IDEX Health & Science Opens New Optics Center of Excellence in Rochester, NY

For further information, please contact: E-mail: IHSMarketing@idexcorp.com Rohnert Park, CA, November 12, 2018 — IDEX Health & Science, LLC today announced the official opening of its new state-of-the-art facility in Rochester, New York that will enable scalable future growth of its optical components, sub-systems, and filters business. In August 2017 IDEX Health & Science announced its... Read more

Oxford Instruments launches MQ-Auto: sample automation for the MQC+ range of benchtop NMR analysers

12 November 2018 Oxford Instruments has launched MQ-Auto, a sample automation system for the MQC+ range of benchtop Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) analysers. MQ-Auto is a robotic system designed to extend the working time of the MQC+ and free up laboratory staff for more intensive tasks. High performance robot The MQ-Auto system is based around... Read more

New, Complete NGS Workflow Helps Food Businesses Combat Food Fraud

First end-to-end workflow for multi-species screening and identification BASINGSTOKE, England, Nov. 12, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — Thermo Fisher Scientific announced the introduction of a new, complete next generation sequencing (NGS) workflow for multi-species screening and identification for food authenticity. This comes after Oxoid Ltd. (a part of Thermo Fisher Scientific) and SGS MOLECULAR, S.A. signed a global... Read more

Freezer with ultra low energy costs

Top of the class for quality, equipment, and energy efficiency: the new freezer 09 November 2018 You could be one of the first people to take possession of a new BINDER ultra freezer (UFV). The freezers are just coming off the production line and have undergone strict quality tests. We really are very proud of... Read more

JEOL Integrates CRAFT Data Processing with New DELTA Software Release for Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectrometers (NMR)

(November 8, 2018, Peabody, Mass.) —  JEOL has achieved a major expansion in the quantitative and statistical analysis capability of its Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectrometers (NMR) through collaboration with the developer of the revolutionary CRAFT (Complete Reduction to Amplitude-Frequency Table) data processing technique. In conjunction with the recent JEOL DELTA NMR software release 5.3.0, CRAFT for... Read more

Hitachi High Technologies America Launches Vortex®-ME7 Silicon Drift X-ray Detector

Nov 08, 2018 Vortex®-ME7 Silicon Drift X-ray Detector   Specifications General Description—ME7 Silicon Drift Detector (SDD) Vortex®-ME7 is a seven-element silicon drift detector (SDD) X-ray detection system with a total active area of 210 mm2 – 350 mm2 design with a probe diameter of only 1.5″ (38.1 mm). The Vortex®-ME7 offers superior energy resolution and high-throughput performance... Read more

NanoString Announces Launch of CAR-T Characterization Panel for use in Development and Manufacturing

PDF Version SEATTLE, Nov. 08, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — NanoString Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:NSTG), a provider of life science tools for translational research and molecular diagnostic products, today announced the launch of a new gene expression panel for the molecular characterization of CAR-T cells in research, development and manufacturing. The nCounter® CAR-T Characterization Panel was created in collaboration with eight leading centers... Read more

Introducing Renishaw’s new RA816 Biological Analyser

November 2018 The new Renishaw RA816 Biological Analyser is a compact benchtop Raman imaging system, designed for biological and clinical research. This easy-to-use instrument enables the rapid collection of detailed information from a range of biological samples, including tissue and biofluids. Detailed biochemical information is revealed from biological samples The Renishaw RA816 Biological Analyser enables... Read more

QIAGEN N.V. announces terms of new convertible notes

VENLO, the Netherlands, November 6, 2018 – QIAGEN N.V. (NYSE: QGEN; Frankfurt Prime Standard: QIA) announces certain terms of the new senior unsecured cash settled convertible notes (the “Notes“). The size of the offering has been increased to $500 million aggregate principal amount. The Notes will bear interest at an annual rate of 1.00%, payable... Read more