INNSBRUCK, Austria--BIOCRATES Life Sciences AG, a leading metabolomics company, is launching their AbsoluteIDQ Kit, an innovative breakthrough for quantitative metabolomics. BIOCRATES will be presenting the kit at Analytica 2008 in Munich, Germany, Hall A3, Stand 423. The AbsoluteIDQ Kit is designed to be used with standard triple quadrupole mass spectrometers, allowing customers to keep their [...]

Micromeritics introduces a new brand, Particulate Systems, to market a variety of innovative OEM particle characterization products. Norcross, GA - 3/31/2008 -- Micromeritics Instrument Corporation recently announced it will begin marketing an auxiliary selection of OEM laboratory instruments to complement its line of particle characterization products. These products will be sold under the umbrella brand, [...]

Next Generation Pyrosequencing® System; PyroMark™Q24 Pyrosequencing technology in a 24 well format for low throughput epigenetic studies. Uppsala, Sweden 31 March 2008 – Pyrosequencing AB, a subsidiary of Biotage AB today announced the launch of PyroMark™Q24 the latest in the range of Pyrosequencing® Systems. This new high-performance platform includes a complete software package for the [...]

The launch of SPR-Navi provides applications researchers with fast and reliable SPR characterization of molecular interactions and novel surfaces Helsinki, Finland, March 31, 2008 - KSV Instruments Ltd. (KSV), part of the Biolin group of companies (Biolin AB, Malmö, Sweden), today announced the introduction of SPR-Navi, a flexible, high-sensitivity system for surface-based molecular interaction analysis. [...]

Brings Industry's Most Comprehensive Regulatory Compliance Solutions to Customers WALTHAM, Mass.--PerkinElmer, Inc. (NYSE: PKI - News), a global leader in Health Sciences and Photonics, today announced the acquisition of LabMetrix Technologies, the largest independent provider of metrology-based multi-vendor analytical instrument qualification solutions. The acquisition of LabMetrix adds technology, tools, proven processes and compliance expertise to [...]

Unrivalled Performance Meets Simplicity for Routine and Research Applications PALO ALTO, Calif., March 31 -- Varian, Inc. (NasdaqGS: VARI - News) announced today its new 600-IR series of FT-IR (Fourier Transform Infrared) spectrometers, microscopes and imaging solutions. The series comprises a range of products for both routine analyses and advanced research applications. FT-IR spectroscopy provides [...]

PALO ALTO, Calif., March 31, 2008 -- Varian, Inc. (NasdaqGS: VARI - News) announced today its new 200-MS Series of ion trap mass spectrometers for GC/MS (gas chromatography/mass spectrometry). GC/MS is used by analytical chemists for the detection and characterization of compounds in samples from a variety of applications including environmental, toxicology, food safety and [...]

PALO ALTO, Calif., March 31 -- Varian, Inc. (NasdaqGS: VARI - News) announced today the release of the VF-5ht UltiMetal(TM) column for high temperature gas chromatography (GC), which is resistant to damage under extreme operating conditions. These highly durable columns allow chemists to confidently analyze samples at very high temperatures, up to 450 degrees Celsius. [...]

MEDFORD, Mass. and HEIDELBERG, Germany, March 31 -- febit group, the provider of the unique microfluidic microarray system Geniom, today announced the formation of a Scientific Advisory Board (SAB) consisting of leading authorities at the forefront of genetics and genomics research. The SAB members, from top research institutions and companies, will provide expert advice on [...]

PHILADELPHIA, PA - March 28 2008 - Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc. (AMEX: BIO and BIOb), a multinational manufacturer and distributor of life science research and clinical diagnostic products, announced today the release of seven new high-quality infrared databases including: Name of Database Number of Spectra Pharmaceutical Excipients 882 Biochemicals 590 Pollutants (IR Vapor Phase) 910 Flavors [...]