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Thermo Fisher Scientific announced a new approach using high-performance anion-exchange (HPAE) chromatography with pulsed amperometric detection (PAD) for the determination of carbohydrates in extracts from instant coffee and green coffee beans. Application Note 280: "Carbohydrate in Coffee: ...
04-30-2012
Scientists at the University of Tübingen head a new international project to develop an electrochemical sensor to detect and analyze nanoparticles in commercial products. They are found in cosmetics and paints, and even help keep fruit fresh – nanoparticles, with their antimicrobial ...
Earnings rise by more than a third
04-26-2012
Sartorius started off fiscal 2012 with substantial gains in order intake, sales revenue and earnings. Based on the company's excellent quarterly performance, management confirmed its full-year guidance: “In all divisions and regions, we are well on track. It is also encouraging that we have ...
04-25-2012
SeraCare Life Sciences announced that Charlie Mamrak joined the company as CEO and Harold (Bud) Ingalls has joined as CFO. Both executives bring extensive experience in the biosciences industry and a vision for SeraCare to drive the growth of precision medicine by enabling customized testing ...
04-25-2012
Eurofins Scientific has signed an agreement to acquire a 52.6% majority stake in Nihon Kankyo K.K. (Nihon Environmental Services, on 31 March 2012. The transaction is expected to be completed this week.Nihon Kankyo K.K. was founded almost 40 years ago and is based in the greater Tokyo area. ...
04-25-2012
Studying a mouse model of Alzheimer's disease, neuroscientists at the Technische Universitaet Muenchen have observed correlations between increases in both soluble and plaque-forming beta-amyloid – a protein implicated in the disease process – and dysfunctional developments on several levels: ...
04-24-2012
Freeman Technology announced that the company is to receive the 2012 Queen’s Award for Enterprise in the category International Trade. “Freeman Technology’s first Queen’s Award in 2007 celebrated our development of the FT4 Powder Rheometer and the unique contribution it makes to ...
DNA origami puts a smart lid on solid-state nanopore sensors
04-24-2012
The latest advance in solid-state nanopore sensors – devices that are made with standard tools of the semiconductor industry yet can offer single-molecule sensitivity for label-free protein screening – expands their bag of tricks through bionanotechnology. Researchers at the Technische ...
Live Labs generate a great deal of interest
04-23-2012
The 23rd analytica, the International Trade Fair for Laboratory Technology, Analysis and Biotechnology, concluded in Munich with more than 30,000 visitors. The three new Live Labs on the topics of Forensics and Clinical Diagnostics, Plastics Analysis and Food and Water Analysis were popular ...
High-Tech Gründerfonds and STIFT invest into molecular cancer diagnostics from Jena
04-19-2012
Chemical alterations of the genetic information specifically occuring during carcinogenesis provide the basis for the innovative diagnostic tests that are developed by the newly established oncgnostics GmbH in Jena. These tests allow not only for an earlier, but also a more accurate detection ...
