June 28, 2010
Boxborough, MA USA - Groton Biosystems, the leader in automated online bioprocess sampling, has announced the release of a sterilizable, disposable in-situ filter sampling probe for automated and manual extraction of cell-free samples. The rugged design of this product delivers extended service life in typical bioreactor applications and features a nonbinding inert surface which resists [...]
June 28, 2010
Madison, WI - Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the world leader in serving science, today launched the QuasOr EBSD, an option for its all-in-one microanalysis solution, NORAN System 7. The new system is an industry first combining Electron Backscatter Diffraction (EBSD) with Energy Dispersive Spectroscopy (EDS) and Wavelength Dispersive Spectroscopy (WDS) capabilities in a single software [...]
Notice Regarding Injunction Against the Import of FIB/SEM Equipment from FEI Company
June 25, 2010
Tokyo Customs officially accepted a petition filed by Hitachi High-Technologies Corporation (TOKYO:8036, Hitachi High-Tech) to prohibit the import of FIB/SEM* systems produced by U.S.-based FEI Company to Japan. Hitachi High-Technologies initially filed the petition for an injunction with Tokyo Customs on February 10, 2010, based on claims that the FEI/SEM systems produced by FEI Company [...]
AB Controls, Inc. Introduces Nested Pipette Tip Robot (Trx) System
June 25, 2010
IRVINE, California - AB Controls, Inc., the robotic arm integration specialists, introduce the new Trx system that delivers pipette tips to liquid handling devices. The Trx system is compatible with Biomek FX, NX, and Multimek by Bechman Coulter, EP3 by PerkinElmer, and Gemini by Tecan. In modern life science laboratories, liquid handling devices are a [...]
Beckman Coulter Genomics Launches SPRIworks Fragment Library System II
June 25, 2010
Automated Benchtop System Prepares Samples for the Roche GS FLX DNA Sequencer DANVERS, Mass. - Beckman Coulter Genomics introduces the SPRIworks Fragment Library System II. The second release in the SPRIworks product line automates the preparation of fragment libraries for the Roche GS FLX* DNA Sequencer, and can prepare up to 10 DNA libraries in [...]
LECO GCxGC Solutions Ideal for Petrochemical Analysis
June 25, 2010
St. Joseph, MI—As an alternative method for petrochemical analysis, comprehensive two-dimensional GC (GCxGC) provides a significant increase in the ability to identify and quantify individual compounds in complex matrices. By adding a second orthogonal separation to the existing one-dimensional separation, GCxGC provides an increase in compound detectibility as well as an enhancement in component resolution. [...]
Esco Announces NEW Cleanable Sash Design for Biological Safety Cabinets
June 25, 2010
Singapore - Esco announces the availability of NEW cleanable sash designs for biological safety cabinets. The following Esco biological safety cabinets models have been enhanced to facilitate easier cleaning of the area behind the sash: - Labculture Class II, Type A2 Biological Safety Cabinets - Labculture Class II, Type B2 Biological Safety Cabinets - Cytoculture [...]
June 25, 2010
Santa Clara, Calif. - Symyx Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: SMMX) ("Symyx") today announced that Proxy Governance, Inc. ("Proxy Governance"), an independent proxy advisory firm, has joined RiskMetrics Group's ISS Proxy Advisory Services ("ISS"), in recommending that Symyx's stockholders vote "FOR" the proposed merger with Accelrys, Inc. (NASDAQ: ACCL) ("Accelrys") at the company's June 30, 2010 Special [...]
Ocimum Biosolutions Launches the Software as a Service Version of its Biotracker™ Biobanking LIMS
June 24, 2010
Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India - Ocimum Biosolutions, a leading provider of Life Sciences Laboratory Information Management Systems (LIMS) and genomic solutions, is pleased to announce that it has launched Biotracker™ for Biobanking SaaS, the Software as a Service version of its LIMS for biorepositories. Biotracker™ Biobanking is a fully scalable, configurable, customizable, complete biobanking solution. [...]
Phenom-World BV and Struers A/S Announce New Strategic Partner in the Nordic
June 24, 2010
Eindhoven -- Phenom-World BV and Struers A/S announce the start of a new partnership making Struers the exclusive distributor for the Phenom Desktop SEM (scanning electron microscope) in Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden. The synergy between the Phenom-World and Struers products and the internal use of Phenom-World products within the Struers company was the base [...]
