Pressure BioSciences, Inc. Provides Corporate Update

... proteolytic digestion of proteins prior to mass spectrometry ("MS") analysis is one of the fundamental ... products designed specifically for the mass spectrometry marketplace, as well as sample preparation ... of PCT-enhanced protein digestion for the mass spectrometry market and the advantages of PCT in this market; ...

Applied Biosystems – Part of Life Technologies – Helps China Respond to Melamine Contamination in Dairy Products : Government and Industry Increase Contaminant Testing to Increase Food Safety

... recently deployed five API 3200™ mass spectrometry systems, which scan, identify and measure the ... These recent deployments of AB SCIEX mass spectrometry systems expand a growing network of systems, ... Biosystems/MDS Analytical Technologies' mass spectrometry systems, including the AB SCIEX 5500 systems and ...

Pressure BioSciences, Inc. Announces Restructuring, Significant Cost Reduction Initiatives, and Sharpened Focus

... in life sciences research. We believe that mass spectrometry is a multi-billion dollar market, and that PCT ... used for protein digestion prior to mass spectrometry analysis. Other strategic areas where we have ... products geared specifically for the mass spectrometry marketplace -- the accelerated release ...

Waters To Unveil Xevo TQ MS Applications for Improved Drug Discovery at AAPS 2008

... innovative UltraPerformance LC(R) (UPLC) and mass spectrometry (MS) solutions at the American Association of ... New Product at the 2008 American Society of Mass spectrometry (ASMS) annual meeting in June: ... said Brian Smith, Vice President of Mass spectrometry for the Waters Division. "Ranging from the impact ...

Bio-imaging mass spectrometry techniques reveal molecular details about complex systems

... forces to create the Center for Bio-Imaging Mass spectrometry (BIMS), which aims to tackle these types of ... 2007 when we saw the enormous potential of mass spectrometry imaging tools and realized that we had a unique ... Chair in Molecular Cell Biology. Mass spectrometry imaging is a powerful analytical technique with ...

Waters SYNAPT HDMS and Xevo TQ MS Recognized for Mass Spectrometry Innovation by Industry Experts

... New Product at the 2008 American Society of Mass spectrometry (ASMS) annual meeting. "We are appreciative of ... TQ MS," said Brian W. Smith, Vice President, Mass spectrometry Operations, for the Waters Division. "Waters ... science, laboratory information management, mass spectrometry and thermal analysis, Waters technology ...

Researchers sharpen search for new marine medicines with novel techniques

... scientists at UC San Diego, each utilizing mass spectrometry in novel ways, have helped narrow the gap in ... molecules. Natural product MALDI-TOF imaging mass spectrometry (npMALDI-I), as described in the Molecular ... development of natural product npMALDI-I mass spectrometry has been a critical development. Utilizing the ...

Waters UPLC and HDMS Ignite Scientific Ingenuity with New System Solutions at Pittcon 2008

... (oa) time- of-flight (Tof) mass spectrometry (MS) platform; and Waters SDMS(TM) VP's ... acceleration (oa) time-of- flight (Tof) mass spectrometry (MS) platform. SYNAPT MS is a key part of Waters ... to the following seminar topics: -- Mass spectrometry -- Trace Level Analysis of Contaminants in ...

Vanderbilt University Medical Center and Waters Collaborate on Tissue Imaging Research Using SYNAPT HDMS

... Researchers to Evaluate Use of Ion Mobility Mass spectrometry for Tissue Imaging for ... Medical Center are focused on novel mass spectrometry (MS) approaches to identify and visualize ... said Professor Richard Caprioli, Director of Mass spectrometry Research Center at Vanderbilt University Medical ...

In the Forefront of Research into Protein Folding and Macromolecular Complex Assembly

... in the Journal of the American Society of Mass spectrometry (JASMS). The SYNAPT(R) HDMS System is being ... in the design of therapeutics. New Form of Mass spectrometry Giving New Dimensions to Biological Research As a tool, conventional mass spectrometry is an excellent method for differentiating ...

Medivir Reshapes Drug Discovery

... LC-MS technologies offered by other mass spectrometry suppliers. "The reason we went with Waters Synapt ... HDMS System at the American Society of Mass spectrometry annual meeting in Seattle in June of 2006. It is ... science, laboratory information management, mass spectrometry and thermal analysis, Waters technology ...

Waters Drives Efficiency in the Clinical and Research Laboratory and Showcases New MassTrak Systems at AACC 2009

... At AACC, Waters will exhibit its ACQUITY UPLC system and tandem mass spectrometry products for this fast-growing application area. In connection ... portfolio of separations science, laboratory information management, mass spectrometry and thermal analysis, Waters technology breakthroughs and laboratory ...

'Cannabis alters human DNA' -- new study

... Using a newly developed highly sensitive liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry method, the University of Leicester scientists found clear indication that ... Research in Toxicology , the scientists describe the development of a mass spectrometry method that provides a clear indication that cannabis smoke damages DNA, ...

MDS Reports Second Quarter 2009 Financial Results

... total end-user revenue decreased 13%, with an 11% decline in mass spectrometry end-user revenue. Soft end-user demand in pharmaceutical markets for ... also introduced a new suite of iMethod tests that simplify the use of mass spectrometry for food and water quality testing, forensic toxicology and clinical ...

Waters Corporation Announces U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration Acquires Waters ACQUITY UPLC System to Train Forensic Chemists in Drug Screening and Profiling

... products such as those derived from opium, a combination of UPLC and mass spectrometry (UPLC/MS/MS) has been shown to offer 2X better resolving power than HPLC ... portfolio of separations science, laboratory information management, mass spectrometry and thermal analysis, Waters technology breakthroughs and laboratory ...

Patent pending for pain-free method of monitoring drug levels in transplant patients

... procedure and investigate the possibility of developing non-mass spectrometry methods for this application," Akhlaghi said. Mass spectrometry is an instrumental method for identifying the chemistry of a substance ...

ESA to Launch Corona(R) ultra(TM) at Pittcon 2009: Booth #1080

... compounds, and is ideal for producing compounds for NMR or mass spectrometry analysis or biological studies. ESA systems are easy to implement, easy ... 2290-2 Use of Coulometric Array in Parallel with Mass spectrometry as an Orthogonal Detector in Pharmaceutical ...

MDS Reports Preliminary Fourth Quarter 2008 Results

... quarter, MDS Analytical Technologies introduced a next-generation mass spectrometry platform with the launch of two of the most advanced mass spectrometry systems, the AB SCIEX Triple Quad(TM) 5500 and the AB SCIEX QTRAP(R) 5500. ...

Frost & Sullivan Recognizes Waters Corporation for Its Pioneering, High Customer Value Analytical Instrumentation Product, SYNAPT HDMS

... designed for researchers working at the boundaries of conventional mass spectrometry who need to further characterize and define their samples. Prior to the ... portfolio of separations science, laboratory information management, mass spectrometry and thermal analysis, Waters technology breakthroughs and laboratory ...

Bruker Daltonics Showcasing Novel Proteomics Solutions Based on Mass Spectrometry at the 7th HUPO World Congress 2008

... Bruker Daltonics today is showcasing several new high performance mass spectrometry products and applications for proteomics at the 7th HUPO World Congress ... series for complete, turn-key LC/MS/MS solutions. The new Bruker mass spectrometry products and applications for proteomics will be presented throughout the ...

Monoclonal antibody Hb3: A marker for colon cancer progression or as a therapeutic target?

... The trypsin peptides were analyzed by liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS). Applying bioinformatics to analyze the proteins which were ... Ca-Hb3 was identified as CKAP4-similar protein by nano-HPLC tandem mass spectrometry analysis. The molecular weight of CKAP4-similar protein is 62.02 kDa, ...

Thermo Fisher Scientific Showcases Product Innovation at PITTCON 2008

... and outstanding reproducibility in a package that anyone can use. Mass spectrometry and Chromatography Thermo Fisher Scientific expands the broadest mass ... Thermo Scientific ITQ(TM) Series of gas chromatography/mass spectrometry (GC/MS) ion trap instruments -- featuring external ionization, the ...

New sensor system improves detection of lead, heavy metals

... saliva. Results are as reliable as those of current state-of-the-art mass spectrometry systems many times its size. This new system provides a quicker, simpler ... device may be as much as 10 times less expensive than existing plasma mass spectrometry systems, which lack field portability and require samples to be returned ...

Waters Corporation Receives Market Leadership and Product Innovation Awards

... LC(R)(UPLC(R)), high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) and mass spectrometry (MS) instrument systems and associated service and support products, ... portfolio of separations science, laboratory information management, mass spectrometry and thermal analysis, supported by an expert customer services team, ...

Innovator Award to Berkeley Lab's Joe Gray for improved breast cancer screening

... at the cellular level," says Gray. "We plan to develop MRI, PET, mass spectrometry imaging, and other techniques that can detect specific gene-expression ... to insure successful surgery, tissue sections will be imaged using mass spectrometry to find cells that express the genes specifically associated with the most ...

New microchip technology performs 1,000 chemical reactions at once

... Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, and a member of the California NanoSystems Institute at UCLA. Kym F. Faull, director of the Pasarow Mass spectrometry Lab at UCLA, helped the team with several challenges, including reducing the amount of chemicals needed for reactions on the chip, enhancing test ...

Diagnostic tools and innovative therapies improve patient prognosis

... (AC) and two squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) cell lines were grown in standard conditions and compared to control. Gas-chromatography mass spectrometry was used to examine the chemical nature of the cancerous VOCs and an electrical nose device detected the difference between cancerous cells and the ...

Food additive may one day help control blood lipids and reduce disease risk

... identified how it worked." Semenkovich, Lodhi, John Turk, M.D. Ph.D., professor of medicine and of pathology, and the rest of the team used mass spectrometry and gene expression studies to isolate the phosphatidylcholine, or lecithin compound, that activated PPAR-alpha in the liver. One reason fatty acid ...

Abbott Introduces Molecular Diagnostic System Intended for Broad Identification of Infectious Agents

... enables identification and recognition of emerging organisms using a unique combination of both PCR (polymerase chain reaction) and mass spectrometry analysis for detection of microbes. The system is designed to address a significant unmet clinical need by providing results in six to ...

LeadConfirm Professional, the First Oral Based Lead Test, Makes Getting the Lead Out Easier - Now Available at Amazon.com

... within 5-6 business days after the lab receives the kit. The tests are analyzed CLIA by state-of-the-art Liquid Chromatography (HPLC) with Mass spectrometry X2 (LC/MS/MS) technology to determine the amount of lead present in the body. Positive results should be followed up with a physician for further ...

LeadConfirm Professional Now Available at Overstock.com--The First Oral Based Lead Test Makes Getting the Lead Out Easier

... within 5-6 business days after the lab receives the kit. The tests are analyzed CLIA by state-of-the-art Liquid Chromatography (HPLC) with Mass spectrometry X2 (LC/MS/MS) technology to determine the amount of lead present in the body. Positive results should be followed up with a physician for further ...

LeadConfirm Professional Now Available at Drugstore.com - The First Oral Based Lead Test, Makes Getting the Lead Out Easier

... within 5-6 business days after the lab receives the kit. The tests are analyzed CLIA by state-of-the-art Liquid Chromatography (HPLC) with Mass spectrometry X2 (LC/MS/MS) technology to determine the amount of lead present in the body. Positive results should be followed up with a physician for further ...

Growing Proteomics Market and the Current Economic Crisis Could Act in Tandem to Spur Growth in the European 2 Dimensional Gel Electrophoresis Market, States Frost & Sullivan

... Diagnostics Growth Partnership Services programme, which also includes research in the following markets: Opportunities for the European Mass spectrometry Market in Basic Research Applications and European Protein Purification Markets. All research services included in subscriptions provide detailed ...

Chemicals in Marijuana Smoke May Harm DNA

... noted in a news release from the university. The research was based on tests using a new highly sensitive liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry method to analyze the cannabis smoke. It looked specifically at acetaldehyde -- a suspected cancer-causing chemical known to affect human DNA that is ...

Parents In Wisconsin Can Now Test Their Children For Lead Exposure Using Saliva

... for lead contamination in the body using saliva samples, Confirm BioSciences utilizes advanced technology in Liquid Chromatography (HPLC) with Mass spectrometry X2 (LC/MS/MS). The results are available within five to six business days. The patient can get these results online or through telephone. ...

Parents In Pennsylvania Can Now Test Their Children For Lead Exposure Using Saliva

... for lead contamination in the body using saliva samples, Confirm BioSciences utilizes advanced technology in Liquid Chromatography (HPLC) with Mass spectrometry X2 (LC/MS/MS). The results are available within five to six business days. The patient can get these results online or through telephone. ...

Parents in Missouri Can Now Test Their Children for Lead Exposure Using Saliva

... for lead contamination in the body using saliva samples, Confirm BioSciences utilizes advanced technology in Liquid Chromatography (HPLC) with Mass spectrometry X2 (LC/MS/MS). The results are available within five to six business days. The patient can get these results online or through telephone. ...

Parents In Kansas Can Now Test Their Children For Lead Exposure Using Saliva

... for lead contamination in the body using saliva samples, Confirm BioSciences utilizes advanced technology in Liquid Chromatography (HPLC) with Mass spectrometry X2 (LC/MS/MS). The results are available within five to six business days. The patient can get these results online or through telephone. ...

May 14, 2009: Biodesix Announces VeriStrat(R) Data in Head and Neck Cancer to be Presented at ASCO

... "Biodesix is committed to advancing personalized medicine as we continue our research in identifying the relationship between disease, mass spectrometry profiles and therapies. The data from ASCO, coupled with our previous research, show that VeriStrat is effective at predicting outcomes to ...

Biodesix Advances the Field of Personalized Medicine With the Launch of VeriStrat(R)

... clinical factors, provides information to help oncologists make more informed decisions regarding treatment selection. VeriStrat utilizes mass spectrometry paired with Biodesix' proprietary algorithms to determine a patient's VeriStrat classification: VeriStrat Good or VeriStrat Poor. The results of a ...