Bruker Announces Breakthrough in Analytical Performance with World’s First Handheld XRF with Silicon Drift Detector (SDD)

Bruker’s Innovative TRACERturboSD Offers Unprecedented Specificity and Speed KENNEWICK, Wash.--Bruker AXS today announced a technology breakthrough with the introduction of the new TRACERturboSD (TM), the world’s first handheld X-ray Fluorescence (XRF) instrument that uses a Silicon Drift Detector (SDD) for dramatically improved speed, sensitivity and resolution. Bruker's industry-leading proprietary XFlash™ SDD, previously available only in [...]

QIAGEN Introduces Novel Tools for miRNA Analysis

KJ VENLO, GERMANY--Jun 25, 2008 -- Company expands portfolio by adding four new sample and assay solutions for this rapidly emerging area of molecular research Venlo, The Netherlands - June 25, 2008 - QIAGEN (Nasdaq: QGEN; Frankfurt, Prime Standard: QIA) today announced the launch of four new research products for the processing and analysis of [...]

Cell Biosciences Announces New Leadership

PALO ALTO, Calif., June 25 -- Cell Biosciences, Inc., a provider of ultrasensitive protein detection and characterization systems to life science researchers, today announced three important additions to its management team. Tim Harkness was named President and Chief Executive Officer. From 1998 through 2007, Mr. Harkness was the Chief Financial Officer for Molecular Devices Corporation [...]

Advalytix Launches “AmpliGrid Certified” Label for Accurate Single Cell Placement for Molecular Analysis via Flow Cytometry

MUNICH, Germany--The Advalytix product team of Olympus is launching a certification program for flow cytometry facilities who have demonstrated > 90% success rate of placing single cells into the reaction sites on Advalytix’ 1µl AmpliGrid PCR slides. Among the first to achieve certification are flow cytometry facilities located at the Brigham & Women’s Hospital, Boston, [...]

Smiths Detection Launches Smart Trigger for Biological Detection

SmartBio™ Sensor Detects Biological and Toxic Agents Including Genetically-Altered and Unanticipated Threats Edgewood, MD, 25 June 2008 - Smiths Detection, part of the global technology business Smiths Group, today announced the launch of SmartBio™ Sensor (SBS), a real-time detector for biological agents or airborne toxins. SBS provides a visual or audio alarm when a bio-threat [...]

Golden Helix Expands Copy Number Collaboration Program; Signs Five Additional Institutions

BOZEMAN, Mont.--Golden Helix, Inc., the global leader in genetic association software, today announced it has expanded its collaboration program to refine and advance the science of copy number analysis. The company recently signed five additional academic institutions to the program, bringing the total to 11. Those added include Imperial College London, University of Edinburgh, University [...]

Smiths Detection launches hand-held vapour detector for chemicals commonly used in improvised explosive devices

10 second analysis enables fast detection of IEDs London, 24 June 2008 - SMITHS Detection, part of the global technology business Smiths Group, today announces the launch of a hand-held vapour detector for volatile chemicals commonly used in home-made bombs. The SABRE EXV, using Smiths Detection’s proven Ion Mobility Spectrometry (IMS) technology, is a lightweight [...]

Sterilin Limited Introduces New Catalogue for its Complete Range of Single Use Laboratory Products

(Caerphilly, UK, 24 June 2008) – Sterilin Limited, the established leader in single use laboratory plastics for life science applications, announces the availability of its newly rebranded comprehensive catalogue of single use plastic and Iwaki® tissue culture products. The 120 page catalogue features a large innovative range of products from containers, jars, pipettes and petri [...]

Invitrogen Advances Drug Discovery Safety Testing

Launches First Non-Radioactive Test Kit for High Throughput hERG Channel Blockage Screening CARLSBAD, Calif.--Invitrogen Corporation (NASDAQ:IVGN), a leading provider of essential life sciences technologies for research, production and diagnostics, today announced the availability of a proprietary test kit that enables better screening for cardiotoxicity traits of potential drug compounds earlier in the discovery process. The [...]

Aushon BioSystems Expands Microarray Service Offering

Aushon BioSystems, a provider of microarray instrumentation and services, today announced the expansion of its microarray service line to include offerings dedicated to reverse phase arrays (RPA). Previously, Aushon offered RPA print services through its Custom Microarray Printing Services, but has now added downstream array processing and data analysis. Unlike forward phase arrays in which [...]

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