News releases on Laboratorytalk categorised by date
Sunday 12 October
to Saturday 18 October 2003
Double efficiency with dual control block heater
New dual control version can be fitted with two different blocks at varying temperatures - both operating at the same time Brochure Available
News from Barloworld Scientific (17 October 2003)
Stretching the capability of the viscometer
Spindles increase the shear rate measurement range of viscometers to permit lower rate shear tests to be performed on samples Brochure Available
News from Brookfield Engineering Laboratories (17 October 2003)
Advancing development of surgical adhesions
AdSurf is a synthetic surfactant - a unique formulation of the naturally occurring phospholipids dipalmitoylphosphatidycholine and phosphatidyl glycerol
News from Britannia Pharmaceuticals (17 October 2003)
Portable refractometer is rugged
Designed to operate under the harshest environmental conditions, including production areas of high humidity, the unit is safe to use with hot or corrosive/acidic samples
News from John Morris Scientific (17 October 2003)
SAP interface for laboratory instruments
Interface module operates in a secure environment that includes all of the security components required to meet regulatory compliance requirements
News from Labtronics (17 October 2003)
Eliminate tedious manual capping of microplates
Compact and portable instrument for capping of microplates with sealing mats produces an accurate and tight seal on a wide range of both deep and shallow well microplates Brochure Available
News from Porvair Sciences (17 October 2003)
Method validation made easier
"These two new, low-cost and easy-to-use products will enable more laboratories to undertake in-house method validation studies in an efficient and cost-effective manner"
News from LGC (17 October 2003)
Laboratory vacuum catalogue has the answers
New laboratory vacuum catalogue provides an application specific guide to laboratory vacuum technology
News from Welch Rietschle Thomas (17 October 2003)
Research literature visually
Research software is designed to facilitate the comprehension of literature and provides users with a powerful way to explore reference literature visually to identify major themes Brochure Available
News from Adept Scientific (16 October 2003)
Certification service for plastic products
Bibby Sterilin has set up an extensive database of Certificates of Conformation for all its Azlon reusable plastic product lines, in response to customer requests for assurance of product quality Brochure Available
News from Barloworld Scientific (16 October 2003)
Specialist medical lab chooses GC
User Application Article The small footprint of the CSI 200 series GC was the first thing to attract Biolab's attention when the time came to replace one of their old gas chromatographs
News from Cambridge Scientific Instruments (16 October 2003)
Heat sealing for microtitre plates
Manual unit has been designed to deliver a consistent, quality seal for the full range of microtitre plate sealing applications used within the laboratory
News from Elkay Laboratory Products (16 October 2003)
Evaporator upgrade wins interest
Laboratories working on microarray development showed particular interest in the new concentration mode that has been added to bench top solvent removal systems Brochure Available
News from Genevac (16 October 2003)
Safe and productive disposal of biological waste
All laboratories purchasing a new liquid aspiration system before February 2004 will receive a free hand operator set in this special promotion Brochure Available
News from Integra Biosciences (16 October 2003)
Remote temperature and humidity online
Microserver arrangement creates active web pages based on temperature, relative humidity and dew point data from transmitting sensor to allow remote monitoring with any browser Brochure Available
News from Omega Engineering (16 October 2003)
New dimension in micro X-ray fluorescence analysis
Outfitted with four computer-controlled collimators with diameters from 0.1 to 1.0mm, this instrument is suited to analyses ranging from jewellery to archaeology and forensics
News from Spectro Analytical Instruments (16 October 2003)
Automating the UK's largest path lab
User Application Article Automated laboratory will manage the bulk of the combined chemistry and haematology workload for both organisations, processing over 50,000 tests per day
News from Clinisys (16 October 2003)
Complete pure water package for laboratories
Comprehensive package includes initial equipment, service contracts and repair, as well as consumables and spare parts
News from Triple Red (16 October 2003)
Getting the right haematology mix, automatically
Latest development to haematology analyser range incorporates a cutting edge fully integrated data management system that enables onboard validation of results
News from Horiba ABX (15 October 2003)
Diagnosing heart disease and irregularities
User Application Article Since there are several types of arrhythmia, the analysis must yield the basic shape of a patient's heartbeat waveform for submission to the neural network, where its precise type is determined Brochure Available
News from Adept Scientific (15 October 2003)
Data for 120,000 SNPs released
Technical Background Article First large-scale release of SNPs into the public domain from the Perlegen Database includes genotype data and allele frequencies distributed across the entire human genome
News from Affymetrix (15 October 2003)
2D fractionation for enhanced proteome analysis
Automated two-dimensional protein fractionation system enhances proteome analysis, resolving the thousands of proteins present in cell lysates Brochure Available
News from Beckman Coulter (15 October 2003)
Spectrophotometer optimised for protein work
UV/Vis spectrophotometer system for protein research includes a Peltier controller to maintain accurate and constant temperatures without the need for a water bath Brochure Available
News from Beckman Coulter (15 October 2003)
Protein characterisation in solution
Provides measurement of protein heterogeneity, stoichiometry, interacting/self-associating systems and molecular conformation studies for improved lead optimisation Brochure Available
News from Beckman Coulter (15 October 2003)
Luminometer lights the way
Instrument is said to be ideal for use in a wide range of sectors including food and beverage manufacturing, water treatment, paper and pulp and healthcare establishments
News from Biotrace International (15 October 2003)
Particle sizer juggles diverse projects
User Application Article The Department of Chemical and Process Engineering at Sheffield University is making full use of a new instrument for a number of projects based on polymer colloids
News from Brookhaven Instruments (UK) (15 October 2003)
Steady growth in Spain
Ever increasing demand is reported on fifth birthday of clinical research organisation's Spanish operation
News from Chiltern International (15 October 2003)
Reducing the cost of cell analysis
Study concludes that laboratories routinely using this system for cell counting and viability assessment enjoy both a return on investment and increased productivity
News from Guava Technologies (15 October 2003)
X-ray 'scope for fluorescence and transmission
Unique combination of surface and transmission X-ray analysis provides a complete elemental characterisation of a sample in one simple step
News from Horiba Jobin Yvon (15 October 2003)
Affordable single instrument chromatography data
Low cost chromatography data system for Agilent gas chromatographs offers full instrument and autosampler control
News from Justice Laboratory Software Europe (15 October 2003)
Three-in-one liquid handling
Tower can quickly and efficiently filter, pipette and aspirate a wide range of liquids using a central vacuum unit, eliminating the need for separate devices for each task
News from KNF Neuberger (15 October 2003)
Scorecard for lab performance
Offers laboratory managers a way to integrate, measure and monitor real time lab performance metrics with alignment through to the corporation as a whole
News from Labformatics (15 October 2003)
Determination of organic acids
Technical Background Article The determination of moderately weak and weak acids by ion exclusion chromatography and conductivity detection is a well-known method whose potential is not fully used Brochure Available
News from Metrohm UK (15 October 2003)
High-purity flow experts come together
Omnifit's sales and marketing organisation has been combined with that of Bio-Chem Valve, its sister company within the Halma group
News from Bio-Chem Valve and Omnifit (15 October 2003)
Heavyweight website
Weighing and dosing solutions incorporating load cells and sophisticated sequencer measuring units and software for industrial automation systems
News from Penko Engineering (15 October 2003)
Surging into the top 100
Early phase drug development company Prophilian has entered this year's coveted Sunday Times Tech Track 100 ranking of the UK's most successful technology companies and organisations
News from Pharmaceutical Profiles Group (15 October 2003)
Speciation workshop in Ft Lauderdale
Pre-conference workshop, 'Arsenic, mercury and selenium speciation with atomic fluorescence spectroscopy', for all those attending the Winter Conference on Plasma Spectrochemistry
News from PS Analytical (15 October 2003)
Lab Automation preview: Sirius
Unveiling new enhancements and developments to its range of instruments measuring lipophilicity, solubility, permeability and ionisation state for chemical analysis
News from Sirius Analytical Instruments (15 October 2003)
Beginning to see the light
Technical Background Article The turbidometric titration of surfactants using a disposable glass sample vial as the titration cell
News from Stirling Service and Diagnostics (15 October 2003)
Free technical seminars on proteomics and LC-MS
Technical Background Article Thermo Electron will host a series of free, educational and application-driven technical seminars across Europe from October to December 2003 Brochure Available
News from Thermo Fisher Scientific (Chromatography) (15 October 2003)
Ophthalmoscope on a keyring
Lens-free ophthalmoscope with a manufacturing cost of less than £3 could transform critical disease diagnosis
News from Team Consulting (15 October 2003)
Bench top ultrasonic cleaning
Ultrasonic cleaning is a safe and efficient modern procedure which ensures perfect cleaning within the shortest possible timescale
News from Tony Chapman Electronics (15 October 2003)
Wave hello
Simple spectrophotometer for researchers in molecular biology/biotech disciplines who are working with DNA or proteins derived from bacteria or yeasts
News from WPA (15 October 2003)
384 rack code reader
Created to meet the growing need in biotechnology and pharmaceutical R and D communities for individual identification of ever smaller quantities of fluid or dry samples
News from Absolute Vision (14 October 2003)
Putting the QA into QC in Oregon
User Application Article Quality Analyst software allows Willamette's Wilsonville laboratory to quickly and easily analyse data for its range of corrugated and paper products Brochure Available
News from Adept Scientific (14 October 2003)
Vacuum pump gains US and Canadian safety approvals
Dry pumping system provides a hermetically sealed pump, with no bearings or lubrication products in the vacuum environment, eliminating the risk of contamination
News from Edwards (14 October 2003)
AAA success in China
User Application Article Amino acid analysers will be installed across China, the majority used for feedstuffs analysis in Sichuan, Chengdu, Wuxi and Wuhan Brochure Available
News from Biochrom (14 October 2003)
It gets right up your nose
Next generation nasal device is capable of delivering an accurate single dose of a wide range of therapeutic agents
News from Bespak Europe (14 October 2003)
Data acquisition in the lab or field
Rugged portable multi-I/O data acquisition computer workstation for laboratory or field applications is lightweight and expandable
News from Cepoint Networks (14 October 2003)
Monitoring weld strength to improve quality
User Application Article A specialist metalworking company, experienced in all types of welding, wanted to establish the reason why some welds occasionally failed
News from dataTaker (14 October 2003)
Making the job fit the person
Survey among scientific jobseekers shows that old work patterns are changing, with quality of life being most important to today's candidates
News from Delta Consultants (14 October 2003)
On select list of Cdisc providers
Joining a select list of only eight other companies worldwide, Formedix has been included in Cdisc's programme of Registered Solution Providers
News from Formedix (14 October 2003)
Vibrating cup mill with frequency converter
Vibrating cup mill is particularly suited to the dry and wet grinding of brittle and very hard solids in a extremely short time to analytical fineness Brochure Available
News from Fritsch (14 October 2003)
Oven logger gets wider application
Logger developed for use in the paint and finishing industry has been adapted for use in non-paint applications including food manufacturing and kilns
News from Grant Instruments (Cambridge) (14 October 2003)
Strengthening position in force calibration
HBM has installed a force calibration machine with a range of 2.5 to 200N for both tensile and compressive forces to strengthen its leading position in force calibration Brochure Available
News from HBM UK (14 October 2003)
Collaboration to speed up drug discovery
User Application Article Pharmaceutical company working in the field of pathogen-host signal transduction selects software platform for managing chemical and biological drug discovery data
News from IDBS (14 October 2003)
Deal to improve mass spectrometer performance
Dynamic ion-filtering instrument will be used to detect low abundance proteins in complex samples that remain undetected by conventional mass spectrometry
News from Ionalytics (14 October 2003)
New COO for Lims (USA)
Jeff Ferguson will direct the company's product development, general management of sales, marketing, professional services, and operations Brochure Available
News from Starlims (14 October 2003)
Replacement for argon ion lasers
Passive feedback diode laser gives narrow linewidth, high stability, and high beam quality without the size and bulky power supply and cooling fans associated with gas lasers Brochure Available
News from Lambda Photometrics (14 October 2003)
Capsule filters evaluate biopharmaceuticals
The capsule design is leak-proof and eliminates the complexities of assembling a membrane disk in a holder and cleaning the stainless steel holder after use Brochure Available
News from Millipore (14 October 2003)
Max product recovery, min pressure drop
Hydrophilic low protein binding polyvinylidene fluoride multilayer cartridge filters maximise process efficiency and product purity Brochure Available
News from Millipore (14 October 2003)
Potential life-saver for health workers
Fully portable device is used to electrically melt potentially contaminated syringe needles down to harmless globules of steel at the point of use
News from Morgan Everett (14 October 2003)
Bringing a fast OSA to market, fast
User Application Article Owens Design collaborates with Candela Instruments to bring an ultra fast and sensitive optical surface analyser to market
News from Owens Design (14 October 2003)
Better polymer characterisation by GPC-FTIR
Gel permeation chromatography coupled with fourier transform infra-red spectroscopy is a very powerful technique for polymer characterisation Brochure Available
News from Polymer Laboratories (14 October 2003)
Module converts Raman 'scope to FT-IR microprobe
With this new technology, a single sample can be analysed by Raman microscopy and FT-IR spectroscopy techniques on the same instrument
News from SensIR Europe (14 October 2003)
Don't share your shower with legionella
Product prevents legionella and other pathogenic bacterial infestations in header tanks for safety showers
News from Safety Showers (14 October 2003)
Chromatography product development deal
Micro-fabricated chip operates at atmospheric pressure and acts as a programmable chemical filter allowing specific compounds to be selected and quantitatively detected
News from Sionex (14 October 2003)
Getting a good Tan
Quicker, simpler and more accurate methods for total acid number (Tan) analysis and moisture content
News from Stirling Service and Diagnostics (14 October 2003)
Automated method improves DNA purification
Until now, DNA purification from whole blood has been a labour intensive and time consuming process with many steps and involving potentially hazardous chemicals
News from Tecan (UK) (14 October 2003)
Researching the basic mechanisms of heart disease
Top scientific researchers apply gene-expression techniques to improve prevention, diagnosis and treatment of leading cause of deaths
News from Agilent Technologies Europe (13 October 2003)
Automatic cell count and viability
Automates the standard haemocytometer Trypan blue method for evaluating cell viability using state of the art digital image analysis techniques Brochure Available
News from Beckman Coulter (13 October 2003)
Integrated life sciences initiative
Programme integrates systems, software and chemistries under the ProteomeLab brand name and leverages the company's technological strengths in the development of new products for proteomics Brochure Available
News from Beckman Coulter (13 October 2003)
David Blaine really is starving
User Application Article Diagnostic chemistry system tests the illusionist's urine to discover unmistakeable signs of starvation, and providing rare opportunity for newspaper headlines
News from Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics (13 October 2003)
Preferred supplier for contract personnel
Contract research organisation has secured preferred supplier status for contract personnel with several more of the world's leading pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies
News from Chiltern International (13 October 2003)
Searching for a cure for multiple myeloma
Despite three decades of clinical trial research involving thousands of patients with multiple myeloma and the recent approval of new drugs, the disease continues to be fatal for most patients
News from Callisto Pharmaceuticals (13 October 2003)
Professional dispenser syringes for Multipette
Elkay now offers Eppendorf Multipette plus users a competitively priced alternative to their usual supplier as these syringes fit perfectly
News from Elkay Laboratory Products (13 October 2003)
European drugs of abuse testing
Non-healthcare market workplace legislation and rising drug abuse in prisons boost uptake of DATs for non-healthcare applications, says market research
News from Frost and Sullivan (13 October 2003)
Supported liquid extraction
Plates for supported liquid extraction offer an easy to automate alternative to traditional liquid-liquid extraction, eliminating the need to physically separate immiscible layers Brochure Available
News from Biotage (13 October 2003)
A website just for you
Registration offers a personalised experience every time you visit this weighing and analytical instrumentation company's website Brochure Available
News from Mettler Toledo (13 October 2003)
Water activity measurement in five minutes
New generation of water activity analysers which present a new dimension of measurement performance, flexibility and functionality to the user
News from Tau Competence (13 October 2003)
New chief executive
Aitor Galdos takes the helm at Tecan groupd, four months after the departure of Emile Sutcliffe
News from Tecan Group (13 October 2003)
Ultrasonic spectrometers on show in Germany
German distributor takes innovative ultrasonic instruments on German roadshow
News from Ultrasonic Scientific (13 October 2003)
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