WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind.— Improved Pharma has expanded their offerings by acquiring S. I. Photonics’ top-of-the-line spectrophotometer, model 440. This model has a high sensitivity, low noise CCD detector that enables the collection of a full spectrum within a second. The power of this instrument is enhanced by the number of accessories and dip probes that […]

Shimadzu Corporation (President & CEO: Teruhisa Ueda, hereinafter Shimadzu) and HORIBA, Ltd. (President & COO: Masayuki Adachi, hereinafter HORIBA) today concluded a basic agreement to commence collaboration on the development and sales of LC-Raman analytical and measuring instruments that combine Shimadzu’s high-performance liquid chromatographs (HPLCs, hereinafter LCs) with HORIBA’s Raman spectrometers. The two companies will […]

BILLERICA, Massachusetts –  Bruker and Purity-IQ have joined forces to create a powerful new testing system for medical cannabis in Canada. The Purity-IQ Cannabis Fingerprint™ combines Bruker’s expertise in nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) based screening technology with Purity-IQ’s genomics capabilities to offer traceability and identity testing throughout the cannabis supply chain. There are currently no […]

Ocean Insight, the Applied Spectral Knowledge company, has named Dr. Michael Edwards as its new president. Edwards joined the company in July 2020. Edwards will be responsible for leading the delivery of Ocean Insight’s mission to apply spectral knowledge, and for supporting customers across academia and industry in developing spectroscopy-based solutions that address major challenges […]

MORRISVILLE, N.C. – Wasatch Photonics is proud to announce the addition of a compact, cost-effective UV Raman spectrometer to its family of modular Raman spectroscopy products. The WP 248 Raman spectrometer expands on the company’s existing range of high sensitivity research and OEM Raman solutions spanning 405 to 1064 nm. Use of UV excitation makes the WP 248 […]

nstrument also tests ethanol and isopropanol concentrations to confirm product efficacy WALTHAM, Mass.– PerkinElmer, Inc., a global leader committed to innovating for a healthier world, today announced that its Hand Sanitizer Analyzer instrument can be used to test for the presence of methanol in alcohol-based hand sanitizer products with pass/fail results delivered in 30 seconds or less. Recent warnings and recalls […]

A consortium of public and private organizations, of which Serstech is part, has been granted funding from the European Commission. The project aims to develop technologies, based on Raman and SERS (Surface Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy), to detect and identify chemical warfare agents and toxic industrial compounds in liquid and gas form. Serstech will supply modified […]

OLUMBUS, Ohio and BOSTON — METTLER TOLEDO International Inc. (NYSE: MTD) and TetraScience, Inc. announce a new collaboration to knock down life sciences R&D data silos by providing complete and unified R&D data in the cloud. The integration will join METTLER TOLEDO‘s precision instruments, such as balances, pH meters, titrators, UV/VIS spectrophotometers, density, refractometers, and LabX™ laboratory software with the TetraScience Platform […]

The portable, lab-accurate potency and moisture measurement device now lasts significantly longer between charges ST. LOUIS  — Purpl Scientific (www.purplscientific.com), developer of the Purpl PRO – the affordable, lab-accurate, hand-held potency and moisture measurement system for cannabis and hemp – announced it released a free firmware update to improve device battery life. The Purpl PRO, like most electronic devices, will […]

DALLAS — Jacobs (NYSE:J) is deploying a new type of Raman spectroscopy technology, which makes it safer and cheaper to spot radioactive contamination or other hazardous substances in waste stores and nuclear facilities undergoing decommissioning. Raman spectroscopy1 – which works by firing lasers at a target and measuring the resulting molecular vibrations – is one of the […]