zNose(R) Is Able to Detect TCA and TBA in Woods
February 2, 2010
NEWBURY PARK, CA--Electronic Sensor Technology (OTC.BB:ESNR - News) a leading provider of ultra-fast vapor analyzers, announced today that its zNose® electronic sensor instrument can detect tribromoanisole TBA and trichloroanisole TCA. TBA is an anti-sap-staining chemical used on wood in South America, primarily from Chile and Brazil. It was the chemical contaminant cited in the recent [...]
Pall Corporation Introduces the PallSep Biotech Filtration System
February 2, 2010
System Delivers Gentle Separation for Harvest and Clarification Applications PORT WASHINGTON, N.Y.--Pall Corporation (NYSE: PLL - News), a global leader in filtration, separation and purification, has introduced the PallSep Biotech system for the gentle separation of target molecules from complex biotechnology process fluids. The new system utilizes vibrating membrane filtration (VMF) technology and encapsulated hydrophilic [...]
Carl Zeiss Has Launched a New Multidiscussion System
February 2, 2010
Multidiscussion System - Identical images for up to twenty-one observers JENA,Germany -- Carl Zeiss has launched a new multidiscussion system for Axio Scope and Axio Imager light microscopes. This enables up to 21 persons to view the same object microscopically at the same time. The image generated under the microscope is seen by all observers [...]
Fluxion Biosciences Will Vigorously Defend Against Patent Infringement Claim Filed by Cellectricon
February 2, 2010
SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif.--Fluxion Biosciences, Inc. announced today that a lawsuit alleging patent infringement had been filed against it in the US District Court of Northern California by Cellectricon AB, its competitor in the field of automated ion channel screening systems for drug discovery. Cellectricon has asserted U.S. Patents Nos. 7,390,650, 7,470,518, and 7,563,614 in [...]
Gilson, Inc. Strategic Partnership for Mass Spectrometry
February 2, 2010
Middleton, Wisconsin — Two of the largest and most respected Chromatography technology providers announced today that they will collaborate to provide scientists and laboratory professionals in the pharmaceutical and biotechnology markets with new and enhanced solutions for fraction collection and liquid chromatography. PerkinElmer, Inc., a global leader focused on the health and safety of people [...]
HT PARP in vivo Pharmacodynamic Assay II
February 2, 2010
Trevigen announces a validated assay, with higher sensitivity and pre-coated antibody plates to measure the effectiveness of PARP inhibitors in cell and tissue lysates for anticancer drug screening. Pharmacodynamic (PD) assays have recently been developed and employed early in the drug screening process to assess the ability of potential drug candidates to affect molecular targets. [...]
Life Technologies Responds to Challenge of Detecting Vesivirus 2117 Contamination
February 2, 2010
New Molecular Test Provides Rapid Sample Preparation and qPCR Method for Specific and Sensitive Detection of This RNA Virus CARLSBAD, Calif.--Life Technologies Corporation (NASDAQ:LIFE) today announced a new molecular test for the detection of Vesivirus 2117, a potential contaminant of mammalian cell culture based biopharmaceutical manufacturing. The Applied Biosystems ViralSEQTM Vesivirus Detection Kit is a [...]
Lab901 Announces True At-Line Monitoring of Monoclonal Antibody Production by SDS-PAGE
February 2, 2010
Edinburgh -- Lab901 announced at the Peptalk 2010 conference that its Protein ScreenTape® platform can deliver, for the first time, true, practical at-line monitoring of monoclonal antibody production. Before now, at-line monitoring of antibody production by SDS PAGE has been impractical with other existing platforms as the cost per test-point is too high or the [...]
Uwe Ross Named President of Binder, Inc
February 2, 2010
GREAT RIVER, NY. -- BINDER GmbH today announced the appointment of Uwe Ross as President of its North American subsidiary, BINDER Inc. Ross joined BINDER in 2004 with a mission to first build and then aggressively grow the BINDER line of incubators, ovens and environmental testing chambers in North America. Utilizing his strong technical expertise [...]
TTP LabTech Launches NEW High-Content Contract Screening Service
February 2, 2010
Renowned Acumen technology provides base for screening service platform Royston, UK – TTP LabTech has today launched its new contract screening service based around the company’s HCS technology, the Acumen® microplate cytometer. The service will provide clients with high-content data using cell-based assays for the investigation of various biological phenomena - including cell cycle, RNAi [...]
