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ERT Relocates Customer Care Team To Provide Stronger Client Support
PHILADELPHIA, 30 June 2009 - ERT a leading provider of centralized ECG, ePRO, eClinical technology and other services to the biopharmaceutical, medical device and related industries, is to move its dedicated customer care team to its new state-of-the-art headquarters and logistics operations in Philadelphia. This strategic move to expand the group will help ERT strengthen and support its growing customer base and deliver enhanced customer satisfaction.
Thermo Fisher Scientific Wins Prestigious Microsoft Pharmaceutical and Life Sciences Innovation Award in Informatics for Second Consecutive Year
Philadelphia. (June 30, 2009) - Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the world leader in serving science, today announced that it has been named the winner of the Microsoft Corporation 2009 Pharmaceutical and Life Sciences Innovation Award in the Discovery and Product Innovation category, for the second consecutive year. The award honors best-in-class companies for their innovative use of Microsoft-based solutions. Microsoft selected Norway-based Hunt Research Centre and Biobank in recognition of its use of Thermo Scientific Nautilus LIMS (laboratory information management system) to better manage and analyze the large amounts of real-time medical data and provide valuable insight into disease status and progression. Thermo Scientific Nautilus LIMS provided HUNT with a comprehensive biobanking solution to gather, store, manage, track and retrieve large amounts of data securely, and yield real-time, dependable analysis and reports.
Thermo Fisher Scientific Unveils Breakthrough LC Technology that Dramatically Increases Laboratory Productivity
DRESDEN, Germany (June 29, 2009) – Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the world leader in serving science, today announced the expansion of its quaternary solvent delivery systems with the release of the Accela 600 HPLC and Accela 1000 U-HPLC. The new Thermo Scientific Accela 600 and Accela 1000 are designed to enable rapid method development while significantly reducing solvent consumption. In addition to being best-in breed dedicated LC instruments, these systems complement the full range of Thermo Scientific mass spectrometers. The comprehensive Accela product line will be on display on the Thermo Scientific booth (#6-8) at HPLC 2009, June 28 to July 2, in Dresden, Germany.
Thermo Fisher Scientific Launches Unique Pesticide Analyzer Reference Package for Enhanced Performance in Pesticide Applications
AUSTIN, TEXAS (July 1, 2009) – Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the world leader in serving science, today announced the launch of a unique Pesticide Analyzer Reference package designed to revolutionize the way pesticide analyses are set up and performed. The new, all-inclusive solution provides information on extraction, consumables and assists users in method development for the analysis of pesticides using the Thermo Scientific TSQ Quantum GC triple quadrupole GC-MS/MS. The TSQ Quantum GC is the established standard for interference-free, high-throughput, multi-residue screening of a large number of pesticides in a single analytical run, achieving excellent sensitivity, reproducibility and linearity.
RTS Life Science Partners with Hall Analytical Laboratories to Provide Analytical Support and Consultancy Services for Automated Inhaler Testing
Manchester, UK (June 29, 2009) RTS Life Science, a worldwide supplier of automated sample management and drug delivery testing systems, has partnered with Hall Analytical Laboratories to provide analytical services and consultancy in the area of automation and inhaler testing. Initially focussed on inhaled drug delivery devices, the two companies will share facilities, technology and resources to provide a range of services to help organisations improve efficiency in the development, adoption and use of automation.
Thermo Fisher Scientific Launches New Online SPE Clean-up System
Thermo Scientific HyperSep Online SPE Products for Fast, Effective Concentration of Target Analytes
IDBS Acquires InforSense to Provide End-to-End Solutions for Research & Development Data Management
Thermo Fisher Scientific Overcomes the Challenges of Trace Element Analysis in High Matrix Samples Using ICP Technology
Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the world leader in serving science, announces the availability of a new webinar which demonstrates how to achieve a more robust and reliable means of trace element analysis in high matrix and spectrally rich samples using inductively coupled plasma (ICP) emission spectrometry. The webinar, entitled “Getting Great Results From Tough Samples”, is available via www.spectroscopynow.com/thermowebinars.
Thermo Fisher Scientific Launches Revolutionary Technologies at HPLC 2009
DRESDEN, Germany, (June 26, 2009) - Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the world leader in serving science, today announced that the company will be introducing two of the world's most accurate and precise UHPLC pumps, a new Thermo Scientific Accela PDA detector and will also be presenting a number of informative workshops, seminars, presentations and events at the 34th International Symposium on High-Performance Liquid Phase Separations and Related Techniques (HPLC 2009). The company will also be showcasing the full range of Thermo Scientific instruments, columns and consumables from sample preparation to green chromatography on the Thermo Scientific booth (#6-8) at HPLC 2009, June 28 to July 2, in Dresden, Germany.
Thermo Fisher Scientific Introduces New Software for Reagent Dispensers
Thermo Scientific FILLit Software Provides Additional Functionality to the Thermo Scientific Multidrop Combi and Multidrop Combi nL
WYATT TECHNOLOGY ANNOUNCES 20th ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL LIGHT SCATTERING COLLOQUIUM
SANTA BARBARA, CALIFORNIA - (June 24 2009) - Wyatt Technology, the world leader in instruments for absolute macromolecular characterization, is delighted to announce that it will host its 20th Annual International Light Scattering Colloquium (ILSC) on October 19-20, 2009 at the exclusive Four Seasons Biltmore Resort in Santa Barbara, California. The event will welcome an array of high-profile speakers including world-renowned Nobel Prize winner, Professor Robert Grubbs. In conjunction with the 20th annual ILSC, Wyatt Technology will also be hosting an Eclipse FFF-MALS Focus Meeting on October 21 2009.
Thermo Fisher Scientific Delivers Enterprise-Wide Connectivity with Integration Manager - an Enterprise Level Data Transformation Tool
Philadelphia. (June 24, 2009) - Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the world leader in serving science, introduces Integration Manager - a flexible, powerful data transformation tool for automated data acquisition and point-to-point data distribution across the enterprise. Integration Manager provides connectivity to all parts of the laboratory workflow and translates the data generated by any of the instruments, services or third-party enterprise applications that may be used in an organization. This integration tool is another example of the Thermo Scientific Connects solution set that helps streamline and improve the transfer of knowledge between laboratory-generated data and enterprise-level information systems. A new brochure entitled "Enterprise Connectivity for Better Decision Making" is available at www.thermo.com/informatics for individuals and companies interested in more fully integrating laboratory generated data with existing enterprise resource planning systems.
Increased demand drives Queensland Compound Library expansion
QCL capacity is increased by the acquisition of an additional comPOUND® storage module
Thermo Fisher Scientific Hosts Workshop ‘Advances in Column Technology’
Celebrating 20 years of Thermo Scientific Hypercarb Columns at HPLC 2009
IDT introduces Custom Labels
Personalized tube labels to help customers easily locate their oligos
Dolomite Introduces Glass Microfluidic Device for High Throughput Mixing and Reactions
The 1ml Microreactor Chip enables rapid amalgamation of fluid streams
Thermo Fisher Scientific Introduces Novel Heating and Stirring Modules
Thermo Scientific Reacti-Therm Sample Derivitization Systems for GC and HPLC
Thermo Fisher Scientific Introduces True Low-bleed Injection Port Septa
Thermo Scientific TR-Green Septa Seals Optimize GC Performance
Thermo Fisher Scientific Ensures Efficient GC and LC Sample Preparation and Clean-up
Thermo Scientific HyperSep Dispersive SPE Products Optimized for Use with QuEChERS Method for Residue Analysis
Thermo Fisher Scientific Introduces High-quality Gold Plated Seals
Thermo Scientific Gold Inlet Base Seals for all Agilent GC Split and Splitless Injection Ports
Thermo Fisher Scientific Introduces New Cost-Effective Refrigerated Incubator
Thermo Scientific Heraeus Delivers Superior Uniformity at or Below Ambient Temperatures
Thermo Fisher Scientific Introduces a New Line of Micro-ultracentrifuges
Thermo Scientific Sorvall MTX 150 Benchtop and MX Series Floor Model Micro-ultracentrifuges for Outstanding Versatility
ERT OFFICIALS RING THE NASDAQ CLOSING BELL
PHILADELPHIA, 19 June 2009 - ERT (NASDAQ: ERES), a leading provider of centralized ECG and eClinical technology, ePRO and other services to the biopharmaceutical, medical device and related industries, closed the stock market on 18 June by ringing the famous NASDAQ bell. Joel Morganroth, Chairman of the Board and Chief Scientific Officer and Michael McKelvey, CEO at ERT rang the NASDAQ MarketSite closing bell in New York's Times Square.
Thermo Fisher Scientific Announces Laboratory Informatics Symposium 2009 for the Mining Industry in Brazil
Philadelphia (June 18, 2009) - Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the world leader in serving science, will be hosting its two-day 2009 Laboratory Informatics Symposium (LIS) on 18-19 August 2009 at the Caesar Business Belo Horizonte in Belo Horizonte, Brazil. The LIS 2009 will be of particular interest for Mining Managers with responsibility for Quality, and Laboratory Managers who supply analysis to the mining industry. Online registration for LIS 2009 is available at http://events.signup4.net/lis09belohorizonte
UKSPA Conference Topics for L.A.B. Scientific Programme Announced
L.A.B. - the European trade fair and conference for analysis, bio and laboratory equipment in the UK announces the first in a series of conference programmes to take place at the 2009 exhibition in Birmingham from October 27-29. The United Kingdom Science Park Association (UKSPA) has joined Leipziger Messe to organise two day-long programmes: an informative conference stream focusing on current issues and best practice for laboratories and a Business Forum.
Syrris expands adaptability of Atlas system
User-friendly, Flexible High Torque Stirrer Adaptor
Thermo Fisher Scientific Unveils a New Solution to Increase Sensitivity of In Vitro Toxicity Testing
Boston, MA., (June 9, 2009) - Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the world leader in serving science, today announced the launch of the Thermo Scientific Cellomics ToxInsight Solution at the World Pharmaceutical Congress, June 9-11 2009, Philadelphia. The Thermo Scientific Cellomics ToxInsight Solution offers a unique combination of imaging hardware and analysis software, and couples pre-validated panels of toxicity assessment targets, to provide a robust risk assessment tool for in vitro toxicity testing.
Novozymes Biopharma to Showcase Animal-Free Cell Culture Portfolio at ESACT 2009
Nottingham, UK (5 June 2009). Novozymes Biopharma, part of Novozymes, world leader in bioinnovation, will be showcasing its animal-free cell culture portfolio on booth #40 at the 21st Meeting of the European Society for Animal Cell Technology (ESACT), 7-10 June 2009, CityWest Hotel, Dublin, Ireland.
Thermo Fisher Scientific and NextGen Sciences Announce Collaboration
SAN JOSE, CA (June 4, 2009) - Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the world leader in serving science, today announced a collaboration between its Biomarker Research Initiatives in Mass Spectrometry (BRIMS) Center and NextGen Sciences, the biomarker specialists providing discovery, assay development and testing services. Under the collaboration arrangement, the BRIMS Center will work with NextGen Sciences to apply new technologies to NextGen Sciences' biomarkerexpress platform, a suite of biomarker services for developing, validating and applying targeted SRM assays for peptides and proteins in biofluids and tissues.
Thermo Fisher Scientific Announces Three New Products for Easier, Faster Quantitative Proteomic Analysis
PHILADELPHIA (June 3, 2009) - Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the world leader in serving science, announced today at the American Society of Mass Spectrometry (ASMS) 2009 annual conference the launch of two new products designed to increase the productivity of quantitative proteomics research. The products are Intelligent Selected Reaction Monitoring (iSRM), which improves the throughput of SRM assays, and Pinpoint software for automated method development and quantitative analysis of SRM-based targeted peptide assays. These products will be on display at the Thermo Scientific hospitality suite at the Philadelphia Marriott Downtown in Salons G-K during the ASMS conference, which runs from May 31-June 4 in Philadelphia.
Exco InTouch's ePRO Seminars Highlight Growing Importance Of Electronic Communication in Clinical Trials
(3 June, 2009) Exco InTouch, the leading provider of patient communication solutions for the pharmaceutical and healthcare sectors, announces that the company's recent Electronic Patient Reported Outcomes (ePRO) seminars highlighted the increasing shift from traditional methods of data collection in clinical trials towards electronic methods. The informative seminars entitled 'The Complete Patient Experience Throughout the Trial Lifecycle' took place in Philadelphia and London and demonstrated the benefits of using electronic technology (e.g. cell phones) for patient recruitment, retention and compliance during clinical trials. More information on the seminars can be found at www.excointouch.com.
Thermo Fisher Scientific Unveils Mass Frontier 6.0, Comprehensive Structural Elucidation Software for Mass Spectrometry
Philadelphia (June 2, 2009) - Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the world leader in serving science, today announced the launch of Mass Frontier 6.0, a powerful new software package offering sophisticated features for the management, evaluation and interpretation of mass spectra. The software is applicable to small molecule structural elucidation in a wide range of applications, including metabolite identification and impurity analysis in drug discovery and toxicology studies. Providing comprehensive spectral data and fragmentation mechanism knowledge management, this new version of Mass Frontier facilitates structural elucidation by simplifying the interpretation of MSn spectral data. The software will be showcased at the Thermo Scientific hospitality suite at the Philadelphia Marriott Downtown in Salons G-K during ASMS, which runs from May 31-June 4 in Philadelphia.
University of Cambridge Selects IDBS as their Data Management Provider and Commences a Significant R&D Collaboration
Complicated Samples? Find Just What You Need with ACD/IntelliTarget
New LC/MS and GC/MS deconvolution software makes confirming the presence of known compounds in messy samples faster and easier.
The NPK Spectron Offered the Software with Automatic Search of Matrix Correction and Consideration of Unnotified Concentrations
The NPK Spectron offered the method “Consideration of unnotified concentrations” by example of adaptation to ARL-3460
Thermo Fisher Scientific Introduces New Mass Spectrometry Systems, Software and Workflow Solutions at ASMS 2009
PHILADELPHIA (June 1, 2009) - Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the world leader in serving science, today announced it is launching two new breakthrough mass spectrometers at ASMS 2009, the Thermo Scientific LTQ Velos and LTQ Orbitrap Velos. The LTQ Velos features an innovative dual-pressure trap and advanced ion optics, making it the world's fastest and most sensitive linear ion trap mass spectrometer. The LTQ Orbitrap Velos combines the new Velos technology with the industry-leading Orbitrap mass analyzer and a new Higher-Energy Collisional Dissociation (HCD) cell to deliver ultra-high resolution and accurate mass data.
Thermo Fisher Scientific Achieves Precise, Reliable and Fast Nitrogen/Protein Determination in Animal Feed
DELFT, Netherlands (May 28, 2009) - Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the world leader in serving science, introduced a new application note demonstrating the unprecedented capabilities of the Thermo Scientific FLASH 4000 nitrogen/protein analyzer in providing accurate, reproducible and rapid nitrogen/protein determination in animal feed. The application note which is entitled "Nitrogen/Protein determination in Animal Feed by the Thermo Scientific FLASH 4000 Series" is available to download via the literature library at www.thermo.com/flash
Thermo Fisher Scientific Celebrates 30th Anniversary of the Thermo Scientific Multiskan
Researchers are Invited to Join the Search for the Oldest Multiskan in Use
IDBS announces its innovation partner programme to expand research data management applications
Eastar Chemical Launches QA/QC Consulting Services
Eastar Chemical Corporation announces the expansion of its custom manufacturing and product development offerings to include custom quality assurance (QA) and quality control (QC) services.
Thermo Fisher Scientific Instrument Solutions Chosen by Japan's National Police Agency for Toxicology and Forensics
SAN JOSE (May 26, 2009) -Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the world leader in serving science, today announced that Japan's National Police Agency (NPA) has purchased 51 Thermo Scientific LXQ linear ion trap mass spectrometers and 27 Thermo Scientific Nicolet 6700 FT-IR spectrometers with Continu?m microscopes. The NPA will use the LXQ LC/MS/MS system for toxicology screening in each of its 47 prefecture offices and will use the Nicolet 6700 FT-IR system for forensics in nearly half of those offices.
Cancer Research Technology Selects Maybridge Fragments for Lead Discovery Programmes
Maybridge Fragment Collection delivers excellent ‘Rule-of-Three’ fit
Vernalis selects IDBS’ E-WorkBook for chemistry as part of company-wide ELN deployment
Analytical Technology's Auto-Clean Optical Dissolved Oxygen Monitor Lowers Carbon Emissions in Wastewater Treatment Plants
(May 22, 2009) Specialist electrochemical sensor manufacturer Analytical Technology Inc (ATi) announces that its recently launched optical Q45D Dissolved Oxygen Monitor with Auto-Clean System reduces energy consumption in wastewater treatment plants. The innovative monitor is designed to provide reliable oxygen measurements in aeration processes and reduces maintenance requirements via the self-clean facility. Using a clean monitor such as the Q45D in wastewater treatment processes produces highly accurate results and lowers carbon emissions by reducing the amount of energy consumed.
Thermo Fisher Scientific's Exactive LC-MS Wins Prestigious ACHEMA Innovation Award
SAN JOSE, CA (May 21, 2009) - Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the world leader in serving science, today announced that it has been presented with the ACHEMA 2009 Innovation Award for the category of Laboratory and Analytical Techniques. The PROCESS Innovation Award honors the most innovative technologies and equipment at ACHEMA, the world forum of the chemical engineering, environmental protection and biotechnology industries, which in 2009 had more than 4000 exhibitors. The ground-breaking Thermo Scientific Exactive was selected from a field of eighteen entrants. The ACHEMA Innovation Awards are presented by the publishers of PROCESS, PharmaTEC and LaborPraxis magazines.
Biotage Introduces New High Performance SNAP Cartridges for Improved Separations
(May 19, 2009) Biotage, a leading supplier of tools and technology for medicinal and analytical chemistry, announces the availability of its new SNAP HP-SIL high- performance flash purification cartridges. These innovative SNAP cartridges provide greater compound purity and sample loading, increased compound recovery and reduced waste. An informative technical note outlining the cartridge's features and benefits is available to download from www.biotage.com/snap.
Academia to Benefit from ACD/Labs’ Anniversary Generosity
CEAP Initiative Makes Chemical Drawing Package Available to Schools
