News releases on Laboratorytalk categorised by date
Sunday 7 December
to Saturday 13 December 2003
Hydraulic loading valve has the power
Automatic loading valve for hydraulically actuated materials testing machines, such as concrete compression testing equipment, that operate up to 690bar
News from Admet (12 December 2003)
Paracetamol toxicity at a proteomic level
User Application Article LC/MS/MS system is allowing researchers in the Department of Pharmacology at the University of Liverpool to look closely at the response of the liver to chemical stress at the proteomic level
News from Applied Biosystems (12 December 2003)
Analysis of complex natural products
Series of new applications briefs demonstrating the utility of evaporative light scattering detector for the analysis of a range of natural products Brochure Available
News from ESA Biosciences (12 December 2003)
Remote evaporator training via WebEx
Customers will be able to receive training seminars in the convenience of their own offices or laboratory from a live trainer Brochure Available
News from Genevac (12 December 2003)
Pharmacopoeia compliant spectrophotometer
Versatile double-beam UV/vis spectrophotometer has 1.5nm bandpass to meet the exacting demands of European Pharmacopoeia applications
News from Jencons-PLS (12 December 2003)
Durability and accuracy in pumping and dispensing
Range of piston pumps and dispensers includes seven pump sizes with flow rates from microlitres to litres per minute and just one moving part
News from Michael Smith Engineers (12 December 2003)
Smart solution for dual-channel spectroscopy
DTi Smart award will help development of dual channel spectroscopy line camera, allowing two detectors to be used on a single detector output
News from Spectronic Devices (12 December 2003)
Data acquisition for process monitoring
PC-based data-acquisition platform delivers rugged industrial and portable measurements in a modular networked architecture
News from Yokogawa UK (12 December 2003)
Pittcon preview: Autoscribe
Three major new software packages for the scientific laboratory, general business and industry training sectors will be launched at Pittcon 2004 in Chicago Brochure Available
News from Autoscribe (11 December 2003)
Petri dishes have mark of distinction
Range of 90mm petri dishes now carries the CE mark, denoting their compliance with the latest IVD directive - which is now mandatory Brochure Available
News from Barloworld Scientific (11 December 2003)
Innovation award for life sciences MS
Frost and Sullivan has selected the Bruker Daltonics for its 2003 product innovation award for the life sciences mass spectrometry market Brochure Available
News from Bruker Daltonics (11 December 2003)
Automated HCV, HIV and HAV assays
Three new automated assays for the detection of hepatitis C, human immunodeficiency virus, and hepatitis A, to run on high-throughput immunoassay system
News from Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics (11 December 2003)
Letting plants see the light
Light thermostats are more efficient than standard cooled incubators where high lighting intensities are required and associated temperature rise is undesirable
News from Jencons-PLS (11 December 2003)
New partner gets with the programme
Clarity users will now enjoy the competitive advantage of having full integration between their chromatography systems and their Lims
News from Labtronics (11 December 2003)
Feeling smart after winning grant
£100,000 award from UK Department of Trade and Industry to develop five polymer bound reagents for solid phase synthesis, combinatorial chemistry and scavenger resins Brochure Available
News from Polymer Laboratories (11 December 2003)
Reproducible purification of total RNA
Yields of purified RNA correlate accurately to cell numbers and enable reproducible results in downstream applications, such as real-time RT-PCR and microarray analysis
News from Qiagen (11 December 2003)
Celebrating 50 years of spectrophotometry
The groundbreaking Spectronic 20 was born 50 years ago, and - thanks to its versatility, adaptability and ruggedness - is still manufactured today Brochure Available
News from Thermo Fisher Scientific (Molecular Spectroscopy) (11 December 2003)
Pittcon preview: Ultrasonic Scientific
Debuting at Pittcon 2004 is the titration kinetic analyser high-resolution spectrometer for titration measurements and for analysing kinetics of chemical reactions in small volumes
News from Ultrasonic Scientific (11 December 2003)
Rheometer simplifies reports
The creation of sophisticated data analysis reports is made easier thanks to fast, user-friendly software that also reduces employee training time and automates testing
News from Benz Materials Testing Instruments (10 December 2003)
Double-bagged containers for maximum sterility
Gamma-irradiated, double-bagged containers should ensure complete sterility and prevent contamination between non-operating and operating areas in the the theatre Brochure Available
News from Barloworld Scientific (10 December 2003)
First vertical Tof/Tof system
Affordable, small footprint time-of-flight mass spectrometer offers many of the performance advantages of bigger and more expensive equipment for proteomics research Brochure Available
News from Bruker Daltonics (10 December 2003)
Deal on biomarker discovery and proteomics
Leiden University Medical Centre has acquired four new mass spectrometry systems, as well as clinical proteomics sample preparation and bioinformatics solutions Brochure Available
News from Bruker Daltonics (10 December 2003)
New test could prevent more cervical cancer
Technical Background Article A new test could be a more effective early warning system for preventing cervical cancer than the traditional smear according to Cancer Research UK scientists
News from Cancer Research UK (10 December 2003)
Trophy cabinet begins to groan
Clinical technology organisation ClinPhone has added two more awards to its trophy cabinet, this time in the Europe 500 and Inner City 100 initiatives Brochure Available
News from ClinPhone (10 December 2003)
Laser particle sizer is reborn
Introductory model is reintroduced to the market after a complete overhaul and demonstrates what can be done in particle measurement technology, even with a modest budget Brochure Available
News from Fritsch (10 December 2003)
Model winners motor away
Two lucky scientists were drawn from those who entered Genevac's 'Swap a card for a car' competition held at International Biotech 2003 Brochure Available
News from Genevac (10 December 2003)
Prep system for paleoclimate research
System consists of a fully automated sample preparation module and a sample processing module, interfaced in continuous flow mode to a dedicated isotope ratio mass spectrometer
News from GV Instruments (10 December 2003)
Time off from vacuuming
Control software on centralised laboratory vacuum system allows the working day to be pre-programmed and prevents the operation of the plant outside of working hours Brochure Available
News from Ilmvac UK (10 December 2003)
Pipette filler has ultra-squeezable bulb
Robust and lightweight pipette filler is comfortable and easy to use, with bulb designed to provide smooth and precise manual pipetting control in both aspiration and dispensing
News from Jencons-PLS (10 December 2003)
Free Monographs
Metrohm offers a number of small booklets to increase your understanding of certain analytical methods and Metrohm instrumentation Brochure Available
News from Metrohm UK (10 December 2003)
Validation of titration
Technical Background Article Validation of titration methods and qualification of a titrator using the content determination of ephedrine hydrochloride as an example Brochure Available
News from Metrohm UK (10 December 2003)
Ionising blower for cleanrooms
Key attributes of the blower include the use of cross flow fans instead of commonly used axial fans, resulting in virtually silent operation as well as increased air volumes and velocities Brochure Available
News from Meech International (10 December 2003)
High throughput fibre optic light guides
A wide range of standard fibre optic light guides and peripherals are available, as well as custom design and manufacturing services to suit specific needs
News from Moritex Europe (10 December 2003)
Prizes to be won in infection control awards
Closing date of 31 December 2003 for infection control team of the year awards, with cash prizes totalling £6500 and immeasurable kudos Brochure Available
News from Oxoid (10 December 2003)
Protein synthesis made easy
No cloning, transformation, fermentation, or specialised equipment is required; an expression template is simply added directly to the synthesis reaction and incubated for one hour
News from Qiagen (10 December 2003)
Facilitating fast track Lims at Brighton
User Application Article Pathology Lims selected to help modernise and provide the cornerstone to integrated care records service roll out at Brighton and Sussex University Hospital NHS Trust
News from Clinisys (10 December 2003)
Life science instrument company of the year
Frost and Sullivan cited Thermo's success with its new integrated commercial strategy, which promotes cross-selling among its comprehensive product offerings
News from Thermo Fisher Scientific (10 December 2003)
The sky's lower limit
Dilute aqueous ethanol reference material will be useful in testing pilots, navigators, aircrew, and ground staff against recently-tightened blood alcohol limits
News from LGC (10 December 2003)
Award for best research group
Ultrasonic Scientific has won the award for best research group at the Laboratory News industry awards 2003
News from Ultrasonic Scientific (10 December 2003)
Accelerating post-synthesis work-up
Compact work-up station will accept up to 12 x 70ml columns for filtration, phase separation, liquid/liquid extraction or SPE in to one or two identical stackable racks
News from Radleys (10 December 2003)
First osmometer with on-board statistical analysis
Osmometry, a measurement of osmolality by the freezing-point method, is an important diagnostic method used in hospital, pharmaceutical, and environmental industries
News from Advanced Instruments ( 9 December 2003)
Immunology and infectious disease workshop
Recent US series of workshops focused on how chip-based surface plasmon resonance technology is adding insight into immunology and infectious disease research
News from Biacore ( 9 December 2003)
Versatile intelligent strain gauge amplifiers
Digital amplifiers and controllers for strain gauge sensors provides isolated high accuracy, low drift 0-10VDC and 4-20mA analogue outputs signals Brochure Available
News from Celsum Technologies ( 9 December 2003)
Extrusion dies for laboratory applications
Typically for an extrusion rheometry test, a material is extruded at the same temperatures through a set of dies of the same diameter but of different bore lemghts Brochure Available
News from Celsum Technologies ( 9 December 2003)
'Designer' bio-instrumentation reaches marketplace
Stopped-flow spectrometer, used for tracking fast reactions in chemical and life sciences, such as protein folding, in real time, makes transition from development to industry
News from Daresbury Laboratory (CLRC) ( 9 December 2003)
Free money for R and D
New service to help UK universities and businesses access EU research and development cash through the Framework programme
News from FP6UK ( 9 December 2003)
Future-proofed evaporation equipment
New evaporation workstation has been designed such that users of existing instruments can upgrade their units to higher capacity and improved performance Brochure Available
News from Genevac ( 9 December 2003)
Miniature displacement transducer
Compact inductive half-bridge design for the accurate measurement of small displacements is situations where lack of space os a constraint Brochure Available
News from HBM UK ( 9 December 2003)
Suppling chemical intelligence to the workbench
User Application Article Agilent is to use IDBS's ChemIQ and ChemXtra technologies to provide chemical intelligence for the Synapsia informatics workbench suite of software tools
News from IDBS ( 9 December 2003)
New chairman for Ukiva
Mark Williamson replaces Richard White as chairman of the UK Industrial Vision Association
News from UK Industrial Vision Association ( 9 December 2003)
Merck makes connections
User Application Article Merck is now transparently transferring sample information and data between its Lims and over 80 instruments running a chromatography data system, thanks to a new interface
News from Labtronics ( 9 December 2003)
Deliver precise drops on demand
High speed, repeatability, and long life makes these micro-dispense valves ideal for a variety of duties Brochure Available
News from Lee Products ( 9 December 2003)
New training solutions
If you want to find out about the latest workshops and seminars on offer from Mettler Toledo, its new training brochure can be requested online Brochure Available
News from Mettler Toledo ( 9 December 2003)
Break the purification bottleneck
Supercritical fluid chromatography is faster than liquid chromatography and offers improved resolution, for purifying compounds and performing chiral separations Brochure Available
News from Mettler Toledo ( 9 December 2003)
Instrument order in response to terror threats
User Application Article US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention orders 36 inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometer systems to upgrade preparedness for and response to bioterrorism
News from Perkin Elmer LAS (UK) ( 9 December 2003)
High-throughput DNA isolation from plant tissue
Plant kit provides purified DNA ready to use in standard high-throughput applications, including PCR, quantitative real-time PCR, microsatellite analysis, and SNP genotyping
News from Qiagen ( 9 December 2003)
Attending LogP 2004
LogP 2004 is the continuation of the two successful symposia on lipophilicity and drug research held in Lausanne in 1995 and 2000.
News from Sirius Analytical Instruments ( 9 December 2003)
Customised time-resolved imaging systems
Incorporating state-of-the-art intensified, picosecond gated ICCD camera, choice of excitation laser source, optical microscope, imaging spectrograph, and electronics
News from TauTec ( 9 December 2003)
Single array for mouse genome expression analysis
Over one million probes analyse expression levels of nearly 39,000 RNA transcripts and variants on a single array
News from Affymetrix ( 8 December 2003)
Biomarker discovery deal
SurroMed to use Bruker Daltonics mass spectrometers and collaborate on development of instruments, software, and reagents for biomarker discovery Brochure Available
News from Bruker Daltonics ( 8 December 2003)
Automation and integrating laboratory systems
Significant financial and quality benefits can arise from interconnecting laboratory systems, including analytical instrumentation, especially if a high degree of automation is included Brochure Available
News from CSols ( 8 December 2003)
Ultra-clean manufacturing at Cramlington
User Application Article Daw completes latest phase of cleanrooms at Europa Magnetics with a large new building used for the manufacture of CD-Rs
News from Daw Technologies ( 8 December 2003)
European point-of-care coagulation testing market
Cost-benefit outcomes and novel anti-thrombotics are having an impact on future development of this industry segment, says market analyst
News from Frost and Sullivan ( 8 December 2003)
Second round finance secured
Spin-out company from the University of Southampton which develops diagnostic tests and novel treatments for hepatitis C has succeeded in raising £1.6 million in second-round finance
News from HepCgen ( 8 December 2003)
Multidisciplinary approach to drug discovery
Collaboration allows Agilent to use IDBS's ChemIQ and ChemXtra technologies to provide chemical intelligence for Agilent Synapsia informatics workbench
News from IDBS ( 8 December 2003)
Selective drug extraction
Mixed-mode sorbents offer a selective approach to the extraction of a wide range of both basic and acidic drugs from biological fluids Brochure Available
News from Biotage ( 8 December 2003)
Pipette controller with style
New pipette controller speeds up large volume pipetting and is said to unite top quality functionality and usability with a stylish finish
News from Jencons-PLS ( 8 December 2003)
New options for particle size analyser validation
package comprises a set of documentary and procedural tools to provide customers everything needed to plan and execute validation projects for particle sizer
News from Malvern Instruments ( 8 December 2003)
Its more than just service
Approach to service is about more than just fixing a breakdown, it's about accurate results from routine calibration, compliance with the appropriate quality standards Brochure Available
News from Mettler Toledo ( 8 December 2003)
Technologies to revolutionise protein research
Two new technologies that could make a significant impact on the pharmaceutical industry by improving protein analysis and accelerating drug discovery
News from Nextgen Sciences ( 8 December 2003)
Superior detection of T cells
This second generation product is the first of its kind to combine five copies of MHC-peptides in a single probe for detecting killer T cells, thus offering enhanced sensitivity
News from Proimmune ( 8 December 2003)
Three 'pump' laser diodes
The devices offer single longitudinal and fundamental transverse mode performance with CW powers of 100mW and 150mW at a lasing wavelenght of 808nm Brochure Available
News from Photonic Products ( 8 December 2003)
MTEC preview: RDP
Transducer solutions specialist RDP Electronics will be showing the latest developments in its plug-and-play sensor technology at MTEC 2004 Brochure Available
News from RDP Electronics ( 8 December 2003)
Smart bench-top plate preparation
AutoLoader provides, collects, sorts and stores various plate types for Aquarius and is fully compatible with the stacker systems on detection and screening units
News from Tecan (UK) ( 8 December 2003)
R and D update
Pharmaceutical development company, which now incorporates British Biotech, has provided a comprehensive update on progress of candidate drugs in its pipeline
News from Vernalis ( 8 December 2003)
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