How is particle analysis with microscopes important for cleanliness analysis? Nicol Ecke: In contrast to gravimetric measurement or manual measurements of the largest particles with a microscope, automated particle analysis with a microscope provides a complete size distribution of all particles, different measurement parameters, such as length and width, as well as objective and reliable... Read more
Madison, WI USA. (March 16, 2017) (March 16, 2017) Rapid and reliable on-line measurement of water quality with sensitivity more than ten times current standards is now available to the water industry. Promega Corporation and AppliTek (Belgium, Europe) are teaming to offer advanced technology for microbial pathogen monitoring of process water and drinking water sources.... Read more
Wauwatosa, Wisconsin – 13 March 2017 – Monitoring expectant mothers and their babies before and during childbirth is a vital and at times a complicated task. GE Healthcare is investing in innovations to make it easier. Today, GE Healthcare announced that it is expanding its Maternal-Infant Care business with the acquisition of Monica Healthcare, a... Read more
Radnor, PA – March 9, 2017 – VWR (NASDAQ: VWR), the leading global independent provider of products and service solutions to laboratory and production customers, is excited to announce an agreement with Avantor® Performance Materials, LLC. This agreement will allow VWR to distribute Avantor’s beaker-to-bulk portfolio of J.T.Baker® and Macron Fine Chemicals™ brand laboratory and... Read more
WALTHAM, Mass.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the world leader in serving science, today announced it has joined the ICE MEMORY initiative, a global effort led by the Fondation Université Grenoble Alpes with patronage from the French and Italian National Commissions for United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) created to protect the memory of... Read more
6 Mar 2017 Edgewood, MD – Smiths Detection Inc., (SDI) a threat detection technology leader, announced today that it has entered into an agreement with Aerotech do Brasil Soluções em Tecnologia Ltda, a subsidiary of Grupo Aerotech,to appoint them as their exclusive distributor to market, sell and maintain their products and services in Brazil. Grupo Aerotech is... Read more
WALTHAM, Mass. & BRANFORD, Conn.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the world leader in serving science, today announced that it has acquired Core Informatics, which provides a leading cloud-based platform supporting scientific data management. Core’s offerings will significantly enhance Thermo Fisher’s existing informatics solutions and complement its cloud platform, which supports the company’s genetic analysis, qPCR and... Read more
In which way have the demands on QC in the automotive industry changed with the development of new materials? Ruiz Balbas: Sustainability is the must in all areas of the automotive industry. This means we are now dealing with Non-CMR (Carcinogenic, Mutant and Reproductive) products with higher physic-chemical properties and at the same time going... Read more
Takara Bio USA Holdings, Inc. completes acquisition of WaferGen Bio-systems, Inc. Mountain View, CA—March 1, 2017—Takara Bio USA Holdings, Inc. (“TBUSH”) announced that it has completed the acquisition of WaferGen Bio-systems, Inc. (“WaferGen”), WaferGen has become a wholly-owned subsidiary of TBUSH as of February 28, 2017 (US local time). Under the merger agreement executed with... Read more
02.16.17 Life Sciences 908 Devices, a pioneer of ridiculously small and elegantly simple analytical devices for chemical and biomolecule analysis, today announced the signing of a Value Added Reseller (VAR) Agreement with Thermo Fisher Scientific, the world leader in serving science. This co-exclusive two-year partnership agreement empowers Thermo Fisher to sell ZipChip™ as a complementary front-end... Read more