, Inc. (ATL), a leading supplier of Laboratory Information Management Systems (LIMS), announces that ANDIA LTDA.(ANDIA), a leading supplier of laboratory equipment supplies and solutions, is now an ATL Certified Sales Agent and will market and sell ATL’s Sample Master® LIMS and laboratory automation solutions in Colombia. ATL has been a leader in [...]

Gene Logic Announces Appointment of Norrie Russell As President

Gaithersburg, MD, United States - Gene Logic, an Ocimum Biosolutions company, a leading provider of genomic solutions, is pleased to announce the appointment of Norrie J. W. Russell, Ph. D., as the President of the company. With more than 30 years of experience in drug discovery, Dr. Russell has a long history of success driving [...]

Agilent Technologies Introduces Sample Prep Workbench

MAKUHARI MESSE, Japan (JAIMA Expo) - Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE: A) today introduced the 7696 Sample Prep Workbench, a new instrument for automated preparation of analytical samples. The 7696 Sample Prep Workbench offers customers increased productivity through automation as well as easy-to-use of software and hardware. In addition, the 7696 reduces the cost per sample [...]

Ion Torrent Selected As World Economic Forum Technology Pioneer

Guilford, Conn., USA – Ion Torrent, the semiconductor sequencing company, today announced that it has been selected as one of 31 World Economic Forum Technology Pioneers for 2011. The winning companies were chosen from a field of 330 startups and judged on the impact their innovations are expected to have on the future of business [...]

Maquet SA Adopts Agilent Electronic Lab Notebook Paired with Surety Intellectual Property Integrity Protection

SANTA CLARA, Calif., and RESTON, Va. - Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE: A) and Surety, LLC, today announced that Maquet SA of Ardon, France, has purchased the Agilent OpenLAB ELN electronic lab notebook bundled with Surety's AbsoluteProof third-party, digital timestamping service. The combined solution bolsters Maquet's long-term ability to protect and legally defend the authenticity and [...]

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