News releases on Laboratorytalk categorised by date
Sunday 19 December
to Saturday 25 December 2004
Half a century of scanning electron microscopy
Achievements of Cambridge University engineering department and the Cambridge Instrument Company, now Carl Zeiss SMT, are commemorated at Cambridge Philosophical Society meeting
News from Carl Zeiss (24 December 2004)
Upgrading of high content screening reader
Consists of new software features and ease-of-use improvements as well as a new shutterless, high-performance camera, which provides increased sensitivity and reliability
News from Cellomics Europe (24 December 2004)
Radiochromatography/Lims users group
Metabolism scientists and radiochemists using LabLogic equipment and software will be the focus of the company's user group meeting in April 2005 Brochure Available
News from Lablogic Systems (24 December 2004)
Storage solutions for combined electrodes
If a combined pH glass electrode is kept in the storage solution, then the performance of the glass membrane does not change with respect to the response time and the alkali error Brochure Available
News from Metrohm UK (24 December 2004)
Temperature logger would be at home in Lilliput
Miniature stainless steel temperature data loggers are about the same size as a watch battery, opening up possibilities for temperature logging in places previously not possible
News from Signatrol (24 December 2004)
Spectrophotometer software adds flexibility
The instrument is essentially two spectral scanning spectrophotometers in one, having both cuvette and 6 to 384 well micro-plate reading capabilities
News from Thermo Fisher Scientific (24 December 2004)
AOAC validation for listeria and salmonella tests
System uses real-time PCR combined with genetic markers and software to process samples within 24 to 48 hours rather than the five to seven days taken by traditional microbiology tests Brochure Available
News from Don Whitley Scientific (23 December 2004)
Getting started in blotting
These kits contain all the necessary reagents for the transfer of proteins, blocking, probing and detection as well as a 76-page Western blotting guide Brochure Available
News from Bio-Rad Laboratories (23 December 2004)
Hardness measurement faster than ever before
System comprises two fully automated hardness testing devices: a machine for testing according to the Rockwell method and an additional tester for Vickers
News from Indentec Hardness Testing Machines (23 December 2004)
Impossible spectroscopy?
'Astonishing' versatility of fibre optic sample access allows measurements to be taken in locations that would normally be impossible
News from AstraNet Systems (22 December 2004)
Brochure confirms proteomics expertise
The characteristion of proteins has become the new frontier in analytical research, with millions of peptide sequences available Brochure Available
News from Thermo Fisher Scientific (Mass Spectrometry) (22 December 2004)
One for the pharmacists
Pharmaceutical reference substances and impurities catalogue including primary pharmaceutical standards from the US, European, and British pharmacopoeias
News from LGC (22 December 2004)
Getting measurement up to speed
New measuring stations add speed and versatility to PC-based measurement system, and have USB and ethernet communication facilities built in
News from Yokogawa Europe - Test and Measurement (22 December 2004)
E-seminars on homeland security and forensics
Information and practical advice on the latest technologies and methods for detecting and identifying chemical and biological agents, toxic industrial compounds, and explosives
News from Agilent Technologies Europe (21 December 2004)
Brand perceptions of scientific instruments
Report considers nine instrumentation categories - from basic instruments to cutting-edge technologies - and determines which suppliers have the strongest brands among scientists
News from Bioinformatics (21 December 2004)
Product manager for rheology systems
Malvern Instruments has appointed Stephen Carrington to the position of product manager for the company's rheology systems
News from Malvern Instruments (21 December 2004)
Automated purification of up to 150g of compound
'Mould-breaking' personal purification system for organic compound research can be monitored and controlled via intranet or wireless
News from Presearch (21 December 2004)
Proteome buys Eukarion
Pharmaceutical acquisition brings several families of pre-clinical antioxidant drugs to their new parent, plus staff with drug development experience
News from Proteome Systems (21 December 2004)
Do you really need a microscope?
Microscopes are often purchased for imaging applications where the need to directly view samples through the eyepieces does not exist Brochure Available
News from Prior Scientific (21 December 2004)
Who, robot?
UK robot expert adds a European perspective to robot sales figures, commenting that UK laboratories lag behind their European competitors in automation Brochure Available
News from TM Robotics (Europe) (21 December 2004)
Temperature control and measurement in single unit
Products integrate a paperless recording function with a control function, and also incorporate an ethernet interface as a standard networking feature
News from Yokogawa UK (21 December 2004)
Integration of metabolic profiling software
Software offers the user the ability to completely deconvolute a biofluid spectrum into the individual components and their quantities
News from Advanced Chemistry Development (20 December 2004)
Expanding mass spec molecular detection
Electrochemical systems can be integrated with most mass spectrometer or LCMS systems and used as a powerful tool to oxidise/ionise many different types of compounds Brochure Available
News from ESA Biosciences (20 December 2004)
Easy RS232/serial data acquisition
Entry-level data acquisition product is aimed at laboratories that want to automate data collection, but don't have a standard spreadsheet application to send the data to
News from Labtronics (20 December 2004)
Lipomic profiling to tackle autism
Results from this study may offer clues about the causes of autism and may lead to better therapeutics for this and other neurodevelopmental disorders
News from Lipomics Technologies (20 December 2004)
Rheometers gain updated software
Many significant new features, including more flexible data analysis setup and automation, and a completely new test type
News from Malvern Instruments (20 December 2004)
Contract testing and consultancy service launched
Technical specialists can perform a variety of standard and advanced analyses - promising to save customers both time and money Brochure Available
News from Mettler Toledo (20 December 2004)
Cerilliant licenses Pharmatracker Lims
User Application Article Texas based firm provides chemical reference materials and custom chemical services to a diverse group of industries requiring accurate and high quality products and services
News from Ocimum Biosolutions (20 December 2004)
Protein array platform is 'a breakthrough'
Described as the industry's first and only high-throughput, high-resolution glycoanalysis platform, allowing the quantitative analysis of 20 samples in about three hours
News from Perkin Elmer LAS (UK) (20 December 2004)
Total number of news releases published during the week: 29
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