Xylem's YSI Biochemistry Analyzer Is Effective Tool For Cell Culture And Cancer Research

New Orleans, LA - The 2950 Biochemistry Analyzer from YSI, a Xylem brand, has proven to be an effective and efficient tool for cell culture applications in oncology research.

Xylem’s YSI brand will be exhibiting in booth 3417/3517 at Pittcon 2015, March 9-12, in New Orleans, Louisiana.

Specifically for oncology drug development applications, the YSI 2950 biochemistry analyzer is used to measure analytes such as glucose, glutamine, glutamate, lactate, providing a simple, automated analysis of bioprocess cell culture samples, with accurate results in less than a minute.

A recent paper published in Nature illustrated how pancreatic cancer researchers are using the YSI 2950 for measuring and monitoring glucose and lactate in tumor cell culture samples. The results of this analysis contributed to the important finding that the surviving dormant tumor cells have a decreased reliance on glycolysis for cellular energy and a stronger reliance on mitochondrial respiration. This makes the cells sensitive to oxidative phosphorylation inhibitors, which leads to possible treatment to prevent tumor recurrence.

To learn more about YSI please visit www.ysilifesciences.com. To also learn more about the complete range of analytics products from Xylem please visit www.xylemanalytics.com .

About Xylem Analytics

Xylem’s analytics businesses are leading manufacturers of premium field, portable, laboratory and online analytical instruments used in water and wastewater, environmental, food and beverage, pharmaceutical and life science applications. The company’s meters, sensors, analyzers and related consumables are used every day by thousands of end-users worldwide to analyze and control quality in countless applications where precise measurement is required. Xylem Analytics started with the core brands of WTW, SI Analytics, Aanderaa Data Instruments, Global Water Instrumentation, ebro and Bellingham + Stanley, and has grown through a series of successful acquisitions including OI Analytical, YSI and MJK Automation.  www.xylemanalytics.com

About Xylem

Xylem (XYL) is a leading global water technology provider, enabling customers to transport, treat, test and efficiently use water in public utility, residential and commercial building services, industrial and agricultural settings. The company does business in more than 150 countries through a number of market-leading product brands, and its people bring broad applications expertise with a strong focus on finding local solutions to the world’s most challenging water and wastewater problems. Xylem is headquartered in Rye Brook, N.Y., with 2013 revenues of $3.8 billion and more than 12,500 employees worldwide. Xylem was named to the Dow Jones Sustainability World Index for the last two years for advancing sustainable business practices and solutions worldwide.

The name Xylem is derived from classical Greek and is the tissue that transports water in plants, highlighting the engineering efficiency of our water-centric business by linking it with the best water transportation of all -- that which occurs in nature. For more information, please visit us at www.xyleminc.com.