University of Maryland Researchers Use Roche´s xCELLigence System
June 8, 2010
PENZBERG, Germany--Researchers at the University of Maryland Marlene and Stewart Greenebaum Cancer Center have studied the involvement of “microtentacles,” or extensions of the plasma membrane of breast cancer cells, in how cancers spread to distant locations in the body (1). Targeting these microtentacles might prove to be a new way to prevent or slow the [...]
Agilent Technologies’ Electronic Lab Notebook Now Available in Chinese and Korean Language Versions
June 8, 2010
SANTA CLARA, Calif. -- Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE: A) today announced that Agilent OpenLAB Electronic Lab Notebook (ELN) is now available in versions that support Chinese and Korean languages, including a fully translated user interface. "We wanted to be the first to offer a commercial enterprise electronic lab notebook in Chinese and Korean, enabling researchers [...]
WaferGen Signs Exclusive Distribution Agreement for SmartChip Real-Time PCR System in Japan
June 8, 2010
FREMONT, Calif. -- -- WaferGen Biosystems, Inc. (OTC:WGBS) (BULLETIN BOARD: WGBS) , a leading developer of state-of-the-art genome analysis systems, today announced the signing of an exclusive distribution agreement for the company's SmartChip Real-Time PCR System with Takeda Rika Kogyo Co., Ltd., a leading distributor of innovative products and services in the life science markets [...]
June 8, 2010
Colonized Patients are Most at Risk for Serious Complications of S. aureus Infection SUNNYVALE, Calif. -- -- Cepheid (Nasdaq:CPHD - News) today announced it has received clearance from the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) to market Xpert® SA Nasal Complete, the first and only molecular test designed for the simultaneous detection and differentiation of [...]
T-Ray Science, Inc. Announces Prototype Counterfeit Drug Detector
June 8, 2010
VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--T-Ray Science, Inc. (TSX VENTURE:THZ) -- T-Ray Science, Inc. ("T-Ray Science" or the "Company"), announces a milestone achievement with the completion of the pre-production prototype of Authenticare™, a pharmaceutical tablet analyzer for the authentication of solid dosage pharmaceuticals. The target markets for the device are pharmacies, consumers, law enforcement, corporate security, and others [...]
June 8, 2010
Olympus Continues to Grow and Strengthen Sales and Service Capability CENTER VALLEY, Pa. -- Olympus America Inc. continues to build its industrial instrument distribution network, naming Hitschfel Instruments, Inc., to handle distribution of Olympus industrial microscope products in central and southern Illinois, Missouri, Nebraska, Kansas, Oklahoma, Arkansas and greater Memphis. The largest and most advanced [...]
PANalytical’s Empyrean – The World of XRD Analysis is No Longer Flat
June 7, 2010
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 [...]
CombiMatrix Restructures Board of Directors
June 7, 2010
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 Acquires Spectrum Detector
June 7, 2010
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 [...]
June 7, 2010
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 [...]
