News releases on Laboratorytalk categorised by date
Sunday 21 May
to Saturday 27 May 2006
Vacuum fittings catalogue from Severn Science
Severn Science's own comprehensive range of NW (also known as KF) and ISO vacuum components are exceptionally competitively priced with no compromise whatsoever on quality
News from Severn Science (26 May 2006)
Driver network now offers more than 5000 drivers
National Instruments now offers more than 5000 drivers through the NI Instrument Driver Network, the industry's largest source for instrument drivers Brochure Available
News from National Instruments (26 May 2006)
High performance optics for the nuclear industry
Resolve Optics has supplied radiation-resistant lens and lens systems for nuclear power generation, nuclear waste processing and research reactors for over 15 years Brochure Available
News from Resolve Optics (26 May 2006)
Dutch seminars to focus on motion system accuracy
Delegates will learn about encoders for precision position feedback, from non-contact optical linear and angle technologies to advanced laser interferometry for work requiring picometre accuracies Brochure Available
News from Renishaw (26 May 2006)
Microplate sealing for PCR and DNA sequencing
Velocity11 has announced two new materials sealing films enabling optimised sealing of of PCR and DNA sequencing microplates used in PCR and DNA sequencing applications with its PlateLoc system
News from Velocity11 (26 May 2006)
Dryfast introduces advanced vapour management
Welch has improved dry vacuum pump technology with the new Dryfast and Dryfast Ultra having built-in advanced vapour management (AVM)
News from Welch Rietschle Thomas (26 May 2006)
Interactive sales and marketing to life scientists
Interactive marketing service for life science sales and marketing executives showcases products to potential buyers, generates qualified leads and provides feedback from hundreds of scientists
News from Bioinformatics (26 May 2006)
Vivid fluorescent proteins improve upon EGFP
Vivid Colors fluorescent proteins represent the next-generation of enhanced green fluorescent proteins (EGFP) for use in fluorescence microscopy or flow cytometry
News from Invitrogen (26 May 2006)
Qosina presents 2007 catalogue
Qosina announces the release of its largest catalogue ever, 568 pages featuring thousands of OEM disposable components
News from Qosina (26 May 2006)
Combining chlorine dioxide expertise
Tristel is set to acquire Vernagene, another chlorine dioxide specialist focusing on the water treatment and food processing industries
News from Tristel (26 May 2006)
Strategic co-marketing agreement with Dynea
Technology provides a platform for real-time measurement of the concentration of resin, wax, and moisture in the manufacturing process for the wood panel market
News from Analytical Spectral Devices (26 May 2006)
Red light, green light, laser light
A wide range of red and green laser pointers from Dream Lasers has been introduced by Scitec Instruments.
News from Scitec Instruments (26 May 2006)
CCD is ten times faster than laser for 2D gel
Syngene reports a new study which demonstrates that Dyversity, its automated 2D gel imager, can capture high quality 2D protein gel images significantly faster than the leading laser scanner Brochure Available
News from Syngene (26 May 2006)
Still confused by the Solvent Emissions Directive?
Technical Background Article Remarkably, as the deadlines set for Solvent Emissions Directive (SED) compliance looms, confusion still exists for solvent users; this summary by Derek Carpenter may help Brochure Available
News from Enviro Tech Europe (26 May 2006)
ICR opens its doors to China
Institute of Clinical Research is continuing to expand its global presence following a visit by chief executive John Hooper to Shanghai in China and the signing up of its first China-based member
News from ICR (Institute of Clinical Research) (25 May 2006)
Secure labelling for cryogenics
Tubees Micryo labels have been developed by Camlab Plastics specifically for cryogenic applications and provide a secure, reliable and easy-to-use solution down to -196C Brochure Available
News from Camlab (25 May 2006)
Analysis of the European amino acids market
Greater emphasis on health and technological advances to boost uptake of amino acids in Europe, says this analyst's market report
News from Frost and Sullivan (25 May 2006)
Customisable valves for precision fluid transfer
Bio-Chem Valve and Omnifit's miniature isolation valves are fully customisable, providing engineers and product designers with maximum flexibility
News from Bio-Chem Valve (25 May 2006)
Selected for Phase I workflow, sample management
User Application Article Green Mountain Logic has announced that Advanced Biomedical Research (ABR) has selected LabPAS/CT to streamline the management of its Phase I clinical trials
News from Green Mountain Logic (25 May 2006)
Top honours again for world-class customer service
Waters is the recipient of its fifth consecutive Omega Northface Scoreboard award for exceeding customer expectations in service and satisfaction during the prior calendar year
News from Waters (25 May 2006)
Malvern extends contract services in France
Company has extended provision of contract testing services for particle characterisation in France following the an agreement with the Laboratoire de Genie Chimique (LGC) based in Toulouse
News from Malvern Instruments (25 May 2006)
July 2006 release of enhanced eStudy v5.0
IAdvantage Software announced at the Pharmaceutical World Congress in Philadelphia, that eStudy v5.0 will be released on 1 July 2006
News from iAdvantage Software (25 May 2006)
Dialysis in plasma protein binding determination
The Red rapid equilibrium dialysis device from Pierce was recently launched from the Perbio Science stand at Analytica 2006
News from Perbio Science (25 May 2006)
Fraction collector: high capacity in a small space
The Gilson PrepFC fraction collector, now available from Anachem, is described as an ideal solution that includes a three-way valve providing flow rates up to 200ml/min Brochure Available
News from Anachem (25 May 2006)
Software for protein and peptide analysis
GenoLogics Life Sciences Software and Bioinformatics Solutions (BSI) have announced the two companies are collaborating to provide an integrated solution for proteomics researchers
News from Genologics (25 May 2006)
Compact digital power sampling analyzer
Caltest Instruments announce the availability of a new compact very high performance, easy to use advanced digital power analyser
News from Caltest Instruments (25 May 2006)
Protein blotting sandwiches for high throughput
These blotting sandwiches offer convenience and time savings for high throughput labs using chemiluminescent or chromogenic detection methods Brochure Available
News from Millipore (25 May 2006)
OGT launches its first microarray product
Chip2 E coli K12 microarray has been developed in collaboration with Professor Steve Busby and is the first ChIP microarray product to be launched as part of a OGT's Prokaryotic Chip2 family
News from OGT (25 May 2006)
Entry level parallel sample concentrator
Genevac reports on the significant operational benefits of its highly affordable miVac sample concentrator compared to systems using the 'blowdown' technique for concentration of samples in parallel. Brochure Available
News from Genevac (25 May 2006)
Successful trial data supports better patient care
Bespak has announced further data to support the unique characteristics of its Easi-fill pressurised metered dose inhaler (pMDI) valve
News from Bespak Europe (25 May 2006)
New customer demonstration facility
Activotec has announced, in line with its recent strong sales growth, an expansion of its customer demonstration facilities in Cambridge (UK)
News from Activotec (25 May 2006)
Quick and inexpensive sample purity checking
Warwick Analytical Service can investigate and precisely measure the percentage carbon, hydrogen and nitrogen content of samples with an accuracy of better than +/-0.3% for a wide range of samples
News from Exeter Analytical (UK) (25 May 2006)
Partnership for siRNA design with Rosetta
Sigma-Aldrich has entered an arrangement with Rosetta Inpharmatics to access the company's proprietary and patent pending bioinformatics design tools for siRNA research and development purposes
News from Sigma-Aldrich (25 May 2006)
Assay for all labs focused on GPCR-based targets
Cisbio international announced the release of its second IP-One assay, IP-One Elisa, at the 4th Annual GPCR (G-Protein Coupled Receptors) Congress in Barcelona, Spain Brochure Available
News from Cisbio International (25 May 2006)
New department is fully functional
Reading Scientific Services (RSSL) has reorganised several of its analytical services to create a specialist department dealing with functional ingredients
News from Reading Scientific Services (25 May 2006)
Improve reported mass spectrometry results
This unique software improves mass accuracy results by up to 100x, significantly improving the ability to confirm the identity of analyzed samples. Brochure Available
News from Cerno Bioscience (25 May 2006)
Greater flexibility for Admet studies with Galileo
Thermo Electron has announced enhancements to its Galileo Lims, providing greater flexibility for high throughput Admet experiments that facilitate lead optimisation in drug discovery Brochure Available
News from Thermo Fisher Scientific Informatics (24 May 2006)
Parkinson's diagnosis 'breakthrough'
Technical Background Article Pilot study shows peripheral blood-based gene expression assay can be employed to discriminate patients with Parkinson's and Alzheimer's disease
News from Diagenic (24 May 2006)
Easy IR upgrade with new explosion-proof sensor
Designed to detect flammable gases and vapours, DraegerSensor IR has been developed to allow existing pellistors or catalytic bead sensors to be replaced easily, without creating technical problems
News from Draeger (24 May 2006)
Improved website goes live
Servotechnic announces the launch of an updated website for Haydon Switch (HSI), for which it is exclusive UK agent
News from Servotechnic (24 May 2006)
Partnership pushes high-throughput RNAi screening
Qiagen and CytoPathfinder form a strategic partnership to combine their unique technologies in developing advanced tools for high-throughput RNAi screening
News from Qiagen (24 May 2006)
Pump solves microplate dispensing problems
KD Scientific's use of a ceramic piston pump eliminates problems associated with peristaltic pumps in bulk reagent dispensing and provides high repeatability and accuracy across many microplates
News from KD Scientific (24 May 2006)
Hot-start DNA technique maximises PCR specificity
Illustra Hot Start Master Mix is a novel approach to amplifying target DNA sequences that provides a greatly increased level of PCR specificity compared to conventional techniques
News from GE Healthcare (24 May 2006)
Novel tool for protein-protein interactions
HaloLink Resin, a recent addition to the HaloTag range, enables rapid, highly specific and covalent binding of HaloTag fusion proteins
News from Promega UK (24 May 2006)
Simple and highly sensitive Adme assays
Avoid the limitations of fluorescence with Promega's range of homogeneous, luminescent Adme assays available for measurement of cytochrome P450s, P-glycoprotein (Pgp) or monoamine oxidase (MAO)
News from Promega UK (24 May 2006)
Transducers for demands of engine pressure testing
With an increasing focus on improved fuel efficiency and low emissions, today's demands for engine testing call for accurate and reliable pressure measurement sensors Brochure Available
News from RDP Electronics (24 May 2006)
DVD has live demo of productive parallel chemistry
Radleys has produced a new DVD that provides a comprehensive introduction as to why the Carousel 12 Reaction Station has become the world's most popular personal parallel chemistry synthesiser
News from Radleys (24 May 2006)
Making measurements on the nanometre scale
The Nano-R2 is a multipurpose scanning probe microscope for capturing images and making measurements of structures on the nanometre scale
News from Pacific Nanotechnology (24 May 2006)
Joint development agreement with Molecular Vision
Acrongenomics signs a US$6.5 million (£3.45million) joint development agreement with Molecular Vision to offer novel point-of-care solutions through the unique BioLED technology
News from Acrongenomics (24 May 2006)
Memorandum of understanding with Molecular Vision
Companies to embark on joint R+D to develop and commercialise low cost, easy-to-use and readily portable point-of-care (POC) diagnostic devices for medical testing
News from Acrongenomics (24 May 2006)
Radiation monitor completes low-cost range
Southern Scientific has introduced the new PDR-150, an ambient gamma radiation monitor that completes the range of low-cost instruments designed and built by the company
News from Southern Scientific (24 May 2006)
Accomplishing weighing tasks proficiently
New series of laboratory balances offers an exceptionally wide selection of models - 31 in total - ranging from balances for weighing accurately to 0.1mg to those featuring a capacity of 64kg Brochure Available
News from Sartorius Group (24 May 2006)
Bench top incubation for slides and well plates
Quantifoil Instruments announces the availability of a new range of affordable and optimum convenience humidity chambers: uBox
News from Quantifoil Instruments (24 May 2006)
Blazed holographic concave diffraction gratings
For use in analytical instruments such as UV/is spectrophotometers and flat field imaging spectrographs, SSI concave gratings offer efficiencies as high as 80% coupled with extremely low stray light
News from Spectrum Scientific (24 May 2006)
Microscope digital camera 'sets the standards'
The new Olympus DP71 digital camera claims unmatched versatility for microscopists, combining highest sensitivity with fast image acquisition rates and colour match performance Brochure Available
News from Olympus Life Science Europa (24 May 2006)
EnSolv roadshow 'a huge success'
2006 marked the fifth series of the EnSolv Roadshow, which visits towns and cities throughout the UK and Europe Brochure Available
News from Enviro Tech Europe (24 May 2006)
Velocity11 expands range of online support
Supplier of pioneering automation technology solutions for life science laboratories, has recently expanded the range of service and support accessible to customers via its website
News from Velocity11 (24 May 2006)
Oxoid's 16th subsidiary opens in New Zealand
Users of Oxoid, Remel and Dupont Qualicon Bax products in New Zealand benefit from the services of a dedicated national sales and support team following formation of Oxoid New Zealand in April 2006 Brochure Available
News from Oxoid (24 May 2006)
Versatile datalogger for the healthcare sector
Pharmaceutical transportation is a risky business; the strict conditions that drugs and vaccines must be stored in during transport are essential to the effectiveness of the product Brochure Available
News from Gemini Data Loggers UK (24 May 2006)
Bio-Rad and Sysmex America in co-marketing deal
Companies will jointly market their complementary products, the Bio-Rad Variant II Turbo HST testing system and the Sysmex HST-N haematology automation line, as a complete integrated testing solution Brochure Available
News from Bio-Rad Laboratories (24 May 2006)
A big hit for testing plastics
A Big Hit for Testing Plastics Zwick has introduced its new universal HIT5.5P pendulum impact tester for Charpy, Izod, tensile impact and Dynstat tests on plastics. Brochure Available
News from Zwick Roell (24 May 2006)
Spectroscopy solutions from Andor at Cleo 2006
Andor Technology says it has led the way in developing spectroscopy over the last decade and customers can view the complete range of data collection solutions at its booth at Cleo 2006
News from Andor Technology (23 May 2006)
Auto-Montage Pro part of Leica Application Suite
Syncroscopy and Leica Microsystems sign a major licensing deal allowing Leica to offer Auto-Montage Pro as part of the Leica Application Suite (LAS) software Brochure Available
News from Syncroscopy (23 May 2006)
1D NMR Processor gives improved customer service
User Application Article Software will be used by edicinal chemistry services provider Kalexsyn to improve efficiency and provide it with added flexibility when dealing with customer requests
News from Advanced Chemistry Development (23 May 2006)
Fast easy analysis of submicrolitre volume samples
Implen, a Munich-based supplier of instrumentation and consumables for ultra low volume applications, is announcing its new product, the NanoPhotometer
News from Implen (23 May 2006)
Goodfellow opens representative office in China
Goodfellow, a global supplier of metals and materials for research and product design, has announced the opening of the Shanghai Representative Office of Goodfellow Cambridge
News from Goodfellow Cambridge (23 May 2006)
Analysing the stem cells market
Stem cells are one of the hottest areas in biotechnology, yet it's an uncharted terrain, with significant opportunity, says this market report
News from Select Biosciences (23 May 2006)
Renishaw supports UK's National Smile Month
Renishaw and 14 other suppliers to dental laboratories are sponsoring the British Dental Health Foundation's production of 'Feed your smile', a free DVD providing information and advice on oral health Brochure Available
News from Renishaw (23 May 2006)
Optimised sealing of microplates
Velocity11 has announced two new materials sealing films enabling optimised sealing of of PCR and DNA sequencing microplates used in PCR and DNA sequencing applications with its PlateLoc system
News from Velocity11 (23 May 2006)
Inclining treadmill for physiology and metabolism
Treadmill systems are available in a number of different configuration options including two, four, and six lane for high throughput screening
News from Harvard Apparatus (23 May 2006)
Calibrating pressure transmitters just got easier
SensorsOne is launching the new digital autozero and span option for the Gefran TK industrial pressure transmitter and the TPSA precision pressure transmitter
News from SensorsOne (23 May 2006)
High rollers for sample mixing with minimum air
Stuart tube rollers have a gentle rocking and rolling action and are ideal for mixing blood samples and solid liquid suspensions where minimum aeration is required Brochure Available
News from Barloworld Scientific (23 May 2006)
Nippon Gohsei(UK) selects EnvironmentIQ
User Application Article Specialist barrier resin manufacturer to implement RiskLedger to increase operational effectiveness and efficiency
News from EnvironmentIQ (23 May 2006)
Free lunch for lab managers at BioScience2006
The saying goes, 'There's no such thing as a free lunch', but at BioScience2006 both lunch and entry to the trade exhibition are completely gratis to invited laboratory managers
News from Biochemical Society (23 May 2006)
Sales turnover increases of over 35% in 2005
ProSim, the company specialised in process simulation software, announces a total revenue increase of 36.6% for 2005, compared to the prior year period
News from ProSim (23 May 2006)
New generation of scanning microscopy
Uniscan Instruments has launched a new concept in scanning probe electrochemistry instrumentation with the introduction of the model 370 scanning electrochemical workstation
News from Uniscan Instruments (23 May 2006)
Cellexus Biosystems achieves significant milestone
Cellexus Biosystems achieved a significant milestone when it unveiled its products to researchers attending the internationally renowned SCIpharm 2006 conference in Edinburgh this week
News from Cellexus Biosystems (23 May 2006)
Servicing bench-top equipment and thermoregulators
Optimising return on investment from laboratory equipment is best achieved through regular preventative maintenance to ensure instruments run efficiently and accurately
News from Radleys (23 May 2006)
High performance IR camera for demanding users
Silver 660M has been designed for the most demanding users of IR technology, who need to perform thermal imaging at high spatial resolution with leading-edge sensitivity and accuracy Brochure Available
News from Cedip Infrared Systems (23 May 2006)
Handheld video/audio data capture device
PalmScope has been adopted by a diverse group of equipment manufacturers as their video capture device of choice in order to provide a integrated inspection, image capture and data archiving solution
News from Moritex Europe (23 May 2006)
EU project starts four major new initiatives
Technical Background Article EuroGentest announced a series of initiatives following the European Society of Human Genetics in Amsterdam designed to enhance and harmonise genetic testing across the EU
News from Eurogentest (23 May 2006)
Service technicians keep customers up and running
Brookfield Engineering Laboratories recently expanded its service team, by adding Andrew Crawford to join Jerry Carroll as an on-site service engineer Brochure Available
News from Brookfield Engineering Laboratories (23 May 2006)
Point Technologies becomes Angiotech Manufacturing
The new group is comprised of Point Technologies and other former units of AMI Holdings: InterV OEM, Manan Medical Products, and American Medical Instruments
News from Point Technologies (23 May 2006)
Bringing service and science together
The Spring 2006 Biosolutions brochure is now available from Fisher Scientific and outlines a comprehensive biosolutions programme
News from Fisher Scientific UK (23 May 2006)
Controlling, modelling drying in pharmaceuticals
Programmable fluid bed dryer can be programmed via a computer interface to step through an unlimited number of drying stages having parameters defined, controlled, and monitored
News from Sherwood Scientific (23 May 2006)
New standards for XRF analysis plastics additives
Panalytical has launched a set of certified reference materials for the calibration of key additives in plastics and polymers
News from Panalytical (23 May 2006)
Anaesthetic gas flow monitoring tubes
Precision tapered glass flow measurement tubes for various industrial and medical gas applications are supplied in different 'keyed' lengths for each gas
News from Roxspur Measurement and Control (23 May 2006)
Emea approval for first Recombumin product
User Application Article Delta Biotechnology reports that European Medicines Agency (Emea) has granted a marketing authorisation for Sanofi Pasteur MSD's M-M-RVAXpro childhood vaccine (measles, mumps and rubella virus (live)
News from Delta Biotechnology (23 May 2006)
Stuart catalogue is biggest ever
Barloworld Scientific has launched its biggest ever catalogue devoted to the Stuart range of benchtop science equipment and introduces BioCote antimicrobial protection Brochure Available
News from Barloworld Scientific (23 May 2006)
Find the correct detector lamp with one click
Searching for the correct replacement lamp has never been so simple - one click on a detector manufacturer in the LabHut lamp section is all it takes to find a replacement lamp Brochure Available
News from SMI-LabHut (23 May 2006)
USPTO genetic sequence database on STN
This comprehensive database, USgene, is an entirely new resource for freedom-to-operate, prior-art, validity and patent infringement searches Brochure Available
News from FIZ Karlsruhe, STN Europe (23 May 2006)
Second deal with Caliper over microfluidics
Bio-Rad Laboratories and Caliper Life Sciences have announced a new collaboration, under which the companies will study the feasibility of developing a new microfluidics system platform Brochure Available
News from Bio-Rad Laboratories (23 May 2006)
Improving the reliability of metal wire test data
Zwick has developed a small automatic feed system with a magazine for 20 samples especially for implementation in the metal industry. Brochure Available
News from Zwick Roell (23 May 2006)
Environmental monitoring in pharmaceutical sector
Oxoid has extended its range of environmental monitoring products for the pharmaceutical industry with the introduction of Copan single tube swab kits Brochure Available
News from Oxoid (22 May 2006)
Thermal cycle chamber has rapid rate
Rapid rate thermal cycle chamber is designed primarily for testing and monitoring of miniaturised high density semiconductor devices and other electronic/electrical devices and automotive components
News from Unitemp (22 May 2006)
Syft wins Export NZ award for Australian contract
At the ANZ Canterbury Export Awards this month the Christchurch company was awarded the prestigious 'Deal of the Year Award' for the NZ$2 million trans-Tasman contract
News from Syft Technologies (22 May 2006)
Integrating artificial life with synthetic biology
Artificial life is an emerging informatics-based discipline that models the behavior of biological systems such as evolution, reproduction, growth, disease, learning, socialization and even death
News from Indiana University School of Informatics (22 May 2006)
Easy payment makes radio TLC scanner affordable
Making staged payments is one way that radio-pharmacy QC personnel hampered by capital spending limits can enjoy the benefits of the Mini-Scan radio TLC scanner from LabLogic sooner rather than later Brochure Available
News from Lablogic Systems (22 May 2006)
Increased focus on North American microbiology
Integra Biosciences has recently announced a new distribution agreement with Microbiology International (Frederick, MD) to further enhance its North American sales and support Brochure Available
News from Integra Biosciences (22 May 2006)
Abgene offers put a spring into life science
Abgene has just launched its 'Spring into Summer' campaign that includes valuable offers for life scientists including free pack of Taq polymerase with Reverse-iT or Reverse-iT Max 1st Strand Kit
News from Thermo Scientific (ABgene) (22 May 2006)
Cells suited to measurement of alcohols and oils
Tintometer launches new 5.25inch polystyrene cell for applications requiring throwaway cells, or for particularly viscous materials that are difficult to clean out of the traditional glass cell
News from Tintometer (22 May 2006)
Handheld photometers suit brewing and honey firms
Tintometer has launched two new handheld photometers set to provide the ultimate in convenience and simplicity to the brewing and honey industries
News from Tintometer (22 May 2006)
UV/vis polarimeter gives full wavelength coverage
Rudolph Instruments announces the introduction of the DigiPol - DP781 - M6U UV/vis polarimeter, the latest design in the widely used DigiPol series of polarimeters
News from Rudolph Instruments (22 May 2006)
National Instruments one of best UK workplaces
National Instruments UK and Ireland has been named among the UK's 50 Best Workplaces in the Financial Times 2006 best workplaces special report Brochure Available
News from National Instruments (22 May 2006)
Strategic benefits of integrating CDS with Lims
Labtronics to present a webcast 'Improving lab performance by integrating your CDS with your Lims' including demonstration of the latest available CDS/Lims integration technology on 21 June 2006
News from Labtronics (22 May 2006)
Hardness testing inside nuclear hot cell
User Application Article The Nuclear Research Institute of an EU member state has taken delivery of a fully automatic Vickers system from Indentec
News from Indentec Hardness Testing Machines (22 May 2006)
SCIpharm conference highlights
SCIpharm is organised 'by the industry for the industry' as Graham Dixon, chairman of the SCIpharm organising committee emphasises.
News from Society of Chemical Industry (SCI) (22 May 2006)
Robotic testing for concrete reinforcement steel
Zwick has developed a robotic testing system for testing steel reinforcing bars and concrete mesh reinforcement which performs all testing automatically, yet allows flexible testing round the clock Brochure Available
News from Zwick Roell (22 May 2006)
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