News releases on Laboratorytalk categorised by date
Sunday 8 July
to Saturday 14 July 2007
Understanding the mechanics of powder handling
User Application Article Research team at the Rapsodee centre, Ecole des Mines, France, is using a Malvern Spraytec particle size analyser to examine dust emissions from powder streams to assess the risk of dust exposure
News from Malvern Instruments (13 July 2007)
Not all heating block designs are created equal
Technical report on heating block performance and utility concludes that the lower thermal mass of the Heat-On produces significantly faster heat-up times and faster post-synthesis cool down times
News from Radleys (13 July 2007)
Liquid handling integrated with sample management
Integration of the Remp Small-Size Store (SSS) with the Freedom Evo liquid handling workstation and Freedom Evoware allows walk-away operation for sample retrieval and processing steps
News from Tecan Group (13 July 2007)
NCE Discovery and Domainex merge
Domainex and NCE Discovery have merged to form a new drug discovery company focused on nucleotide triphosphate (NTP)-dependent proteins
News from NCE Discovery (13 July 2007)
Want to buy a Lims in Benelux?
Quality Software Solutions, Rotterdam, now offers pre-sales and post-sales services for Autoscribe's Lims, scientific, and business software in Benelux and France Brochure Available
News from Autoscribe (13 July 2007)
Something growing in this incubator range
The Stuart SI500 orbital shaker and incubator provides separate digital controls for incubator temperature and shaking speed, both of which are displayed on easy to read LED control panels Brochure Available
News from Barloworld Scientific (13 July 2007)
In vivo imaging with tissue-specific NIR
Technical Background Article AnaSpec poster described in vivo testing of an RGD cyclic peptide labelled with a proprietary near infrared fluorescent dye, HiLyte Fluor 750-labelled RGD peptide, at 750 and 780nm
News from AnaSpec (13 July 2007)
Titration endpoint determination by photometry
The 662 Photometer makes photometric determinations just as easy as, for example, a pH measurement - in a wide range of different vessels and over the entire visible wavelength range Brochure Available
News from Metrohm UK (13 July 2007)
DrugTube provides non-invasive drug test sample
The minimally invasive sampling process and ease of use means that there is no additional stress for the test subject and the risk of infection for everyone concerned is considerably reduced
News from Draeger (13 July 2007)
Eppendorf buys New Brunswick Scientific
Eppendorf will acquire the outstanding common stock of New Brunswick Scientific (NBS) for US$11.50 per share, and Eppendorf has also agreed to settle all the outstanding stock options of NBS for cash Brochure Available
News from Eppendorf UK (13 July 2007)
Software eliminates tedious MLST workflows
CLC Bio has released molecular diagnostics for Multilocus Sequence Typing (MLST), a portable and precise state-of-the-art technique for typing bacteria and yeast isolates Brochure Available
News from CLC bio (13 July 2007)
Preview of sample store for UK Biobank
User Application Article The Automation Partnership (TAP) invited key members of the scientific community to an open day on 10 July 2007 to preview Polar, its -80C automated biological sample management system for UK Biobank
News from Automation Partnership (12 July 2007)
High speed synthesis of complex peptides
Based upon work by UK researchers from Bath and Dundee, the entirely on-resin synthesis on the Activo-P11 demonstrates significant improvements in speed and efficiency over traditional approaches
News from Activotec (12 July 2007)
In vitro Adme/Tox profiling and screening poster
Thermo Fisher Scientific announces the availability, gratis, of a new technical poster demonstrating the use of its purpose-built Thermo Scientific Galileo Lims to perform in vitro Adme/Tox profiling Brochure Available
News from Thermo Fisher Scientific Informatics (12 July 2007)
New products for the clinical microbiology lab
Oxoid will show its new range for the accurate determination of minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) values at the Institute of Biomedical Science Congress (24-26 September 2007, Birmingham, UK) Brochure Available
News from Oxoid (12 July 2007)
Zetasizer Nano provides protein insight
User Application Article The user-friendliness of the instrument is a significant factor in its successful use in the department of chemistry at the University of Massachusetts, USA, for a wide range of protein applications
News from Malvern Instruments (12 July 2007)
FT-IR educational experiments are available gratis
For classroom or teaching laboratory use, experiments offer insight into the theory and operation of FT-IR spectroscopy and are suitable for use in undergraduate, technical and scientific programmes Brochure Available
News from Thermo Fisher Scientific (Molecular Spectroscopy) (12 July 2007)
Event combines validation, compliance, stability
Institute of Validation Technology has announced its Lab Week event - a three-day conference providing a comprehensive guide to method validation, laboratory compliance, and stability testing
News from Institute of Validation Technology (12 July 2007)
3D cell culture system is in development
Global Cell Solutions (GCS) and Hamilton Robotics will collaborate to develop and market a benchtop cell culture system, the BioLevitator, that will be coupled with GCS's Gem 3D cell culture substrate
News from Hamilton Great Britain (12 July 2007)
First multichannel pipetting certification seminar
To help improve pipetting technique and reduce error, Artel held a pipetting proficiency training and certification seminar, including the industry's first certification for multichannel pipetting
News from Artel (12 July 2007)
Reliable detection of Chlamydia trachomatis
Artus C trachomatis Plus PCR kits are said to be the only dual-target tests worldwide detecting a region of the ompA gene and the cryptic plasmid
News from Qiagen (12 July 2007)
M2 series smart manometers bring high precision
Available in the UK from Labcell , the new range of Meriam M2 manometers feature Nist traceable accuracy of +0.025% of FS, independent of temperature effect
News from Labcell (12 July 2007)
PCR 'made effortless' with ReaX enhanced reagents
The polymerase chain reaction (PCR) has revolutionised methods for diagnostic testing as they are now extremely rapid to perform and are highly sensitive and specific
News from Q Chip (12 July 2007)
First CGH microarrays optimised for FFPE samples
Technical Background Article Agilent has licensed labelling technology from Kreatech to optimise array-based comparative genomic hybridisation (aCGH) platform for DNA from formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded (FFPE) tissue samples
News from Agilent Technologies Europe (11 July 2007)
Third symposium on HTRF in drug discovery
Cisbio international, a developer of HTRF technology for assay development and drug screening, says its third HTRF in Drug Discovery Symposium will be held 26-28 September 2007 in Sonoma, California Brochure Available
News from Cisbio International (11 July 2007)
Digital portable scales suit lab applications
The Valor 1000 series allows users to compare the weight of a sample against a reference weight using the included checkweighing software.
News from Ohaus (11 July 2007)
EC medicines head to deliver keynote at ICR
The head of the innovative medicines initiative at the European Commission, Irene Norstedt, is to deliver keynote address at ICR European conference in November 2007
News from ICR (Institute of Clinical Research) (11 July 2007)
Compressed air range complements gas generators
Specifically designed to accompany the nitrogen generator ranges, N2Flow and MaxiFlow, the AirFlow range can also supply other laboratory applications requiring compressed air
News from In House Gas (11 July 2007)
Recycling for the environmentally-conscious lab
Up to 90% of isocratic HPLC solvent can be recovered for re-use, thus reducing both disposal costs and environmental implications as well as reducing solvent purchasing budgets Brochure Available
News from SMI-LabHut (11 July 2007)
Interface for continuous flow isotope ratio MS
The ConFlo IV enables immediate switching between as many as three sample preparation devices to significantly reduce idle time while increasing sample throughput Brochure Available
News from Thermo Fisher Scientific (Mass Spectrometry) (10 July 2007)
Grinding of difficult and fibrous tissue samples
Biomedical Polymers says its new Ultra brand tissue grinders provide the efficiency of ground glass with the safety and cost effectiveness of a patented closed disposable system
News from Biomedical Polymers (10 July 2007)
Pore size analysis method for activated carbons
Quantachrome introduces a new and accurate pore size calculation method for geometrically- and chemically-heterogeneous porous carbons
News from Quantachrome Instruments (10 July 2007)
Faster results in vaccine research
Immunologists, oncologists and pharmacologists working in tumour, Aids and vaccine research or performing routine laboratory procedures will benefit from the specific features of this software
News from Carl Zeiss MicroImaging (10 July 2007)
Everyone can become an expert in ICP analysis
Horiba Jobin Yvon presents the Activa-M, for multi-line analysis by ICP-OES, combining superb instrumental performance with unique advanced software tools
News from Horiba Jobin Yvon (10 July 2007)
High speed shaker has in-built timer
The new SSL5 compliments the SSM5 personal plate shaker and, like the SSM5, combines high speed motion with a tiny orbit to produce the ideal conditions to mix microtitre plates or tubes Brochure Available
News from Barloworld Scientific (10 July 2007)
Essential markers to characterise stem cell lines
Technical Background Article This initiative represents the first internationally coordinated effort to provide a systematic and comparative survey of the hESC lines available from various research groups around the world
News from Applied Biosystems (10 July 2007)
Development of the world's smallest vane pump
Because of the almost pulsation-free pumping process the SP 135 FZ is said to be ideal for applications in respiratory gas analysis
News from Schwarzer Precision (10 July 2007)
Cell signalling submissions deadline extended
Following its acquisition of Upstate, Millipore is co-sponsoring the Fourth Annual Cell Signalling Symposium to be held 30 August to 2 September 2007 in Dundee, UK Brochure Available
News from Millipore (10 July 2007)
LabTutor donated to New Orleans science education
The donated PTB151 system will support the biology curriculum of 15 secondary schools in the New Orleans and surrounding parishes
News from ADInstruments (10 July 2007)
Warnex pathogen detection business sold to AES
Warnex has sold the assets of its pathogen detection business to AES Laboratoire, a French manufacturer and supplier of laboratory equipment based in Bruz, France
News from Warnex (10 July 2007)
Pump's reliability aids in long term studies
The Pump 11 Plus is said to be the most popular laboratory syringe pump because of its high performance, low price, and small footprint
News from Harvard Apparatus (10 July 2007)
Oligonucleotide arrays are only for cytogenetics
Branded under the family name CytoSure, Syndrome Plus and Chromosome X exon specific arrays will debut at the European Cytogenetics Association conference in Istanbul, July 2007
News from Oxford Gene Technology ( 9 July 2007)
SLS to distribute for Purite
Purite, a UK manufacturer of laboratory water purification systems, has appointed Scientific Laboratory Supplies (SLS) as its key national UK distributor
News from Purite ( 9 July 2007)
Are your bacteria sitting comfortably?
Isatec distributes the Moist range of microwave moisture measurement systems manufactured by HF sensor of Leipzig, Germany which allow fast, accurate, measurement of moisture in a variety of materials Brochure Available
News from Isatec ( 9 July 2007)
Easily track biological and radiological material
ChemSW has released unique new functionality that enables users of CISPro Global and CISPro Live to further refine their ability to track biological and radiological materials in inventory
News from ChemSW ( 9 July 2007)
How to meet latest DHS anti-terrorism standard
Users of CISPro Global and CISPro Live chemical inventory systems can easily comply with the new US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standard, 6 CFR Part 27
News from ChemSW ( 9 July 2007)
Best practices for managing laboratory inventory
Technical Background Article ChemSW announces the release of a revised and greatly expanded version of its ground-breaking white paper detailing best practices in chemical inventory management.
News from ChemSW ( 9 July 2007)
Powerful scientific imaging at a competitive price
FluorChem FC2 imaging system contains a scientific grade camera offering a complete range of image acquisition modes for imaging the most commonly encountered fluorescent and chemiluminscent samples
News from GRI ( 9 July 2007)
Spectro's e-learning campus is now online
Spectro has made three interesting online seminars dealing with basic analytical theory and practice available to customers and other interested parties in this secure portal
News from Spectro Analytical Instruments ( 9 July 2007)
Total number of news releases published during the week: 49
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