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Super sized superconducting magnet

User application article The world's largest wide bore NMR magnet, the fundamental component of a 900MHz nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectrometer, comes to field

News from Oxford Instruments Superconductivity ( 3 September 2002)

Regulatory atlas for the food industry

LGC's Food Regulatory Atlas - an ideal resource for the small food producer, retailer or caterer - identifies key legislation across sectors, product ranges and processes

News from LGC ( 3 September 2002)

Collaboration on bone ligand target

Maybridge and Strakan join forces to develop compounds active at a member of the steroid hormone receptor superfamily, newly identified as a modulator of bone formation

News from Maybridge ( 2 September 2002)

Company to provide 'go/no-go' data

Will offer patient-based, 'proof-of-concept' medical imaging studies on a commercial basis for the first time to pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies developing targeted therapy treatments

News from Pharmaceutical Profiles (27 August 2002)

100% accuracy in GM testing

One European laboratory scored full marks in a recent US proficiency programme to test abilities to detect genetically-modified soya and maize

News from Reading Scientific Services (16 August 2002)

Acrylamide testing service launched

Studies show that foods with a high starch content, such as potatoes, cereals, and bread, contained high levels of acrylamide after frying, roasting, grilling and baking

News from Reading Scientific Services (15 August 2002)

Analytical laboratory gets DTI contracts

LGC, the UK independent analytical laboratory providing chemical, biochemical and DNA analysis, has won over Ł2m funding in a series of eight DTI contracts

News from LGC (12 August 2002)

New early phase drug development service

Biodistribution service aimed at diagnostic and therapeutic radio pharmaceuticals for the nuclear medicine market

News from Pharmaceutical Profiles ( 2 August 2002)

Capsule could revolutionise drug development

A UK company has developed a novel, innovative, remote-controlled drug delivery capsule which is set to revolutionise the way in which drugs are developed

News from Pharmaceutical Profiles (31 July 2002)

New dimension to drug development

New service for evaluating inhalation uses novel radiolabelling techniques and the latest three dimensional imaging technology

News from Pharmaceutical Profiles (30 July 2002)

Expanded component analysis services

New equipment allows for more detailed materials characterisation, non-destructive evaluation and test, and surface analysis of electronic parts

News from Raytheon Reliability Analysis Lab (11 July 2002)

Dioxin testing service launched

Launch of new UKAS-accredited service to test for dioxin and dioxin-like polychlorinated biphenyls coincides with the introduction of new, lower, EU limits

News from Reading Scientific Services ( 3 July 2002)

Irradiation screening service launched

Service will verify whether irradiation treatment has been given to herbs and spices, and detect instances where undeclared irradiation treatment may have been used on other foods

News from Reading Scientific Services (17 June 2002)

Lab appoints new manager

Nicki Girouard is new head of Raytheon's Reliability Analysis Lab, succeeding William Tice who is also promoted

News from Raytheon Reliability Analysis Lab (10 June 2002)

New FTMS for LGC

User application article LGC selects Ł500k Bruker Daltonics Fourier transform instrument to expand its mass spectrometry capability for chemical and bio-molecules

News from LGC (10 June 2002)

Top safety award for drug discovery firm

RiboTargets wins one of only 1000 National Safety Awards from the British Safety Council

News from RiboTargets (28 May 2002)

New government chemist apppointed

John Marriott, LGC's director of analytical technology, takes over government chemist role from Richard Worswick

News from LGC (23 May 2002)

Keeping life off Mars

"It isn't every day you get a call from an Interplanetary Protection Officer asking you to help"

News from Reading Scientific Services (20 May 2002)

Appointment of new non-executive director

Pharmaceutical research company RiboTargets announces the appointment of Christopher Samler, currently chief executive of Weston Medical, as a non-executive director