Russ Swan, Editor, writes:
We see from your search that you're looking for information on the term "Cell Viability",
and we have a large number of manufacturers' news releases and technical articles here on Laboratorytalk which will be of interest.
Let me be your guide.
Start with
the news release Animal-free cell cultures for bioprocessing from
Millipore, which we summarised at the time by saying "Millipore and Novozymes strike an alliance to accelerate the launch of new animal-free supplements and provide customers with a secure source of high performance cell culture products".
A few weeks before,
we featured the news release Cell viability analysis made more reliable from
Velocity11: "Velocity11 has released a new application brief describing an automated cell viability workstation based on its Bravo liquid handler, BenchCel plate handling system, and CellTiter-Glo kit from Promega".
In August 2007, we covered the news from Bio-Rad Laboratories
concerning its Gene Pulser electroporation buffer
- take a look at Buffer for better transfection and cell viability
which says: "Gene Pulser electroporation buffer's patent-pending sugar-based formulation simulates the natural cell environment to minimize cell mortality, while ensuring highly efficient delivery of nucleic acids".
Take a look also at the news release from Genetix, CellReporter live cell assay system is fast,
as well as Stem cell viability testing is robust and reliable from Guava Technologies,
and Advanced preservation medium for healthy cultures from Harvard Apparatus.
See also:
Cell preservation to reduce experiment animal use
(February 2007)
Breakthrough cell preservation method to reduce animal use in experiments has been presented to UK members of parliament (MPs) at NC3Rs event
Improving cell viability in confocal microscopy
(February 2007)
Time-lapse studies of protein interactions without fear of cell degradation, death or bleaching, now that Nikon confocal systems can be configured with Controlled Light Exposure Microscopy (Clem)
Exclusive agreement with GeneFrontier
(November 2006)
Abcellute and GeneFrontier have signed an exclusive agreement for the manufacture, marketing and distribution of Abcellute's preserved hepatocyte products into Japan
Aiming to rid the laboratory of cuvettes
(October 2006)
Labtech says it is about to make a lab without cuvettes a reality: no cuvettes, no consumables, no sample dilutions, just wipe the sample away and it is ready to use again
Simultaneously measure live and dead cells
(October 2006)
The MultiTox-Fluor multiplex cytotoxicity assay is a novel technology for measuring the relative number of live and dead cells in culture
Increased cell performance by product combination
(October 2006)
BioLife Solutions and Corning announce the publication of a report that describes the benefits of the combination of the BioLife CryoStor CS5 with Corning's Cellbind surface
Automated cell culture from Tecan
(October 2006)
Tecan has released the new Flask Flipper module which fits Tecan's Freedom Evo liquid handling workstations
SpectraMax M5e microplate reader is HTRF-certified
(October 2006)
Molecular Devices announced in April 2006 the introduction of the SpectraMax M5e multi-detection microplate reader, an extension of the popular five-mode SpectraMax M5 system
Flow cytometry competitors try to differentiate
(July 2006)
BD Biosciences and Beckman Coulter continue to dominate the research market for flow cytometry instruments according to a new report from market research and consulting firm BioInformatics
Precise cell dispensing into 1536-well plates
(June 2006)
Cell Dispense is a compact, versatile and practical solution for delivering precise quantities of viable cells in culture media into multiwell plates
Integrated platform for bioluminescent research
(May 2005)
Range comprises luminometers, luminescent assays, instrument maintenance and servicing packages, and technical support, all based around enhancements to natural glowworm and firefly luminescence
Keeping samples cold and robots warm
(May 2005)
Said to be the only -80C automated sample library management system with robotics outside the cold area for optimal reliability
Cell fusion by pulsed waveform
(November 2004)
Electric field waveform technology allows the characteristics of all electric pulses to be individually customised for the optimisation of cell fusion
siRNA transfection in a 96-well format
(November 2004)
Range of electroporators cuts time and cost to make high throughput studies viable and to set new standards for transfection efficiency and cell viability
Dispensing without loss of cell viability
(November 2004)
Valve and manifold system eliminates damage to cells associated with traditional pump and valve mechanisms, allowing for fast, automated cell dispensing
Brighter cell viability staining
(November 2004)
Two-colour fluorescence staining kit turns live cells green and dead cells red in just 30 minutes, with results viewable on standard instruments
Detect as few as ten bacterial cells
(September 2004)
Luminescent viability assay designed specifically for bacterial cells promises increased sensitivity with results in five minutes
UK stem cell bank gets profiling system
(July 2004)
GRI has supplied the Guava PCA (Personal Cell Analyser) from Guava Technologies for use in the UK Stem Cell Bank at the National Institute of Biological Standards and Control (NIBSC)
Ensure highly efficient siRNA delivery
(May 2004)
Electroporation buffer can be used with multiple types of electroporators to ensure highly efficient siRNA delivery into cells while maintaining high cell viability
Automated dispensing of mammalian cells and media
(March 2004)
Applications note discusses and demonstrates how low-volume liquid dispenser overcomes the major issues involved with automated dispensing of mammalian cells and culture media
Rapid computer-assisted cell count and viability
(March 2004)
Cells are classified and counted based on three individual measurements of each cell, including the fluorescence intensity values for the live and dead cell based on uptake of dyes
Assays extend possibilities for apoptosis research
(March 2004)
Using proven bioluminescent detection technology, these assays offer the researcher the highest sensitivity in anon-radioactive caspase assay
A complete picture of water purity
(March 2004)
Many applications are sensitive to organic impurities, which go undetected by resistivity measurements and which may cause adverse effects on results
Key new products for life science research
(January 2004)
Together these products provide the researcher with a comprehensive discovery toolkit in the areas of genomics and genetic identity, functional proteomics and cell analysis
Automated cell system's 'solid' performance
(November 2003)
"We took a representative sample of data to compare the automated system to traditional manual methods and found that it is more than fulfilling the role we envisaged for it"
Multi-detection with dual-mode cuvette port
(October 2003)
Allows life science researchers to replace multiple instruments currently used for spectrophotometry and spectrofluorometry with one compact, high-performance system
Automatic cell count and viability
(October 2003)
Automates the standard haemocytometer Trypan blue method for evaluating cell viability using state of the art digital image analysis techniques
Bioluminescent assay offers sensitivity and speed
(August 2003)
Light-based detection method provides the superior sensitivity and speed, while avoiding the variability of fluorescent-based assays associated with autofluorescence and fluorescent interference
Automated cell counting and viability testing
(August 2003)
Software automatically identifies populations of live and dead cells, while ignoring any debris present in the sample, without user intervention
Multi-detection with dual-mode cuvette port
(August 2003)
Replace multiple instruments currently used for spectrophotometry and spectrofluorometry with one compact, high-performance system
Early detection of cell health
(June 2003)
New assay means biologists can get a more complete assessment of the health of living cells than is possible using the standard approach of Trypan Blue-based dye exclusion
First real-time 6D confocal microscope
(June 2003)
New microscope will allow laboratory researchers and scientists to perform real-time, multidimensional confocal imaging of living and fixed samples
Estimate cell viability in multi-well plates
(June 2003)
New cell viability assay uses a single, optimised reagent and offers choice of readout with multiplexing capability
2003 life science catalogue now available
(January 2003)
New 2003 catalogue with 1300 products enabling first class research in genomics, proteomics, cell analysis, molecular diagnostics and genetic identification