News releases on Laboratorytalk categorised by date
Sunday 8 September
to Saturday 14 September 2002
Colorimetric lithium
Claimed to be the first fully automated, colorimetric assay for the direct quantitative determination of lithium levels in serum
News from Alpha Laboratories (13 September 2002)
New and better treatments for cancer patients
User Application Article Leading US centre for cancer research implements high content screening technology to enhance its development of novel assays to be used in its cancer research programmes
News from Cellomics Europe (13 September 2002)
HPLC refractive index detector
Differential refractive index detector delivers high sensitivity and high precision together with a range of new validation and productivity features
News from Dionex (UK) (13 September 2002)
Funding fungicides
£4.3 million venture capital funding for fungal research company developing broad spectrum drugs to tackle Aspergillus fumigatus
News from F2G (13 September 2002)
Fresh look for water baths
Lab equipment insufficiently colour-coordinated? This range of restyled gear could be just the thing
News from Grant Instruments (Cambridge) (13 September 2002)
UV-Vis for Pharma
Spectrophotometer can be operated as a stand-alone instrument or PC-controlled, and will aid compliance with with all major international Pharmacopoeia specifications
News from Mandel Scientific (13 September 2002)
Hazardous area training
Autumn diary dates for courses on hazardous area training
News from Sira (13 September 2002)
Enzymatic endpoint assay
Assay for quantitative determination of free fatty acids (non-esterified fatty acids) in serum or plasma
News from Alpha Laboratories (12 September 2002)
The heat is on in these furnaces
High power concentration for ultra rapid heating of volume parts or for quick melting
News from Micropyretics Heaters International (12 September 2002)
Versatile HPLC autosampler
New version of autosampler includes a fast injection pretreatment routine that reduces sampling time by 30% with no loss of precision.
News from Mandel Scientific (12 September 2002)
Karl Fischer sample changer
Easy to operate thanks to a simple keypad layout linked to pre-programmed methods, and available in two versions Brochure Available
News from Metrohm UK (12 September 2002)
Microbiological testing of beer
We're big fans of testing beer here at Laboratorytalk, although we've never used this range of culture media for the microbiological analysis of the liquid and its raw materials Brochure Available
News from Oxoid (12 September 2002)
Shedding illumination on assays
Agreement brings together luminescence reporter gene technologies with the means to detect and accurately measure luminescence using high-sensitivity luminometers
News from Promega UK (12 September 2002)
EU puts bacteria in the frame
European Union Fifth Framework project to discover new anti-microbials that target translation in bacteria and fungi
News from RiboTargets (12 September 2002)
Robot wants your technician's job
New robot developed for the automation of many of the processes required for classic microbiology tests
News from Rohasys (12 September 2002)
Laboratory accreditation/calibration courses
Autumn 2002 dates announced for series of courses covering calibration, measurement, accreditation, and auditing
News from Sira (12 September 2002)
Take the uncertainty out of measurement
New edition presents scientists and engineers with a comprehensive tutorial of measurement uncertainty methods in a logically categorised and readily utilised format
News from American Technical Publishers (11 September 2002)
Small footprint dispensing pump
'Travelling cylinder technology' offers precision fluid delivery and continuous metering capabilities
News from Encynova International (11 September 2002)
Expanding the versatility of gradient HPLC
Evaporative light scattering detector 301 offers sensitivity better than RI or low wavelength UV and is ideally suited to the detection of a wide range of weakly chromophoric compounds Brochure Available
News from ESA Biosciences (11 September 2002)
Evaporator becomes centrifuge
New operating mode for personal solvent evaporator allows it to function as a low-speed centrifuge, providing accelerations up to 500g Brochure Available
News from Genevac (11 September 2002)
Affordable food texture analyser
Applications as diverse as crumb strength, cutting forces of bread, fracture properties of biscuits and confectionery, and even the tensile strength and compressibility of cooked spaghetti Brochure Available
News from Lloyd Instruments (11 September 2002)
Autosamplers offer high speed operation
High speed, high-capacity high performance liquid chromatography autosampler system can inject a 10µl sample in 15 seconds
News from Mandel Scientific (11 September 2002)
DIC without compromise for inverted 'scopes
New range of inverted microscopes for observation of living cells provides three sets of differential interference contrast optics to achieve optimum imaging for thick and thin cells Brochure Available
News from Olympus Life Science Europa (11 September 2002)
Helping hand for drug discovery companies
User Application Article How does a growing biotechnology company get advice from expert medicinal chemists without setting up its own facility?
News from NCE Discovery (11 September 2002)
Success claimed for seminars
Promega and Beckman Coulter recently held a series of four seminars focussed on optimising laboratory productivity in genetic analysis
News from Promega UK (11 September 2002)
Meeting the new gas standards
Said to be the first UK service testing to the new gas standard EN61779 (Electrical Apparatus for the detection and measurement of flammable gases)
News from Sira (11 September 2002)
Gratings pass reliability test
Bragg gratings pass Telcordia assessment demonstrating long-term reliability for 25 years' use in controlled environments
News from SPI Southampton Photonics (11 September 2002)
Faraday Partnership on HTT
A new Faraday Partnership to enable high throughput technologies in product and process R and D has been announced, with LGC leading the initiative
News from LGC (11 September 2002)
Free CD-Rom saves time for HPLC method developers
Contains applications that cover agricultural, biochemical, environmental, foods, pharmaceutical and polymers industries, as well as applications for organic chemicals and technical comparisons
News from Agilent Technologies Europe (10 September 2002)
Growth predicted for US Lims market
Strong growth prospects for the rapidly-evolving US laboratory information management systems market, according to new report
News from Frost and Sullivan (10 September 2002)
Agency agreement with Alpha Innotech
Agreement permits GRI to actively promote Alpha Innotech's range of gel documentation and analysis systems through its molecular biology sales division
News from GRI (10 September 2002)
Compact UV-Vis for biosciences
Spectrophotometer is capable of nucleic acid analysis, protein quantitation, and spectrum measurement, and is extremely compact and easy to use
News from Mandel Scientific (10 September 2002)
Human rabies vaccines at low cost
User Application Article New high-density perfusion process produces high quality doses at low cost, and may be applicable to other vaccines
News from New Brunswick Scientific (UK) (10 September 2002)
Deconvolution packages deliver clarity
Software distribution agreement means microscope manufacturer can supply two of the best packages for processing and visualisation of multidimensional images Brochure Available
News from Nikon UK (10 September 2002)
Environmental monitoring by Lims
Lims extension environmental monitoring program is capable of capturing, managing, and reporting all environmental data in a 21 CFR Part 11 compliant, fully validated system
News from Novatek International (10 September 2002)
New marketing and business development manager
Promega in the UK announces the appointment of Nicola Bramwell as marketing and business development manager
News from Promega UK (10 September 2002)
Acquisition of CRS Robotics
Supplier of lab automation robotics, software and equipment to the drug-discovery market joins the ever-growing Thermo group
News from Thermo Fisher Scientific (10 September 2002)
New service for users of liquid nitrogen
Dedicated to providing the latest information on all aspects of health and safety, technical support, sales and maintenance
News from Triple Red (10 September 2002)
A new generation of scientific accessory?
FT-IR spectra among the scientific acessories being introduiced from Japan to Europe following launch of new company
News from ST Japan-Europe (10 September 2002)
Isolate high quality RNA from blood
White blood cell isolation kit provides a fast and easy method to yield high-quality RNA while simultaneously removing genomic DNA
News from Ambion (Europe) ( 9 September 2002)
Searching for the profit in bioinformatics
Bioinformatics, a combination of information technology (IT) and biological sciences, is being recognised as a potential money-spinner, by both the pharmaceuticals and pure IT companies
News from Frost and Sullivan ( 9 September 2002)
Software solution for gas chromatography
Offers new and innovative features that result in greater productivity, better instrument control and comprehensive data handling and integration for regulatory compliance
News from Mandel Scientific ( 9 September 2002)
Versatile connectors for laboratory tubing
Colour-coded connectors provide a simple, versatile system for connecting different types of laboratory tubing including PTFE, glass, silicone and stainless steel
News from Bio-Chem Valve and Omnifit ( 9 September 2002)
Post dynamic data on the web
Dynamic web pages can contain constantly-updated graphs for public or private consumption using this free file transfer protocol script
News from Pico Technology ( 9 September 2002)
Fast, sensitive apoptosis detection
Homogeneous caspase-3/7 assay for the detection of apoptosis combines extraordinary sensitivity with unparalleled speed and simplicity
News from Promega UK ( 9 September 2002)
Faster Lims support via the web
Browser-based, real time support solution is fully interactive and provides faster problem resolution - effectively a support engineer on call immediately
News from Quality Systems International (UK) ( 9 September 2002)
Water quality and remediation testing
Two new brochures outlines the features and benefits of water quality test kits and field analytical test systems
News from SDI Europe ( 9 September 2002)
Changes at Thermo ARL
Laboratory service group now operates from Thermo Life Sciences at Basingstoke, while spectroscopy has relocated to Cambridge
News from Thermo Fisher Scientific ( 9 September 2002)
Total number of news releases published during the week: 48
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