March 30, 2009
MUKILTEO, Wash., March 30, 2009 -- CombiMatrix Corporation (NasdaqGM:CBMX - News) announced today that the Agency for Health Protection and Promotion in Ontario, Canada has, during the 2007-2008 influenza season, verified the function of CombiMatrix's Influenza-Detection system. In the study, the CombiMatrix system achieved 95.2% sensitivity and 100% selectivity, and it was stated, ``In conclusion [...]
Fluidigm Develops Absolute Quantification System That Allows Sequencing of Rare Samples
March 30, 2009
DNA Quantification Also Eliminates Costly Preparation Steps for Next-Generation DNA Sequencing SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif.--Fluidigm Corporation today announced a sample quantification system that allows researchers to sequence their libraries of rare samples and also dramatically lower costs, improve data quality and speed up time-to-results for scientists performing next-generation DNA sequencing. Fluidigm’s new product, called SlingShot™, [...]
Thermo Fisher Scientific Launches Space-Saving Upright Freezer Range
March 30, 2009
Thermo Scientific Revco PLUS HD Ultra-Low Temperature Freezers for Ultimate Sample Protection MILFORD, Mass. (March 30, 2009) - Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the world leader in serving science, has introduced the new Thermo Scientific Revco PLUS HD ultra-low temperature upright freezer range. This new extension of the Revco® PLUS line features innovative thin-wall insulation (HD) [...]
VWR International, LLC Receives Intel’s Preferred Quality Supplier Award
March 30, 2009
WEST CHESTER, PA, March 30, 2009 - VWR International, LLC has received Intel Corporation's Preferred Quality Supplier (PQS) award recognizing their significant contributions to Intel in 2008. VWR supplies Intel with global sourcing and supply chain management solutions, deemed essential to Intel's success. VWR and 25 additional suppliers are recognized as 2008 PQS award winners. [...]
HR83 Plastics-Specific Moisture Analyzer
March 30, 2009
COLUMBUS, Ohio (March 30, 2009) – METTLER TOLEDO, the leading global supplier of precision instruments has introduced a plastics-specific version of the HR83 Halogen Moisture Analyzer. This enhanced unit comes preloaded with plastics applications and is ready for use right out of the box – programmed to meet industry needs. The HR83 quickly determines the [...]
Thin Films Division of Ocean Optics Forms New Company
March 30, 2009
Spin-off becomes part of the Health Optics & Photonics Division of Halma Holdings, Inc. Dunedin, FL (March 30, 2009) –Ocean Optics, the industry leader in miniature photonics, announces that its Thin Films Division has now become a separate company. Ocean Thin Films (www.oceanthinfilms.com), as the new entity will be known, designs and manufactures patented dichroic [...]
March 30, 2009
New England Peptide Names former rival and Global Peptide founder, John Phipps as West Coast Business Development Chief. Gardner, MA (PRWEB) March 30, 2009 -- New England Peptide, LLC, (NEP) has named John Phipps, a leading peptide chemist and entrepreneur, to the new position of western region business development manager. In 2001, Phipps founded Global [...]
EMBL and DNASTAR Expand License Agreement to include Next-Generation Tool SeqMan NGen
March 30, 2009
EMBL and DNASTAR Expand License Agreement to include Next Generation Sequencing Tool SeqMan NGen MADISON, Wisconsin – March 30, 2009 – DNASTAR® and its German distribution partner, GATC Biotech, Konstanz, Germany, announced the expansion of its bioinformatics licensing arrangement with the European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL) Heidelberg facility to include DNASTAR’s Next Generation Sequence assembly [...]
Olympus Offers Robust Image Analysis Software Suite For Imaging, Data Management, Quantification
March 30, 2009
CENTER VALLEY, PA., March 30, 2009 – Olympus now offers powerful Visiomorph™ image analysis as part of a whole slide imaging software bundle, among new offerings in an array of histoinformatics software products designed for microscope users interested in high-performance image analysis, stereology, automated imaging and data management. Visiomorph™, Microimager™ Automated Software and the other [...]
The MathWorks Launches Simulink Design Optimization for Enhanced Modeling and Control Design
March 30, 2009
Capabilities Include the Use of Optimization to Refine Model and Control System Parameters for Increased Model Accuracy and Improved Control System Performance NATICK, Mass.--The MathWorks today announced the availability of Simulink Design Optimization, which gives modeling and control engineers the ability to automatically optimize Simulink model parameters. Together, Simulink Design Optimization, Simulink, Simscape, and Simulink [...]
