Link Technologies sets new standards in oligonucleotide modification reagent quality

Link Technologies Ltd, a specialist manufacturer of oligonucleotide reagents, is launching its high-end Link+ range at the 9^th Annual Meeting of the Oligonucleotide Therapeutic Society (OTS), which takes place in Naples, Italy, from 6-8 October. Manufactured to the highest available industry specification, Link+ will offer customers a collection of premium phosphoramidites to bring new standards to the modifier reagent market. In addition to the supply of high purity products, Link+ customers will benefit from a bespoke service from order to delivery, which includes a detailed impurity profile for thorough quality assurance - vital for oligos with diagnostic and therapeutic applications...

Any laboratory can benefit from BioTek's MultiFlo™ FX Microplate Dispenser – and somewhere in the world, one lucky winner will enjoy it for FREE!

MultiFlo FX is a modular, automated reagent dispenser for 6- to 1536-well plates, offering BioTek’s unique Parallel Dispense™ technology, with its peristaltic and syringe pumps for dispensing as little as 500 nL. An available microplate wash module adds multi-purpose functionality. A fully configured MultiFlo FX replaces up to five liquid handlers, saving time and bench space... it’s the Indispensable Dispenser! Register now for your chance to win...

JPK Instruments, a world-leading manufacturer of nanoanalytic instrumentation for research in life sciences and soft matter, reports on how the Laboratory for Mechanobiology and Bioengineering at Nagoya Institute of Technology in Japan use the NanoWizard®3 AFM to investigate biomaterials.

Professor Shinji Deguchi leads a research group at Nagoya Institute of Technology (NITech). The Laboratory for Mechanobiology & Bioengineering has a multi-disciplinary approach to the growing field of Mechano-Biology. This brings together the areas of cell biology, bioengineering and biophysics. Describing his work, Professor Deguchi said "Every living cell keeps their tension constantly always and pulls surrounding cells each other. It is known as "Tensional Homeostasis." We believe that tension homeostasis is one of the important factors used to control cell function such as proliferation, differentiation and apoptosis. We study important protein complexes which play a part of the tension homeostasis process."..

Magritek, a leading provider of compact NMR and MRI instruments, have installed the new Spinsolve compact NMR spectrometer at the Moulder Center for Drug Discovery Research, part of the Temple University School of Pharmacy.

The Moulder Center for Drug Discovery Research is home to a talented and enthusiastic group of scientists. The team is dedicated to facilitating collaborative research efforts to support the discovery and development of novel therapeutic agents to improve the health and life of patients. The Moulder Center serves as a multidisciplinary research hub for the further development of scientific discoveries identified by Temple University faculty and scientists, enabling their research to move beyond the lab and into the broader research community...

Cytation 3 is a cell imaging multi-mode microplate reader that combines automated digital microscopy and conventional microplate detection.

Silicone oil is commonly used as a lubricant coating in prefilled syringes (PFS) and is becoming one of the most highly discussed topics in the PFS market, particularly for developers of highly sensitive biotech drugs.

In specific biological drug cases, unexpected drug-container interactions have been reported that were potentially attributed to or potentially associated with sub-visible particles generated from the lubricating silicone layer. These could lead to “solution inspection” concerns or even compatibility concern. Sebastien Jouffray is Core Team leader in the R&D Product Development Group at BD Medical – Pharmaceutical Systems....

Leading UK digital clinical imaging specialists, Vision Source, announce their appointment as Sony Medical's authorized specialist dealer for their cameras, recorders, monitors & printers.

Vision Source is very pleased to announce their appointment as UK authorized specialist dealer for Sony Medical's range of cameras, recorders, monitors and printers. Further to acquiring assets and the hiring of staff from former dealers, Optivision, Vision Source are committed to a seamless integration of Sony's products into their portfolio offering users old and new continued excellent service and support...

Save 10% on any HALO or HALO-5 column in the latest HALO 2013 Product Catalogue.

Don’t miss out on saving 10% on any HALO UHPLC or HALO-5 HPLC column in the new HALO catalogue. All orders must be received by 29th November to qualify for this discount. Simply place your order with Hichrom, referencing special offer code AM09-13A and 10% will automatically be deducted from the price of the column(s) you order....

Lab Innovations is a unique opportunity for you to meet new suppliers, source the latest products, learn from industry experts and network with colleagues all under one roof!

Held on 6 - 7 November at the NEC Birmingham, Lab Innovations will feature a large array of leading exhibiting companies showing their latest products from laboratory equipment, analytical equipment, cleanroom technology to biotechnology & life sciences. This year, over 40% of exhibitors are using the show to launch new technologies and services for the first time in the UK.....

Hichrom are pleased to announce that they are the UK distributor for 96 well plate sealing products manufactured by Bio Chromato, Inc. of Japan.

These products are high specification seals for 96 well plates. The Rapid EPS is an easy pierce seal that has excellent resistance to DMSO, Methanol and Acetonitrile and is also airtight. It does not clog your needle, will not contaminate your samples and there is no need to use a thermal sealing instrument with these seals. The Rapid Slit Seal is a seal that allows for multiple penetration without damaging the sealing of your plate....

Endecotts can supply a wide variety of sample collection probes for all types of sample collection.

Sample Dividers: These hand held sample dividers will subdivide material samples into two smaller portions by a single pass or further subdivisions can be attained by multiple passes. The important feature of Endecotts sample dividers is that each subdivision retains the characteristics of the original sample. They are produced in stainless steel with slot widths of either 6.35 mm (1/4 in) or 12.7 mm (1/2 in). Sample Scoops: Heavy duty sample scoops produced in highest quality 316 stainless steel. Crevice free to reduce contamination and easy to clean. Radiused corners for easy cleaning...

On Wednesday 14th May 2014, we are hosting our fourth Scientific Laboratory Show and Conference at the East Midlands Conference Centre, University of Nottingham and we would like to invite you to be part of this great event!

Air Products showcases gas analysis technology designed to improve accuracy in laboratories

Air Products is showcasing a range of innovative specialty gases and gas analysis technology at this year’s Lab Innovations 2013 event to help laboratories to improve the accuracy and efficiency of their measurements. Featuring some world-leading technologies for use in gas analysis, Air Products’ stand will be demonstrating the advantages of using ultra-high purity gases with BIP^® technology cylinders.

Visit Air Products on stand number V14

Gain the most from your modified oligo with Link Technologies’ new Product Guide

Link Technologies Ltd, a specialist oligonucleotide reagent manufacturer, has dedicated a section of its new, freely available 2013/14 Product Guide to ‘Modification Strategies in Oligonucleotide Synthesis’. Increasingly, modified oligos are playing an important role across a broad range of life science and clinical-based research groups and, for example, show significant promise as agents to optimise drug delivery. In the new Product Guide, Link Technologies has compiled a comprehensive resource for - scientists working with modified oligonucleotides, including educational references, detailed product information, established protocols and application notes, for assured oligo synthesis and use. This go-to guide for oligonucleotide chemistry can be downloaded for free...

Fisher Scientific UK celebrates the success of its 22^nd Science World event

The 22nd Science World – ‘the Fisher Scientific Laboratory Experience’, took place on Thursday 10th October at the Point, Manchester. Over 500 customers attended on show day, networking with 80 of the UK’s top manufacturers of laboratory products and Fisher Scientific colleagues.  The atmosphere was buzzing in this new, state of the art facility.  Highlights included: seminars by Marcus du Sautoy and Ben Goldacre; back by popular request Professor Hal Sosabowski; plus opportunities for customers to meet Oscar the Robot and Miss Ballooniverse....

Skuldtech and AB Science to renew their collaboration agreement, as part of a project financed by Bpifrance, to bring to market a new treatment for Alzheimer's disease and a companion diagnostic

Skuldtech, a genomic biomarker company specialized in developing diagnostic tests, announces today that it has secured EUR 1 million in funding from Bpifrance (French public financing structure) as part of a project on Alzheimer's disease that has received funding of EUR 8.6 million in total. The program is planned to last for four years, with the first results expected in 2018...

Royal Society of Chemistry’s outreach programme gains NMR capability

Spectroscopy in a Suitcase is an outreach programme which gives more than 10,000 A-level students in the UK each year the chance to experience hands-on spectroscopy. The strategy of the programme is to cover the principles of spectroscopic techniques, as well as use real-life contexts to demonstrate the applications of the techniques. For the first time, the Thermo Scientific™ picoSpin™ 45 benchtop NMR spectrometer from Cole-Parmer will allow Welsh students to experience NMR spectroscopy.  Previously there had been no opportunity to demonstrate this technology because traditional NMR requires fixed installation...

As one of Europe’s leading designers and manufacturers of advanced water purification equipment, Purite will naturally be taking a stand at Lab Innovations 2013, a forum for discovering innovation at the heart of the global laboratory industry. 

The aim of Lab Innovations 2013 is to introduce visitors to the very latest technology that provides cost-cutting solutions, increased productivity, and higher ROI for business. Anyone visiting Purite’s stand will find efficient water purification solutions that offer all of those qualities. Purite’s staff will be on hand to demonstrate both their considerable expertise in water purification technology and the capabilities of the company’s Labwater cartridges...

Visit Purite on stand number F4

Cleaver Scientific and Biocenter Collaboration is Appreciated at the University Of Pécs in Hungary

Gel Electrophoresis specialists CLEAVER SCIENTIFIC Ltd (CSL) and their Hungarian distributor Biocenter recently exhibited at and sponsored the 11^th International Symposium on Vasoactive Intestinal Peptide (VIP) and Pituitary Adenylate Cyclase-Activating Peptide (PACAP) and related peptides. The event, staged at the University of Pécs in Hungary at the end of August, was an excellent example of the successful collaboration between CSL and their Hungarian distributor...

Engineers at The Technology Partnership (TTP) have discovered a way to break through the Faraday Cage that prevents the entry or escape of an electromagnetic field through a metallic enclosure.

While the Faraday Cage effect does have useful applications from preventing leakage from microwave ovens to lightning strike protection and screening data cables, TTP’s new patent-pending Fluxor technology will have major benefits for power and data transfer through metal shielding. TTP is already using the technology for monitoring fluid levels in steel pipes, taking readings from medical implants and measuring data from inside high-performance F1 engines...

TA Instruments Acquires Scarabaeus Mess- und Produktionstechnik GmbH 

TA Instruments today announced the acquisition of Scarabaeus Mess- und Produktionstechnik GmbH (Wetzlar, Germany), a privately held manufacturer of instrumentation and software for physical property measurements of rubber and rubber processing. Terry Kelly, President of TA Instruments commented on the acquisition: “This market is a natural fit for TA Instruments. We have existing expertise and a large customer base using thermal analysis and rheology among rubber producers and manufacturers....

French Bacteriologist Receives Half Million Pound Prize

The 2013 Balzan Prizewinners 750,000 Swiss Francs (approx. EUR 610,000; USD 800,000; GBP 515,000) for each of the four subjects. Half of the amount must be destined by the winners to research projects. The names of the 2013 Balzan Prizewinners were proclaimed today in a public announcement: Pascale Cossart (France), Institut Pasteur, Paris, for Infectious diseases: basic and clinical aspects André Vauchez (France), Université de Paris Ouest Nanterre, for Medieval History Manuel Castells (Spain), University of Southern California (USA), for Sociology Alain Aspect (France), École Polytechnique, Palaiseau, for Quantum Information Processing and Communication...