Advanced Automation Technologies agrees to acquire GERSTEL

Expanding automated sample preparation capabilities

26-Nov-2024 - Advanced Automation Technologies, a platform of laboratory-automation brands backed by global investment firm Battery Ventures, announced an agreement to acquire GERSTEL GmbH & Co. KG and its international subsidiaries. GERSTEL, headquartered in Mülheim an der Ruhr, Germany and with sales ...

Tosoh Bioscience – Separation & Purification Expands European Headquarters in Griesheim, Germany

"This new facility will allow us to better serve our customers and explore new chromatography techniques and applications"

06-Nov-2024 - Tosoh Bioscience – Separation & Purification announced the grand opening of its expanded European Tosoh Bioscience headquarters in Griesheim, Germany. This significant milestone marks a new chapter in the commitment of Tosoh to biomolecule analysis, purification, and polymer analytical ...

Lipids with potential health benefits in herbal teas

The lipids in some herbal teas have been identified in detail for the first time, preparing the ground for investigating their contribution to the health benefits of the teas

05-Apr-2024 - Herbal teas are enjoyed worldwide, not only for their taste and refreshment but also for a wide range of reputed health benefits. But the potential significance of a category of compounds called lipids in the teas has been relatively unexplored. Researchers at Hokkaido University, led by ...

PFAS analysis: Reliably detecting eternity chemicals

analytica conference: PFAS in the focus of science

27-Feb-2024 - Perfluorinated and polyfluorinated alkyl substances (PFAS) are colloquially known as “eternity chemicals” due to their persistence in the environment. PFAS do not occur naturally, but they can be found in all sorts of things from food packaging and outdoor textiles to seals and hoses. This group ...

New fatty acids found in vegetable oils

Characterize vegetable oils comprehensively

25-Sep-2023 - Whether in salad dressings, for sautéing and deep-frying, or in cake batter - vegetable oils are a key ingredient in food preparation. With a sales volume of almost 80 million liters per year and a market share of around 40 percent, rapeseed oil is the most popular vegetable oil in Germany. ...

KNAUER invests in Dresden-based start-up company

Both companies will offer integrated solutions in the field of material separation and laboratory organisation

22-Aug-2023 - KNAUER Wissenschaftliche Geraete GmbH and the Dresden-based start-up company Better Basics Laborbedarf GmbH announce a groundbreaking cooperation. In the future, the combination of the KNAUER AZURA HPLC system and the Better Basics SmartRack® organisation system for laboratory workstations will ...

Waters and Sartorius Expand Collaboration to Deliver Comprehensive Bioanalytics for Downstream Biomanufacturing

06-Jun-2023 - Waters Corporation and Sartorius announced a new collaboration to develop integrated analytical solutions for downstream biomanufacturing, expanding their joint agreement that began with upstream bioprocessing analytics. Software and hardware integrations between the Waters™ PATROL™ ...

New collaboration between Shimadzu and the University Medical Center Göttingen

Shimadzu and UMG team up to develop new clinical LC-MS methods for more rapid and flexible TDM analysis

31-Oct-2022 - Shimadzu is embarking on a new collaboration with the University Medical Center Göttingen (UMG). UMG is one of Germany's leading university medical facilities. The collaboration will focus on the development of new clinical laboratory methods using liquid chromatography - mass spectrometry ...

KNAUER celebrates 60th anniversary and awards science prize to a young researcher

08-Jul-2022 - The Berlin-based manufacturer of high-tech laboratory measuring instruments KNAUER Wissenschaftliche Geräte GmbH celebrated its sixtieth company anniversary with a big party on July 1, 2022 under the motto "Science with Passion". For this occasion, the company had invited about 100 guests from ...

Scientists identify cancer biomarkers in breast milk

Proteins could one day allow breast cancer screening to be done with a blood test

07-Apr-2022 - A simple blood test for women of all ages and risk levels could one day be possible thanks to a new set of protein biomarkers that researchers identified using breast milk. “Although mammograms are a useful tool for catching breast cancer early, they aren’t typically recommended for low-risk ...