Request for proposals aims to identify promising research projects involving precious samples.

Proposed NGS quality control pipeline will reduce costs and lower turnaround times for common genetic tests.

Yale welcomes scientists to participate in core facility opening and super-resolution workshops October 20 through 31.

Acquisition expands EMD Millipore’s global reach, increasing the company’s presence in North America and adding exposure to fast-growing Asian markets.

Shimadzu to offer instruments at discount, including full service plan.

One of the most important business acquisitions in the history of Analytik Jena AG has been closed.

The Case School of Engineering at Case Western Reserve University has received an extraordinary gift from the Parker Hannifin Foundation: a $2 million commitment to create the Arthur L. Parker Endowed Chair in the electrical engineering and computer science (EECS) department. The position is named in honor of Parker Hannifin Corporation’s founder.

European laboratories testing feed and food for dioxins and dioxin-like substances now have lower-cost, smaller-footprint alternatives to high-resolution mass spectrometers (HRMS) for confirming levels of the toxic contaminants, thanks to a new  European Union regulation.

Rigaku Raman Technologies, a leading pioneer of handheld and portable Raman spectrometers, is delighted to announce that its handheld Raman analyzer, Progeny™ (www.rigakuprogeny.com) has received the Bronze Award for the Portable Analytical Instrument Industrial Design category in the 2014 Instrument Business Outlook (IBO) Design Awards.

Citing concern about suspected threats to the health of humans and wildlife, the European Union’s Marie Curie European Industrial Doctorate program has awarded a €1.2 million research grant to four early-stage researchers from Asia, Australia and Europe to study the environmental effects of one of the most common types of flame retardants.