News releases on Laboratorytalk categorised by date
Sunday 13 January
to Saturday 19 January 2008
Malvern Instruments buys Viscotek
Materials characterisation company Malvern Instruments has acquired Viscotek, a provider of chromatography for the characterisation of natural and synthetic polymers and proteins Brochure Available
News from Malvern Instruments (18 January 2008)
Microarrays in genomic error mechanism discovery
Technical Background Article Researchers at Baylor College of Medicine, Texas, have observed a unique way that DNA additions or deletions associated with a wide range of diseases are introduced in genes during cell division.
News from Agilent Technologies Europe (18 January 2008)
FDA approves manual read of HER2 digital slides
Aperio Technologies wins clearance from US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to market the manual read of digital HER2 slides from a computer monitor using its ScanScope digital slide scanning system
News from Aperio Technologies (18 January 2008)
Microfluidic reactor chips power flow chemistry
User Application Article Dolomite says that its microfluidic technology has enabled automated laboratory equipment company Syrris to develop a new and powerful powerful range of flow reactors
News from Dolomite (18 January 2008)
Product brochure covers VersaDoc imaging systems
The six-page brochure describes each imaging system along with its features and benefits, specifications, and applications as well as ordering information Brochure Available
News from Bio-Rad Laboratories (18 January 2008)
Optimised filtration for wide ranging applications
Drawing upon a selection of proprietary microfilters, Porvair Sciences is able to offer a comprehensive range of high performance filtration plates with well volumes ranging from 350ul to 5ml Brochure Available
News from Porvair Sciences (18 January 2008)
CRT licenses antibody technology to Glycart
Specialist oncology-focused development and commercialisation company has granted an exclusive worldwide licence to Glycart Biotechnology to develop a preclinical antibody for the treatment of cancer
News from Cancer Research UK (18 January 2008)
Imaging station for freeze-drying microscope
Lyostat2 has been designed to be compatible with most models of microscope from Olympus, Nikon, Leica and Zeiss, making it a more cost-effective and flexible option Brochure Available
News from Biopharma Technology (18 January 2008)
Security and biofuels behind rapid sales growth
Purpose-built power protection systems safeguarding the USA's labs and protecting latest biofuel production research for oil independence Brochure Available
News from Franek Technologies (18 January 2008)
Manufacturing outsourced to Paul Mueller
Paul Mueller will take over manufacture of stainless steel systems for Sartorius Stedim Biotech in the US and Canadian biopharmaceutical markets Brochure Available
News from Sartorius Group (18 January 2008)
Technology in education of reintegrated scientist
User Application Article Boston College has selected the new Jeol MultiBeam focused ion beam system and a field emission scanning electron microscope for its nanofabrication clean room facility in Newton, Massachusetts
News from Jeol USA (18 January 2008)
Online sorption seminars from Merrow and BEL Japan
Technical Background Article Following re-launch of its website and introduction of several new systems for sorption measurement, BEL has included detailed seminars on various aspects of adsorption measurement onto its website Brochure Available
News from Merrow Scientific (17 January 2008)
Kinesis has acquired Abimed Analysen
Abimed has been serving the German chromatography and liquid handling markets for more than 30 years and is described as one of the most respected companies in these fields
News from Kinesis (17 January 2008)
Automated worksheet management for LimsLink 4.1
Labtronics announces the release of the LimsLink Worksheet Utility v4.1, a stand-alone application that assists organisations with management of the LimsLink v4.1 worksheets that they generate
News from Labtronics (17 January 2008)
Columns reduce analysis times on standard HPLC
With about 50% lower back pressure than sub-2 micron columns, and near equal efficiencies, Pursuit UPS 2.4 delivers better resolution and increased sensitivity at moderate flows and back pressures Brochure Available
News from Varian (17 January 2008)
More SNPs for genetic variation in cattle
Illumina says its Infinium BovineSNP50 BeadChip contains the highest number of novel and known SNPs for characterising genetic variation in cattle
News from Illumina (17 January 2008)
Assay enables study of all kinases and ATPases
Assay measures the generation of ADP (Adenosine 5'-diphosphate), which is directly detected by a specific antibody labelled with Eu3+ cryptate and correlates with amount of phosphorylated substrate
News from Cisbio International (17 January 2008)
Rugged lab balance for fast and precise weighing
Sartorius says its CP series of laboratory balances, whose reliability has won over many users in their daily lab procedures, sets the standards yet again in technology, quality and features. Brochure Available
News from Sartorius Group (17 January 2008)
NIR-spectrometer price cut in half
The new scanning grating technology is the key to low cost spectrometers that provide the expected resolution of better than 10nm, but cost only half the price of conventional diode array devices
News from Fraunhofer IPMS (17 January 2008)
Collaboration with Centocor to develop Darpins
The collaboration will focus on the development of Darpins (designed ankyrin repeat proteins), a novel class of therapeutic proteins to treat inflammatory diseases
News from Molecular Partners (17 January 2008)
Centrifugal partition chromatography in the UK
ChromSolutions will distribute the Armen Instruments range of centrifugal partition chromatography (CPC) instruments in the UK and Ireland
News from Chromsolutions (17 January 2008)
Pattern recognition in particle identification
Technical Background Article At Pittcon 2008, Lew Brown of Fluid Imaging Technologies will demonstrate the latest methods for accurately identifying different particle types within a heterogeneous solution
News from Fluid Imaging Technologies (17 January 2008)
Easy chromatography scale-up for chemists
940-LC can be used both as an analytical HPLC and for scaling-up flows to work with larger preparative scale columns to isolate, purify and collect moderate quantities of components of interest Brochure Available
News from Varian (16 January 2008)
Data management for high content analysis
In Cell Miner HCM will be available later in 2008 and represents a robust and scalable data management software suite that has been developed in collaboration with EMC
News from GE Healthcare (16 January 2008)
GMP-compliant temperature mapping for fridges
Labcold has announced a novel and user-friendly method for temperature mapping and validation of temperature-controlled chambers that is potentially far less costly than current methods Brochure Available
News from Labcold (16 January 2008)
Phenomenex publishes 2008-09 product guide
The industry map includes categories for pharmaceutical, life sciences, food and beverage, toxicology, environmental, petrochemical and alternative fuel, natural products, and laboratory accessories
News from Phenomenex (16 January 2008)
Ultimate in pipette comfort and performance
E-man Hybrid boasts real time sensing technology allowing the user to set, track and measure aspirated and dispensed volumes by monitoring the plunger position on the continually updated LCD display Brochure Available
News from Mettler Toledo (16 January 2008)
EasyFinder is easy way to find laboratory balances
EasyFinder is the newest online tool from Mettler Toledo that helps you find and choose the right balance for your process, your budget and your environment Brochure Available
News from Mettler Toledo (16 January 2008)
UV laser for LDI and semiconductor inspection
Paladin Advanced 355-8000 from Coherent is a diode-pumped, solid-state laser delivering 8W of quasi-CW output at 355nm, while offering enhanced economy compared to previous lasers at this power level
News from Coherent (16 January 2008)
New standards of care in pain management medicine
User Application Article Dominion Diagnostics says it is the only laboratory of its kind providing scientifically validated and published data to support clinical interpretation and enhance patient pharmacotherapy
News from Waters (16 January 2008)
Storage of clinical samples made more affordable
Used in conjunction with Micronic tube caps or bands, Tubestrip 8 provides simple and high integrity storage of clinical or biological samples even at -180C Brochure Available
News from Micronic (16 January 2008)
Analytical measurements for life scientists
At Analytica, Paraytec will provide live demonstrations of the ActiPix D-100's unique area imaging capability in applications of interest to pharmaceutical, biotech and biological researchers
News from Paraytec (16 January 2008)
Characterising biomolecules and nanoparticulates
At Analytica 2008, Viscotek will unveil its latest technological and applications advances for multi-detector characterisation of polymers, proteins, biomolecules and nanoparticulate materials Brochure Available
News from Viscotek Europe (16 January 2008)
Next generation 808nm laser diode bars
At Photonics West 2008, Bookham will show the first products from the new platform that will enable higher efficiency and increased power resulting in reduced energy consumption and thermal loads.
News from Bookham (16 January 2008)
Debra Lims now has protein binding module
The module is available as a stand-alone system for in vitro laboratories, and as a supplementary module for existing Debra customers Brochure Available
News from Lablogic Systems (16 January 2008)
Millions to target C Difficile infections
Wellcome Trust, the UK's largest medical research charity, has awarded Novacta Biosystems £3.5 million as part of the Trust's Strategic Translational Award programme
News from Novacta Biosystems (16 January 2008)
Pressure sorption analyser has extended range
Retaining many of the design elements of Micromeritics's popular Asap 2020, the Asap 2050 analysis manifold is equipped with a pressure transducer capable of operating from vacuum to ten atmospheres Brochure Available
News from Micromeritics (15 January 2008)
Varian HPLC system promises speed and flexibility
When the 920-LC is used with short, highly efficient Varian HPLC columns packed with sub-3micron particles, chemists will be able to achieve shorter analyses, better peaks, and better quality data Brochure Available
News from Varian (15 January 2008)
Securing Scorpions technology for R+D use
DxS and Epigenomics enter into cross-licensing agreement for the use of Scorpions technology in DNA methylation based testing
News from DXS (15 January 2008)
Cellular imaging centre opens at Curie Institute
Technical Background Article Nikon Instruments has partnered with the Curie Institute and France's National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS) to open a world-class cellular imaging centre in Paris Brochure Available
News from Nikon UK (15 January 2008)
Bookham enters the biomedical illumination market
Bookham, a provider of optical components for industrial applications, is to enter the biomedical market with its ZoroLight LED multiplexing technology
News from Bookham (15 January 2008)
Renowned Dutch scientist opens Panalytical offices
Diffraction analysis pioneer Hugo Rietveld was in Almelo, Netherlands, on 11 January 2008 to officially open newly refurbished facilities at Panalytical's innovation and manufacturing centre
News from Panalytical (15 January 2008)
Partnerships with PAA and MatriCal
GE Healthcare announced at the 2008 CHI high content analysis meeting in San Francisco two strategic partnerships, with PAA (Process Analysis and Automation) and MatriCal
News from GE Healthcare (15 January 2008)
Stratech Scientific celebrates 25 years
Originally incorporated in north London in 1983, Stratech soon became a leading supplier of speciality chemicals for molecular biology and other life science research laboratories
News from Stratech Scientific (14 January 2008)
Speeding up testing of veterinary antibiotics
User Application Article Synbiosis reports that the UK Veterinary Laboratories Agency (VLA) has chosen to install 16 specially customised Protocol automated colony counting and zone sizing systems Brochure Available
News from Synbiosis (14 January 2008)
Infrared analysers help ensure quality of biofuel
At Pittcon 2008, Wilks Enterprise will feature two portable mid-IR analysers for on-site measurements including biodiesel in diesel, ethanol in gasoline, water in ethanol, gylcerides, and FFAs Brochure Available
News from Wilks Enterprise (14 January 2008)
New XRF method for sample ID and archiving
Slice, the spectral library identification and classification explorer, is designed to archive, query, and compare X-ray spectra, and represents a revolutionary new approach to materials analysis
News from Horiba Jobin Yvon (14 January 2008)
AnaSpec's new brochure covers Fret technology
AnaSpec has developed a broad portfolio of products based on fluorescence energy transfer (Fret) technology, most notably the SensoLyte line of high-performance assay kits
News from AnaSpec (14 January 2008)
Still time to enter 2008 infection control awards
Technical Background Article The 2007/2008 Oxoid Awards close on 15 February 2008; don't miss out on this opportunity to win £5,000 and gain international recognition for your team Brochure Available
News from Oxoid (14 January 2008)
Early registration deadline for IHC meeting
The early registration deadline for EuroSciCon's 'Improving Immunohistochemistry' meeting is 20 January 2008, so if you want to attend, do book now and you'll be paying nearly half price
News from Euroscicon (14 January 2008)
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