Covidien’s Mallinckrodt Baker Adds 2.5-Liter High-Density Polyethylene Packaging for Reagent Acids

Innovative, high-density packaging reduces costs and improves safety in analytical laboratories Phillipsburg, New Jersey – August 18, 2008 - Covidien (NYSE: COV, BSX: COV), a leading global provider of healthcare products, today announced that its Mallinckrodt Baker business has added a new 2.5-liter high-density polyethylene (HDPE) bottle as a packaging option for its J.T.Baker® chemicals [...]

Thermo Fisher Scientific and Toronto’s University Health Network Collaborate in Pioneering Biomarker Research

Novel Approach Targets Proteins in Cancer Cell Lines Using Mass Spectrometry WALTHAM, Mass.--Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. (NYSE: TMO), the world leader in serving science, today announced a landmark collaboration between its Thermo Fisher Scientific Biomarker Research Initiatives in Mass Spectrometry (BRIMS) Center and the University Health Network (UHN) in Toronto to explore uncharted areas in [...]

454 Sequencing System Opens New Avenue in Prostate Cancer Research

BRANFORD, Conn.--Using the Genome Sequencer FLX system from 454 Life Sciences, a Roche company, investigators have identified a number of genetic variations potentially linked to prostate, breast, and colon cancers within a previously identified region of the human genome called 8q24. Researchers from the National Cancer Institute in Bethesda, Maryland (USA) re-sequenced a total of [...]

Picarro Launches Liquid Water Isotope Analyzer with Unmatched Sensitivity and Simplicity

Sunnyvale, CA – The new Picarro L1102-i water isotope analyzer is the first instrument to combine simple, turnkey operation with the sensitivity and precision (ä18O < 0.1%, äD

Thermo Fisher Scientific Will Announce New Multilayer Coating Thickness Measurement Capabilities at IMTS 2008

Handheld Thermo Scientific Niton XL3t 800 Series XRF Analyzers Provide At Line, Nondestructive Solution for Gauging Coating and Plating System Effectiveness BILLERICA, MA (August 15, 2008) �� Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the world leader in serving science, will announce its new coating thickness/coating weight measurement technology at IMTS 2008, McCormick Place, Chicago, IL, Booth # [...]

Princeton University Selects Thermo Scientific MALDI LTQ Orbitrap Mass Spectrometer to Enable Proteomics and Genomics Research on Viruses

SAN JOSE, Calif. (August 15, 2008) – Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the world leader in serving science, today announced that Princeton University is utilizing the newly launched MALDI LTQ Orbitrap XL™ mass spectrometer for research on virus-host protein interactions in the laboratory of Ileana Cristea, Ph.D. Dr. Cristea’s cutting-edge work on chromatin and its modulation [...]

SonoPlotTM Appoints Distributor in Japan

MIDDLETON, Wis.--SonoPlot Inc. today announced that it has appointed International Servo Data Corporation (ISD), Tokyo, Japan, as distributor for the company’s GIX MicroplotterTM fluid-dispensing instruments. This appointment expands SonoPlot’s commercial presence to the rapidly-growing Japanese market, complementing its direct sales presence in North America and Europe. SonoPlot’s GIX Microplotter instruments use innovative controlled ultrasonics to [...]

Johns Hopkins University and Axela Enter into Cardiac Research Agreement

Clinical Trial to Evaluate Troponin Complexes as Indicators for Myocardial Infarction will use Axela dotLab® Technology TORONTO--Researchers from the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine have entered into an agreement with Axela Inc. to use dotLab® technology in a clinical trial that evaluates circulating cardiac Troponin complexes (cTn) directly in patient samples. Dr. Jennifer Van [...]

STARLIMS Consolidates Direct Presence in Europe; Hires LIMS Veteran Joe Peden to Head STARLIMS Europe

HOLLYWOOD, Fla., Aug 14, 2008 -- STARLIMS Technologies Ltd. (Nasdaq:LIMS), a leading provider of laboratory information management systems, or LIMS, today announced the establishment of STARLIMS Europe as a result of the May 2008 acquisition of its long-time United Kingdom partner, and the hiring of LIMS veteran Joe Peden as general manager of the new [...]

Rapid OEM Microplate Design & Production…

Specialists in microplate technology - Porvair Sciences Ltd. (www.porvair-sciences.com) has recently been able to help a North American manufacturer of specialised Chromatography products to rapidly develop a competitively featured new product line. Porvair Sciences' expertise in OEM production of microplates, as well as knowledge of chromatography applications, enabled the client to introduce a comprehensive range [...]

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