PR-inside.com Press Releases Free Services http://www.pr-inside.com/ Copyright 08 pr-inside.com science Science (PR-inside.com) FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Elemental Analysis Media Contact Information: Name: Celine Callender/Charlotte Culley Phone: +44 1477 539 539 Email: thermo@scottpr.com Website: www.scottpr.com Secondary Contact Information: Jenny Rowland +44 1606 548779 Jenny.rowland@thermofisher.com Thermo Fisher Scientific Achieves Milestone with Delivery of 1000th iCAP 6000 Series ICP Emission Spectrometer CAMBRIDGE, UK (May 12, 2008) - Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the world leader in serving science, announces that the Plansee Group has made the 1000th purchase of the Thermo Scientific iCAP 6000 Series of ICP emission spectrometers. The Plansee Group, the world's leading manufacturer of refractory metal and composite materials products, has selected the iCAP 6500 Duo to perform RandD and quality control analyses of their specialized metal alloys at the company's production facility .. Tue, 13 May 2008 00:03:14 GMT http://www.pr-inside.com/thermo-fisher-scientific-achieves-milestone-r584866.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/thermo-fisher-scientific-achieves-milestone-r584866.htm Science (PR-inside.com) Contact Information: notepad publishing 1200 geneva switzerland Contact Person: Armin Albarracin Journalist Phone: 0 800 561 431 Fax: 0 800 561 432 email: armin.albarracin@notepad.ch Web: http://www.notepad.ch 10 MAY 2008 Geneva, Switzerland URGENT PRESS RELEASE from notepad publishing BLACK HOLE EATING EARTH? PROF. ROSSLER SUGGESTS MOON LHC. ROBERT AYMAR, DIRECTOR CERN, IS NOT INTERESTED. The CERN LHC will soon go into production mode. Over the last weeks, public and media interest on the CERN LHC and its presumed risks has grown. On of the most prominent scientist which have found substantial risks involved by activating the CERN LHC is Prof. Otto E. Rossler from the University of Tübingen in Germany. Prof. Otto E. Rossler is an established .. Sat, 10 May 2008 20:51:08 GMT http://www.pr-inside.com/black-hole-eating-earth-prof-rossler-r582405.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/black-hole-eating-earth-prof-rossler-r582405.htm Science (PR-inside.com) (9 May 2008) Analytical Technology Inc. has introduced its innovative Q45S H2S Gas Monitor, a continuous and reliable approach to on-line hydrogen sulphide (H2S) monitoring in wet conditions. The Q45S marks the first gas monitor introduced to the UK market from Analytical Technology, who have successfully become the defacto supplier of water monitors to the UK and Europe, backed by exemplary customer support. Continuous monitoring of hydrogen sulphide in both inlet and discharge air has presented problems for standard sulphide gas sensors. Analytical Technology has developed this ground-breaking sensor technology that now allows continuous monitoring in this type of application, .. Fri, 09 May 2008 18:47:29 GMT http://www.pr-inside.com/analytical-technology-improves-hydrogen-sulphide-r581505.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/analytical-technology-improves-hydrogen-sulphide-r581505.htm Science (PR-inside.com) Nottingham, UK (8 May, 2008) Good Products' recently re-launched web portal provides both existing and prospective customers with access to the resources and knowledge that Good Products has built up through the company's extensive experience in the pharmaceutical and life sciences sectors. Website users can view information on all current and new products, as well as accessing demonstrations of g-docs™, Good Products' proprietary eDMS, and Co-Sign® digital signature software. A virtual module of the Good Products Learning Management Solution (LMS), g-train™ is also available by visiting www.goodproductsEU.com. Headquartered in Nottingham, UK, Good Products provides companies in the pharmaceutical and biopharmaceutical .. Fri, 09 May 2008 10:49:53 GMT http://www.pr-inside.com/good-products-launches-new-web-portal-r580619.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/good-products-launches-new-web-portal-r580619.htm Science (PR-inside.com) CHESTER, UK MAY 8th (2008) FAST growing US life science automation company, HighRes Biosolutions, is expanding into Europe and is opening an office in the UK. HighRes, which was only formed a few years ago, is already the leading automation integrator for the pharmaceutical sector in the US and is busy developing a large suite of laboratory instruments. Lou Guarracina, CEO of HighRes, explained: 'This is the logical next step for us. Our UK office will provide dedicated support for all our systems and stand-alone products. It boasts a complete suite of all our products to enable us to train our customers before their .. Fri, 09 May 2008 09:31:18 GMT http://www.pr-inside.com/highres-biosolutions-expands-into-europe-r580504.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/highres-biosolutions-expands-into-europe-r580504.htm Science (PR-inside.com) Source: The original interview is at http://www.golem.de/0802/57477.html The English translation of this interview is available at http://www.notepad.ch Body: Professor Dr. Otto E. Rossler, a well established German chaos researcher at the University of Tuebingen in Germany, warns that the scientific community claims the success of the experiment may result in the black hole destroying the planet within 50 million years. His own calculations indicate that this time frame may in fact be closer to 50 months. Professor Dr. Otto E. Rossler in an interview with golem.de says that: 'At the CERN a machine is built, with which for the first time in the history of mankind .. Thu, 08 May 2008 23:27:32 GMT http://www.pr-inside.com/professor-dr-otto-e-rossler-said-r580084.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/professor-dr-otto-e-rossler-said-r580084.htm Science (PR-inside.com) Manchester, UK (May 08 2008) RTS Life Science, a worldwide supplier of automated sample management and drug delivery testing systems, today announces the availability of its new Sample Management and Replication technical paper. The informative new poster is entitled, 'A New Paradigm in Sample Library Management and Replication,' and discusses RTS' innovative sample management solution Libradexx. The poster is now available free of charge in downloadable pdf format via www.rtslifescience.com or via e-mail on lifescience.info@rts-group.com. Finding a solution which is suitable for all library sizes, manages the regeneration and replication process and incorporates the ability to report on results, .. Thu, 08 May 2008 16:19:05 GMT http://www.pr-inside.com/rts-life-science-announces-the-availability-r579197.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/rts-life-science-announces-the-availability-r579197.htm Science (PR-inside.com) BioTime, Inc. (OTCBB:BTIM) Chief Executive Officer Michael West, PhD today gave a presentation at the 2008 Seoul Digital Forum in Seoul, South Korea. This year's conference, May 6-8, is titled 'IMAGINATION - Explore T.I.M.E. [Technology, Information, Media and Entertainment], Space and Beyond.' Dr. West was one of the featured speakers on the Biotechnology Visionaries panel, which explored what the medical and scientific community is doing to improve the human condition. The focus of Dr. West's presentation was on the future of the embryonic stem cell technology platform, and the implications that research has for medicine in the coming decades. The Seoul .. Wed, 07 May 2008 22:17:44 GMT http://www.pr-inside.com/biotime-ceo-dr-michael-west-presents-r577712.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/biotime-ceo-dr-michael-west-presents-r577712.htm Science (PR-inside.com) notepad publishing geneva, switzerland 07. May 2008 URGENT PRESS RELEASE from notepad publishing CERN LHC BLACK HOLE EATING US! PROF ROESSLER HAS SOLUTION: MOON LHC Robert Aymar, Director of CERN:'Not interested!' Summary: This is a quote from http://www.notepad.ch, by notepad admin Armin Albarracin, Investigative journalist living in Geneva, Switzerland. notepad.ch is a blog published by notepad publishing 'Dr. Prof. Otto E. Rössler currently works at the University of Tuebingen in Germany. He specializes on theoretical biology, theoretical physics, mathematic, philosophy and nature sciences. These areas is what he is talking about. AND he has a right to do so and to be listened too. As a 'chaos scientist' my understanding is .. Wed, 07 May 2008 20:31:39 GMT http://www.pr-inside.com/cern-lhc-black-hole-eating-us-r577527.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/cern-lhc-black-hole-eating-us-r577527.htm Science (PR-inside.com) The Louisville Zoo is now on baby duty with the recent births of two endangered Addax born weeks apart-one was born April 14 and the other on April 27. Addax, one of the world's rarest mammals, are critically endangered and number close to just 250 in the wild. 'Addax were extinct in the wild at one time,' said Candy McMahan, Louisville Zoo Assistant Mammal Curator. 'They now only exist in the wild because of reintroduction efforts.' Fola, a female who was born on April 14 to first-time mom Roxanne, weighed 16 pounds at birth. Her name, chosen by Zookeeper Dawn Muncie, means .. Tue, 06 May 2008 15:55:06 GMT http://www.pr-inside.com/two-rare-addax-babies-born-just-r574462.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/two-rare-addax-babies-born-just-r574462.htm Science (PR-inside.com) It is conventionally accepted that gravitational lensing as suggested by General Relativity does not depend on the wavelength of light. All emissions, regardless of wavelength should be equally lensed. The lensing effects that are apparent in the optical images of the proclaimed gravitational lensing regions are not as apparent in the images of the same regions outside of the visible spectrum. Research consistently shows that modern astronomical imaging techniques using charge-coupled devices (CCD's) simply amplify emissions that are both refracted and scattered by the interstellar and intergalactic refracting media. This light is essentially the weak background light seen only with .. Thu, 01 May 2008 18:52:21 GMT http://www.pr-inside.com/mounting-evidence-shows-that-the-bulk-r567693.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/mounting-evidence-shows-that-the-bulk-r567693.htm Science (PR-inside.com) Contact Information: Charlotte Culley/Fiona Robinson The Scott Partnership Phone: +44 (0) 1477 539539 E-mail: clinphone@scottpr.com Kathleen Pomykola ClinPhone plc Phone: +1 609 524 4242 E-mail: kpomykol@clinphone.com Christine Tobin invivodata inc. Phone: +1 412 390 3000 x3502 E-mail: ctobin@invivodata.com Lisa Osborne Waggener Edstrom Worldwide Healthcare Phone: +1 202 772 1091 E-mail: lisao@waggeneredstrom.com invivodata and ClinPhone Announce Exclusive Global Partnership for ePRO Solutions (Nottingham, UK and Pittsburgh, PA, USA 30 April 2008). ClinPhone, the world's largest Clinical Technology Organization (CTO) and invivodata inc., the leading provider of device-based eDiaries, announced today an exclusive new global partnership to provide electronic patient reported outcomes (ePRO) solutions. This new partnership will deliver best-of-breed offerings .. Wed, 30 Apr 2008 23:33:58 GMT http://www.pr-inside.com/invivodata-and-clinphone-announce-exclusive-r566214.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/invivodata-and-clinphone-announce-exclusive-r566214.htm Science (PR-inside.com) Informatics Media Contact Information: Name: Kath Darlington Phone: +44 (0) 1477 539539 E-mail: thermofisher@scottpr.com Website: www.scottpr.com Media Contact Information: Name: Patty McDermott Phone: +1 781 287 4839 E-mail: patricia.mcdermott@thermofisher.com Website: www.thermo.com/informatics Thermo Fisher Scientific Extends Latin America Network with new Chilean Partner for Informatics PHILADELPHIA, Penn., (April 29, 2008) - Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the world leader in serving science, has established a new partnership with Alta Tecnología to extend its substantial informatics offerings in Chile. The new distribution agreement allows Alta Tecnología to support sales activities in Chile, Paraguay, Uruguay and Bolivia for the Thermo Scientific portfolio of informatics products which are focused on the process industries and analytical laboratories, including .. Tue, 29 Apr 2008 21:23:32 GMT http://www.pr-inside.com/thermo-fisher-scientific-extends-latin-r563653.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/thermo-fisher-scientific-extends-latin-r563653.htm Science (PR-inside.com) L.A.B. The trade fair and conference for analysis, bio and laboratory equipment in the UK (27-29 October 2009, Birmingham) Leipzig - 28 April 2008 Leipziger Messe Announces Date for Second L.A.B. Exhibition and Conference Following the debut event in autumn 2007, Leipziger Messe announced that L.A.B. - the trade fair and conference for analysis, bio and laboratory equipment in the UK - will be held for the second time from 27-29 October 2009. Held every two years, L.A.B. is the only platform of its kind in the UK for the European laboratory and analysis sector - and will take place in 2009 at the National Exhibition Centre (NEC) in Birmingham. At .. Mon, 28 Apr 2008 21:17:44 GMT http://www.pr-inside.com/leipziger-messe-announces-date-for-second-r561339.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/leipziger-messe-announces-date-for-second-r561339.htm Science (PR-inside.com) BETHESDA, MD - April 24, 2008 - After more than a decade of discussions about the importance of establishing a federal standard barring discrimination in employment and health insurance on the basis of genetic information, the American Society of Human Genetics (ASHG) (http://www.ashg.org/) - the oldest and largest professional membership society for scientists devoted to the study and clinical application of human genetics research - today expressed their excitement about upon the U.S. Senate's imminent passage of the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (GINA) (S.358/H.R. 493). 'With the passage of GINA, researchers and clinicians can actively encourage Americans to participate in clinical .. Thu, 24 Apr 2008 18:17:14 GMT http://www.pr-inside.com/genetic-scientists-anticipate-u-s-senate-r555734.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/genetic-scientists-anticipate-u-s-senate-r555734.htm Science (PR-inside.com) Madison, WI (March 7, 2008) - Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the world leader in serving science, today announced the launch of its new Thermo Scientific Nicolet™ iN™10 FT-IR microscope, powered by new OMNIC™ Picta™ software. This revolutionary system simplifies infrared microscopy, enabling chemists in analytical and investigative chemistry laboratories to take full advantage of the power of this technique and have complete confidence in their results. 'From solid drug delivery systems to flat-screen displays, the structures of materials are becoming ever more sophisticated on the micro scale,' said Dr. Ian Jardine, vice president of global research and development for Thermo .. Wed, 23 Apr 2008 23:12:45 GMT http://www.pr-inside.com/thermo-fisher-scientific-s-new-nicolet-r554049.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/thermo-fisher-scientific-s-new-nicolet-r554049.htm Science (PR-inside.com) SANTA BARBARA, CALIFORNIA (April 23 2008) - Wyatt Technology, the world leader in absolute macromolecular characterization instruments, has published a new free-of-charge application note to demonstrate the use of SEC-MALS for the determination of molecular weight (MW) and concentration of Sodium Hyaluronate (HA, 1.6-2.9 MDa) in mobile phase solution and mixed with gelatine. Wyatt's powerful SEC-MALS instruments were found to ascertain molecular weight and concentration of HA at very high mass recovery. HA, a naturally-occurring biopolymer in all mammalian systems, is of huge commercial interest for medical, pharmacological, ophthalmic, and cosmetic applications. Using its Optilab rEX Differential Refractometer and DAWN® HELEOS, Wyatt has overcome consistent problems experienced using other techniques to .. Wed, 23 Apr 2008 21:03:23 GMT http://www.pr-inside.com/new-application-note-from-wyatt-demonstrates-r553802.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/new-application-note-from-wyatt-demonstrates-r553802.htm Science (PR-inside.com) Ocimum Biosolutions, a leading provider of integrated genomics solutions, has announced the release of Genowiz™ 4.0, a comprehensive solution for gene expression analysis. The latest version makes the process of microarray data analysis simpler with a host of features such as AutoGuide to execute automated work flows for analyzing data, addition of organisms/genomes, automatic update of annotations, PLIER algorithm, data export in different formats, box plots and enhanced scatter plots. 'Ocimum aims to be the number one genomics outsourcing partner in the world. Genowiz™ is a key product central to our vision of providing integrated end-to-end genomic solutions for our valued .. Wed, 23 Apr 2008 20:51:10 GMT http://www.pr-inside.com/ocimum-biosolutions-launches-genowiz-r553775.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/ocimum-biosolutions-launches-genowiz-r553775.htm Science (PR-inside.com) Analytical Technology's (ATi's) Dissolved Ozone Monitor Enables Compliant Measurement of Pure Water in Pharmaceutical Industry (23 April 2008) - Analytical Technology Inc. (ATi) announces that its Q45H/64 Dissolved Ozone Monitor enables continuous on-line monitoring and control of ozone systems in the pharmaceutical industry. The Q45H/64 Monitor from ATi helps pharmaceutical organizations to achieve compliance with regulatory frameworks in the UK and internationally. Ozone is commonly used in the pharmaceutical industry for the disinfection of pharmaceutical grade water, which is present in process systems such as washers, autoclaves or secondary water purification systems. US Pharmacopeia regulations dictate that pharmaceutical grade water must be .. Wed, 23 Apr 2008 20:49:57 GMT http://www.pr-inside.com/analytical-technology-s-ati-s-dissolved-r553772.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/analytical-technology-s-ati-s-dissolved-r553772.htm Science (PR-inside.com) NEW ORLEANS (March 3, 2008) - Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the world leader in serving science, today launched its new Thermo Scientific DXR Raman microscope. The instrument is designed specifically to help non-specialist users achieve rapid sampling and analysis of particles, down to one-micron spatial resolution. The novel microscope offers excellent spatial resolution, superior performance and unmatched reproducibility in a package that anyone can use. The revolutionary DXR Raman microscope will be showcased at the Thermo Scientific booth 1741 at PITTCON 2008, being held March 3 - 6 in New Orleans. The DXR Raman microscope is equipped with fully integrated, pre-aligned .. Wed, 23 Apr 2008 20:47:54 GMT http://www.pr-inside.com/thermo-fisher-scientific-unveils-new-r553768.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/thermo-fisher-scientific-unveils-new-r553768.htm Science (PR-inside.com) NEW ORLEANS, LA, (March 4, 2008) - A2 Technologies, the innovator and manufacturer of portable Fourier Transform Infrared (FTIR) spectrometers has further extended its range of novel portable FTIR spectrometers announcing the launch of the smallest, most compact FTIR spectrometer available on the market, ExoscanTM. Designed to move spectroscopy out of the laboratory and into the field, the innovative analyzer is designed for non-destructive on-site surface and bulk analysis applications. Weighing less than seven pounds, the A2 Technologies Exoscan features superior ease of use, coupled with analytical performance that rivals far larger and more expensive traditional analytical FTIR spectrometers. Exoscan .. Wed, 23 Apr 2008 14:46:37 GMT http://www.pr-inside.com/a2-technologies-launches-groundbreaking-portable-r552944.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/a2-technologies-launches-groundbreaking-portable-r552944.htm Science (PR-inside.com) NEW ORLEANS (March 5, 2008) - Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the world leader in serving science, today announced that its award-winning Thermo Scientific LTQ Orbitrap® hybrid series of mass spectrometers are now available with electron transfer dissociation (ETD) and matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization (MALDI) capabilities. The LTQ Orbitrap XL ETD is the only ETD instrument with both high resolution and accurate mass, enabling definitive protein characterization during mass spectrometry (MS). The new MALDI LTQ Orbitrap series simplifies the analysis of whole tissue, biological and polymer samples by eliminating sample preparation. The new LTQ Orbitrap capabilities will be showcased at the Thermo .. Wed, 23 Apr 2008 14:06:30 GMT http://www.pr-inside.com/thermo-fisher-scientific-extends-ltq-r552843.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/thermo-fisher-scientific-extends-ltq-r552843.htm Science (PR-inside.com) PHILADELPHIA, Penn. (March 05, 2008) - Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the world leader in serving science, announces the availability of a new technical poster demonstrating the importance of configurability and flexibility in laboratory information management systems (LIMS) design for life sciences and high throughput screening applications. The new technical poster is available free-of-charge via http://www.thermo.com/eThermo/CMA/PDFs/Product/productPDF_4365.pdf The poster was originally presented at the Lab Automation 2008 conference in Palm Springs, CA and is entitled The New Age of Configurability and Flexibility in LIMS Design for Life Sciences and High Throughput Screening. The authors are senior technical and development managers at Thermo .. Wed, 23 Apr 2008 14:06:12 GMT http://www.pr-inside.com/thermo-fisher-scientific-publishes-new-r552840.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/thermo-fisher-scientific-publishes-new-r552840.htm Science (PR-inside.com) Manchester, UK (March 10 2008). RTS Life Science, a worldwide supplier of automated sample management and drug delivery testing systems, today announces that it will exhibit and host a half day workshop at the SBS 14th Annual Conference and Exhibition, St. Louis, MO, April 6-10, 2008 (Society for Biomolecular Screening). RTS Life Science will also present two posters at SBS 2008. The workshop entitled ‘RTS Libradexx™, A New, Flexible Approach to Compound Library Management using Acoustic Dispensing Technology,' will be co-hosted by Labcyte Inc. and will feature a system supplied to GlaxoSmithKline. There have long been discussions regarding the benefits .. Wed, 23 Apr 2008 14:04:12 GMT http://www.pr-inside.com/rts-life-science-to-exhibit-and-r552830.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/rts-life-science-to-exhibit-and-r552830.htm Science (PR-inside.com) (Nottingham UK, 10 March, 2008) ClinPhone, the world's largest Clinical Technology Organization (CTO), will be showcasing its leading EDC/CDMS, DataLabs by ClinPhone, at booth #201/203 at IIR's Partnerships with CROs Conference, April 14-16, 2008 in Las Vegas, NV. DataLabs by ClinPhone is the industry's only true hybrid system, incorporating EDC and Paper Data Management in a single platform. The product offers the most cutting-edge technology, modern architecture, custom reporting tools and unique integration capabilities-all supported by ClinPhone's unparalleled customer service. ClinPhone will also be demonstrating its comprehensive portfolio of clinical technology solutions, including its recently launched combined EDC-IVR solution, randomization, trial .. Wed, 23 Apr 2008 14:03:25 GMT http://www.pr-inside.com/clinphone-showcases-edc-solution-at-r552828.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/clinphone-showcases-edc-solution-at-r552828.htm Science (PR-inside.com) Austin, TEXAS (March 10, 2008) - Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the world leader in serving science, today announced the launch of its innovative Thermo Scientific ITQ™ Series of gas chromatography/mass spectrometry (GC/MS) ion trap instruments, featuring external ionization. The novel ITQ 700™, ITQ 900™ and ITQ 1100™ ion trap systems feature fully upgradeable systems designed to provide high performance and high specificity. Developed for a wide range of applications, from routine GC/MS to research-grade ion trap MS, these new systems address the analytical needs of the environmental, food safety, pharmaceutical QA/QC, forensics and toxicology industries, as well as academic laboratories. .. Wed, 23 Apr 2008 14:02:45 GMT http://www.pr-inside.com/thermo-fisher-scientific-unveils-new-r552824.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/thermo-fisher-scientific-unveils-new-r552824.htm Science (PR-inside.com) San Jose, CA (March 12, 2008) - Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the world leader in serving science, announces the launch of a new, sensitive tissue-imaging platform, combining its Thermo Scientific MALDI LTQ XL™ mass spectrometer with ImageQuest™ software. This platform makes it easier for scientists to analyze whole tissue, biological and polymer samples without extensive sample preparation. The addition of MALDI (matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization) to the LTQ XL linear ion trap provides information-rich spectra that are essential for the analysis of digested proteins, peptides and post-translational modifications (PTMs). This tissue-imaging solution provides researchers with unparalleled sensitivity and unmatched MSn spectral .. Wed, 23 Apr 2008 13:59:47 GMT http://www.pr-inside.com/thermo-fisher-scientific-introduces-new-r552815.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/thermo-fisher-scientific-introduces-new-r552815.htm Science (PR-inside.com) Danbury, CT. (13 March 2008) - The Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection (CTDEP) mobile lab has demonstrated the application of Cerno Bioscience's MassWorks™ software for improving the accuracy and timeliness of on-site identification of unknown chemical compounds by GC/MS in time-critical environmental and homeland security incidents. Results of the study were recently presented at the 2008 OnSite meeting for Homeland Security, Forensics, and Environmental Remediation in Baltimore, MD. The approach utilizes Cerno's Massworks™ CLIPS (Calibrated Line-shape Isotope Profile Search) to provide accurate formula ID of unknowns. This is used as complementary information to improve the accuracy of established EPA methods .. Wed, 23 Apr 2008 13:59:33 GMT http://www.pr-inside.com/connecticut-dep-develops-an-improved-method-r552814.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/connecticut-dep-develops-an-improved-method-r552814.htm Science (PR-inside.com) PHILADELPHIA, Penn., March 13, 2008 - Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the world leader in serving science, announced today that PRA International, a leading clinical development organization has selected Thermo Scientific Watson LIMS (Laboratory Information Management System) to help manage its state-of-the-art Bioanalytical Laboratory, part of its Early Development Services located in Assen in The Netherlands. PRA International has standardized its laboratory information management systems with Watson LIMS to achieve operational excellence in the management of 150,000 samples per annum. The laboratory analyzes samples for studies undertaken for leading pharmaceutical organizations worldwide. Nearly 100 scientists and staff in the Early Development Services .. Wed, 23 Apr 2008 13:49:28 GMT http://www.pr-inside.com/thermo-fisher-scientific-selected-by-r552784.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/thermo-fisher-scientific-selected-by-r552784.htm Science (PR-inside.com) SAN JOSE, CA, (March 13, 2008) - Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the world leader in serving science, today responded to national concerns surrounding the discovery of pharmaceutical compounds in U.S. drinking water by publicizing its mass spectrometry water monitoring technology currently in use in Canada and Europe. The Associated Press (AP) recently reported that a variety of prescription and over-the-counter drugs have been found in the drinking water supplies of at least 41 million Americans. The Thermo Scientific mass spectrometry systems rapidly identify and quantify these compounds, enabling municipalities to monitor the safety of their water supplies. Recently the University of .. Wed, 23 Apr 2008 13:48:18 GMT http://www.pr-inside.com/thermo-fisher-scientific-offers-analytical-r552777.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/thermo-fisher-scientific-offers-analytical-r552777.htm Science (PR-inside.com) Danbury, CT. (14 March 2008) - Cerno Bioscience, in co-operation with Dr. Vladimir Tolstikov at the Genome Center, UC Davis, has demonstrated that the recently launched MassWorks™ sCLIPS™ (self Calibrated Line-shape Isotope Profile Search) capability significantly improves formula ID on high end FT-ICR MS systems. By using Cerno's patented calibration techniques, users of High Mass Accuracy (HMA) instruments can now dramatically improve the results of formula identification and easily obtain higher quality, reproducible data through accurate line-shape calibration. Using MassWorks sCLIPS, the latest addition to the MassWorks mass spectrometry software suite, the collaborative research was able to further improve formula ID .. Wed, 23 Apr 2008 13:47:39 GMT http://www.pr-inside.com/cerno-bioscience-demonstrates-new-massworks-r552776.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/cerno-bioscience-demonstrates-new-massworks-r552776.htm Science (PR-inside.com) ECUBLENS, Switzerland (March 17, 2008) - Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the world leader in serving science further strengthens its WDXRF product portfolio, with the launch of the enhanced Thermo Scientific ARL OPTIM'X with SMS-Omega automation. This compact, innovative solution includes a unique combination of Thermo Scientific XRF and automation technology in a footprint of less than 1m2. Featuring fully automated sample preparation and analysis, this cost effective system responds to the needs of users for fast and precise analysis in metals, mining, minerals and cement applications. This easy-to-use system improves the quality of results with the inclusion of automatic sample .. Wed, 23 Apr 2008 13:46:45 GMT http://www.pr-inside.com/thermo-fisher-scientific-introduces-innovative-r552767.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/thermo-fisher-scientific-introduces-innovative-r552767.htm Science (PR-inside.com) MADISON, WI (March 18, 2008) - Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the world leader in serving science, announces the launch of its new Thermo Scientific Nicolet™ iS™10 FT-IR spectrometer, powered by new OMNIC™ Specta™ software. This easy-to-use system simplifies spectroscopy, enabling chemists in analytical and investigative chemistry laboratories to take full advantage of the power of FT-IR and have complete confidence in their results. Analytical laboratories increasingly require more efficient instruments to carry out analysis of raw materials and finished goods. For such analyses, FT-IR is a technique of choice. The Thermo Scientific Nicolet iS10 FT-IR spectrometer system significantly simplifies data .. Wed, 23 Apr 2008 13:11:18 GMT http://www.pr-inside.com/thermo-fisher-scientific-s-new-nicolet-r552693.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/thermo-fisher-scientific-s-new-nicolet-r552693.htm Science (PR-inside.com) (March 18, 2008) Biotage, a leading supplier of tools and technology for medicinal and analytical chemistry, announces the introduction of the new Advancer® Kilobatch large-scale automated sequential batch microwave synthesizer. This new system is designed for safe and scalable production of up to kilogram quantities of material and will be showcased exclusively on booth #1611 at ACS Spring 2008, New Orleans. The Advancer Kilobatch from Biotage is designed to address fast and reliable microwave scale-up without requiring re-optimization, resulting in significant time savings for users. Unlike traditional microwave batch and flow reactors, the Advancer Kilobatch is capable of processing both .. Wed, 23 Apr 2008 13:09:45 GMT http://www.pr-inside.com/biotage-introduces-the-new-advancer-kilobatch-r552689.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/biotage-introduces-the-new-advancer-kilobatch-r552689.htm Science (PR-inside.com) San Jose, CA (March 20, 2008) - Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the world leader in serving science, announces the integration of Thermo Scientific Aria™ LX multiplexing technology with QuickQuan™ software. The combination enables users to increase the throughput of compounds processed in high-throughput liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry (LC-MS) assays by a factor of four. This instrument accelerates the pace of drug discovery for pharmaceutical companies, streamlining the workflow by maximizing the productivity of a single MS detector. The unique Thermo Scientific multiplexing technology is the only truly independent, parallel, multichannel system in the industry, bringing the productivity of up to four .. Wed, 23 Apr 2008 11:53:53 GMT http://www.pr-inside.com/thermo-fisher-scientific-showcases-new-r552531.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/thermo-fisher-scientific-showcases-new-r552531.htm Science (PR-inside.com) PHILADELPHIA, Penn., March 25 2008 - Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the world leader in serving science, will introduce new functionality to its flagship SampleManager LIMS that facilitates compliance with the requirements of ISO 17025: 2005. Thermo Scientific SampleManager LIMS may be seen on booth 105/204, Hall B1 at Analytica 2008, Messegelände Munich, from April 1 - 4, 2008. SampleManager LIMS (Laboratory Information Management System) is Thermo Fisher's premier product for industrial laboratories that increases productivity, improves access to data, and ensures compliance with regulatory requirements. The 2005 release of ISO 17025, General Requirements for the Competence of Testing and Calibration .. Wed, 23 Apr 2008 11:38:14 GMT http://www.pr-inside.com/thermo-fisher-scientific-demonstrates-new-r552499.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/thermo-fisher-scientific-demonstrates-new-r552499.htm Science (PR-inside.com) Madison, WI (March 26, 2008) - Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the world leader in serving science, today unveiled its new Thermo Scientific DXR SmartRaman spectrometer. This is the first Raman analyzer designed specifically for the needs and environment of the quality control (QC) laboratory. The DXR SmartRaman spectrometer will enable many QC labs to harness the power of the Raman technique for the first time. The DXR SmartRaman opens the door to highly reproducible, high-specificity characterization of materials directly through glass and plastic packaging, which saves time, avoids sample contamination risks and reduces error. The system includes a revolutionary new .. Wed, 23 Apr 2008 11:36:56 GMT http://www.pr-inside.com/thermo-fisher-scientific-launches-new-r552494.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/thermo-fisher-scientific-launches-new-r552494.htm Science (PR-inside.com) MONROVIA, CA - Dr. Elizabeth Mansfield, Senior Policy Analyst at the FDA will be speaking at GTCbio's 2nd Annual Rediscovering Biomarkers on July 10-11, 2008 in Boston, MA. Dr. Mansfield will present on the challenges and future opportunities of biomarkers. Development and validation of novel biomarkers has the potential to advance clinical diagnostics, and to enable better, faster drug development. Ultimately, successful biomarker development will rely on careful analytical validation of the measurement platform(s), and on solid evidence that the biomarker has clinical meaning. Attention must be paid to all aspects of biomarker development, including assessment of preanalytical, analytical, and clinical .. Tue, 22 Apr 2008 22:48:39 GMT http://www.pr-inside.com/senior-policy-analyst-at-the-fda-r551587.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/senior-policy-analyst-at-the-fda-r551587.htm Science (PR-inside.com) MONROVIA, CA - Dr. Dan Fitzpatrick, Director of Medical Sciences at Amgen will be speaking at GTCbio's 2nd Annual Rediscovering Biomarkers on July 10-11, 2008 in Boston, MA. Dr. Fitzpatrick will present on 'Biomarker Sample Collection and Handling: the Phantom Menace.' The disparate - and often novel - sample types employed in pharmacodynamic biomarker strategies are saddled with their own unique sources of preanalytical variance. Several case studies will be presented demonstrating some of these sources of variance and our own resolution of the issues. A perspective will be provided on developing a consolidated approach to tackling what are effectively a .. Tue, 22 Apr 2008 22:48:12 GMT http://www.pr-inside.com/director-of-medical-sciences-at-amgen-r551585.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/director-of-medical-sciences-at-amgen-r551585.htm Science (PR-inside.com) MONROVIA, CA - Dr. Eric Faulkner, Senior Director of U.S. Market Access and Reimbursement at RTI Health will be speaking at GTCbio's 2nd Annual Rediscovering Biomarkers conference on July 10-11, 2008 in Boston, MA. Dr. Faulkner will present on 'Capturing the Value of Biomarkers: The Necessity of Planning from a Reimbursement Perspective.' We are in the early days of an era where biomarkers are poised to redefine many aspects of health care practice and policy. More than virtually any other factor, reimbursement will play a pivotal role in the success of biomarker-based technologies. For rapidly evolving innovator diagnostics and treatments, .. Tue, 22 Apr 2008 22:47:08 GMT http://www.pr-inside.com/senior-director-of-u-s-market-access-r551583.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/senior-director-of-u-s-market-access-r551583.htm Science (PR-inside.com) MONROVIA, CA - Dr. Frank Hsieh, Vice President at Nextcea will be speaking at GTCbio's 2nd Annual Rediscovering Biomarkers Conference on July 10-11, 2008 in Boston, MA. Dr. Hsieh will present on 'Biomarkers for Predictive Toxicology.' The drug discovery and development process has become an increasingly expensive and lengthy process. One approach for cost/time reduction is through development of early in vivo markers of toxic response. The integration of predictive biomarkers with traditional methods for drug safety testing may provide a stronger rationale for selecting compounds to advance into the clinic. Advances in overall protein and metabolic profiling now make it .. Tue, 22 Apr 2008 22:46:53 GMT http://www.pr-inside.com/vice-president-at-nextcea-to-present-r551582.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/vice-president-at-nextcea-to-present-r551582.htm Science (PR-inside.com) MONROVIA, CA - Dr. Herbert Fritsche, Professor at MD Anderson Cancer Center will be speaking at GTCbio's 2nd Annual Rediscovering Biomarkers conference on July 10-11, 2008 in Boston, MA. Dr. Fritsche will present on 'Circulating Tumor Cell Assays: A Prognostic and Predictive Factor for Breast, Prostate and Colon Cancer.' The current and well-accepted hypothesis of cancer metastasis suggests that tumor cells are released into the blood and circulate until they are either eliminated by host response mechanisms or until they find an environment in which to reside and proliferate. Thus, the detection of circulating tumor cells may represent an early indication .. Tue, 22 Apr 2008 22:31:41 GMT http://www.pr-inside.com/professor-at-md-anderson-cancer-center-r551557.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/professor-at-md-anderson-cancer-center-r551557.htm Science (PR-inside.com) MONROVIA, CA - Dr. Jon Butler, Assistant Senior Biochemist at Eli Lilly and Co. will be presenting at GTCbio's 2nd Annual Rediscovering Biomarkers conference on July 10-11, 2008 in Boston, MA. Dr. Butler will speak on 'Utilizing a LC/MS/MS/MRM Quantitative Targeted Biomarker Panel to Elucidate Multiple Biological Changes Simultaneously.' Biomarkers are commonly used to characterize a disease and/or follow disease state progression. Biological processes can be complex and have multiple feedback mechanisms to keep them in a regulated state. When these systems begin to fail, a single biomarker may not reflect that the process is in an uncontrolled state. Biomarker .. Tue, 22 Apr 2008 22:31:17 GMT http://www.pr-inside.com/assistant-senior-biochemist-at-eli-lilly-r551554.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/assistant-senior-biochemist-at-eli-lilly-r551554.htm Science (PR-inside.com) MONROVIA, CA - Dr. Henry Rodriguez, Director of Clinical Proteomic Technologies for Cancer at the National Cancer Institute, NIH will be presenting at GTCbio's 2nd Annual Rediscovering Biomarkers conference on July 10-11, 2008 in Boston, MA. Dr. Rodriguez will speak on removing bottlenecks from proteomic process. Proteomics have revolutionized cell biology and biochemistry by providing powerful new tools to characterize complex proteomes, multiprotein complexes and posttranslational modifications. Although proteomics technologies could address important problems in clinical and translational cancer research, attempts to use proteomics approaches to discover cancer biomarkers in biofluids and tissues have been largely unsuccessful and have engendered considerable .. Tue, 22 Apr 2008 22:30:56 GMT http://www.pr-inside.com/director-of-clinical-proteomic-technologies-for-r551553.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/director-of-clinical-proteomic-technologies-for-r551553.htm Science (PR-inside.com) MONROVIA, CA - Dr. Mike Wang, Research Scientist at Harvard University will be presenting at GTCbio's 2nd Annual Rediscovering Biomarkers Conference on July 10-11, 2008 in Boston, MA. Dr. Wang will speak on 'A Genome-Wide Expression Analysis in Blood Identifies Pre-Elafin (PI3) as a Biomarker in Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS).' The acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) is common, devastating clinical syndrome of acute lung injury caused by a variety of direct or indirect insults. Emerging viral diseases, such as the coronavirus (SARS) and the H5N1 avian influenza virus, have become important causes of ARDS in humans with the potential for .. Tue, 22 Apr 2008 22:30:37 GMT http://www.pr-inside.com/research-scientist-at-harvard-university-to-r551552.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/research-scientist-at-harvard-university-to-r551552.htm Science (PR-inside.com) MONROVIA, CA - Peter Duncan, Vice President at Aureon Laboratories will be presenting at GTCbio's 2nd Annual Rediscovering Biomarkers Conference on July 10-11, 2008 in Boston, MA. Dr. Duncan will speak on 'Aureon Systems Pathology: A Novel Platform for Automated Tissue Biomarker Quantitation.' Aureon has created a state of the art tissue analysis platform, called Systems Pathology. Systems Pathology establishes a comprehensive biometric signature that takes into account molecular biomarkers, tissue morphometry, and clinical phenotypes, and assigns a single score for individual patient risk. Aureon have applied this platform to the development and validation of two commercially available tests for men .. Tue, 22 Apr 2008 22:29:39 GMT http://www.pr-inside.com/vice-president-of-aureon-laboratories-to-r551548.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/vice-president-of-aureon-laboratories-to-r551548.htm Science (PR-inside.com) MONROVIA, CA - Dr. Risto Kauppinen, Professor of Radiology at Dartmouth College will be speaking at GTCbio's 2nd Annual Rediscovering Biomarkers Conference on July 10-11, 2008 in Boston, MA. Dr. Kauppinen will present on 'Searching Limits for Non-invasive Detection of Endogenous Biomarkers by Magnetic Resonance.' Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR), a spectroscopic technique that is most specific for chemical structure, provides a non-invasive window to biochemistry in vivo. Owing to the non-invasive nature of NMR, endogenous compounds at several organisatorial levels in biology, i.e. cells, tissue specimens and tissues in situ, are detected without pre-processing of biological specimens. Recently, powerful NMR spectroscopy .. Tue, 22 Apr 2008 22:29:04 GMT http://www.pr-inside.com/professor-of-radiology-at-dartmouth-college-r551546.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/professor-of-radiology-at-dartmouth-college-r551546.htm Science (PR-inside.com) MONROVIA, CA - Dr. Robert Lechleider, Associate Director at MedImmune will be speaking at GTCbio's 2nd Annual Rediscovering Biomarkers Conference on July 10-11, 2008 in Boston, MA. Dr. Lechleider will present on 'Biomarkers in Oncology Drug Development: The Road to Shangri-La?' Much hype has surrounded the use of biomarkers to speed the approval process in drug development. This is especially evident in oncology, where clinical endpoints can take months or years to meet, and the use of biomarkers to expedite trial completion and regulatory approval has been highly touted. But biomarkers have not yet delivered on the promises their supporters have .. Tue, 22 Apr 2008 22:27:12 GMT http://www.pr-inside.com/associate-director-at-medimmune-to-r551538.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/associate-director-at-medimmune-to-r551538.htm Science (PR-inside.com) MONROVIA, CA - Dr. Thomas Li, Senior Director of Technology Management at Roche will be speaking at GTCbio's 2nd Annual Rediscovering Biomarkers Conference on July 10-11, 2008 in Boston, MA. Dr. Li will present on current trends, issues and topics in biomarker discovery, assay development and platform development. Dr. Li's presentation is intended to provide an overview on current trends, issues and topics in cancer biomarker discovery, clinical validation and commercial development. Recent published articles on cancer biomarker candidates will be discussed. Examples of diagnostic protein marker panels, multi gene signature and gene expression profiles will be utilized to illustrate the .. Tue, 22 Apr 2008 22:26:20 GMT http://www.pr-inside.com/senior-director-of-technology-management-at-r551535.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/senior-director-of-technology-management-at-r551535.htm Science (PR-inside.com) MONROVIA, CA - Dr. Urban Kiernan, Senior Research Scientist, Intrinsic Bioprobes will be speaking at GTCbio's 2nd Annual Rediscovering Biomarkers Conference on July 10-11, 2008 in Boston, MA. Dr. Kiernan will present on affinity mass spectrometry in biomarkers. The field of proteomics has extended its scope beyond basic research and is now attempting to enter clinical application and diagnostics. Historically, protein biomarker screening has been reserved for classical immunoassay methodologies, but recent developments in proteomic approaches have shown potential in this arena. Now possible with the recent development of novel proteomic devices and methodologies now allow for the high content analysis .. Tue, 22 Apr 2008 22:25:20 GMT http://www.pr-inside.com/senior-research-scientist-intrinsic-bioprobes-r551533.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/senior-research-scientist-intrinsic-bioprobes-r551533.htm Science (PR-inside.com) MONROVIA, CA - Dr. Victor Levenson, Director and Research Associate Professor, Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center at Northwestern University Conference will be speaking at GTCbio's 2nd Annual Rediscovering Biomarkers on July 10-11, 2008 in Boston, MA. Dr. Levenson will present on 'Blood-based DNA Methylation Profiles for Development of Site-specific Cancer Biomarkers.' Multiplexed methylation profiling in clinical samples (cell-free circulating DNA from plasma) allows selection of the most informative genes that can be used as a composite biomarker for detection of a specific disease. Based on available data, it appears that different sets of informative genes describe different diseases, so informative .. Tue, 22 Apr 2008 22:24:42 GMT http://www.pr-inside.com/director-and-research-associate-professor-r551532.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/director-and-research-associate-professor-r551532.htm Science (PR-inside.com) MONROVIA, CA - Dr. Yudong He, Scientific Director, Rosetta Inpharmatics will be presenting at GTCbio's 2nd Annual Rediscovering Biomarkers Conference on July 10-11, 2008 in Boston, MA. Dr. Hanash will speak on 'Biomarker Discovery: Lessons Learned.' Approaches to identifying molecular biomarkers and discovering mechanisms of action in biomedical research are evolving today, as the growing symbiosis with computational sciences becomes more widely appreciated. In fact, the combination of various new technologies has been pushing forward both frontiers. Here, Dr. He presents examples of the combined use of in vivo siRNA knock-down technology, genome-wide gene expression profiling, and computational reasoning to .. Tue, 22 Apr 2008 22:22:49 GMT http://www.pr-inside.com/scientific-director-at-rosetta-inpharmatics-to-r551527.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/scientific-director-at-rosetta-inpharmatics-to-r551527.htm Science (PR-inside.com) Manchester, UK (March 27 2008) RTS Life Science, a worldwide supplier of automated sample management and drug delivery testing systems, today announces that it will be unveiling its revolutionary Automated Blood Fractionation (ABF) system to the US market for the first time at ISBER 2008,18-21 May, Bethesda, Maryland, USA. This unique patent-pending* high throughput blood fractionation system is used to extract buffy coat (white blood cells) from whole blood samples. The innovative, upgradable system provides a fully automated solution to blood fractionation and processing. The ABF system is a self-contained unit capable of processing up to 500 samples per day, .. Tue, 22 Apr 2008 18:44:10 GMT http://www.pr-inside.com/rts-life-science-unveils-revolutionary-automated-r551141.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/rts-life-science-unveils-revolutionary-automated-r551141.htm Science (PR-inside.com) WILMINGTON, Delaware (March 28, 2008) - Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc., the world leader in serving science, today announced that Drexel University is the 15000th purchaser of the Thermo Scientific NanoDrop™ 1000 UV/VIS Spectrophotometer. The instrument will be used in a microbial source tracking project at Drexel University in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. This groundbreaking instrument with its patented sample retention system has revolutionized how scientists use spectrophotometers, enabling them to quantitate biomolecules with the minimal consumption of sample (1 uL). The landmark sale of the 15000th Thermo Scientific NanoDrop 1000 instrument is yet another example of how this novel microsample spectrophotometer impacts .. Tue, 22 Apr 2008 18:43:21 GMT http://www.pr-inside.com/thermo-fisher-scientific-achieves-milestone-r551136.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/thermo-fisher-scientific-achieves-milestone-r551136.htm Science (PR-inside.com) MUNICH, Germany (March 28, 2008) - Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the world leader in serving science, announced the introduction of the Thermo Scientific UniQuant® XRF analysis package now available on the high-performance EDXRF system - Thermo Scientific ARL QUANT'X. Featuring the spectrometer, standard-less software and accessories, the complete benchtop EDXRF (Energy Dispersive X-ray Fluorescence) system meets the elemental analysis needs of central and contract laboratories, as well as environmental monitoring, chemicals, mining, forensics, food, electronics, cement and metals industries. In addition, a camera is integrated with the instrument for sample imaging. This unique solution will be showcased at the Thermo .. Tue, 22 Apr 2008 18:43:06 GMT http://www.pr-inside.com/thermo-fisher-scientific-unveils-uniquant-r551135.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/thermo-fisher-scientific-unveils-uniquant-r551135.htm Science (PR-inside.com) MUNICH, Germany, (March 31, 2008) - Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the world leader in serving science, today announced the European launch of its Thermo Scientific GC IsoLink™ at Analytica 2008. Building on Thermo Fisher's leadership in Isotope Ratio Mass Spectrometry, the GC IsoLink makes isotope ratio monitoring GC/MS (irm-GC/MS) as easy to perform as GC/MS. Scientists, lab managers and operators can now routinely use isotope analysis to unravel unique information about the history and origin of compounds separated by gas chromatography (GC). The new irm-GC/MS system will be showcased at the Thermo Scientific booth 105/204, Hall B1 at Analytica 2008, .. Tue, 22 Apr 2008 18:38:28 GMT http://www.pr-inside.com/thermo-fisher-scientific-launches-new-r551127.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/thermo-fisher-scientific-launches-new-r551127.htm Science (PR-inside.com) MUNICH, Germany, (April 2, 2008) - Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the world leader in serving science, today announced the launch of its new Thermo Scientific iCE 3000 Series of Atomic Absorption (AA) spectrometers. Comprising the new iCE 3300, iCE 3400 and iCE 3500, the innovative iCE 3000 Series has been designed to facilitate prolonged and trouble-free operation - even with the most difficult samples - and offers unparalleled functionality. Featuring a small footprint, these new AA spectrometers are the most compact available and have been developed to accommodate both flame and furnace analyses. The new easy-to-use Thermo Scientific AA range .. Tue, 22 Apr 2008 18:32:26 GMT http://www.pr-inside.com/thermo-fisher-scientific-offers-unprecedented-r551104.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/thermo-fisher-scientific-offers-unprecedented-r551104.htm Science (PR-inside.com) PHILADELPHIA, Penn., April 7, 2008 - Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the world leader in serving science, announced today it is expanding its partnership with Advion BioServices, Inc., the bioanalytical services division of Advion BioSciences, Inc. The move by Advion to enhance its bioanalytical capabilities and satisfy the company's expansion goals is facilitated by a strategic increase in their investment of Thermo Scientific Watson LIMS (laboratory information management system). Developed in collaboration with many of the top pharmaceutical companies specifically for bioanalytical laboratories and contract research organizations (CROs), Thermo Scientific Watson LIMS is specifically designed to support drug metabolism and pharmacokinetic .. Tue, 22 Apr 2008 18:12:02 GMT http://www.pr-inside.com/thermo-fisher-scientific-expands-its-r551052.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/thermo-fisher-scientific-expands-its-r551052.htm Science (PR-inside.com) Globally recognized and respected, ISO 9001:2000 standards are set by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO), a Geneva-based worldwide federation of national standard bodies. This certification demonstrates RapidEye's dedication to and implementation of a dedicated, systematic and quantifiable approach to quality standards. and#8220;Preparation for certification began in mid-2007, and the dedication of our staff to this endeavor has resulted in processes that give us consistency and a company-wide Quality Management System that we can be proud of,and#8221; expressed Frederik Jung-Rothenhäusler, Head of Product Development and QMS Manager. RapidEye is currently anticipating the launch of their own constellation of five earth .. Tue, 22 Apr 2008 16:50:40 GMT http://www.pr-inside.com/brandenburg-an-der-havel-germany-april-r550834.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/brandenburg-an-der-havel-germany-april-r550834.htm Science (PR-inside.com) MONROVIA, CA - Dr. Can 'Jon' Ozbal, Vice President and General Manager of Rapid Fire Products at BioTrove will be giving a presentation at GTCbio's 3rd Assay Development and Screening Technologies Conference, June 5-6, 2008 in San Francisco, CA. . Small molecule high-throughput screening in drug discovery today is dominated by techniques which are dependent upon artificial labels or reporter systems. While effective, these approaches can be affected by certain experimental limitations, such as conformational restrictions imposed by the selected label or compound fluorescence/quenching. Label-free approaches potentially address many of these issues by allowing researchers to investigate more native systems without .. Mon, 21 Apr 2008 21:27:45 GMT http://www.pr-inside.com/can-ozbal-vice-president-and-general-r549276.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/can-ozbal-vice-president-and-general-r549276.htm Science (PR-inside.com) Dr. Catherine E. Bruederle, from the Foodborne Contamination Research Unit at USDA Agricultural Research Service to present at GTCbio's 3rd Assay Development and Screening Technologies Conference on June 5-6, 2008 in San Francisco, CA MONROVIA, CA - Dr. Cathrin E. Bruederle, from the Foodborne Contamination Research Unit of the Western Regional Research Center at USDA Agricultural Research Service will give a presentation at GTCbio's 3rd Assay Development and Screening Technologies Conference on June 5-6, 2008 in San Francisco, CA. Dr. Bruederle's objective is the identification of interaction partners for PrP (prion protein) as potential targets for diagnosis of prion disease. Dr. .. Mon, 21 Apr 2008 20:11:09 GMT http://www.pr-inside.com/dr-bruederle-will-present-on-two-r549137.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/dr-bruederle-will-present-on-two-r549137.htm Science (PR-inside.com) Throughout the world, almost 2,000 amphibian species are classed as endangered. Efforts to save these species in their natural environment have had only limited success and alternative approaches are urgently required. One possible alternative is the long-term storage of genetic material, which can be used for breeding purposes at a later date. A project run by the Austrian Science Fund FWF is currently attempting to optimise the cold storage - or cryopreservation - of sperm, which is a useful medium for the practical storage of genetic material. EGGS and SPERM The project manager, Prof. Robert Patzner from Paris Lodron University of .. Mon, 21 Apr 2008 11:47:44 GMT http://www.pr-inside.com/sperm-on-the-rocks-using-r547974.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/sperm-on-the-rocks-using-r547974.htm Science (PR-inside.com) MONROVIA, CA - ' Multi-drug resistance (MDR) is a phenomenon by which tumor cells display or develop resistance to a number of structurally and functionally distinct anticancer drugs and is a major clinical obstacle that contributes to the marginal efficacy of cancer chemotherapy. A significant factor that contributes to MDR is the overexpression of certain ATP-dependent transporter proteins in tumor cell membranes that cause the efflux of cytotoxic drugs; thereby reducing their intracellular concentration and limiting their effectiveness. The development of a cell-based assay to identify compounds that reverse MRP1-mediated drug resistance will be presented along with results from a HTS .. Sat, 19 Apr 2008 09:14:17 GMT http://www.pr-inside.com/dr-piazzo-will-be-speak-on-r546405.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/dr-piazzo-will-be-speak-on-r546405.htm Science (PR-inside.com) Recent interests geared at identifying potential drug candidates that interact with a GPCR's allosteric site have altered high throughput screening (HTS) approaches which have traditionally looked at a compounds ability to interact with a GPCR's orthosteric ligand binding site. One experimental approach is to first expose the GPCR of interest to potential allosteric drug candidates, followed by exposure to an EC10 concentration of the natural orthosteric agonist ligand. In this scenario it is possible to identify 'enhancing' compounds that may either increase the potency (leftward shift of an agonist dose response curve) or efficacy (magnitude of the functional signal) .. Fri, 18 Apr 2008 22:26:43 GMT http://www.pr-inside.com/gtcbio-s-3rd-assay-development-r546137.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/gtcbio-s-3rd-assay-development-r546137.htm Science (PR-inside.com) Alexandria, VA - Sally DiCesare, RDH, BS, CST, IHC, an alternative health care professional from Organized Health in association with Chiropractic Associates is helping people to eliminate the guess work and trial and error when deciding which nutritional supplements are right for them. 'The key to wellness is to learn what your body needs, and to do that we literally talk to your body using the latest biotechnology from ZYTO Corporation. The use of ZYTO (tm) technology eliminates any guesswork or trial and error in determining what your body needs for it to come into balance,' explained DiCesare. The human body has .. Thu, 17 Apr 2008 18:50:58 GMT http://www.pr-inside.com/alexandria-alternative-health-care-eliminates-r543836.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/alexandria-alternative-health-care-eliminates-r543836.htm Science (PR-inside.com) HTS campaigns continue to push assay limits. As a consequence, the use of labeled substrates and secondary detection methods that minimize interference issues are often employed. However, fluorescent labeling of a particular substrate can often result in the generation of a substrate that no longer resembles the physiological target. In addition, secondary detection techniques often result in an assay where initial velocity requirements are lost. To employ label-free systems, experimenters have had to face the reality of using of substrates that amplify interference issues and use substrate concentrations well above the KM-value (negating initial velocity conditions). The coupling of high-throughput .. Wed, 16 Apr 2008 20:20:05 GMT http://www.pr-inside.com/matthew-olson-principle-research-scientist-r541639.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/matthew-olson-principle-research-scientist-r541639.htm Science (PR-inside.com) Dr. Christopher P. Austin, Director of the NIH Chemical Genomics Center will give the Keynote Presentation at GTCbio's 3rd Assay Development and Screening Technologies Conference, June 5-6, 2008 in San Francisco, CA. Dr. Austin will present on 'Novel Paradigms to Enable Druggability of Genomic and Orphan Disease Targets.' The sequencing of the human genome provided both enormous opportunities for biomedical research, and daunting scientific, organizational, and funding challenges for both public and private sector research. The broad realization that small molecule compounds can be uniquely physiological probes of gene/protein function, and the need for focus on targets and diseases that .. Fri, 11 Apr 2008 11:21:39 GMT http://www.pr-inside.com/chris-austin-to-give-keynote-presentation-r531514.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/chris-austin-to-give-keynote-presentation-r531514.htm Science (PR-inside.com) The Symposium, which tackles a whole range of key contemporary issues, is divided into five sessions: Philosophy, Mathematics - Physics - Cosmology, Biology - Biodiversity - Sustainability, History - Social Sciences, Theology - Religion. The event will begin with a keynote lecture on 'Truth and Ourselves: the Elusive Last Word' by Prof. Simon Blackburn from the University of Cambridge. During the five forums that follow, speakers with prestigious international reputations in their disciplines will debate a range of issues related to truth in the humanities, sciences and religion. These speakers will include: GEORGES MARIE MARTIN CARDINAL COTTIER (Switzerland) - Pro-theologian Emeritus of the Pontifical .. Wed, 09 Apr 2008 15:06:03 GMT http://www.pr-inside.com/truth-science-religion-the-international-r528071.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/truth-science-religion-the-international-r528071.htm Science (PR-inside.com) Munich, Germany - April 1st, 2008 - Researchers and scientists at Helmholtz Zentrum München* are now relying on Definiens technology to optimize image analysis processes. Time consuming routine tasks - which may lead to errors once the observers' concentration lapsed - are automated at a consistently high level of quality. 'It used to take us three months to manually evaluate some of our studies. By benefiting from substantial savings in time and resources, we are now able to accomplish that same amount of work in a few days,' stated Dr. Axel Walch, from the Institute of Pathology at Helmholtz Zentrum'. .. Fri, 04 Apr 2008 17:26:39 GMT http://www.pr-inside.com/deploying-definiens-technology-renowned-r520568.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/deploying-definiens-technology-renowned-r520568.htm Science (PR-inside.com) Cellular dielectric spectroscopy (CDS) is a relatively new technology for detecting whole-cell responses in a label-free manner. It is particularly sensitive to GPCR activation and can both distinguish and quantify Gs, Gi/o and Gq signal transduction events. Since GPCRs are capable of activating multiple signaling pathways depending on the context of the cellular environment (i.e. the signaling proteins that are accessible) and the conformation stabilized by the activating ligand (a concept termed ligand-induced differential signaling), CDS has the potential to dissect several aspects of GPCR pharmacology. Dr. Clay and his group have used CDS to support their portfolio of GPCR .. Wed, 02 Apr 2008 19:35:20 GMT http://www.pr-inside.com/clay-scott-associate-director-of-lead-r516613.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/clay-scott-associate-director-of-lead-r516613.htm Science (PR-inside.com) Pregnane X receptor (PXR) has been established as a key xenobiotic receptor regulating metabolism and excretion of both xenobiotics and endobiotics. Two extremely important PXR-target genes are the cytochrome P450 3A4 (CYP3A4) and multidrug resistance 1 (MDR1)/P-glycoprotein (Pgp). CYP3A4 catalyzes the metabolism of nearly 60% of all clinically-prescribed drugs. MDR1 is an efflux transporter determining the absorption and elimination of many xenobiotics, including prescribed drugs. Changes in the expression of CYP3A4 and MDR1 can affect drug metabolism or elimination, thereby altering the therapeutic or toxicological response to a drug and possibly causing other adverse drug interactions, which are an important .. Wed, 02 Apr 2008 19:34:44 GMT http://www.pr-inside.com/taosheng-chen-director-of-hts-st-r516609.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/taosheng-chen-director-of-hts-st-r516609.htm Science (PR-inside.com) Although the vital roles of carbohydrates in biomolecular recognition are well documented, limited information is available on how the structures of carbohydrates (e.g. the terminal monosaccharide structures, glycosyl linkages, and the underlying glycan structures) affect their binding to carbohydrate-recognizing proteins and influence related downstream biological processes. A novel combinatorial chemoenzymatic method has been developed for highly efficient synthesis of biotinylated oligosaccharides in 96-well plates. By transferring the reaction mixtures to Neutravidin-coated plates and assaying for the yields of enzymatic reactions using lectins binding to glycosyltransferase acceptors, the biotinylated glycosylated products can be directly used, without purification, for high-throughput screening .. Wed, 02 Apr 2008 19:33:35 GMT http://www.pr-inside.com/xi-chen-assistant-professor-at-university-r516605.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/xi-chen-assistant-professor-at-university-r516605.htm Science (PR-inside.com) Recent technological advancements have improved the speed and reliability of high throughput screening but the total number of compounds that can be assayed using these methods has remained in the 10^6 range. Aptamer, phage, and antibody screening libraries have significantly greater diversity and can be rapidly queried for hits by selection. Encoded Library Technology (ELT) combines the power of affinity based enrichment with combinatorial chemistry to enable the rapid selection of hits from small molecule libraries containing up to several billion compounds. Each ELT library molecule carries a unique DNA tag which encodes the chemical composition of the small .. Wed, 02 Apr 2008 19:04:18 GMT http://www.pr-inside.com/john-cuozzo-director-of-elt-lead-r516545.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/john-cuozzo-director-of-elt-lead-r516545.htm Science (PR-inside.com) Dr. Taylor will provide an overview on the protein kinase superfamily, which is one of the largest and most important for biology. These enzymes serve as master switches for regulating a myriad of biological functions. They are not only catalysts that mediate the transfer of a phosphate from ATP to protein substrates but they are also scaffolds that mediate protein:protein interactions. Dr. Taylor will specifically discuss PKA, one of the best understood members of this family, and how it serves as a prototype for catalysis and also defines a dynamic range of docking sites through its interactions with protein substrates .. Sat, 29 Mar 2008 00:37:53 GMT http://www.pr-inside.com/dr-susan-taylor-to-give-featured-r508640.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/dr-susan-taylor-to-give-featured-r508640.htm Science (PR-inside.com) Malcolm Moos, Medical Officer of Division of Cellular and Gene Therapies at FDA to give Featured Presentation at the 4th International Stem Cell Research and Therapeutics, Apr 17-18, 2008 in Boston, MA MONROVIA, CA and#8211; At the conference, Dr. Moos will discuss product characterization questions and challenges in cell-based therapies. Therapeutic interventions with cells or engineered tissues promise to provide effective treatments for conditions refractory to conventional approaches. Notwithstanding this potential, development of such products poses new obstacles. Because living cells and tissues cannot be sterilized, microbiological safety is an even greater concern than for conventional biologics. The difficulty is compounded .. Thu, 27 Mar 2008 00:14:52 GMT http://www.pr-inside.com/malcolm-moos-medical-officer-of-division-r504854.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/malcolm-moos-medical-officer-of-division-r504854.htm Science (PR-inside.com) Dr. Wentworthand#8217;s group has investigated the retention of syngeneic cultured cells (skeletal myoblasts, SM, and bone marrow stromal cells, BMSC) after transplantation into the normal beating Lewis rat heart. The acute retention of 4 million Europium (Eu) labeled SM was quantitatively analyzed after direct injection into LV cardiac muscle and the harvest of likely organs of dissemination. Approximately 80-85% of Eu labeled SM were lost from the heart within 1 minute of injection, a value that was stable for 1 hour. Analysis of distal organs indicated that SM were rapidly disseminated, presumably via the coronary venous circulation, principally to the .. Thu, 27 Mar 2008 00:13:50 GMT http://www.pr-inside.com/senior-director-at-genzyme-to-present-r504850.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/senior-director-at-genzyme-to-present-r504850.htm Science (PR-inside.com) Dr. Lanphier will discuss stem cell mobilization and directed differentiation and the role of zinc finger proteins (ZFPs) in stem cell research and therapies. ZFPs are the dominant class of naturally occurring DNA-binding motifs found in nature. Efficient and highly precise gene regulation or modification can be achieved by engineering ZFPs to bind to and recognize a specific DNA sequence. Using this powerful platform, ZFPs have been designed that promote the mobilization of endogenous human stem cells providing strategies for cell regeneration and cell repair. Use of zinc finger nucleases (ZFN) for precision 'genome editingand#8221; has enabled specific gene modification .. Thu, 27 Mar 2008 00:13:21 GMT http://www.pr-inside.com/president-chief-executive-officer-of-r504849.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/president-chief-executive-officer-of-r504849.htm Science (PR-inside.com) Dr. Lebkowski will discuss the use human embryonic stem cells to advance technology for therapeutic applications. Human Embryonic Stem Cells (hESCs) can be propagated indefinitely yet differentiate to form all major lineages of somatic cells in the body. Protocols have been developed to differentiate at least 8 specific cell types from hESCs including oligodendrocyte progenitor cells, cardiomyocytes, hepatocytes, neural progenitors, dopaminergic neurons, osteoblasts, and endothelial cells; detailed phenotypic and in vitro functional studies have shown that these cells resemble their normal counterparts in human tissue. Several investigations have been performed showing that differentiated hESC populations survive, engraft, and function in .. Thu, 27 Mar 2008 00:13:02 GMT http://www.pr-inside.com/senior-vice-president-of-regenerative-medicine-r504847.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/senior-vice-president-of-regenerative-medicine-r504847.htm Science (PR-inside.com) Dr. Thiede will discuss how human adult stem cells such as bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs), the primary source of progenitors for tissue maintenance, can differentiate into adipocytes, osteocytes and chondrocytes in vitro. Understanding the key regulatory pathways of MSC proliferation and their lineage commitment is critical to the success of targeting drug therapies for regenerative medicine. RNAi technologies provide valuable tools with which to assess the functional consequences of the and#8220;knock downand#8221; of expression of target gene products. Undifferentiated and differentiated MSCs are being exposed to RNAi libraries that target drugable gene products (i.e receptors/enzymes) to identify gene .. Wed, 26 Mar 2008 23:58:39 GMT http://www.pr-inside.com/april-17-18-2008-boston-ma-r504835.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/april-17-18-2008-boston-ma-r504835.htm Science (PR-inside.com) Dr. Wood will discuss the scientific, ethical, and legal challenges of human nuclear transfer stem cells. For more than a decade, attempts have been made to develop embryonic stem cell (ESC) lines following SCNT into human oocytes. But success has been elusive for a variety of scientific and practical reasons. Although Stemagenand#8217;s recent report of the first successful cloning of adult human fibroblast cells to the blastocyst stage represents an important milestone on the path to developing nuclear transfer stem cells (NTSC), significant obstacles remain. Chief among these impediments is a persistent paucity of high-quality human oocytes. Oocyte donation models .. Wed, 26 Mar 2008 23:57:27 GMT http://www.pr-inside.com/apr-17-18-2008-boston-ma-r504832.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/apr-17-18-2008-boston-ma-r504832.htm Science (PR-inside.com) Dr. Jeremy Caldwell, Executive Director of Molecular and Cell Biology at the Genomics Institute of the Novartis Research Foundation will give the Featured Presentation at GTCbioand#8217;s 4th Assay Development and Screening Technologies Conference, June 5-6, 2008 in San Francisco, CA. Dr. Caldwell will discuss broad functional profiling of molecular libraries against biological space. Over the past ten years, advances in high throughput screening, robotics, combinatorial chemistry and assay technology have set new standards in drug discovery lead generation. Despite these capabilities, the failure rate of drug candidates in the clinical and pre-clinical phase is still high, primarily due to unexpected .. Tue, 25 Mar 2008 23:33:40 GMT http://www.pr-inside.com/gtcbio-8217-s-3rd-assay-development-r502577.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/gtcbio-8217-s-3rd-assay-development-r502577.htm Science (PR-inside.com) Dr. Robert Hertzberg, Vice President of Screening and Compound Profiling at GlaxoSmithKline will give the Keynote Presentation at GTCbioand#8217;s 3rd Assay Development and Screening Technologies Conference, June 5-6, 2008 in San Francisco, CA. Dr. Hertzberg will present on and#8220;High Throughput Screening: A Technology Thatand#8217;s Easy to Love and Easy to Hate.and#8221; High throughput screening (HTS) is a maturing field which is embedded into the drug discovery process at most pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies. Dr. Hertzberg will offer a perspective on the technological and cultural challenges that he has observed as a screener privileged to have ridden this wave over the .. Tue, 25 Mar 2008 23:33:01 GMT http://www.pr-inside.com/robert-hertzberg-to-give-keynote-presentation-r502576.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/robert-hertzberg-to-give-keynote-presentation-r502576.htm Science (PR-inside.com) GTCbio just announced its holding the annual Modern Drug Discovery and Development Summit taking place on October 15-17, 2008 in San Diego, CA. The M3D summit will include 6 full conference tracks, 3 short symposia, and 6 mini stand-alone sessions. The individual tracks will focus on biological therapeutics, translational medicine, drug design and lead discovery, emerging targets and therapeutics, pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics, and partnering, licensing and outsourcing. The 3 short symposia taking place the first morning of the summit will feature presentations on stem cells as tools for drug discovery, imaging technologies, and regulatory updates in the industry. Leading presenters .. Tue, 25 Mar 2008 23:07:10 GMT http://www.pr-inside.com/gtcbio-just-announced-its-holding-the-r502528.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/gtcbio-just-announced-its-holding-the-r502528.htm Science (PR-inside.com) Insects have complex compound eyes and vertebrates have inverse lens eyes. However, although these types of eye are very different in terms of their structure, the same genes are used in the early stages of their development. To obtain a better understanding of how the activity of identical genes can lead to the development of extremely different eye types, it is essential to know exactly how all the relevant genes behave. The genetic program of eye development has now been decyphered at the Biozentrum of the University of Basel using genechips and a model organism, the fruit fly Drosophila melanogaster. .. Wed, 19 Mar 2008 13:17:56 GMT http://www.pr-inside.com/decyphering-the-genetic-program-of-r493378.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/decyphering-the-genetic-program-of-r493378.htm Science (PR-inside.com) Archaeological company TVAS (Ireland) Ltd. discovered the partial Iron Age wooden bowl at Killow, near Clarecastle, during excavations on the N18 Ennis Bypass and N85 Western Relief Road. The vessel is being exhibited alongside a modern replica of the entire bowl, produced by a US-based woodturner who downloaded a drawing of the artefact from the Clare Museum website. According to John Rattigan, Curator of Clare Museum, and#8220;The exhibits will give visitors to the museum a good idea of the sophisticated level of design and workmanship that existed in Ireland between 777 and 407 B.C.and#8221; and#8220;Clare Museum, in conjunction with TVAS, is pleased to .. Mon, 10 Mar 2008 11:41:47 GMT http://www.pr-inside.com/iron-age-artefact-placed-on-display-r477493.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/iron-age-artefact-placed-on-display-r477493.htm Science (PR-inside.com) Partnership provides earth science organisations with leading technology for analyzing and interpreting images on every scale Paris, France and Munich, Germany - March 4, 2008 - Definiens, the number one Enterprise Image Intelligence™ company today announced it has teamed up with GEOSYSTEMS France SARL, the leading French provider of remote sensing, photogrammetry, 3D visualisation and spatial data management software solutions and services. Under the terms of this partner agreement, GEOSYSTEMS France becomes an authorized reseller of Definiens technology and will distribute the Definiens Enterprise Image Intelligence™ Suite in France and in French-speaking African countries. Definiens' image analysis software is complementary to .. Tue, 04 Mar 2008 16:52:51 GMT http://www.pr-inside.com/geosystems-france-partners-with-definiens-r469701.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/geosystems-france-partners-with-definiens-r469701.htm Science (PR-inside.com) Springfield, MO, February 29 2008 -- From the polar bears of the arctic, to the grizzly bears of the Rocky Mountains, global warming has become a very real threat. Now, a new Web site by the name of Bear Planet (http://www.bearplanet.org) has launched with the goal of documenting bear habitats around the world. Twenty years ago the words 'polar bear' conjured up thoughts of an icy tundra with nothing but snow as far as the eye could see. Now, as the threat of global warming has gone from a debate to reality, polar bears no longer conjure up the same vivid .. Thu, 28 Feb 2008 20:58:34 GMT http://www.pr-inside.com/a-new-web-site-by-the-r462673.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/a-new-web-site-by-the-r462673.htm Science (PR-inside.com) Munich, Germany and Montpellier, France - February 25th, 2008 - Montpellier Rio Imaging (MRI), a life science imaging facility located in the Languedoc-Roussillon region of France, has decided to use Definiens technology. The facility is supported by the French Ministry of Scientific Research, CNRS, INSERM, INRA, CIRAD, IRD and Montpellier University and shared by leading French federal research institutes and universities. Scientific personnel from any public or private organizations have access to it. As requirements regarding the quantity and quality of imaging grow, new solutions in image acquisition and analysis are needed. Definiens, the number one Enterprise Image Intelligence™ company, .. Mon, 25 Feb 2008 16:47:04 GMT http://www.pr-inside.com/montpellier-rio-imaging-selects-definiens-r455279.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/montpellier-rio-imaging-selects-definiens-r455279.htm Science (PR-inside.com) Toronto, Ontario Canada - (For immediate release) - Biomaxx Systems Inc. is currently the only Canadian company that is an Institutional member of EFB. Biomaxx Systems has been very pleased with the results of being a prestigious EFB member for the past two years and our interaction with the European Biotechnology community. Biomaxx Systems looks forward to the continuing opportunities to be involved in EFB projects and assist in the promotion of the benefits of biotechnology and to collaborate and network with leading European academic, research and industrial biotechnology advocates. The European Federation of Biotechnology was created in .. Thu, 14 Feb 2008 10:16:50 GMT http://www.pr-inside.com/biomaxx-renews-european-federation-of-r438119.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/biomaxx-renews-european-federation-of-r438119.htm Science (PR-inside.com) Munich, 12. February, 2008 - Definiens, the number one Enterprise Image Intelligence™ Company and Cenix BioScience GmbH, the leading specialist in advanced high throughput (HT) RNA interference (RNAi)-based research services, announced today that they have expanded their mutual licensing agreement. This strategic decision confirms the heightened commitment of Cenix to the use of the Definiens technology within its organization. Resulting from the findings of an internal review Definiens Cellenger® was reselected as the best available application to support Cenix in the development and implementation of high content (HC) microscopy assays for HT-RNAi studies in cultured human and rodent cells. Definiens Cellenger .. Tue, 12 Feb 2008 14:01:31 GMT http://www.pr-inside.com/cenix-bioscience-expands-usage-of-definiens-r433952.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/cenix-bioscience-expands-usage-of-definiens-r433952.htm Science (PR-inside.com) There is now solid evidence that there is no direct interaction between gravitation and electromagnetism. Microlensing is merely a failed attempt to explain the lack of observational evidence for macrolensing. For decades now some very important fundament principles of mathematical Physics have been incorrectly applied to the theory of gravitational lensing or just simply ignored. This has lead to an erroneous understanding the effects the gravitation of point-like masses should have on rays of light as suggested by the light bending rule of General Relativity. At least two very important fundamental principles of mathematical Physics were hardly applied or not mentioned .. Tue, 29 Jan 2008 08:47:55 GMT http://www.pr-inside.com/there-is-now-mounting-evidence-there-r409945.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/there-is-now-mounting-evidence-there-r409945.htm Science (PR-inside.com) The term pseudoscience is used to describe a theory that claims to be scientific but which is neither objective nor rational in its approach. One such example is the Cosmic Ice Theory 'discovered' by the Austrian Hanns Hörbiger in 1894, which states that ice was the basic substance of all cosmic processes and that ice moons, ice planets and the 'global ether' (also made of ice) determined the entire development of the universe. In the modern world, this theory is seen as nothing more than an obscure idea with no scientific basis. But, as a project run by the Institute .. Mon, 21 Jan 2008 13:59:16 GMT http://www.pr-inside.com/science-gone-wrong-welteislehre-r396546.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/science-gone-wrong-welteislehre-r396546.htm Science (PR-inside.com) Sikhim 84 glacier grown about four times in six years Sikkim comprising 0.5 per cent of India's landmass has 84 glaciers, the largest number as compared to any other state or union territory. The present number of glaciers at 84, with the mapping exercise still underway to find about out more ice caps in the state has grown by about four times over the past six years as the figure of glaciers stood at 21 at that time, a senior scientist of the science and technology department, which has been carrying out mapping of the glaciers and other landscapes of the state .. Sat, 12 Jan 2008 11:02:34 GMT http://www.pr-inside.com/impact-of-global-warming-has-never-r383180.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/impact-of-global-warming-has-never-r383180.htm Science (PR-inside.com) Erich Strasser from Oled-Display.net want to bring all the news with pictures, videos and background information's very fast to the prospective customer. Oled-display.net updated the technical information's about OLED. At http://www.oled-display.net/how-works-the-oled-technology you can find all information's about the different OLED-types like: AMOLED PMOLED FOLED OLED lighting OLED materials OLED TV's are incredibly slim because organic material directly emits light so OLED display panels do not require a thick backlight or complex construction like other flat panel technologies. The history of OLED-Television is also updated and can be reviewed here: http://www.oled-display.net/oled-television The shipments of OLED TVs will rocket from 2,000 units in 2007 to 120,000 units in 2010. The first .. Sat, 12 Jan 2008 00:48:11 GMT http://www.pr-inside.com/oled-tv-display-lighting-information-s-news-r382913.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/oled-tv-display-lighting-information-s-news-r382913.htm Science (PR-inside.com) Louisville Zoo staff received a special New Year's gift on Jan. 6 when bongo Kaya gave birth to her second calf. 'This is a special birth, because it is the first offspring for Forest, our male bongo,- said Louisville Zoo Assistant Mammal Curator Candy McMahan. 'Forest was born here at the Zoo, and it means so much to see an animal you raised grow up and become a father.- The bongo calf was named Mahdi (pronounced Maw-Dee) by the staff. It is of African origin and means 'expected one.- Mahdi's birth was planned and is part of the Association of Zoos and .. Fri, 11 Jan 2008 15:46:36 GMT http://www.pr-inside.com/louisville-zoo-bongo-baby-welcomes-in-r382257.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/louisville-zoo-bongo-baby-welcomes-in-r382257.htm Science (PR-inside.com) NEWS FROM: ANDY MARTIN 'He works for the People of Illinois- Republican for U. S. Senator Suite 4406 30 E. Huron Street Chicago, IL 60611-4723 (312) 440-4124 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: FERMILAB: PART TWO ANDY MARTIN ASKS PRESIDENT BUSH TO SAVE FERMILAB (CHICAGO)(January 7, 2008) As President George Bush comes to Chicago to meet with business leaders on our economic future, U. S. Senate candidate Andy Martin issues a plea to the president to maintain funding for Fermilab and basic scientific research at the University of Illinois and nationally. In a letter to the president, who is visiting Chicago Monday, Andy Martin asks President Bush to reverse funding cuts for .. Mon, 07 Jan 2008 06:29:49 GMT http://www.pr-inside.com/andy-martin-asks-president-bush-to-r373320.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/andy-martin-asks-president-bush-to-r373320.htm Science (PR-inside.com) NEWS FROM: ANDY MARTIN 'He works for the People of Illinois- Republican for U. S. Senator Suite 4406 30 E. Huron Street Chicago, IL 60611-4723 (312) 440-4124 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: FERMILAB: PART ONE WHY ILLINOIS NEEDS A REPUBLICAN U. S. SENATOR (WHO FIGHTS) (CHICAGO)(January 1, 2008) Today's Chicago Sun-Times editorial says it all: Illinois is losing funding for basic scientific research. High-tech jobs will be lost; America's technology future will be impaired and endangered. It didn't have to be this way. http://www.suntimes.com/news/commentary/726081,CST-EDT-edit04B.article In early December I went to a meeting of the Chicago Tribune editorial board. One of the writers asked, 'How can you justify losing Senator Richard .. Fri, 04 Jan 2008 17:49:26 GMT http://www.pr-inside.com/andy-martin-says-illinois-lacks-a-r371520.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/andy-martin-says-illinois-lacks-a-r371520.htm Science (PR-inside.com) Several of Indias scientists of repute like JC Bose, SN Bose, CV Raman, Meghnad Saha, PC Mahalanbis, PC Roy etc, have put Kolkata, the city of joy for excellence in pursuit of science courses. But with the boom in IT sector, enrollment for science courses have been falling and this trend persists all over India. It's feared in the years to come, India will have difficulty to find teachers for science courses. To popularize Science, the National Council of Science Museums (NCSM), Kolkata which was established in 1978 has successfully developed over 25 museums and science centers across India and it .. Sun, 30 Dec 2007 15:55:51 GMT http://www.pr-inside.com/graduation-day-for-bits-pilani-rajasthan-r365998.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/graduation-day-for-bits-pilani-rajasthan-r365998.htm Science (PR-inside.com) Many particles rotate around their own axis like spinning tops. However, unlike spinning tops, this spin has a fundamental influence on the properties of the particle - and therefore on our world. Quantum physical interactions mean that spin is responsible for the magnetic moment of protons, and therefore also the stability of the universe. It is a truly fundamental force. This makes it all the more surprising that experiments have so far failed to identify the origin of 30 percent of proton spin. SPIN DOCTOR Dr. Steven Bass, from the Institute of Theoretical Physics at the University of Innsbruck and a .. Mon, 17 Dec 2007 10:58:28 GMT http://www.pr-inside.com/protons-everything-revolves-around-spin-r351075.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/protons-everything-revolves-around-spin-r351075.htm Science (PR-inside.com) Utilizing cost-effective construction and efficient design, ACME Robotics will try to win part of a $750,000 NASA Centennial Challenge prize. We dig Moon Dirt for Fun™ is the slogan and $500,000 is the prize as ACME Robotics officially announces their intent to enter the 2008 Regolith Excavation Challenge, one of NASA's Centennial challenges with a total purse of $750,000 up for grabs. (Basically, $500,000 will be awarded to the team robot that can dig the most (simulated) moon dirt - or regolith - and shovel it into a container in 30 minutes) 'Efficiency of motion and redundancy are the keys to success- .. Tue, 11 Dec 2007 20:28:25 GMT http://www.pr-inside.com/acme-robotics-officially-announces-their-r343185.htm http://www.pr-inside.com/acme-robotics-officially-announces-their-r343185.htm