Smiths Detection Wins $27M Canadian Contract for Advanced Checkpoint X-ray Systems

New X-ray Technology Provides Major Security Upgrades Through Automatic Explosives Detection and Multiple Views of Carry-on Luggage LAVAL, Canada--Smiths Detection today announces a $27 million (CAD) order from the Canadian Air Transportation Security Authority (CATSA) to provide advanced X-ray systems that will upgrade existing airport checkpoints. The Advanced Threat Identification X-ray (aTiX) devices can detect [...]

Roche and the Department of Health of Junta de Andalucía Collaborate in Spanish Medical Genome Project

PENZBERG, Germany--Roche (SIX: RO, ROG; OTCQX: RHHBY) and the Department of Health of Junta de Andalucía, Spain have signed an agreement for a cooperation in the Medical Genome Project (MGP), a research project created to analyse the genomes of people with rare diseases and identify the defective gene or genes causing the disease and its [...]

The Automation Partnership Collaborates With Major European Biotech

Providing a Custom Protein Purification and Concentration System to Reduce Timelines CAMBRIDGE, England--The Automation Partnership (TAP), a world leader in the design and development of innovative automation for life science applications, today announced its Advanced Projects Group has successfully collaborated with a major European antibody therapeutics company to deliver a custom automated protein purification and [...]

Biotracker™ LIMS Receives caBIG® Bronze Compatibility Certification

Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India and Gaithersburg, Maryland, United States -- Ocimum Biosolutions today announced that its specialty life science Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS), Biotracker™ has been awarded the prestigious caBIG® (cancer Biomedical Informatics Grid®) Bronze Compatibility Certification by the National Cancer Institute, an institute of the National Institutes of Health, U.S. Department of Health [...]

Venice Port Authority Debuts AS&E OmniView Gantry Cargo X-ray Inspection System

High-Energy, Multi-Technology System to Inspect Cargo for Threats and Contraband PORT OF VENICE, Italy--American Science and Engineering, Inc. (NASDAQ: ASEI - News) (AS&E®), a leading worldwide supplier of innovative X-ray detection solutions, announced that the Venice Port Authority, a leading Mediterranean port in Italy, in conjunction with Nethun S.p.A. — the Port Authority’s private provider [...]

Protea Biosciences Announces Collaboration With Gelcompany, Inc.

Development of New Gel-Based Protein Separation Products MORGANTOWN, W.V. -- Protea Biosciences, Inc., a leader in the development of new technology for improved protein analysis, today announced that it has entered into a distribution and product development agreement with Gelcompany Inc. Gelcompany, a wholly owned subsidiary of Fluorotechnics Limited (AUST:FLS) is a leading developer of [...]

Freedom from filters! The Biochrom Asys UVM340 Microplate Reader

Ever been frustrated about not having the correct filter for your assay application? If so, the Biochrom Asys UVM340 could be a wise choice to future-proof your laboratory. This monochromator based plate reader puts you in control of selecting the exact wavelength to measure optical density for your application, without compromise. Select any wavelength between [...]

Wageningen University and DNASTAR extend Lasergene site license agreement

MADISON - DNASTAR, a leading bioinformatics software company, and Wageningen University and Research centre in Wageningen, the Netherlands announced today the signing of a broad site license agreement for the use of Lasergene® sequence analysis software developed by DNASTAR. Under the terms of the site license, all researchers in the Department of Agrotechnology and Food [...]

Thermo Fisher Scientific Introduces New Magnetic Particle Processor Software

Thermo Scientific BindIt 3.1 Provides Greater Flexibility for Thermo Scientific Kingfisher MILFORD, Mass. -- Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the world leader in serving science, today announced the new Thermo Scientific BindIt 3.1 software for use with all Thermo Scientific KingFisher magnetic particle processor instruments. The flexible and easy-to-use software enables the users to create new [...]

ValiMed(TM) MVS and ID2 Meth Scanner(TM) by CDEX Awarded GSA Contract Status

ABMI GSA Contract Now Includes CDEX Products for Government Sales TUCSON, AZ and SACRAMENTO, CA--CDEX Inc. (OTC.BB:CEXI - News) (www.cdexinc.com) and All Business Machines, Inc. ("ABMI") (www.abmicorp.com) announce that the ValiMed� MVS (Medication Validation System) and ID2 Meth Scanner� product lines by CDEX have been placed on the ABMI GSA Contract Schedule. ValiMed MVS puts [...]

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