RTS Life Science Launches Tube Auditor with Unique Vision Technology
December 4, 2009
Manchester, UK -- RTS Life Science, a worldwide supplier of automated sample management and drug delivery testing systems announces the launch of its innovative Tube Auditor instrument. With units already on order from 3 of the top 10 pharma and a major US Biobank, the Tube Auditor features unique vision technology, (patent pending*) allowing for [...]
Nikon Introduces New Super Resolution Microscopes N-SIM/N-STORM
December 3, 2009
Tokyo—Nikon Corporation (Michio Kariya, President) is pleased to announce the introduction of Super Resolution Microscopes N-SIM and N-STORM at the American Society For Cell Biology - 49th Annual Meeting (December 5-9, San Diego). The new microscope models have been designed to realize resolution higher than ever before achieved by conventional optical microscopes. The N-SIM was [...]
Pacific Biosciences Named 2010 Technology Pioneer by World Economic Forum
December 3, 2009
SMRT™ DNA Sequencing Called “Life-changing Technology” MENLO PARK, Calif.--Pacific Biosciences, a private company developing a disruptive technology platform for real-time detection of biological events at single molecule resolution, today announced that it has been named a 2010 Technology Pioneer by the World Economic Forum. The 2010 WEF Technology Pioneers include 26 innovative start-up companies expected [...]
Honeywell and Pro-Lab Sign Distribution Agreement for Laboratory Chemicals in Turkey
December 3, 2009
Agreement extends Burdick & Jackson(R) availability in Europe, the Middle East and Africa SEELZE, Germany -- Honeywell (NYSE: HON) announced today a multi-year distribution agreement with Pro-Lab Laboratuar Teknolojileri, which will distribute Honeywell's Burdick & Jackson® high-purity solvents in Turkey. Burdick & Jackson solvents are used extensively by biotechnology and pharmaceutical companies in the drug [...]
December 3, 2009
Protect Operators from Fumes & Particles! The Purair 20 Ductless Fume Hood has been designed to provide operator protection when using hazardous substances. A face velocity at 100 fpm ensures containment of fumes and an alarm will alert the operator when the airflow falls to an unacceptable level. All mechanisms in the head section of [...]
Caliper Life Sciences Launches Living Image(R) 4.0 Software
December 3, 2009
Advanced Tools for Quantitative 3D Molecular Imaging, Bioluminescence and Fluorescence Spectral Unmixing of Small Animals HOPKINTON, Mass. -- Caliper Life Sciences, Inc. (Nasdaq: CALP - News), a leading provider of tools and services for drug discovery and life sciences research, today introduced Living Image 4.0 software for IVIS® in vivo imaging systems. Living Image software [...]
Matrix Sensors, Inc. and C3-Jian, Inc. Collaborate
December 3, 2009
Collaboartion to Develop Microchip Diagnostics Based on Engineered Peptides Partnership Represents the First Step in Realizing Potential Diagnostic Applications for C3-Jian Engineered Peptides, Acting as an Antibody Replacement, on the Matrix Sensors Platform PLEASANTON, CA-- C3-Jian, Inc. and Matrix Sensors, Inc. have announced a collaboration in which engineered peptides from C3-Jian will be used on [...]
Nikon Corporation Acquires License From Harvard University For ‘STORM’ Super Resolution Microscopy
December 3, 2009
Will Create Innovative New 'N-STORM' Microscope - New N-STORM Super Resolution microscope system exceeds traditional diffraction limits by an order of magnitude and is capable of 3D image acquisition MELVILLE, N.Y. -- Nikon Corporation, an innovator of advanced optical instruments, announced today that it has signed a licensing agreement with Harvard University granting Nikon the [...]
Olympus Offers cell^TIRF™ Microscope Illuminator
December 3, 2009
Motorized, Simultaneous 4-Channel Image Capture, Quick-Set Penetration Depth CENTER VALLEY, Pa. – Olympus, the world leader in objective-based total internal reflection fluorescence (TIRF) microscopy, has announced another significant leap forward in multicolor TIRF imaging. The Olympus cell^TIRF™ illuminator offers four motorized channels for simultaneous image capture; intuitive, user-friendly software control of TIRF parameters; and instant [...]
Ambry Genetics and SoftGenetics Form Exclusive Alliance
December 3, 2009
Alliance for Extended Bioinformatics Support for Next Generation Sequencing Projects ALISO VIEJO, Calif. and STATE COLLEGE, Pa. -- Ambry Genetics and SoftGenetics today announced the signing of an agreement to provide extended bioinformatics genomics services using SoftGenetics' NextGENe software for next-generation sequencing projects performed at Ambry. Anja Kammesheidt PhD, Ambry's CSO said, "Our team at [...]

