News releases on Laboratorytalk categorised by date
Sunday 24 June
to Saturday 30 June 2007
20 times the power at one-third the price
At approximately one-third the price of a traditional SEM, the Phenom will be affordable for many more undergraduate and community college programmes mainstreaming access to the nanoscale Brochure Available
News from FEI (29 June 2007)
Creating a South American biological database
Technical Background Article PGSL project will harvest and preserve nucleotide sequence data from the vast biodiversity of the continent and make a database, much like DDBJ in Japan, EMBL in Europe, and GenBank in North America Brochure Available
News from CLC bio (29 June 2007)
Digital imaging seminar puts technology in focus
A wide selection of Nikon's latest technology, including the revolutionary BioStation IM and the groundbreaking AZ100, was available for hands-on practical sessions at the seminar Brochure Available
News from Nikon UK (29 June 2007)
This 'greenhouse effect' helps the environment
Radleys says its GreenHouse blowdown evaporator sets the standard for safe and productive removal of solvents from samples in tubes, vials and microplates
News from Radleys (29 June 2007)
Robust automation for dosing of solid samples
The new subsidiary of the laboratory automation specialist CyBio, the CyBio Robotics (formerly Accelab) offers a very comfortable and compact system for the automation of dosing solid samples
News from CyBio (29 June 2007)
Maldi spotter and fraction collector for the UK
To complement the MassTech AP-Maldi and the Ionsense Dart atmospheric pressure sources, KR Analytical has teamed up with SunChrom to promote the SunCollect Maldi spotter and fraction collector in UK
News from KR Analytical (29 June 2007)
Creating a prototype diagnostic device
Acrongenomics, Molecular Vision, and Pearson Matthews join forces to design a fully-manufacturable, prototype, point-of-care medical diagnostic device for detecting kidney and cardiac biomarkers
News from Acrongenomics (29 June 2007)
Electronic pipette is easy to use and affordable
The StarPet E is a multifunctional pipette with multiple dispense, sequential pipetting, sample mixing and serial dilution functions
News from Starlab (29 June 2007)
Better control of high speed cyclic testing
The eP DS from Admet is said to be ideal for low-force cyclic testing of medical devices, biomaterials, and plastics, as well as higher force component testing
News from Admet (29 June 2007)
Antaris chosen to speed raw materials analysis
User Application Article Deployment of Antaris FT-NIR at Abiogen in Italy has greatly reduced the company's instrument and chemical costs and increased productivity, leading to significant savings in labour and equipment
News from Thermo Fisher Scientific (Molecular Spectroscopy) (29 June 2007)
Quality management for Chinese ingredients
Shuster Laboratories introduces a new global sourcing quality management (GSQM) programme for companies sourcing food or dietary supplement ingredients/products in China or other offshore locations
News from Shuster Laboratories (29 June 2007)
'New concept' in mid-infrared instrumentation
This pocket-sized infrared (IR) instrument allows mid-IR spectral analysis - quantitative or qualitative - on a wide variety of materials on site, in the production area or in the field Brochure Available
News from Wilks Enterprise (29 June 2007)
Lab-accurate results from handheld instrument
Described as ideal for testing water in the field or lab, Ultrameter II precisely measures six water quality parameters: conductivity, resistivity, TDS, pH, ORP, and temperature
News from Myron L (28 June 2007)
New spectroscopes and new business
Andor Technology will launch two new spectrographs at Laser 2007 and will announce details of third party agreements with two new specialist spectrograph manufacturers, Headwall Photonics and Specim
News from Andor Technology (28 June 2007)
Conjugated monoclonal antibodies give more data
Beckman Coulter has two new IOTest Anti-Rat flow cytometry reagents for lymphocyte phenotyping in preclinical immunotoxicology applications Brochure Available
News from Beckman Coulter (28 June 2007)
Frameslides are ideal for laser microdissection
Palm FrameSlides enable even the latest immunohistological dissections using the laser microdissection technique - and new possibilities have been opened up in combination with Palm MicroBeam systems
News from Carl Zeiss MicroImaging (28 June 2007)
Petri dish filler suits beverage and water labs
Mediajet Vario is purpose designed to fulfil the media preparation requirements of quality control laboratories in the beverage and environmental / drinking water sectors
News from Integra Biosciences (28 June 2007)
Microplate sample concentrator is robot-compatible
For heat sensitive and thermally labile samples the Ultravap may be operated in a unique two-stage mode combining rapid initial dry-down with carefully controlled final solvent evaporation Brochure Available
News from Porvair Sciences (28 June 2007)
Training workshops in human stem cell research
Millipore has announced the development of training workshops in human stem cell research in conjunction with the Burnham Institute for Medical Research Brochure Available
News from Millipore (27 June 2007)
Mass spec applications booklet now in 3rd edition
The AccuTof time-of-flight mass spectrometer provides exact masses and accurate isotopic abundances that can be used to confirm sample composition or determine the elemental composition of unknowns
News from Jeol USA (27 June 2007)
Fighting power outages on genetic analyser
User Application Article If Microcheck laboratory's genetic analyser were to go down due to unconditioned power, the laboratory simply would not be able to keep up with client demand to identify hundreds of samples per week Brochure Available
News from Franek Technologies (27 June 2007)
100% leak-tight glass front for Bioultra cabinet
Habitual working with a biological class II secure cabinet involves being able to isolate the working area from the exterior when not in use, in the case of a power failure or decontamination
News from Progen Scientific (27 June 2007)
Primer set determines purity and quality of DNA
The new Beckman Coulter STR Primer Set is used to determine the purity and quality of DNA, for sample tracking and contamination monitoring Brochure Available
News from Beckman Coulter (27 June 2007)
Reagents measure responses to cell stimuli
By measuring the phosphorylation of specific intracellular proteins, these RUO reagents can aid in the study of surface-to-nucleus cell signal transduction pathways Brochure Available
News from Beckman Coulter (27 June 2007)
SmartTable optical tables have been doubled
Newport's doubled SmartTable and SmartTable-UT optical tables use its iQ damping technology to actively monitor, report, and adjust table-damping performance
News from Newport Spectra-Physics (27 June 2007)
Measure excimer laser energy with more precision
Excimer laser EnergyMax series sensors feature high accuracy and large active area, and utilise a novel coating that delivers superior long-term damage resistance
News from Coherent (27 June 2007)
Deoxyuridine triphosphate in PCR-based methods
Beginning in June 2007, Greiner Bio-One will deliver the product kits for PapilloCheck with dUTP in the MasterMix, and it will be included in the product kits for CytoCheck in autumn 2007
News from Invitrogen (27 June 2007)
Free Geiger Muller counter with luminometer
LabLogic Systems is offering a free Geiger Muller radiation contamination monitor and source calibration certificate with all orders for its Triathler portable LSC / luminometer / gamma counter Brochure Available
News from Lablogic Systems (27 June 2007)
First integrated cell culture observation device
BioStation CT helps scientists manage, observe, and recording cell growth, morphology, and protein expression in culture through environmental control of temperature, humidity and gas concentration
News from Nikon Instruments USA (27 June 2007)
Temperature indicating devices are non-reversible
The nonreversible indicator vividly changes from white to red when the safe temperature of the sensitive items being monitored by Trans-Vue has been reached or exceeded
News from William Laboratories (27 June 2007)
Generators are alternative vacuum pumps
Gast's range of vacuum generators are alternatives for aspiration, volatile vapour evacuation and other applications where pump size, noise, or high temperatures mean that vacuum pumps cannot be used
News from Gast Group (26 June 2007)
Laboratory thermal measurement with high precision
VarioCam thermographic cameras boast 1.23megapixel resolution which, together with Irbis thermographic software, makes possible the detailed analysis of the thermal data
News from InfraTec (26 June 2007)
Measure five separate gas components using IR
Technical Background Article Horiba PG250 can simultaneously measure CO, SO2, and CO2, chemiluminescence for NOx, and O2, and the EA confirms that it is acceptable for test laboratories to use it within the CEN standard
News from Quantitech (26 June 2007)
LFRA texture analyser gains with new software
TexturePro Lite software simplifies repetitive sample testing and provides immediate texture profiles for comparison and analysis Brochure Available
News from Brookfield Engineering Laboratories (26 June 2007)
Automated filtration, separation and plate washing
HydroFlex automates self-sealing of filtration plates, on-line vacuum control and dispensing of wash buffers, and offers a tunable vacuum from -50 to -850mbar for both high and low vacuum applications
News from Tecan Group (26 June 2007)
Datalogger monitors dry ice
Plasma, frozen tissue, and pharmaceutical products are examples of critical and temperature sensitive items that could benefit from the use of an ultra-low temperature data logger
News from LoggerShop (26 June 2007)
Autosampler will process up to 29 SPE cartridges
The HT400E is a fully automated SPE autosampler with a built in HPLC injector for unattended sample preparation and HPLC analysis
News from NLG Analytical (26 June 2007)
Bringing cool bright light to the lab
With low energy consumption and exceptional lamp life, the Spot LED 003 combines three sophisticated Luxeon K2 LED emitters in one unit to give a bright, flicker-free, blue-white light Brochure Available
News from Waldmann Lighting (26 June 2007)
Temperature monitor helps FDA 21 CFR 600.15 (a)
William Laboratories announces Safe-T-Vue 6, newest member of Safe-T-Vue family of nonreversible temperature indicators for safe transport and storage of blood and other temperature sensitive items
News from William Laboratories (26 June 2007)
Micro-organism identification and counting
Compact Dry, from Anachem, is a new, convenient, easy to use and cost effective alternative to standard methods for microbial colony identification and counting Brochure Available
News from Anachem (26 June 2007)
Confocal for real-time imaging inside live cells
Leica SD6000 spinning disk confocal module is designed for fast imaging with minimum sample exposure for observing differentiation, intracellular transport, cell division, and cytoskeleton dynamics
News from Leica Microsytems (25 June 2007)
European groups for Malvern chemical imaging users
Malvern's recently launched Synirgi system underlines the continuing migration of NIR-CI technology from its specialist roots into routine use as a highly desirable, quantitative analytical tool.
News from Malvern Instruments (25 June 2007)
Novel in vivo RNAi services for gene function
One of the Elisa detection kit is for mouse tumour necrosis factor (TNF) in serum, plasma, and cell culture supernatant is a potent mediator of immune and inflammatory responses
News from Bioo Scientific (25 June 2007)
Scientist wins award for cancer diagnostic markers
Technical Background Article MCM proteins found to have potential as the basis of simple non-invasive tests for a range of cancers, including cervical, bladder, colorectal, lung, and cancer of the oesophagus
News from Cancer Research UK (25 June 2007)
Thrombotic disease tests 'could save lives'
These thrombotic tests build on Lab21's portfolio of diagnostics for personalised medicine, adding to tests for heart disease, liver disease, cystic fibrosis and Sids (sudden infant death syndrome)
News from Lab21 (25 June 2007)
Lab water of highest purity with greatest ease
Purite's Integra L range has been designed with all the components required to produce up to 600lts/hr of reverse osmosis water integrated into a neat housing, designed to fit through a standard door
News from Purite (25 June 2007)
Economical automation of non-IVD Elisas
Elisa Starlet comes with design innovations like monitored air displacement pipetting, Co-Re technology for tip/needle pick-up, and dual liquid level detection
News from Hamilton Great Britain (25 June 2007)
Licence to deal in PNA monomers
Peptide nucleic acids (PNAs) have numerous identified and proposed applications in molecular biology procedures, diagnostic assays, as well as antisense and anti-gene therapies.
News from Link Technologies (25 June 2007)
Intelligent software for complex chromatography
In liquid chromatography, state-of-the-art software provides multiple instrument control, acquisition, processing and management of data, reporting, system security as well as audit trailing Brochure Available
News from Metrohm UK (25 June 2007)
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