Shimadzu Scientific Instruments and PACE Analytical Services Develop New Alternative Test Procedure to EPA Method 1613B

COLUMBIA, Md. — Shimadzu Scientific Instruments and PACE Analytical Services have developed an alternate test procedure (ATP) to EPA Method 1613B—PAM-16130-SSI: Determination of 2,3,7,8-Substituted Tetra- through Octa-Chlorinated Dibenzo-p-Dioxins and Dibenzofurans (CDDs/CDFs) Using Shimadzu Gas Chromatography Mass Spectrometry (GC-MS/MS). This ATP allows the use of GC-MS/MS in place of high-resolution mass spectrometry (GC/HRMS) for the determination of [...]

Agilent Acquires Polymer Standards Service, Broadening Offerings for GPC/SEC Polymer Analysis

SANTA CLARA, Calif. -- Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE: A) today announced it has acquired Polymer Standards Service GmbH (PSS), a provider of solutions in the field of polymer characterization. PSS specializes in hardware and software solutions used in defining the makeup and creation of molecular structures. The company provides complete solutions for gel permeation chromatography (GPC) and [...]

Twist Bioscience and Biotia Receive Expanded Emergency Use Authorization to Report Genetic Variants of SARS-CoV-2

- FDA EUA Variant Calling Assay Allows for Sequencing to Inform Patient Treatment - SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. & NEW YORK -- Twist Bioscience Corporation (NASDAQ: TWST), a company enabling customers to succeed through its offering of high-quality synthetic DNA using its silicon platform, and Biotia, Inc., a company that uses proprietary analytical software for [...]

Kent Heath named new CEO of Rigaku Americas Holding Inc. and President of Rigaku Americas Corporation

The Woodlands, TX – Rigaku Americas Holding Inc., the North American subsidiary of Rigaku Corporation, Japan’s leading manufacturer of X-ray analysis, measurement and testing instruments, announced Kent Heath as its new CEO. Heath was also named President of Rigaku Americas Corporation. Heath is the former VP and GM of the Tribology, Stylus and Optical Metrology [...]

Renishaw launches the inLux™ SEM Raman interface

Renishaw, the pioneer in combining Raman spectroscopy with scanning electron microscopes (SEMs), has launched its latest product, the inLux™ SEM Raman interface. Adding the inLux interface to your SEM enables in situ Raman spectroscopy which provides highly specific chemical and structural characterisation to complement your SEM information. The inLux interface is compatible with SEMs from [...]

Seer Launches First-of-its-kind Proteogenomics Workflow to Link Genetic Changes with Protein Variants with Proteograph™ Analysis Suite 2.0

Scalable, high-resolution, sample-specific analysis brings genomics and proteomics together to enable novel biological insights with the click of a button REDWOOD CITY, Calif. -- Seer Inc. (NASDAQ: SEER), a life sciences company commercializing a disruptive new platform for proteomics, today announced a new Proteogenomics Workflow that integrates deep, unbiased proteomics with genomics, powered by the [...]

Absolute Antibody Increases Automation Capabilities and Expands Production Facility to Support Continued Growth of its Recombinant Antibody Technology

UK facility adds significant resources to address demand for recombinant antibodies Redcar, UK. Absolute Antibody Ltd., an industry-leading provider of recombinant antibody products and services, today announced the near doubling of its manufacturing facility in northeast England. The increased laboratory space includes a major investment in new automation for Next Generation Sequencing (NGS), expression and purification [...]

Automated Dried Spot Sampling and Analysis System Redefines Workflow

The Thermo Scientific Transcend DSX-1 integrated sample prep and ultra-high-performance liquid chromatography (UHPLC) system delivers high throughput, sensitive and compliant analysis SAN JOSE, Calif. – Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the world leader in serving science, enables clinical research, toxicology and anti-doping laboratories performing dried spot sampling and analysis to utilize a new automated sample prep [...]

Thermo Fisher Scientific and Structura Biotechnology Collaborate to Offer a Solution for Real-Time Cryo-EM Data Analysis

New Embedded CryoSPARC Live software to be made available by Structura and Thermo Fisher and designed to integrate with Thermo Fisher technology HILLSBORO, Ore. -- Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the world leader in serving science, and Structura Biotechnology Inc., a leading provider of cryo-EM data analysis software, today announced a collaboration to make available a [...]

Unchained Labs locks down forever home with new Pleasanton campus

Pleasanton, CA – Unchained Labs, the life sciences company that’s all about getting biologics and gene therapy researchers the right tool for the job will build a new, expanded campus right around the corner from its current headquarters in Pleasanton, CA. Unchained entered into a very long-term (basically forever) lease on a 12-acre property at [...]

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