Thermo Electron to Acquire Jouan SA Thermo Electron Corporation of Waltham, Mass, has signed an agreement to acquire laboratory equipment provider Jouan SA for 110.9 million euros (approximately $124 million US) in cash plus the assumption of appr
Read MoreDade Behring Receives Marketing Clearance for Its Newest Coagulation Analyzer The Sysmex® CA-560 has received marketing clearance from the US Food and Drug Administration. Designed for lower-volume laboratories, the CA-560 has a compact footprint
Read MoreCentrifuge Equipped With Maintenance-Free Frequency Drive PRO Scientific Inc’s Hettich EBA 21 centrifuge has a brushless motor and generates a maximum RCF of 23,907 at a speed of 18,000 RPM. The centrifuge can be operated with both speed and
Read MoreBeckman Coulter Introduces New Hematology Analyzer The COULTER® LH 500 hematology analyzer, for mid- to high-volume laboratories, offers complete blood counts with five-part differential analysis and advanced three-dimensional VCS (volume, conduc
Read MoreCarol Andrews Keeping It All In Perspective After a couple of false starts on this column, I decided to write about what has been uppermost on my mind lately. This past month I was reminded again of the fragility of life and the importance of mak
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