News releases on Laboratorytalk categorised by date
Sunday 30 March
to Saturday 5 April 2008
Deal for development of MgB2 superconducting wire
Technical Background Article Bruker Press Release: Bruker's Advanced Supercon Business Signs Cooperation Agreement with IFW Dresden for Further Development of MgB2 Superconducting Wire. Brochure Available
News from Bruker Daltonics ( 4 April 2008)
Analytical balances are simple to use
Balance manufacturer Ohaus has announced the addition of the new Pioneer series analytical and precision balances to its line of products
News from Ohaus ( 4 April 2008)
Artel launches new website
The new Artel website highlights success stories about the benefits of optimising liquid handling quality assurance programmes from water quality, drug discovery and contract laboratories
News from Artel ( 4 April 2008)
Bench top media preparator is fully automated
The new Proficlave PC20 is a fully automated bench top media preparator, available from QM Solutions, designed for the rapid processing of up to 16 litres of sterile culture media
News from QM Solutions ( 4 April 2008)
PAT tools to speed drug development
Cell growth model and process analytics accelerate product creation, rapid manufacturing scale-up and early real-time release of biological products
News from Emerson Process Management ( 4 April 2008)
Sample homogenisation in minutes
The Omni Prep homogenising station streamlines the sample preparation process and removes the time consuming and tedious manual steps Brochure Available
News from Camlab ( 4 April 2008)
HudsonAlpha Institute adopts Nucleofector
User Application Article The HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology will utilise Amaxa's Nucleofector technology as a core technology in certain research projects
News from Amaxa ( 4 April 2008)
Simplified monitoring of signaling in stem cells
Amaxa and Promega will provide cell biologists broader access to monitor cell signaling events in difficult-to- transfect cells, including stem cells, cancer cells and primary cells
News from Amaxa ( 4 April 2008)
New dewpoint transmitter for very dry gases
The Vaisala Drycap dewpoint transmitter DMT152 is a small-size dewpoint measurement instrument designed for measuring dry air or gas in OEM applications Brochure Available
News from Vaisala ( 4 April 2008)
Routine testing for C-Reactive Protein (CRP)
The clinical significance of CRP levels both above and within the normal range has led to increased CRP analysis in many clinical laboratories Brochure Available
News from Randox Laboratories ( 4 April 2008)
Integrated pharmacy and robotic IT for Bolton
User Application Article Ascribe has installed its web-enabled pharmacy system at the Royal Bolton Hospital, UK, part of the Bolton Hospitals NHS Trust, and reports that the site is now completely operational
News from Ascribe ( 3 April 2008)
Vote for EISC in Microsoft software competition
EISC, international provider of scientific application software, has entered one of its scientific software systems in Microsoft's Ingenuity Point ISV software contest
News from EISC ( 3 April 2008)
Workstation promises precise oxygen control
Spacious Whitley HA500 workstation allows cells to be manipulated in situ without altering the incubation environment, enabling researchers to replicate conditions comparable to those found in vivo
News from Don Whitley Scientific ( 3 April 2008)
Integrated liquid handling for the epic system
Corning has announced the introduction of an automated liquid-handling accessory (LHA) that integrates with its Epic system, to enable automated label-free biochemical and cell-based assays
News from Corning Life Sciences ( 3 April 2008)
FT-IR spectrophotometer promises high sensitivity
Shimadzu designed the IRAffinity-1 Fourier Transform Infrared (FTIR) spectrophotometer with high-throughput optics and a dynamic alignment mechanism to increase sensitivity, stability and usability Brochure Available
News from Shimadzu Scientific Instruments ( 3 April 2008)
Olympus opens Munich global R+D centre
New facility will focus on taking in vitro diagnostics, laboratory automation and molecular biology, as well as digital image processing and microscopy applications, to the next level Brochure Available
News from Olympus Life Science Europa ( 3 April 2008)
Special interest group focuses on research nurses
Role recognition, assessing training requirements and meeting skills gaps are top of the agenda for the latest special interest group (SIG) from the Institute of Clinical Research (ICR)
News from ICR (Institute of Clinical Research) ( 2 April 2008)
Quality data makes for safer blood
User Application Article Adept Scientific and Northwest Analytical's Quality Monitor and Quality Analyst products are helping the UK National Blood Service to achieve prescribed quality levels and protect its reputation Brochure Available
News from Adept Scientific ( 2 April 2008)
One size does not fit all with pipettors
The design of the new Ergopet Pipettors allows adjustments for maximum comfort as well as minimal arm strain and fatigue when working inside a hood or on the bench
News from Bel-Art Products ( 2 April 2008)
Bio-photometric detection using dual beams
LEDspec is a stand alone LED-based bio-photometric detection system targeted at flow analysis and single-scan applications
News from WPI ( 2 April 2008)
Reduce immunodetection time by 80%
Millipore says its new Snap ID protein detection system allows researchers to produce higher quality Western blots 80% more quickly than with conventional immunodetection protocols Brochure Available
News from Millipore ( 2 April 2008)
High-speed IC die singulation with UV laser
The Avia 355-23-250 from Coherent promises the highest pulse repetition rate of any Q-switched ultraviolet laser, for high speed integrated circuit die singulation with high yields
News from Coherent ( 2 April 2008)
Differential amplifier suits EEG and EKG
Warner Instruments's new DP-311 AC/DC differential amplifier is said to be perfect for EEG, EKG, and extracellular recording using high impedance glass or metal microelectrodes
News from Warner Instruments ( 2 April 2008)
World's first 'super-zoom' confocal microscope
Leica Microsystems presents ground-breaking technologies in confocal and stereomicroscopy for ultra-high resolutions from macro to nano at Analytica 2008
News from Leica Microsytems ( 2 April 2008)
New applications for cooled mirror dew point meter
The Optidew cooled mirror dew point meter offered by Michell Instruments can now be used for a wide variety of applications due to its increased cable length of up to 250 metres Brochure Available
News from Michell Instruments ( 2 April 2008)
Characterise porous materials at low temperature
For temperature-specific measurement in porous materials characterisation, Oxford Instruments and Quantachrome develop a cryostat to provide the precise temperature control for gas sorption studies
News from Oxford Instruments ( 2 April 2008)
More Top Tips from Progen Scientific
Top Tips is the regular publication which will focus on key techniques and how Telstar equipment has been designed to meet the needs of the modern scientist in the modern laboratory
News from Progen Scientific ( 2 April 2008)
PerkinElmer buys LabMetrix Technologies
PerkinElmer has announced the acquisition of LabMetrix Technologies, the largest independent provider of metrology-based multi-vendor analytical instrument qualification
News from Perkin Elmer LAS (UK) ( 2 April 2008)
Read all about Hiden's mass spectrometers
New catalogue from Hiden Analytical provides all the details on its mass spectrometers for catalysis and thermal analysis
News from Hiden Analytical ( 2 April 2008)
David Whitehouse to chair PCR meeting
PCR expert David Whitehouse will chair EuroSciCon's 'PCR Perfection: Insider tricks' meeting on Friday, 3 October 2008 at BioPark, Hertfordshire, UKI
News from Euroscicon ( 2 April 2008)
Analytica research prize winners named
Technical Background Article Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology presented the prize to Gerhard Schratt and Albert Sickmann on the opening day of Analytica 2008 in Munich Brochure Available
News from Roche Applied Science ( 2 April 2008)
Statistics for biosciences course returns
Due to popular demand, the Oxford Bioinformatocs Programme is running its Statistics for Biosciences again this academic year, on 12 May - 22 June 2008
News from Oxford Bioinformatics Programme ( 1 April 2008)
Chloroform clue to riddle of general anaesthesia.
One of the earliest general anaesthetics to be used, chloroform, has shed light on a mystery that's puzzled doctors for more than 150 years - how such anaesthetics actually work
News from University of Leeds ( 1 April 2008)
Prior support in Germany, Austria and Switzerland
Prior Scientific announces the establishment of its new subsidiary which has now opened offices in the Technology and Innovation Park on Jena's Beutenberg Campus. Brochure Available
News from Prior Scientific ( 1 April 2008)
A 'generation shift' in SPR platform technology
The launch of SPR-Navi provides applications researchers with fast and reliable surface plasmon resonance (SPR) characterisation of molecular interactions and novel surfaces
News from KSV Instruments ( 1 April 2008)
Evidence MultiStat speeds up patient diagnosis
The Evidence MultiStat uses the power of Biochip array technology to generate a complete patient profile of test results in less than 20 minutes, removing the need to send samples to the laboratory Brochure Available
News from Randox Laboratories ( 1 April 2008)
Powerful isotope ratio capabilities for GC/MS
Building on Thermo Fisher's leadership in isotope ratio mass spectrometry, the GC IsoLink makes isotope ratio monitoring GC/MS (irm-GC/MS) as easy to perform as GC/MS
News from Thermo Fisher Scientific (Mass Spectrometry) ( 1 April 2008)
Novel platform for protein biomarker verification
The Massterclass platform addresses a key bottleneck in biomarker development by enabling large-scale screening of biomarker candidates without the requirement to raise antibodies
News from Pronota (31 March 2008)
Optimise chromatography for bioseparations
GE Healthcare has launched a new range of PreDictor 96-well plates and HiScreen prepacked columns to enable high-throughput process development and method optimisation
News from GE Healthcare (31 March 2008)
Water in pharmaceuticals by automated Karl Fischer
Technical Background Article The Karl Fischer (KF) oven method permits determination of the water content of pharmaceuticals that are not amenable to direct KF titration because they either undergo detrimental side reactions Brochure Available
News from Metrohm UK (31 March 2008)
Understanding biological and disease processes
Applied Biosystems says its next-generation Solid sequencing platform for small RNA discovery enables new experiments for highly sensitive digital gene expression analysis
News from Applied Biosystems (31 March 2008)
New techniques for difficult-to-transfect cells
Bio-Rad technical note 5686, 'Optimisation of electroporation conditions for Jurkat cells using the Gene Pulser MXcell electroporation system', offers a comparative study of gene transfer methods Brochure Available
News from Bio-Rad Laboratories (31 March 2008)
New thermal imaging camera for R+D applications
OptoTherm has released the Infrasight RD320 thermal imaging camera, which utilises a 320x240 uncooled detector array with <0.05C sensitivity and 16bit digital Camera Link interface
News from OptoTherm (31 March 2008)
Droplet generation chipset developed by Dolomite
Dolomite claims that this new droplet generation technology has the potential to accelerate drug discovery and enable novel materials fabrication
News from Dolomite (31 March 2008)
UltraVolt buys half of HVP Global
UltraVolt has purchased the major stake in a high-voltage products distribution company during a period of intensive growth financing, aiming to create a pathway for future growth and success
News from UltraVolt (31 March 2008)
Fluo-3 calcium indicator has high affinity
Calcium plays a vital role in the specific and selective regulation of major cellular processes and is central in the regulation of cardiac contractility, growth and gene expression
News from AnaSpec (31 March 2008)
Dual or single output power supply is low-noise
The PL303QMD is the latest model in the New PL series of ultra low-noise and ultra-compact PSUs, which have replaced the original PL series
News from TTi (Thurlby Thandar Instruments) (31 March 2008)
Susan Lindquist wins the Otto Warburg medal
The medal is considered the most prestigious German award for biochemists and molecular biologists, is awarded by the German Association of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology and sponsored by Qiagen
News from Qiagen (31 March 2008)
Assessment of food and beverage quality
Randox tests are said to be ideal for rapid and frequent monitoring of production processes, and for the quality control of raw materials and finished products Brochure Available
News from Randox Laboratories (31 March 2008)
AA spectrophotometers in 2008 UK roadshow
Analytik Jena UK will be holding a UK-based roadshow during July 2008 featuring the ContrAA series of high resolution continuum source (HR-CS) atomic absorption spectrophotometers
News from Analytik Jena UK (31 March 2008)
Protein purification: automatic vs manual
Bio-Rad Laboratories's technical note 5513A compares the performance and reproducibility of the automated Profinia protein purification system to traditional manual gravity-flow column purification Brochure Available
News from Bio-Rad Laboratories (31 March 2008)
Seeking the most compelling microscope images
Technical Background Article Scientists, photographers and photomicrographers have until 30 April 2008 to submit images taken through the light microscope for the 34th annual Nikon Small World photomicrography competition
News from Nikon Instruments USA (31 March 2008)
Non-destructive elemental analysis of samples
Thermo Fisher Scientific unveils UniQuant, advanced X-ray fluorescence spectrometry to enable rapid and precise qualitative and quantitative elemental analysis
News from Thermo Fisher Scientific (Elemental Analysis) (31 March 2008)
Bio-Rad now offers over 100 IR spectral databases
Bio-Rad's spectral databases, which include the Sadtler collections, are used worldwide in the verification, classification, and identification of chemical substances across multiple areas of research
News from Bio-Rad Informatics Division (31 March 2008)
15,000th NanoDrop 1000 spectrophotometer sold
The landmark sale of the 15,000th Thermo Scientific NanoDrop 1000 instrument is yet another example of how this novel microsample spectrophotometer impacts the scientific community
News from Thermo Fisher Scientific (NanoDrop products) (31 March 2008)
Fresh cells to have major impact on drug discovery
LGC Standards and Abcellute in agreement to bring a revolutionary new approach to the preservation of hepatocyte cells for use in preclinical drug discovery to the European research community
News from Abcellute (31 March 2008)
Parallel synthesis moves to centre stage
Radleys will unveil, at Analytica 2008, a suite of products designed for laboratories seeking to enhance the productivity and improve the efficiency of their chemical synthesis or process development
News from Radleys (31 March 2008)
Malvern shares eLearning expertise at Analytica
Renate Hessemann, marketing manager Europe for Malvern Instruments, will share some of the company's experiences as a pioneer in eLearning for the analytical instrumentation market Brochure Available
News from Malvern Instruments (31 March 2008)
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