The AIM-9000 Infrared Microscope and IRSpirit Fourier Transform Infrared Spectrophotometer Win Red Dot Design Awards for Product Design 2018

Two Shimadzu analytical instruments have been awarded the Red Dot Design Award for Product Design 2018, a prestigious and internationally recognized German design award. The award-winning products are the AIM-9000 infrared microscope and the IRSpirit series of Fourier transform infrared spectrophotometers. Shimadzu Industrial Systems Co., Ltd. received this award for the VESTA vacuum and pressurized... Read more

FDA approves subcutaneous formulation of Actemra for use in active polyarticular juvenile idiopathic arthritis (pJIA), a rare form of juvenile arthritis

Basel, 15 May 2018 FDA approves subcutaneous formulation of Actemra for use in active polyarticular juvenile idiopathic arthritis (pJIA), a rare form of juvenile arthritis Roche (SIX: RO, ROG; OTCQX: RHHBY) announced today that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the subcutaneous (SC) formulation of Actemra® (tocilizumab) for the treatment of active... Read more

MTS Systems to Present at B. Riley FBR Investor Conference

EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn., May 10, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — MTS Systems Corporation (NASDAQ: MTSC), a leading global supplier of high-performance test systems and sensors, today announced that Dr. Jeffrey Graves, President and CEO, will make a presentation to the investment community at the 19th Annual B. Riley FBR Investor Conference on Thursday, May 24, at 8:30 a.m. PT, at... Read more

Leica Microsystems Expands EM Sample Prep Coverage through NCI Inc.

BUFFALO GROVE, Ill., May 7, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — Leica Microsystems, a technology leader with a 160-year history of providing best-in-class precision microscopy, electron microscopy (EM) sample preparation and digital micro-imaging solutions, announces a strategic expansion in its market representation in the South region of the United States. NCI Inc. (formerly North Central Instruments) of Brooklyn Park, Minnesota, will be... Read more

New Thermo Scientific Prisma SEM Combines Performance and Versatility

New Prisma has the simplicity and speed required for industrial applications and the advanced capabilities needed for research HILLSBORO, Ore., May 7, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — Scientists working in industrial and academic R&D, quality control, and failure analysis laboratories now have access to a simple but powerful new scanning electron microscope (SEM) that also offers a full... Read more

ZEISS presents new enhanced software technology

ZEISS ZEN Connect provides information from all dimensions of a sample JENA/Germany, 2018-05-03. ZEISS introduces new software modules with enhanced imaging technology: ZEISS ZEN Connect is especially useful for, but not limited to, structural analysis, examination of cellular processes, localization of cells, and much more. The proven ZEISS ZEN software combines numerous functions for day-to-day... Read more