October 21, 2008
Varian Inc. (Walnut Creek, CA) & Flora Research Laboratories (Grants Pass, OR) have formed an alliance to advance the understanding & implementation of LC-MS solutions for complex dietary supplement analysis. With the implementation of new cGMP regulations for Dietary Supplements, the FDA now requires substantially higher levels of testing for DS ingredients than required previously [...]
PerkinElmer Launches GMP Compliant Radiolabeling Services to Improve Drug Candidate Screening
October 21, 2008
PerkinElmer, a global leader in life science research, drug discovery and cellular science, today announced the launch of its specialized GMP (Good Manufacturing Practice) Services for radiosynthesis of compounds for ADME (Absorption, Distribution, Metabolism and Excretion) research studies. PerkinElmer's GMP Radiosynthesis Services provide advanced expertise for the manufacturing of radiolabeled compounds to help pharmaceutical, biotechnology [...]
Nexxis SDK Promotes Integration with Laboratory Informatics Systems
October 21, 2008
Guelph, Ontario (October 21, 2008) - Labtronics Inc., a world leader in laboratory data integration and management solutions is pleased to announce the release of Nexxis SDK, a Software Developers Kit that supports integration of 3rd party applications with Nexxis ELN (Electronic Laboratory Notebook for Routine Analyses). Nexxis SDK provides programmatic access to Nexxis ELN, [...]
Applied Biosystems Launches New High-Throughput Genotyping System
October 21, 2008
Applied Biosystems Inc. (NYSE:ABI), today announced that it has commercialized a new analysis system to enable researchers to perform high-sample-throughput genotyping studies that are faster, easier and more cost effective than other commercially available methods. The TaqMan(R) OpenArray(TM) Genotyping System provides life scientists with the ease-of-use, accuracy, and reproducibility of Applied Biosystems' TaqMan(R) SNP Genotyping [...]
October 21, 2008
Testing at Melbourne Airport Will Feature Rapiscan 620DV Baggage Screener and Secure 1000 Body Scanner MELBOURNE, Australia--Rapiscan Systems, Inc., a global leading supplier of security inspection systems, announced today that the Rapiscan 620DV and Rapiscan Secure 1000 Body Scanner have been approved for use in the Advanced Technology Trials at Melbourne Airport by the Australian [...]
NanoNose Creator QualSec Hires New Director of Finance
October 21, 2008
QualSec (OTCBB: QLSC) --QualSec, developer of the NanoNose, is pleased to announce it has hired a new head for its financial team. Mark MacDonald joins QualSec as Director of Finance. Mr. MacDonald has been the Accounting Manager and Financial Analyst at US Flue-Cured Tobacco Growers, Inc. for two years, prior to which he served in [...]
Molecular spectroscopy company Trinean closes $4.6 million funding round
October 21, 2008
October 21, 2008--Molecular instrumentation company Trinean NV (Gentbrugge, Belgium) announced the closure of a $4.6 million dollar round of financing. The round was co-led by new investor Vesalius Biocapital and existing investor Capital-E. Trinean is a spin-off of the University of Ghent (Intec) and the Belgium nanoelectronics research center IMEC. The company develops and markets [...]
Malvern joins industry group in developing common model for analyzer integration
October 21, 2008
21 October 2008: Malvern, UK: Malvern Instruments is pleased to announce its participation in the newly-formed OPC Analyzer Device Integration Working Group. The group has been constituted to develop a common method for data exchange and an analyzer data model for process and laboratory analyzers. It comprises interested members of the OPC Foundation, an organisation [...]
McMaster University unveils world’s most advanced microscope
October 20, 2008
So powerful it can probe the spaces between atoms Hamilton, ON. Oct. 20, 2008 The most advanced and powerful electron microscope on the planetcapable of unprecedented resolutionhas been installed in the new Canadian Centre for Electron Microscopy at McMaster University. "We are the first university in the world with a microscope of such a high [...]
IDEX Corporation Acquires Semrock
October 20, 2008
NORTHBROOK, Ill.--IDEX Corporation (NYSE: IEX) today announced the acquisition of Semrock, the leading provider of optical filters for biotech and analytical instrumentation in the life sciences markets. Semrock’s products are used in the biotechnology and analytical instrumentation industries. Semrock produces optical filters using state-of-the-art manufacturing processes which enable them to offer significant improvements in the [...]
