JPK Instruments, The Pioneers of BioAFM, Launch The NanoWizard® 3 BioScience AFM
June 29, 2010
JPK Instruments, a world-leading manufacturer of nanoanalytic instrumentation in life sciences and soft matter, is pleased to select MicroScience 2010 to announce the launch of their third generation, dedicated BioAFM system, the NanoWizard® 3 BioScience AFM. Building relationships with the SPM community and collaborating with users worldwide has enabled JPK to develop powerful and flexible [...]
Agilent Technologies Provides Free On-Line Access to FC24 Food Commodities and Contaminants Database
June 28, 2010
SANTA CLARA, Calif. - Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE: A) today announced that it has purchased access to the FC24 Food Commodities and Contaminants Database compiled by Europe's Food and Environmental Research Agency (fera), and is allowing customers worldwide to use it free of charge at www.agilent.com/chem/foods. "Food testing is all about being able to quickly [...]
Cofactor Genomics to Provide Sequencing Data for Ozzy Osbourne
June 28, 2010
Cofactor Genomics in conjunction with Knome and Applied Biosystems, will construct libraries and perform the sequencing of Ozzy Osbourne’s genome. Cofactor will generate sequencing data on a newly installed Applied Biosystems SOLiD 4 system by Life Technologies while Knome will provide data analysis and interpretation. “These technologies produce thousands of times more data per run [...]
June 28, 2010
NEW YORK – Research experts in the epigenetic field from Epigentek have developed a new, breakthrough approach for the identification of the “sixth DNA base,” 5-hydroxymethylcytosine (5-hmC). This technology is based on a high throughput, strip-well format and is also incorporated into the first commercially available product, the MethylFlash(TM) Hydroxymethylated DNA Quantification Kit (https://www.epigentek.com/hydroxymethylation), for [...]
LECO GCxGC Solutions Ideal for Petrochemical Analysis
June 28, 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 [...]
IDEX Corporation Announces Appointment of New Director
June 28, 2010
NORTHBROOK, Ill. - IDEX CORPORATION (NYSE: IEX) announced that the company's Board of Directors has appointed a new director, Ernest J. Mrozek, effective July 1, 2010. "We're excited to have Ernie join our Board," said Larry Kingsley, IDEX's Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. "He brings expertise and an extensive background in the service industry. His [...]
NABsys Appoints Leroy Hood to Board of Directors
June 28, 2010
DNA sequencing company adds prominent life sciences innovator and entrepreneur to its leadership team PROVIDENCE, R.I. – NABsys Inc., the pioneer in electronic, solid-state, single-molecule DNA sequencing, announced today that it has appointed Leroy (Lee) Hood, M.D., Ph.D., co-founder and president, Institute for Systems Biology, to its board of directors. During his career, Dr. Hood [...]
Signature Diagnostics to Use Affymetrix Microarray Technology for Advanced Colorectal Cancer Tests
June 28, 2010
Signature Diagnostics Will Commercialize First Microarray-Based Products for Detecting and Predicting Progression of Colorectal Cancer Santa Clara, Calif. & Postdam, Germany - Affymetrix, Inc. (NASDAQ:AFFX) and Signature Diagnostics AG (Signature Dx) today announced that they have signed a Powered by Affymetrix(TM) (PbA) agreement. Under the agreement, Signature Dx obtains a worldwide license to use Affymetrix(R) [...]
Genedata’s Refiner MS Used by Max Planck Institute will Demo at Metabolomics Conference 2010
June 28, 2010
Part of Expressionist 6, Refiner MS provides best available tool for the analysis of metabolites in plants Amsterdam, The Netherlands - Genedata, a leading provider of advanced software solutions for drug discovery and life science research, will demo the new Refiner MS at the 6th Metabolomics Conference 2010. Part of Genedata Expressionist® 6 for omics [...]
SciTOX Delivers First UniTOX to University
June 28, 2010
Christchurch, New Zealand - SciTOX announces that it has received its first UniTOX analyzer order. The National Polytechnic School (Escuela Politecnica Nacional) in Ecuador will be using the UniTOX to develop rapid screening procedures for treated hazardous wastes. The department head for Environmental Engineering, Dr. Trajano Ramirez said, “We look forward to using the UniTOX [...]
