News releases on Laboratorytalk categorised by date
Sunday 25 May
to Saturday 31 May 2003
Call for entries: 2003 prize for young scientists
Prestigious award recognises promising postgraduate researchers in the molecular biology field with $25,000 prize
News from GE Healthcare (30 May 2003)
Setting the standards in texture analysis
LFRA texture analyser assures accurate and reliable texture assessment for QC and R and D applications
News from Brookfield Viscometers (30 May 2003)
Worldwide support for test systems
Cetecom announces a new agreement reached with Agilent Technologies in order to guarantee a global support for Cetecom test systems
News from AT4 wireless (30 May 2003)
Taking the heat at NPL
User Application Article Temperature transmitters meet demanding requirements of UK's National Physical Laboratory Brochure Available
News from Emerson Process Management (30 May 2003)
Interactive relationship information for labs
Software product is specifically designed to enable laboratories to fully service their customers on-line, improving customer relations and significantly reducing back office costs
News from Neolytica (30 May 2003)
Safer, enhanced recovery of legionella species
Selective supplement has the same formulation as GVPC supplement, except that the toxic component, cycloheximide, has been replaced by the safer natamycin Brochure Available
News from Oxoid (30 May 2003)
Human absorption studies webcast
Technical Background Article The role of absorption studies in humans is to be examined by one of the pharmaceutical industry's leading authorities in oral drug delivery in a web-based seminar
News from Pharmaceutical Profiles (30 May 2003)
Research collaboration in osteoarthritis
Proteome Systems and Iberica announce research collaboration on identifying biomarkers for the treatment of osteoarthritis
News from Proteome Systems (30 May 2003)
Economical automatic titrator
Titrator performs acid/base titrations, including non-aqueous samples, oxidation-reduction, precipitation and complexometric titrations using ion selective electrodes Brochure Available
News from QCL Scientific (30 May 2003)
Coronavirus PCR for Sars research
CVP system meets the need for an integrated solution to reproducibly purify viral RNA from respiratory samples and allow one-tube setup of sensitive RT-PCR
News from Qiagen (30 May 2003)
Freeze drying facts from the experts
These specialist courses provide delegates with practical, up-to-date information covering all aspects of freeze drying technology Brochure Available
News from Biopharma Process Systems (29 May 2003)
Why Europe wants blanket chemical testing
Technical Background Article First pan-European campaign to combat risks of dangerous substances at work says one fifth of EU employees are exposed to carcinogens and 22% of workers inhale fumes and vapours
News from European Agency For Safety And Health At Work (29 May 2003)
A new titration family
Spring 2003 titrators have a more rounded and modern design and are available in complete packages at a special price until the end of 2003 Brochure Available
News from Metrohm UK (29 May 2003)
Antimicrobial rubber addresses cleaning challenges
Doped elastomers prevent the growth of bacteria, fungi, and yeasts on rubber parts, while avoiding challenges that organic biocides have posed in the past
News from Milliken Chemical Speciality Elastomers (29 May 2003)
Recertification and upgrade to ISO 9001-2000
Mott says it hit a home run by passing the audit with zero non-conformity notes, zero improvement notes, and zero negative written observations
News from Mott (29 May 2003)
Development of a compact x-ray laser
User Application Article Scientists at Jaeri have demonstrated gain saturation of nickel-like ion x-ray lasers at wavelengths of 13.9 and 12.0nm using a compact chirped pulse amplification Nd:glass laser
News from Optical Surfaces (29 May 2003)
Reliable titration with unmatched speed
Universal titrator for measuring both high and low moisture makes coulometric titrations a routine measurement technique Brochure Available
News from QCL Scientific (29 May 2003)
Analyse gene expression with less material
Resonance light scattering is based on the optical light-scattering properties of nano-sized metal colloid particles illuminated by a standard white light source
News from Qiagen (29 May 2003)
Viscometer software for Windows 2000 and NT
Customers who purchased software after 1 January 2002 can receive the upgrade free of charge Brochure Available
News from Brookfield Engineering Laboratories (28 May 2003)
Assay measures intact parathyroid hormone
Availability of this fully automated method may enable laboratories to justify bringing PTH assays in-house onto their routine immunoassay system for the first time
News from Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics (28 May 2003)
Coooperation on CMR data management
In the field of the combinatorial material research, device automation and other new methods lead to a high throughput of samples and hence to a large amount of result data to be managed
News from Creon Lab Control (28 May 2003)
Malvern buys PharmaVision particle analyser rights
Image-analysis-based particle characterisation system has been developed to support pharmaceutical industry in defining parameters for materials used in formulations
News from Malvern Instruments (28 May 2003)
Optimised near-IR tunable optical filter
User Application Article The demanding specifications required of the etalon pairs was better than lambda/200 matching accuracy and surface roughness of less than 10 angstroms
News from Optical Surfaces (28 May 2003)
Identification of lactose-fermenting organisms
KF Streptococcus Agar is recommended for the detection and enumeration of enterococci in milk, water and other materials, thus serving as an indicator of faecal contamination Brochure Available
News from Oxoid (28 May 2003)
Oldchurch Hospital chooses ultrasound for contrast
User Application Article "The HDI 5000 gives very good images and the probes are high resolution and particularly good for looking at small musculoskeletal lesions in the hands and wrists."
News from Philips Ultrasound (28 May 2003)
Karl Fischer moisture analysis
Said to be an excellent way to analyse moisture in pharmaceutical, confectionery or solid samples that typically require a lot of sample preparation Brochure Available
News from QCL Scientific (28 May 2003)
Testing for pressure equipment directive
The Pressure Equipment Directive, which became mandatory in May 2002, covers all pressure equipment operating at a maximum allowable pressure of more than 0.5bar
News from Sira (28 May 2003)
Answers in a heartbeat
User Application Article Automated chemiluminescent and fluorescent image analysis of proteins and RNA helps in the battle to understand and treat cardiac arrythmias Brochure Available
News from Syngene (28 May 2003)
Informatics presentations available online
Technical presentations given by representatives of Thermo's informatics business at Pittcon 2003 are available through the company's website Brochure Available
News from Thermo Fisher Scientific Informatics (28 May 2003)
Data management software for display tester
Yokogawa has developed a new data management software package for use with the company's model 3298 multimedia display tester
News from Yokogawa Europe - Test and Measurement (28 May 2003)
Peptide synthesiser has novel dispensing system
To eliminate cross contamination of the amino acids, a new system of 'synthesis pens' deliver a defined volume into the reactors - speeding up synthesis and eliminating cross-contamination
News from Zinsser Analytic (UK) (28 May 2003)
More on the first two-species microarray
Laboratorytalk brought news of Agilent's Magnaporthe grisea kit last week; further details have now been revealed on microarray carrying genetic probes from rice and rice blast fungus
News from Agilent Technologies Europe (27 May 2003)
The world structural proteomics market
The increasing number of drug discovery initiatives by biotechnology and pharmaceutical companies toward structure-based drug design is rapidly advancing structural proteomics
News from Frost and Sullivan (27 May 2003)
A flexible robot for automated weighing tasks
Lab robot is configured and programmed to automate the weighing process that is often used for the quality controlled filling of bottles or vials, tablets into blister packs, and similar tasks
News from Imix (27 May 2003)
A full spectrum of colorimeters
The challenge in designing the next-generation series was to maintain the tried-and-tested qualities of the previous series while introducing value added features
News from Konica Minolta Sensing Europe (27 May 2003)
Company hailed as 'user-friendly' by client
Big pat on the back from Danish drug discovery company
News from NCE Discovery (27 May 2003)
Innovative array spotting pins
Quill and solid microarray spotting pin products for the worldwide gene expression market are made of tungsten for longer life and improved corrosion resistance
News from Point Technologies (27 May 2003)
USB video microscope
Microscope obtains its power direct from the USB port of a PC or laptop computer, and is fully portable making it ideal for laboratory and field applications where mains power would be a problem
News from Smitech (27 May 2003)
Latest version of world-leading maths software
Maple 9 enhances mathematical exploration with a versatile infrastructure, friendlier user interface and innovative, powerful capabilities Brochure Available
News from Adept Scientific (26 May 2003)
Oil search aided by software
User Application Article Software interfaces a gravity meter and GPS receiver simultaneously, parsing and filtering the data and sending it to the correct locations in a Excel spreadsheet Brochure Available
News from Adept Scientific (26 May 2003)
Compact instrumentation chassis
Range includes a six-slot chassis featuring a plug-in power supply and high brightness 6.4" TFT display in a compact size with side handles, feet, and a wall-mounting kit Brochure Available
News from Adept Scientific (26 May 2003)
Digital controller for materials testing
Full-function, self-contained test controller for new and retrofit applications is designed for both manually operated and servo-equipped electromechanical and hydraulic testing machines
News from Admet (26 May 2003)
Laboratory bottle with scew cap and filter
The simplest things are not necessarily easy to obtain, and this complete set is autoclavable and can be used for various applications such as dosing equipment, storage or collecting bottles
News from Bioengineering (26 May 2003)
Function generator with 80MHz bandwidth
Tackles more diverse applications than ever before, with a wide variety of built-in signals, custom arbitrary waveforms, and pulse capabilities for hundreds of design tasks
News from TTi (Thurlby Thandar Instruments) (26 May 2003)
Cleaning up on TV
User Application Article Television makeover show which aims to make us all paranoid about household cleanliness features luminometer and surface hygiene tests that may be familiar from the lab
News from Biotrace International (26 May 2003)
Microarray slide is ready-to-spot
Unlike microarray slides made of glass with other surface chemistries, this polymer product does not require activation, blocking, baking, or UV cross-linking before being ready to use
News from Flowgen (26 May 2003)
Analysis of aromatic hydrocarbons
Btex trace impurities are key targets for environmental monitoring, and are of critical importance to CO2 manufacturers and the carbonated beverage industry
News from Gow-Mac Instrument (26 May 2003)
In-depth look at cell death
Suite of single cell assays allows biologists to gain a complete and highly quantitative profile of the stages of apoptosis
News from Guava Technologies (26 May 2003)
Humidity calibration systems
A field sensor must be calibrated against a reference system that has an unbroken chain of calibration through to some primary system, such as operated by national standards laboratories Brochure Available
News from Michell Instruments (26 May 2003)
Particle analysis by Mie and laser
Tri-laser technology applies Mie theory for spherical particles and an enhanced Mie-based algorithm for non-spherical particles
News from Microtrac (26 May 2003)
Microchannel plates help probe deep space
User Application Article High-precision microchannel plate blanks have been used in a series of space research projects, and new versions have been developed for forthcoming Nasa and Esa missions
News from Optical Surfaces (26 May 2003)
Colony counter improves quality control
User Application Article Pharmaceutical major AstraZeneca is using an automated colony counter to save time when acquiring and sending high quality images of culture plates Brochure Available
News from Synbiosis (26 May 2003)
New US headquarters
New premises in Frederick, Maryland, will allow Syncroscopy's US customers to have a direct link to dedicated personnel to answer all their microscopy application needs Brochure Available
News from Syncroscopy (26 May 2003)
Tubular membranes for simple and secure dialysis
A range of cellulose tubular membranes which provide a very soft and gentle method of separation for a variety of dialysis applications
News from Triple Red (26 May 2003)
Capture, print, or email microscope images
Video microscope has improvements including a built-in USB video frame grabber, improved camera sensor technology providing higher resolution images, and independent lighting controls
News from Vision Technology (26 May 2003)
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