Edinburgh, UK -- Lab901 today announced that it has been awarded ISO 9001:2008 accreditation for manufacturing quality covering its ScreenTape® System for automated gel electrophoresis. ISO 9001:2008 addresses quality management systems and looks at, among other things, what an organisation does to fulfil a customer’s quality requirements and enhance customer satisfaction. The new accreditation underlines [...]

IONSCAN 500DT Used to Screen Passengers’ Carry-on Luggage at Security Checkpoints; Follows Previous $6 Million Order MORRISTOWN, N.J.--Smiths Detection today announces an $11.4 million order from the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) for its explosives trace detection technology, the IONSCAN 500DT. Intended for use at security checkpoints, the desktop detectors identify trace amounts of explosives collected [...]

Predictive Analytical Workflows for Materials Properties Significantly Increase Potential for Scientific Innovation SAN DIEGO, CA and TOKYO-- Accelrys Japan User Group Meeting -- Accelrys, Inc. (NASDAQ: ACCL), a leading scientific informatics software and services company, today announced the release of the Materials Studio Collection for Pipeline Pilot™. This new software solution enables scientific R&D organizations, [...]

A new range of compact, bench top autoclaves from IKS International (Rosmalen, the Netherlands) offers functionality normally only found in larger equipment. Features such as a built-in steam generator, water cooling, vacuum pump, a sensor to measure the temperature of the load and a steam ballast facility to facilitate trouble-free cooling combine to give high-efficiency [...]

SALT LAKE CITY, June 7 -- At this year's Society of Nuclear Medicine (SNM) annual meeting, Royal Philips Electronics (NYSE:PHG) (NYSE: AEX:) (NYSE:PHI) is highlighting its portfolio in the field of nuclear medicine. The company will showcase solutions designed to increase diagnostic accuracy, improve patient comfort, augment physician confidence, simplify clinical workflow, and lower lifecycle [...]

New Features Include Larger Chemical Library, Updated User Interface and Multiple Language Configurations WILMINGTON, Mass. -- Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the world leader in serving science, today announced the latest software and library updates for FirstDefender, the award-winning, field-proven handheld Raman instrument for identification of solid and liquid chemicals. The FirstDefender v2.7 software update includes [...]

Torrance, CA -- Phenomenex Inc., a global leader in the manufacture of separation science consumables, introduces Strata-X-A to its line of solid phase extraction (SPE) products. Strata-X-A polymeric, high-capacity sorbent delivers maximum retention of anionic compounds, rounding out Phenomenex's complete offering for anion/cation exchange separations. The base polymer of the new Strata-X-A is pH-stable and [...]

Today’s field and tough lab elemental analysis systems require precision, accuracy and durability. Xenemetrix brings you the new instruments designed for this type of operation. Take a close look at our new Robust Design bench top series. A robust design is one that is immune to the effects of component variance due to tolerance, temperature, [...]

VEDBAEK, Denmark -- -- Exiqon A/S (Copenhagen:EXQ) today announced that its wholly owned subsidiary, Oncotech, Inc. ("Oncotech"), will be pursuing an out-of-court liquidation conducted by a common law Assignment for the Benefit of Creditors.On 17 December 2009, Exiqon announced its intention to divest Oncotech. Exiqon has since been engaged in discussions with numerous parties regarding [...]

Fremont, CA, United States -- Rhodamine 110 (Rh110)-labeled peptides are used in the study of a number of protease activity. Rhodamine 110 (Rh110)-labeled peptides are used in the study of a number of protease activity, such as cysteine aspartate-specific proteases and serine proteases.1-2 Rhodamine 110 contains two amino groups available for conjugation to the C-terminal [...]