August 19, 2008
Madison, WI., (August 19, 2008) – Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the world leader in serving science, announced that its newly introduced Thermo Scientific Nicolet™ iN10™ MX infrared imaging microscope enables analysts to quickly determine the identity and distribution of chemical species within complex structures and random mixtures on a microscopic scale. Designed for ultra-fast data [...]
August 19, 2008
Latest additions to Human Protein Atlas made public at International HUPO Conference and now commercially available through Sigma-Aldrich ST. LOUIS, Aug. 19 -- Sigma-Aldrich (Nasdaq: SIAL - News) today announced the addition of over 2,000 antibodies to its line of Prestige Antibodies(TM). These antibodies are developed by the Human Proteome Resource and are commercially available [...]
Oxford Nanopore announces Advisory Board, UCSC agreement 19 Aug 2008
August 19, 2008
Oxford Nanopore Technologies Announces License Agreement with University of California, Santa Cruz, and formation of Technology Advisory Board August 19th 2008, Oxford, UK. Oxford Nanopore Technologies Ltd (“Oxford Nanopore”) today announced the completion of an exclusive licence agreement to develop nanopore science developed at the University of California, Santa Cruz (“UCSC”), in the laboratories of [...]
August 18, 2008
KARLSRUHE & HERZOGENRATH, Germany-- Bruker AXS GmbH today announced that it has signed an agreement to acquire all of the equity of S.I.S. Surface Imaging Systems GmbH, a company with annual revenues of approximately $3 million. The transaction is expected to close in the third quarter of 2008, and no further financial details were provided. [...]
August 18, 2008
Welcome to the World of Laboratory Sterilizers The electrical sterilization system SteriMax is ideal for the sterilization of inoculation loops, needles and instruments. The SteriMax is ideal for laboratories and safety cabinets where the use of gases and open flames is not permitted or unavailable. The sterilizing tube into which the items are inserted is [...]
Weatherford Acquires International Logging
August 18, 2008
HOUSTON, Aug 18, 2008 -- Weatherford International Ltd. (NYSE: WFT) announced today that it has acquired International Logging, Inc. ILI is a world-class provider of surface logging, or "mud logging", and provides formation evaluation and drilling related services at the well site through its team of more than 1,200 graduate field geologists serving customers in [...]
Covidien’s Mallinckrodt Baker Adds 2.5-Liter High-Density Polyethylene Packaging for Reagent Acids
August 18, 2008
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 [...]
August 18, 2008
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
August 18, 2008
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
August 18, 2008
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

