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Agilent Technologies has announced the acquisition of Oxfordshire, U.K.-
based Cobalt Light Systems, a provider of highly differentiated Raman
spectroscopic instruments for the pharmaceutical industry, applied markets
and public safety. Agilent has acquired Cobalt for £40 million in cash.
Cobalt’s portfolio of solutions accelerates entry into high-growth
Raman spectroscopy market and expands Agilent’s value proposition for
pharmaceutical and biopharma customers.
Cobalt’s innovative suite of benchtop and handheld/portable Raman
spectroscopic instruments are based on proprietary technologies that enable
through-barrier identification of chemicals and materials.
By enabling measurement through opaque barriers and surfaces, Cobalt’s
solutions can analyze whole tablets or inside sealed containers reducing the
need for quarantines and time-consuming sample processing and testing
in pharmaceutical QC, hazardous chemical ID and security. The result is
significant time, cost, and resource savings for customers as well as increased
safety for certain market segments such as first responders or air passengers.
Hologic receives
CE mark for
Panther Fusion
system
Hologic has received CE mark
for the new Panther Fusion
system and its assays developed
for flu and respiratory testing.
The Panther Fusion system is
designed as an in-lab upgrade to
improve the testing capabilities by
adding flexibility of polymerase
chain reaction (PCR) to current
Panther system’s transcription-
mediated amplification (TMA).
The availability of multiple
chemistries on a single platform is
expected to deliver comprehensive
lab testing portfolio. The new
system features sample-to-result
automation, the possibility for
multiple tests from a single
sample, random access sample
processing, STAT capabilities,
and continuous loading.
Panther Fusion further
includes comparatively higher
throughput of around 335 Panther
Fusion tests or approximately
500 Fusion and Aptima tests
in eight hours. The open access
functionality of the system
provides flexibility for laboratory-
developed tests and protocols,
while the automation of workflow
decreases overall hands-on-time.
Merck has introduced the Milli-Q
IQ 7000 ultrapure lab water
system, which is designed to
maximize lab productivity and
make the lab work as pleasant
and comfortable as possible. The
breakthrough ergonomic design
and powerful purification media
ensure consistent production of
superior quality ultrapure water.
Advanced data tracking is an
integral part of Milli-Q IQ 7000.
Dispensing events ensures a
history of all dispense reports,
and Daily Quality measures
provides water quality traceability
over time. Traceability is also
ensured through the e-sure tags
on system POD-paks and IPAK
catridges.
Dispensing ultrapure water
from the Q-POD has become
much easier, precise and effortless
with the new “wheel” dispense.
A large number of dispensing
functions that are useful for day to
day work in the laboratory can be
accessed.
The slim IPAK Meta and IPAK
Quanta cartridges are designed to
function as a pair. The cartridges
use a combination of Jetpore
mixed-bed ion-exchange resin and
innovative Iqnano ion-exchange
media to provide exceptional
performance. The Iqnano's smaller
bead size significantly improves
the resin's kinetic properties. This
reduces media needs dramatically:
33% less than former Milli-Q
cartridges - while still achieving
ion removal down to trace level.
Merck introduces new
Ultrapure Water System
Agilent Technologies acquires
Cobalt Light Systems
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