Archives for April 15, 2008

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Laboratory product news in brief

By  Wai Lang Chu

LabTechnologist.com presents a round-up of new products that have been introduced to the laboratory equipment market of late, including items from Matrical, Millrock Technology, AnaSpec, Lab M and ibidi.

Inhaled migraine drug VR147 shows early promise

By  Gareth Macdonald

New data from an early-stage trial of Vectura's inhaled migraine candidate VR147 suggest that it could offer significant advantages over currently-available treatments.

Celera turns up heat on intended Applera split

By  Wai Lang Chu

The proposed split of the Celera Group from its parent Applera Corporation to form a separate, publicly-traded company is gathering momentum with a preliminary prospectus now filed with the US Securities and Exchange Commission.

Citric acid changes environmental impact of buckyballs

By  David Robson

Buckyballs have the annoying tendency of sticking together in floating clumps in water - a property that prevents them from settling to be removed from waste water from industrial production.