January 25, 2010
South San Francisco, California -- Fluxion Biosciences announced today a product expansion for its IonFlux automated patch clamp system which includes full automation and walk-away capability. New software drivers and hardware upgrades enable use of Tecan’s Freedom EVO® liquid handler series and accessories. This ensures automated plate preparation at a pace that fully optimizes the [...]
January 25, 2010
SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. & EVRY, France--Fluidigm, the inventor of integrated fluidic circuits (IFCs), has joined with IntegraGen SA, one of France’s leading providers of genetic research testing services, to bring IFC technology to French researchers. IntegraGen will offer premium class services to its customers using the Fluidigm BioMark™ System for Genetic Analysis and the [...]
Millipore Launches Ground-Breaking MilliPROBE® Solution
January 25, 2010
Detect Mycoplasma in Biopharmaceutical Manufacturing - Innovative solution will cut mycoplasma detection time from 28 days to four hours BILLERICA, Mass.--Millipore Corporation (NYSE:MIL), a leading provider of technologies, tools and services for the global life science industry, today announced the launch of a new product from its ground-breaking collaboration with Roka Bioscience to develop faster, [...]
January 25, 2010
Peabody, Mass. -- JEOL’s award-winning AccuTOF-DARTTM mass spectrometer, featuring the new iPod touch-enabled DART SVP ion source, offers a new set of performance features for accurate mass measurements in real time using advanced time-of-flight technology. JEOL introduced the Direct Analysis in Real Time (DARTTM) ion source in 2005 for its AccuTOF-LC mass spectrometer, expanding the [...]
January 25, 2010
Nottingham, UK: Copley Scientific has launched the world’s first commercially available apparatus designed specifically for dissolution testing of inhaled drug formulations. Based on a concept developed by Professor Jason McConville and his team at the College of Pharmacy, University of Texas, a new NGI dissolution cup and membrane holder enables dissolution testing of size-fractionated particles [...]
A2 Technologies, Lightweight, Handheld FTIR for Dedicated Field Applications
January 25, 2010
A2 Technologies has announced the availability of its newest portable FTIR system, Flexscan. Flexscan is a superior performing, mid IR spectrometer that fits in the palm of one's hand. A2 Technologies now offers two hand-held FTIR systems, Flexscan, for dedicated field analyses, and Exoscan, for lab and field use. Flexscan is ideal for dedicated applications [...]
RTS Life Science Appoints Richard Carpenter as New Mid-Atlantic Sales Manager
January 25, 2010
Manchester, UK -- RTS Life Science, a worldwide supplier of automated sample management and drug delivery testing systems announces the appointment of Richard Carpenter as New Mid-Atlantic Sales Manager. Richard has extensive experience in the scientific instrument market and expands the US field based sales team. Prior to joining RTS, Richard worked for LabCyte and [...]
Thermo Fisher Scientific Releases New Chromatography Columns and Consumables Catalog
January 22, 2010
Milford, MA, United States -- Comprehensive new chromatography collection delivers the right tools, separation after separation. Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the world leader in serving science, today announced the release of the 2010 – 2012 Thermo Scientific Chromatography Columns and Consumables catalog. Offering 540 pages of innovative and proven chromatography tools, including many novel and [...]
AnaSpec Products Used in Over 400 Patents
January 22, 2010
Fremont, CA, United States -- The number of patents (both filed and awarded) that cite AnaSpec’s products has passed 400. As compiled by Google Patent Search, the number of patents (both filed and awarded) that cite AnaSpec’s products has passed 400. Products cited include AnaSpec’s peptides, amino acids, and other research reagents. Violeta Rajkovska, Director [...]
Acquisition of SphereOptics, LLC
January 22, 2010
Halma, the leading safety, health and sensor technology group, announces the acquisition of SphereOptics, LLC ('SphereOptics') on 19 January 2010 from current management and financial shareholders for an initial cash consideration of $2.5 million (£1.5 million). SphereOptics, based in New Hampshire, USA, manufactures and distributes precision products for use in light metrology applications. SphereOptics will [...]

