News releases on Laboratorytalk categorised by date
Sunday 2 December
to Saturday 8 December 2007
NMR data analysis and interpretation made easy
ACD/Labs unveils 1D NMR Assistant, a new product aimed at helping synthetic chemists and casual users of NMR by reducing the amount of time required to spend on data analysis
News from Advanced Chemistry Development ( 7 December 2007)
A 'technology shift' in pressure measurement
Through continuous development and refinement of its core pressure sensor technology, Presens has created a sensor with characteristics that enable countless new possibilities in pressure measurement
News from Presens ( 7 December 2007)
Sanyo laser diode catalogue is free to download
The new Sanyo laser diode catalogue has just been released and can be downloaded free from the Photonic Products website Brochure Available
News from Photonic Products ( 7 December 2007)
First sale of the E-Workbook suite in Australia
User Application Article IDBS reports that the Centre for Drug Candidate Optimisation (CDCO), Monash University, has licensed the E-Workbook suite to centralise its research data
News from IDBS ( 7 December 2007)
Flexible and rapid analysis of drugs of abuse
EasyTox GC/MS platform has been designed to deliver optimum performance in forensic, clinical and medical laboratories performing analysis of urine for signs of drugs of abuse Brochure Available
News from Thermo Fisher Scientific (Chromatography) ( 7 December 2007)
Copyright breakthrough for genomic research
Technical Background Article Nature is introducing a Creative Commons licence for original research articles publishing the primary sequence of an organism's genome for the first time in any of the Nature journals
News from Nature Publishing ( 7 December 2007)
Mass spectrometry software showcased at Pittcon
Cerno Bioscience will unveil MassWorks sClips (self calibrated line-shape isotope profile search), the latest addition to its MassWorks mass spectrometry software portfolio, at Pittcon 2008 Brochure Available
News from Cerno Bioscience ( 7 December 2007)
Benchtop refractometer offers more bangs per buck
Although it is compact in design, the r2i300 is packed with performance that offers unique benefits not found on other units costing several times more Brochure Available
News from YSI (UK) ( 7 December 2007)
UV-vis spectrophotometer features USB operation
Maintaining what is said to be the highest level of wavelength resolution in its class (1nm), the UV-1800 functions as a standalone instrument or can be PC-controlled with USB memory Brochure Available
News from Shimadzu Scientific Instruments ( 7 December 2007)
Genetic markers can trace meat from farm to fork
Technical Background Article The test, developed with Applied Biosystems, uses a number of specific genetic markers to identify individual animals, providing complete meat traceability and ensuring protection for consumers
News from Applied Biosystems ( 7 December 2007)
Multi-analyte cytokine testing with Biochip Array
Cytokine biochip arrays from Randox allow simultaneous detection of up to 12 cytokines and growth factors in a single undivided patient sample, giving more information from every microlitre Brochure Available
News from Randox Laboratories ( 7 December 2007)
Redefining pill counting for smaller pharmacies
The Eyecon is rapidly gaining a proven track record and Marco claims no other existing prescription counting and filling system can deliver such price versus performance value
News from Marco ( 7 December 2007)
Double stack glassware washers save lab space
The new Vertical SpaceSaver double stack washer provides up to four loading levels in two independently microprocessor controlled washing chambers
News from SP Industries ( 7 December 2007)
Robust method for direct PCR from whole blood
Combination of highly processive Phusion DNA Polymerases, ultra quick Piko Thermal Cyclers and ultra-thin walled UTW tubes provides benefits to PCR speed, yield, fidelity, specificity, and robustness
News from Labtech International ( 6 December 2007)
Heater shaker is compact and flexible
Offering heating and shaking in a single compact unit the Metz heater shaker fits easily onto any bench or into any fumehood
News from Radleys ( 6 December 2007)
Safety comes first with SWC weighing cabinet
To provide a safe working environment for laboratory technicians without restricting the effective and ergonomic way in which they work, Sartorius has created the new safety weighing cabinet SWC Brochure Available
News from Sartorius Group ( 6 December 2007)
High fidelity inspiration for instrument name
Mark Ford, a systems and development engineer at Southern Scientific, a medical imaging and nuclear instrumentation company, has won a competition to name a secondary standard radionuclide calibrator
News from Southern Scientific ( 6 December 2007)
Accurately calibrate micropipettes in just seconds
In just a few seconds the XP26PC can calibrate dispensed volumes as low as 1ul, complying with the ISO 8655 standard, and bringing easy and accurate calibration to every laboratory Brochure Available
News from Mettler Toledo ( 6 December 2007)
Electrode measures dissolved ammonia in wastewater
Thermo Scientific has developed a new, high performance Orion ammonia ion selective electrode (ISE) that can measure down to 0.01 ppm quickly and accurately
News from Eutech Instruments ( 6 December 2007)
Web resource for colloid scientists is expanded
Offering a valuable resource to anyone working in this field, the colloid section of the Malvern Instruments website features highly relevant on-demand presentations and downloadable application notes
News from Malvern Instruments ( 6 December 2007)
Patent for rapid pharmaceutical verification, ID
Centice has expanded its patent portfolio with the recent patent award for a 'Rapid Pharmaceutical Verification and Identification System'
News from Centice ( 6 December 2007)
Protein folds and macromolecular complex assembly
Technical Background Article The University of Leeds Astbury Centre for structural molecular biology has published the results of protein research conducted with its newly-acquired Waters Synapt high definition MS (HDMS) system
News from Waters ( 6 December 2007)
Make light work of samples for UK Biobank
User Application Article UK Biobank, a major UK medical research initiative, is using 11 Freedom Evo liquid handling workstations from Tecan to process thousands of samples taken each day from volunteers for a new study
News from Tecan Group ( 6 December 2007)
Stericup filter units validated for stem cell use
After filtering media through a Stericup with Express Plus membrane, stem cells are passaged five times and tested for pluripotency with no negative effect Brochure Available
News from Millipore ( 6 December 2007)
EMRT flow reactor promises higher performance
A novel new micro-reactor for the FlowSyn reaction system from Uniqsis is claimed to offer major improvements in reproducibility and performance compared with conventional flow reactor designs
News from Uniqsis ( 6 December 2007)
First-ever biorisk-free growth factors
Marketed under the brand name Isokine, these growth factors and cytokines are produced utilising a plant-based expression platform offering products of excellent purity and bioactivity
News from ORF Genetics ( 6 December 2007)
Faims validated for safety in drug development
Thermo Fisher Scientific's Faims-based LC/MS analytical method is validated by A+M Labor fuer Analytik to ensure human safety in drug development; an animated video on CD is available on request Brochure Available
News from Thermo Fisher Scientific (Mass Spectrometry) ( 6 December 2007)
Non-invasive early detection of colorectal cancer
Randox says this 'revolutionary' new test will increase early detection of both cancer and precancerous lesions and thus reduce the incidence of mortality associated with colorectal cancer Brochure Available
News from Randox Laboratories ( 6 December 2007)
UK launch of Macherey-Nagel NucleoSpin RNA XS
This innovative new kit allows the rapid isolation of highly concentrated total RNA from extremely small samples, such as microdissected tissues or small numbers of cells
News from Thermo Scientific (ABgene) ( 6 December 2007)
Leveraging business intelligence for science
Nature and BioCentury will improve the efficiency and speed with which innovative life science research is translated into commercial value by the biotechnology and pharmaceutical industries
News from Nature Publishing ( 5 December 2007)
Technical note covers ranking and epitope mapping
Technical Background Article The study described in the technical note demonstrates the rapid, precise screening, and ranking of 20 hybridoma supernatants using Bio-Rad's Proteon XPR36 protein interaction array system Brochure Available
News from Bio-Rad Laboratories ( 5 December 2007)
University of Alberta has selected Geneus
User Application Article GenoLogics reports that the University of Alberta has selected Geneus for its informatics infrastructure and scientific data management system
News from Genologics ( 5 December 2007)
Sensing unit for biochemical detection
The new Spectrosens sensing unit for biochemical detection from Stratophase can detect of toxins, viruses and bacteria in real time
News from Stratophase ( 5 December 2007)
SoCal firestorms cause no losses for smart labs
User Application Article Not a single loss reported by Franek Technologies laboratory customers in southern California during recent wildfires as $750 million in instrumentation remains protected from damage by power loss Brochure Available
News from Franek Technologies ( 5 December 2007)
Precise analysis with rotary cone sample divider
Sampling errors can be so large as to completely overwhelm the highly-accurate analytical results available with modern instruments, making the Laborette 27 an indispensible piece of laboratory kit Brochure Available
News from Fritsch ( 5 December 2007)
International company of the year title for Randox
Hosted by Real Business magazine and the Confederation of British Industry, the Growing Business Awards recognise entrepreneurial achievement in the UK Brochure Available
News from Randox Laboratories ( 4 December 2007)
Premier Biosoft joins the BioIT Alliance
BioIT Alliance is a cross-industry group of IT companies, pharmaceutical, biotechnology, hardware and software companies working together to address the needs of the growing life sciences industry
News from Premier Biosoft International ( 4 December 2007)
Better measurement of box shear stiffness
The BQM measurement device produces instantaneous information pertaining to box shear stiffness which directly relates to the structural integrity of corrugated medium (flutes)
News from Testing Machines ( 4 December 2007)
XRF plus XRD for analysis in metals and minerals
Thermo Fisher has expanded on the novel capabilities of the existing suite of ARL 9900 series of analysers designed for process and quality control in metals and minerals applications Brochure Available
News from Thermo Fisher Scientific (Elemental Analysis) ( 4 December 2007)
Laser power for singulation and micromachining
Applications of the Avia 532-38 diode-pumped, solid state laser include singulation of microelectronics packages, wafer scribing, and edge isolation in solar cells
News from Coherent ( 4 December 2007)
Invited symposia for Pittcon 2008 are announced
Technical Background Article Technical programme includes 53 symposia providing comprehensive coverage of the latest developments in the traditional and emerging disciplines of analytical chemistry and applied spectroscopy
News from Pittcon ( 4 December 2007)
Flame AA spectrometer comes with injection module
Versatile combination of Novaa 300 and SFS6 is suited for small sample volumes, samples with high acid content or a difficult background matrix, and gives accurate and reproducible analytical results
News from Analytik Jena UK ( 4 December 2007)
Density calculations on small amounts of sample
The AccuPyc II features improvements in design that allow the volume of small amounts of sample to be accurately detected and measured with enhanced reliability to within a fraction of a microlitre Brochure Available
News from Micromeritics ( 4 December 2007)
High content analyses for research microscopes
AxioVision Assaybuilder is a suite of next generation high content analyses (HCA) tools that can be added to any microscope with a digital imaging package including AxioVision
News from Carl Zeiss MicroImaging ( 4 December 2007)
UIS2 objectives for more ergonomic cytology
When employed with the ergonomically designed Olympus BX45 clinical microscope, Olympus PLNCY series dedicated cytology objectives offers outstanding images with superior contrast and image clarity Brochure Available
News from Olympus Life Science Europa ( 4 December 2007)
Pilot study on Jak2 cancer biomarker
User Application Article Ipsogen has entered into a pilot agreement with AstraZeneca to evaluate molecular services and products in cancer research
News from Ipsogen ( 4 December 2007)
JV to develop molecular diagnostics products
Dx Assays expects to be one of the first centres in Singapore for assay development in which molecular diagnostics for infectious and genetic diseases will be developed
News from Qiagen ( 4 December 2007)
Humidity sensor copes with chemical interference
Humicap180R sensor has been tested in laboratory conditions and performs better in both laboratory high chemical concentration tests and in long-term field stability tests Brochure Available
News from Vaisala ( 4 December 2007)
Best small tech application product of the year
This is the sixth annual Small Times awards programme, which honours significant achievements in leadership and product development in nanotechnology, Mems and microsystems during the past year
News from Parallel Synthesis Technologies ( 3 December 2007)
Analytical instrumentation to detect aggregation
User Application Article UK consortium of Avecia, Intertek ASG, Lonza, Paraytec and the University of Bradford awarded grants by the Technology Strategy Board and the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC)
News from Paraytec ( 3 December 2007)
High fidelity PCR performance in just ten minutes
High Performance PCR range combines highly processive proofreading Phusion DNA polymerases, high speed Piko thermal cyclers, and ultra-thin walled UTW tubes and plates
News from Labtech International ( 3 December 2007)
Bioinformatics Database will boost productivity
The security and management facilities in CLC bio's Bioinformatics Database can potentially help organisations stop misuse or loss of data, as well as help protect their intellectual property rights Brochure Available
News from CLC bio ( 3 December 2007)
Deal to speed development of new therapies
BellBrook Labs, a provider of high throughput screening tools for drug discovery, reports that Cisbio is adopting its Transcreener HTS assay platform as part of a technology licensing agreement Brochure Available
News from Cisbio International ( 3 December 2007)
Power stability promised by reversible HV supplies
LS series is intended for mass spectrometers and similar instruments, where extremely low ripple and high stability are essential for achieving high resolution analysis
News from Applied Kilovolts ( 3 December 2007)
Micro Mixer promises to accelerate drug discovery
With lab-on-a-chip technology, entire complex chemical management and analysis systems are created in a microfluidic chip and interfaced with, for example, electronic and optical detection systems
News from Dolomite ( 3 December 2007)
Multi-analyte adhesion molecule testing
Adhesion molecule biochip arrays from Randox allow simultaneous detection of up to five adhesion molecules in a single undivided patient sample - ideal for a multitude of research purposes Brochure Available
News from Randox Laboratories ( 3 December 2007)
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