From Microscopy to Milk Analysis
Business in brief: What’s going on in analytical science?
Products and launches
- Zivak Technologies has launched the Zivak Multitasker, a UHPLC system that uses robotic arms to simplify and speed up sample preparation. Read More
- Agilent has announced that handheld Raman system Resolve is now being used by the UK Border Force for the detection of hazardous materials through opaque packaging. Read More
- Waters has acquired exclusive rights to Desorption Electrospray Ionization (DESI) technology for all mass spectrometry applications from Prosolia and the Purdue Research Foundation (PRF). Waters will also provide Purdue University with a TOF-MS to continue to advance research applications of DESI technology. Read More
Collaborations and acquisitions
- Thermo Fisher will acquire Gatan, the electron microscopy supplies manufacturer, by the end of 2018. Thermo’s Dan Shine said that this, and their recent acquisition of desktop scanning electron microscope manufacturer PhenomWorld, will lead to a more integrated system for their customers. Read More
- Agilent is expanding its biopharma consumables portfolio with the recent acquisition of ProZyme, leading provider of glycan analysis reagents, kits and standards. Read More
- Agilent will also be working with Grabner Instruments to develop an innovative FTIR-based mobile testing solution for the petroleum industry. Read More
- After collaborating on a high-end FT-NIR dairy analyser, Bruker has acquired Lactotronic BV, manufacturer of analytical instruments for the dairy industry, including the MIRA™ Milk Analyzer. Read More
- bioMérieux is providing biotech company Deinove with 250 strains (130 species) for screening of antibiotic and antifungal activities, as part of a new collaboration to discover antibiotics. Deinove’s genetic and metabolic technology platform will allow them to accelerate large-quantity analysis of the strains. Read More
Company and people updates
- Merck KGaA, based in Durmstadt, Germany, has opened a new OLED Technology Center in Shanghai, China. The Center will also function as a collaborative working space for the company and its customers. Read More
- SCIEX has donated $17,500 to the World Cancer Research Fund’s ongoing research into links between nutrition and prognoses in cancer survivors. An additional $6,500 was donated by their parent company Danaher Foundation. Read More
- Students from Cornwall, UK have won the AS Schools’ Analyst competition from the Royal Society of Chemistry. Their college will receive £3,000 to spend on analytical chemistry equipment, while the students each took home £100. Read More
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