Press Releases by Category Science & Education
High Bluff Academy Receives WASC Accreditation
San Diego, Calif. - (October 16, 2011) — High Bluff Academy, the Del Mar institution that specializes in preparing high school students for college, announced today it has received Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC) accreditation.
High Bluff Academy diplomas will now be recognized throughout the country, including the University of California and California State University systems. High Bluff Academy has been WASC accredited for individual courses…
Roger Payne and Lisa Harrow Present “SeaChange: Reversing the Tide” at Adelphi U …
As part of the Jerry March Memorial Lecture and the Joseph J. Napolitano Memorial Lecture series, scientist Roger Payne and actress Lisa Harrow will present “SeaChange: Reversing the Tide” on Wednesday, November 9, 2011 at 7:00 p.m. in the Adelphi University Performing Arts Center Concert Hall, 1 South Avenue, Garden City, NY. Payne and Harrow use science and poetry to argue that the human species is an integral part of…
Thermo Fisher Scientific Introduces System to Double Cryogenic Storage Capacity
Thermo Scientific Dense Storage Format Also Reduces Storage Costs
Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the world leader in serving science, today introduced the Thermo Scientific Dense Storage system for low-temperature storage of biological samples and solutions. The system combines 1 mL Thermo Scientific Nunc CryoBank tubes with the new 13 x 13 tube dividers and Nunc™ CryoBoxes. This novel Dense Storage format effectively doubles existing storage capacity, which can reduce costs…
New STN® Revolutionizes Patent Searching for Professionals
Redesigned STN® retains what customers value most while phasing in advanced search and analysis capabilities beginning in 2012
Columbus, Ohio and Karlsruhe, Germany (October 24, 2011) – The STN partners, Chemical Abstracts Service (CAS) in the U.S. and FIZ Karlsruhe in Germany, are pleased to announce that a completely new STN will be phased into the market beginning in 2012.
The new platform will bring improved efficiency and usability at…
Aculon Announced as Finalist for 2011 Most Innovative Product Award
SAN DIEGO, Calif. (October 24, 2011) – Aculon, Inc., a leading nanotechnology enabled performance coatings company, today announced that Connect has announced Aculon as a finalist for the 24th annual Most Innovative Product Award. The Connect MIP awards is San Diego’s premier event recognizing innovation in our region, showcasing locally developed cutting edge products spanning a wide range of industries.
“This year we received a record number of new product nominations…This…
Test & Measurement Industry: Connexium’s Arbitrary Waveform Generator Appraised …
CONNEXIUM now offers its first 14-bit single-channel arbitrary waveform generator (XWG) that can generate wide-bandwidth and high-resolution signals for testing satellite, radar, telecom, and defence communication equipments.
With a full user bandwidth up to 1250MHz, and excellent dynamic performances, the XWG is the best stimulus solution for ever-increasing measurement challenges. Key attributes of this new instrument include: 14-bit vertical resolution, sampling data rate operation from 800MSPS up to 2500MSPS, large output…
New acquisition adds high-shear mixing to the GEA Process Engineering range
GEA Process Engineering has moved into the mixing business with the purchase of an existing high-shear mixing technology. The agreement was signed recently, and has now added a whole line of mixing technology to the GEA portfolio.
This new agreement has given GEA Process Engineering companies a full range of mixing equipment especially designed for the dairy, food, beverage and personal care market. The products have a significant technological advantage and…
Nanion opens new branch in China
Nanion announces the opening of yet another branch. To meet the needs of the rapidly expanding number of customers in China, the dedicated sales- and support team in Beijing now opens the doors to Nanion Technologies China.
Nanion successfully entered the Chinese market over five years ago, and the installed base of Patchliner and Port-a-Patch instruments has grown constantly ever since. To cover the increasing interest and activities within the…
Thermo Fisher Scientific Expands its Sample Storage Product Portfolio
Thermo Scientific Matrix Amber 2D Barcoded Tubes Protect Light-Sensitive Samples
Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the world leader in serving science, today introduced new Thermo Scientific Matrix Amber 2D barcoded tubes, expanding its sizeable sample storage product portfolio to offer protection of light-sensitive samples. Available in 0.5 and 1.0 mL sizes, these sterile, DNase/RNase-free tubes are composed of Virgin Class IV Medical Grade Polypropylene with added amber color to safeguard samples…
Proteros has relocated to a tailor-made facility in Martinsried
Martinsried, October 24th 2011. Proteros biostructures GmbH is further extending its business capacities by moving into a new building in Munich-Martinsried, one of the leading Biotech locations in Germany.
After a two-year planning period, Proteros has reached an important milestone in its development by centralizing all operations within a purpose-built facility. The 4,000 square-meter of laboratory and office space, worth a total of about 15 M €, has been optimally designed…
Thermo Fisher Scientific Introduces New µDrop Plate for Low-Volume Measurements
Quick and Easy Tool for DNA or RNA Assays Using Small Sample Volumes
Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the world leader in serving science, today announced the new Thermo Scientific µDrop Plate for the quick and easy measurement of samples down to 2 µL. The µDrop™ Plate provides a straightforward way of analyzing up to 16 microliter-scale samples simultaneously. The fixed light path of the plate allows direct calculation of nucleic acid…
Eminent Author of Chiller Thriller Books Shashi Warrier Visits Pilani Rajasthan …
Whatever be the latitude and longitude, for Shashi who is one among the top ranking writers in India today, Pilani has always been an Oasis in the deserts of Rajasthan.
Nobel Laureate Toni Morrison's quote - If there is a book that you want to read, but it hasn't been written yet, then you must be the one to write it - is what probably inspired Shashi Warrier who did…
Innova Biosciences Launches Research Tool for Scientists
Innova Biosciences (United Kingdom) the inventor of the world’s easiest to use antibody labeling kits (Lightning-Link™ or Lightning-Link™ Rapid), has produced a research tool for scientists.
Cambridge, UK, October 22, 2011 - Innova Biosciences (United Kingdom) the inventor of the world’s easiest to use antibody labeling kits (Lightning-Link™ or Lightning-Link™ Rapid), has produced a research tool for scientists. The Absorption-Emission Table, which is available to view online, was designed to aid…
Pea chips may be a good alternative to corn and soybean meal in swine diets
Producers who add pea chips to swine diets may be able to save money on feed without sacrificing pig growth or performance, according to researchers from North Dakota State University and the University of Illinois. In a paper published this October in the Journal of Animal Science, the researchers analyzed how diets with varying amounts of pea chips affected growth and meat traits in a group of young female pigs.…
Astech Projects Goes from Strength to Strength
Successful first half of 2011 has been reflected in recent company growth
Leading automation systems developer, Astech Projects has experienced a particularly successful first half of the year, with revenue having more than trebled compared to the first half of 2010. Having secured recent orders in the Laboratory Automation arena, as well as the fully automated Xelair® Series 5 automated inhaler testing systems, the second half of 2011 has had a…
Thermo Fisher Scientific Instruments Optimize H1N1 Screening
Thermo Scientific KingFisher Flex Increases Throughput for Infectious Disease Research
Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the world leader in serving science, today announced that it has supplied a Thermo Scientific KingFisher Flex magnetic particle processor to Labor Krone and IMOLTEC (University of Applied Sciences, Bielefeld), Germany to enable research into H1N1 screening. Using the advanced flexibility and high-speed processing capabilities of the KingFisher Flex, Dr. Carsten Tiemann, head of the department, was…
EMS Ranked Number 8 Fastest Growing Company in the Greater Philadelphia Region o …
Attributes 227 Percent Revenue Growth to Innovative Technologies Tailored to Customer Needs
Exton, PA., October 20, 2011 — Education Management Solutions, Inc (EMS) today announced it ranked No. 8 on Deloitte’s 2011 Greater Philadelphia Fast 50 ranking of the 50 fastest growing technology, media, telecommunications, life sciences and clean technology companies in the Greater Philadelphia region. EMS grew 227 percent based on percentage fiscal year revenue growth from 2006 to…
Listeria outbreak: Food safety researchers available for comment
CHAMPAIGN, IL—With 25 people dead from listeria contamination of cantalopes, officials are looking at cattle operations as a possible source of the bacteria. A FDA report released Oct. 19 noted that a truck used to haul cantaloupes to a cattle operation was parked adjacent to the cantaloupe packing facility and could have introduced listeria to the facility.
Other possible factors in the outbreak are inadequate cleaning of the cantaloupe packing…
Low Energy Ion Scattering (LEIS): A unique tool for characterization of thin met …
The ongoing miniaturization of integrated circuits has in recent years led to an increasing replacement of traditional metal layer deposition methods like chemical or physical vapour deposition (CVD or PVD) by atomic layer deposition (ALD). ALD layers meet high standards with respect to layer closure and homogeneity and are used as diffusion barriers or dielectric layers.
Low Energy Ion Scattering (LEIS) has established itself as a technique for testing these…
Thermo Fisher Scientific Screening Library Advances Drug Discovery Research at T …
20,000-molecule Maybridge collection will help identify compound candidates to treat a wide range of diseases
Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the world leader in serving science, today announced that the Moulder Center for Drug Discovery Research at Temple University’s School of Pharmacy has selected the company’s Maybridge screening libraries to identify compounds that might be useful in treating health problems as diverse as Alzheimer’s disease, cancer and drug dependency.
Thermo Fisher will…
The Short Guide to Becoming a PMP released by OSP International LLC
Want to become PMP certified? This free study guide takes you through 8 steps to prepare for and pass your PMP exam.
SILVERADO, October 20, 2011 - A free PMP exam study guide is released today, aimed at helping PMP exam candidates prepare for and pass the challenging PMP exam.
The Short Guide to Becoming a PMP: A Guide for Busy Project Managers includes everything you need to know to plan your…
Nobel Laureate Chandra Dr Subramanyan Chandrasekhar Centenary - Pilani Rajasthan …
It is for sure that no one in India today can afford to forget or ignore the centenary of a top ranking scientist of the caliber of Chandra. “Chandra probably thought longer and deeper about our universe than anyone since Einstein,” said Martin Rees, Great Britain’s Astronomer Royal.
Dr Subramanyan Chandrasekhar known world over as Chandra was awarded in 1983 the Physics Nobel Prize for his “theoretical studies of the physical…
COME-HR: Final Programme and Speakers Announced
Only a few seats left for HR professionals, E-Learning experts and vocational educators and trainers: the 5th European Conference “Competence Modelling for European HR and Policies: Bridging Business, Education, and Training” (COME-HR) is coming closer. The eCOTOOL consortium has released the final programme for COME-HR. The conference addresses the hot topics of competences and skills as key success factors for the change towards learning outcome orientation in human resources and…
Clairvoyant Studies: 21st Century University Science Degree Program in Clairvoya …
The University of Alternative Studies (UAS) was founded in 2009 with the objective of offering students with a passion for parapsychology, metaphysics, and psychical phenomena comprehensive, professional, advanced scientific course curriculums. Today, UAS is launching its Bachelors of Science Degree Program in Clairvoyant Studies. This Bachelors Degree Program is based on straightforward, honest explanations of clairvoyance through new research initiatives in parapsychology, psychology, neuroscience, quantum mechanics, and related subjects.…
New RoHS Test Equipment Developed in Joint Venture
Buffalo, NY – Xenemetrix Inc and Eastern Applied Research Inc have agreed to proceed with the co-development of a new X-ray Fluorescence Spectrometer that will meet the requirements of RoHS compliance testing needs. In addition to RoHS analysis, the analyzer will provide full qualitative and quantitative analysis of elements from Aluminum (Al) through Uranium (U).
While Xenemetrix does offer a system for RoHS analysis, the recent recast of RoHS regulations…
Global Competition for Talent in a Challenging Economy: The European Career Fair …
Cambridge, MA, September 2011- The European Club of MIT announced today that the 16th European Career Fair will take place on the MIT campus on January 21-23, 2012. In today’s challenging economy, companies must attract the best talent worldwide to remain competitive. ECF provides a one-stop shop for European employers looking for the most talented brains from around the world. ECF has also become an essential stepping-stone for Europeans…
Thermo Fisher Scientific Simplifies Sample Protection
Thermo Scientific Revco UxF Series Provides a Safe and Easy-to-use Method of Sample Storage
Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the world leader in serving science, has introduced the Thermo Scientific Revco UxF Series of ultra-low temperature (ULT) freezers, its latest innovation in sample protection. The easy-to-use intuitive on-board computer incorporates an icon-driven touch-screen control panel for quick and easy access to a host of monitoring and control information. With a unique…
Biotage Introduces Automated SPE Workstation for Increasing Productivity in Samp …
Uppsala, Sweden - October 18, 2011 -- Biotage® (STO: BIOT), a leading manufacturer of tools and technology for analytical and medicinal chemistry, introduced the new RapidTrace®+ SPE Workstation. RapidTrace+ is based on the widely accepted, industry standard RapidTrace platform. The RapidTrace+ is a robust, automated system for quickly developing rugged, reliable Solid Phase Extraction (SPE) methods in regulated pharmaceutical, clinical and forensic laboratories. The powerful, high-throughput system is dedicated specifically…
IFIM Business School Announces Admissions To PGDM – Finance Programme For The Ba …
IFIM Business School announces Admissions to the prestigious PGDM – Finance program for the batch 2012 – 2014. IFIM Business School is promoted by the Dalal Street Investment Journal Group which has been serving the national equity and commodity markets for the last 25 years. The Group’s proximity for the world of finance has led it to establish in IFIM Business School, a program that is specially designed to address…
Hope International University Again Named ‘Military Friendly’ and a Yellow Ribbo …
Fullerton, CA (10/18/11) - Hope International University in Fullerton, CA has again been named a Military Friendly School by the G.I. Jobs Military Friendly Schools ® team and on its military and veteran College Matchmaker at www.MilitaryFriendlySchools.com. Out of nearly 7000 schools nationwide, Military Friendly status is only granted to a rare 15%- leaving a list of 1000 of the most qualified schools and colleges to cater to our veterans…
Stevens-Henager College Integrates Career Services Job Board and Online Payment …
Salt Lake City, Utah, October 18, 2011 - In a move designed to enhance its student support services and make them more accessible and user-friendly, Stevens-Henager College has integrated a job board and online payment page to its official website, www.stevenshenager.edu.
The career services job board on Stevens-Henager College’s official website pulls data from three of the major employment search engines in the country: Indeed.com, Monster.com, and Simplyhired.com. Students…
IIM Lucknow Emerges as National Champions of FLIP National Challenge 2011
IIM Lucknow students have once again shown that they are among the top echelons of financial world, as they emerged as the national champions of FLIP National challenge 2011. The institute championship was a fiercely contested one with participation from all top B Schools of India including IIMs, NIMIMS, SP Jain etc.
The national challenge saw participation from 1300 student across 75 B schools and it covered topics like Corporate…
10/17/11 Fullerton, CA- HIU Partners with Local Groups for Fullerton Mayor’s Pra …
On Wednesday, October 12, Hope International University (HIU) helped coordinate the 28th Annual Fullerton Mayor’s Prayer Breakfast at the Howard Johnson Hotel in Fullerton, CA. This year’s keynote speaker was Dr. Maryalyce Jeremiah, who boasts over 35 years of experience in collegiate coaching, administration, and public speaking.
In addition to partnering with other members of the Fullerton Mayor’s Prayer Breakfast Committee, HIU also had a number of administrators and officials…
Collaborative eResearch environments – “eSciDoc Days” provide extensive informat …
Max Planck Digital Library (MPDL) and FIZ Karlsruhe – Leibniz Institute for Information Infrastructure will present the 4th eSciDoc Days on October 26 and 27, 2011 in Berlin, Germany / Topics include: sustainable management of research data, provision of a publishing environment for research results / Target groups: scientists, information experts in libraries and data centers, and software developers.
Karlsruhe, October 2011 – eSciDoc is an open source eResearch environment…
European Plastics News teams up with European Council for Plasticisers and Inter …
Crain Communications publication, European Plastics News and the European Council for Plasticisers and Intermediates (ECPI) are working in partnership to hold the Plasticisers Conference 2011 at Le Chatelain Hotel in Brussels, Belgium on the 15th and 16th November 2011.
This event will be a vital platform for members of the plasticisers industry to learn about the latest developments in the sector, network with company representatives and establish new collaborations. The…
Titian Software Expands Support and Development Teams
Support and service underpins success of Mosaic sample management software
Leading sample management software provider, Titian Software, has announced a significant expansion in its team of Application Support Engineers and Application Consultants. Bringing many years of experience from the pharma industry and other vendors, the new hires will enable Titian to continue to provide the highest level of specialist support for Mosaic sample management software, in both enterprise-wide and single-site customer…
REINNERVATE EXPANDS ITS DISTRIBUTION NETWORK FOR ALVETEX® ACROSS EUROPE
Reinnervate, the emerging global leader in the rapidly growing 3D cell culture market, is delighted to announce it has signed agreements with seven new European distributors for the non-exclusive distribution of alvetex®, its breakthrough 3D cell culture technology.
These agreements mark a significant expansion of reinnervate’s distribution network. Under the terms of the new agreements, alvetex® will be distributed and sold under the reinnervate brand by leading regional distributors of life…
Thermo Fisher Scientific Showcases Innovations at Biotechnica 2011
Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the world leader in serving science, will showcase its latest technological innovations in analytical instruments, laboratory equipment, software, services, consumables and reagents within Thermo Scientific Stand G53, Hall 9 at Biotechnica 2011, being held Oct. 11-13, in Hannover, Germany. In addition, as part of the Innovation Forum during Biotechnica, the company will detail its new Thermo Scientific Direct PCR portfolio in a presentation entitled ”Versatile tools…
Stratophase Presents Solution for Multiplexed Detection of Biological Agents at …
Stratophase, innovators in real-time in situ monitoring and diagnostics, will be presenting a talk entitled “Optical microchip sensors for multiplexed detection of biological agents” at this year’s Bio-Sensing conference in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, 10-12 October. The presentation by Devaki Bhatta, Stratophase’s Head of Biodetection, will outline the latest developments in bio-detection solutions utilising the company’s proprietary SpectroSens™ optical microchip technology.
By using light to measure change, Stratophase’s unique technology brings…
Global Academy Online’s CEFE Joins President Obama’s Council on Service
Global Academy Online announced today that its non profit Center for Ethics in Free Enterprise (CEFE) has teamed with the White House to become a Certifying Organization for the PRESIDENT’S VOLUNTEER SERVICE AWARD, a national program recognizing Americans who have demonstrated a sustained commitment to volunteer service. Established in 2003 by former President George W. Bush to give Presidential recognition to individuals, families and groups who meet requirements for volunteer…
Public GDT and Tolerance Stack-Up Analysis Workshops
Renowned GDT ‘expert’ , James D. Meadows offers two public workshops in Huntsville, AL, December 2011--both courses 2 ½ days each--take one or both courses.
Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (per ASME Y14.5-2009 and 1994 and the differences between them)
December 5-7, 2011
An introductory, but comprehensive, applications-based training program for all technical personnel who interpret and apply geometric dimensioning and tolerancing. This course covers GD&T principles, rules and applications,…
Riderwood Retirement Community Resident David Atlas, Ph.D., Receives National Ac …
WASHINGTON, D.C. (Friday, October 14, 2011) – The National Academy of Engineering (NAE) today named Riderwood retirement community resident David Atlas, Ph.D., the 2011 recipient of its Founders Award, which is presented to an individual’s extraordinary impact through work in the engineering profession. Dr. Atlas, who is called the “Father of Radar Meteorology,” is being honored by NAE for his developments in radar technology for storm detection and warning.…
Placing Chromatography in the Spotlight with Thermo Fisher Scientific
Chromatography Videos Bring Technology to the Desktop with the Chromatograph Resource Center
Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the world leader in serving science, highlights its wide range of technical chromatography videos, available to watch on the Thermo Scientific Chromatography Resource Center (CRC). Giving instant access to the chromatography experience and expertise of Thermo Fisher Scientific, these videos contain updates and technical explanations of topical issues in HPLC, GC and SPE. The full…
Thermo Fisher Scientific Introduces Analytical Gas Chromatography Column
Thermo Scientific TraceGOLD GC Column with SafeGuard Extends Analytical Lifetime and Maintains Chromatographic Performance
Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the world leader in serving science, today introduced the Thermo Scientific TraceGOLD GC Column with SafeGuard, which combines an analytical gas chromatography (GC) column with a built-in guard column. The SafeGuard feature extends the life of the analytical column without compromising its chromatographic performance. Available in a range of guard column lengths and…
Stevens-Henager College’s Business Management & Accounting Program Available wit …
Salt Lake City, Utah, October 14, 2011 - Students enrolling in the Associate of Applied Science in Business Management & Accounting at Stevens-Henager College can now choose between two new emphases.
The college has introduced the Event Planning and the Retail Sales Management Emphases to its Associate of Applied Science in Business Management & Accounting program.
Graduates of the Event Planning emphasis are trained in various aspects of planning, organizing, and…
Innovative Solutions to Improve Analytical Workflows
LAB2LAB webinar highlights the benefits of laboratory sample transport and management systems
TTP LabTech highlights the workflow enhancement capability of its leading sample analysis management and transport system LAB2LAB, with a webinar entitled “LAB2LAB – Creating a virtual analytical instrument in every lab”. The informative program features contributions from a distinguished guest speaker, in addition to experts from TTP LabTech. This 1 hour webinar will be held on Thursday 20th…
Independence University Offers an 18-Month Online MBA Program
Salt Lake City, Utah - Independence University is now offering the students enrolled in its online Master of Business Administration (MBA) a chance to graduate from the program in just 18 months.
By reducing their graduation time, students can fast-track their entry into the workforce and start earning that much sooner.
Working adults who enroll in this course also benefit from the shorter completion time of the program, as it…
Professor Aswath Damodaran Enlightens the Students of IIM Lucknow with a Session …
In any valuation exercise, the first principles are more important than any model technique used.
These views were emphasized by Professor Aswath Damodaran while interacting with a group of second year students at IIM Lucknow. The finance enthusiasts at the institute got an excellent opportunity to attend a lecture from the eminent professor on “Valuing young, high growth companies”.
Professor Damodaran, faculty in finance at Stern School of Business at New…
WSD11 World Sight Day at Shridhar University Pilani Rajasthan
The reputation of a university is not only based on admission and placement records but also on its Social Engineering activities such as blood donation, eye donation etc to make the world at large a better place to live.
India today which is one of the fastest growing economies in the world also is home to one-fourth of the world's blind population. What is even more shocking is the fact that…
STUDENTS FROM FOOD SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY COLLEGES TO BE HONOURED
Mumbai, 13th October: To celebrate World Food Day Association of Food Scientists and Technologists India – Mumbai Chapter (AFSTI) organizes the Dr. K.U. Naram Memorial Lecture and Awards on October 15th.
This year World Food Day will be marked with a conference open to all. The theme of the conference is “Food Prices – From Crisis to Stability” which is adopted by Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United…
