Max Planck Innovation Awards License for Actin Marker LifeAct
July 26, 2010
Max Planck Innovation and ibidi sign license agreement for cytoskeleton research Max Planck Innovation GmbH, the technology transfer organization of the Max Planck Society, has awarded an exclusive license for LifeAct to ibidi GmbH, a provider of cell analysis products, located in Martinsried near Munich. The novel peptide allows for actin, an important protein, to [...]
Ocean Optics Enhances Raman Product Line
July 26, 2010
Options range from modular setups to fully integrated systems Miniature spectroscopy pioneer Ocean Optics (www.OceanOptics.com) has enhanced its line of Raman offerings with the addition of new options for handheld, laboratory and educational applications, with retail pricing on some Raman analyzer models reduced by up to 40%. Modular, turnkey and application-ready kits are among the [...]
Breakthrough User Interface Heralds New Generation of Low Cost LIMS
July 26, 2010
A new breed of Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS), which features a breakthrough user interface, is being launched by London-based start-up company, Two Fold Software Limited. The easy-to-use Qualoupe LIMS solution greatly simplifies LIMS use while very significantly lowering running costs. Offering major productivity gains, improved quality management and reporting flexibility, Qualoupe features an intuitive, [...]
Morpho Detection Previews Evolutionary Shoe Scanning Device at Indianapolis International Airport
July 23, 2010
Indianapolis – Morpho Detection, Inc., part of Morpho, Safran group’s security business, this week launched a data collection study of its next-generation ShoeScanner™ at Indianapolis International Airport (IND), one of the final steps in preparing this solution for regulatory approvals. The data collection will take place at Indianapolis International Airport’s pre-security Civic Plaza and is [...]
Portable Infrared Analyzers Assist Pennsylvania with its State Mandated Biodiesel Program
July 23, 2010
The Pennsylvania Dept. of Agriculture chose the InfraCal Biodiesel Blend Analyzer manufactured by Wilks Enterprise, Inc. to use for compliance monitoring of its State mandated biodiesel program. The InfraCal Analyzer can be used in the field and has the required accuracy of 0.2 percent that is required for testing the fuel at the 1200 retail [...]
Agilent Technologies’ Atomic Force Microscope Chosen by Imperial College of London
July 23, 2010
Facilitates Research into Organic and Hybrid Semiconductor Systems and Opto-Electronic Devices CHANDLER, Ariz. - Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE:A) today announced the installation of an Agilent 5500 atomic force microscope (AFM) in the Blackett Laboratory, Department of Physics, Imperial College London. “We are very excited about the possibilities that the Agilent 5500 AFM system will enable, [...]
Restek Announces New Head Coach
July 23, 2010
The Board of Directors of Restek Corporation has announced a change in the senior leadership of the company. Bryan Wolcott, Restek’s current CFO of 11 years, will be taking the role of Head Coach and President. Bryan joined Restek in 1997 as Manufacturing Manager, and moved into the CFO role in 1999. He has served [...]
International Stem Cell Plans $10 Million Financing Through European Subsidiary
July 22, 2010
OCEANSIDE, California -- International Stem Cell Corporation (OTCBB:ISCO), www.intlstemcell.com, announced today that it had entered into a Memorandum of Understanding with ARG Vermogensverwaltung AG (“ARG”), a German Investment Fund, to create a new European subsidiary (“ISCO Europe”) to be funded with up to $10 million of capital derived from ARG and other independent sources in [...]
CCS Cell Culture Service Celebrates its 10th Anniversary
July 22, 2010
Hamburg - CCS Cell Culture Service GmbH, which was founded in early 2000 by the Hamburg scientist Dr. Oliver Klotzsche and his three partners, was originally dedicated to provide all kinds of cell culture related services. Within the last decade the company has advanced to one of the leading suppliers of cells and cell based [...]
Licensed Florida Tech Research Makes Lab Work Easier
July 22, 2010
Chemical compound that facilitates work of neuroscientists MELBOURNE, FLA.—As a national research university, Florida Institute of Technology not only involves its students in research, but also seeks to license and patent its many innovations. An example of recently licensed university technology is a chemical compound that facilitates the work of neuroscientists in the laboratory. Associate [...]

