National Center for Genome Resources Chooses Kognitio WX2 Database to Rapidly Process Multiple Terabytes of Next-Generation Sequencing Data

Researchers expect data requirements to explode 10x or more in next year; say WX2 is uniquely qualified to handle growing demands of bioinformatics SANTA FE, N.M., March 9 -- Kognitio(R), a leading global provider of business intelligence (BI) and data warehousing solutions, today announced that the National Center for Genome Resources (NCGR) has deployed Kognitio's [...]

Agilent Technologies, U.S. EPA Collaborate to Study Perfluorinated Compounds in Water, Wildlife

CHICAGO--Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE:A - News) today announced it has entered into a Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA) with the National Exposure Research Laboratory of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to use the Agilent time-of-flight mass spectrometer (TOF-MS) to detect and identify both known and unknown perfluorinated compounds (PFCs) in the environment. The [...]

ABB launches the new MB3000-PH, a research grade FT-IR spectrometer for the pharmaceutical industry

Québec, Canada,March 9th 2009 - ABB, the leading power and automation technology group, is proud to unveil its new MB3000-PH FT-IR spectrometer for the pharmaceutical and life sciences industries at PITTCON 2009 Expo in Chicago, IL. The MB3000-PH is designed for QA/QC, formulation, research and development laboratories. It features the new Horizon MBTM FTIR software [...]

Millipore Corporation Supports Presidential Order On Stem Cell Research

Millipore Corporation (NYSE:MIL), a provider of technologies, tools and services for the global life science industry, is supporting an executive order signed by President Barack Obama at the White House today, which rescinds limits on federal funding of stem cell research. Millipore is a leading provider of stem cell products to the biomedical research community. [...]

Seahorse Bioscience, Inc. acquires BioProcessors Corp.

Market Vision, Engineering Know-how, and Smart Plastics Expertise Combine to bring Practical Cell Technologies to the Life Sciences N. Billerica, MA – March 9, 2009 - Seahorse Bioscience, Inc., manufacturer of instruments and consumables for cell based metabolic assays today announced the acquisition of BioProcessors Corp., manufacturer of systems for optimizing biologic drug manufacturing. The [...]

Translational Genomics Research Institute and Applied Biosystems Accelerate Use of Genomics Research for Medical Applications

Applied Biosystems, a division of Life Technologies Corporation (NASDAQ:LIFE), and the Translational Genomics Research Institute today announced a strategic alliance designed to accelerate research into complex diseases and medical conditions. As part of this alliance, a team of scientists from TGen and Applied Biosystems will employ the SOLiD™ 3 System, Applied Biosystems’ next-generation genomic analysis [...]

Millipore Launches New Milli-Q® Reference Water System

Convenient ultrapure water delivery for busy research laboratories Chicago, Illinois—March 9, 2009—Millipore Corporation today introduced the new Milli-Q Reference water purification system. The system is the latest addition to a newly redesigned line of water purification tools to meet today’s lab water needs for analytical and life science research. It was introduced at the Pittcon® [...]

Agilent Technologies Announces GC Productivity, Performance Boosts, Next-Generation HPLC-Chip/MS, and Collaboration with EPA at Pittcon 2009

CHICAGO--Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE:A - News) today introduced major enhancements to its flagship gas chromatography (GC) line that enable users to run more samples and increase performance with challenging samples at lower cost. The second generation of Agilent’s HPLC-Chip/MS is also making its debut here, offering double the life of existing HPLC-Chips. In addition, Agilent [...]

Thermo Fisher Scientific Introduces Energy-Efficient Hazard Containment Units

New Fume Hoods Feature Increased Ergonomics and Safety CHICAGO (March 9, 2009) -- Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the world leader in serving science, today launched its new line of Thermo Scientific Hamilton Infinity™ Fume Hoods at PITTCON 2009. With enhanced ergonomics for user comfort, these hoods are designed to address the ever-increasing requirements for safety, [...]

FEI Announces New Quanta 50 Series Scanning Electron Microscope

The Quanta 50 Series redefines the versatility of SEMs Hillsboro, Ore./March 9, 2009―FEI Company (Nasdaq: FEIC), a leading provider of atomic-scale imaging and analysis systems, today released the Quanta™ 50 Series scanning electron microscope (SEM), which offers an outstanding combination of performance and versatility over an extraordinary range of samples. The Quanta 50 Series will [...]

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