News releases on Laboratorytalk categorised by date
Sunday 3 December
to Saturday 9 December 2006
Laboratory furniture specialist expands to Ireland
Company's recent success in Ireland begins when it was selected to furnish laboratories for Fusion Antibodies, a therapeutic research and discovery company performing bioscience contract research
News from Kinetic Concepts ( 8 December 2006)
David Bellamy presents Starlab with Green Apple
Starlab (UK) has been awarded Green Champion in the science and technology sector of the 2006 Green Apple awards for environmental best practice
News from Starlab ( 8 December 2006)
Nature opens two new free gateways
Nature Publishing Group (NPG) announces the launch of two new freely available information resources: the Functional Glycomics Gateway and the Pathway Interaction Database
News from Nature Publishing ( 8 December 2006)
Disposable technologies for biopharmaceuticals
Disposable Technologies conference provides forum for pharmaceutical and biopharmaceutical executives to discuss the latest trends in disposable technologies and review critical FDA compliance issues
News from Institute of Validation Technology ( 8 December 2006)
Automated fibre optic loss test set
Scitec Instruments has announced the introduction of a small rugged automated fibre optic loss test set that characterises singlemode fibre links at wavelengths of 1310, 1490 and 1550nm
News from Scitec Instruments ( 8 December 2006)
E/O-O/E converter for transmission over fibre
TX-5515 is an E/O - O/E converter pair which enables precise transmission of one analogue plus four digital channels of information over fibre optic links from meters to more than ten kilometres
News from Scitec Instruments ( 8 December 2006)
Training courses in decontamination skills
Lancer is increasing its range of training courses in decontamination skills for products from laboratory glassware washers to automated endoscope reprocessors Brochure Available
News from Lancer UK ( 8 December 2006)
Laser scanning microscopy made faster
The LSM 5 Duo Release 4.2 from Carl Zeiss makes laser scanning microscopy faster and more efficient thanks to state-of-the-art fluorescence dyes
News from Carl Zeiss MicroImaging ( 8 December 2006)
ProSim reinforces in China with M+A Scientific
ProSim, the French process simulation software house, strengthen its presence in China through a commercial representation agreement with the local company M+A Scientific
News from ProSim ( 8 December 2006)
Complete decontamination for ultrasound equipment
In a world first, infection control company Tristel Solutions has launched a system designed specifically for the decontamination of both non-invasive and invasive ultrasound equipment
News from Tristel ( 8 December 2006)
Easy fast measurement of salt content in crude oil
The new Seta Salt-in-crude analyser is a lightweight, portable instrument that provides rapid and reliable measurement of salt content in full conformity to these test methods
News from Stanhope-Seta ( 8 December 2006)
Rapid cloning thermosensitive alkaline phosphatase
Thermosensitive alkaline phosphatase from Promega allows scientists to streamline and speed up cloning from restriction digestion, dephosphorylation to ligation without the need for any buffer swaps
News from Promega UK ( 8 December 2006)
Automated protein purification at the benchtop
The Maxwell 16 polyhistidine protein purification kit is the latest development in the range of automated purification applications for the Maxwell16 system, Promega's Personal Automation Platform
News from Promega UK ( 8 December 2006)
Screening of complex electrical products for RoHS
On 1 July 2006 the limits for lead, cadmium, mercury, chrome (VI) and some brominates (PBB, PBDE) in with ElektroG (Elektro- und Elektronikgerategesetz) for Germany/EU RoHS Directive came into force Brochure Available
News from SGS ( 7 December 2006)
New line of assay kits for phosphatase detection
Protein phosphatases play key cellular regulatory roles in such processes as differentiation, proliferation and apoptosis, and have received significant attention as potential drug-screening targets
News from AnaSpec ( 7 December 2006)
Universal testing machines are palm-sized
Each stage can be used as a standalone tester or can be installed in an optical or atomic microscope to compare the macroscopic stress-strain states with the microscopic changes in the material
News from Admet ( 7 December 2006)
Quick response and training centre in Germany
New Flow Solutions site in Essen offers equipment repair and manufacturing services, as well as training programs for customers and employees throughout Europe
News from Flowserve ( 7 December 2006)
Market for synthetic siRNA shows growth potential
A new report from BioInformatics found that while the use of synthetic siRNA is still relatively new, the industrial market segment will continue strong growth over the near term
News from Bioinformatics ( 7 December 2006)
NCE Discovery and Dara to develop new therapies
NCE Discovery, a specialist medicinal chemistry and drug design service provider, has entered into an agreement with US-based Dara BioSciences to work on the development of new drug target molecules
News from NCE Discovery ( 7 December 2006)
Extending test data mining to entire groups
Diadem 10.1 delivers enhanced data management technology to help engineers more quickly and efficiently analyse and report their test results Brochure Available
News from National Instruments ( 7 December 2006)
Fast economical separations from fermentation runs
Separating the liquid-solid mixes resulting from a fermentation run can prove time consuming and costly in terms of disposables such as cross-flow filters or membranes
News from New Brunswick Scientific (UK) ( 7 December 2006)
Total laboratory gas systems at ArabLab, Pittcon
Domnick Hunter, a provider of laboratory gas generators, will showcase its range at the forthcoming Arab Lab (11-14 February 2007, Dubai) and Pittcon (27 February - 4 March 2007, Chicago) exhibitions
News from Parker Domnick Hunter ( 7 December 2006)
Intertek acquires Alta Analytical Laboratory
Intertek, an international provider of quality and safety services to a wide range of industries, reports that its oil, chemical and agri division (Caleb Brett) has bought Alta Analytical Laboratories
News from Intertek Analysis Services ( 7 December 2006)
Honouring industry achievers in chemicals
Frost and Sullivan will host its annual Excellence in Chemicals awards banquet on Tuesday 12 December 2006, at the Le Meridien Piccadilly Hotel in London
News from Frost and Sullivan ( 7 December 2006)
Ghrelin and obestatin peptides linked to appetite
Ghrelin, a 28-amino-acid peptide hormone produced by the stomach in mammals, is a peptide with an n-octanoyl modification at Ser3 (n-octanoylation is essential for its activity)
News from AnaSpec ( 7 December 2006)
Precise temperature control for viscosity testing
A wide selection of refrigerating/heating circulators that provide precise temperature control for viscosity testing applications is available from PolyScience
News from PolyScience ( 7 December 2006)
High resolution immunofixation using Hydragel kit
The high resolution immunofixation technique detects and identifies monoclonal proteins and Bence Jones monoclonal kappa or lambda free light chains in serum and urine to aid diagnosis and monitoring
News from Sebia UK ( 7 December 2006)
Plastics testers for HDT and Vicat softening tests
At the International Forum for Materials Testing in Ulm, Germany, Zwick introduces a new and complete line of products for heat deflection temperature (HDT) and the Vicat softening temperature (VST) Brochure Available
News from Zwick Roell ( 7 December 2006)
Disease pathways found with HuCAL-based antibodies
User Application Article Scientists at Hokkaido University to analyse Parkinson's and Alzheimer's disease pathways using HuCAL-based antibodies generated from the MorphoSys HuCAL gold antibody library
News from AbD Serotec ( 6 December 2006)
Lumenera scientific cameras have imaging software
BFi Optilas announces the Lumenera range of Infinity USB 2.0 scientific megapixel cameras is now available with the Infinity Analyze - a full featured image capture and processing software
News from BFi Optilas ( 6 December 2006)
Millipore releases AdenoSilence vectors for RNAi
Millipore has announced the launch of the first round of adenoviral shRNA expression vector reagents targeting the human druggable genome Brochure Available
News from Millipore ( 6 December 2006)
Revolutionary telescope to produce 'sky movies'
User Application Article Large Synoptic Survey Telescope (LSST) is set to redefine the expectations of astronomers and scientists for observational data
News from Observatory Sciences ( 6 December 2006)
Micro technology produces high-accuracy nozzles
Micro-part specialist Tecan has developed technology which produces high-performance ink-jet printer nozzles using proprietary photo-electro forming (PEF) technology
News from Tecan ( 6 December 2006)
High speed camera for biofluorescence microscopy
The high speed microscopy camera's Gen III image intensifier is bonded directly to the CMOS sensor and provides full 512x512 pixel resolution, operating at 2000 frames per second
News from Photron USA ( 6 December 2006)
Nanogen wins CDC contract for avian flu diagnostic
Goal is to develop POC immunoassay that simultaneously detects influenza type A, type B, seasonal flu (H1N1 and H3N2) and avian flu (H5N1) in a simple to use assay format
News from Nanogen ( 6 December 2006)
Microarrays for HIV vaccine research
Oxford Gene Technology (OGT) to design and fabricate microarrays for the Innate Discovery Team as part of the Centre for HIV-Aids Vaccine Immunology (Chavi) project to develop vaccines for HIV
News from Oxford Gene Technology ( 6 December 2006)
Adulterated products exposed by HPLC
Technical Background Article Australian scientists publish a study in the Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry highlighting the importance of using the HPLC to detect adulteration in commercial samples of bilberry extract
News from Indena ( 6 December 2006)
Rothamsted scientists beat slugs to win prize
Technical Background Article Scientists from Rothamsted Research named best budding biotechnology entrepreneurs after winning the national final of a business plan competition in London with an idea for controlling garden slugs
News from BBSRC ( 6 December 2006)
Borosilicate 3.3 glass process equipment
AJG Waters (Equipment) introduces the Soffieria Sestese range of glass process equipment for the pharmaceutical and chemicals industries
News from Waters Equipment ( 6 December 2006)
Adaptive optics encircle the globe
Consultants from Observatory Sciences, based in Cambridge, UK, have spanned four continents working on the cutting-edge technology of a new adaptive optics system for the Gemini Observatory
News from Observatory Sciences ( 6 December 2006)
Diamond Light Source begins to sparkle
The UK's largest scientific facility built for over 30 years, the Diamond Light Source synchrotron, is now being commissioned and will come into full operation during 2007
News from Observatory Sciences ( 6 December 2006)
Smartstore vial capability gives competitive edge
RTS Life Science, the company behind Smartstore, is being approached by organisations that had previously assumed that automation of their sample collections would not be cost effective Brochure Available
News from RTS Life Science ( 6 December 2006)
Precision potentiometric measurements
The continually increasing success of Metrohm's Unitrode and Aquatrode Plus in pH measurement shows that the fixed ground joint is the more universal type of diaphragm Brochure Available
News from Metrohm UK ( 6 December 2006)
X-ray diffraction scholarships announced
Bruker AXS announced the recipients of its 2006 Excellence in X-ray Diffraction (XRD) scholarships based on unique experiments performed by advanced university students. Brochure Available
News from Bruker Daltonics ( 5 December 2006)
Hollow cathode lamps offer better value
The dot-red ranges of hollow cathode lamps clearly offer customers a viable, value for money alternative to those available from either OEM suppliers and mainstream manufacturers
News from Stratlab ( 5 December 2006)
New application guidance on mercury monitoring
Technical Background Article Quantitech, a supplier of analytical instrumentation, has announced the publication of a new application note on the determination of mercury in water by cold vapour atomic absorption spectroscopy
News from Quantitech ( 5 December 2006)
Mass flowmeter and controller for ultra low flow
Low flow measurement specialist Litre Meter has announced the launch of Sierra Instruments's Micro-Track 101 series high performance digital mass flowmeter and controller
News from Litre Meter ( 5 December 2006)
Awards recognise consistent and strong growth
Velocity11, a supplier of automation technology solutions for life science laboratories, has been cited in two recent polls of fastest growing North American companies
News from Velocity11 ( 5 December 2006)
Parallel evaporator/lyophiliser is simple to use
The Activotec Evaporator transforms an ordinary rotary evaporator or vacuum pump with cold trap into a productive tool that can evaporate up to 33 samples simultaneously
News from Activotec ( 5 December 2006)
Microdialysis systems achieve greater sensitivity
ESA Biosciences has introduced two new methods for analysis of microdialysis perfusates that will enable neuroscience researchers to achieve greater sensitivity more rapidly and efficiently Brochure Available
News from ESA Biosciences ( 5 December 2006)
Mini OTDR sets new standards for performance
AQ7270 mini OTDR (optical time-domain reflectometer) claims the industry's best event separation capability and the shortest dead zone to enable detection even when events are close to one another
News from Yokogawa Europe - Test and Measurement ( 5 December 2006)
Spectro delivers 25,000th analytical instrument
The instrument, a Spectro Ciros Vision ICP-OES spectrometer, was purchased by Acme Analytical Laboratories in Vancouver, British Columbia, to examine environmental and geological samples
News from Spectro Analytical Instruments ( 5 December 2006)
Track stray light traceably in spectrophotometry
Stray light (stray radiant power ratio or SRPR) is an easily undetected source of error in UV-visible spectrophotometry, and when present causes depressed absorbance readings at high absorbance values
News from Starna Scientific ( 5 December 2006)
The Neanderthal clinging to your family tree
The idea for this book on computational genomics was spawned when Nello Cristianini and Matthew Hahn co-taught a class on computational genomics at the University of California-Davis in 2004
News from Indiana University School of Informatics ( 5 December 2006)
Total solutions for non-contact torque measurement
RWT310/320 series of Torqsense rotary torque sensors is available in sizes from 1Nm to 10,000Nm, so can be applied to virtually any size of system where precise yet simple torque monitoring is needed Brochure Available
News from Sensor Technology ( 5 December 2006)
CDs explain scientific modeling and simulation
Scientists from all areas and disciplines can get a quick overview of the power and benefits of modelling, simulation, and virtual prototyping from these free multiphysics tutorial CDs from Comsol Brochure Available
News from Comsol ( 5 December 2006)
Concentration of genomic DNA for forensic analysis
Millipore has announced the availability of a faster protocol using Amicon Ultra-4 100K NMWL centrifugal filter devices to concentrate human genomic DNA to be used in forensic analysis Brochure Available
News from Millipore ( 5 December 2006)
Tabletop microscopes on show at Buckingham Palace
Two of Hitachi's TM-1000 tabletop microscopes were on display as part of the Natural History Museum's contribution to a special science exhibition held at Buckingham Palace on 24 October 2006
News from Hitachi High-Technologies ( 5 December 2006)
Heading east to tackle growing market
Scientific and Chemical International is attending ArabLab, an international show for the laboratory and instrumentation industry, at the Dubai International Exhibition Centre, 11-14 February 2007
News from Scientific and Chemical Supplies ( 5 December 2006)
Growth spurs move to Pittsburgh area
Relocation of North American subsidiary of Goodfellow Cambridge from the Philadelphia area to Oakdale, Pennsylvania, near Pittsburgh
News from Goodfellow Cambridge ( 5 December 2006)
Clinical pathology module eases data acquisition
PDS Pathology Data Systems has a clinical pathology module for its ToxData system that it says greatly simplifies the data acquisition and reporting of preclinical studies
News from Pathology Data Solutions ( 5 December 2006)
Arbitrary/function generator hits 240MHz and 2GS/s
Now available from TTi is the Tektronix AFG3000 series of arbitrary/function generators, consisting of six models with the market-leading 240MHz, dual-channel, 2GS/s AFG3252 at the head of the series
News from TTi (Thurlby Thandar Instruments) ( 5 December 2006)
Better confidence in testing results
Zwick's materials testing software Testxpert II is one of the first products to already fulfill the requirements of Tenstand validation, in accordance with a future revision of ISO 6892 Brochure Available
News from Zwick Roell ( 5 December 2006)
Contract to supply Milk Link and Cheese Company
Scientific and Chemical has been awarded a two year contract by Milk Link, a UK integrated dairy businesses, to supply laboratory and analytical requirements for its entire UK operation
News from Scientific and Chemical Supplies ( 4 December 2006)
Versatile analysers for C, S, N, Cl, Tox, Pox, Eox
Analytik Jena multi systems provide a comprehensive analysis capability for the analysis of key elements and organic components in environmental monitoring and in process and quality control Brochure Available
News from Lambda Advanced Technology ( 4 December 2006)
Ceram makes analytical acquisition
The acquisition is part of a planned expansion by Ceram, and is one of a number of projects that will conclude over the coming weeks and months, both in the UK and overseas
News from Ceram ( 4 December 2006)
New director of sales for Photonic Products
Photonic Products, the UK optoelectronics device manufacturer and laser diode specialist, recently acquired by StockerYale, announces the appointment of Tony Wright as director of sales Brochure Available
News from Photonic Products ( 4 December 2006)
Labmedics launches liquid allergy product range
Following the launch of the Parsec system for the microbiology and automimmune markets, Labmedics is now extending its catalogue by adding a new range of allergy products
News from Labmedics ( 4 December 2006)
Ukiva director chairs Vision Academy board
Don Braggins has been appointed to chair a newly created scientific and technical advisory board for the Vision Academy, which is based in Erfurt, Germany
News from UK Industrial Vision Association ( 4 December 2006)
Tool enables real-time performance assessment
Thermo Fisher Scientific has introduced enhanced capabilities in its Retriever reporting tool for Thermo Scientific software with the addition of dashboard management Brochure Available
News from Thermo Fisher Scientific Informatics ( 4 December 2006)
Hiden Knowledgebase is MS information repository
Hiden equipment users and the quadrupole mass spectrometry community in general are set to benefit from a new information repository from quadrupole MS manufacturer Hiden Analytical
News from Hiden Analytical ( 4 December 2006)
Irish exporter of the year
Cook has been named as the Irish Exporters Association's exporter of the year and life science exporter of the year for 2006
News from Cook ( 4 December 2006)
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