Varian, Inc. Pre-Announces Stronger Than Expected Results
October 14, 2008
Tuesday October 14, 8:00 am ET - Full Year Non-GAAP Diluted EPS Above $2.80 Versus Prior Guidance of $2.74 +/ - $0.05 - Full Year GAAP Diluted EPS Above $2.11 Versus Prior Guidance of $2.05 +/- $0.09 - Sales Above $1 Billion For Full Year - Record Non-GAAP Operating Margins for Fourth Quarter PALO ALTO, [...]
New Axios FAST, the fastest X-ray fluorescence spectrometer available
October 14, 2008
The launch of the new Axios FAST simultaneous XRF system is another landmark achievement for leading X-ray analysis company PANalytical (Almelo, the Netherlands). Advanced, rapid, and easy to use, the Axios FAST is synonymous with the highest levels of accuracy and precision, excellent detection limits, high throughput and maximum uptime. Pioneering technology ensures that Axios [...]
New GC Column Provides Fast, High-Resolution Forensic Drug Testing
October 13, 2008
Torrance, CA (October 13, 2008) – Phenomenex Inc., a global leader in the manufacture of separation science consumables, introduces the Zebron™ ZB-Drug-1 column for GC analysis of drugs of abuse. The Zebron ZB-Drug-1 column is 50% faster than existing technologies and delivers improved resolution of target analytes. Zebron ZB-Drug-1 is a mid-polarity stationary phase that [...]
Affymetrix Announces Preliminary Third Quarter Revenue
October 13, 2008
Affymetrix, Inc. (Nasdaq:AFFX), today reported that based on preliminary financial data, the Company expects total revenue for the third quarter of 2008 to be approximately $75 million. Global sales fell below expectations for the quarter driven by increased competition for academic research funding and continued softness in industrial spending. "We are disappointed with our results [...]
Rubicon Provides Genome Amplification for the Cancer Genome Atlas Project
October 13, 2008
ANN ARBOR, Mich., Oct. 13 -- Rubicon Genomics, Inc. today announced an agreement with SAIC-Frederick to amplify DNA samples for The Cancer Atlas Genome Project. Rubicon Genomics was selected to amplify and standardize total genomic DNA from 3,000 tissue and blood samples from cancer patients. The Rubicon GenomePlex(TM) Whole Genome Amplification technology was judged best [...]
Thermo Fisher Scientific Launches MetWorks 1.2 for Accurate Metabolite Identification
October 13, 2008
SAN JOSE, Calif. (October 13, 2008) - Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the world leader in serving science, today announced the launch of MetWorksTM 1.2, an updated version of its successful metabolite identification software. Thermo Scientific MetWorks is a powerful data-mining tool for small molecules that can be used to search for and identify a variety [...]
m2p-labs sets a new standard in micro bioreactors with the Flowerplate
October 13, 2008
Flowerplate Cells will love it(pressebox) Aachen, 09.10.2008 - m2p-labs GmbH launches it's new micro bioreactor platform, the Flowerplate, at the Biotechnica fair in Hannover (7.-9. October 2008). With this development m2plabs sets a new standard in micro bioreactors. The Flowerplate was selected from a multitude of different microreactor geometries in an intensive research project in [...]
BioTrove Announces Agreement with BD to Boost Drug Discovery Research Efficiency
October 13, 2008
BioTrove, Inc. today announced an exclusive alliance with BD (Becton, Dickinson and Company) to provide customers with a complete solution for sample preparation and data analysis of high-throughput in vitro ADME assays. BD CYP450 Inhibition Screening Service with RapidFire Technology is a first-of-its-kind service that combines BD's expertise in the field of ADME, sales force [...]
Invitrogen Congratulates Winners of Nobel Prize in Chemistry
October 13, 2008
Invitrogen Corporation (NASDAQ:IVGN), a provider of essential life science technologies for research, production and diagnostics, today congratulates the three winners of the 2008 Nobel Prize in chemistry: Drs. Roger Tsien, Osamu Shimomura and Martin Chalfie, all of whom contributed to developing and expanding the use of fluorescent proteins in biological applications. Fluorescent proteins, including those [...]
Open up a new world of analysis…
October 13, 2008
Once again, Oxford Instruments has revolutionized EDS! Its new X-Max Silicon Drift Detector (SDD) now provides electron microscopists with the biggest area detector ever – over TEN times the solid angle of conventional EDS detectors. “This product is already changing the way people think about EDS. There is no longer a compromise between productivity and [...]
