Copley Scientific will focus on systems from the company’s comprehensive range of test equipment for  pharmaceutical solid dosage forms at Analytica 2014, which takes place  from 1– 4 April 2014 in Munich, Germany.

On show will be the Dissolution Tester DIS 8000, a rugged unit with eight stirred test vessels that is ideal for both R&D and routine QC applications. Like all Copley Scientific tablet dissolution testers it meets the latest specifications of the US, European and other pharmacopoeias. With automation an increasing requirement, Copley Scientific’s Dissofract ‘Off-Line’ Dissolution Sampling System will be shown with the DIS 8000....

Italian Voden Medical Instruments S.p.A. awarded DiaSorin Platinum Distributor status

The Milan-based Life Science Division of Voden Medical Instruments S.p.A. has been awarded DiaSorin Platinum Distributor status in recognition of their outstanding contribution to sales of the DiaSorin Arrow instrument and molecular extraction kits throughout Italy.  Meeting the specific needs of HLA (human leukocyte antigen) testing laboratories, assessing tissue compatibility in organ transplant patients, the Arrow Blood DNA extraction kit has shown particular growth and completes the Voden product offering for this important molecular investigation...

Polyplus-transfection announces today that it has granted two agencies of the United States National Institutes of Health

Polyplus-transfection SA, a privately-held company developing innovative technologies for molecular and cellular biology, announces today that it has granted two agencies of the United States National Institutes of Health (“NIH”) a non-exclusive, research license to use Polyethylenimine (PEI) for in vitro transfection applications. The two agencies are the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (“NIAID”) and the National Cancer Institute (“NCI”)...

Today’s introduction of CLiC LP at the Advances in Genome Biology and Technology (AGBT) meeting in Marco Island, Fla., marks a new chapter for laboratories around the world involved with genetic sequencing.

GenCell Biosystems unveiled the world’s first fully integrated, automated bench-top library prep workflow for next generation sequencing (NGS) that generates more data, quicker and at a lower cost. “We’re pleased to see the enthusiastic reaction from AGBT attendees as they discover how CLiC LP liberates lab personnel from mundane library preparation tasks and allows them to focus on sequencing and scientific discovery,” said Kieran Curran, GenCell’s founder and CEO...

GEA Pharma Systems supports new pharmaceutical research centre at SKKU in South Korea 

GEA Pharma Systems has provided solid dose processing technology for a new Pharmaceutical Process Research Centre (PPRC) at South Korea’s Sungkyunkwan University (SKKU). The new centre will provide academic and commercial research facilities for under graduate, post graduate, post doctorate students and the wider pharmaceutical industry in South Korea and underlines GEA’s long-term commitment to the South Korean market. The GEA-SKKU, as it is now known, was opened by Professor Hyuck Chung, Dean of the university’s School of Pharmacy, on 17 December, 2013...

MedaPhor is pleased to announce that is has opened a US subsidiary, MedaPhor North America, Inc.

MedaPhor, the global provider of advanced ultrasound education and training for medical professionals, is pleased to announce that is has opened a US subsidiary, MedaPhor North America, Inc. and expanded its US sales team, to sell its ScanTrainer range of ultrasound simulators in the US and Canada. The company doubled sales for the third consecutive year and now has over 100 systems installed in major hospitals in 11 countries around the world. Its lead product, ScanTrainer, is a virtual reality based ‘real feel’ ultrasound-training simulator that enables trainees, of any level, to literally feel what they see on the computer screen in order to develop the complex mix of cognitive skills and eye-hand movement coordination required to learn all the key ultrasound scanning skills...

Watson-Marlow OEM pumps ideal for automated laboratory instrumentation

BioTek Instruments, Inc., proudly announces that their Cytation™ 3 Cell Imaging Multi-Mode Reader is a finalist in the 2014 Edison Awards^® competition.

The distinguished awards, inspired by Thomas Edison's persistence and inventiveness, recognize innovation, creativity and ingenuity in the global economy. Award winners will be announced April 30, 2014 at the Edison Awards Annual Gala, held in the historic Julia Morgan Ballroom in San Francisco, CA. Cytation 3 is among those finalists recognized by a distinguished panel of senior business executives and academics for innovation and excellence. Patented Cytation 3 combines automated digital microscopy and conventional multi-mode microplate detection to provide both rich phenotypic and well-based quantitative analyses in a streamlined workflow...

John comes to LabAnswer with 20 years of R&D experience. Most recently, he was with Schrödinger, LLC, where he was Vice President of Professional Services and Solutions.

John’s focus was to expand Schrodinger’s footprint in scientific informatics. Previously, John was Global Director of Scientific Informatics and Solutions at Accelrys, Inc. It was there that John helped bring both the concept of Biological Entity Registration and Next Generation LIMS to market.  In addition, John and his teams were responsible for building small and large molecule design environments. Before he joined Accelrys, he was the Philadelphia Site Head, Global Chair of the Structural Biology Domain, and head of US Lab Automation for the Discovery Informatics Department at GlaxoSmithKline, Inc. Prior to GSK, John spent many years at Merck and Co., Inc. with varying roles in biological and chemical informatics as well as computational science methods and modeling...

The MVV Energie AG won the great Analytik Jena quote campaign related to the proven SPECORD^® device.

The Analytik Jena AG awarded a price for the best customer quote as part of a Germany-wide customer competition on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of their SPECORD^® product series. "I am happy about the great participation of our customers in the campaign and the many creative contributions which made it very hard for us to decide. This is not only an expression of a high level of satisfaction but also of the great loyalty of the customers to our instruments and the company Analytik Jena", says Torsten Olschewski, General Manager of the business unit Analytical Instrumentation at the Analytik Jena AG...

The National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) launches an open competition for funding today for research to inform the work of NHS Blood and Transplant.

Universities in England are invited to enter into a research partnership with NHSBT, to drive forward priority blood and transplantation research in four priority areas. Speaking about the partnership funding initiative, Lorna Williamson, Medical and Research Director at NHSBT said: "I am delighted that the National Institute for Health Research continues to recognise the importance of blood and transplantation research....

Andor Technology joins Oxford Instruments to drive growth

Oxford Instruments, a leading provider of high-technology tools for industry and research has recently acquired Andor.  Andor is a market leading supplier of high performance cameras, microscope systems and software for the physical science and life science industries. Andor will continue to focus on growing their existing core markets and will spearhead Oxford Instruments strategic expansion into the Nano-Bio arena. Jonathan Flint, Chief Executive of Oxford Instruments explains, “We want to be part of a future which sees the use of nanotechnology tools in the biological arena, for both analysis and eventually fabrication of bio materials...

Antibody search engine CiteAb, which has developed an international user base since its launch in March 2013, has today announced its spinout from the University of Bath.

CiteAb was founded in 2013 by Dr Andrew Chalmers from the University’s Department of Biology & Biochemistry, in collaboration with Bath-based web development company Storm Consultancy, run by University of Bath graduates David Kelly and Adam Pope. CiteAb has disrupted the industry by becoming the first global antibody search engine that combines free listing with impartial ranking by citations. It is now the largest antibody search engine in a $2billion industry, and ranked number one by Google....

Operational business benefits from a good project business 

MSOFT’s Bloodhound Selected to Boost Patient Safety at Western Sussex Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Patients living in West Sussex will benefit from the introduction of a range of innovative blood-tracking systems. MSoft eSolutions’ Bloodhound solution will be implemented at Western Sussex Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust which has three hospitals – St Richard’s in Chichester, Southlands in Shoreham-by-Sea and Worthing Hospital. Bloodhound controls access to and from all blood fridges, while a bedside management system allows each bar-coded blood unit to be matched with the patient’s bar-coded wristband in a matter of seconds...

Research advances in novel pathways produce innovative antidiabetic drugs, which will pave the way for successful market penetration

FLIR Systems has produced an informative guide entitled '7 Things to Know When Selecting an IR Camera for Research & Development'.

Every day researchers around the world are looking for new methods to help them solve their scientific questions. Infrared thermography has proven to be an invaluable tool in solving a wide variety of scientific problems based on heat and temperature measurement. Because of their non-intrusive analysis capabilities, thermography systems have become the defacto standard methodology for a growing range of Research & Development applications. In Research & Development - thermal imaging cameras are widely used for capturing thermal distribution data and recording temporal variations in real time....

Porvair Sciences has announced that it will be showing its latest specialist microplates and microplate equipment at the forthcoming Pittcon 2014 (Chicago), Analytica 2014 (Munich) and Genomics Research 2014 (San Francisco) exhibitions.

Visitors to Pittcon Booth 4021 and Analytica Stand B2.320A will be able to see Porvair’s complete range of automation friendly microplates and equipment. On display will be the Ultravap Mistral - Porvair's new generation robot-compatible nitrogen blow down station. For many years, Porvair Sciences has led the field in nitrogen blow down evaporation. The UltraVap Mistral makes it even easier to integrate an automatic dry down step into your automated liquid handling protocol. Combining uncompromising high quality with an affordable price...

Learn how AB SCIEX enables you to do what couldn't be done, until now.   Visit us at ArabLab at booth # 703

Innovation is delivered. From the visionary sensitivity and speed of our latest mass spectrometry systems to the leaner, greener workflows of our LC systems and now our robust, high resolution capillary electrophoresis solutions from Beckman Coulter® CE, see all the latest workflows that enable your lab to overcome challenging analyses and save time, money, and maximize productivity!....

DHL Global Forwarding offers guaranteed capacities for Life Sciences products on six weekly flights

Gilson, the global leaders in liquid handling and purification are proud to announce distributorship of a selection of tubes and plates frequently used in lifescience analysis routines into the UK market.

The new plasticware range includes microtubes, microplates and reservoirs that are regularly used in-house and recommended for use on both the PipetmaX® and Flexus liquid handling platforms.  Combining the most popular lines from Simport, Heathrow Scientific and Porvair, these strong-pedigree products are offered by Gilson UK to provide a single reliable source of the most respected laboratory vessels available for both manual pipetting or integration with automated liquid handling systems....

Hichrom's 2014 training programme is now available, featuring courses covering every area of HPLC, UHPLC and GC and delivered by world-renowned experts including John Dolan and Mel Euerby. Whether you are a relative newcomer to chromatography or a seasoned veteran, you can benefit from one of these courses.

In addition to the full programme of 1 and 2 day courses, a comprehensive series of short 1¾ hour seminars is also available, either as open enrolment courses or for on-site training. New courses for 2014 include: Superficially Porous Phases – Development and Benefits, The Analysis of Polar Molecules, Method Development Strategies to Exploit Selectivity in UHPLC/HPLC and The Technique of Gas Chromatography - in 3 parts.