Mr. Howe Resigns and Dr. Lim Resumes as CEO of EST

NEWBURY PARK, Calif.--Electronic Sensor Technology (OTCBB:ESNR), a leading manufacturer of ultra-fast vapor analyzers, announced today that Barry S. Howe has resigned as the CEO and President, effective immediately. EST’s Board of Directors accepted the resignation on July 25th and returned Dr. Teong Lim to be the CEO and President. Dr. Lim is a founder of [...]

epheid Introduces GeneXpert(R) Infinity-48 System at 2008 American Association of Clinical Chemistry Meeting

GeneXpert Infinity-48 is the World's First Fully-Automated Random Access Molecular Diagnostic Testing System; On Display at AACC Meeting SUNNYVALE, Calif., July 29 -- Cepheid (Nasdaq: CPHD - News) today introduced its GeneXpert® Infinity-48 high-throughput system at the 2008 American Association for Clinical Chemistry Annual Meeting in Washington, D.C. The newest addition to Cepheid's GeneXpert family [...]

Invitrogen and Applied Biosystems Announce Expiration of Hart-Scott-Rodino Waiting Period

CARLSBAD, Calif. & FOSTER CITY, Calif.--Invitrogen Corporation (NASDAQ: IVGN - News) and Applied Biosystems Inc. (NYSE: ABI - News) today announced the expiration of the waiting period under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, in connection with the companies’ pending merger. The expiration of the waiting period satisfies one of the conditions to the [...]

Acoustic Technology to Revolutionise Label-free Interaction Analysis

Royston, UK – The RAPid 4 is the latest addition to the TTP LabTech portfolio of innovative screening products. Utilising novel Resonant Acoustic Profiling™ technology, the RAPid 4 is a flow-based analysis system which performs label-free interaction analysis. The detection of molecular interactions through acoustic technology offers substantial advantages over optical biosensors. It reduces the [...]

Agilent Technologies Delivers Simpler Workflow with miRNA Microarray Labeling and Hybridization Kit

Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE: A) today introduced a new labeling and hybridization kit that simplifies the protocol for running miRNA profiling experiments on Agilent oligonucleotide microarrays. The new kit, scheduled to ship in late July, contains all the reagents and buffer needed to label and hybridize 24 miRNA microarray experiments. Agilent's microarray-based tools for studying [...]

Grant Unveils 3-in-1 Heavy Duty Multi-Functional Orbital Platform Shaker

Grant Instruments (www.grant.co.uk), a world-renowned supplier of scientific, life sciences and data acquisition products, has introduced a heavy duty microprocessor controlled 3-in-1 multi-functional orbital platform shaker, designed for use in biotech, biopharmaceutical and academic research laboratories. The latest addition to the Grant-bio product range, the PSU-20 platform shaker combines three mixing functions - orbital motion, [...]

STRATEC, GREINER and MAVEN announce development cooperation for label-free

STRATEC Biomedical Systems AG, Birkenfeld, Germany, Greiner Bio-One GmbH, Frickenhausen, Germany, and Maven Biotechnologies, Pasadena, CA, USA, have signed their first agreement regarding a joint development program. This joint development of system solutions is based on a state of the art label-free detection technology for the diagnostics and pharmaceutical industries. These systems will combine reliability [...]

JEOL Introduces Multiple Software Enhancements to Advance TEM Imaging and Data Acquisition

July 28, 2008 (Peabody, MA) -- JEOL, the global leader in electron microscopy for nearly 60 years, will demonstrate a variety of new software packages for its 120kV to 300kV series of Transmission Electron Microscopes (TEMs) in booth #1027 at the M&M 2008 Microscopy and Microanalysis exhibit in Albuquerque, New Mexico from August 4-7. Exploring [...]

Agilent Technologies’ Electronic Lab Notebook Now Automates Analytical Requests Across Disciplines

Notebook Also Integrates with Agilent OpenLAB ECM and SciTegic Data Analysis and Reporting Platform Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE: A) today introduced version 3.5 of its Kalabie electronic lab notebook (ELN). Kalabie ELN now electronically processes analytical work requests, integrates with Agilent OpenLAB enterprise content management system and Accelrys' Pipeline Pilot, refines user access rights and [...]

CRi’s Nuance(TM) Multispectral Imaging System Now Compatible with MDS Analytical Technologies’ MetaMorph(R) Image Acquisition Software

WOBURN, Mass., July 28 -- Cambridge Research & Instrumentation, Inc. (CRi) and MDS Analytical Technologies announced support for the highly regarded Nuance(TM) multispectral imaging system from within the popular MetaMorph® software package. Full support for both monochrome and multispectral imaging using the Nuance system is provided, as well as binning, ROI, live streaming video, movie [...]

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