September 19, 2016 Bio/Pharma/CRO Product Launch

GE to invest €150 million in biopharmaceutical manufacturing campus in Cork, Ireland, and establish advanced manufacturing training centre at NIBRT

CORK – 19 September, 2016 – Ireland’s Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation, Mary Mitchell O’Connor TD, today announced that GE (NYSE:GE) is to invest €150 million in a new biopharmaceutical manufacturing campus on Industrial Development Agency (IDA) Ireland’s strategic site at Loughbeg, Ringaskiddy, Co. Cork.  GE BioPark Cork, subject to contract and planning approvals,... Read more

September 12, 2016 Microscopy Product Launch

Nikon Introduces New DS-Fi3 Microscopy Camera and DS-L4 Tablet Interface

MELVILLE, N.Y., Sept. 12, 2016 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Nikon Instruments Inc. today unveiled its latest duo for capturing, viewing and replaying high-resolution imaging through the microscope. The DS-Fi3 camera for microscopy features a 5.9 megapixel CMOS image sensor with greatly improved sensitivity and low-noise electronics, while the new DS-L4 tablet interface captures and records images... Read more

September 5, 2016 Product Launch

New video: The Facts about Beam Delivery with Optical Fibers

September 2016 WITec applications director Dr Tom Dieing answers the questions about optical fiber beam delivery and explains the method in a comprehensible way. How does beam delivery via optical fibers work? Which advantages does the technology provide for Raman measurements? Find the answers in the latest WITec video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W5pQ5rj-ODk Read more

August 27, 2016 Clinical Research/Diagn. Product Launch

Boosting Compact Ultrasound IQ: GE Healthcare’s New Vivid™ iq Combines Power and Portability

Rome – 27 August 2016 – In the lead up to the European Society of Cardiology Congress in Rome Italy, GE Healthcare today announced the global commercial launch[1] of its new generation of high-end portable compact cardiovascular ultrasound, the Vivid™ iq. A smaller sized compact weighing just 4.5 kg, the Vivid™ iq matches exceptional image... Read more

August 25, 2016 Product Launch

CELLView™ Product Launch: New Product Provides Innovation in Live Cell Imaging By Greiner Bio-One

Greiner Bio-One and EMBL have collaborated to develop the CELLview™ slide which is the newest innovation in the biotechnology sector for applications in the field of microscopy. This product is a significant improvement for those performing microscopic applications and cell imaging, enhancing the efficiency, clarity, and speed at which each assay can be performed. Groundbreaking... Read more

August 11, 2016 Acad, Gov/Utilities Product Launch

New ASTM D8045 – New method for acid number determination in crude oil

Metrohm is pleased to announce that the ASTM has published method D8045 for the determination of Acid Number (AN) in crude oil and petroleum products. The new method describes thermometric titration and was developed by Metrohm together with industry leaders using the 859 Titrotherm titrator. Method D8045 demonstrates the superiority of thermometric titration for complex... Read more

August 9, 2016 Bio/Pharma/CRO Industrial Product Launch

Applied quality control in the chemical industry – new web pages answer your questions

We are making the chemical engineer’s life a bit more comfortable: A new section on the Metrohm website takes a comprehensive look at the methods and applications used in the quality control of the industrial manufacturing of basic chemicals, solvents, colorants, and their intermediates. Whether you are looking for a specific parameter and suitable methods... Read more

July 19, 2016 Lab Top-10 Liq. Handling & Robotics Product Launch

Molecular Devices’ SpectraMax M5e Multi-Mode Microplate Reader Launched to International Space Station via NanoRacks, LLC

NanoRacks, LLC is installing a new, reconfigured Molecular Devices’ SpectraMax M5e multi-mode microplate reader on the International Space Station to perform experiments in microgravity. SUNNYVALE, CALIF. — JULY 19, 2016 Molecular Devices, LLC, a leader in protein and cell biology technologies, today announced the launch of the SpectraMax M5e Multi-Mode Microplate Reader to the International Space... Read more

July 8, 2016 Product Launch

The new generation of ESR devices

The new generation of fully automatically controlled VACUETTE® erythrocyte sedimentation rate devices saves one of the most important resources of all: time. Depending on the settings, the 1-hour Westergren value can be read off after as little as 15 or 30 minutes, while the 2-hour Westergren value can be available after just 60 minutes.The devices... Read more

June 21, 2016 Cell Analysis Tools Clinical Research/Diagn. Product Launch

New: The MACSPlex Exosome Kit, human from Miltenyi Biotec

AUTOMATED CHARACTERIZATION OF TINY VESICLES BERGISCH GLADBACH, June 21, 2016 – Miltenyi Biotec has extended its portfolio with the MACSPlex Exosome Kit, human. The fast and efficient process enables the characterization of 37 exosome surface markers in a single experiment. Studies indicate that the physiological significance of exosomes is not to be ignored. The molecular... Read more