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50% of bushfires deliberate and caused by school boys

The Australian Institute of Criminology and Monash University researchers say that 50% of the bushfires are deliberate and caused by school boys. The occurrence of these fires coincides with the time school ends. Research has shown that these school boys are a prey to habit and grow up to be arsonists. These crimes are one of the most difficult to solve with almost all criminals getting away from the scene.

25 Mar 2010

W. R. Grace earns GMP certification

W. R. Grace & Co.has earned Good Manufacturing Practices certification of its facility in Baltimore, Maryland. The certification encompasses Grace’s Quality Management System that includes the standards, procedures and manufacturing operations used by the company in the production of pharmaceutical grade silica (commonly marketed by Grace under the SYLOID® brand name).

19 Mar 2010

Forensic high-tech assistant Virtobot used to perform virtual autopsies

Virtobot is the name of the forensic high-tech helpmate used at the University of Bern's Institute of Forensic Medicine to perform virtual autopsies. Developed as part of the National Centre of Competence in Research, Co-Me the industrial robot provides forensic doctors with a high precision, three-dimensional image of cadavers.

18 Mar 2010

Sigma-Aldrich signs agreement to acquire Ace Animals

Sigma-Aldrich® today announced it has signed an agreement to acquire Ace Animals, Inc., a Berks County, PA.-based provider of high quality research rodents to the biomedical industry.

16 Mar 2010

Unlicensed software usage: iCan Benefit pays BSA $61,500 to settle claims

The Business Software Alliance (BSA), the voice of the world's commercial software industry, today announced a settlement with iCan Benefit Group of Boca Raton, FL. iCan Benefit paid $61,500 to BSA to settle claims that it had unlicensed copies of Adobe, Microsoft and Symantec software installed on its computers. As part of the settlement agreement, the company agreed to delete all unlicensed copies of software from its computers, acquire any licenses necessary to become compliant, and commit to implementing stronger software asset management (SAM) practices.

15 Mar 2010

Forensic Laboratories introduces first oral fluid test for Tapentadol

Forensic Laboratories, a Denver-based laboratory specializing in toxicology services for drug abuse, has unveiled the first oral fluid test for Tapentadol, a new federally approved drug prescribed by doctors for pain management. Previously, laboratories could only detect the drug through urine using liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry-mass spectrometry (LC/MS/MS) technology.

15 Mar 2010

Medafor, Magle Life Sciences of Sweden sign long-term raw material supply agreement

Medafor Inc. announced today that it has signed a long-term raw material supply agreement with Magle Life Sciences of Sweden, the supplier of the key powder component for Medafor’s patented MPH(R) (Microporous Polysaccharide Hemosphere) surgical product, which is used by surgeons to control bleeding in complex surgical operations.

15 Mar 2010

Microchip Biotechnologies renamed as IntegenX

Microchip Biotechnologies, a maker of automated microscale biotech laboratory systems, today announced that it has changed its business name to IntegenX. The new name articulates the company's focus on integrating sample preparation and analysis technologies into complete products that address generic problems shared by life science and biotechnology research laboratories worldwide.

12 Mar 2010

Orchid Cellmark reports 21% increase in total revenues for fourth-quarter 2009

Orchid Cellmark Inc., a leading international provider of identity DNA testing services, today reported its financial results for the fourth quarter and full year of 2009.

11 Mar 2010

Sigma Life Science extends portfolio of knockout rat models with the release of ADME/Tox applications

Sigma® Life Science, an innovative brand of Sigma-Aldrich®, today extended its portfolio of knockout rat models with the announcement of a new suite of models designed to facilitate more predictive absorption, distribution, metabolism, excretion and toxicity (ADME/Tox) studies.

8 Mar 2010

Thermo Fisher Scientific acquires Finnzymes

Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the world leader in serving science, has completed its previously announced acquisition of Finnzymes. The business is a well-recognized provider of integrated tools for high-performance polymerase chain reaction (PCR), including reagents, instruments, consumables and kits that make the PCR process faster and more accurate for applications including basic genomic research, genetic testing, forensics and food safety.

From Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. 5 Mar 2010

Pennsylvania makes available $400,000 in federal fund to support individuals within criminal justice system

Pennsylvania is making available $400,000 in federal American Recovery and Reinvestment Act funds to provide certified forensic peer support services to individuals within the criminal justice system who are suffering from mental illness, as well as psychiatric and substance abuse disorders.

3 Mar 2010

ASPEX to display game-changing PSEM eXpress analyzer at Pittcon 2010

ASPEX Corporation has been advancing the novel Personal Scanning Electron Microscope (PSEM) platform since its first product generation was released in 1992. Since then, it has been "shifting" where SEMs are traditionally installed, "shifting" when SEMs are utilized in industrial processes, and fundamentally "shifting" how SEMs are identified. Come experience the shift at Pittcon 2010, in Orlando, FL from March 1-4.

3 Mar 2010

Sigma-Aldrich unveils new Sigma Life Science brand and website platform

Sigma-Aldrich® today unveiled its new Sigma® Life Science brand and website platform, designed to elevate the Company's current focus on biology and provide a single destination where researchers can access deep biological knowledge and market-leading products and technologies.

2 Mar 2010

ZyGEM introduces new RNAGEM Tissue RNA extraction kits

ZyGEM Corp. Ltd., a provider of innovative enzyme-based products for DNA and RNA extraction and other life sciences applications, today announced the launch of its new RNAGEM™ Tissue RNA extraction kits. This product represents a significant advance in sample preparation for RNA-based testing and analysis.

2 Mar 2010

Agilent Technologies announces new lab informatics suite at Pittcon 2010

Agilent’s major new lab informatics suite, the OpenLAB portfolio, is designed to enable customers to easily capture, analyze and share scientific data throughout the lab and across the enterprise. OpenLAB is scalable, open architecture based on industry open standards.

2 Mar 2010

New genetic analysis system for forensic DNA testing laboratories launched

Life Technologies Corporation today announced the launch of a new genetic analysis system designed to optimize data quality and deliver increased reliability, performance, quality assurance and ease-of-use specifically for forensic DNA testing laboratories.

24 Feb 2010

Journal highlights toxic nature of herbal medicines

A University of Adelaide forensic pathologist has sounded a worldwide warning of the potential lethal dangers of herbal medicines if taken in large quantities, injected, or combined with prescription drugs.

9 Feb 2010

Tecan Group, Enigma Diagnostics sign manufacturing and supply agreement for Enigma ML instruments

The Tecan Group, a leading global provider of laboratory instruments and solutions, and Enigma Diagnostics Limited, the decentralised and point-of-care molecular diagnostics company, announced today the signing of a manufacturing and supply agreement for Enigma's ML instruments.

From Tecan 5 Feb 2010

Inverness Medical Innovations to acquire Kroll's Substance Abuse Testing division

Inverness Medical Innovations, Inc., a global leader in enabling individuals to take charge of their health at home through the merger of rapid diagnostics and health management, announced today that it has entered into a binding agreement with Kroll Inc., a subsidiary of Marsh and McLennan Companies, Inc. to purchase its Substance Abuse Testing division (Kroll Laboratory Specialists, Inc.), its business unit providing forensic quality substance abuse testing products and services across the United States.

4 Feb 2010