Nanoparticles used in common household items caused genetic damage in mice

18-Nov-2009 - Titanium dioxide (TiO2) nanoparticles, found in everything from cosmetics to sunscreen to paint to vitamins, caused systemic genetic damage in mice, according to a comprehensive study conducted by researchers at UCLA's Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center. The TiO2 nanoparticles induced single- ...

Thermo Fisher Scientific Strengthens Anatomical Pathology Portfolio with Acquisition of Raymond A. Lamb

13-Nov-2008 - Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. announced it has acquired Raymond A. Lamb Ltd., a manufacturer of histology and anatomical pathology products based in Eastbourne, U.K., near London. In business since 1964, Raymond A. Lamb has grown to become a global provider of products for the pathology ...

New type of fuel found in Patagonia fungus

06-Nov-2008 - A team led by a Montana State University professor has found a fungus that produces a new type of diesel fuel, which they say holds great promise. Calling the fungus' output "myco-diesel," Gary Strobel and his collaborators describe their initial observations in Microbiology. The discovery may ...

Bruker Daltonik Receives ISO 13485 Certification for Development, Manufacturing and Distribution of Mass Spectrometry Systems

23-Apr-2008 - Bruker Daltonics announced that it has received EN ISO 13485 certification for its German operations. This ISO 13485 certification is an important milestone in the development of the Bruker Daltonics in vitro diagnostics (IVD) business, particularly in the fields of clinical proteomics, clinical ...

By color-coding atoms, new Cornell electron microscope promises big advance in materials analysis

25-Feb-2008 - A new electron microscope recently installed in Cornell's Duffield Hall is enabling scientists for the first time to form images that uniquely identify individual atoms in a crystal and see how those atoms bond to one another. And in living color. "The current generation of electron microscopes ...

The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2007

09-Oct-2007 - The Nobel Assembly at Karolinska Institutet has decided to award The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for 2007 jointly to Mario R. Capecchi, Martin J. Evans and Oliver Smithies for their discoveries of "principles for introducing specific gene modifications in mice by the use of embryonic ...

Mayne shareholders overwhelmingly approve demerger of Mayne Pharma Limited

25-Nov-2005 - Mayne Group Limited (Mayne) shareholders voted overwhelmingly to approve the demerger of Mayne's international, injectable generic and specialty pharmaceutical operations (Mayne Pharma) from its family of domestic healthcare businesses. Shareholders also endorsed Mayne's name change to Symbion ...

LGC and Forensic Alliance Limited join forensic operations

20-Sep-2005 - LGC has announced its acquisition of Forensic Alliance Limited (FAL) - the UK's largest private sector provider of forensic science services to investigators and the courts. The combined forensic capabilities of LGC and FAL extend the breadth and depth of cutting-edge scientific solutions ...

Olympus Europe and MMI Molecular Machines & Industries announce exclusive distribution agreement

'Cutting edge' laser technology distribution agreement

08-Jul-2005 - Olympus Europe and MMI Molecular Machines & Industries AG announced a distribution arrangement for Olympus Europe to distribute MMI micromanipulation products within many European countries. In particular, Olympus holds exclusive distribution rights to MMI Cellcut® and Smartcut® for completely ...

Australia's HealthLinx Collaborates with Bruker Daltonics on Mass Spectrometry-Based Disease-Specific IVD Assays

09-Jun-2005 - HealthLinx Pty. Limited announced that it has entered into a collaboration with Bruker Daltonics Inc. The collaboration focuses on technology transfer and cooperation between the two firms to develop disease-specific assays for use in in-vitro diagnostic (IVD) research and clinical trials using ...