Domainex to Invest in its Drug Discovery Services and Internal Oncology Pipeline in 2011 Mar 25, 2011Domainex Ltd, a biotechnology company providing world-class drug discovery services to support both its own and customer research programmes, has announced plans to significantly expand its medicinal chemistry and biology capabilities in 2011. The expansion will involve relocation to larger laboratories in Cambridge and investment in new technologies that will enhance its current service offering...
Read MoreThermo Fisher Scientific Offers IndustryMar 25, 2011Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the world leader in serving science, offers a selection of handheld analytical instruments that is now among the industry's most diverse, serving applications ranging from airport security and consumer product testing to supply chain integrity and industrial hygiene. The company continues to build on its strategy of translating analytical technologies proven in the lab into handheld instruments for use in the field...
Read MoreOptibrium to Unveil StarDrop 5 and Revolutionary Nova Module at ACS Spring 2011Mar 25, 2011Optibrium, a provider of software solutions for drug discovery, will be officially launching the next generation of StarDrop featuring the ground-breaking Nova module on booth #1121 at the American Chemical Society (ACS) National Exposition, 27-31 March, 2011, Anaheim, CA. This intuitive platform helps to guide scientists' decisions to quickly identify compounds with a high chance of success for their drug discovery project...
Read MoreFlexicon Celebrates 25 Years of SuccessMar 25, 2011Flexicon Liquid Filling Systems, part of the Watson-Marlow Pumps Group, is celebrating 25 years of success as a leading manufacturer and supplier of world-class aseptic liquid filling and capping systems...
Read MoreBluestar Silicones Announces Major Investment in North AmericaMar 24, 2011Bluestar Silicones, a global integrated silicones supplier, has announced investment plans to expand its manufacturing footprint and R&D operations in North America. These investment plans include Bluestar Silicones acquiring a 147,000-sq-ft former textile chemicals factory in Charlotte, N.C., which will become home to the company's two manufacturing sites currently located in Ventura, Calif., and Rock Hill, S.C.
Read MorePI Hexapods chosen for space missionMar 24, 2011Scientists at the Institute for Gravitational Research, School of Physics and Astronomy, Glasgow University, have selected PI's M-824 Hexapod, a 6-axis micropositioning system, to construct space flight hardware for the LISA (Laser Interferometer Space Antenna) Pathfinder space mission, a major ESA-NASA initiative...
Read MoreSyngene Gel Doc System used at Prestigious US Technology Institute To Safely and Rapidly Analyse DNAMar 24, 2011Syngene, a world-leading manufacturer of image analysis solutions, is proud to announce a Syngene gel documentation system is being used at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in the USA to image gels quickly and safely. Researchers in the Department of Biological Engineering at MIT are regularly using a Syngene gel documentation system to accurately visualise, quantify and record images of DNA on 1D agarose gels fluorescently stained with SYBR® Safe from Invitrogen.
Read MoreLEO Pharma Selects Veeva CRM for Pan-European DeploymentsMar 23, 2011LEO Pharma, a leading global pharmaceutical company specialising in dermatology and critical care, has selected Veeva CRM to support its rapidly growing New Markets Europe region. LEO has started the deployment of Veeva CRM to its users in countries such as Hungary, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Poland, Romania, and Italy...
Read MoreNovAliX Signs Multiyear Services Agreement for Chemistry Mar 23, 2011NovAlix today announces that it has entered into a multi-year research services agreement for chemistry with Janssen-Cilag, France, to support its drug discovery efforts...
Read MoreThermo Fisher Scientific Acquires Polystyrene Roller Bottle Product Line Assets from BDMar 23, 2011Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the world leader in serving science, today announced that it has signed an agreement to acquire certain assets of the polystyrene roller bottle product line from BD, a global technology company that develops, manufactures and sells medical devices, instruments and reagents. The acquisition demonstrates Thermo Fisher Scientific's commitment to provide customers with the most complete offering of laboratory products...
Read MoreBioTek Instruments Announces Establishment of Korean OfficeMar 22, 2011BioTek Instruments, Inc., continues their global expansion in the microplate-based technology market with the establishment of BioTek Korea. Managed by Mr. Yunki Kyung, the new direct sales and service organization will focus on growing BioTek's brand and expanding direct service and application support for our growing customer base in South Korea...
Read MoreIMGM Laboratories Adopts Fluidigm Access Array SystemMar 22, 2011IMGM Laboratories GMBH has purchased a Fluidigm Access ArrayTM System to use in its development and validation of targeted re-sequencing applications services. IMGM is the first Genomic Services Provider to offer the combination of the Fluidigm Access Array technology in conjunction with Roche's 454 Next-Generation Sequencing Systems to its customers in Germany...
Read MoreFluidigm Announce Israeli Distribution DealMar 22, 2011Fluidigm Corporation, the inventor of integrated fluidic circuits (IFCs), has appointed Eisenberg Brothers Ltd. as its distributor in Israel. Eisenberg Brothers will offer Fluidigm's complete portfolio of BioMark, EP1, and Access Array Systems and the complete line up of Dynamic Array, Digital Array and Access Array IFCs for real-time PCR, digital PCR, genotyping, gene expression, copy number variation and absolute quantification for sequencing...
Read MoreBioTek Offers Peristaltic Pump Cassette Recalibration OptionsMar 22, 2011BioTek now offers three options to customers requiring peristaltic pump cassette recalibration for MultiFlo Microplate Dispenser, EL406 Combination Washer Dispenser and MicroFlo Select Microplate Dispenser...
Read MoreHORIBA Medical aiding PenninesMar 22, 2011As a large Trust looking after a population in excess of 800,000 and in line with Government ‘Healthy Futures' and ‘Pathology Modernisation' initiatives, Pennine Acute Hospitals NHS Trust has centralised a number of its services in recent years. As part of this process, the Trust has modified its Pathology services by consolidating all GP work for the four PCTs that it encompasses into new laboratories at the Royal Oldham Hospital...
Read MoreThermo Fisher Scientific Nitrogen/Protein Analyzer Selected by Italian Research Institute for Fast and Accurate Analysis of Food SamplesMar 22, 2011Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the world leader in serving science, today announced that Gruppo CSA, a leading Italian environmental research institute, has implemented the Thermo Scientific FLASH 4000 nitrogen/protein analyzer to enable efficient and accurate nitrogen/protein determination in animal feed and human food samples. The analyzer has set new standards for the efficiency of analyses at the institute and has provided unmatched precision while also facilitating increased sample capacity and high sample throughput...
Read MoreBMG LABTECH exihibit at SBS Conference 2011 as Bronze SponsorMar 21, 2011BMG LABTECH, world leader in microplate reader technology, is proud to be a Bronze Sponsor of the SBS Conference 2011 in Orlando, Florida. BMG invite you to join them on booth 807 and join in on their workshops to see the latest innovations in microplate reading technology including the SPECTROstar Nano, which can instantly capture a full UV/Vis spectrum (220 - 1000 nm) in low volume samples, microplates and cuvettes...
Read MoreIDT offers complete synthetic biology capabilitiesMar 21, 2011Integrated DNA Technologies (IDT), the world leader in oligonucleotide synthesis, offers a completely confidential custom gene synthesis service. By manufacturing any genes, including hard-to-clone sequences, IDT provides a cost-effective service, eliminating the outlay for construction, cloning, and sequencing. In addition, each gene undergoes design, review and consultation, codon optimization, and sequence verification to provide guaranteed yields of 2 µg of purified DNA...
Read MorePittCon EditorsMar 21, 2011Two privately-owned firms shared the top honors at this year's Pittcon Editor's Awards, while a small English firm making its first appearance at the show took a trophy under the noses of many much larger and more established firms.
Read MoreNew Contherm Europe facility opens in CambridgeMar 21, 2011The new Contherm Europe facility opens in Cambridge. You can now find the complete well known range of Contherm Ovens, Incubators and Environmental Chambers available in Europe for the first time.
Read MoreTesting focus for Whitehouse Scientific at Filtech 2011Mar 21, 2011Dr Graham Rideal, CEO of Whitehouse Scientific will present a paper on the topic of ‘Measuring the maximum pore size of small profile filter elements' at this year's FILTECH conference. FILTECH 2011 takes place from 22-24 March in Wiesbaden, Germany and Whitehouse Scientific is also exhibiting at the associated trade show...
Read MoreJPK Instruments AG receive Award from the KfW bank group for their future technologyMar 18, 2011JPK Instruments (JPK), a world-leading manufacturer of nanoanalytic instrumentation for research in life sciences and soft matter, is pleased to announce that JPK has received an award for its future technologies from the KfW bank group in cooperation with the German journal SUPERillu...
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Domainex Ltd, a biotechnology company providing world-class drug discovery services to support both its own and customer research programmes, has announced plans to significantly expand its medicinal chemistry and biology capabilities in 2011. The expansion will involve relocation to larger laboratories in Cambridge and investment in new technologies that will enhance its current service offering...
Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the world leader in serving science, offers a selection of handheld analytical instruments that is now among the industry's most diverse, serving applications ranging from airport security and consumer product testing to supply chain integrity and industrial hygiene. The company continues to build on its strategy of translating analytical technologies proven in the lab into handheld instruments for use in the field...
Optibrium, a provider of software solutions for drug discovery, will be officially launching the next generation of StarDrop featuring the ground-breaking Nova module on booth #1121 at the American Chemical Society (ACS) National Exposition, 27-31 March, 2011, Anaheim, CA. This intuitive platform helps to guide scientists' decisions to quickly identify compounds with a high chance of success for their drug discovery project...
Flexicon Liquid Filling Systems, part of the Watson-Marlow Pumps Group, is celebrating 25 years of success as a leading manufacturer and supplier of world-class aseptic liquid filling and capping systems...
Bluestar Silicones, a global integrated silicones supplier, has announced investment plans to expand its manufacturing footprint and R&D operations in North America. These investment plans include Bluestar Silicones acquiring a 147,000-sq-ft former textile chemicals factory in Charlotte, N.C., which will become home to the company's two manufacturing sites currently located in Ventura, Calif., and Rock Hill, S.C.
Scientists at the Institute for Gravitational Research, School of Physics and Astronomy, Glasgow University, have selected PI's M-824 Hexapod, a 6-axis micropositioning system, to construct space flight hardware for the LISA (Laser Interferometer Space Antenna) Pathfinder space mission, a major ESA-NASA initiative...
Syngene, a world-leading manufacturer of image analysis solutions, is proud to announce a Syngene gel documentation system is being used at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in the USA to image gels quickly and safely. Researchers in the Department of Biological Engineering at MIT are regularly using a Syngene gel documentation system to accurately visualise, quantify and record images of DNA on 1D agarose gels fluorescently stained with SYBR® Safe from Invitrogen.
LEO Pharma, a leading global pharmaceutical company specialising in dermatology and critical care, has selected Veeva CRM to support its rapidly growing New Markets Europe region. LEO has started the deployment of Veeva CRM to its users in countries such as Hungary, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Poland, Romania, and Italy...
NovAlix today announces that it has entered into a multi-year research services agreement for chemistry with Janssen-Cilag, France, to support its drug discovery efforts...
Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the world leader in serving science, today announced that it has signed an agreement to acquire certain assets of the polystyrene roller bottle product line from BD, a global technology company that develops, manufactures and sells medical devices, instruments and reagents. The acquisition demonstrates Thermo Fisher Scientific's commitment to provide customers with the most complete offering of laboratory products...
BioTek Instruments, Inc., continues their global expansion in the microplate-based technology market with the establishment of BioTek Korea. Managed by Mr. Yunki Kyung, the new direct sales and service organization will focus on growing BioTek's brand and expanding direct service and application support for our growing customer base in South Korea...
IMGM Laboratories GMBH has purchased a Fluidigm Access ArrayTM System to use in its development and validation of targeted re-sequencing applications services. IMGM is the first Genomic Services Provider to offer the combination of the Fluidigm Access Array technology in conjunction with Roche's 454 Next-Generation Sequencing Systems to its customers in Germany...
Fluidigm Corporation, the inventor of integrated fluidic circuits (IFCs), has appointed Eisenberg Brothers Ltd. as its distributor in Israel. Eisenberg Brothers will offer Fluidigm's complete portfolio of BioMark, EP1, and Access Array Systems and the complete line up of Dynamic Array, Digital Array and Access Array IFCs for real-time PCR, digital PCR, genotyping, gene expression, copy number variation and absolute quantification for sequencing...
As a large Trust looking after a population in excess of 800,000 and in line with Government ‘Healthy Futures' and ‘Pathology Modernisation' initiatives, Pennine Acute Hospitals NHS Trust has centralised a number of its services in recent years. As part of this process, the Trust has modified its Pathology services by consolidating all GP work for the four PCTs that it encompasses into new laboratories at the Royal Oldham Hospital...
Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the world leader in serving science, today announced that Gruppo CSA, a leading Italian environmental research institute, has implemented the Thermo Scientific FLASH 4000 nitrogen/protein analyzer to enable efficient and accurate nitrogen/protein determination in animal feed and human food samples. The analyzer has set new standards for the efficiency of analyses at the institute and has provided unmatched precision while also facilitating increased sample capacity and high sample throughput...
BMG LABTECH, world leader in microplate reader technology, is proud to be a Bronze Sponsor of the SBS Conference 2011 in Orlando, Florida. BMG invite you to join them on booth 807 and join in on their workshops to see the latest innovations in microplate reading technology including the SPECTROstar Nano, which can instantly capture a full UV/Vis spectrum (220 - 1000 nm) in low volume samples, microplates and cuvettes...
Integrated DNA Technologies (IDT), the world leader in oligonucleotide synthesis, offers a completely confidential custom gene synthesis service. By manufacturing any genes, including hard-to-clone sequences, IDT provides a cost-effective service, eliminating the outlay for construction, cloning, and sequencing. In addition, each gene undergoes design, review and consultation, codon optimization, and sequence verification to provide guaranteed yields of 2 µg of purified DNA...
Two privately-owned firms shared the top honors at this year's Pittcon Editor's Awards, while a small English firm making its first appearance at the show took a trophy under the noses of many much larger and more established firms.
The new Contherm Europe facility opens in Cambridge. You can now find the complete well known range of Contherm Ovens, Incubators and Environmental Chambers available in Europe for the first time.
Dr Graham Rideal, CEO of Whitehouse Scientific will present a paper on the topic of ‘Measuring the maximum pore size of small profile filter elements' at this year's FILTECH conference. FILTECH 2011 takes place from 22-24 March in Wiesbaden, Germany and Whitehouse Scientific is also exhibiting at the associated trade show...
JPK Instruments (JPK), a world-leading manufacturer of nanoanalytic instrumentation for research in life sciences and soft matter, is pleased to announce that JPK has received an award for its future technologies from the KfW bank group in cooperation with the German journal SUPERillu...