)--At the 58th ASMS Conference, Bruker Daltonics’ new Chemical Analysis business announced the release of MS Workstation 7, the next generation software package for the newly acquired 3x0 series GC triple-quadrupole (GC-QQQ) mass spectrometers. MS Workstation 7 features Scheduled Multiple-Reaction Monitoring (s-MRM), which facilitates method development, maintenance and data reduction tasks for challenging multi-component methods.

Exiqon A/S, a leader in microRNA analysis products and services, and MultiD Analyses AB, a leader in comprehensive software solutions for qPCR data analysis, today announced a Development and Distribution Agreement incorporating a specifically adapted version of the GenEx qPCR analysis software for Exiqon's new microRNA qPCR platform.

Ariadne and Aureus are joining forces with the goal to deliver leading knowledge management solutions for the life sciences industry, and announce that Ariadne will distribute Aureus’ offerings in the US.

IDBS, the leading worldwide provider of research data management and analytics solutions to R&D organizations, today announced that it will hold its bi-annual US Translational and Biomarker Research Symposium on Thursday, June 3 in Boston, Mass.

Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the world leader in serving science, today introduced Thermo Scientific MetQuest, its software solution that enables laboratories to take full advantage of powerful Thermo Scientific Orbitrap mass spectrometry (MS) high-resolution accurate-mass (HRAM) full-scan data to perform quantitative metabolic stability studies and identify putative metabolites in a single injection.

Waters Corporation today announced it has entered into an agreement with PREMIER Biosoft International (Palo Alto, CA) to co-market the firm’s SimGlycan® Software with Waters mass spectrometry solutions for glycan and glycopeptide analysis.

AB SCIEX, a global leader in life science analytical technologies, today announced the launch of the AB SCIEX TripleTOF™ 5600 System, a groundbreaking mass spectrometry technology that is the fastest and most sensitive high-resolution mass spectrometer for high-performance qualitative and quantitative analysis. This system represents a significant advancement in mass spectrometry, combining for the first time on a single platform the quantitative capabilities typically associated with triple quadrupoles

Labtronics Inc., a world leader in laboratory automation is pleased to announce the release of a connector between LimsLink and Agilent's OpenLAB ECM. This connector makes it easy for laboratories to connect instruments to both a LIMS and OpenLAB ECM at the same time.

Softwarepoint - The National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) in Finland has gone live with their new, extended Sapphire LIMS solution.

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Contur Software is pleased to announce that Evotec AG (Frankfurt Stock Exchange: EVT; TecDAX), a leading provider in the discovery and development of novel small molecule drugs, has selected ConturELN as their Enterprise ELN. The electronic lab notebook system from Contur was chosen after a thorough selection process.

Sapio Sciences is pleased to announce that it has released Exemplar LIMS version 4.0. With the 4.0 release, Exemplar extends its lead in configurability and flexibility.

Asolva (www.asolva.com), a leading provider of healthcare data analytics and reporting systems, has added a package of infection surveillance tools to Medici, its clinical information management system. The package will assist pharmacists, physicians and other infection preventionists in tracking and maximizing their antimicrobial stewardship programs (ASPs).

Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE: A) today announced that its acquisition of scientific-equipment maker Varian, Inc. is now final, positioning Agilent as a leading provider of analytical instrumentation to the applied and life sciences markets. Agilent paid approximately $1.5 billion in cash for Varian in a deal that brings together two Silicon Valley pioneers.

Waters Corporation (NYSE: WAT) today introduced Empower™ Driven Services, an innovative service program that provides Waters® Empower customers with invaluable analytics needed to make enterprise-level decisions regarding laboratory utilization. Empower Driven Services integrates instrument services and laboratory intelligence analytics from customers' Empower database to optimize customer resources through continuous improvement and superior lifecycle asset management.

BIOTECHNICA 2010 is open for business in Hannover from 5 to 7 October, with new focus topics and more wide-ranging coverage. “Those in search of current trends, new ideas and inspiration need look no further than BIOTECHNICA”, says Stephan Ph. Kühne, who sits on the Board of Management at Deutsche Messe AG in Hannover. “Here businesses meet new customers and commercial partners for their products and solutions, ideas find investors and the latest scientific findings reach a broad professional audience”.

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Tripos®, a leading provider of drug discovery informatics products and services, today announced the release and general availability of SYBYL-X Version 1.1. This new release focuses on enhancing research productivity for scientists in the pharmaceutical, agrochemical, flavors and fragrances, and related industries, featuring faster navigation, new menus and toolbars, and new ways to approach life science molecular discovery projects

A ‘Top 10’ pharmaceutical company is one of the first to implement Debra 5.7.7, the latest release of LabLogic Systems’ LIMS for drug metabolism studies. Recent developments in the software, in particular the new Protein Binding and Pooling modules, will bring efficiency improvements to the company’s research centres in Switzerland and the USA, which have been using Debra 5.4 since 2002.

Sunquest Information Systems, Inc.®, a leading provider of healthcare diagnostic information technology and outreach solutions, announced that it has released upgrades to its popular Collection Manager laboratory information system (LIS) software. The new version 6.3 includes enhanced features for defect corrections, establishment of generic fee-for-service requests, and minor enhancements to address workflow issues and improvements.