News releases on Laboratorytalk categorised by date
Sunday 12 August
to Saturday 18 August 2007
Microreaction flow chemistry system aims to launch
Uniqsis, the Cambridge based company formed in January 2007 to develop a new concept in microreaction flow chemistry, has announced progress towards launching the FlowSyn system later in the year
News from Uniqsis (17 August 2007)
Vibrating cup mill grinds quickly without mess
The Fritsch Vibrating Cup Mill Pulverisetter 9 has been designed to quickly grind hard and brittle materials down to analytical fineness and yet remains easy to clean Brochure Available
News from Fritsch (17 August 2007)
Oxoid launches PCR assay for S aureus detection
Oxoid has launched the BAX System real-time PCR assay for the detection of Staphylococcus aureus in raw minced (ground) beef and powdered infant formula Brochure Available
News from Oxoid (17 August 2007)
Inverness introduces new Strep A rapid test
Inverness Medical has introduced the TestPack Strep A rapid test to tackle the problems caused by delays in diagnosing Streptococcus Group A (Strep A) pharyngitis
News from Inverness Medical Innovations (17 August 2007)
New CLUE upgrade for SEMs is revealed
The Optical Spectroscopy Division of Horiba Jobin Yvon has introduced a new Cathodoluminescence Universal Extension (CLUE) upgrade for Scanning Electron Microscopes (SEMs)
News from Horiba Jobin Yvon (17 August 2007)
National Food Laboratory leads innovation drive
The National Food Laboratory has launched the Innovation Group, a 30-member organization devoted to assisting companies in creating, developing and commercialising new food and beverage products
News from National Food Laboratory (17 August 2007)
Genotyping service provider programme is launched
Applied Biosystems has established a global genotyping service provider programme for scientists interested in the study of how specific genetic variations may impact health or disease
News from Applied Biosystems (17 August 2007)
Aspectrics showcases new biofuels analysers
Aspectrics is unveiling the novel EP-NIR 2750 and the innovative EP-NIR 2750i biofuels analysers Brochure Available
News from Aspectrics (17 August 2007)
AnaSpec releases combinatorial chemistry catalogue
AnaSpec, 0ne of the world's largest providers of unusual amino acids, has released its 2007-2009 Combinatorial Chemistry catalogue.
News from AnaSpec (17 August 2007)
Corning acquires key optical biosensor patents
Corning has acquired from Oerlikon the worldwide exclusive rights to US Patent 5,738,825 to enable full patent enforcement for the Corning Epic system
News from Corning Life Sciences (16 August 2007)
NPG to launch Nature Chemistry magazine
Nature Publishing Group (NPG) has announced that the company is planning launch of a new title called Nature Chemistry in 2009 and the publisher is now recruiting for the editor-in-chief
News from Nature Publishing (16 August 2007)
Automated inspection unit offers entry level gains
Firstsight Vision has announced the availability of a new entry level VA15 automated inspection device from ipd Brochure Available
News from Firstsight Vision (16 August 2007)
FFPE kit for Oligo CGH microarrays is unveiled
Labelling kits that, for the first time, enable oligo microarray comparative genomic hybridisation (CGH) analysis of DNA from formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded (FFPE) tissue samples have been unveiled
News from Agilent UK (16 August 2007)
New poster displays the Art of pH Measurement
Mettler Toledo is now offering a free informative poster that provides a comprehensive breakdown of the company's pH applications together with some useful tips and hints Brochure Available
News from Mettler Toledo (16 August 2007)
New method determines water content in gases
Metrohm has developed a method to determine the moisture content of their gases based on the ISO standard 10101: Natural gas: Determination of water by the Karl Fischer method Brochure Available
News from Metrohm UK (16 August 2007)
New courses set to educate on viscosity testing
Brookfield is offering three viscosity education courses that provide users of Brookfield instrumentation with the hands-on knowledge to get the most out of their viscosity and texture test methods Brochure Available
News from Brookfield Engineering Laboratories (16 August 2007)
ECM software helps automate documentation tasks
BlueCielo ECM Solutions (formerly Cyco Software) has released InnoCielo Publisher 2007 and InnoCielo Publisher Framework 2007
News from BlueCielo ECM Solutions (16 August 2007)
Thermal imaging seminars focus on new advances
Photron and Electrophysics have announced a series of educational seminars focusing on the latest advancements in high speed visible and thermal imaging systems
News from Photron USA (16 August 2007)
Chinese invest in terahertz technology instruments
Advanced Photonix has announced that the Picometrix T-Ray 2000 has been chosen by Shenzhen University of China to be the focal point of its investigations of terahertz technology applications
News from Picometrix (15 August 2007)
New syphilis test speeds diagnosis
Newmarket Laboratories, part of the Lab21 Group, has developed a new diagnostic test for syphilis that is rapid, accurate and easy to use
News from Lab21 (15 August 2007)
New green laser optimises price/performance
The new low-power, CW Compass 115M-15 green laser from Coherent is designed for price sensitive, high performance OEM applications
News from Coherent (15 August 2007)
Thermal camera offers high resolution benefits
Metrum Information Storage has introduced a new cost effective portable thermal imaging camera complete solution for high resolution scientific research applications
News from Metrum Information Storage (15 August 2007)
New HPLC systems speed drug-metabolism studies
ESA Biosciences, a Magellan Biosciences company, has launched new HPLC systems designed to help speed drug-metabolism studies and support medicinal chemistry activities Brochure Available
News from ESA Biosciences (15 August 2007)
New digital temperature indicators offer accuracy
The Cropico range of high accuracy digital temperature indicators has been designed to set new standards of measurement flexibility Brochure Available
News from Cropico (15 August 2007)
Waste collector offers efficient inhaler testing
Copley Scientific's new Waste Shot Collector, Model WSC2, is a compact benchtop unit that efficiently captures the waste doses produced during inhaler testing
News from Copley Scientific (15 August 2007)
Warnex to market a leukemia diagnostic service
Warnex has announced an exclusive agreement with Ipsogen SAS, a company committed to developing tests to improve the disease management of cancer patients
News from Warnex (15 August 2007)
Skin Research Centre counts on ProtoCOL system
User Application Article The ProtoCOL automated colony counter from Synbiosis is being successfully used by the Skin Research Centre (SRC) at the University of Leeds Brochure Available
News from Synbiosis (15 August 2007)
Liquid handling system helps biomaterial search
User Application Article Scientists at the University of Applied Sciences in Switzerland are developing automated tissue culture methods for testing new biomaterials using a Tecan Freedom EVO liquid handling workstation
News from Tecan Group (15 August 2007)
Alaska release new food pathogen testing system
Alaska Food Diagnostics' new fastrAK rapid pathogen testing system follows the first technology capitalisation from the UK Government's Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl) at Porton Down
News from Alaska Food Diagnostics (14 August 2007)
Quantification of IgG antibodies becomes faster
Guava Technologies has launched a new and enhanced version of the company's Guava RapidQuant IgG Antibody Quantification Assays for mouse and human antibodies
News from Guava Technologies (14 August 2007)
Experimenters show how the Earth's plates function
A combination of new experimental techniques and powerful computational theory is enabling scientists to determine how the Earth keeps its plates oiled and in motion
News from European Science Foundation (14 August 2007)
Dual camera vision system is easy to integrate
The VA20 available from Adept Electronic Solutions provides end users and system integrators with a practical machine vision solution for single or dual camera applications
News from Adept Electronic Solutions (14 August 2007)
New water bath range is flexible and affordable
The 'CC' Compatible Control thermostat and water bath range from Huber UK has been developed to provide a high quality water bath choice for budget conscious users
News from Huber UK (14 August 2007)
Private UK laboratory companies face takeovers
Business analysts Plimsoll Publishing say in a new report that the UK's dwindling number of privately owned scientific and laboratory equipment firms are looking more like potential takeover targets
News from Plimsoll Publishing (14 August 2007)
CDPH wins IAFP Food Safety Innovation Award
One of Matrix MicroScience's clients, the California Dept of Public Health (CDPH) has won the International Association for Food Protection (IAFP) Food Safety Innovation Award.
News from Matrix MicroScience (14 August 2007)
New vendor validation software speeds development
LabLogic Systems validation services are designed to achieve software implementation smoothly and in the quickest possible time Brochure Available
News from Lablogic Systems (14 August 2007)
PolyTherics and BioVectra sign manufacturing deal
PolyTherics, a biopharmaceutical spin-out company from Imperial College London and the London School of Pharmacy has signed a manufacturing and bilateral representation agreement with BioVectra
News from PolyTherics (14 August 2007)
Millipore launches Neurite Outgrowth Assay
Millipore has announced the availability of its Neurite Outgrowth Assay which is now the newest assay kit in Millipore's extensive drug discovery product line. Brochure Available
News from Millipore (13 August 2007)
Body composition analysis unit offers fat benefits
A new body composition analysis system has been introduced by Harvard Apparatus
News from Harvard Apparatus (13 August 2007)
Cytotoxicity profiling assay kit uses HepG2 cells
Millipore has introduced the CellCiphr Cytotoxicity Profiling Assay Kit using human HepG2 cells Brochure Available
News from Millipore (13 August 2007)
Symyx agrees deal with Elsevier over MDL products
Symyx Technologies has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire certain content and software products of MDL Information Systems for USD123 million in cash from Elsevier.
News from Symyx Technologies (13 August 2007)
New versions of oxygen analysers offer versatility
Systech Instruments has launched new versions of the company's Series 900 oxygen analysers
News from Systech Instruments (13 August 2007)
3D image software helps identify butterflies
User Application Article Auto-Montage Pro 3D image reconstruction software from Syncroscopy is being used at the Natural History Museum in London to help rapidly characterise a collection of swallowtail butterflies Brochure Available
News from Syncroscopy (13 August 2007)
Addenbrooke's Hospital expands lab partnership
User Application Article Dade Behring and Addenbrooke's Hospital have expanded their partnership with the second Streamlab Analytical Workcell helping the hospital's lab to manage increasing test volumes
News from Dade Behring (13 August 2007)
Slim industrial Ethernet switch protects power
Ethernet Direct is offering a hardened slim Industrial Ethernet switch with ultimate power protection, HUE-800S
News from Ethernet Direct (13 August 2007)
Ethernet Direct targets South African customers
Ethernet Direct has established Ethernet Direct South Africa which is located in Johannesburg to serve the growing requirements in South Africa and neighbouring regions
News from Ethernet Direct (13 August 2007)
Microscopic analysis unveils Martian mysteries
By studying the Martian rock samples under a powerful microscope and modelling their magnetic properties has enabled scientists to begin to understand the strange magnetic properties of the Red Planet
News from European Science Foundation (13 August 2007)
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