August 17, 2017 Environ, Ag./Food & Bev M&A, Partnerships

Roka Bioscience, Inc. Agrees to Sell its Assets to Subsidiary of Institute for Environmental Health, Inc.

Roka Bioscience, Inc. Agrees to Sell its Assets to Subsidiary of Institute for Environmental Health, Inc. WARREN, N.J., Aug. 17, 2017 /PRNewswire/ — Roka Bioscience, Inc. (NASDAQ: ROKA), a molecular diagnostics company focused on providing advanced testing solutions for the detection of foodborne pathogens, today announced that it has entered into an asset purchase agreement with... Read more

August 8, 2017 Environ, Ag./Food & Bev Lab Top-10 M&A, Partnerships Molecular Spectroscopy

Hungarian Ministry of Agriculture Selects Bruker NMR FoodScreener® for Authentication and Identification of Hungarian Wines

BUDAPEST, Hungary, Aug. 8, 2017 /PRNewswire/ — The Hungarian Ministry of Agriculture has selected Bruker’s collaboration partner Diagnosticum to implement a new program to authenticate and identify Hungarian wines. Diagnosticum and Bruker will form the Hungarian Wine Consortium and develop a Hungarian wine model based on Bruker’s NMR FoodScreener technology for rapid and comprehensive wine-profiling.... Read more

August 1, 2017 Environ, Ag./Food & Bev Lab Top-10 Product Launch

Next-Generation Gas Analyzers Ease Air Quality Data Acquisition and Control

Thermo Scientific iQ Series gas analyzers, the first instruments built on the new Thermo Scientific iQ Series platform, are designed to maximize uptime and provide access to uninterrupted data Thermo Scientific iQ Series 1 Aug 1, 2017 Download: Hi Res CLOSE FRANKLIN, Mass., Aug. 1, 2017 /PRNewswire/ — A new, easy-to-use air quality monitoring solution is now available... Read more

July 17, 2017 Environ, Ag./Food & Bev PR/Corporate

Neogen names new CEO

CONTACT: Steve Quinlan, Vice President & CFO, 517/372-9200 LANSING, Mich., July 17, 2017 — Neogen Corporation (NASDAQ: NEOG) announced today the company has named John Adent as chief executive officer, effective immediately. James Herbert, the company’s founder and former CEO, will remain as executive chairman and work closely with Adent in the transition of responsibilities. “I’m... Read more

July 11, 2017 Environ, Ag./Food & Bev

Roka Bioscience Announces AOAC Certification for 18-hour Sample Enrichment using ActeroTM ELITE Listeria Enrichment Media and the Atlas® Listeria Environmental Assay

Roka Bioscience Announces AOAC Certification for 18-hour Sample Enrichment using ActeroTM ELITE Listeria Enrichment Media and the Atlas® Listeria Environmental Assay WARREN, N.J., July 11, 2017 /PRNewswire/ — Roka Bioscience, Inc. (NASDAQ: ROKA), is very pleased to announce it has received the prestigious AOAC Performance Tested MethodsSM certification from the AOAC Research Institute (AOAC-RI) for an... Read more

July 11, 2017 Environ, Ag./Food & Bev Product Launch

Press Release: New IND570 Industrial Terminal for Weighing in Any Environment

Selectable interfaces and programs that allow users to customize features to match application requirements – adding costs only when needed. Real-time communications via serial, Ethernet and PLC interfaces can be tailored to a customer’s specific needs. Performance monitoring and proactive alerting help to avoid expensive down time and keep the weighing system running at maximum... Read more

July 10, 2017 Environ, Ag./Food & Bev Liq. Handling & Robotics Product Launch

COPAN Diagnostics Launching First Fully Automated Instrument for Preparing Pour Plate Total Viable Counts (TVCs) at IAFP 2017

Milky Way for Preparing Pour Plate Total Viable Counts TAMPA, Fla., July 10, 2017 /PRNewswire/ — The MilkyWay is heading to the Sunshine State. COPAN Diagnostics, Inc. will unveil MilkyWay, the first fully automated instrument for preparing pour plate total viable bacterial counts on liquid samples, at the International Association for Food Protection Annual Conference in Tampa, Florida today. The... Read more

July 10, 2017 Environ, Ag./Food & Bev Product Launch

Neogen develops fastest Listeria test with no enrichment

CONTACT: Ed Bradley, Vice President of Food Safety, Neogen Corporation, 517/372-9200 LANSING, Mich., July 10, 2017 — Neogen Corporation (NASDAQ: NEOG) has developed an innovative test that detects Listeria in environmental samples in under 60 minutes — without the need to enrich samples. Neogen’s new Listeria Right Now™ test system can detect all species of Listeria, including the pathogenic L. monocytogenes, in... Read more

June 28, 2017 Environ, Ag./Food & Bev Lab Top-10 Product Launch

Thermo Fisher Scientific Announces Availability of Two New Immunoassays Designed to Maximize Detection of Synthetic Cannabinoids

FREMONT, Calif., June 28, 2017 /PRNewswire/ — Two new immunoassays for the detection of Synthetic Cannabinoids, the Thermo Fisher CEDIA AB-PINACA and CEDIA UR-144/XLR11 Assays are now available for Criminal Justice and Forensic Use.  Synthetic Cannabinoids are the largest and fastest growing group of new psychoactive substances on the market, making the availability of these assays... Read more