Chemical Analysis News and Research

RSS

Scientists discover 10 types of unique proteins in patients with stroke or heart attack

A simple blood test is all it could take to tell if you are going to have a heart attack or stroke. A team of international scientists have discovered more than 10 types of unique proteins which are commonly present in the blood of a person who recently suffered a stroke or heart attack.

22 Sep 2011

Innovative UMD-based food safety program to launch on Sept. 15

Amid ongoing concerns about E. coli, Salmonella and other food-borne illnesses, a new facility will take a unique approach to make imports bound for the United States safer: Give foreign technicians who test those foods intensive, hands-on lab training in U.S. government methods, standards and technology, as well as acceptable alternatives.

8 Sep 2011

Researchers develop new methods to identify potential sources of food contamination

Unwanted bacteria, yeasts and moulds can cause major problems for the food industry as well as consumers. Norwegian researchers have developed new methods to identify potential sources of contamination.

22 Aug 2011

Portable system for highly sensitive multi-dimensional chemical analysis

By pairing an award-winning remote-detection version of NMR/MRI technology with a unique version of chromatography specifically designed for microfluidic chips, researchers with the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)'s Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) have opened the door to a portable system for highly sensitive multi-dimensional chemical analysis that would be impractical if not impossible with conventional technologies.

8 Jul 2011

Berkeley Lab scientists contribute to remarkable advance in nuclear magnetic resonance

Nuclear magnetic resonance, a scientific technique associated with outsized, very low temperature, superconducting magnets, is one of the principal tools in the chemist's arsenal, used to study everything from alcohols to proteins to such frontiers as quantum computing.

19 May 2011

Thermo Fisher revenues increase 4% to $2.72 billion for first quarter 2011

Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the world leader in serving science, today reported its financial results for the first quarter ended April 2, 2011.

From Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. 27 Apr 2011

Researchers identify enzyme biomarker that can diagnose early colon cancer

A research team at the University of Colorado Cancer Center has identified an enzyme that could be used to diagnose colon cancer earlier. It is possible that this enzyme also could be a key to stopping the cancer.

28 Mar 2011

Agilent opens new lab facility in Bangalore, India

Agilent Technologies Inc. has expanded its Life Sciences and Chemical Analysis Center of Excellence in Bangalore.

25 Mar 2011

Agilent Technologies acquires specific assets of A2 Technologies

Agilent Technologies Inc. has completed the acquisition of specific assets of A2 Technologies. Financial details were not disclosed for the acquisition, which was first announced Jan. 19.

10 Feb 2011

USPTO issues patent for Metabolon's UHPLC/MSn-based analytical platform

Metabolon, the leader in metabolomics, biomarker discovery and analysis, announced today the grant of US Patent No. 7,884,318 entitled "Systems, Methods, and Computer-Readable Medium for Determining Composition of Chemical Constituents in a Complex Mixture".

8 Feb 2011

Researchers invent paper microfluidic device for rapid medical diagnostics, chemical analysis

Researchers have invented a technique that uses inexpensive paper to make "microfluidic" devices for rapid medical diagnostics and chemical analysis.

27 Jan 2011

China collaborates with Norway to address prevalence and spread of mercury

Highly skilled basic science researchers from China are pooling their talents with analytical environmental researchers from Norway - and their findings are making their mark on Chinese environmental policy.

3 Dec 2010

Agilent's GeneSpring Bioinformatics Solution integrated with GeneGo's MetaCore

GeneGo, Inc., a leading provider of databases, software and services in systems biology and chemistry, and Agilent Technologies, Inc., the world's premier measurement company and a technology leader in chemical analysis, life sciences, electronics and communications, announced today that they have integrated Agilent's GeneSpring Bioinformatics Solution with MetaCore.

22 Nov 2010

Agilent fourth quarter revenues increase 35% to $1.58 billion

Agilent Technologies Inc. today reported revenues of $1.58 billion for the fourth fiscal quarter ended Oct. 31, 2010, 35 percent above one year ago, or 26 percent excluding the effects of the Varian acquisition and recent divestitures. Fourth-quarter GAAP net income was $232 million, or $0.66 per diluted share. Last year's fourth-quarter GAAP net income was $25 million, or $0.07 per share.

12 Nov 2010

NOAA and FDA add second chemical test for detecting dispersants in Gulf seafood

Building upon the extensive testing and protocols already in use by federal, state and local officials for the fishing waters of the Gulf, NOAA and FDA have developed and are using a chemical test to detect dispersants used in the Deepwater Horizon-BP oil spill in fish, oysters, crab and shrimp. Trace amounts of the chemicals used in dispersants are common, and levels for safety have been previously set.

30 Oct 2010

Bruker closes acquisition of instruments businesses with Veeco

Bruker Corporation today announced the closing of its acquisition of the Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM) and the Optical Industrial Metrology (OIM) instruments businesses from Veeco Instruments, Inc. for $229.4 million in cash.

8 Oct 2010

Research to focus on effective use of artemisinin stocks for malaria

The frontline malaria treatment artemisinin could soon be treating more people for less cost, thanks to a research collaboration between Bradford and Shanghai.

6 Oct 2010

ProteaBio concludes agreement with George Washington University to commercialize LAESI technology

ProteaBio Europe SAS, a leading developer of new technology, announced today that the company has concluded an exclusive, worldwide license agreement with George Washington University for commercial rights to a new technology that provides rapid identification of a broad range of chemicals and biomolecules.

8 Sep 2010

Study finds source of tetracycline from bone analysis of Nubians

A chemical analysis of the bones of ancient Nubians shows that they were regularly consuming tetracycline, most likely in their beer. The finding is the strongest evidence yet that the art of making antibiotics, which officially dates to the discovery of penicillin in 1928, was common practice nearly 2,000 years ago.

3 Sep 2010

Response Genetics total revenue for second-quarter 2010 increases 197% to $5.6 million

Response Genetics Inc., a company focused on the development and sale of molecular diagnostic tests for cancer, today announced its consolidated financial results for the three and six months ended June 30, 2010.

7 Aug 2010