News releases on Laboratorytalk categorised by date
Sunday 4 December
to Saturday 10 December 2005
Space and cost savings on thermal cycling
As PCR work in both the research and diagnostics fields progresses, bench space becomes ever more scare as new equipment is introduced
News from Progen Scientific ( 9 December 2005)
Specific transfection reagent for Vero cells
This lipid-based transfection reagent is issued from the revolutionary Tee-technology and achieves up to 50-55% transfection efficiency.
News from Oz Biosciences ( 9 December 2005)
Database has properties for 2000 compounds
Based on AIChE's (American Institute of Chemical Engineers) Dippr (Design Institute for Physical Properties) database, the main reference for the thermophysical properties of pure components
News from ProSim ( 9 December 2005)
Solving the problem of crucible handling
Crucible Cradle will allow the user to safely heat, cool and weigh the crucible and its contents without ever having to touch the crucible.
News from Global Market Connections ( 9 December 2005)
Design, analyse, and execute with VirtualLab
Integrated software suite enables chemists to design, execute, and analyse experimental workflows using traditional chemistry, parallel techniques, and automated equipment Brochure Available
News from Mettler Toledo ( 9 December 2005)
Upright compound microscopes for demanding science
Upright compound microscopes are specifically designed for the demanding research environment with a modern frame providing enhanced stability for high quality photomicroscopy
News from Jenco International ( 9 December 2005)
Lablogic wins award for export excellence
Adme Lims and radio chromatography specialist LabLogic Systems has won the Export Excellence category of the 2005 Business Awards in its home city of Sheffield, UK Brochure Available
News from Lablogic Systems ( 9 December 2005)
E-CRF technology is made generally available
This technology enables sponsors and EDC- and e-diary vendors to create e-CRFs at much lower cost than has ever been the case.
News from XML4Pharma ( 9 December 2005)
Complete water qualification capabilities
Millipore has announced the availability of a global qualification programme from the water purification systems to final point-of-use (POU) systems Brochure Available
News from Millipore ( 9 December 2005)
Small-scale isolation of histidine-tagged proteins
Single-use spin column for purification of histidine-tagged proteins allows direct loading of unclarified homogenised cell lysates, without the need for centrifugation or filtration of the sample
News from GE Healthcare ( 9 December 2005)
Lab manager resumes role after overseas posting
Whitehouse Scientific is welcoming back Jamie Storey who has worked for the company as laboratory manager since graduating from Newcastle University in 1999 Brochure Available
News from Whitehouse Scientific ( 9 December 2005)
Budget USB five-in-one scope
Measuring system consists of five instruments in one: a multimeter, an oscilloscope, a spectrum analyser, a transient recorder and an arbitrary waveform generator
News from Audon Electronics ( 9 December 2005)
Software improves data quality in 2D gel analysis
Alignment software provides for the pre-analysis alignment of 2D electrophoresis gel images, correcting the various gel inconsistencies that inevitably occur when running and imaging 2D gels
News from Nonlinear Dynamics ( 8 December 2005)
Conductivity in water to USP
Applications kit includes everything needed to measure conductivity according to all stages of USP 645, including multimeter and two-cell conductivity probe along with all accessories Brochure Available
News from QCL Scientific ( 8 December 2005)
Automation for drug discovery laboratories
User Application Article Organon selected Beckman Coulter technology, including liquid handlers and transportation robots, for a complete re-equipping of the its high throughput screening facilities Brochure Available
News from Beckman Coulter ( 8 December 2005)
Sale of aerospace unit completed
This divestiture is part of the company's previously announced plan to sell its fluid sciences segment, which had been comprised of its aerospace, fluid testing and semiconductor businesses
News from Perkin Elmer LAS (UK) ( 8 December 2005)
Scientific gas cylinders will have new colours
European harmonisation of compressed gas cylinder colours means that oxygen cylinders, for example, will change from black to white; a chart of the new standard colours is available from BOC
News from BOC ( 8 December 2005)
Oxoid encourages young people into science
Company recently participated in an exhibition at Basingstoke's Willis Museum that was designed to encourage young people to consider a career in science Brochure Available
News from Oxoid ( 8 December 2005)
Chemical dispensing of acid and caustic fluids
Meters feature Kynar bodies, Teflon gears and ceramic shafts to provide a high standard of chemical resistance rarely found in positive displacement (PD) meters
News from AW ( 8 December 2005)
Latest MS technology on show in Tucson
Mass spectrometry product range is designed to carry out the most demanding environmental, geochemical, clinical, metal and semiconductor analyses Brochure Available
News from Thermo Fisher Scientific (Elemental Analysis) ( 8 December 2005)
EPA regulations raise bar for air quality testing
Technical Background Article Far-reaching environmental legislation continues to change the way Americans live, work, and run their businesses, says freelance writer RL Fielding
News from Scott Specialty Gases ( 8 December 2005)
Making sense of relative humidity
Technical Background Article Monitoring relative humidity is vital in maintaining efficient control of an HVAC system; Dave Quelch of Able Instruments discusses some criteria for selecting RH sensors
News from Able Instruments and Controls ( 8 December 2005)
Too many products for one catalogue
Brochure highlights the latest additions to Camlab's catalogue, including no less than eight new leading international brands and new own-manufacture products Brochure Available
News from Camlab ( 8 December 2005)
Camlab goes for growth
Camlab, the Cambridge-based laboratory supplies company, has announced plans for substantial growth in product portfolio and market reach as it enters its second half-century Brochure Available
News from Camlab ( 8 December 2005)
Megapixel camera has gigabit ethernet output
This new industrial camera can be equipped with either CCD or CMOS sensor offering resolutions up to 1600x1200 pixels, and is available in monochrome or colour versions
News from Alrad Instruments ( 8 December 2005)
Camera shoots up to 3000fps
Fast frame rates, combined with asynchronous reset and shutter speeds as short as 20 microseconds (1/50,000th of a second) provide sharp images where a standard 30fps camera would miss the action
News from Alrad Instruments ( 8 December 2005)
Nitrogen generation for LC/MS instruments
Self contained membrane nitrogen generator produces a continuous on-demand supply of pure nitrogen (up to 99% pure) with pressures up to 8bar for laboratory applications Brochure Available
News from Parker Balston - Analytical Gas Systems ( 8 December 2005)
Gas Station has more zero-air and hydrogen output
Two models are now available, producing up to 2.5lpm of hydrocarbon-free air from an existing compressed air supply and 250cc/min of fuel-grade hydrogen from deionised water Brochure Available
News from Parker Balston - Analytical Gas Systems ( 8 December 2005)
Needle-free injection system secures £2.1 million
User Application Article Device is the size of a fountain pen and uses a spring mechanism to deliver drugs through the skin in a solid dosage form
News from Glide Pharma ( 8 December 2005)
Olympus enters immunoassay market
Move is designed to enable laboratories to seamlessly consolidate workflows on a common platform and is part of the Olympus strategy to become a provider of complete medical laboratory systems Brochure Available
News from Olympus Life Science Europa ( 7 December 2005)
PCR patent expiry has not changed Taq preferences
Since 28 March 2005, researchers in the United States no longer need a licence to practice the basic PCR amplification process, which until then was covered by US Patents
News from Bioinformatics ( 7 December 2005)
Grant awarded at Ibla 2005
The 2005 Science in Practice grant, worth £2000, was awarded at Ibla to Tom Walter fromthe Wellcome Trust's Oxford protein production facility
News from IIR Exhibitions ( 7 December 2005)
Particle system analyses therapeutic proteins
User Application Article Zetasizer Nano has proved highly effective in studies to compare two forms of a therapeutic antibody - one freshly prepared, and the other having undergone a proprietary treatment process
News from Malvern Instruments ( 7 December 2005)
Flow measurement and industrial flows workshops
Series of workshops by Institute for Manufacturing will introduce participants to the basics of fluid flow , provide an overview of flow measurement, and understanding of modern designs of flowmeter
News from Institute for Manufacturing ( 7 December 2005)
MDS Pharma upgrades to latest Lims
User Application Article The laboratory has been using Debra since its pre-Windows (DOS) version more than 13 years ago, during which Lablogic has provided enhancements to meet requirements specific to the site Brochure Available
News from Lablogic Systems ( 7 December 2005)
Desktop archive for genplate storage
With a capacity of 1200 samples or 38,400 aliquots, the archive enables efficient storage of DNA and maximises DNA retrieval by allowing researchers to create aliquot sizes matched to analysis needs
News from GenVault ( 7 December 2005)
ICR welcomes statement on medical research
The Institute of Clinical Research (ICR) has welcomed the announcement by UK finance minister Gordon Brown of measures to further enhance the UK's position in global medical research
News from ICR (Institute of Clinical Research) ( 7 December 2005)
Work your Mosquito smarter
New functionality improves serial dilution set-up for screeners, automates new applications for protein crystallographers and enhances the new Mosquito X1 hit-picking system
News from TTP LabTech ( 7 December 2005)
Bi-potentiostat applications in electrochemistry
Modules provide electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) capability, low current expansion, high current boosters and additional potentiostat channels
News from Trogone Instruments ( 7 December 2005)
Positioned at the top of the motion control class
Cutting edge controllers can be applied to applications from grinding the corrective lenses for a deep space telescope with sub-nanometric resolution to operating the fastest pick-and-place machines
News from Micromech ( 7 December 2005)
Gradual scale up for Petri dish media processing
Variable height stacking unit provides automatic transportation of filled Petri dishes and allows users to choose a manageable stack height of up to 15 dishes for cooling, packing or transportation
News from Biotool ( 7 December 2005)
Awards for informatics market leadership
Thermo is credited with a commanding 22% share of the US Lims market, achieved through is multifaceted offering of more than a half dozen systems Brochure Available
News from Thermo Fisher Scientific Informatics ( 7 December 2005)
European and North American user meetings
In November 2005 Autoscribe held its European user meeting in Nottingham and, in conjunction with Zumatrix, user meetings in Las Vegas and Edison, New Jersey for North American users Brochure Available
News from Autoscribe ( 7 December 2005)
Attending key industry events in December
Aerosol Society's Drug Delivery to the Lungs event is the premiere European conference for the presentation of lectures and posters relating to the development of inhalers for respiratory diseases
News from Pharmaceutical Profiles ( 7 December 2005)
Control of moisture in underwear testing
User Application Article Underwear manufacturer required tight control of humidity in its laboratories to adhere to the strict testing conditions demanded by its clients
News from JS Humidifiers ( 7 December 2005)
Enhanced application range with new thermostats
The scope of this family of devices has been dramatically extended with four new models, which enable a variety of new applications. Brochure Available
News from Lauda ( 6 December 2005)
Matrix LIMS distributor in Israel
Autoscribe has appointed a new authorised distributor in Israel to further expand its network of business partners offering pre-sales and post-sales services Brochure Available
News from Autoscribe ( 6 December 2005)
Ordering microfluidic chips and devices online
In the webshop, standard glass chips and other microfluidic devices can be ordered, which results in quick handling and delivery of the products
News from Micronit Microfluidics ( 6 December 2005)
Software expands data access for better decisions
Application was designed to allow laboratory-centric functionality to be delivered through the report-writer, reducing the pain of report development associated with generic report-writing tools Brochure Available
News from Thermo Fisher Scientific Informatics ( 6 December 2005)
Seminar on sampling and data quality
The British Measurement and Testing Association (BMTA) is a trade and technology association representing all laboratory-based organisations
News from British Measurement & Testing Association ( 6 December 2005)
Solid success at Paris show
This new addition to the Brookfield range makes both simple and complex texture measurements plus rheological analysis available at a cost well within budget.
News from Brookfield Viscometers ( 6 December 2005)
Optimal use of small sample sizes
Pediatric settings for clinical chemistry assays enable clinicians to obtain a full result profile from the small samples available in neonates as well as geriatric patients Brochure Available
News from Olympus Life Science Europa ( 6 December 2005)
All about temperature calibration
Technical Background Article Temperature calibration provides a means of quantifying uncertainties in temperature measurement in order to optimise sensor and/or system accuracies
News from Labfacility ( 6 December 2005)
Agilent Technologies acquires Molecular Imaging
Molecular Imaging is known for its atomic force microscopes (AFMs), the principal imaging and measurement instruments used by researchers working in nanotechnology
News from Agilent Technologies Europe ( 6 December 2005)
Heating device for long term cell imaging
Heating device can be used with any microscopy chamber or slide and can be adapted to any inverted microscopy system
News from Ibidi ( 6 December 2005)
Temperature controlled warming blanket
Feedback control maintains healthy body temperature, during and after surgery
News from Harvard Apparatus ( 6 December 2005)
Web-based system "will speed drug discoveries"
Technical Background Article There is a trend toward making computational chemistry and molecular modelling techniques more accessible to chemists through desktop tools
News from Indiana University School of Informatics ( 6 December 2005)
On-board signal averaging for high-speed digitiser
Signal averaging technology provides a fast and efficient means for users to process data on-board the digitiser, and transfer only the data that is of interest to the PC for further analysis
News from TTi (Thurlby Thandar Instruments) ( 6 December 2005)
New division to develop silicon-based biosensors
Mems manufacturer Innovative Micro Technology (IMT) has announced the formation of a division to develop new biosensor technologies using its advanced Mems expertise
News from Innovative Micro Technology (IMT) ( 6 December 2005)
Ireland's first automated elispot reader
User Application Article The third generation AID elispot reader is to be used by Andre Oliveira and Hitoshi Hayakawa to assess the viability of a group of 68 candidate peptides
News from Cadama Medical ( 6 December 2005)
Strong growth in Lims sales
Autoscribe reports continued strong business growth for the 2005-6 financial year compared to the previous year Brochure Available
News from Autoscribe ( 6 December 2005)
Glass tube VA flowmeter is established standard
New frame presents a modern, high integrity engineered unit that still takes the standard borosilicate glass flow tube and provides surface panel mounting with a reduced number of O-ring seals
News from Roxspur Measurement and Control ( 6 December 2005)
Food seminar sees unveiling of new product
Provides a quick and convenient solution for food laboratories to reduce the labour-intensive and time consuming task of preparing large volumes of primary enrichment media and diluents Brochure Available
News from Oxoid ( 6 December 2005)
Microalbumin for early detection of kidney disease
An immediate indication of the presence of microalbumin in urine can be conveniently obtained using a testing strips which take just 60 seconds to provide results in the form of a simple colour change
News from Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics ( 6 December 2005)
Complete high-throughput system for NMR
The system uses a web-based interface to log in sample lists and proposed chemical structures in ordder to answer the question: Do I have the molecule I think I have?
News from Advanced Chemistry Development ( 6 December 2005)
Determine carbohydrates in complex food samples
Inline sample preparation and ion analysis technology makes it is possible to alleviate most of the manual sample preparation and reduce the errors associated from sample handling Brochure Available
News from Metrohm UK ( 6 December 2005)
Human IVD extension of probe licence
Probes are highly sensitive, sequence-specific, bi-functional molecules containing a PCR primer covalently linked to a probe
News from DXS ( 6 December 2005)
Fluorescent stain for high sensitivity 2D gel work
Fluorescent protein stain gives red emission at 605nm and is said to offer high sensitivity for easy detection of nanogram levels of protein
News from G-Biosciences / Genotech ( 6 December 2005)
Hatfield one day course in QPCR
The one-day course provided an introduction to the technique, covering topics such as design and optimisation of assays, analysis of data and various applications Brochure Available
News from Barloworld Scientific ( 6 December 2005)
BOGOF on chromatography software for universities
Buy-one-get-one-free deal covers university licence for software designed to acquire and evaluate data from up to four chromatographs at time Brochure Available
News from DataApex ( 6 December 2005)
Software boosts UV/visible spectrophotometers
Camspec has announced two new small PC software packages for use with its M501 single beam scanning UV/visible spectrophotometers.
News from Camspec ( 6 December 2005)
Automatic monitoring for regulatory compliance
Multiple parameters can be monitored and the numerical data from each sensor is wirelessly transmitted and automatically recorded to provide a detailed audit trail Brochure Available
News from Don Whitley Scientific ( 6 December 2005)
Rapid detection of Caspase activity in live cells
Fluorescence-based assays allow researchers to discriminate between apoptotic and non-apoptotic cells based on interrogation of caspase activity and cell membrane permeability within a single assay
News from Guava Technologies ( 6 December 2005)
Goldilocks answer to capsule filling problem
User Application Article Not too big, not too expensive, and not too fussy to handle small batch sizes, this machine proved just right for specialist clinical manufacturer
News from Isopak ( 6 December 2005)
Open house hears applications news
InforSense played host to customers, partners, and investors to hear how its flagship integrative analytics platform is providing new information-driven insights across a wide variety of industries
News from Inforsense ( 6 December 2005)
2005 scientist of the year winner announced
MWG Biotech announces its 2005 scientist of the year winners for work using company products in oligonucleotides, RNAi, and DNA sequencing
News from MWG Biotech ( 6 December 2005)
Mercury measurement in crude oil
User Application Article Simple, push-button operation allows users to measure mercury levels from 0.003-0.999mg/m3 in just seconds
News from Able Instruments and Controls ( 6 December 2005)
LC/MS has features for enhanced sensitivity
Liquid chromatograph/mass spectrometer has sensitivity-enhancing features such as a metal capillary electrospray probe design, enhanced ion transmission, and expanded microbore compatibility for ESI Brochure Available
News from Shimadzu Scientific Instruments ( 6 December 2005)
Reactive Reports celebrates 50th issue
Technical Background Article Reactive Reports, the chemistry webzine from science writer David Bradley and software company ACD/Labs, celebrates its fiftieth issue this month
News from Advanced Chemistry Development ( 6 December 2005)
Industrial robots at University of Plymouth
User Application Article With five degrees of movement, a reach of around 480mm and a footprint no larger than an A5 sheet of paper, the RV-2AJ is ideal for laboratory and training tasks
News from Barr and Paatz ( 6 December 2005)
Environment control system gets onboard PC
System can deliver up to 200 litres of air per second, creating precise micro-climates for critical manufacturing or testing processes, like pharmaceutical or medical device production
News from JS Humidifiers ( 6 December 2005)
Super-fast actuators for cupboard and cleanroom
The actuator can open an air louvre or ventilation system within 1.5 seconds of a trigger, ensuring negative air pressures are maintained within fume cupboards and cleanrooms
News from JS Actuators ( 6 December 2005)
Another $8.2 million finance raised
Provider of flexible high-density microarray products and services for a number of emerging applications in genetic analysis, has raised a total of $50 million since its inception in 1999
News from Nimblegen Systems ( 6 December 2005)
Mini vortexer gives quick sample mixing
Personal mini vortex mixer is part of the new line of bench top laboratory equipment from Gilson, that complements its liquid handling range Brochure Available
News from Anachem ( 6 December 2005)
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