Smiths Detection Supplies Lufthansa Cargo with Advanced Air Cargo Security Equipment for Its U.S. Airport Locations

Smiths Detection, part of the global technology business Smiths Group, today announces that Lufthansa Cargo is acquiring 19 IONSCAN 500DT dual trace explosives detectors for all its U.S. airport locations. The advanced desktop detectors were recently placed on the Transportation Security Administration (TSA)'s Qualified Products List. Lufthansa Cargo is the first to deploy the newly [...]

New multiplexing detection kits for Cytokines & Chemokines …

Guava Technologies, Inc. has announced that it is in the final stages of development of a series of new bead-based multiplex detection kits for cytokines and chemokines. The development effort is intended to meet the needs of drug discovery researchers focusing on the areas of immunology, inflammation, and oncology. The kits, which will be available [...]

VWR International, LLC Hires Eddy Wu to Lead Asia-Pacific Region

WEST CHESTER, Pa., Sep 08, 2008 -- VWR International, LLC, a leading global laboratory supply company, announced that it has hired Eddy Wu to lead its Asia-Pacific region. The addition of Wu to the senior leadership team of VWR is a significant, strategic investment that signifies the Company's commitment to growing in the region and [...]

SRI International Collaborates With Elionix to Advance FRASTA Technology and Improve Analysis of Structural Failure

MENLO PARK, CA--(September 8, 2008) - SRI International has received a unique scanning electron microscope (SEM) with four secondary electron detectors and will use it to explore new application areas such as fracture mechanics, microelectromechanical systems (MEMS), coatings, ceramics, and biology. Specifically, it will be used to further develop FRASTA (Fracture Surface Topography Analysis) technology. [...]

Acquisition of Fiberguide Industries, Inc

Halma, the leading safety, health and sensor technology group, announces the acquisition of the trade and assets of Fiberguide Industries Inc ('Fiberguide') for an initial cash consideration of $14.5 million (£8.2 million). Fiberguide, based in Stirling, New Jersey designs and manufactures complex optical fibre cables and assemblies, predominantly custom designed for OEMs. They sell into [...]

HTG Names Pete Clemens SVP of Commercial Operations

TUCSON, Ariz.--HTG, Inc., provider of the quantitative Nuclease Protection Assay (qNPA™) system and service partner for the life sciences industry, today announced the appointment of Pete Clemens to Senior Vice President of Commercial Operations. Clemens’ primary responsibility will be leading global sales and commercialization efforts. Clemens joins HTG from Becton Dickinson & Company (BD), worldwide [...]

GENEART Extends Strategic Partnership with QIAGEN to Commercialize Synthetic Human Genes

Optimized synthetic standard genes are now also available for use in insect or mammalian cells Extension of joint offer as response to high number of customer requests from academia and pharmaceutical industry Synthetic standard human genes are optimized and produced by GENEART and sold via QIAGENS´s GeneGlobe web portal Marketing of standardized human genes perfectly [...]

Chalmers University of Technology Adds Imago LEAP Atom Probe to Applied Physics Microscopy and Microanalysis Center

FEI Company (NASDAQ:FEIC) and Imago Scientific Instruments jointly announced today that Chalmers University has installed Imago's LEAP(R) 3000X HR(R) atom probe in the university's Applied Physics Microscopy and Microanalysis facility, based in Goteborg, Sweden. The atomic-scale, three-dimensional imaging and analysis provided by the atom probe complements the advanced capabilities of the institute's existing suite of [...]

EDAX LAUNCHES LATEST GENERATION OF MICRO X-RAY FLUORESCENCE SPECTROMETER

Orbis Sets a New Standard in Analytical Flexibility MAHWAH, NJ - EDAX Inc., a leader in micro X-ray fluorescence, has introduced the Orbis micro-XRF elemental analyzer system, setting a new standard in analytical flexibility. Building on more than 10 years of micro-XRF experience, the Orbis spectrometer incorporates a unique motorized turret that integrates video and [...]

Invitrogen Names Joe Beery Senior Vice President, Chief Information Officer

Invitrogen Corporation (NASDAQ:IVGN), a provider of essential life science technologies for research, production and diagnostics, today announced the appointment of Joe Beery as head of Invitrogen's Global Information Technology, effective September 8, 2008. "In today's competitive research environment, success depends upon real-time access to scientific tools and information," said Greg Lucier, Chairman and Chief Executive [...]

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