Bruker announce the launch of a differentiated benchtop FT-NMR solution for forensic narcotics testing, called the Fourier 80 CrimeLab, with a nuclear magnetic resonance NMR Narcotics Profiling module. This unique forensics solution offers the flexibility of information-rich FT-NMR in an easy-to-use, automated method with detailed reports on the types and quantities of substances in seized drug samples...

CytoSMART Technologies, an Axion Bio company, has announced the launch of the CytoSMART Omni FL, a next-generation live-cell imaging analysis system incorporating red and green fluorescence channels into its signature CytoSMART Omni product line for the first time. The advance reflects the company’s ongoing commitment to provide high-quality, accessible live-cell imaging to every cell biology lab and offers an innovative platform for researchers in stem cell biology, immuno-oncology, virology, toxicology, neurology, and other fields.

Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the world leader in serving science, is providing laboratories performing food safety analysis with a new ion chromatography tandem mass spectrometry (IC-MS/MS) workflow solution for regulatory compliant, cost-effective and reliable analysis of quaternary ammonium pesticides (Quats). The new Thermo Scientific Dionex IonPac CS21-Fast-4µm ion exchange column enables scientists to easily and accurately determine and quantify the four cationic pesticide...

INTEGRA Biosciences is giving away 10 VOYAGER pipette kits in an exciting prize draw. The VOYAGER adjustable tip spacing pipette is the only electronic pipette offering automated adjustment of tip spacing currently on the market. It is easy to use, can be operated one-handed, and allows the parallel transfer of samples between formats, for example from tubes to plates, or from 96 well to 384 well plates. This significantly speeds up workflow, reducing transfer times and making sample reformatting much more efficient...

The Sero Krystal™ PDL range of coated microplates from Porvair Sciences set a new benchmark for reproducible cell culture even with challenging cell types. Many scientists would prefer to grow cells in a serum-free environment to more accurately mimic physiological conditions. However, this often presents challenges as cell lines often struggle to attach to traditional tissue culture plastics in the absence of serum....

Nothing matches the performance of the original! Retsch’s Ultra Centrifugal Mills set standards in sample homogenization since almost 50 years and are used by food & feed laboratories worldwide. The latest model ZM 300 comprises the essence of German engineering expertise combined with high-quality materials, smart accessories, and latest software technology. The powerful mill provides maximum grinding performance at high speed while, at the same time, ensuring operator convenience and safety.

ZEISS are thrilled to announce the ZEISS Microscopy Image Contest 2022. Do you take stunning microscopy images? Submit your best image now!  The contest is open to all microscopy enthusiasts and professionals in nine application categories. Images can be taken with any ZEISS microscope (light, X-ray or electron microscope). Deadline for entry is May 15, 2022...

Leica Microsystems, a leading manufacturer of microscopes and scientific instruments, has announced the appointment of Dr. Annette Rinck as its President, with effect from 1 April 2022. Annette succeeds Markus Lusser, who was promoted to a new Life Sciences position within Danaher Corporation, Leica’s parent company. Annette joins Leica from Honeywell where she has spent the past seven years, most recently as General Manager of global brands and companies within the Building Management Systems division...

LGC Maine Standards announces the release of VALIDATE® Thyroid 2 (THY2) to meet the linearity and calibration verification needs of clinical laboratories running the Beckman Coulter Unicel® DxI/Access platform. This exciting product, with the analyte Thyroglobulin (Tg), is formulated in human serum, using the CLSI EP06-A “equal delta” sample preparation method, and provides five distinct concentrations across the claimed and extended range of the Beckman Coulter Unicel® DxI/Access instrument...

Scientists have created a prototype test that can predict which drug combinations are likely to work for cancer patients in as little as 24 to 48 hours. Their cutting-edge technique uses artificial intelligence to analyse large-scale protein data from tumour samples, and is able to predict patients’ response to drugs more accurately than is currently possible...

Jackson ImmunoResearch, manufacturer of secondary antibodies and immunoreagents for the life science market, announces a new range of detection reagents that offer superior imaging quality. Jackson ImmunoResearch Nano Secondaries are polyclonal VHH Fragment antibodies (Nanobodies*) produced in Alpacas. They are available with specificity to Human, Rabbit, or Mouse. 10x smaller than conventional whole IgG antibodies...

Metrohm USA is pleased to announce the winner of its 2022 Young Chemist Award, Colby Ott. Colby is a Ph.D. candidate at West Virginia University's Forensic and Investigative Science Department in Morgantown, West Virginia, where his research centers around developing novel methods for screening seized drugs. His work aims to provide reliable and rapid detection in the laboratory and the field, with future applications in forensics, clinical healthcare, and toxicology...

UK genomics company, RevoluGen Ltd welcomes data presented by scientists from its collaborator the Quadram Institute at this years’ Microbiology Society Annual Conference being held in Belfast. The Quadram’s team results demonstrate the advantages of Fire Monkey high molecular weight (HMW) DNA extraction with multiplexed Oxford Nanopore sequencing for cost effective complete hybrid assemblies of pathogen genomes in resolving genomic rearrangements important in acute and chronic Salmonella infections...

World leader in Raman microscopy and nanoscopy, HORIBA Scientific and Digital Surf, creator of the Mountains® software platform for image and surface analysis in microscopy and metrology, today announced the release of graphYX, a new software range for users of HORIBA's Raman spectroscopy solutions, comprising two product levels: graphYX and graphYX-3D...

The Chromatrap® Homogeniser Spin Column from Porvair Sciences maximises the yield and quality of viral RNA extracted from nasal and throat swab samples. The easy-to-use spin column offers a fast and efficient ‘one-stop’ alternative to using traditional syringe and needle homogenisation techniques. Employing a novel dual frit extraction design the Chromatrap® Homogeniser Spin Column reduces lysate viscosity and captures insoluble debris by centrifugation....

MolGen introduces a new RT-qPCR multiplex kit that combines the detection of five different infectious respiratory viruses, including SARS-CoV-2. The MolGen MoaA RT-q kit is a single well, multiplex RT-qPCR which targets: Influenza A virus, Influenza B virus, Respiratory syncytial viruses (RSV) type A & type B and SARS-CoV-2. These 5 targets represent the most common respiratory threats of this moment...

Tecan has launched the MagicPrep NGS, an automated benchtop library preparation system that transforms time-consuming and error-prone procedures into a simple, robust experience. MagicPrep NGS system performs true ‘load and go’ DNA-Seq and mRNA-Seq library preparation. With proven liquid handling technology, all-inclusive reagent kits, and an intuitive user interface, the MagicPrep NGS is set up in just 10 minutes and generates eight sequencer-ready libraries with a greater than 99 % mean success rate...

A new adaptor kit enables the Ziath Mohawk tube selector to quickly and easily pick and reformat tubes from Azenta Life Sciences Acoustix racks used by the latest generation of Labcyte® Echo® acoustic liquid dispensers. Acoustix is a small sample tube with a screw cap which has been widely adopted for storage of novel compounds in solution held in compound storage facilities....

HORIBA UK announces that it has joined the lifETIME Centre for Doctoral Training (CDT) as an Industry Partner. This partnership aims to provide a new generation of scientists with skills and approaches to reduce and replace the need for animal testing, so transforming drug discovery, toxicology screening and regenerative medicine. The lifETIME (Engineered Tissues for Discovery, Industry and Medicine) CDT is a partnership between...