News releases on Laboratorytalk categorised by date
Sunday 6 March
to Saturday 12 March 2005
'Breakthrough' products for solvent evaporation
Genevac says it will unveil a series of innovative products for biological and life science applications during its spring 2005 trade show/conference programme Brochure Available
News from Genevac (11 March 2005)
Lasers for sale or rent
Latest additions are single mode DFBs emitting at 4.7um and 5.3um, which are the wavelengths for CO and NO detection
News from Laser Components (UK) (11 March 2005)
MS for direct elemental analysis of solids
Glow discharge mass spectrometer achieves the elemental determination of more than 60 elements per sample, from matrix to ultra-trace, with a throughput of more than five samples per hour Brochure Available
News from Thermo Fisher Scientific (Elemental Analysis) (11 March 2005)
Biacore acquires protein chip technology
Provides a platform for kinetic screening which should appeal to customers who require the ability to simultaneously study the interactions of hundreds of proteins and peptides
News from Biacore (11 March 2005)
Density standards demonstrably accurate
These standards are supplied with a certificate of calibration demonstrating traceability to national standards and are widely used to verify the performance of density meters
News from Anton Paar (11 March 2005)
Filter plates for high performance bioassays
Available with glass fibre or phosphocellulose paper, the filter plates' automation compatibility increases throughput on a range of robots without sacrificing sensitivity, robustness or precision Brochure Available
News from Millipore (11 March 2005)
Technology tackles male infertility
User Application Article Breakthrough two-dimensional gel technology is leading researchers to the causes of male infertility and the development of effective male contraception
News from GE Healthcare (11 March 2005)
Capsule sinkers reduce dissolution errors
These machine-manufactured spiral sinkers offer the advantage of being completely reproducible from vessel to vessel, thus reducing dissolution errors Brochure Available
News from SMI-LabHut (11 March 2005)
Control of PerkinElmer LC and GC instruments
The PerkinElmer GC control software for EZChrom Elite provides complete software control for the PerkinElmer Autosystem, Autosystem XL, and Clarus GC instruments
News from Scientific Software (now part of Agilent) (11 March 2005)
Knauer wins female entrepreneur prize
The jury recognised that Alexandra Knauer had taken over the business in a crisis situation and was able to lead the company through this crisis successfully
News from Knauer (11 March 2005)
Learn the Transient Plane Source method
Hot Disk method for measuring thermophysical properties is subject of a workshop to be held at the Express/Holiday Inn, Milton Keynes on Tuesday 10 May 2005
News from Heath Scientific (10 March 2005)
Extending contract services for pharma industry
This new agreement covers contract services projects for Malvern's pharmaceutical customers in the Nordic region and across northern Europe
News from Malvern Instruments (10 March 2005)
Novel displays for pH and conductivity
New meters use an innovative man-machine interface with powerful communications and control functions to combine simplicity of operation with easy access to process and diagnostic information
News from Yokogawa UK (10 March 2005)
New input for chromatography data
Module significantly expands the capability of chromatography software, providing interactive spectral analysis, peak purity and compound identification that is based on spectral library search Brochure Available
News from DataApex (10 March 2005)
Integrating sphere tests night vision imagers
Provides uniform brightness at low light levels suitable for testing and calibrating electronic imaging devices used at low levels of luminance
News from Pro-Lite Technology (10 March 2005)
Precise and reproducible dosing
Ten-roller pump head eliminates pulsation effects that are incumbent with many conventional peristaltic pumping systems
News from Biotool (10 March 2005)
Breaking electron microscopy resolution barriers
This in-lens scanning electron microscope claims previously unobtainable resolutions of 0.4nm at 30kV and 1.6nm at 1kV
News from Hitachi High-Technologies (10 March 2005)
Universal tips for Biomek and Multimek systems
Narrow-length tips enable pipetting from the bottom of deep labware, for maximum retrieval of valuable samples Brochure Available
News from Beckman Coulter (10 March 2005)
Laser diode modules are fibre coupled
Multi-mode fibre coupled laser diode modules are now available to complement the existing free space range of laser diode modules
News from Laser Components (UK) (10 March 2005)
Software gives more control of HPLC
Development allows ESA's unique and powerful HPLC detectors, including its new Corona CAD charged aerosol detector, to be added to any of the HPLC systems supported and controlled by EZChrom Elite
News from Scientific Software (now part of Agilent) ( 9 March 2005)
Interchangeable thermistors offer higher accuracy
Manufactured using a new ultra-stable manufacturing process and Pb-free, so already meeting the RoHS and WEEE directives
News from ATC Semitec ( 9 March 2005)
Increase informatics capacity of automated systems
Instruments enable researchers to execute eight to 192 experiments simultaneously, creating enormous data sets for scientists in research and development laboratories Brochure Available
News from Mettler Toledo ( 9 March 2005)
Candidate for product name of the year
She may be attractive and she may be able to shake your tubes, but this little darling would never set foot in one of those nightclub type places
News from IKA ( 9 March 2005)
Expansion means more jobs
Two new appointments will help boost the company's sales and technical resources
News from Hach Lange ( 9 March 2005)
Sourcing supplies for older chromatographs
Combination packs of vials, caps and seals solve all problems of incompatibility by matching the requirements of a particular autosampler
News from Chromacol ( 9 March 2005)
Using magnets to pump fluids
Magnetically driving the piston means there are no mechanical seals and no flexing plastic parts that will inevitably break down
News from Inductive Pump ( 9 March 2005)
Distributing slides in Israel
"This co-operation represents an important milestone in the marketing and sales of our disposable perfusion cell culture biochips"
News from Ibidi ( 9 March 2005)
Near-IR linear arrays shipping
Advanced technology InGaAs linear arrays detect light in the shortwave IR spectral range and support three waveband ranges
News from Sensors Unlimited ( 9 March 2005)
TPH in soil measured in minutes
Portable infrared (IR) analyser quickly determines total petroleum hydrocarbon (TPH) levels at remediation sites or around underground storage tanks in less than 10-15 minutes, including extraction Brochure Available
News from Wilks Enterprise ( 9 March 2005)
Easy on-site measurement of nitrous oxide
Specific vapour analyser provides on-site real-time measurements of nitrous oxide in the 0-100 parts per million (ppm) concentration range with resolution of less than 1ppm Brochure Available
News from Wilks Enterprise ( 9 March 2005)
Phase shifters for interferometry and spectroscopy
High-speed phase shifters are compact and extremely responsive systems offering angstrom level resolution with piston movement up to 2um with sub-msec response and settling dynamics Brochure Available
News from PI (Physik Instrumente) ( 9 March 2005)
Miltenyi gets Agilent endorsement
Certification validates the companies' ability to provide high-quality microarray processing and data analysis services using Agilent microarrays
News from Agilent Technologies Europe ( 9 March 2005)
Is UV better than distillation?
Technical Background Article Comparison of water purification technologies considers the performances of a single and double distillation system, and a system that combines reverse osmosis, electrodeionisation and a germicidal UV Brochure Available
News from Millipore ( 9 March 2005)
Supporting tomorrow's scientists today
35th anniversary is marked with the award of two bursaries to help support the early careers of young scientists Brochure Available
News from Anachem ( 9 March 2005)
Time to hit the bottle
Continuous bottletop burette range has new dispensing technology that helps provide safer, faster, more reliable manual titration Brochure Available
News from Anachem ( 9 March 2005)
Protein purification directly from cell lysates
Prepacked columns are designed to meet the growing need for pure proteins to use in functional and structural genomics and proteomics research
News from GE Healthcare ( 8 March 2005)
Picking up the pace for cell-based assays
16-channel dispenser of this reader enables flash luminescence reading times of less than 60 seconds for 384-well plates and less than three minutes in the 1536-well format
News from CyBio ( 8 March 2005)
Address multiple liquid handling processes
Pipetting system has been designed to meet the current low volume liquid transfer requirements of the drug discovery market for applications with test compounds in DMSO
News from CyBio ( 8 March 2005)
Pyrometer measures small target spots
Designed for use with capillary extrusion rheometers, for detecting and measuring increases in temperature on the outside of extruding profiles due to frictional heating Brochure Available
News from Celsum Technologies ( 8 March 2005)
Lablogic user group programme announced
LabLogic Systems has released the programme for its 2005 International RadioChromatography/Lims user group (UK, 27-28 April) Brochure Available
News from Lablogic Systems ( 8 March 2005)
Lab reactor exploits crossflow system
Stainless steel, high-pressure stirred cell is suitable for nanofiltration (NF) separations and for reverse osmosis (RO) using aqueous and non-aqueous solvents
News from Membrane Extraction Technology ( 8 March 2005)
Laser ablation for ICP-MS solid-sampling
Readily couples with all matrixes, resulting in long, steady signals and a uniform response throughout the periodic table - all while minimising fractionation
News from New Wave Research ( 8 March 2005)
Integrate chemical workflows from the bench
Informatics platform has been expanded to seamlessly provide department-wide knowledge generation and dissemination through the entire development process Brochure Available
News from Mettler Toledo ( 8 March 2005)
First simultaneous multimode ion source for MS
Technology is expected to increase speed, accuracy and productivity of high-throughput screening in drug discovery and other research applications
News from Agilent Technologies Europe ( 8 March 2005)
Stereo cameras analyse particle size and shape
Use of two digital cameras as an adaptive measuring unit improves and optimises particle analysis by digital image processing
News from Retsch ( 8 March 2005)
Brix and CO2 without sample preparation
Device measures the degBrix and CO2 content of non-alcoholic beverages directly out of the bottle or can
News from Anton Paar ( 8 March 2005)
Affordable thermal imaging for the lab
Researchers investigating thermal phenomena in a wide range of industries now have an affordable tool to help them. Brochure Available
News from Flir Systems ( 8 March 2005)
Creating a stir in the laboratory
Can be used to simultaneously stir and heat a wide variety of vessel types and sizes and can also be configured to perform more complex procedures including distillation, digestion, and extraction
News from Radleys ( 8 March 2005)
Spectrophotometer promises accuracy and stability
Portable instrument is fully equipped with hardware and software features to cover a wide range of applications, where 45/0 geometry is either recommended or stipulated by norms
News from Konica Minolta Sensing Europe ( 7 March 2005)
Biosafety cabinet now NSF and UL listed
Certified as fully compliant to the requirements of the US Standard NSF49 for Class II (laminar flow) biosafety cabinetry
News from Esco Micro ( 7 March 2005)
Buy hose and lube online
E-commerce facility enables customers to purchase hoses and lubricants for the Verderflex range of pumps on-line at their convenience
News from Verder ( 7 March 2005)
Measure thermal conductivity and diffusivity fast
Instrument utilises a flat sensor with a continuous double-spiral of electrically-conducting nickel metal etched out of thin foil and clad between two layers of Kapton
News from Heath Scientific ( 7 March 2005)
Counting the calories?
Micro reaction calorimeter offers titration, isothermal and differential scanning calorimetry all in one instrument
News from Thermal Hazard Technology ( 7 March 2005)
More sensitivity to sulphur and phosphorous
Flame photometric detector promises fivefold improvement in ability to detect sulphur and a tenfold improvement in phosphorous detection, for petrochemical, environmental, and security applications
News from Agilent Technologies Europe ( 7 March 2005)
Antibodies by the book
Catalogue features range of affinity purified polyclonal and monoclonal antibodies including fluorochrome and enzyme conjugates, low endotoxin/azide free preparations, immunoglobulins and collagens.
News from Cambridge BioScience ( 7 March 2005)
Monitoring food and liquid consumption
System can be configured to monitor only food, only water, or both and can be expanded to accommodate up to 64 weigh stations
News from Harvard Apparatus ( 7 March 2005)
Using microwaves to induce combustion
System decomposes all kinds of combustible solids such as wood, paper, coal, food, polymers, organic compounds and even solid waste faster than any traditional method
News from Anton Paar ( 7 March 2005)
Fume cupboards for budget applications
Manufactured from epoxy coated steel with reinforced glass side panels and a folding front screen, the cabinet is complete with an adjustable speed fan, built in electrical socket and internal light
News from Monmouth Scientific ( 7 March 2005)
Chicago office will drive US sales
NextGen Sciences establishes new US office and appoints Cliff Turner as president of its US operations
News from Nextgen Sciences ( 7 March 2005)
Entirely new type of ion chromatography
Users will encounter a new type of chromatography, it is claimed: no more injection peak, no more carbonate peak, and a baseline whose stability is better than anything seen up to now Brochure Available
News from Metrohm UK ( 7 March 2005)
Showcasing clinical trials technology
Globally scalable web-based clinical trial management system will be deployed for the day-to-day tracking and reporting of regulatory and clinical information Brochure Available
News from ClinPhone ( 7 March 2005)
Colloid stability analyser is first of its kind
Can analyse emulsions and suspensions, providing a valuable tool for R and D and QA/QC in the pharmaceutical, food and beverage, cosmetics, personal care and other industries
News from Ultrasonic Scientific ( 7 March 2005)
Business process management software for the lab
A complete way to automate many laboratory workflows to manage information, collaboration and automate other laboratory processes
News from Scientific Software (now part of Agilent) ( 7 March 2005)
CRMs for GMOs, sulphur, and aflatoxins
New brand of certified reference materials for GMOs in maize, sulphur in diesel, and aflatoxins in milk powder make their US debut at Pittcon 2005
News from LGC ( 7 March 2005)
Rebookings up, new exhibitors commit
Organiser says exhibitors show trust in International Biotech and Lab Automation Europe event, with many already signed up for the 2005 event
News from IIR Exhibitions ( 7 March 2005)
Biopure water for endoscope re-processors
The microbial quality of endoscope rinse-water can be assured using this system, designed to produce up to 30 litre/min of treated water to feed several automated endoscope reprocessor units
News from Elga Process Water ( 7 March 2005)
Cytocell Technologies completes management buy-out
Management team takes control of biotech diagnostic screening company in buy-out from former parent Cytomyx Holdings
News from Cytocell ( 7 March 2005)
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