IONICON launches AMC-Monitor T-1000 for the semiconductor industry

The all-in-one analyzer for FOUP, fab and clean-room environment AMC monitoring IONICON Analytik, the Austrian based leading manufacturer of real-time trace VOC analyzers, introduces a new modular and flexible platform for airborne molecular contamination (AMC) monitoring in typical semiconductor applications such as:  FOUP analysis for AMC with a focus on VOC and condensables incl.... Read more

DWK Life Sciences (formerly DURAN Group) launches a web app. for laboratory labels

DWK Life Sciences GmbH has launched a new web based application to make designing and printing laboratory labels quick and simple: DURAN® Label Creator web app. New DURAN® YOUTILITY labels supplied in a printer ready A4 sheet format accompany the new app. Laboratory labels carry critical information, and without accurate labelling, months of research might be... Read more

Thermo Fisher Scientific Announces Asia Precision Medicine Research Array for Regional Screening Initiatives

New genotyping tool reduces cost and complexity of analysis associated with whole genome sequencing to more efficiently advance clinical research of diseases in Asians SANTA CLARA, Calif., July 19, 2017 /PRNewswire/ — Epidemiologists conducting national precision medicine initiatives focused on gathering clinical research data on genetic variation among East and South Asian populations now have access to... Read more

The new Eppendorf Tube and Cuvette Racks

Hamburg, July 2017 This new product line combines optimized functionality and high robustness with an attractive design. The Eppendorf Tube and Cuvette Racks ensure user-friendly and efficient handling of clearly arranged samples. Their wavelike design supports clear visibility and allocation of vessels even when they are placed in different rows. All racks are stackable to... Read more

BD Receives FDA 510(k) Clearance for New Immunological Diagnostic System

FRANKLIN LAKES, N.J., July 19, 2017 /PRNewswire/ — BD (Becton, Dickinson and Company) (NYSE: BDX), a leading global medical technology company, today announced that it has received 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the BD FACSLyric™ flow cytometer system, an easy-to-use in vitro diagnostic (IVD) system, for use with BD Multitest™ assays... Read more

New Thermo Scientific Samco Leakproof Vials Offer Enhanced Sample and User Safety

Samco Clicktainer vials provide secure and reliable sample collection and transport Thermo Scientific Sterilin containers suitable for molecular biology and genomic and forensic applications WALTHAM, Mass., July 11, 2017 /PRNewswire/ — For the rigorous requirements of molecular biology, genomic and forensic research facilities, new universal containers are specifically lot tested and certified to be free from RNase, DNase,... Read more

Fluidigm Introduces Immuno-Oncology Gene Expression Assay for Translational and Clinical Research

Advanta Immuno-Oncology Gene Expression Assay enables efficient screening of 170 highly informative genes involved in human checkpoint therapeutic response SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., July 18, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Fluidigm Corporation (NASDAQ:FLDM) today announced the launch of the Advanta™ Immuno-Oncology Gene Expression Assay, an optimized qPCR assay that enables efficient interrogation of tumor immunobiology using proven Fluidigm® microfluidic technology.... Read more

Thermo Fisher Scientific Introduces Next Generation of Complementary Technologies for Forensic DNA Analysis

 Precision ID GlobalFiler NGS STR Panel v2 and Converge 2.0 software enable retrieval of more data from mixed and degraded samples CARLSBAD, Calif., July 18, 2017 /PRNewswire/ — Forensic scientists who need to differentiate genetic profiles in forensic DNA mixtures, such as those commonly associated with crime scenes, now have access to a new next-generation sequencing (NGS)... Read more

SPM-8100FM High Resolution Scanning Probe Microscope ReleasedFive Times Faster Data Acquisition and Nano-Level Observationin Air or Liquid

Shimadzu Corporation announces the release of its flagship SPM-8100FM scanning probe microscope, featuring five times faster data acquisition, four times wider scan in both X and Y-axis directions, and ultra-high resolution performance that is as high in both air and liquids as in a vacuum. A scanning probe microscope (SPM) is a microscope that scans... Read more

Agilent Technologies Introduces New High-Sensitivity NGS Target Enrichment Solution

New Solution Streamlines Workflow and Eliminates Sequencing Errors SANTA CLARA, Calif., July 17, 2017 Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE: A) today introduced its newest next-generation sequencing (NGS) library prep solution — Agilent SureSelectXT HS — a complete target enrichment research solution that provides total workflow management for laboratories, from QC to target enrichment, to analysis and... Read more