Markes International has expanded its portfolio of air sampling products with the introduction of high-quality gas sampling bags, now available in both Tedlar® and multi-layer inert foil formats. The new range complements Markes’ broad offering of products for active (pumped) and diffusive (passive) sorbent tube air sampling, canister and on-line air sampling and other sampling technologies, […]

The New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO) selected the research and development project proposed by Shimadzu Corporation in collaboration with Professor Masahiro Tsukamoto’s group at the Joining and Welding Research Institute, Osaka University, the Japan Atomic Energy Agency, Matsuura Machinery Corporation, Furukawa Electric Co., Ltd., MI-6 Ltd., the Industrial Research Institute of Ishikawa, […]

On April 18, Shimadzu Corporation (hereinafter “Shimadzu,” located in Kyoto City, Kyoto Prefecture, and led by President & CEO Yasunori Yamamoto) and Tohoku University (located in Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture, and led by President Teiji Tominaga) established a new laboratory at the Shimadzu × Tohoku University Supersulfides Life Science Co-Creation Research Center. Since March 2024, when […]

SANTA CLARA, Calif. — Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE: A) today announced August Specht, Ph.D., has been named the company’s Chief Technology Officer. Specht, previously vice president of Global R&D for the Chromatography and Mass Spectrometry Division at Thermo Fisher Scientific, will join Agilent on June 9. “We are thrilled to welcome August Specht to the […]

SANTA CLARA, Calif. —  Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE: A) today announced the latest enhancements to the Agilent 8850 Gas Chromatograph (GC), including compatibility with single and triple quadrupole mass spectrometry (MS) systems and related tools and technologies to improve laboratory productivity. The unique design and compact size of the 8850 GC make it one of the […]

CEDAR PARK, TX – VUV Analytics, Inc., a global leader in vacuum ultraviolet (VUV) spectroscopy, welcomes Lou Cheng to the VUV team, focusing on International Business Development. After graduating from university in Delft, The Netherlands, and working briefly in R&D, Lou has been involved in laboratory equipment in the petrochemical and Chemical industries for many years. […]

Shimadzu Corporation invested in Persist AI Formulation Corp (Persist AI, based in California) through the Corporate Venture Capital (CVC) fund “Shimadzu Future Innovation Fund” (Shimadzu FIF). The company is developing a platform that utilizes AI and robotics to streamline the formulation of pharmaceuticals. The formulation process, which involves processing the pharmaceutical active ingredients into useful […]

Shimadzu Corporation has invested in U.S. startup SUN METALON Inc. (Sun Metalon, Illinois) through its corporate venture capital (CVC) fund, “Shimadzu Future Innovation Fund”. Sun Metalon is developing solution to recycle scrap metal generated by the automotive, construction machinery, and steel manufacturing industries at the sites. Despite its potential value, scrap metal generated at manufacturing […]

Global life-sciences and financial leaders bring decades of health-care, biopharma, and strategic expertise to support Agilent’s next phase of growth SANTA CLARA, Calif. — Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE: A) today announced that Pascal Soriot, CEO of AstraZeneca, and Judy Gawlik Brown, founder and CEO of Downtown Advisory, have been elected to its Board of Directors, […]

On March 18, Shimadzu Corporation opened the Shimadzu Kobe Innovation Lab (hereinafter, “Kobe Lab”) at the Kobe Biomedical Innovation Cluster located in Kobe city, Hyogo Prefecture. Kobe Lab will aim to expedite the development of useful microorganisms that can produce bioplastics from carbon dioxoide (CO2). By achieving a 200-fold increase in the current processing efficiency […]