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Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc. (Waltham, Massachusetts) announced it has acquired Cohesive Technologies, Inc. (Franklin, Massachusetts), a manufacturer of advanced sample extraction and liquid chromatography products. Cohesive has annual revenues of approximately $15 million.
Thermo Fisher acquires Cohesive
Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc. (Waltham, Massachusetts) announced it has acquired Cohesive Technologies, Inc. (Franklin, Massachusetts), a manufacturer of advanced sample extraction and liquid chromatography products. Cohesive has annual revenues of approximately $15 million.
The Cohesive product line will add in-line sample preparation capabilities that couple with mass spectrometry technology to create end-to-end workflow solutions for drug and other organic molecule analyses.
Chicago school receives Pittcon 2007 science education award money
The Pittsburgh Conference (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) announced that the Science Week Committee has selected the science department at the Nancy B. Jefferson Alternative High School as the recipient of the Pittcon 2007 Science Education Award which will be presented at McCormick Place, Chicago, Illinois, on January 5, 2007.
The award, a $24,800 grant, will be used to purchase science education equipment to facilitate the implementation of innovative and creative methods to engage Jefferson students in science curricula. This annual award is granted for the best science education proposal submitted by an educational institution, business, or school district in the Pittcon host city region.
Agilent launches centers of excellence
Agilent Technologies, Inc. (Palo Alto, California) announced that it has launched a new product demonstration center at its Santa Clara, California corporate headquarters to showcase its life sciences and chemical analysis capabilities.
The Center of Excellence launch follows the opening of a similar center in Bangalore, India, and recent expansions of Agilent product demonstration centers in Paris, France; Manchester, United Kingdom; and Waldbronn, Germany.
The company also has plans for another center in Little Falls, Delaware to open in late 2007.
Gentech Scientific expands overseas
GenTech Scientific, Inc. (Arcade, New York) announced the official opening of GenTech Asia, located in Taichung City, Taiwan. The venture marks the company's first expansion in the Asia/South Pacific area.
Larry Wu has been named general manager of GenTech Asia.
GC–TOF-MS Finds 250 Volatile Compounds in E-Cigarette Liquids
November 1st 2024A study has used gas chromatography coupled to a time-of-flight mass spectrometer to build an electron ionization mass spectra database of more than 250 chemicals classified as either volatile or semi-volatile compounds. An additional, confirmatory layer of liquid chromatography–mass spectrometry analysis was subsequently performed.
AI and GenAI Applications to Help Optimize Purification and Yield of Antibodies From Plasma
October 31st 2024Deriving antibodies from plasma products involves several steps, typically starting from the collection of plasma and ending with the purification of the desired antibodies. These are: plasma collection; plasma pooling; fractionation; antibody purification; concentration and formulation; quality control; and packaging and storage. This process results in a purified antibody product that can be used for therapeutic purposes, diagnostic tests, or research. Each step is critical to ensure the safety, efficacy, and quality of the final product. Applications of AI/GenAI in many of these steps can significantly help in the optimization of purification and yield of the desired antibodies. Some specific use-cases are: selecting and optimizing plasma units for optimized plasma pooling; GenAI solution for enterprise search on internal knowledge portal; analysing and optimizing production batch profitability, inventory, yields; monitoring production batch key performance indicators for outlier identification; monitoring production equipment to predict maintenance events; and reducing quality control laboratory testing turnaround time.
Multivariate Design of Experiments for Gas Chromatographic Analysis
November 1st 2024Recent advances in green chemistry have made multivariate experimental design popular in sample preparation development. This approach helps reduce the number of measurements and data for evaluation and can be useful for method development in gas chromatography.
