First formal venture between RMS and SGM lets battle commence! Read the rest of this page »
Microbes Meet Microscopy at MICROSCIENCE 2008
Agilent Technologies, BIA Separations GmbH Sign Agreement Giving Agilent Access to BIA Separations’ Bio-Monolithic Technology
SANTA CLARA, Calif., and KLAGENFURT, Austria, May 29, 2008 — Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE: A) and BIA Separations GmbH today announced the signing of an agreement that gives Agilent access to BIA Separations’ bio-monolithic technology. Agilent plans to commercialize analytical HPLC bio-monolith columns with strong and weak ion-exchange phases and a Protein A phase. BIA Separations currently provides their preparative scale CIM® disk and process scale CIM® tube bio-monolithic products for purification and bioconversion of bio-molecules. Read the rest of this page »
Agilent Technologies to Host Technical Forum on Mass Spectrometry with Dr. Ruedi Aebersold at American Society for Mass Spectrometry
SANTA CLARA, Calif., May 28, 2008 — Agilent Technologies (NYSE: A) today announced it will host a technical forum on mass spectrometry, kicking off its activities at the 2008 American Society for Mass Spectrometry (ASMS) annual conference. The technology forum will be held Saturday, May 31, 5-9:30 p.m. MT at the Hyatt Regency Denver. Read the rest of this page »
Olympus Adds High Resolution Confocal System to its Non-Destructive Silicon Imaging Product Range
Hamburg, 27.05.2008 – Olympus has introduced its OLS3000IR LEXT IR confocal laser scanning microscope – the latest member of its near-IR silicon inspection microscope range. Designed for the non-destructive, high resolution observation of the interior of silicon wafers, IC chips, MEMS and other devices, the LEXT IR uses a 1310 nm laser to literally see through the silicon to the components.
Agilent Technologies Introduces Versatile Solution for LC Method Development Workflow
SANTA CLARA, Calif., May 22, 2008 — Agilent Technologies (NYSE: A) today introduced a versatile new 1200 Series Liquid Chromatography (LC) Method Development Solution that will help chromatographers speed method development times and remove monotonous tasks, saving days of work in the lab.
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Agilent Technologies Introduces CGH Microarray for Chicken Genome
SANTA CLARA, Calif., May 22, 2008 — Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE: A) today announced the introduction of a catalog microarray for the study of chromosomal additions and deletions in chickens. The Agilent Oligonucleotide Array CGH (comparative genomic hybridization) chicken microarray, with 244,000 features, is available immediately.
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New self contained stem cell workstation makes atmospheric control easier
Ruskinn launches SCI-tive workstation
Pencoed, UK, 22nd May 2008: Ruskinn has announced the launch of its innovative, Stem Cell Investigations total in vitro environment workstation – SCI-tive – specifically designed for both embryonic and adult stem cell isolation, optimisation, differentiation and incubation within a totally enclosed controlled culture environment. Working under controlled conditions is essential to ensure the cell differentiation process does not result in inappropriate cell types. Using the SCI-tive workstation, researchers are able to monitor the internal environment of the workstation and control temperature, humidity and gas concentrations.
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Darent Valley meets growing haematology analysis demand in Kent
One year on HORIBA ABX ‘workhorse’ analysers efficiently handle high throughput needs
With increasing population growth in the Dartford and Gravesham NHS Trust area, covering Western Europe’s largest regeneration project - the Thames Gateway - it comes as little surprise that the haematology laboratory at Darent Valley Hospital has been experiencing annual workload increases of >5%. Requiring analysers that could cope with the high throughput of full blood counts managed by the department, Darent Valley has installed both ABX PENTRA DX 120 SPS and ABX PENTRA DF 120 SPS haematology platforms. Just one year following installation of the new analysers, the haematology laboratory is comfortably managing 800-900 blood counts a day.
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Clone-Based Sequencing, Agilent Technologies’ CGH Microarrays Used to Discover Structural Variation of Eight Human Genomes
SANTA CLARA, Calif., May 19, 2008 — A group of researchers has provided new insight into processes shaping the human genome. They used a clone-based method to build a comprehensive, fine-scale map of structural variation in eight human genomes from diverse geographic ancestry. Employing a variety of technologies for validation and characterization, including Agilent CGH microarrays, they identified 1,695 sites of structural change, half of which were seen in more than one individual. The work also detected 525 segments of novel sequence not found in the reference human genome sequence.
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LAB901 LTD. PARTNERS WITH SOUTH KOREAN PCR DIAGNOSTICS FIRM, SEEGENE INC.
Edinburgh – 19th May 2008: Lab901 Ltd. today announced that it has signed a distribution deal with the Korean PCR diagnostics firm Seegene Inc.
Under the deal, Lab901 has appointed Seegene as its exclusive diagnostics distributor for the ScreenTape® system in the Korean market. The parties will also co-market their ScreenTape® and Seeplex® products in the global multiplex PCR diagnostics market. Read the rest of this page »