News about product and service launches
Metrohm is pleased to present an application for the straightforward determination of the herbicide glyphosate and its primary metabolite AMPA in drinking water by ion chromatography with pulsed amperometric detection. With a detection limit of approximately 1 µg/L, the method is sensitive enough to comply with limit values in the US, Canada, Australia, and others.... Read more
Cellular Dynamics International Launches Opsis Therapeutics to Develop Cell Therapies for Treatment of Retinal Diseases MADISON, WIS, September 28, 2016 – Cellular Dynamics International, Inc. (CDI), a FUJIFILM company and the leading developer and manufacturer of induced pluripotent stem cell (iPSC) products, today announced a new venture, named Opsis Therapeutics. Formed on July 31, Opsis Therapeutics... Read more
MADISON, Wis., September 22, 2016 – Cellular Dynamics International, Inc. (CDI), a FUJIFILM company, today announced the launch of iCell® Hepatoblasts, liver progenitor cells generated from human induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs). These cells show promise for liver regeneration therapy research by enabling researchers to identify molecules capable of stimulating liver progenitor cell proliferation and... Read more
Rome – 22 September 2016 – GE Healthcare and Trice Imaging, Inc., a cloud-based medical imaging solutions provider, today announced a commercial partnership to provide a new way for clinicians to connect with their colleagues and patients. This solution – called Tricefy™ – adds cloud-based image sharing, diagnostic collaboration, remote reviewing, archiving and Electronic Health Record... Read more
CHALFONT ST. GILES, UK and YAROSLAVL, RUSSIA – 22 September 2016 – R-Pharm Group has opened an innovative biopharmaceutical production plant equipped with GE Healthcare’s FlexFactory™ manufacturing platform in Yaroslavl, Russia. R-Pharm’s FlexFactory will support the mass production of biologics and biosimilars focused on treating autoimmune diseases and cancer, and allowing for increased access to these... Read more
A new type of fluorescent bead is presented by GATTAquant. These beads, called GATTA-Beads, are characterized by a small diameter (23 nm), high intensity and size uniformity. In combination with state-of the-art STED microscopes such as the Leica TCS SP8 STED 3X and high-end image restoration methods available in the Huygens Software, it is shown... Read more
BERGISCH GLADBACH, 19. September 2016 – Miltenyi Biotec has expanded its assortment of antibodies with a series of CE marked in vitro-diagnostic medical devices – MACS® IVD Antibodies. They can be used in both clinical flow cytometry and in the quality control of cellular products for translational research. The renowned biotech company from Bergisch Gladbach... Read more
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
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 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