Experts from Malvern Instruments, a company renowned for its light scattering technology, will present a one-day course entitled ‘Fundamentals of Particle Size Analysis with an Emphasis on Light Scattering Techniques’ at Pittcon 2013
The course will be delivered by Dr Alan Rawle, Applications Manager and Dr Ulf Nobbmann, GPC/SEC Product Manager – Americas, on 19 March 2013 at 8.30am. This valuable short course will introduce the basics of particle size analysis to those new to the field. The emphasis will be on the essentials of laser diffraction and dynamic light scattering (DLS) but other techniques such as sieving, sedimentation and electrozone counting will also be covered...
Eppendorf and the journal Science are now accepting applications for the 2013 Eppendorf & Science Prize for Neurobiology - an annual international research prize of US$25,000. The prize is awarded to one young scientist for his or her outstanding contributions to neurobiology research. Researchers who are 35 years of age or younger are invited to apply by June 15, 2013. The prize winner is selected by a committee of independent experts in the field, chaired by Science’s Senior Editor, Dr. Peter Stern...
PIXELTEQ will demonstrate its micro-patterned optical filter solutions during Pittcon 2013. The company’s micro-patterning technology is used to create custom pixel-scale filter arrays on optics, wafers and active devices including photodiodes and camera sensors
New PixelSensor photodiodes feature integrated narrow-band detection across ultraviolet (UV), visible, and near infrared (NIR) – creating new opportunities for optical sensors by simplifying and shrinking the optical path for compact multispectral device design. Multispectral camera demos will highlight the benefits of imaging application-specific spectral bands at the show from March 18-21 at the Pennsylvania Convention Center...
Read MoreCambio now supplies EpicentreMar 14, 2013
Cambio, distributor of molecular biology reagents and consumables to scientific research laboratories within the UK, has added an innovative new product to its portfolio
ARTseq™ (Active mRNA Translation) ribosome profiling kits, produced by Epicentre, enable users to create RNA sequence libraries from ribosome-protected mRNA. This novel technique is used to investigate translational control, measure gene expression, identify translation start sites and predict protein abundance, making them ideal for use in life science laboratories...
Molecular Devices will be showcasing their ImageXpress® Micro XL, FLIPR® Calcium 6 assay kits and SpectraMax® i3 during Drug Discovery Innovations and Interact 2013
The SpectraMax® i3 Multi-Mode Detection Platform is available as a stand-alone reader with three broad detection modes: luminescence, absorbance, and fluorescence. Users are then given the option to upgrade to additional applications and detection modes which expands the system's detection capability making it highly versatile, and able to offer application options far exceeding those of standard readers. Additional detection modules include cellular imaging with the SpectraMax® MiniMax™ Imaging Cytometer, and cartridges for Time-Resolved Fluorescence, Fluorescence Polarization, and AlphaScreen® assays...
Read MorePittcon 2013 Announces Exposition HighlightsMar 12, 2013
Global Exposition includes 1,011 companies from 29 countries
The Pittcon 2013 Exposition, which takes place March 17-21, at the Pennsylvania Convention Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, will include 1,011 exhibitors (count as of March 1, 2013) displaying products and services used by the scientific community in industrial, academic, and government labs. The Exposition will offer the latest innovations in areas such as, but not limited to, analytical chemistry; drug discovery; nanotechnology; life sciences to include forensics, genomics, proteomics, metabolomics; food analysis and safety; environmental science; energy and fuel; and air, water and wastewater analysis....
Read MoreDefiniens and Advanced Cell Diagnostics Introduce RNAscope SpotStudio - Early Access Program StartedMar 12, 2013
Quantitative biomarker analysis advanced by alliance between Advanced Cell Diagnostics and Definiens, providers of breakthrough platform for in situ RNA biomarker detection and leading image analysis technology for digital pathology
Definiens and Advanced Cell Diagnostics (ACD) today unveiled the details of the RNAscope SpotStudio image analysis software to attendees at the Molecular Medicine Tri-Conference meeting in San Francisco, USA. The software has already been sold to a top pharmaceutical company and a leading academic medical center under an early access program. This advanced image analysis solution brings objective and accurate quantification to RNA in situ hybridization and enables a new generation of diagnostic applications based on single cell analysis. For the first time, gene expression can be measured quantitatively at single-cell resolution and interpreted by pathologists within histopathological context...
Speakers will discuss trends and opportunities in image and data analysis for digital pathology at Harvard Medical School in Boston
Definiens, the global leader of image and data analysis solutions for quantitative digital pathology, today announced it will host more than 20 distinguished speakers at the 4th International Definiens Symposium, featuring discussions on image and data analysis in digital pathology. The symposium will be held at the Joseph B. Martin Conference Center on Harvard Medical School campus in Boston, MA on May 13-15, 2013...
Leading technologists from Malvern Instruments, the materials characterization experts, will be presenting at Powtech
Dr Alan Rawle, a highly-respected figure in the field of light scattering will present “Attrition of FCC catalysts studied by pressure size titration (PST) in laser diffraction dry dispersion” while Dr Debbie Huck, an authority on imaging, will present “Component specific particle characterization of particulate-based products.” Look out too for live instrument demos throughout the 3 days and networking events around Partec...
Read MoreATL and iCD Partner Up at Pittcon 2013 to Exhibit Data Automation and Laboratory Information Management System SolutionsMar 6, 2013
Accelerated Technology Laboratories, Inc. (ATL), a premier supplier of Laboratory Data Management Solutions and ATL's European partner, the Institute for Consulting and Data Handling (iCD), will again be exhibiting together at PITTCON
ATL will be unveiling its new Sample Master® iLIMS - a 100 percent web-based version of our Sample Master® LIMS, built on .NET framework. Sample Master® iLIMS boasts a brand new look and feel, perfect for those organizations with multiple US locations or global operations, and an interest in utilizing tablet technology (iPad, Samsung Galaxy, Trimble, etc.). The software will leverage the modularity and user friendliness for which Sample Master® has become known, with additional new features and integration with the latest version of Result Point®...
Researchers at the European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL) in Hamburg, Germany, have incorporated a multi-detector array size exclusion chromatography (SEC) system from Malvern Instruments (Viscotek TDA –Triple Detector Array) at the laboratory’s powerful small angle X-ray scattering (SAXS) beamline to improve the productivity and quality of detailed protein characterization work
Use of the Viscotek TDA triple detector array system prior to analysis provides complementary biophysical data and simultaneously purifies samples for measurement. This results in more information and better quality data from each experiment. This innovative set-up is not only limited to the institute itself, but is widely accessible to structural biology researchers via BioStructX, a European Commission initiative that creates a single gateway to Europe’s leading synchrotron facilities...
New application laboratories, sales and service offices and customer facilities
The UK manufacturing and sales divisions of Carl Zeiss have cemented their roots in Cambridge with an expansion of their existing production site and the construction of new application laboratories, sales and service offices and customer facilities. Coldhams Lane in Cambridge has been home to Carl Zeiss Microscopy Ltd for some years. Due to the sustained growth in international orders, the business has acquired neighbouring premises in order to increase production of their scanning electron microscopes, including EVO, ∑IGMA and process specific tools...
Read MoreEndecotts - Mar 4, 2013
Visit Endecotts at the AGG1 show 19th - 21st March 2013 Booth 2713
Endecotts particle analysis equipment is used worldwide in many laboratories. The company offers a wide range of sieves with different sizes, depths, choice of materials and certified degrees of inspection to meet every National and International standard and virtually every specification, including ISO 3310 and ASTM E-11. Endecotts also offer a wide range of shakers suitable for all types of sieving and samples - shakers designed to produce the optimum sieving action for fast reproducible results....
Read MoreCAMAG and Advion form Exclusive Alliance to Commercialize Unique TLC/CMS Assay System for Synthetic Organic and Peptide ChemistsMar 1, 2013
Advion, Inc., a leading life sciences systems and consumables developer, today announced that an exclusive OEM and distribution partnership agreement has been signed with CAMAG of Basel, Switzerland for its TLC-MS Interface product
Based upon excellent results obtained by joint Advion and CAMAG customers, as well as leading researchers, the two companies have partnered to commercialize a combined system to Advion’s Synthetic Organic Chemistry and Peptide Synthesis global market segments. The terms of the agreement allow Advion exclusive marketing and support rights in key geographic markets including North America and parts of Europe....
Techcomp (Group) Ltd is pleased to announce the acquisition of the majority holding of shares in Edinburgh Instruments Ltd (EI) with immediate effect
Edinburgh Instruments is the world’s leading manufacturer of Lifetime Fluorescence Spectrometers, Lasers and Gas Sensors for scientific research and industrial markets. The business is based in Livingston, Scotland and was founded in 1971 as an early pioneer of Time Correlated Single Photon Counting (TCSPC), laser and gas sensing technologies....
Read MorePro-curo Software LtdFeb 28, 2013
Pro-curo Software Ltd, supplier of sample inventory and tracking software to life science markets, has introduced a 24-hour customer service and support system which incorporates various channels of communication
Pro-curo Software Ltd has a high focus on providing excellent levels of support and this fresh approach ensures that customers are always able to reach their assigned technical support contact, even in the case of 24-hour laboratories or those in different time zones. The support system uses a combination of email, telephone, text message and live chat, keeping the process as efficient and pain free as possible. Users only speak with a single contact, who then interacts with separate departments within the company to ensure an issue is resolved.
Read MoreNew Protein Engineering Service PortalFeb 28, 2013
With years of advancement and accumulation, Creative BioMart has become a new protein engineering service “portal”. Creative Biomart has strong expertise in de novo gene synthesis that allows us to synthesize complex protein libraries without any dramatic increase in cost
Protein engineering is a new approach. Currently it has been widely used by researchers for the studies, such as protein structure, creation of new material, finding target, function mechanism, combination of new protein with preset features and others. In the future, more detailed knowledge of protein structure and function, as well as advancements in high-throughput technology, may greatly expand the capabilities of protein engineering. Eventually, even unnatural amino acids may be incorporated thanks to the new method that allows the inclusion of novel amino acids in the genetic code.
The debut edition of Forensics Europe Expo takes place this 24-25 April 2013 at London’s Olympia venue. But what’s the thinking behind the show’s launch, and what can visitors expect to gain from attending? Event director Phillip Hunter provides the details
The landscape for the forensics industry has changed considerably in recent times. Up until March 2012, the vast majority of forensic testing in the UK was done by the government’s Forensic Science Service. When the government took the decision to close the service last year, the model for the industry changed massivelyfor good. It’s now an open and free market, and the challenge is to ensure that the facilities used by people like the police and the legal sector are accredited and up to standard...
Carbolite, a leading manufacturer of furnaces and ovens, will exhibit a wide range of products for laboratory heat testing applications at ArabLab and Pittcon in 2013
As a leading UK manufacturer, the company will showcase products from their laboratory equipment portfolio. This extensive range includes both laboratory chamber/box furnaces and laboratory tube furnaces capable of reaching temperatures up to 1800°C, providing reliable and effective solutions across a range of research and testing applications.Read MoreFreeman Technology will present new research on the impact of humidity on powders at Powtech 2013Feb 27, 2013
At Powtech 2013 (23-25 April, Nürnberg, Germany), the team from Freeman Technology, the powder characterisation specialists, will present new research on the impact of humidity on powders, a topic of significant interest to many powder processors
The presentation, entitled ‘The influence of ambient moisture on powder flow’, will be the first opportunity to learn about the company’s latest study highlighting how the FT4 Powder Rheometer® can be used to quantify the impact of humidity in a process relevant way. The team will also present two posters entitled “Investigation of the influence of atomic layer deposition coatings on powder rheology” and “Quantifying the effect of caking by powder rheometry”...
New Derek™ module for StarDrop™ facilitates the efficient design and selection of safe, efficacious compounds in early drug discovery
Optibrium and Lhasa Limited, providers of software for compound design, selection and property prediction,today announce a technology collaboration agreement. Lhasa’s Derek Nexus™ platform for knowledge-based prediction of compound toxicity will be integratedas an optional plug-in module for Optibrium’s StarDrop software, that guides the design and selection of high quality compounds in drug discovery...
Read MoreBioCellChallenge launches the first universal delivery system for transporting antibodies into live cellsFeb 25, 2013
This new technology means thousands of existing antibodies can now be used as research tools, with or without additives. It also provides the pharmaceutical industry with an unprecedented tool for determining the therapeutic potential of their antibodies
BioCellChallenge SAS, a biotechnology firm specialized in the creation and development of delivery systems for introducing active principles into live cells, today announces the launch of a new delivery system, ImmunoCellin, which is designed to transport antibodies into live cells even in the presence of additives. The company has recently filed a patent for this pioneering technology...
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The course will be delivered by Dr Alan Rawle, Applications Manager and Dr Ulf Nobbmann, GPC/SEC Product Manager – Americas, on 19 March 2013 at 8.30am. This valuable short course will introduce the basics of particle size analysis to those new to the field. The emphasis will be on the essentials of laser diffraction and dynamic light scattering (DLS) but other techniques such as sieving, sedimentation and electrozone counting will also be covered...
Eppendorf and the journal Science are now accepting applications for the 2013 Eppendorf & Science Prize for Neurobiology - an annual international research prize of US$25,000. The prize is awarded to one young scientist for his or her outstanding contributions to neurobiology research. Researchers who are 35 years of age or younger are invited to apply by June 15, 2013. The prize winner is selected by a committee of independent experts in the field, chaired by Science’s Senior Editor, Dr. Peter Stern...
New PixelSensor photodiodes feature integrated narrow-band detection across ultraviolet (UV), visible, and near infrared (NIR) – creating new opportunities for optical sensors by simplifying and shrinking the optical path for compact multispectral device design. Multispectral camera demos will highlight the benefits of imaging application-specific spectral bands at the show from March 18-21 at the Pennsylvania Convention Center...
ARTseq™ (Active mRNA Translation) ribosome profiling kits, produced by Epicentre, enable users to create RNA sequence libraries from ribosome-protected mRNA. This novel technique is used to investigate translational control, measure gene expression, identify translation start sites and predict protein abundance, making them ideal for use in life science laboratories...
The SpectraMax® i3 Multi-Mode Detection Platform is available as a stand-alone reader with three broad detection modes: luminescence, absorbance, and fluorescence. Users are then given the option to upgrade to additional applications and detection modes which expands the system's detection capability making it highly versatile, and able to offer application options far exceeding those of standard readers. Additional detection modules include cellular imaging with the SpectraMax® MiniMax™ Imaging Cytometer, and cartridges for Time-Resolved Fluorescence, Fluorescence Polarization, and AlphaScreen® assays...
The Pittcon 2013 Exposition, which takes place March 17-21, at the Pennsylvania Convention Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, will include 1,011 exhibitors (count as of March 1, 2013) displaying products and services used by the scientific community in industrial, academic, and government labs. The Exposition will offer the latest innovations in areas such as, but not limited to, analytical chemistry; drug discovery; nanotechnology; life sciences to include forensics, genomics, proteomics, metabolomics; food analysis and safety; environmental science; energy and fuel; and air, water and wastewater analysis....
Definiens and Advanced Cell Diagnostics (ACD) today unveiled the details of the RNAscope SpotStudio image analysis software to attendees at the Molecular Medicine Tri-Conference meeting in San Francisco, USA. The software has already been sold to a top pharmaceutical company and a leading academic medical center under an early access program. This advanced image analysis solution brings objective and accurate quantification to RNA in situ hybridization and enables a new generation of diagnostic applications based on single cell analysis. For the first time, gene expression can be measured quantitatively at single-cell resolution and interpreted by pathologists within histopathological context...
Dr Alan Rawle, a highly-respected figure in the field of light scattering will present “Attrition of FCC catalysts studied by pressure size titration (PST) in laser diffraction dry dispersion” while Dr Debbie Huck, an authority on imaging, will present “Component specific particle characterization of particulate-based products.” Look out too for live instrument demos throughout the 3 days and networking events around Partec...
ATL will be unveiling its new Sample Master® iLIMS - a 100 percent web-based version of our Sample Master® LIMS, built on .NET framework. Sample Master® iLIMS boasts a brand new look and feel, perfect for those organizations with multiple US locations or global operations, and an interest in utilizing tablet technology (iPad, Samsung Galaxy, Trimble, etc.). The software will leverage the modularity and user friendliness for which Sample Master® has become known, with additional new features and integration with the latest version of Result Point®...
Use of the Viscotek TDA triple detector array system prior to analysis provides complementary biophysical data and simultaneously purifies samples for measurement. This results in more information and better quality data from each experiment. This innovative set-up is not only limited to the institute itself, but is widely accessible to structural biology researchers via BioStructX, a European Commission initiative that creates a single gateway to Europe’s leading synchrotron facilities...
The UK manufacturing and sales divisions of Carl Zeiss have cemented their roots in Cambridge with an expansion of their existing production site and the construction of new application laboratories, sales and service offices and customer facilities. Coldhams Lane in Cambridge has been home to Carl Zeiss Microscopy Ltd for some years. Due to the sustained growth in international orders, the business has acquired neighbouring premises in order to increase production of their scanning electron microscopes, including EVO, ∑IGMA and process specific tools...
Endecotts particle analysis equipment is used worldwide in many laboratories. The company offers a wide range of sieves with different sizes, depths, choice of materials and certified degrees of inspection to meet every National and International standard and virtually every specification, including ISO 3310 and ASTM E-11. Endecotts also offer a wide range of shakers suitable for all types of sieving and samples - shakers designed to produce the optimum sieving action for fast reproducible results....
Based upon excellent results obtained by joint Advion and CAMAG customers, as well as leading researchers, the two companies have partnered to commercialize a combined system to Advion’s Synthetic Organic Chemistry and Peptide Synthesis global market segments. The terms of the agreement allow Advion exclusive marketing and support rights in key geographic markets including North America and parts of Europe....
Edinburgh Instruments is the world’s leading manufacturer of Lifetime Fluorescence Spectrometers, Lasers and Gas Sensors for scientific research and industrial markets. The business is based in Livingston, Scotland and was founded in 1971 as an early pioneer of Time Correlated Single Photon Counting (TCSPC), laser and gas sensing technologies....
Pro-curo Software Ltd has a high focus on providing excellent levels of support and this fresh approach ensures that customers are always able to reach their assigned technical support contact, even in the case of 24-hour laboratories or those in different time zones. The support system uses a combination of email, telephone, text message and live chat, keeping the process as efficient and pain free as possible. Users only speak with a single contact, who then interacts with separate departments within the company to ensure an issue is resolved.
The landscape for the forensics industry has changed considerably in recent times. Up until March 2012, the vast majority of forensic testing in the UK was done by the government’s Forensic Science Service. When the government took the decision to close the service last year, the model for the industry changed massivelyfor good. It’s now an open and free market, and the challenge is to ensure that the facilities used by people like the police and the legal sector are accredited and up to standard...
As a leading UK manufacturer, the company will showcase products from their laboratory equipment portfolio. This extensive range includes both laboratory chamber/box furnaces and laboratory tube furnaces capable of reaching temperatures up to 1800°C, providing reliable and effective solutions across a range of research and testing applications.
The presentation, entitled ‘The influence of ambient moisture on powder flow’, will be the first opportunity to learn about the company’s latest study highlighting how the FT4 Powder Rheometer® can be used to quantify the impact of humidity in a process relevant way. The team will also present two posters entitled “Investigation of the influence of atomic layer deposition coatings on powder rheology” and “Quantifying the effect of caking by powder rheometry”...
Optibrium and Lhasa Limited, providers of software for compound design, selection and property prediction,today announce a technology collaboration agreement. Lhasa’s Derek Nexus™ platform for knowledge-based prediction of compound toxicity will be integratedas an optional plug-in module for Optibrium’s StarDrop software, that guides the design and selection of high quality compounds in drug discovery...
BioCellChallenge SAS, a biotechnology firm specialized in the creation and development of delivery systems for introducing active principles into live cells, today announces the launch of a new delivery system, ImmunoCellin, which is designed to transport antibodies into live cells even in the presence of additives. The company has recently filed a patent for this pioneering technology...