Qualitative Test for the Detection of Nucleic Acid From SARS-CoV-2 IRVINE, Calif., (May 12, 2020) — Zymo Research announced today that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved its Quick SARS-CoV-2 rRT-PCR Kit (R3011) for Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) for the detection of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19. The kit is a qualitative test for the... Read more
TOKYO, Japan, May 12, 2020 – Hitachi High-Tech Corporation (TSE: 8036, Hitachi High-Tech) announced that at the meeting of the Executive Committee held on May 12, 2020, a resolution was passed to acquire the shares of Techcomp Scientific Limited (Headquarters: Hong Kong,hereinafter “TSL”), and consolidate said company into a subsidiary, as detailed below. Reason for... Read more
Torrance, Calif. (May 11th, 2020) – Phenomenex Inc., a global leader in the research, design and manufacturing of advanced technologies for the separation sciences, introduces Strata® PFAS, a new novel type of solid phase extraction (SPE) cartridge for extracting per- and polyfluorinated substances (PFAS) from water. Due to the bioaccumulation and recent uptake in official methods, PFAS contamination has... Read more
ANN ARBOR, Mich., May 5, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Swift Biosciences, Inc., a leader in commercialization of DNA and RNA library preparation kits for Next-Generation Sequencing (NGS), announced the release of its Swift Amplicon SARS-CoV-2 Research Panel. Targeting the full viral genome in a single reaction with a rapid 2-hour workflow, Swift’s assay meets research and surveillance needs... Read more
Caption: Tube and Bottle Filler for COVID-19. Click here to view video. Farmingdale, NY (May 5, 2020) – As more and more laboratories are coming online to combat COVID19, Neutec Group has been able to support the effort by providing laboratory automation enabling the necessary large-scale output required for testing. Neutec Group’s tube and bottle fillers have been... Read more
Date: 05/04/2020 HERCULES, Calif. –Bio-Rad Laboratories Inc. (NYSE: BIO and BIOb), a global leader of life science research and clinical diagnostic products, today announced that its SARS-CoV-2 Droplet Digital PCR (ddPCR) test kit has been granted Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The SARS-CoV-2 Droplet Digital PCR (ddPCR) test runs... Read more
04 May 2020 Renishaw has announced the launch of the inVia™ InSpect, a new version of its bestselling inVia confocal Raman microscope, optimised for use in forensic laboratories for trace chemical analysis. Forensic science covers many disciplines because the evidence present on items submitted for examination can take many different forms. Therefore, the typical forensics laboratory is... Read more
RENO, Nevada (April 30, 2020) —Hamilton Company and Zymo Research Corporation today announced that the MagEx STARlet assay ready workstation is now available pre-scripted with the Quick-DNA/RNA™ Viral MagBead Kit protocol to extract pure DNA/RNA from the novel coronavirus, SARS-CoV-2. The jointly developed automated solution offers significant advantages compared to manual processing of samples via traditional time-consuming methods such as... Read more
Optimizing Operation of Internal Combustion Engines Andover, Mass., – April 28, 2020 – MKS Instruments, Inc. (NASDAQ: MKSI), a global provider of technologies that enable advanced processes and improve productivity, today announced availability of the Precisive® Gas Analyzer for methane number measurement in gas fuel monitoring and control applications. The Precisive Gas Analyzer monitors fuel... Read more
April 28, 2020 Robust Workflow Solution Enables Rapid, High Throughput Protein Affinity Purifications Reno, Nev. (April 28, 2020) – Hamilton Company and Integrated Micro-Chromatography Systems (IMCS) introduce the affinityPure™ STAR assay ready workstation as part of their ongoing collaboration. The solution, based on Hamilton’s Microlab® STAR™ automated liquid handler, is pre-configured and qualified to automate high-throughput, small-scale affinity purification workflows.... Read more