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rss05-23-2012
Agilent Technologies Inc. and EQT, the Sweden-based private equity group, announced the execution of a definitive agreement for Agilent to acquire Dako, the Denmark-based cancer diagnostic company. The $2.2 billion acquisition (on a debt-free basis) is the largest in Agilent’s history. “In ...
05-22-2012
AB SCIEX announced that it has achieved ISO 13485 certification for its quality management system. ISO 13485 is an international standard that requires a manufacturer to demonstrate a comprehensive and compliant quality management system suitable for the design and manufacturing of medical ...
05-16-2012
Copley Scientific is expanding its world-wide distribution network with the appointment of new partners in Turkey, Brazil and China.“Copley Scientific aims to provide the very highest levels of localised service to all its customers, around the world,” said Sales Director Mark Copley, “so ...
Dr. Dieter Kurz elected with immediate effect
05-14-2012
The Carl Zeiss AG Supervisory Board has elected Dr. Dieter Kurz as the new Chairman of the Supervisory Board, effective immediately. Born in 1948, Dr. Dieter Kurz studied physics at the University of Tübingen, from which he also received his doctorate. He joined Carl Zeiss in 1979. After ...
Physicists from the Max Planck Institute of Quantum Optics trace the double ionization of argon atoms on attosecond time scales
05-11-2012
When an intense laser pulse interacts with an atom it generates agitation on the micro scale. A rather likely outcome of this interaction is single ionization, where one electron is ejected from the atom. From time to time, however, two electrons can be removed from the atom, resulting in the ...
05-08-2012
For targeted applications involving ceramic materials, precise knowledge about thermal properties is essential. These values can often be determined by means of Thermal Analysis methods. The new poster “Thermal Properties of Ceramics” offers the following important values at a glance: melting ...
05-07-2012
Portable gas sensors can allow you to search for explosives, diagnose medical conditions through a patient's breath, and decide whether it's safe to stay in a mine. These devices do all this by identifying and measuring airborne chemicals, and a new, more sensitive, smart model is under ...
05-04-2012
Analytik Jena AG has strengthened its sales and service presence in the Middle East region and opened an office in Dubai. From there, the Company will manage its entire sales activities in the Middle East region. The new facilities in the Silicon Oasis technology park also house a seminar and ...
05-03-2012
Trinean NV announced the appointment of Philippe Stas as it’s new CEO, succeeding Dr. Marc Zabeau, who remains a member of the board of directors. Simultaneously, Trinean announced that the company has secured 2.7 million euro of growth financing provided by its existing investors. Prior to ...
05-02-2012
This year it is 25 years since Metrohm launched its first ion chromatograph, the 690 ion chromatograph. Since then Metrohm has profoundly changed ion chromatography with instruments that are simple to use, robust, and affordable. In the early 1980s ion chromatography was already around as an ...
