Bruker AXS Wins Prestigious R&D 100 Award For Novel XFlash QUAD Detector for X-ray Microanalysis on Electron Microscopes

28-Jul-2006 - Bruker AXS Inc. announced that R&D Magazine has selected its novel XFlash(R) QUAD detector for a 2006 R&D 100 Award. The R&D 100 awards recognize the most technologically significant products introduced into the marketplace during the past year. The XFlash QUAD detector is a key component of ...

Malvern Instruments acquires Spectral Dimensions Inc.

Chemical imaging technology adds exciting new capabilities to Malvern range

05-Jul-2006 - Malvern Instruments has acquired the assets of Spectral Dimensions, Inc. a privately held company producing near infrared (NIR) chemical imaging instrumentation and software. Spectral Dimensions will cease trading and the organization will be integrated into Malvern's US subsidiary, Malvern ...

Bruker Daltonics Obtains Russian Medical Device Registration for all Flex(TM)-Series MALDI-TOF Mass Spectrometers

27-Apr-2006 - Bruker Daltonics Inc. announced that it has obtained registration of its complete MALDI-TOF product line of microflex(TM), autoflex(TM) TOF or TOF/TOF, and ultraflex(TM) TOF/TOF mass spectrometers, as well as of its ClinProRobot(TM) sample preparation platform, as medical devices from the ...

Bruker BioSciences Corporation Announces Agreement to Acquire Bruker Optics Inc. for $135 Million in Cash and Stock

19-Apr-2006 - Bruker BioSciences Corporation announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire all of the stock of molecular spectroscopy company Bruker Optics Inc. for $135 million, to be paid approximately 59% in cash and 41% in BRKR stock. The acquisition agreement was signed following ...

Varian, Inc. Acquires Fourier Transform Mass Spectrometry Technology

01-Mar-2006 - Varian, Inc. announced that it has taken a significant step toward expanding its information rich detection (IRD) portfolio by acquiring Fourier Transform mass spectrometry (FTMS) technology through its acquisition of Southern California-based IonSpec Corporation. The acquisition will increase ...

Bruker Daltonics and German Collection of Microorganisms and Cell Cultures Identify Microorganisms by Mass Spectrometry

23-Feb-2006 - Bruker Daltonik GmbH and the German Collection of Microorganisms and Cell Cultures (DSMZ) announced a collaboration for the identification and classification of microorganisms from peptide and protein profiles measured by MALDI-TOF mass spectrometry. The DSMZ uses Bruker Daltonik´s novel CLINPROT ...

Thermo Electron Corporation Named "2005 Company of the Year" by Instrument Business Outlook

20-Feb-2006 - Thermo Electron Corporation announced that it has been named "2005 Company of the Year" by Instrument Business Outlook (IBO). The award recognizes Thermo Electron's market leadership, strong financial and operational performance and outstanding technical contributions to the analytical and ...

Frost & Sullivan Presents 2005 Product Innovation Award to Bruker Daltonics

12-Dec-2005 - Bruker Daltonics Inc. announced its selection for the Frost & Sullivan 2005 Product Innovation Award. This award is in recognition of Bruker Daltonics' contributions to a broad array of mass spectrometry technologies and for its commitment to the growing field of proteomics. "Bruker Daltonics ...

Shimadzu Opens New Mass Spectrometry / Biotech Applications Laboratory

15-Nov-2005 - Shimadzu Scientific Instruments, Inc. announces the opening of its new Mass Spectrometry/Biotech Applications laboratory at its headquarters in Maryland. Part of Shimadzu´s Global Customer Support Centers, the lab is intended to enhance U.S. customer support, serve as the central U.S. facility ...

Rap.ID's Particle Explorer Identifies Particles In Products of the Growing Pharmaceuticals Market

27-Jun-2005 - Since December, the development and quality assurance of new types of biopharmaceuticals at a major pharma company in Eastern Switzerland have been facilitated through the use of rap.ID Particle Systems' Liquid Particle Explorer. The particle analysis system allows the customer, who is ...