Russ Swan, Editor, writes:
We see from your search that you're looking for information on the term "Sample Preparation",
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 System isolates DNA and RNA from plant material from
Beckman Coulter, which we summarised at the time by saying "The Agencourt Chloropure chemistry is automated on the Beckman Coulter Biomek NXP and FXP Laboratory Automation Workstations to process three 96-well plates in just 80 minutes".
The day before,
we featured the news release Effort to streamline high-throughput sequencing from
Agilent Technologies Europe: "Broad Institute researchers present findings at Advances in Genome and Biology Technology conference about using oligo libraries to identify mutations".
In February 2008, we covered the news from Malvern Instruments
concerning its Morphologi G3
- take a look at Morphologi G3 makes first appearance at Analytica
which says: "Analytical tool delivers high quality, statistically significant particle size and shape data, together with microscope quality images, through rapid analysis of hundreds of thousands of particles".
Take a look also at the news release from GE Healthcare, GE Healthcare to acquire Whatman,
as well as Toxicology screening simplified with this freeware from Thermo Fisher Scientific (Mass Spectrometry),
and Automated water analysis in foodstuffs from Metrohm UK.
See also:
Biochip screens 12 antibiotics simultaneously
(February 2008)
Randox Laboratories has produced a biochip screening test to detect sulphonamide antibiotic drug residues in meat, honey, feed and livestock
Two new systems for automated sample purification
(February 2008)
Qiasymphony SP can be integrated to automate entire workflows, from sample to assay, while EZ1-Advanced is a low-throughput alternative for nucleic acid purification
Determination of C, H, and N in filter samples
(January 2008)
Direct determination of total CHN retained on a filter is more sensitive, precise and cost-effective than making measurements on pre- and post- filtered samples and calculating the difference
Ex-demonstration sell-off of IC system
(January 2008)
In order to clear stock in 2008, Metrohm offers the MIC 2 modular system, ex-demonstration, for what it says is a bargain price of £15,749 - representing a saving of nearly £10,000 on the list price
Qwest represents Aspectrics in western USA
(January 2008)
Aspectrics has concluded an agreement with Qwest Scientific, the California-based distributor of chromatographs, spectrometers, elemental analysers, sample prep systems, robotics and autotitrators
Titrimetric analysis of wound care products
(January 2008)
Metrohm UK has developed a system to analyse some of antiseptic active compounds when they are actually bonded into other wound care products such as bandages or gels
Breitlander joins forces with LGC Standards
(January 2008)
Two of Europe's best respected reference material suppliers join forces to offer the most comprehensive range of analytical and industrial materials for laboratories, within a global network
Pressure sorption analyser has extended range
(January 2008)
Retaining many of the design elements of Micromeritics's popular Asap 2020, the Asap 2050 analysis manifold is equipped with a pressure transducer capable of operating from vacuum to ten atmospheres
UHPLC sample preparation guidance goes online
(January 2008)
Millipore has launched a website for the preparation of samples and solutions used in ultra-high performance liquid chromatography (UHPLC or U-HPLC)
Avian flu surveillance for Singapore
(January 2008)
Qiagen awarded contract by the Singapore Ministry of Health to supply sample preparation solutions and molecular tests for the specific detection of influenza H5N1 viruses - better known as avian flu
Advanced sample preparation products at Pittcon
(January 2008)
Biotage announces the launch of the latest addition to its Evolute family of sample preparation products, to be showcased exclusively at Pittcon 2008
Morphologi G3 makes debut at Pittcon 2008
(December 2007)
The new Morphologi G3 automated particle characterization system from Malvern Instruments provides high quality, statistically significant particle size and shape information
Sequencing the genome of the Pinot Noir grape
(December 2007)
Researchers from the Istituto Agrario San Michele all'Adige and Myriad Genetics have used 454 Life Sciences's Genome Sequencer 20 to sequence and assemble the genome of the grape Pinot Noir Noir
Indispensible tool for food quality assurance
(December 2007)
The YSI 2700 has become well-established in the food and beverage industry, helping companies to verify the quality of their product before it is packaged and sent to the customer
Notes on ProteoMiner protein enrichment kit
(December 2007)
Bio-Rad application note, bulletin 5632, provides information on the ability of ProteoMiner protein enrichment kits to concentrate and enrich low- and medium-abundance proteins for biomarker discovery
Flexible and rapid analysis of drugs of abuse
(December 2007)
EasyTox GC/MS platform has been designed to deliver optimum performance in forensic, clinical and medical laboratories performing analysis of urine for signs of drugs of abuse
Electrode measures dissolved ammonia in wastewater
(December 2007)
Thermo Scientific has developed a new, high performance Orion ammonia ion selective electrode (ISE) that can measure down to 0.01 ppm quickly and accurately
Web resource for colloid scientists is expanded
(December 2007)
Offering a valuable resource to anyone working in this field, the colloid section of the Malvern Instruments website features highly relevant on-demand presentations and downloadable application notes
XRF plus XRD for analysis in metals and minerals
(December 2007)
Thermo Fisher has expanded on the novel capabilities of the existing suite of ARL 9900 series of analysers designed for process and quality control in metals and minerals applications
Andersen inhaler testing taken to new levels
(November 2007)
Automated drug delivery testing system provider Astech Projects has developed a unique, fully automated solution for the Andersen Cascade Impactor inhaler test, the Xelize
Samples filtered and titrated automatically
(November 2007)
After homogenisation a sample aliquot is aspirated at the other work station by a syringe and filtered into a 11ml vessel via a current syringe filter (Luer connection)
On-line monitoring proves a hit for food companies
(November 2007)
YSI 2730 on-line monitoring system accurately monitors and adjusts nutrient and by-product concentrations in the food industry, without interrupting the fermentation process
Sequencing the bonobo genome at Max Planck
(November 2007)
With the acquisition of the second Genome Sequencing FLX system, the Max Planck Institute in Leipzig's total 454 Sequencing capacity is now 400 million bases per day
Mass spectrometer seeks poison needle in haystack
(November 2007)
Alarm is growing in equestrian and farming circles about the poisonous plant ragwort (Senecio jacobaea), which is finding its way into hay and killing livestock; Soxtec 2050 supports analysis of hay
Tabletop microscope performs chemical analysis
(November 2007)
The latest development for the highly successful TM-1000 tabletop microscope from Hitachi is the addition of chemical microanalysis by EDX, to create an even more powerful investigation technique
Cabinets have built-in UV cleaner-recirculator
(November 2007)
Grant Instruments has unveiled a new range of DNA/RNA UV cabinets/PCR workstations, including standard, economy and double units, which feature a novel patented UV cleaner-recirculator system
Trace-level bromate in water by ion chromatography
(October 2007)
Trace-level determination of bromate in water by ion chromatography with optimised post-column derivatisation and UV/vis detection as triiodide
High temperature GPC reaches the next generation
(October 2007)
Viscotek model 350 high temperature GPC (HT-GPC) is a revolutionary detector designed for the characterisation of polyolefins and other synthetic polymers soluble only at elevated temperatures
Solid to set new standards for genetic analysis
(October 2007)
Applied Biosystems says it has entered a new era of life-science research with the launch of its next-generation DNA sequencing platform, called Solid
Analysing quality of biodiesel incoming feedstock
(October 2007)
BQA 1000 is a comprehensive at-line system enables users to carry out biodiesel production quality control and to analyse the biodiesel production process from start to finish
Automated online second virial coefficient method
(October 2007)
Wyatt Technology has developed a static light scattering (SLS) method for measuring the second virial coefficient (A2), using its Dawn and Minidawn light scattering and Optilab Rex refractometers
Collaboration to improve drug-discovery efficiency
(October 2007)
Agilent Technologies and BioTrove have signed an agreement to co-market the Agilent 6410 triple quadrupole mass spectrometer with BioTrove's RapidFire high-throughput sample preparation systems
Better screening accuracy for drugs of abuse
(October 2007)
New automated toxicology testing application is designed for efficient identification of drugs of abuse, such as cocaine, heroin and date rape drugs, for forensic investigations
Automatic sample prep and titration in single run
(October 2007)
The 815 Robotic Titration Soliprep can reliably master even high sample throughputs, and the instrument is extremely robust and has been tested under extreme conditions, says Metrohm