Aqua Diagnostic Appoints Distributor for Canada and USA

Melbourne – 4 February: Aqua Diagnostic Pty. Ltd. today announced appointment of the ManSci Technologies Group to distribute Aqua Diagnostic's range of PeCOD™ COD Analysers in the Canadian and U.S.A. markets. According to Dr. Richard Durand, Global Business Development Manager for Aqua Diagnostic, “We are very excited to have the ManSci Technologies Group joining Aqua [...]

PANalytical’s MiniPal 4 Cement delivers rapid on-site elemental analysis

The MiniPal 4 Cement energy dispersive X-ray fluorescence (EDXRF) spectrometer from PANalytical (Almelo, The Netherlands) is designed specifically to address the analysis requirements of the building materials industry. Extending the company’s successful MiniPal line, the MiniPal 4 Cement is perfectly suited for on-site quality control during milling, blending and raw feed optimization. Flexibility, stability and [...]

Thermo Fisher Scientific Highlights Handheld Niton® XRF Analyzer with Large Area Drift Detector at NACE Corrosion 2009 Conference & Expo

BILLERICA, Mass. (February 4, 2009) -- Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the world leader in serving science, will demonstrate its recently announced Thermo Scientific Niton XL3t Series with geometrically optimized large area drift detector (GOLDD) technology at NACE Corrosion 2009 Conference & Expo, March 22-26, Georgia World Congress Center, Atlanta, Georgia, Booth #743. It is the [...]

Nanogen Establishes Scandinavian Gene Synthesis as New Licensee for Molecular In Vitro Diagnostics

Nanogen, Inc. (Nasdaq: NGEN), developer of molecular and rapid diagnostic products, announced today that it has signed a licensing and supply agreement with Scandinavian Gene Synthesis (SGS) for use of the Company’s proprietary MGB Probe technology and synthetic nucleic acid chemistries including dyes and quenchers for use in human in vitro diagnostic testing. Under the [...]

Helicos Announces Improved Performance of Its HeliScope™ Single Molecule Sequencer and tSMS™ Chemistry

Helicos BioSciences (Nasdaq:HLCS) today announced significant improvements in the performance of the Helicos™ Genetic Analysis System, available immediately for customers. With these improvements, the system is generating 20 to 30 Gigabases (GB) of high-quality sequence data per run, an output equivalent to the sequencing of 7 to 10 human genomes per run. This new performance [...]

Response Genetics Signs Agreement With Roche Diagnostics to Support Cancer Test Development

Response Genetics, Inc. (Nasdaq:RGDX), a company focused on the development and sale of molecular diagnostic tests for cancer, announced today it has signed a nonexclusive license with Roche Diagnostics for the use of Response Genetics’ patented PCR analysis to assess human epidermal growth factor type 2 (HER2) gene expression. The accurate measurement of HER2 gene [...]

New Versatile Tomography Solution for Life Sciences on JEOL Transmission Electron Microscopes

February3, 2009 (Peabody, Mass.) -- JEOL USA is pleased to offer the latest tomography solutions for transmission electron microscopy (TEM). Tomography, or three-dimensional (3D) reconstruction of multiple TEM images, has developed in the past decade as one of the more important applications in the field of life sciences and, more recently, in the field of [...]

NRL partners with industry to develop compact biosensor for wide-ranging applications

This portable magnetoresistive biosensor system utilizes an IC chip with an embedded giant magnetoresistance sensor array called the Bead ARray Counter (BARC). BARC detects paramagnetic microparticles that are used... Scientists at the Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) are partnering with industry to develop a sensor system for biomolecules that could make a significant contribution to a [...]

American Science and Engineering, Inc. Announces $2 Million Contract from the U.S. Government for ZBVs

ZBVs to be Utilized Overseas for Force Protection Applications BILLERICA, Mass.--American Science and Engineering, Inc. (NASDAQ: ASEI - News) (AS&E®), a leader in X-ray detection technology, announced today the receipt of a $2 million order from the U.S. government for two Z Backscatter Vans™ (ZBV™). The ZBVs will be used to scan vehicles for explosives [...]

Labtronics Signs Software Licensing Agreement with KnowledgeTree® Document Management Software

Labtronics licenses KnowledgeTree under "Powered by KnowledgeTree®" OEM program for use in Labtronics' Nexxis SDMS™ San Francisco, CA (PRWEB) February 3, 2009 - KnowledgeTree, the leading provider of open source document management software (http://www.knowledgetree.com) for small to medium-sized organizations, today announced the licensing of its KnowledgeTree Document Management Software to Labtronics Inc., a world leader [...]

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