News releases on Laboratorytalk categorised by date
Sunday 2 November
to Saturday 8 November 2003
PC data acquisition easier than ever
Lite version of software is the most affordable way to access functionality and ease of use for Windows-based data acquisition Brochure Available
News from Adept Scientific ( 7 November 2003)
Bioanalyser software features compliance support
Expert software is the first element of plan to further develop the bioanalyser system into a compliance solution for customers in regulated environments
News from Agilent Technologies Europe ( 7 November 2003)
Chemistry for fast DNA isolation
Novel reagent formulation is designed specifically to overcome the problems caused by blood proteins and reduces the risk of obstructions forming in membranes
News from Applied Biosystems ( 7 November 2003)
Compact solid-state UV diode laser
Producing 8mW at 375nm and designed for applications such as biological and chemical detection, confocal microscopy, flow cytometry and semiconductor test and measurement
News from Coherent ( 7 November 2003)
Communicating hazard information to the workforce
A simpler form of document to augment the familiar SDS, which may be too complex and too inaccessible for some situations
News from Environmental Science ( 7 November 2003)
Latest versions of multi-channel measuring system
Updated universal devices for measuring force, displacement, pressure and other mechanical quantities using strain gauges or inductive transducers in a single housing Brochure Available
News from HBM UK ( 7 November 2003)
Making a splash in fish processing
User Application Article Microbiology testing is absolutely essential to maintain the high standards that suppliers demand, with listeria and salmonella top of the list of bacteria screened for
News from BioVeris Europe ( 7 November 2003)
Gel documentation for all requirements
Systems to suit all pockets and techniques, from capturing an image of an ethydium bromide-stained gel for your lab notebook, to imaging a chemiluminescent blot with a deeply-cooled camera
News from Jencons-PLS ( 7 November 2003)
Liver transplant unit makes use of ultrasound
User Application Article Anaesthetists and surgeons involved with the liver transplant programme in Birmingham are making excellent use of HDI 3500 and HDI 5000 instruments from Philips Ultrasound
News from Philips Ultrasound ( 7 November 2003)
Source book for scientists
Laboratory supply specialist introduces 664-page catalogue offering a broad range of products for chemists, biochemists and microbiologists
News from Radleys ( 7 November 2003)
Enhanced UV-vis software for Windows
A new user authentication tool provides strict security with centralised management of ID codes and passwords to ensure full compliance with 21 CFR Part 11 Brochure Available
News from Shimadzu Scientific Instruments ( 7 November 2003)
NIR spectrometers have no moving parts
Several models provide various operational ranges and optical resolutions (from 4nm down to 0.2nm) suitable for both spectroscopy and optical spectrum analysis
News from AstraNet Systems ( 7 November 2003)
Collaboration on siRNA research
Affymetrix and Qiagen have entered into a collaboration to optimise Qiagen siRNA-mediated gene silencing using Affymetrix GeneChip microarray technology
News from Affymetrix ( 6 November 2003)
Flexible software for preparative HPLC
Software modules provide flexible functionality for preparative HPLC, enabling users to start with a basic solution and add modules for specific needs
News from Agilent Technologies Europe ( 6 November 2003)
Microaerophilic gassing saves money
Jar-based system runs at 1% of the cost of gas generating envelopes and is suitable for growth of specimens such as campylobacter and helicobacter from food, water and medical samples Brochure Available
News from Don Whitley Scientific ( 6 November 2003)
Custom clinical laboratory workflow system
User Application Article Windber Research Institute will utilise customised laboratory workflow system to manage the data generated in its clinical breast cancer project
News from GE Healthcare ( 6 November 2003)
In-house manufacture of 635nm red lasers
Semiconductor lasers available in 5, 10, and 15mW versions feature low operating current, a compact can housing, a wide operating temperature range, and MTTF of over 150,000 hours
News from Blue Sky Research ( 6 November 2003)
Maths suite supports numerical integration
Provides basic building blocks for numerical applications on the .net platform, such as vector classes, matrix classes, complex number classes, and random number generators
News from CenterSpace Software ( 6 November 2003)
Significantly improved grinding
In the grinding chamber of this laboratory cutting mill, four knives rotate against three stationary knives in the cutting action to reduce the sample to the desired size Brochure Available
News from Fritsch ( 6 November 2003)
New export sales manager
UV disinfection specialist Hanovia has appointed Duncan Ockendon as its new export sales manager
News from Hanovia ( 6 November 2003)
Positive UK report after sales switch
Integra Biosciences has announced strong development of UK sales following its transfer of direct sales activity to Scientific Laboratory Supplies in February 2003 Brochure Available
News from Integra Biosciences ( 6 November 2003)
Particle sizer in DNA transfection research
User Application Article This work has direct applications in understanding and improving gene delivery for therapeutic and other clinical applications, including the development of coatings for surgical implants
News from Malvern Instruments ( 6 November 2003)
Malvern Instruments acquires Bohlin
Particle characterisation specialist buys rheology measurement company Bohlin Instruments
News from Malvern Instruments ( 6 November 2003)
Static electricity presents contamination risk
User Application Article Maker of special purpose machines for the pharmaceutical industry relies on static eliminators to remove unwanted static as part of its high-tech solutions Brochure Available
News from Meech International ( 6 November 2003)
It's a vision thing
Precision dewpointmeter has been designed for the user who needs the high accuracy, repeatability and stability of a cooled mirror instrument coupled with value for money Brochure Available
News from Michell Instruments ( 6 November 2003)
Iwex tickets stuck in the mail?
Organiser confirms that pre-registered visitors who have yet to receive their entry badge can simply turn up at the event with their e-ticket confirmation
News from Turret Group ( 6 November 2003)
Tubes won't feel the force
Comprehensive range of centrifuge tubes for a variety of laboratory applications can be used up to a maximum relative centrifugal force of 5000 to 8000g Brochure Available
News from Barloworld Scientific ( 5 November 2003)
Desiccator provides sealed, pressurised storage
Cabinets are constructed with a heavy-gauge stainless steel outer shell with a stainless steel divider between each compartment making it suitable for heavy storage loads
News from Clean Air Products ( 5 November 2003)
Accurate and precise bottle-top titration
Two digital burette/titrator models are available with a maximum volume of either 30ml or 50ml, with dispensing accuracy within +/-0.2%
News from Jencons-PLS ( 5 November 2003)
Workshop discusses outsourcing lead discovery
Speakers from leading companies in the drug discovery arena presented at Maybridge's highly successful third annual Outsourcing Lead Discovery scientific workshop
News from Maybridge ( 5 November 2003)
The way to cool calibration
Primary transfer standard hygrometer, a cooled mirror dewpointmeter, has been successfully calibrated at NPL to a new low limit and can now offer traceable calibration to -90C dew point Brochure Available
News from Michell Instruments ( 5 November 2003)
COD test conforms to international standard
Simple, quick, and convenient method of testing chemical oxygen demand which conforms to the new ISO standard on sealed-tube COD testing
News from Palintest ( 5 November 2003)
Expanding autoclave distribution
Network has been expanded by the appointment of new distributors in central and eastern Europe and Asia Brochure Available
News from Priorclave ( 5 November 2003)
Real-time video presentations on lab workstations
Scalable laboratory automation platform enables the flexible integration of a range of powerful application tools to optimally serve drug screening and ADME applications
News from Tecan (UK) ( 5 November 2003)
Haematology win at QEII and Lister hospitals
User Application Article 'Word of mouth' endorsements help secure decision to purchase haematology analysers by Eastern North Hertfordshire NHS Trust
News from Horiba ABX ( 4 November 2003)
Improving gene expression from blood RNA samples
Collaboration will optimise blood RNA system for use with Affymetrix GeneChip technology to improve gene expression profile results on RNA extracted from whole blood
News from Affymetrix ( 4 November 2003)
DNA microarray patent licence expanded
The expanded rights give Amersham access to OGT's sequence variation patents as well as core patents relating to analysing polynucleotide sequences
News from GE Healthcare ( 4 November 2003)
Labels for all labs
Printer for laboratory applications creates labels able to withstand extreme environments including liquid nitrogen, freezers, hot water baths and chemicals such as xylene, alcohol and DMSO Brochure Available
News from Brady Lab ( 4 November 2003)
Spectrophotometers for all
Manufacturer has extended its ranges so that it can meet the needs of all users in the bioscience, industrial, research and educational markets Brochure Available
News from Biochrom ( 4 November 2003)
TEM reaches 300kV in three minutes
High performance tunelling electron microscope uses a single crystal LaB6 electron source and offers 0.102nm crystal lattice resolution and 0.18nm point to point resolution
News from Hitachi High-Technologies ( 4 November 2003)
Expanding FTIR distribution in the UK
Lambda Advanced Technology appointed by Digilab to be exclusive UK distributor for range of FTIR spectrometers and FTIR imaging systems Brochure Available
News from Lambda Advanced Technology ( 4 November 2003)
International Biotech: Omnifit and Bio-Chem
Omnifit and Bio-Chem Valve will be showcasing their extensive range of high purity chromatography columns, connectors, bottle caps, solenoid valves and pumps
News from Bio-Chem Valve and Omnifit ( 4 November 2003)
High power picosecond pulsed UV laser diode
With pulse durations as short as 50ps, the pulsed diode lasers perfectly match the time resolution of mainstream detectors, yet at a price ten times lower than that of mode locked lasers
News from Picoquant ( 4 November 2003)
Lead shield makes nebuliser ideal for lung imaging
The lead shield is made from a new, tungsten based radiation shielding compound that tests show to have a shielding effectiveness of 100% lead equivalent and weighs only 1.63kg
News from Southern Scientific ( 4 November 2003)
Rapid controlled pipetting
Latest addition to the Gilson product range from Anachem is a cordless powered Pipetting Aid that works with all standard glass and plastic pipettes in the 1ml to 100ml range Brochure Available
News from Anachem ( 4 November 2003)
Multichannel pipette range expanded
The sleek, black pipette fits naturally in the hand, requires less effort to use and produces less force - for smoother, stress-free, long-time pipetting every day Brochure Available
News from Anachem ( 4 November 2003)
Better removal of DNA from RNA
RNA isolation kit improves genomic DNA removal up to a thousand times without using DNase kit to aid researchers in microarray and PCR experiments
News from Agilent Technologies Europe ( 3 November 2003)
High-speed 300MS/s arbitrary function generator
Instrument can be used as either an arbitrary waveform generator or a high-speed function generator, and generates waveforms with 12 bits of vertical resolution
News from TTi (Thurlby Thandar Instruments) ( 3 November 2003)
Electronic patient diary studies focus of webcast
In a series of live web casts, a biopharmaceutical clinical technology organisation will examine the practical application of technology to capture patient reported outcomes Brochure Available
News from ClinPhone ( 3 November 2003)
New-for-old autoclave deal
Offer allows laboratories everywhere to upgrade the specification of their autoclave at exceptional value
News from LTE Scientific ( 3 November 2003)
A low-cost solution for strain measurement
When the load is applied, measurements are fed via the strain gauge amplifier to a PC for data collection and graphical display of force vs strain using Excel Brochure Available
News from RDP Electronics ( 3 November 2003)
Sysmed acquires Appareo healthcare division
Acquisition of the healthcare division of Appareo, a business which focuses on the delivery of web-based clinical management systems for the sexual health and diabetes sectors
News from Clinisys ( 3 November 2003)
Multi-format automated liquid handling
Highly flexible, fully automated liquid handling platform maximises sample integrity and stability through controlled processing
News from TekCel ( 3 November 2003)
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