News releases on Laboratorytalk categorised by date
Sunday 21 October
to Saturday 27 October 2007
Borosilicate filters have high resistance
Robu Vitrapor borosilicate glass filter products feature high chemical resistance, minimum thermal expansion, and high thermal shock resistance
News from Andrews Glass (26 October 2007)
PC20 media preparator increases productivity
Considered to be the most compact design available, the ProfiClave 20 benchtop media preparator from BioTool is capable of producing up to 16 litres of agar and can be used on a regular lab bench
News from Biotool (26 October 2007)
Residual gas analysers cope with all eventualities
Hiden Analytical residual gas analysers feature three systems optimised to accommodate applications from basic HV vacuum diagnostics through to precision gas analysis and fast-event UHV/XHV studies
News from Hiden Analytical (26 October 2007)
Infinite 200 wins DLReady certification
Tecan's Infinite 200 multimode microplate readers have been certified DLReady by Promega, which has tested the instruments for the Dual-Luciferase Reporter (DLR) assay system
News from Tecan Group (26 October 2007)
MassWorks sClips enhances formula ID accuracy
Users of high mass accuracy (HMA) instruments can dramatically improve the results of formula identification and easily obtain higher quality, reproducible data through accurate line-shape calibration Brochure Available
News from Cerno Bioscience (26 October 2007)
Solid to set new standards for genetic analysis
Applied Biosystems says it has entered a new era of life-science research with the launch of its next-generation DNA sequencing platform, called Solid
News from Applied Biosystems (26 October 2007)
EnergyMax sensors for high peak power lasers
Two new laser pulse energy sensors from Coherent are specifically designed for use with very high energy/peak power lasers operating at low repetition, such as those based on Nd:Yag, ruby, and Ho:Yag
News from Coherent (25 October 2007)
Windber chooses GenoLogics for data management
User Application Article Windber Research Institute is a US Department of Defense funded laboratory, and it is considered by some to be the most integrated, functional genomics and proteomics research facility in the world
News from Genologics (25 October 2007)
Complimentary access to Raman spectral library
Until 31 December 2007, credits for 100 searches on RamanSearch will be available with the purchase of new Nicolet Almega XR dispersive Raman microscopes and NXR FT-Raman spectrometers Brochure Available
News from Thermo Fisher Scientific (Molecular Spectroscopy) (25 October 2007)
Make that bottleneck simply evaporate
Genevac HT-12 Series II should eliminate evaporation bottlenecks in high throughput and production laboratories, and represents a benchmark in high speed, high capacity evaporation systems Brochure Available
News from Genevac (25 October 2007)
Reference poster for neuroscientists
Neurotransmitter pathways poster is first to feature four major neurotransmitter systems with normal and abnormal pathways shown side by side, and describe therapeutics for related clinical disorders
News from AbD Serotec (25 October 2007)
EIA kit for the measurement of soluble CD163
CD163 is a membrane protein and member of the group B Scavenger Receptor Cysteine-rich super family specifically expressed on peripheral blood monocytes and macrophages
News from Cadama Medical (25 October 2007)
Seven more Genome Sequencers for Baylor Center
User Application Article The Human Genome Sequencing Center at Baylor College of Medicine increases its fleet of Roche Genome Sequencer FLX systems to ten instruments Brochure Available
News from Roche Applied Science (25 October 2007)
Lightweight serological pipetting aid.
Pipetboy Acu pipettor from Integra Biosciences is a lightweight, single-channel dispenser for safe, accurate and reproducible filling and dispensing of plastic and glass pipettes from 1-100ml Brochure Available
News from Integra Biosciences (25 October 2007)
Conjugated antibodies and glycoprotein reagents
Invitrogen launches Molecular Probes Qdot nanocrystal conjugated primary antibodies for multicolour flow cytometry, and Click-iT glycoprotein profiling reagents based on novel 'click' chemistry
News from Invitrogen (25 October 2007)
Evaporation at the touch of a button
PC Vario 3001 chemistry pump unit is a new generation of diaphragm pumping system for small to medium scale chemistry applications including evaporation, sample concentration, drying and distillation
News from Radleys (25 October 2007)
Fully traceable water quality data by software
Aitken Scientific's software is providing improved data access to Purite water purification units for fully traceable water quality monitoring in laboratory, healthcare and industrial applications
News from Aitken Scientific (25 October 2007)
Colony counter is uncomplicated and convenient
The Reichert Darkfield Quebec colony counter provides efficient, accurate and convenient colony counting at an affordable cost for clinical, veterinary, industrial and classroom laboratories Brochure Available
News from YSI (UK) (25 October 2007)
Syrris announces FRX300 flow chemistry winners
Academics from around the world were asked to submit an abstract detailing the research they would carry out if they won the use of a Syrris FRX300
News from Syrris (24 October 2007)
CBA says Reach fees have reached the sky
Chemical Business Association (CBA) complains about scale of proposed Reach fees - some of which increase by several hundred per cent over the figures originally proposed by the European Commission
News from Chemical Business Association (24 October 2007)
The science may be micro, yet the event grows big
Microscience, said to be Europe's largest microscopy and imaging event, is on track to being biggest ever in 2008 and expands to four days
News from Royal Microscopical Society (24 October 2007)
Small syringe pump suits limited spaces
The microprocessor based controller uses a bright display and membrane keypad with a simple, menu-prompt system for easy setup
News from KD Scientific (24 October 2007)
Scinco is 'new wave' in UV/vis spectroscopy
Cosa Instrument has entered into an exclusive distribution deal with Scinco for the sole distribution, technical support, and service of its PDA UV-vis spectrophotometers in the United States
News from Cosa Instrument (24 October 2007)
Promoting rapid community HIV testing in Singapore
By working with the Ministry of Health in Singapore Inverness Medical hopes to highlight the critical role of rapid diagnosis in the fight against Aids/HIV worldwide
News from Inverness Medical Innovations (24 October 2007)
Open-source Lims scores wine success
Web-based inter-laboratory proficiency testing system designed and sponsored by the South African Wine Laboratory Association (Sawla) is developed in open source technologies by Bika Lab Systems
News from Bika Lab Systems (24 October 2007)
Commercialising a gene expression analysis method
PlexPress, a Finnish spin-off company of VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland, will commercialise a method developed by VTT for high-throughput, high-content gene expression analysis
News from VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland (24 October 2007)
Sports doping tests at the 2008 Beijing Olympics
China Doping Control Center (CDCC) has selected Thermo Scientific instruments and software for its sports testing programme at the 29th Olympic Games in Beijing Brochure Available
News from Thermo Fisher Scientific (Mass Spectrometry) (24 October 2007)
Macherey-Nagel NucleoSpin plasma XS kit now in UK
The kit features an innovative column design which allows efficient elution in volumes of only 5-20ul, thereby facilitating the isolation of highly concentrated DNA
News from Thermo Scientific (ABgene) (24 October 2007)
London nano-prototyping foundry takes Sprint
User Application Article Arrayjet reorts that the first Sprint microarrayer sold in the UK will be installed at the Bio Nano Centre (BNC), a joint venture of University College London and Imperial College London
News from ArrayJet (24 October 2007)
Lims users report satisfaction
Zumatrix announces the publication of the results of its latest survey into the opinions of Matrix Lims users in North America Brochure Available
News from Autoscribe (24 October 2007)
Automated parallel chromatography for bioprocesses
Tecan and Atoll announce a combination of their RoboColumn and Freedom Evo platforms to create automated parallel chromatography systems for high throughput bioprocess development
News from Tecan Group (23 October 2007)
PathClear is clear of 31 pathogens and viruses
PathClear HC20+ claims the advantage of lot-to-lot consistency and controlled protein concentrations to support in vivo angiogenesis assays and tumorigenicity assays
News from Trevigen (23 October 2007)
New lower reporting limit for lactose
Technical Background Article ESA Laboratories says that the reporting limit for the most widely used pharmaceutical surrogate, lactose, has been lowered to 0.5ng per sample Brochure Available
News from ESA Biosciences (23 October 2007)
Antibody-free chromatin immunoprecipitation
The Halochip system also improves signal-to-noise ratios, enabling higher sensitivity for detection of even small changes in protein binding patterns from a reduced number of cells
News from Promega UK (23 October 2007)
Analysing quality of biodiesel incoming feedstock
BQA 1000 is a comprehensive at-line system enables users to carry out biodiesel production quality control and to analyse the biodiesel production process from start to finish Brochure Available
News from Aspectrics (23 October 2007)
Automated online second virial coefficient method
Technical Background Article Wyatt Technology has developed a static light scattering (SLS) method for measuring the second virial coefficient (A2), using its Dawn and Minidawn light scattering and Optilab Rex refractometers Brochure Available
News from Wyatt Technology (23 October 2007)
The ultimate in nano liquid handling technology?
Anachem reports a new collaboration with Innovadyne that brings together the Anachem Flexus automated liquid handler and Innovadyne's Nano-dispenser Brochure Available
News from Anachem (23 October 2007)
Tube refills enhance sample storage rack economy
Tube refill packs from Micronic offer a environmentally friendly and convenient way to refill an empty sample storage rack with 2D coded, alphanumeric or plain tubes Brochure Available
News from Micronic (22 October 2007)
Comprehensive catalogue from microplate specialist
Porvair Sciences has announced a new 60-page Microplate Specialist Catalogue providing a comprehensive resource for all scientists involved with microplates and microplate technology Brochure Available
News from Porvair Sciences (22 October 2007)
Literature reveals high definition proteomics tips
IdentityE High Definition Proteomics brochure from Waters provides researchers with information on the latest tools for reliable and consistent protein identifications
News from Waters (22 October 2007)
Environmental solutions brochure helps compliance
Waters has announced the availability of a new brochure, Environmental Solutions: Improving the Environment, Strengthening Your Business
News from Waters (22 October 2007)
Titan electron microscope raised to a power
Known as the 'Titan cubed' because of its fully enclosed profile, it is designed to deliver the highest stability and performance in a commercial scanning/transmission electron microscope (S/TEM) Brochure Available
News from FEI (22 October 2007)
Specialist recruiter targets oncology researchers
Clinical and scientific recruitment firm Affinity Recruitment Solutions has restructured to target four specialist recruitment growth areas and expand its managed services client base
News from Affinity Recruitment Solutions (22 October 2007)
E-WorkBook Suite now updated to v7.1
Comprised of E-WorkBook, BioBook and ChemBook, E-WorkBook Suite allows greater productivity for research scientists by automating data capture and storage
News from IDBS (22 October 2007)
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