SAN DIEGO, CA, AND SAINT GEORGE, UTAH – Agena Bioscience and Intermountain Healthcare announced today a strategic collaboration that focuses on expanding the use of Agena’s MassARRAY® System in oncology applications. The collaboration concentrates on expansion of Agena’s technology with the goal of focused panels for liquid and tissue biopsy.  The molecular tests augment laboratory […]

MassARRAY® System with Chip Prep Module receives CE-IVD marking for general in vitro diagnostic use in Europe SAN DIEGO, CA – Agena Bioscience today announced the European launch of the MassARRAY® System with CHIP Prep Module (CPM), marketed as a CE-IVD product under the Directive 98/79/EC for in vitro diagnostic medical devices. The MassARRAY Dx product offers clinical laboratories […]

The AB SCIEX TRIPLE QUAD™ 4500MD LC-MS/MS system has been approved by the China Food and Drug Administration (CFDA) and meets the market access requirements for medical device products. Shanghai, China — SCIEX Diagnostics, the in vitro diagnostics division of SCIEX, a global leader in mass spectrometry in the life sciences industry, announced today that the AB SCIEX TRIPLE […]

Ann Arbor, MI– Cayman Chemical, in collaboration with PinPoint Testing, LLC and Biotage, has introduced the ToxBox® THC/THC Metabolite Pack, an all-inclusive tool to detect THC, the primary active constituent in Cannabis, and its main metabolites. ToxBox®, a proprietary brand of products by PinPoint Testing, is a high-throughput solution for detecting multiple analytes in biological […]

Shimadzu announces the release of its LC/MS/MS Method Package for D/L Amino Acids, for use with triple quadrupole liquid chromatograph mass spectrometers. Background to the Development The 20 amino acids that form the structure of proteins exist as mirror image optical isomers: the D-amino acids (D-form) and the L-amino acids (L-form) (chiral amino acids)*1). The […]

Markes International (Llantrisant, UK) has announced that its automated air-monitoring systems for both canister and tube sampling have been officially endorsed by the Chinese Ministry of Environmental Protection. This cements their long-standing reputation as high-performance, well-designed and cost-effective technologies for the analysis of volatile and semi-volatile organic compounds (VOCs and SVOCs). The endorsed technologies, which […]

Peabody, Mass. — The JEOL InfiTOF compact high-resolution gas analysis mass spectrometer is ideal for monitoring trace impurities in semiconductor process gases, evolved gases from catalytic reactions, vapor epitaxy and more.  No larger than a desktop PC, the InfiTOF instantly separates isobaric gases such CO and N2, or N2O and CO2, for continuous monitoring without […]

Our Newest Quadrupole Power Supplies (QPS) deliver unrivalled long term stability. Here we demonstrate two of the most crticial performance factors for Quadrupole Power Supplies: Mass Stability Resolution Stability Mass Stability Mass stability is probably the most noted performance factor for quadrupole power supplies. Typical specifications for mass drift are 0.1 Da over 48 hours. […]

MX908 brings enhanced detection and identification capabilities to modern-day response missions BOSTON — 908 Devices, a pioneer of analytical devices for chemical and biomolecule analysis, today announced the release of MX908™, a second-generation handheld chemical detection and identification device powered by the Company’s patented and award-winning high-pressure mass spectrometry (HPMS™) technology. Designed for true trace-level detection […]

First Commercial IVD Kit to Use Mass Spectrometry to Screen for Six LSDs in Newborn Babies from a Single Dried Blood Spot Sample   WHAT:     PerkinElmer, Inc., a global leader committed to innovating for a healthier world, today announced the launch of its new NeoLSD™ MSMS kit.  This solution is the first CE marked […]