World leading X-ray analytical instrument manufacturer, PANalytical (Almelo, The Netherlands) has changed the game in multi-purpose X-ray diffraction (XRD) with the launch of its Empyrean high-performance diffractometer. Every major element of Empyrean is new: the X-ray source, the state-of-the-art goniometer, the sample stages and the radiation enclosure. Importantly, the instrument also introduces the world’s first [...]

MUKILTEO, Wash. -- -- CombiMatrix Corporation /quotes/comstock/15*!cbmx/quotes/nls/cbmx (CBMX 2.38, +0.11, +4.84%) announced today that it has accepted the resignation of Mr. Tom Akin, Chairman of the Board of Directors of CombiMatrix Corporation, and has reconfigured a number of Board responsibilities. Mr. Akin, a large shareholder of the Company, has gradually been taking on other responsibilities [...]

Gentec Electro-Optics Announces Acquisition of Laser and Terahertz Instrumentation and Detection Manufacturer Spectrum Detector Quebec City, CANADA -- Gentec Electro-Optics, Inc., the oldest player in the laser beam measurement market, has announced today the acquisition of the Oregon based laser and terahertz measurement manufacturer Spectrum Detector, Inc. The acquisition expands Gentec Electro-Optics’ product offering in [...]

Reno, Nevada -– Hamilton Company, world leader in fluid measurement, announces the addition of online pH monitoring to its BioLevitator 3D Cell Culture System. The integrated pH reader monitors the quality of the cell culture media with noninvasive optical measurement, notifying the user when the pH drops below a defined level. The precise monitoring enables [...]

The "introduction to rheology" training package, with instructions for practical experiments, is now available KARLSRUHE, Germany -- Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the world leader in serving science, is working closely with the Institute for Fluid Mechanics at the Dresden University of Technology to provide rheology training for its students. As a result of this collaboration, [...]

Walkersville, MD -- Lonza Inc. (USA) has entered worldwide, exclusive licensing and supply agreements with California Stem Cell Inc. The Lonza - California Stem Cell collaboration makes novel pluripotent stem cell products readily available to researchers worldwide. California Stem Cell’s proprietary methods for scalable production of multiple cell types from human pluripotent stem cells (hPSC), [...]

SANTA CLARA, Calif.--Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE: A) today announced it has been selected by the South African Doping Control Laboratory as the primary provider of gas-phase testing instruments for the 2010 World Cup. The South African Doping Control Laboratory is certified by the World Anti-Doping Agency and will be responsible for all doping testing during [...]

SAN DIEGO--Illumina, Inc. (NASDAQ:ILMN) announced today that the Broad Institute has purchased 51 HiSeq 2000s, Illumina’s market leading high-throughput next-generation sequencing system. The HiSeq 2000s will replace an equal number of Genome AnalyzerIIx systems in the current installed base as the Broad upgrades and expands its sequencing capacity. “We believe that the HiSeq 2000s will [...]

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 [...]