Single- or dual-input instrument simplifies maintenance and improves total cost of ownership for dissolved oxygen measurement in wastewater aeration basins and ponds IRVINE, Calif. -- Emerson Process Management today introduced the Rosemount Analytical RDO® optical dissolved oxygen sensor and analyzer for use in wastewater aeration basins and ponds. The sensor is more resistant to fouling [...]

SmartBio Sensor Provides Proactive Safeguard Against Dangerous Airborne Bio-Agents EDGEWOOD, Md.--Smiths Detection today launched the latest version of its portable bio-threat detector, the SmartBio™ Sensor. With increased sensitivity and enhanced software, the system detects the presence of airborne biological microbes and bio-toxins, providing active monitoring and classification to help protect against biological threats. “With improved [...]

BILLERICA, Mass. -- 2010 --Bruker Corporation (NASDAQ: BRKR) today announced the closing of its acquisition of three former Varian Inc. product lines from Agilent Technologies, Inc. Agilent divested these product lines in connection with obtaining regulatory approval for its May 14, 2010 acquisition of Varian Inc. The former Varian product lines acquired from Agilent become [...]

Spectrum Chemical Mfg. Corp. has appointed Uni-Onward as its new distribution partner for the Taiwanese market. Uni-Onward's recent focus on USP/NF grade chemicals is directly aligned with Spectrum's comprehensive product line of monograph material. Uni-Onward is a premier lab chemicals distributor in Taiwan and has built an outstanding reputation since its establishment in 1987. New [...]

SANTA CLARA, Calif.--Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE:A) today introduced Agilent SurePrint G3 Gene Expression Microarrays, providing up to one million features per standard 1-by-3-inch slide for added throughput, unique coverage which includes both coding and non-coding RNA, and cost effectiveness. “In addition, users can run eight whole-genome experiments per slide, increasing throughput and reducing costs for [...]

ANN ARBOR, Mich.--Essen BioScience Inc., a global provider of life science research tools and discovery services, today announced the launch of its CellPlayer™ Cell Migration 96-well assay kit for the IncuCyte™ Live-Cell Imaging System. The expanding line of kinetic CellPlayer assays for the IncuCyte also includes a co-culture assay for Angiogenesis. The CellPlayer Cell Migration [...]

Spark Holland Inc. Becomes iChrom Solutions Inc.   Emmen, NL -- Spark Holland B.V. (https://www.sparkholland.com), a leading supplier of analytical instrumentation, announced it has sold its fully owned North American subsidiary, Spark Holland Inc., to a private equity group. Transaction terms were not disclosed. The newly named company, iChrom Solutions Incorporated (https://www.ichrom.com), will transition to a Premium Partner of Spark Holland’s and be managed by John Crutchfield, who served as general manager of Spark Holland Inc.   As a Premium Partner and one of Spark’s largest distribution partners, iChrom will be fully certified by Spark Holland to provide all sales and support services for end?user customers in North America. iChrom Solutions will focus on improving sales, marketing, and support activities for all Spark products, including Symbiosis Online Sample Preparation Systems, UHPLC systems, Autosamplers, Pumps, and other front?end sample handling systems.    “This is a valuable move to improve our commitment to our local end?user market,” said Sebastiaan Portier, director of sales and marketing for Spark Holland. “Our strategy is to get local market and technical support through our Partners, like iChrom, who will be trained and certified by Spark. Our Partners will provide us with essential input as we continue investing to remain a front?runner in liquid handling and sample preparation technology.”   “iChrom will help clients master some of the most difficult and challenging analyses, working with innovative and integrated applications for Spark Holland’s high quality instruments,” said Crutchfield, named president and general manager of iChrom. “In addition, our new online shop is slated to open June 1, 2010, allowing customers to check pricing, purchase parts and consumables, and get shipping information. Given these changes, we believe we have all the essential ingredients to make our clients very successful at reaching their laboratory goals.”   About Spark Holland B.V. Spark Holland (https://www.sparkholland.com) is a leading supplier of autosamplers, UHPLC pumps and systems, Online Solid Phase Extraction components and systems for OEM and end?user solutions. Spark Holland is a privately held firm with operations based in Emmen, The Netherlands. Please visit our booth 137 at ASMS in Salt Lake City Utah https://www.asms.org , May 23 – 27.   About iChrom Solutions Inc. iChrom Solutions (https://www.ichrom.com) is a Value?Added Services organization focusing on providing innovative, integrated applications, instruments, and support to customers in the analytical industry. iChrom Solutions is a privately held firm with operations in Brick, New Jersey. Please visit our booth 165 at ASMS in Salt Lake City Utah https://www.asms.org , May 23 – 27.

Advanced HGVI LINX Software Enables Real-time Data Feeds Transmitted Out Of Danger Zones DANBURY, Conn.--Smiths Detection today launches HGVI LINX™, a pioneering software system to help emergency responders in a central command center view and assess real-time chemical sensor data from deployed Handheld Gas & Vapor Identifier (HGVI) units. The software increases the effectiveness of [...]

Previous Versions Upgradable To Maximize Utility and Cost Effectiveness of Current HazMatID Systems DANBURY, Conn.--Smiths Detection today launches HazMatID 360, the latest version of its portable and rugged HazMatID chemical identification system, providing fast and comprehensive in-field analysis of unknown solids, gels and liquids to emergency responders, military personnel and other users. The HazMatID 360 [...]

AUSTIN, Texas, and TUCSON, Arizona, May 19 -- Luminex Corporation (NASDAQ:LMNX) , the worldwide leader in multiplexed solutions, and High Throughput Genomics, Inc. (HTG), provider of the quantitative Nuclease Protection Assay (qNPA(TM)), today launched a new custom gene expression product, the qBead Gene Expression Assay (qBead Assay). The companies co-developed the product and have signed [...]