New Portable 1064nm Raman Spectroscopy Device for Greater Collection Efficiency
October 30, 2008
Belfast, Northern Ireland, 30 October 2008 Andor Technology plc (Andor), a world leader in scientific imaging and spectroscopy solutions, are pleased to announce the successful outcome of a collaboration on a new portable spectroscopic instrument that allows up to three times greater collection efficiency than standard Czerny-Turner spectrographs. This powerful new instrument is dedicated to [...]
Fluorotechnics share price jumps 5% on debut
October 30, 2008
Sydney, Australia, 30 October 2008 – Fluorotechnics Limited (ASX:FLS) which produces and sells fluoresences and stains to world markets has listed on the Australian Securities Exchange today at $1.05 per share, a 5 per cent premium to its $1 issue price. The rapid run-up gave Fluorotechnics an opening market capitalisation of nearly $25 million after [...]
Mobidiag Launches Life-Saving Diagnostic Test to Improve Sepsis Treatment in Hospitals
October 30, 2008
Finnish biotechnology company Mobidiag launches its first CE-marked product for In Vitro Diagnostics (IVD) of sepsis. The microarray-based Prove-it(TM) Sepsis is invincible in both the coverage and the rate of detecting dangerous bacteria including the superbug MRSA from positive blood culture samples in a single test. The test enables simultaneous identification of 50 species in [...]
October 30, 2008
ST. LOUIS, Oct. 30 -- Sigma-Aldrich is pleased to announce the appointment of Rakesh Sachdev as Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (CFO) along with other organization changes that are designed to deepen the bench strength of its management team and enable the implementation of its initiatives to drive growth at above market rates in [...]
October 30, 2008
Rapiscan Systems, Inc., a leading global supplier of security inspection systems, announced today that it has been awarded an approximate $6 million contract by the United States Transportation Security Administration (TSA) for its Rapiscan RTT (Real Time Tomography) high-speed stationary gantry Computed Tomography (CT) baggage screening system. The Rapiscan RTT is a baggage screening system [...]
October 30, 2008
Xenomics, Inc. (XNOM.PK), a developer of non-invasive next-generation molecular diagnostics, announced today that it has licensed to Sequenom, Inc., a genetics and molecular diagnostics company (NASDAQ: SQNM), exclusive rights to Xenomics patents for the development of prenatal research and diagnostic products based on the Company's proprietary Transrenal DNA/RNA (Tr-DNA/RNA) technology. The agreement provides for an [...]
October 30, 2008
The xCELLigence Real-Time Cell Analyzer (RTCA) System from Roche Applied Science utilizes impedance read-out to noninvasively quantify cellular status in real-time. Several cell-based applications have been developed for the xCELLigence System so far. Among them are cellular quality control, cell proliferation or cytotoxicity. In a recent study (1) the xCELLigence System was used to evaluate [...]
Vermillion Renews Strategic Alliance Agreement With Quest Diagnostics, Inc.
October 29, 2008
FREMONT, Calif., Oct. 29 -- Vermillion, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: VRML) announced today that it has agreed with Quest Diagnostics to extend the Strategic Alliance Agreement between the parties through October, 2009. This extension will enable the companies to continue work on the development and commercialization of two tests, OVA1(TM) and VASCLIR(TM). The OVA1 test [...]
Mettler Toledo Presents the XP56 Microbalance
October 29, 2008
October 29, 2008 -- With unparalleled technical features, the XP56 microbalance tackles a typical problem of development and quality-control labs: With its minimum sample size and simple sample transfer procedure directly to a large tare container, the XP56 considerably reduces the use of expensive control substances. Control substances are particularly valuable materials. Their uses include [...]
October 29, 2008
- Sale Reinforces Strategic Focus and Enhances Cash Position - HOPKINTON, Mass., Oct. 29 -- Caliper Life Sciences, Inc. (Nasdaq: CALP - News), a leading provider of tools and services for drug discovery and life sciences research, today announced that it has reached an agreement to sell its Pharmaceutical Development & Quality Analysis (PDQ) product [...]
