Swift Biosciences Launches Normalase™, Radically Streamlining and Improving NGS Library Normalization

(ANN ARBOR, Mich. – November 28, 2018) Swift Biosciences today announced the availability of its eagerly anticipated Normalase™ Kit, a revolutionary enzymatic library normalization product that streamlines the cumbersome steps following next-generation sequencing (NGS) library preparation. Compared to conventional normalization, Swift Normalase saves cost on sequencing by reducing read depth variation within a pool down to... Read more

KNF Launches New Compact High-Flow Gas Pump

11-28-2018   Compact NMP830 HP measures just 31mm (1.25”) in width. Yet it produces free flow up to 5.5 L/min with a single head design and to 10 L/min with a dual head. Furthermore, this pump produces best-in-class pressure of up to 3.0 bar g (43.5 psig) and vacuum down to 50 mbar absolute (28.4... Read more

German Scientist Wins 2018 Eppendorf & Science Prize

11/28/2018 German scientist Johannes Kohl, Ph.D. has won the Prize for his work on neural mechanisms underlying parental care. Johannes Kohl carried out his research in the laboratory of Catherine Dulac at Harvard University. His work has revealed how a small population of genetically defined neurons controls the motor, motivational, hormonal, and social aspects of... Read more

Bruker Launches New Dimension XR Family of Scanning Probe Microscopes

Featuring Major Advances in AFM Technology for Nanoscale Quantification SANTA BARBARA, California – November 28, 2018 – Bruker today announced the release of the Dimension XR™ family of scanning probe microscopes (SPMs). These new systems incorporate major AFM innovations, including Bruker’s proprietary and exclusive DataCube nanoelectrical modes, AFM-SECM for energy research, and the new AFM-nDMA mode, which for... Read more

Laboratory Products Association nominates Ryan Titmas to Board of Directors

Middleton, WI (November30, 2018) Gilson announced today that Ryan Titmas, Vice President of Sales for the Americas, has started a three-year tenure on the Board of Directors for the Lab Product Association (LPA). Titmas brings nearly 20 years of experience in sales management and distribution relationship management experience in laboratory equipment and the life science consumables marketplace. The LPA nomination... Read more

Bruker Introduces AFM-Based nano-DMA Solution

Providing First and Only AFM Viscoelastic Measurements that Match Bulk DMA BOSTON, Massachusetts – November 27, 2018 – At the 2018 MRS Fall Meeting & Exhibit, Bruker today announced the release of the AFM-nDMA™ mode for Dimension® atomic force microscopes (AFMs). Going beyond the quantitative elastic modulus mapping enabled by Bruker’s exclusive PeakForce QNM® mode, AFM-nDMA provides first and... Read more

MilliporeSigma Wins Two R&D 100 Awards for Innovation in 2018

27 NOV 2018 | DARMSTADT, GERMANY MilliporeSigma’s proxy-CRISPR wins Special Recognition Market Disruptor — Products award Burlington, Massachusetts, November 27, 2018 – MilliporeSigma today announced that it has won two R&D 100 Awards. The 56th annual R&D 100 Awards program, honoring the 100 most innovative and significant technologies introduced in the past year, recognized MilliporeSigma for its BioReliance® Viral and Gene Therapy Assay... Read more

Shimadzu’s New Shim-Pack Velox LC Columns Increase Separations and Reduce Analysis Times on Any LC Platform

Nov 27 2018 Shimadzu Scientific Instruments (SSI) announces the release of the new Shim-pack Velox columns with core-shell technology that are designed to maximize performance of LC systems. These columns enable users to achieve increased separations and faster analysis times on any LC platform. The core-shell columns provide excellent lifetime for the most challenging sample matrices. Shim-pack... Read more