The Pittsburgh Conference announced today the recipients of twelve prestigious annual awards that recognize the significant contributions of leaders in the fields of Analytical Chemistry and Applied Spectroscopy.

Grace Davison, an operating segment of W. R. Grace & Co., has established the BioFuel Technologies Group that will oversee intensified product development in the renewable fuels industry.

The Pittsburgh Conference announced its educational programs for science teachers and students, as well as grant award deadlines for its annual Science Week program held in conjunction with Pittcon 2007, McCormick Place, Chicago, Illinois. Science Week (February 24 - March 1, 2007) is an educational outreach program conducted during the annual Pittcon Expo and Conference in the host city. In addition to educational programs, Science Week offers workshops for students, a Thursday morning lecture accompanied by a demonstration, and workshops for local science teachers.

Waters Corporation announced today it will expand its research collaboration with Imperial College London by equipping the Waters Laboratory of Molecular Spectroscopy at Imperial College London with three high-end research instruments - the Waters ACQUITY UPLC System, and Waters Q-Tof Premier and GCT Premier Mass Spectrometers.

Thermo Electron Corporation, world leader in analytical instrumentation was recently awarded the NorthFace ScoreBoard Award, for a second consecutive year, in recognition for providing Excellence in Customer Service to its customers. The award presented to Thermo included two categories: Installation Service Representative and Field Service Engineer.

Aspectrics, Inc., the innovator of Encoded Photometric Infrared Spectroscopy (EP-IR) analyzers, has just concluded a strategic agreement with the Center for Process Analytical Chemistry (CPAC) of the University of Washington.

Thar Technologies, Inc., the only company worldwide providing supercritical fluid chromatography (SFC) systems spanning from analytical to preparative to process scale, announced today that it has entered into an agreement to develop SFC applications with the Norwegian University of Life Sciences (NULS).

A Modesto winemaker is using the latest 21st century analytical chemistry technology to supplement the time-honored practice of tasting a mouthful of grapes to determine when the fruit is ready for picking.

PerkinElmer, Inc., a global leader in Health Sciences and Photonics, today announced the acquisition of Avalon Instruments Limited, based in Belfast, Northern Ireland. The acquisition expands and complements PerkinElmer?s Molecular Spectroscopy product portfolio through adding a family of innovative bench-top dispersive Raman spectrometers.