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Biomarker translational centre

At the Human Proteome Organization (HUPO) 2011 World Congress, in Switzerland, Thermo Fisher Scientific has announced the establishment of a biomarker translational centre.

International food safety training laboratory

University of Maryland's Joint Institute for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, supported by Waters, has opened a new International Food Safety Training Laboratory, to give technicians who test imports to the US intensive, hands-on lab training in US government methods, standards and technology, as well as acceptable alternatives.

International food safety training laboratory

University of Maryland's Joint Institute for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, supported by Waters, has opened a new International Food Safety Training Laboratory, to give technicians who test imports to the US intensive, hands-on lab training in US government methods, standards and technology, as well as acceptable alternatives.

Japanese Drug Discovery Advances

Japanese scientists have developed a new approach designed to overcome complexities of developing new, more effective drugs to treat diseases, including cancer.

The Art of Dating Silk Textiles

A research scientist has developed a new mass spectrometry method that will allow museum scientists to date ancient silks from samples that are far smaller than what is consumed during carbon-14 dating, the only other method that can date silk.

Proteome award

Dr Alexander Makarov, Thermo Fisher Scientific director of global research for life sciences mass spectrometry, has received the first HUPO Science and Technology Award from the Human Proteome Organization (HUPO) at the HUPO 2011 10th World Congress in Geneva, Switzerland.

PerkinElmer in Agreement to Acquire Caliper Life Sciences

PerkinElmer, (Waltham, Massachusetts), has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Caliper Life Sciences, (Hopkinton, Massachusetts), with the goal of uniting key technologies for imaging, detection, and sample preparation solutions, services, and expertise.

Software and Data Handling

Recent years have seen the emergence of smartphones and tablet computers, providing even greater convenience and connectivity to users. These and other technological developments are offering more opportunities than ever to the already wide-reaching field of chromatography software.

Clustering algorithm

A position-specific clustering algorithm has been developed that can outperform current model-based clustering methods and provide a fast and effective solution for peak matching in large label-free LC?MS data sets.

Human proteome project meeting

Proteomics researchers are gathering at the meeting of the Human Proteome Organisation (HUPO 2011) from 3?7 September in Geneva, Switzerland, to define new short-term milestones for the Human Proteome Project.