QIAGEN launches new QIAseq 16S Panels and UCP Multiplex PCR kit enabling unbiased microbiome profiling

Germantown, Maryland, and Hilden, Germany, June 7, 2018 – QIAGEN today announced the launch of the QIAseq 16S/ITS Panels and UCP Multiplex PCR Kit with a new generation of reagents to enable the most accurate microbial community profiling from complex microbiome samples. The new QIAseq NGS panels as well as the UCP Multiplex kit create... Read more

Gilson Introduces Limited Edition Pink PIPETMAN® L to Support Cancer Research

Middleton, WI (October 1, 2018) Gilson, an industry leader in liquid handling, purification, and extraction systems, today announced a new charitable program to benefit cancer research. With each purchase of the specially designed, limited edition Pink PIPETMAN L pipettes, Gilson will donate a portion of the proceeds to the American Cancer Society (ACS). The special offer... Read more

Hamilton Storage Brings New Efficiencies to Large Format Sample Tube Workflows

October 23, 2018 6-Channel Head Automates Capping and Decapping to Reduce Hands-On Time and Hassles Franklin, Mass. (October 23, 2018) – Hamilton Storage announces the availability of a 6-channel head to cap and decap large format tubes such as the Nunc™ Low Profile 5.0 mL Externally-Threaded Universal Tubes. Many researchers prefer the large format tube geometry... Read more

Luminex Corporation to Acquire MilliporeSigma's Flow Cytometry Portfolio

AUSTIN, Texas, Oct. 18, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — Luminex Corporation (NASDAQ: LMNX) today announced that the company has signed a definitive agreement to acquire MilliporeSigma’s flow cytometry portfolio for $75 million, consisting of approximately $69.9 million to be paid under a Stock and Asset Purchase Agreement and approximately $5.1 million in committed inventory purchases. The deal... Read more

XOS Launches First XRF Benchtop Autosampler with Sample Tracking and Continuous Flow

ALBANY, N.Y., Oct. 17, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — XOS has announced the worldwide release of Petra Series Autosampler, an automatic sampler with sample tracking and continuous sample loading. The autosampler is an add-on feature to the Petra MAX and Petra 4294 analyzers launched by XOS in 2017. Visit xos.com/PetraAS to learn more about Petra Series Autosampler. Michael Palmer, Vice President of... Read more

Labcyte Introduces the Echo 650 and 655 Liquid Handlers

New systems include features recently launched with the award-winning 650T and 655T models October 16, 2018 SAN JOSE, CA Labcyte Inc. today launched the Echo® 650 and 655 Liquid Handlers, which employ the unique capabilities of acoustic droplet ejection (ADE) technology with 2.5 nanoliter transfers. The 650 and 655 microplate-based systems include features to improve usability that were first... Read more

Bruker Completes Acquisition of Majority Interest in Infectious Disease Molecular Diagnostics Company Hain Lifescience GmbH

– Acquisition expands Bruker’s Microbiology & Diagnostics business with profitable Molecular Diagnostics portfolio and substantial innovation pipeline – Novel Fluorocycler™ XT thermal cycler with high multiplexing real-time PCR capabilities enables proprietary, new Liquid Array™ assay format for affordable syndromic panels – Expanded FluoroType™ MTBDR 2.0 Liquid Array assay provides highly differentiated tuberculosis (TB) detection and... Read more

Bruker Completes Acquisition of Majority Interest in Infectious Disease Molecular Diagnostics Company Hain Lifescience GmbH

BILLERICA, Mass., Oct. 16, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — Bruker Corporation (NASDAQ: BRKR) today announced that is has completed the acquisition of an 80% majority interest in Hain Lifescience GmbH, based in Nehren, Germany.  Hain is an infectious disease specialist with a broad range of molecular diagnostics (MDx) solutions for the detection of microbial and viral pathogens, as... Read more

New Peltier Cooling Module Optimizes Conditions for Temperature Sensitive Assays

October 16, 2018 BioTek has released a Peltier Cooling Module for the Cytation™ Cell Imaging Multi-Mode Readers. The compact module keeps internal temperature rise to less than one degree over ambient, regardless of fluctuations from external and internal factors. The module helps maintain and optimize stability for more consistent data in assays run at ambient temperature. The module also... Read more