News releases on Laboratorytalk categorised by date
Sunday 11 November
to Saturday 17 November 2007
Consistent body temperature for assured reactions
Embedded heater assembly brings samples from refrigerated to reaction temperature and minimises heat losses from transfer from warming vessels to reaction vessels, resulting in more accurate results
News from Diba Industries (16 November 2007)
Eye screening service for diabetes in Wales
User Application Article Diabetic Retinopathy Screening Service for Wales is set to adopt an innovative digital imaging software and electronic patient records system designed by Digital Healthcare
News from Digital Healthcare (16 November 2007)
Fourth major release of Proteon Manager software
Bio-Rad Laboratories has announced the introduction of Proteon Manager 2.0, its latest Proteon XPR36 protein interaction array system data management software Brochure Available
News from Bio-Rad Laboratories (16 November 2007)
Library standardises on Agilent barcode technology
User Application Article The use of the barcode arrays makes it possible, for the first time, for complex shRNA libraries like the Hannon-Elledge to be used and screened without sophisticated and expensive automation
News from Agilent Technologies Europe (16 November 2007)
Innovations for Parallel Chemistry, volume 4
Designed to provide chemists with technical product information the 20-page guide introduces the Carousel stirring hotplate, Heat-On block system, and the Carousel and Greenhouse work-up stations
News from Radleys (16 November 2007)
Wells Dairy uses E-WorkBook for corporate R+D
User Application Article E-WorkBook is a compliant, secure and extensible science-neutral electronic laboratory notebook (ELN) designed for research scientists of any discipline.
News from IDBS (16 November 2007)
MetWorks metabolite ID software updated
Thermo Fisher Scientific has launched MetWorks 1.1.0, an updated version of its metabolite identification software, which facilitates automated acquisition, processing and reporting of LC/MSn data Brochure Available
News from Thermo Fisher Scientific (Mass Spectrometry) (16 November 2007)
Human genome sequencing service launched
GATC is the first sequencing company worldwide to offer whole human genome sequencing to industry and academia and aims to deliver, in ten years, a quality dataset for euro500
News from GATC Biotech (16 November 2007)
Open-source bioinformatics attracts much interest
November 2007 saw the largest ever annual Cytoscape public symposium hosted for the first time in Europe by the Human Genetics Department of the Academic Medical Centre in Amsterdam.
News from Cytoscape (16 November 2007)
Reprocessing flexible endoscopes from ENT depts
Soluscope has launched the new Soluscope ENT, said to be the first endoscope reprocessor designed specifically for ENT (ear nose and throat) procedures
News from Soluscope (16 November 2007)
Toolkit speeds up the validation process
Labtronics releases Nexxis validation toolkit to assist validation of Nexxis 4.0, at the core of all of the company's Nexxis applications (Nexxis ELN, Nexxis CAL, Nexxis CIM, Nexxis ST, Nexxis BDS)
News from Labtronics (16 November 2007)
Blood vessel viability can be stretched
Technical Background Article In what is described as a major breakthrough Abcellute's non-cryogenic cell preservation technology has been successfully trialled by Biopta, a CRO specialising in human tissue in vitro pharmacology
News from Abcellute (16 November 2007)
Safer heating for round bottom flasks or vials
A new method for heating round bottomed flasks and vials, Atlas dry baths, including the stacking and triple dry bath models, avoid issues with oil baths and stays safe to the touch during operation
News from Syrris (16 November 2007)
First worldwide viewing of mega-lab link-up
Olympus chose SEQC - Sociedad Espanola de Bioquimica Clinica y Pathologia Molecular - as the forum to demonstrate for the first time to a professional audience the benefits to mega laboratories Brochure Available
News from Olympus Life Science Europa (16 November 2007)
More pipetting flexibility for sample reformatting
The manipulation of samples between different formats of tubes and plates can be simplified and speeded with the new Rainin EDP3 adjustable spacer multichannel pipettes Brochure Available
News from Anachem (16 November 2007)
Hot offers on ultra-cold Dairei freezers
Dairei range of ultra-low temperature freezers are designed for performance, reliability, and user-friendly functionality, which feature reliable compressor technology from Danfoss
News from Progen Scientific (15 November 2007)
Ultra high-speed LDTD for large volume LC/MS
Laser diode thermal desorption (LDTD) technology increases the speed of compounds analysis by 20 to 100 times compared to established techniques based on liquid chromatography with mass spectrometry Brochure Available
News from Thermo Fisher Scientific (Chromatography) (15 November 2007)
New toxicology reporting module for GC/MS
Shimadzu Scientific Instruments (SSI) introduces a gas chromatography/mass spectrometry (GC/MS) reporting module designed to meet the requirements of the high-throughput drug testing laboratory Brochure Available
News from Shimadzu Scientific Instruments (15 November 2007)
Thermo informatics now in Venezuela and Caribbean
Thermo Fisher Scientific has signed an agreement with Caracas-based Controval to operate an authorised sales centre for Thermo Scientific informatics in Venezuela and the Caribbean Brochure Available
News from Thermo Fisher Scientific Informatics (15 November 2007)
Sealed CO2 laser delivers over 1 kW pulsed power
The new Diamond E-400 from Coherent is said to be the first sealed, pulsed CO2 laser to offer average power of 400watts or peak power >1kW in a fully integrated, compact package
News from Coherent (15 November 2007)
New system for analysing non-metallic inclusions
System supports EN 10247 European standard for determining the content of non-metallic inclusions in steel, as well as previous standards including, DIN 50602, ASTM E 45, ISO 4967; JIS G 0555
News from Carl Zeiss MicroImaging (15 November 2007)
Integrated Lims interfacing for Chromeleon CDS
New LimsLinkCDS embedded interface for Chromeleon is part of the upcoming LimsLink CDS release that also includes Labtronics popular embedded interfaces for Empower, ChemStation Plus, and TotalChrom
News from Labtronics (15 November 2007)
Fluorotechnics buys ETC Elektrophorese-Technik
ETC Elektrophorese-Technik develops and manufactures high-end electrophoresis consumables and equipment used for diagnostics, quality control and species identification
News from Fluorotechnics (15 November 2007)
Uniscan publishes new technical sales supplements
Technical Background Article Four new Technical Sales Supplements have been published to coincide with the introduction of specially written software procedures which provide increased functionality to Uniscan Instruments
News from Uniscan Instruments (15 November 2007)
Introduction to supercritical fluid extraction
SFT-100 supercritical fluid extraction (SFE) system was developed to investigate the feasibility of applying supercritical fluid techniques to various analyses, processing, and QC/QA applications
News from Supercritical Fluid Technologies (15 November 2007)
Mass spectrometer seeks poison needle in haystack
User Application Article Alarm is growing in equestrian and farming circles about the poisonous plant ragwort (Senecio jacobaea), which is finding its way into hay and killing livestock; Soxtec 2050 supports analysis of hay
News from Foss Analytical (15 November 2007)
Near-IR imaging in the fight against counterfeits
The Synirgi system from Malvern Instruments can rapidly distinguish real from counterfeit products, with limited sample preparation, and often without even the need to remove packaging
News from Malvern Instruments (15 November 2007)
CRB is now a Panagene distributor
Cambridge Research Biochemicals (CRB) has signed an agreement with Panagene to become the UK distributor for high purity peptide nucleic acids (PNA) oligomers
News from Cambridge Research Biochemicals (15 November 2007)
Diagnostic tests for improved women's healthcare
Using patented, innovative technologies, Clearview offers a wide range of point-of-care diagnostic tests that include Clearview HCG, Easy HCG, hCG Combo, Easy LH and Careplan VpH test glove
News from Inverness Medical Innovations (15 November 2007)
eX3 and Draq5 shifts cell cycle far into the red
In collaborative experiments, Draq5 yielded real-time quantitative cell cycle analysis comparable to that obtained using traditional dyes such as Hoechst 34580, Dapi, and propidium iodide
News from TTP LabTech (15 November 2007)
Simplify workflows and expand use of TaqMan assays
Applied Biosystems has signed a licensing and collaboration agreement with BioTrove to commercialise an analysis platform for high throughput genotyping applications
News from Applied Biosystems (14 November 2007)
Tablet press takes on low-cost Asian machines
Isopak says it has launched a UK fightback in a global market dominated by low cost manufacturers from Asia by launching a new European version of the tablet press from Italian firm Dott Bonapace
News from Isopak (14 November 2007)
Chance discovery has led to successful business
Until Bob Carr's technology was launched, laboratory scientists who wanted to view and analyse individual nanoparticles needed a £250,000 electron microscope and the process took up to four hours
News from NanoSight (14 November 2007)
Conferee networking topics for Pittcon 2008
The conferee networking committee selected 21 new sessions in addition to six titles retained from 2007, including the popular 'Electronic nose and tongue instruments for smell and taste analysis'
News from Pittcon (14 November 2007)
Tabletop microscope performs chemical analysis
The latest development for the highly successful TM-1000 tabletop microscope from Hitachi is the addition of chemical microanalysis by EDX, to create an even more powerful investigation technique
News from Hitachi High-Technologies (14 November 2007)
Matched labels and filters for nanocrystal imaging
New label-filter combination uses Invitrogen's stable and technically advanced Qdot nanocrystal fluorescence labelling technology with Semrock's matched high performance fluorescence filters
News from Invitrogen (14 November 2007)
New options for automated microplate sealing
Porvair Sciences has added new products to its range of high performance microplate sealing films and foils Brochure Available
News from Porvair Sciences (14 November 2007)
Remove the uncertainty in selecting affinity media
Antibody Toolbox offers researchers a range of products that will simplify and streamline purification protocols, eliminating many drawbacks of the current gold-standards for antibody purification
News from BAC Bio Affinity Company (14 November 2007)
It's risky to gamble with these hazards
Risq software from Quality Systems International (QSI) takes all the hard work out of generating risk assessment documentation in any organisation where hazardous chemicals are handled
News from Quality Systems International (UK) (14 November 2007)
DrySyn claims podium position
Asynt says that over 20,000 of its DrySyn laboratory heating and cooling blocks have been supplied world wide in just three years
News from Asynt (14 November 2007)
Tablet and inhaler equipment serviced on site
A newly expanded on-site service from Copley Scientific minimises the downtime associated with maintaining the performance of tablet and inhaler test equipment.
News from Copley Scientific (14 November 2007)
Software improvements make Aggram more powerful
Thanks to the software upgrade, Aggram users can now overlay up to 21 result curves from previous tests onto an existing sample curve, allowing quick and efficient comparisons of patient results
News from Helena Biosciences (14 November 2007)
Excipient compatibility system sits on a benchtop
Symyx Technologies has launched a system designed to automate the manual, expensive and time-consuming process of screening inactive substances used as carriers for active pharmaceutical ingredients
News from Symyx Technologies (14 November 2007)
First UK lab to offer Copley Breath Simulator
Melbourn Scientific is the first UK contract analytical services laboratory to offer method development, validation and routine testing using the BRS1000 and one of the few using the NGI impactor
News from Melbourn Scientific (14 November 2007)
Zwicki-line range now includes 5kN testing machine
Zwicki-line universal testing machines are available in four load capacities and three height combinations to suit most applications and laboratory requirements for testing materials and components Brochure Available
News from Zwick Roell (13 November 2007)
Anaspec's highest performance fluorescent dye
With excitation wavelengths of 555, 647 and 750nm, the HiLytePlus series is optimised for long wavelength biomarker labelling
News from AnaSpec (13 November 2007)
High sensitivity UV-vis analysis of chromophores
UV-visible spectroscopy is widely used for the analysis of chromophores - groups of atoms characterised by strongly absorbing electronic transitions
News from Axiom Analytical (13 November 2007)
Genetic analysis through whole genome imaging
Agilent Technologies and BioNanomatrix have entered into a collaboration to develop a new genetic analysis system combining the two companies' technologies
News from Agilent Technologies Europe (13 November 2007)
Extreme pipetting: dry heat causes 35% error
Technical Background Article At Death Valley for mission number 3 of the Extreme Pipetting Expedition, Artel found that pipettes under-deliver by up to 35 percent in dry and hot environments
News from Artel (13 November 2007)
All GC gas requirements can be met
Peak Scientific says it helps customers to eliminate high pressure gas cylinders from their laboratories by providing a complete solution to their GC gas requirements Brochure Available
News from Peak Scientific Instruments (13 November 2007)
3D TEM imaging of large biological molecules
NanoImaging Services provides high-resolution, three-dimensional transmission electron microscope (TEM) imaging services to manufacturers of large molecule biopharmaceuticals
News from NanoImaging Services (13 November 2007)
Franek chosen by Applied Biosystems and Illumina
User Application Article Franek Technologies is named in site preparation documents for both Applied Biosystems and Illumina as recommended power protection provider for newest, cutting edge genome analysis instrumentation Brochure Available
News from Franek Technologies (13 November 2007)
Near-IR and UV-vis sample cells for Nessi platform
Axiom Analytical announces the availability of its FFV-310Ne surface mount spectroscopic flow cells designed specifically to mate to the standard Nessi (Ansi/ISA SP76.00.02-2002) platform
News from Axiom Analytical (13 November 2007)
ICP-MS integrates with ECM for regulated pharma
Agilent Technologies's 7500 series inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometer (ICP-MS) is now fully integrated with the company's Openlab enterprise content management (ECM) system
News from Agilent Technologies Europe (13 November 2007)
Reichert refractometers available from YSI (UK)
These refractometers are used in a wide variety of industries to include manufacturing and production in the pharmaceutical, chemical, food, and beverage markets Brochure Available
News from YSI (UK) (13 November 2007)
Web-enabled temperature data acquisition
Two web-enabled temperature input devices from Measurement Computing, the Web-Temp and the Web-TC, allow users to take measurements and monitor them via the internet Brochure Available
News from Adept Scientific (13 November 2007)
Reliable biofuels testing with XRF and ICP OES
Element analysis enables continuous monitoring of biofuel quality and contents; application reports for biofuel analysis with the Spectro Phoenix II, iQ II, Genesis and Arcos are available
News from Spectro Analytical Instruments (13 November 2007)
Lens promises best-ever multiphoton performance
A new 25x, NA 1.05 water immersion objective specifically designed for multiphoton imaging offers unprecedented performance when used with the Olympus FV1000-MPE multiphoton microscope system
News from Olympus America (13 November 2007)
Law, commerce and chemical industry standards
CBA has developed a new seminar which helps companies in the chemical supply chain navigate the interactions between the law, commercial priorities and industry standards, such as product stewardship
News from Chemical Business Association (12 November 2007)
ICSD now has over 100,000 crystal structures
After the latest release, the Inorganic Crystal Structure Database (ICSD) comprises more than 100,000 records and thus enables users to secure and improve product quality and production processes Brochure Available
News from FIZ Karlsruhe, STN Europe (12 November 2007)
Progen promotes Prior range of stereo microscopes
The key model in the range is the ZoomMaster 40, which is supplemented by additional microscopes which offer a host of features and benefits suitable for a variety of applications
News from Progen Scientific (12 November 2007)
Medivir chooses Synapt HDMS to aid decision-making
User Application Article Swedish biotech firm has chosen the Waters Synapt HDMS to hasten its protease inhibitor research and help patients with herpes, hepatitis C, HIV, osteoporosis, osteoarthritis, and high blood pressure
News from Waters (12 November 2007)
Pipette calibration up to 16 times faster
Mettler Toledo's MCP series of calibration workstations provide ISO 8655-compliant calibration of single and multichannel pipettes in a fraction of the time required by a traditional balance Brochure Available
News from Mettler Toledo (12 November 2007)
Biofuels blend and total glycerides using mid-IR
The InfraSpec spectrometer can measure percent biodiesel in diesel fuel, ethanol in gasoline, water in ethanol as well as total glycerides during the biodiesel reaction process Brochure Available
News from Wilks Enterprise (12 November 2007)
Shaking water bath has three year warranty
Shaking speeds and stroke length on OLS200 are adjustable and operating temperatures are digitally set and controlled from 0C to 99C with a stability and uniformity of +0.1C
News from Grant Instruments (Cambridge) (12 November 2007)
Skin disease centre needs rapid accurate results
User Application Article Microbiologists use Whitley automated spiral plater (Wasp) and Protocol colony counter to rapidly process micro-organisms taken from patients treated with anti-microbial drugs and topical therapies Brochure Available
News from Don Whitley Scientific (12 November 2007)
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