News releases on Laboratorytalk categorised by date
Sunday 26 August
to Saturday 1 September 2007
Eskom laboratories standardise on SampleManager
User Application Article Largest electricity supply company in southern Africa signs contract to rollout Thermo Scientific SampleManager Lims (laboratory information management system) to its 34 laboratories Brochure Available
News from Thermo Fisher Scientific Informatics (31 August 2007)
Guide to antibody characterisation and development
Bio-Rad Laboratories's product application guide, bulletin 5412A, provides information on a number of applications for Bio-Rad's new Proteon XPR36 protein interaction array system Brochure Available
News from Bio-Rad Laboratories (31 August 2007)
PowerLab systems measure zebrafish QT prolongation
User Application Article ADInstruments repeorts that its PowerLab systems are being used to establish the zebrafish as a model for assessing drug effects on cardiac function, using QT prolongation as a key indicator
News from ADInstruments (31 August 2007)
Batch characterisation of polysorbates
ESA Biosciences says pharmaceutical manufacturing operations involving polysorbates just got easier and more precise, thanks to a new analysis method it has developed Brochure Available
News from ESA Biosciences (31 August 2007)
ISS distributes Tescan SEM systems in UK, Ireland
Tescan, a European manufacturer of scanning electron microscopes, has appointed ISS as its distributor for the UK and Ireland
News from ISS (31 August 2007)
ACS-DAC co-programs with Pittcon for second year
The Pittsburgh Conference announces the continuation of its partnership with the ACS Division of Analytical Chemistry at Pittcon 2008, 1-7 March 2008, in New Orleans
News from Pittcon (31 August 2007)
Dapserver 400 supersedes Dapserver 200 series
The Dapserver 400R uses the same components as the Dapserver 400, built into specially engineered packaging for rugged environments
News from Microstar Laboratories (31 August 2007)
NMR spectrometer is 'most highly integrated'
At Jaima 2007, Bruker BioSpin announced the introduction of the new AvanceIII NanoBay, which it says is the most highly integrated state-of-the-art NMR spectrometer ever
News from Bruker BioSpin (31 August 2007)
Laboratory information at Malta's largest hospital
User Application Article iSoft has been appointed as sub-contractor to Affiliated Computer Services (ACS) to provide and support laboratory information systems at Malta's largest hospital, the new 850-bed Mater Dei Hospital
News from iSoft (31 August 2007)
Biofilm studies will benefit from new Starna cell
Porthole cells are typical of the specialised solutions developed by Starna Scientific using optical manufacturing expertise accumulated in over 40 years supplying the scientific community
News from Starna Scientific (31 August 2007)
Better blood tests by in-surgery centrifugation
Working with a local UK NHS Trust, DJB Labcare has taken part in trials to determine whether any benefit accrues from the centrifugation of patient gel samples in the GP surgery
News from DJB Labcare (30 August 2007)
Analogue accelerometers are hermetically sealed
Designed for use in hostile environments, the seven models in the Inertial Aerosystems 2240 range have a full scale acceleration of +/-2g to +/-200g, with a temperature range of-55 to 125C Brochure Available
News from Inertial Aerosystems UK (30 August 2007)
Thyroid disorder diagnosis made more efficient
The fT3 assay shows excellent correlation with alternative methods and performs with outstanding analytical specificity against all tested potential cross reactants. Brochure Available
News from Olympus Life Science Europa (30 August 2007)
Design award for Rio thermo shaker
The IBO (Instrument Business Outlook) gold award 2007 for excellence in industrial design of laboratory equipment has been awarded to Q.Instruments's personal micro thermo shaker, Rio
News from Quantifoil Instruments (30 August 2007)
Better results from automated cell based assays
The Hamilton Robotics tilt module can be used on any new or existing Starline liquid handling robot and addresses many of the common problems associated with automating cell based assays
News from Hamilton Great Britain (30 August 2007)
Stereo microscope range extended, zoom extended
The Nikon SMZ range of stereo zoom microscopes has been further extended with the launch of the new SMZ445 and SMZ460 models, with zoom ratio now extending from 4.3:1 to 15:1 Brochure Available
News from Nikon UK (30 August 2007)
First commercial biologically-relevant mTOR
Millipore's addition of the full-length mTOR to the KinaseProfiler panel provides high-quality, confidential screening of compounds against this critically important kinase Brochure Available
News from Millipore (30 August 2007)
Mobile flame sterilisation is intrinsically safe
Integra Bioscience says its Flameboy is a handy and practical instrument that provides intrinsically safe flame sterilisation Brochure Available
News from Integra Biosciences (29 August 2007)
Sequence disclosure for guaranteed gene knockdown
Qiagen, the first company to provide sequences of predesigned siRNA products, says that its HP validated siRNAs will also be provided with full sequence information at no extra cost
News from Qiagen (29 August 2007)
Millipore and Novo Nordisk expand insulin deal
Millipore is expanding its agreement with Novo Nordisk to provide the biopharmaceutical market with recombinant human insulin, a key cell culture supplement used to manufacture biologic drugs Brochure Available
News from Millipore (28 August 2007)
Fully automated metals analyser offers consistency
Thermo Fisher Scientific has introduced a new entry level version of its ARL SMS-2000 Sample Manipulation System for automated metal analysis Brochure Available
News from Thermo Fisher Scientific (Elemental Analysis) (28 August 2007)
Gas analyser offers high speed refinery analysis
The AC Hi-Speed Refinery Gas Analyzer from AC Analytical Controls (AC) is a high speed solution that determines and reports the composition of refinery gas streams in only five minutes .
News from AC Analytical Controls (28 August 2007)
AlleleID is released with MLPA support
Premier Biosoft International has announced the world wide release of version 5 of AlleleID, the only tool available for designing diagnostic assays for both real time PCR and microarrays
News from Premier Biosoft International (28 August 2007)
Shotgun library supports unclonable sequences
GenScript has added a shotgun library service platform to its collection of molecular genetics services
News from GenScript (28 August 2007)
New camera vision system targets entry level needs
The VA15 from Adept Electronic Services has been developed to set a new standard for entry level machine vision solutions
News from Adept Electronic Solutions (28 August 2007)
GenScript provides early drug screening service
GenScript has made a new addition to its collection of early drug discovery services which provide a means to circumvent one problem that troubles peptide drug discovery
News from GenScript (28 August 2007)
Knock-Out/Knock-In service to support gene studies
GenScript's Knock-Out/Knock-In service addresses in vivo gene studies that prepare live animals that lack effective expression of a natural gene or contain a gene not usually found in the species
News from GenScript (28 August 2007)
Diagnostic unit analyses multiple disease markers
Bio-Rad Laboratories has launched a test for syphilis for use on its BioPlex 2200 system Brochure Available
News from Bio-Rad Laboratories (28 August 2007)
Barometric pressure measuring unit is portable
ETL has announced the availability of its new portable 765-16B high accuracy barometric pressure measuring unit that can be used on and off site
News from ETL Group (28 August 2007)
PI announces NanoInnovation Grant recipients
Researchers from the University of Virginia Medical School have won the PI (Physik Instrumente) NanoInnovation Grant Brochure Available
News from PI (Physik Instrumente) (28 August 2007)
Isothermal titration calorimeter is faster
Researchers can now achieve gold standard binding affinities with only 200ul of sample by using the new iTC200 Isothermal Titration Calorimeter from MicroCal
News from MicroCal (27 August 2007)
Anaspec continues to build antibody portfolio
AnaSpec has added ten new antibodies to its growing catalogue collection
News from AnaSpec (27 August 2007)
Small travel translation stage saves space
PI (Physik Instrumente) has introduced the M-122 palm-top-sized precision translation stage that combines compact dimensions, high dynamics and speed and high accuracy at a competitive price Brochure Available
News from PI (Physik Instrumente) (27 August 2007)
Freeze dryers are ideal for protocol development
Millrock Technology has introduced the Revo Series of freeze dryers that combine the latest hardware and software advancements
News from Millrock Technology (27 August 2007)
Syringeless filters speed up sample preparation
Whatman's Mini-UniPrep syringeless filters enable users to prepare samples in one third the time required by other methods and eliminate multiple consumables from the sample preparation process
News from Whatman International (27 August 2007)
Ethidium bromide waste reduction is simplified
The Whatman Ethidium Bromide Extractor is an easy and effective system for waste reduction
News from Whatman International (27 August 2007)
Data acquisition system offers time savings
Labtronics has released the NAP version 4.4 which is an analogue data acquisition and peak analysis system for Windows 2000, XP Professional or Vista Business operating systems
News from Labtronics (27 August 2007)
Laser scanning microscope software helps guidance
Carl Zeiss MicroImaging has introduced Zen 2007, a new software for laser scanning microscopes
News from Carl Zeiss MicroImaging (27 August 2007)
Metrohm UK provides Karl Fischer solution
The 832 KF Thermoprep system from Metrohm UK is the result of an improvement of the conventional Karl Fischer drying oven technology Brochure Available
News from Metrohm UK (27 August 2007)
Thermal analysis tool yields greater accuracy
PerkinElmer Life and Analytical Sciences has introduced the Simultaneous Thermal Analyzer (STA) 6000 which is a thermal analysis tool for routine and research applications
News from Perkin Elmer LAS (UK) (27 August 2007)
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