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 [...]
Real-Time Detection of Neuronal Cell Death by Impedance-Based Analysis using the xCELLigence System
August 17, 2010
Penzberg - Time course analyses of neuronal cell death and its underlying mechanisms require laborious experiments and multiple endpoint assays, often involving labelling with irritating compounds and cell disruption. A recent study (1) used the xCELLigence System of Roche (SIX: RO, ROG; OTCQX: RHHBY) to investigate the response of the neuronal-like cell line HT-22 and [...]
KIYATEC™ Launches Product Providing Long Awaited Solution to Standardizing 3D Cell Culture
August 17, 2010
So long multi-well plates - KIYATEC Inc. is now selling KIYAKUBE™ 3D Cell Culture Plasticware. Greenville, SC - KIYATEC Inc. is pleased to announce the commercial launch of the first in a series of KIYAKUBE 3D Cell Culture Plasticware. This technology platform provides a universal and cost effective method which enables three-dimensional cell culture. It [...]
Agilent Technologies’ Microfluidics System Used in Breakthrough Breast Milk Study
August 17, 2010
ANTA CLARA, Calif. - Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE: A) today announced that a group of researchers from the University of California, Davis, has made a significant discovery: human breast milk contains an unexpected abundance of sugars that coats the lining of infants' intestines, protecting it from noxious bacteria. Results of the research, which used Agilent [...]
August 17, 2010
UNION, MO - SDIX™ (Nasdaq: SDIX), a leading provider of biotechnology-based products and services for a broad range of life science, biotechnology, diagnostic, and food safety applications, today announced it has signed a distribution agreement with Romer Labs® Inc. for SDIX's Genetically Modified Organisms (GMO) rapid testing products. Under terms of the agreement, Romer Labs® [...]
RAE Systems Extends Its Intrinsic Safety Accreditations With INMETRO Certifications in Brazil
August 17, 2010
The Company's Advanced Wireless Systems and Other Instruments Certified for Use in Potentially Explosive Environments by CEPEL SAN JOSE, CA - RAE Systems Inc. (NYSE Amex: RAE) today announced several of its leading gas-detection instruments have received INMETRO certifications in Brazil following accredited testing that meets strict requirements to ensure the equipment provides intrinsic safety. [...]
Block Engineering Introduces Family of Quantum Cascade Laser Mid-IR Spectrometers
August 17, 2010
Marlborough, Massachusetts - Block Engineering, a leading developer of Mid-infrared spectroscopy sensors, announced today the launch of a family of next-generation, revolutionary spectrometers based on widely tunable quantum cascade lasers (QCLs). Daniel Cavicchio, chairman of Block Engineering, commented, "This announcement is a significant milestone in Block's history and it is the result of a multiyear [...]
Automated cell biology workflows with Tecan and Miltenyi Biotec
August 17, 2010
Männedorf, Switzerland – Tecan is working with Miltenyi Biotec, a leading provider of cell biology solutions, to develop a range of automated solutions for cell biology, based on the powerful MACS® Magnetic bead technology. This new agreement will allow customers to benefit from the advanced capabilities of Tecan’s Freedom EVO® liquid handling platforms when performing [...]
August 17, 2010
New scientific instrument will support institute's efforts to combat malaria and advance research to control and prevent the disease. AUSTIN, Texas - Luminex Corporation (Nasdaq: LMNX), the worldwide leader in multiplexed solutions, today announced it has donated the first commercial unit of its newly launched MAGPIX(R) instrument to Professor Peter Siba and his scientific team [...]

