Genevac and Dionex sign worldwide distribution agreementMay 6, 2011Genevac Ltd (Ipswich, UK), the solvent evaporation business of SP Industries Inc (Warminster, PA) has entered into an OEM agreement with ion chromatography (IC) specialist Dionex Corp (Sunnyvale, CA), which sees the Genevac RocketTM high speed evaporator being sold as part of Dionex accelerated solvent extraction (ASE®) instruments...
Read MoreMolecular ProfilesMay 5, 2011Molecular Profiles, a leading pharmaceutical development service provider, has announced that it has been awarded a Queen's Award for Enterprise 2011 in the Innovation category for its nanoPASSTM (nanoscale Predictive Analytical Screening Solution) service platform. This novel analytical approach improves the development of new pharmaceuticals by exploiting the latest advances in nanotechnology to yield key analytical data from minute quantities of potential drug candidates and then predicting those candidates that are most likely to make it to market...
Read MoreSelect Biosciences offer the chance to register free for an exhibition only pass to ELAMay 5, 2011Select Biosciences, organisers of European Lab Automation (ELA) 2011, are providing the opportunity to register free to visit the exhibition at ELA, Europe's only event dedicated to laboratory automation. The European Lab Automation event will take place at the Congress Centre Hamburg (CCH), 30 June - 1 July in Hamburg, Germany...
Read MoreThermo Fisher Scientific to Highlight New Laboratory Solutions during UK Summer SymposiumMay 5, 2011Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the world leader in serving science, today announced a free summer symposium presenting the latest developments in laboratory solutions. Following the success of last year's event, the Summer Symposium returns in 2011 with a much broader scope that offers something for all scientific researchers. The event is scheduled for Tuesday 7th June 2011 in the prestigious QEII Conference Centre near the Palace of Westminster in London. Space is limited, so pre-registration is recommended to guarantee a place...
Read MoreITT AnalyticsMay 4, 2011ITT Corporation (NYSE:ITT) announced that its AADI brand has teamed up with the University of North Carolina (UNC) at Chapel Hill to develop two new multi-sensor arrays to detect light hydrocarbons and oxygen depletion associated with oil and gas releases such as recent occurrences in the northern Gulf of Mexico. This research is vital to monitor the long-term effects of water contamination and its threat to coral reef and other coastal ecosystems...
Read MoreSuccessful launch of Greiner Bio-One's international webinar seriesMay 4, 2011Greiner Bio-One, a leading technology partner for the diagnostic and pharmaceutical industry, hosted its first web-based live seminar, "Innovative Surfaces for Cell Culture Application" in English language. 160 participants from 25 countries followed the informative lecture of Greiner Bio-One Product Manager Dr. Antje Fuhrmann online. A subsequent interactive chat session was held for the speaker's response to inquiries posted during the session...
Read MoreIndustrial corrosion protection systems manufacturer uses Malvern Kinexus rheometer in formulation developmentMay 4, 2011Development teams at Steuler KCH Materials GmbH (Siershahn, Germany) are using the Kinexus rotational rheometer from Malvern Instruments to help analyze the rheological characteristics of products such as spray coatings. Steuler KCH GmbH is a world leader in the provision of industrial corrosion protection, in the form of mechanically and thermally resistant materials and linings for steel and concrete structures...
Read MoreMedicyte Starts its Involvement in the Prestigious Hepatic Microfluidic Bioreactor ProjectMay 4, 2011Medicyte has now started operational activities to provide and qualify different types of upcyte® liver cells for use in the multi-international Hepatic Microfluidic Bioreactor (HeMiBio) project. HeMiBio is an artificial liver that may be more predictive for human liver toxicity and liver metabolism of drugs than current in vitro and animal models...
Read MoreTrade-in on old Cytospin and receive May 4, 2011Fisher Scientific, part of Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., today announced the launch of a trade-in offer on the Cytospin® 4. The Shandon Cytospin is used by over 15,000 laboratories worldwide and has been synonymous with cytocentrifugation for over 40 years...
Read MoreBMG LABTECH is proud to announce the second winner of our SPECTROstar Nano contestMay 3, 2011
Rising Stars in the Chemistry/Biochemistry Department at U.T. Arlington are the Second Winners of a SPECTROstar Nano from BMG LABTECH. For young and exuberant scientists it is sometimes hard to accomplish new and exciting research when applying for classic funding sources...
Read MoreFLIR Camera Selected to Help Regulate Environmental EmissionsMay 3, 2011FLIR Advanced Thermal Solutions has been selected by the DCMR Environmental Protection Agency to supply a FLIR GF320 Optical Gas Imaging camera for inspection and law enforcement tasks...
Read MoreBiochrom expand global reach with opening of India Liaison OfficeMay 3, 2011Scientific instrument manufacturers, Biochrom (Cambridge, UK) is pleased to announce the opening of their India Liaison Office in New Delhi...
Read MoreTTP LabTech Support World-Leading Research with Competition LaunchApr 28, 2011TTP LabTech announce the launch of an exciting new scientific competition to win one year's free use of two powerful and intuitive instruments, the mosquito® nanolitre pipettor and the Acumen® microplate imaging system. Scientists from any research program are invited to submit a short proposal, detailing how these renowned technologies will benefit their research application and experimental workflow...
Read MoreNew Corporate Identity for The Automation PartnershipApr 28, 2011The Automation Partnership (TAP), a leading supplier of innovative automation for life science applications today announced that the company will now be known as TAP Biosystems. This new corporate identity will ensure existing and future customers in life science will have a better understanding of the breadth of products and services which the company now offers...
Read MoreSyrris offers free flow chemistry and automated process chemistry workshopsApr 28, 2011Leading chemistry automation product innovator, Syrris invites scientists to attend free workshop seminars in Flow Chemistry and Automated Process Chemistry; to be held in Bangkok, Thailand, at Syrris' Thai distributor, Sithiporn. The courses will be running on the 9 - 10th as well as the 12 - 13th of May 2011, allowing delegates to attend both...
Read MoreTools for Polymer Characterization Apr 27, 2011Materials characterization company Malvern Instruments is focusing on tools for polymer characterization as part of its exhibit at this year's Annual Technical Conference for the polymer industry (ANTEC 2011, May 1-5, Boston MA, USA). Highlights include Malvern's Viscotek gel permeation chromatography (GPC) systems for measuring polymer architecture and the company's range of capillary rheometers for determining polymer processability...
Read MoreExpert Witness Laboratory Analytical ServiceApr 27, 2011Warwick Analytical Service, the analytical division of Exeter Analytical (UK) Ltd, has announced the launch of their new "Expert Witness Service". Drawing upon a wide range of analytical instrumentation and experienced qualified staff, operating under strict ISO 9001 and UKAS 17025 conditions, Warwick are able to deliver accurate, precise and reliable sample analysis in support of substance identification backed by technical consultancy and signed witness statements...
Read MoreFirst Patient Included in Multicenter Study to Evaluate SIRS-LabApr 27, 2011SIRS-Lab, a molecular diagnostics company based in Jena, Germany, announced the inclusion of the first patient in a 1000-patient clinical study evaluating their molecular pathogen test VYOO. The multicenter trial, performed in 11 key centers across Germany and initiated in February 2011, will deliver data about the utility of the PCR test compared to conventional methods to identify microbes in ICU patients with suspected sepsis...
Read MoreGC and its uses in the modern analytical laboratory, 28th & 30th June, Reading & ManchesterApr 26, 2011Hichrom Limited & Thermo Scientific are running GC Seminars taking place at the Madejski Stadium, Reading on the 28th June and at the Radisson Blu Hotel, Manchester Airport, on the 30th June. These days will be of great interest to all those who are involved in Gas Chromatography in the modern analytical environment and wish to expand their knowledge or simply want to keep up-to-date with the latest developments in GC...
Read MoreApr 26, 2011UK-based materials characterization company Malvern Instruments is celebrating winning the Queen's Award for Enterprise in two successive years. Details of the 2011 awards were announced on 21st April, with Malvern receiving the Queen's Award for Enterprise in the category of International Trade. While this is a considerable achievement in its own right, it is all the more noteworthy for being the seventh time that Malvern Instruments has been recognised in the Queen's Awards...
Read MoreQuanta Biosciences and IDT partner to develop and produce microRNA PCRApr 26, 2011Quanta Biosciences (Gaithersburg, MD) has developed hundreds of assays for quantifying microRNAs, and has entered into a partnership with Integrated DNA Technologies (Coralville, IA) to custom manufacture them...
Read MorePeak Scientific Win the QueenApr 21, 2011Peak Scientific Instruments Ltd, Scottish manufacturers of nitrogen, hydrogen and air generators have been awarded the Queen's Award for Enterprise 2011, the most prestigious business award in the UK...
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Genevac Ltd (Ipswich, UK), the solvent evaporation business of SP Industries Inc (Warminster, PA) has entered into an OEM agreement with ion chromatography (IC) specialist Dionex Corp (Sunnyvale, CA), which sees the Genevac RocketTM high speed evaporator being sold as part of Dionex accelerated solvent extraction (ASE®) instruments...
Molecular Profiles, a leading pharmaceutical development service provider, has announced that it has been awarded a Queen's Award for Enterprise 2011 in the Innovation category for its nanoPASSTM (nanoscale Predictive Analytical Screening Solution) service platform. This novel analytical approach improves the development of new pharmaceuticals by exploiting the latest advances in nanotechnology to yield key analytical data from minute quantities of potential drug candidates and then predicting those candidates that are most likely to make it to market...
Select Biosciences, organisers of European Lab Automation (ELA) 2011, are providing the opportunity to register free to visit the exhibition at ELA, Europe's only event dedicated to laboratory automation. The European Lab Automation event will take place at the Congress Centre Hamburg (CCH), 30 June - 1 July in Hamburg, Germany...
Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the world leader in serving science, today announced a free summer symposium presenting the latest developments in laboratory solutions. Following the success of last year's event, the Summer Symposium returns in 2011 with a much broader scope that offers something for all scientific researchers. The event is scheduled for Tuesday 7th June 2011 in the prestigious QEII Conference Centre near the Palace of Westminster in London. Space is limited, so pre-registration is recommended to guarantee a place...
ITT Corporation (NYSE:ITT) announced that its AADI brand has teamed up with the University of North Carolina (UNC) at Chapel Hill to develop two new multi-sensor arrays to detect light hydrocarbons and oxygen depletion associated with oil and gas releases such as recent occurrences in the northern Gulf of Mexico. This research is vital to monitor the long-term effects of water contamination and its threat to coral reef and other coastal ecosystems...
Greiner Bio-One, a leading technology partner for the diagnostic and pharmaceutical industry, hosted its first web-based live seminar, "Innovative Surfaces for Cell Culture Application" in English language. 160 participants from 25 countries followed the informative lecture of Greiner Bio-One Product Manager Dr. Antje Fuhrmann online. A subsequent interactive chat session was held for the speaker's response to inquiries posted during the session...
Development teams at Steuler KCH Materials GmbH (Siershahn, Germany) are using the Kinexus rotational rheometer from Malvern Instruments to help analyze the rheological characteristics of products such as spray coatings. Steuler KCH GmbH is a world leader in the provision of industrial corrosion protection, in the form of mechanically and thermally resistant materials and linings for steel and concrete structures...
Medicyte has now started operational activities to provide and qualify different types of upcyte® liver cells for use in the multi-international Hepatic Microfluidic Bioreactor (HeMiBio) project. HeMiBio is an artificial liver that may be more predictive for human liver toxicity and liver metabolism of drugs than current in vitro and animal models...
Fisher Scientific, part of Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., today announced the launch of a trade-in offer on the Cytospin® 4. The Shandon Cytospin is used by over 15,000 laboratories worldwide and has been synonymous with cytocentrifugation for over 40 years...
Rising Stars in the Chemistry/Biochemistry Department at U.T. Arlington are the Second Winners of a SPECTROstar Nano from BMG LABTECH. For young and exuberant scientists it is sometimes hard to accomplish new and exciting research when applying for classic funding sources...
FLIR Advanced Thermal Solutions has been selected by the DCMR Environmental Protection Agency to supply a FLIR GF320 Optical Gas Imaging camera for inspection and law enforcement tasks...
Scientific instrument manufacturers, Biochrom (Cambridge, UK) is pleased to announce the opening of their India Liaison Office in New Delhi...
TTP LabTech announce the launch of an exciting new scientific competition to win one year's free use of two powerful and intuitive instruments, the mosquito® nanolitre pipettor and the Acumen® microplate imaging system. Scientists from any research program are invited to submit a short proposal, detailing how these renowned technologies will benefit their research application and experimental workflow...
The Automation Partnership (TAP), a leading supplier of innovative automation for life science applications today announced that the company will now be known as TAP Biosystems. This new corporate identity will ensure existing and future customers in life science will have a better understanding of the breadth of products and services which the company now offers...
Leading chemistry automation product innovator, Syrris invites scientists to attend free workshop seminars in Flow Chemistry and Automated Process Chemistry; to be held in Bangkok, Thailand, at Syrris' Thai distributor, Sithiporn. The courses will be running on the 9 - 10th as well as the 12 - 13th of May 2011, allowing delegates to attend both...
Materials characterization company Malvern Instruments is focusing on tools for polymer characterization as part of its exhibit at this year's Annual Technical Conference for the polymer industry (ANTEC 2011, May 1-5, Boston MA, USA). Highlights include Malvern's Viscotek gel permeation chromatography (GPC) systems for measuring polymer architecture and the company's range of capillary rheometers for determining polymer processability...
Warwick Analytical Service, the analytical division of Exeter Analytical (UK) Ltd, has announced the launch of their new "Expert Witness Service". Drawing upon a wide range of analytical instrumentation and experienced qualified staff, operating under strict ISO 9001 and UKAS 17025 conditions, Warwick are able to deliver accurate, precise and reliable sample analysis in support of substance identification backed by technical consultancy and signed witness statements...
SIRS-Lab, a molecular diagnostics company based in Jena, Germany, announced the inclusion of the first patient in a 1000-patient clinical study evaluating their molecular pathogen test VYOO. The multicenter trial, performed in 11 key centers across Germany and initiated in February 2011, will deliver data about the utility of the PCR test compared to conventional methods to identify microbes in ICU patients with suspected sepsis...
Hichrom Limited & Thermo Scientific are running GC Seminars taking place at the Madejski Stadium, Reading on the 28th June and at the Radisson Blu Hotel, Manchester Airport, on the 30th June. These days will be of great interest to all those who are involved in Gas Chromatography in the modern analytical environment and wish to expand their knowledge or simply want to keep up-to-date with the latest developments in GC...
UK-based materials characterization company Malvern Instruments is celebrating winning the Queen's Award for Enterprise in two successive years. Details of the 2011 awards were announced on 21st April, with Malvern receiving the Queen's Award for Enterprise in the category of International Trade. While this is a considerable achievement in its own right, it is all the more noteworthy for being the seventh time that Malvern Instruments has been recognised in the Queen's Awards...
Quanta Biosciences (Gaithersburg, MD) has developed hundreds of assays for quantifying microRNAs, and has entered into a partnership with Integrated DNA Technologies (Coralville, IA) to custom manufacture them...
Peak Scientific Instruments Ltd, Scottish manufacturers of nitrogen, hydrogen and air generators have been awarded the Queen's Award for Enterprise 2011, the most prestigious business award in the UK...