Sigma-Aldrich Announces Appointment of Magnus Borg as Vice President and Chief Information Officer (CIO)

ST. LOUIS - Sigma-Aldrich(R) Corporation (Nasdaq: SIAL) is pleased to announce that Magnus Borg has been named Vice President and Chief Information Officer, effective August 16, 2010. In his new role, Borg will lead the Company's global information systems function and will report to Rakesh Sachdev, Sr. Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Chief Administrative [...]

Strand and Narayana Hrudalaya Collaborate in Translational Cancer Research

First-of-its kind project in translational cancer research aimed to produce pioneering discoveries and affordable clinical solutions in cancer care. Bangalore, India - Strand Life Sciences (Strand), a technology pioneer in the practice of scientific intelligence in health sciences, today announced that it has signed an MOU with Mazumdar Shaw Comprehensive Cancer Centre (MSCC) of the [...]

Omscientia Becomes the North American Distributor for Kyratec Life Science.

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 [...]

Thermo Fisher Scientific Announces New Integrated OES and X-ray Solution for Rapid and Accurate Metals Analysis

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

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 [...]

Emerson Enhances Ovation™ Expert Control System for Improved Operator Experience, Effectiveness and Productivity

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

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 [...]

Agilent Technologies and Johns Hopkins University to Research Novel Toxicity Pathways for Embryonic Brain Development Using Metabolomics

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

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

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 [...]

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