Ion Torrent Selected As World Economic Forum Technology Pioneer
September 1, 2010
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 [...]
September 1, 2010
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 [...]
Airgas and University of Missouri Sign Supply Agreement
September 1, 2010
RADNOR, Pa. - Airgas, Inc. (NYSE: ARG), today announced it has signed a supply agreement with the University of Missouri, one of the nation's largest and most prestigious public research universities. Under the agreement, Airgas will provide specialty gases, equipment, safety products and services to the university system, which includes campuses in Columbia, Kansas City [...]
QIAGEN Launches New Automated Modular Testing Platform for Molecular Diagnostics
September 1, 2010
QIAsymphony RGQ System scores with highest possible flexibility and the broadest available range of PCR-based test systems Hilden, Germany, and Germantown, MD. - QIAGEN N.V. (NASDAQ: QGEN; Frankfurt Prime Standard: QIA) today launched its novel QIAsymphony RGQ system. The automated platform has been specifically designed to address the fast-growing molecular diagnostics market, particularly for applications [...]
SPECTRO ARCOS 165 Completes SPECTRO’S ICP-OES Portfolio
September 1, 2010
New ICP-OES simultaneously captures the spectrum from 165 to 770 nm Proven quality components from flagship SPECTRO ARCOS guarantee lowest detection limits and highest precision Optimized for high sample throughput environmental analysis Kleve - JAIMA EXPO 2010 (September 1-3, 2010, Tokyo): SPECTRO presents the new SPECTRO ARCOS 165 for the first time. The optical emission [...]
Shimadzu Introduces World Fastest* Tandem Quadrupole LC/MS/MS System
September 1, 2010
Based on our survey (as of August 2010) Shimadzu Corporation announces the ultra-fast triple quadrupole LC-MS system, the model LCMS-8030, and user-friendly LabSolutions LCMS workstation software. With its exceptionally fast electronics and robust design, the LCMS-8030 is ideally suited for analysis of a wide range of applications, such as detection of drugs and metabolites from [...]
Model 360 Flame Photometer Delivers All-Round Excellence
September 1, 2010
A five-element instrument from Sherwood Scientific brings unrivalled precision, ergonomic design and ease of maintenance to the market for low-cost industrial flame photometers. As a world-leader in flame photometry Sherwood Scientific is renowned for developing instruments with the highest levels of stability and reliability. The Model 360 is a single channel unit built around the [...]
ReproCELL Announces New Line of Products in Neuronal Research Using Human iPS Cells
September 1, 2010
Since April 2009, ReproCELL has been manufacturing iPS cell-derived cardiomyocytes for drug toxicity testing as the world’s first drug discovery support business provider founded on iPS cells. The prospective new offering of neuronal cells is the second line of products to be introduced by the company, and is a considerable expansion of their scope of [...]
Shimadzu Corporation Released a Comprehensive Two-Dimensional Gas Chromatograph (GCxGC) )
September 1, 2010
Release of Comprehensive Two-Dimensional Gas Chromatograph System that Realizes First-Ever Authentic GCxGC Analysis Using Quadrupole Mass Spectrometer - Achieves superior resolution by making the best use of ultra high-speed performance of GCMS-QP2010 Ultra Shimadzu Corporation is releasing a comprehensive two-dimensional gas chromatograph (GCxGC) system that realizes first-ever authentic GCxGC analysis using a quadrupole mass spectrometer. [...]
Pacific Biosciences Responds to Patent Infringement Complaint by Helicos Biosciences
September 1, 2010
Menlo Park, Calif. - Pacific Biosciences today announced that on August 27, 2010, the Company was named as a defendant in a complaint filed by Helicos Biosciences Corporation in the United States District Court for the District of Delaware. In the complaint, Helicos alleges that the Company is infringing two patents allegedly licensed by Helicos [...]

