GUELPH, Ontario, June 30, 2008 - Novatek International, provider of Regulatory Compliance Software (RCSs) solutions, and Labtronics, a world leader in laboratory data integration and management solutions, are pleased to announce a partnership that leverages the capabilities of their complimentary technologies to provide Pharmaceutical and Biotech Laboratories with total laboratory informatics solutions. Novatek users can [...]

NEWBURY PARK, Calif.--Electronic Sensor Technology (EST) (OTCBB:ESNR), a leading provider of innovative homeland security and environmental solutions, today announced that it has introduced the Air Guardian with enhanced performance and detection capabilities. The Air Guardian is now able to detect nerve agents in addition to explosives and toxic chemicals. These enhancements will enable EST to [...]

Available from Symyx Technologies, Inc. (www.symyx.com) - Benchtop Systems is an innovative self-contained, software-driven, system for automating multiple steps of experimental procedures. Benchtop Systems increase testing capacity by 10-100 times and take labour-intensive, repetitive work away from scientists, freeing them to better utilise their training and talents on other tasks. The system automates multiple steps [...]

VEDBAEK, Denmark, June 30 -- Cynthia K. French joins Exiqon from Affymetrix where she served as Vice President, Clinical Services Laboratory and was responsible for building and operating the CLIA laboratory. Prior to Affymetrix, Cynthia served as Vice President, Chief Scientific Officer at Speciality Laboratories and before then she held a number of senior positions [...]

LABWORKS™ foodLIMS™ Package Supports Traceability from Supply Chain through Distribution WALTHAM, Mass. – PerkinElmer Life and Analytical Sciences, a global leader in application-focused measurement and analysis solutions, today announced a market-specific LABWORKS™ Laboratory Information Management Systems (LIMS) package for the food industry. LABWORKS foodLIMS™ simplifies data management and integrates with tracing software to support compliance [...]

The new Omni Prep Multi-Sample Homogenizer from Omni International can process six samples at a time. It utilizes patented Omni Tip Plastic Homogenizer Probes to eliminate cross-contamination and cleaning associated with traditional homogenizers. Marietta, GA (PRWEB) June 30, 2008 -- Omni International (www.omni-inc.com), the industry leader in laboratory homogenizing, has introduced a new high throughput [...]

With a service network spanning more countries than any other manufacturer of analytical X-ray equipment, PANalytical is able to provide unrivalled levels of customer support. An extensive program of courses for its engineers lies at the heart of the company’s expertise in this area. Edwin Kloese, Customer Support Manager Supply Center Almelo, commented: “PANalytical has [...]

Roche Genome Sequencer FLX System Creates New Opportunities for HLA Research at the Blood Centre Linz, Austria PENZBERG, Germany--The Blood Centre Linz, Austria has purchased a Genome Sequencer FLX System from Roche, for use in research on rejection reactions in Bone Marrow and Stem Cell transplantation. Using conventional Sanger sequencing it can take weeks to [...]

Torrance, CA (June 27, 2008) - Phenomenex Inc., a global leader in the manufacture of separation science consumables, introduces Lux - a new line of polysaccharide-based columns for the identification and resolution of enantiomers. Lux columns are offered with two chiral stationary phases (CSPs), both of which use coated derivatized cellulose as the chiral selector. [...]

Complementary technology to augment MDS Analytical Technologies' cellular analysis capabilities SUNNYVALE, CA, June 27 /CNW/ - MDS Analytical Technologies, a leader in innovative solutions for drug discovery and life sciences research, today announced it has acquired California-based Blueshift Biotechnologies (Sunnyvale, CA) for $13 million. The acquisition of Blueshift Biotechnologies, a developer of screening platforms for [...]