July 23, 2018 Lab Top-10 Mass Spectrometry Product Launch

Waters Bolsters Mass Spectrometry Imaging Portfolio with Acquisition of Prosolia’s DESI Technology

July 23, 2018 08:30 AM Eastern Daylight Time MILFORD, Mass.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Today, Waters Corporation (NYSE: WAT), Prosolia, Inc. and the Purdue Research Foundation (PRF) announced that Waters® acquired exclusive rights to Desorption Electrospray Ionization (DESI) technology for all mass spectrometry applications from Prosolia and PRF. “The acquisition of DESI technology bolsters Waters’ portfolio of mass spectrometry... Read more

July 23, 2018 Lab Top-10 PR/Corporate

Agilent Receives Sustainability Leadership Award

Agilent Receives Sustainability Leadership Award Business Intelligence Group Recognizes Company’s Innovative Product Designs SANTA CLARA, Calif., July 23, 2018 Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE: A) today announced that it has earned the 2018 Sustainability Leadership Award from the Business Intelligence Group for its commitment to sustainability through innovative product design. The Leadership Award, judged by a... Read more

July 20, 2018 Atomic Spectroscopy Industrial Lab Top-10 Product Launch

World’s Highest Sensitivity Level for Laser-Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy Development of New Technology for Rapid Measurement of Metals in Semiconductor Wash Solutions

Shimadzu Corporation has developed a new technology for measuring trace quantities of metals using the principle of laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy (LIBS) that boasts the world’s highest level of sensitivity. Verification tests using a prototype system have already started. Shimadzu has been developing a system that uses this new technology for measuring and monitoring trace quantities... Read more

July 19, 2018 Bio/Pharma/CRO Chromatography Environ, Ag./Food & Bev Lab Top-10 Product Launch

New Luna Omega HILIC Column Delivers Increased LC Separation of Sugars

Torrance, Calif. (July 19, 2018) – Phenomenex Inc., global leader in the research, design and manufacture of advanced technologies for the separation sciences, announces a new Luna Omega phase for sugar analysis by hydrophilic interaction chromatography (HILIC). Luna Omega SUGAR is specifically engineered for carbohydrate separation and analysis from food, beverage and pharmaceutical matrices, such as milk, animal... Read more

July 19, 2018 Lab Top-10 M&A, Partnerships

Danaher Announces Plan To Spin Off Dental Business Into An Independent, Publicly Traded Company

Danaher Announces Plan To Spin Off Dental Business Into An Independent, Publicly Traded Company WASHINGTON, July 19, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — Danaher Corporation (NYSE: DHR) today announced its intention to spin off its Dental segment into an independent, publicly-traded company (“DentalCo”). The transaction is intended to be tax-free to Danaher shareholders and expected to be completed... Read more

July 19, 2018 Lab Top-10 Molecular Spectroscopy

UK Border Force Deploys Agilent Resolve Handheld Raman Systems for Hazardous Material Detection

UK Border Force Deploys Agilent Resolve Handheld Raman Systems for Hazardous Material Detection SANTA CLARA, Calif., July 19, 2018 Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE: A) today announced that UK Border Force is now using Resolve, the company’s handheld Raman system, to detect bulk chemicals—whether benign, hazardous, or illegal—through opaque packages and containers. This system is the... Read more

July 18, 2018 Acad, Gov/Utilities Lab Top-10 M&A, Partnerships Molecular Spectroscopy

AMETEK Grabner Instruments and Agilent Technologies Provide an Innovative Mobile Testing Solution for the Petroleum Industry

Wednesday, July 18, 2018 Vienna, Austria – AMETEK Grabner Instruments and Agilent Technologies Inc. announce an OEM agreement for an innovative mobile testing solution for in-the-field analysis of lubricating oils and greases. Grabner Instruments, based in Austria, is well known for developing and manufacturing automatic petroleum testing equipment. In this partnership, Grabner will focus on lube... Read more

July 18, 2018 Acad, Gov/Utilities Lab Top-10 M&A, Partnerships Molecular Spectroscopy

Agilent and Grabner Instruments Provide Innovative Mobile Testing Solution for the Petroleum Industry

Agilent and Grabner Instruments Provide Innovative Mobile Testing Solution for the Petroleum Industry SANTA CLARA, Calif., July 18, 2018 Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE: A) announces an equipment manufacturing agreement with Grabner Instruments, a subsidiary of AMETEK, Inc. The agreement is focused on an innovative mobile testing solution for in-field analysis of lubricating oils and greases.... Read more

July 17, 2018 Lab Top-10 PR/Corporate

Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany, Announces Future Insight Prize of up to € 1 Million for Groundbreaking Scientific Work

17 JUL 2018 | DARMSTADT, GERMANY First prize to be awarded 2019 for work on a visionary product to protect humanity from newly emerging viral diseases Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany, committed to “Future Insight Prize” for the next 35 years Announcement made at “Curious2018 – Future Insight” conference premiere Darmstadt, Germany, July 17, 2018 – Merck KGaA,... Read more