AB SCIEX, a developer of mass spectrometry products, has announced the launch of its AB SCIEX IVD-MS analyzer CE marked for general in vitro diagnostic use in Europe. The release of this mass spectrometry-based analyzer is in response to ...
US-based Bruker has obtained 510(k) clearance from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its MALDI Biotyper CA system to identify Gram negative bacterial colonies cultured from human specimens. Bruker's MALDI Biotyper CA system ...
France-based NovAliX has entered into a fragment-based drug discovery project with Japanese biopharmaceutical firm Kyowa Hakko Kirin. The deal, which is a continuation of the alliance announced in January 2013, builds upon the positive ...
Depending on the type of oil you use to cook -- and whether or not you reheat that oil for multiple uses -- you could be exposing yourself to high levels of toxic aldehydes, chemicals known to cause neurodegenerative disease and cancer. ...
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Many health-minded individuals understand that eating fried or overcooked foods is unhealthy due to the chemical transition of normally stable fats to trans fats that have been shown to dramatically increase heart attack risk. Researchers ...
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US-based Agilent Technologies and Canada-based MRM Proteomics have announced the launch of MRM Proteomics’ PeptiQuant MRM assay kits for quality control of multiple reaction monitoring-based quantitative plasma proteomic workflows. ...
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Sequenom, a US-based manufacturer of DNA massarrays, has announced the submission of premarket 510(k) notifications to the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its IMPACT Dx system and the IMPACT Dx Factor V Leiden and Factor II ...
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US-biotechnology company Labcyte has partnered with AstraZeneca to develop acoustic sample handling for mass spectrometry to advance drug discovery applications. Biotechnology tools firm Labcyte has recently developed techniques for the ...
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UK-based Matrix Science has launched a new software platform called 'Mascot Insight' designed to organize, visualize, and compare proteomics data sets derived from mass spectrometry results. Mascot Insight, which leverages the Mascot ...
Thermo Fisher Scientific has unveiled 10 new or updated software packages for the new-generation liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry (LC-MS) instruments. The packages include Thermo Scientific FreeStyle 1.0, Thermo Scientific ...
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Hiden Analytical Ltd of Warrington, UK has expanded its secondary ion mass spectrometry (SIMS) primary system options to offer the choice of three initial equipment levels. SIMS is a versatile, highly-sensitive technique for surface ...
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US-based mass spectrometry products provider AB SCIEX has developed a new method to detect horse DNA in meat samples. AB SCIEX noted that this development is in response to recent reports that horse and pig DNA had been identified in beef ...
Together with researchers at the US Army Aviation & Missile Research, Development & Engineering Center (AMRDEC) and Duke University, a team led by North Carolina State University (NCSU) claims to have solved a long-standing materials ...
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Bruker has collaborated with the University of Victoria-Genome British Columbia Proteomics Centre (UVic GBC Proteomics Centre) for the development and validation of high-throughput assays. The assays are used to determine hemoglobin ...
Bruker Daltonics, a developer of mass spectrometers and sample preparation systems, has entered into a strategic alliance with molecular diagnostics company Biodesix. Under the partnership, Bruker will support Biodesix's multivariate ...
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