December 4, 2017 Microscopy Product Launch

New field emission scanning electron microscope ZEISS GeminiSEM 450 introduced

Addressing the highest demands in imaging and analytics from any sample JENA/Germany, 2017-12-04. ZEISS introduces its new field emission scanning electron microscope (FE-SEM) ZEISS GeminiSEM 450. The instrument combines ultrahigh resolution imaging with the capability to perform advanced analytics while maintaining flexibility and ease-of-use. With ZEISS GeminiSEM 450, users benefit from high resolution, surface sensitive... Read more

November 30, 2017 Acad, Gov/Utilities Chromatography Lab Top-10 Mass Spectrometry Microscopy Product Launch

Shimadzu's New TD-30 Series of Thermal Desorption Systems for Gas Chromatographs and GCMS Systems Provides Accurate Analysis of Volatile Compounds

A thermal desorption system is a pretreatment unit in which a tube that concentrates volatile components is heated, and the volatile components from the tube are loaded into an analytical instrument with high sensitivity. It has been used for the analysis of toxic substances in the atmosphere and substances responsible for sick house syndrome included... Read more

November 28, 2017 Microscopy PR/Corporate

Consolidated Financial Statements for the Second Quarter Ended September 30, 2017

2Q Results, September 30, 2017（PDF）    This article is translated from press release in Japanese for your convenience. Forward-Looking StatementsStatements in this news release, other than those based on historical fact, concerning the current plans, prospects, strategies and expectations of the Company and its Group represent forecasts of future results. While such statements are based... Read more

November 16, 2017 M&A, Partnerships Microscopy

BD Statement On Merit Medical Agreement To Purchase BD, Bard Product Lines

FRANKLIN LAKES, N.J., Nov. 16, 2017 /PRNewswire/ — BD (Becton, Dickinson and Company) (NYSE: BDX), a leading global medical technology company, issued the following statement regarding today’s announcement by Merit Medical Systems, Inc. that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire BD’s soft tissue core needle biopsy product line and C. R. Bard’s (NYSE:... Read more

November 15, 2017 Microscopy Product Launch

New 2D Superresolution mode for ZEISS Airyscan delivers 120 nanometer lateral resolution

Improved optical sectioning delivers higher resolution without the need to acquire a z-stack JENA/Germany, 2017-11-15. At Neuroscience 2017, a new imaging mode for the ZEISS LSM 8 family with Airyscan has been introduced. Their unique 32-channel GaAsP array detector captures more spatial information than traditional confocal microscopes. The new 2D Superresolution mode now uses this... Read more

November 14, 2017 Atomic Spectroscopy Clinical Research/Diagn. Life Science Tools Microscopy

QIAGEN’s GeneReader NGS System delivers accuracy and ease of use for clinical research in oncology

Hilden, Germany, and Germantown, Maryland, November 14, 2017 – QIAGEN N.V. (NASDAQ: QGEN; Frankfurt Prime Standard: QIA) today announced new studies highlighting the outstanding analytical performance and ease of use of the GeneReader NGS System, the world’s first complete Sample to Insight solution for next-generation sequencing. The studies are being presented this week at the... Read more

November 13, 2017 Microscopy Product Launch

Nikon Instruments Releases New Microscope Objective for Whole Brain Imaging at Neuroscience 2017

MELVILLE, N.Y., Nov. 13, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Nikon Instruments Inc., an industry leader in advanced optical instruments, is debuting the CFI90 20XC Glyc, a cutting-edge microscope objective capable of deep imaging of whole, cleared tissues, at the Society for Neuroscience’s annual Neuroscience 2017 meeting in Washington, D.C. this week. Designed to support cutting-edge neurobiology... Read more

November 9, 2017 Microscopy Product Launch

Andor adds Dragonfly 200 to its highly successful high-speed confocal imaging platform

09 November 2017 Additional flexibility, lightning speed and superior image quality at a price-point comparable to traditional point scanning confocal Belfast, Northern Ireland, 9th November 2017 – Andor, an Oxford Instruments company, is pleased to announce the launch of Dragonfly 200, the latest model of its innovative high-speed confocal imaging platform. Dragonfly integrates Andor’s industry-leading... Read more

November 9, 2017 Informatics & Software Lab Top-10 M&A, Partnerships Microscopy Product Launch

Shimadzu's New Metal Artifact Reduction Software Enables Acquisition of Clear Images of Composite Parts with a Microfocus X-Ray CT System

Shimadzu has released its Metal Artifact Reduction Software. Intended for the Shimadzu inspeXio SMX-225CT FPD HR Microfocus X-ray CT system, this software significantly reduces artifacts occurring in CT images, enabling the acquisition of clear images.A microfocus X-ray CT system is used to observe the internal structure of an object targeted for observation in 3D. It... Read more