Society for Biomolecular Sciences Announces Call for Papers 14 Jun 2010: The Society for Biomolecular Sciences (SBS) announced today that they are accepting abstracts for the SBS 17th Annual Conference and Exhibition, Advancing the Science of Drug Discovery, which will take place March 27- 31, 2011 at the Gaylord Palms Resort and Convention Center in Orlando, Florida. Society for Biomolecular Sciences (SBS)
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Lab M’s new MacConkey Agar homes in on Enterococci
11 Jun 2010: Microbiology specialist Lab M, has added a modified MacConkey Agar to its range of dehydrated culture media. MacConkey Agar No.2 contains bile salts No. 2 for the recognition of Enterococci and is especially useful when these organisms are present alongside coliforms and non-lactose fermenters in water, sewage and food products. Lab M Ltd
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New Purity Levels and Options for Tecan’s MCA96 Disposable Tips
02 Jun 2010: Tecan introduces ‘Tecan Pure’ and ‘Tecan Sterile’ purity levels for its MCA96 disposable tips. Tecan Pure tips are certified free of human DNA, RNase, DNase and PCR inhibitors, making them suitable for genomics research and forensics use. Tecan
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AchemAsia Draws Process Engineers, Chemists and Many More to Beijing 01 Jun 2010: With 413 registered exhibitors, AchemAsia opens on June 1st, 2010, at the China National Convention Center in Beijing. Organizers DECHEMA and CIESC together with their partners expect more than 15,000 visitors at the 8th International Exhibition-Congress on Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology. Dechema
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Applied Precision Announces New Products for Life Sciences Microscopy at the 110th American Society for Microbiology 27 May 2010: Applied Precision announces new capabilities for both the DeltaVision® Core and personalDV systems at ASM 2010. These new products provide new capabilities that dramatically improve fixed and live-cell imaging. They include the InsightSSI™ solid state illumination unit, the patent pending UltimateFocus™ hardware based autofocus, the X4 Laser Module, and Multi-line TIRF imaging. Applied Precision Inc.
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bioMérieux Showcases Myla™ at ASM 2010: New Informatics Solution to Transform the Microbiology Laboratory 25 May 2010: BioMérieux presents Myla™, a revolutionary new middleware solution to improve connectivity, laboratory workflow and information management, at the 110th General Meeting of the American Society for Microbiology (ASM) in San Diego. bioMérieux
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bioMérieux Extends Portfolio of Full Microbiology Lab Automation Solutions at ASM General Meeting 24 May 2010: bioMérieux announces expanded portfolio of microbiology laboratory automation solutions during the 110th General Meeting of the American Society for Microbiology (ASM) in San Diego, Calif. bioMérieux
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Turbidometric Growth Curve Measurements and Liquid Evaporation Studies with a Microplate Photometer 24 May 2010: The ability to monitor bacterial samples is important for food testing safety and analysis. This paper describes how a filter-based microplate photometer, Thermo Scientific Multiskan FC, can be used reliably and easily to measure turbidity of bacterial samples in antibiotic susceptibility studies. The growth curve measurements were performed on a 96-well microplate. Thermo Fisher Scientific
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Shimadzu and bioMérieux Enter into Partnership for Mass Spectrometry Applications in Microbiology 21 May 2010: Shimadzu and bioMérieux announce today that they have entered into a partnership to commercialize a mass spectrometry system for bacterial identification in microbiology laboratories. bioMérieux will work with Shimadzu and their subsidiary, Kratos Analytical, to adapt their linear MALDI-TOF mass spectrometry technology for optimized integration into the microbiology laboratory workflow. bioMérieux
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Agilent Technologies Completes Acquisition of Varian, Inc 18 May 2010: Agilent Technologies Inc. today announced that its acquisition of scientific-equipment maker Varian, Inc. is now final. Agilent paid approximately $1.5 billion in cash for Varian in a deal that brings together two Silicon Valley pioneers. Agilent Technologies
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