Pittcon 2013, the 64th Conference and Exposition for Analytical Chemistry and Applied Spectroscopy, ended on the 21st March. This global event brought together more than 18,000 attendees; 40% of which attended the Conference for the first time
New this year, was the partnership between Pittcon and Innovative Publishing, publishers of Food Safety Tech and organizers of Food Labs Conference. This strategic partnership led to the co-location of Food Labs Conference to be held in conjunction with Pittcon. The organizers of both events were pleased with their first-year success and are looking forward to expanding the relationship....
Over the 2 days, the congress will provide an overview of the current and innovative methods in which leading scientists analyse, interpret and manage NGS sequence data generated from Genomics and Genetics research
The event will attract over 150 senior-level decision makers in UK and Europe working in areas such as next generation sequencing data analysis, bioinformatics & data management. It will bring together a unique group of researchers, bioinformaticians, engineers, biostatisticians, and software developers from leading research institutions, diagnostics providers, clinical facilities and pharmaceutical companies....
Microbiology company Lab M is a longstanding supplier of culture media for water testing, and has further strengthened its capabilities with the recent appointment of Operations Manager Tim Down, a microbiologist who has worked in the water industry for many years
Now responsible for all the operational aspects of Lab M’s business at the company’s headquarters in Heywood, Greater Manchester, UK, Tim brings both laboratory and operations management experience gained in a variety of commercial environments, but has spent much of his career in water and environmental sectors. Lab M’s water testing portfolio includes culture media that range from products for the estimation of overall numbers of culturable micro-organisms, right through to the highly sensitive detection of faecal contamination and the specific isolation of Legionella pneumophila in storage tanks and cooling systems...
The leading organisation for Life Science companies across the East Midlands says that the sector has overcome the business support difficulties posed by significant changes in government policy over the last three years
Speaking at the Medilink East Midland’s AGM, Chief Executive Darren Clark said that, like the sector as a whole, his organisation has re-focused in response to the cuts in government support and has continued to successfully provide support to the sector. Clark pointed to the benefits of recent increased integration of the regional Medilink organisations which has allowed members to access a stronger network and a greater breadth of support, while Medilink East Midland’s iNet programme, which is part-funded by the European Regional Development Fund...
Quorum Technologies market-leading Q150 series coaters recently achieved yet another notable milestone when the 1,000th model was dispatched from its Ashford UK factory
“This significant landmark was achieved in only 32 months from the launch of the Q series and is a reflection of just how well the products has been received within the electron microscopy (EM) specimen preparation and thin film coating markets,” explained David Barnbrook, Managing Director at Quorum Technologies. “We are also pleased that our customers can currently benefit from fast delivery times, with the Q150 series typically available for dispatch within only one week of acceptance of purchase orders.”...
Read MoreFisher Scientific Announces Supplier Excellence Awards During 2013 European Sales ConferenceMar 19, 2013
Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the world leader in serving science, recently announced the winners of its Supplier Excellence Awards during its second annual pan European Fisher Scientific Sales Conference, held at the Estoril Congress Centre in Lisbon, Portugal
From February 25th- March 1st, more than 680 delegates attended the conference representing 21 countries and 66 companies. The four-day event included an exhibition showcase with 69 booths featuring products from Fisher Scientific and other leading suppliers. The event also featured a gala dinner where winning suppliers received their Excellence Awards..
Waters Empower Software Now Works Seamlessly with DANI Headspace and GC instruments
Waters Corporation (NYSE: WAT) and DANI Instruments today announced that Waters® Empower® Chromatography Data Software now provides control for DANI Headspace and Gas Chromatography instruments. Through this partnership, customers will now be able to take advantage of the full potential of both companies.Empower Software enables laboratory-based organizations to protect their original instrument investment by controlling a vast range of chromatographic modules, connecting them to arguably the most powerful data management system and reporting tool in the industry...
Microfluidics experts Epigem and Dolomite are pleased to announce their collaboration in the design and manufacture of microfluidic devices offering customers more comprehensive product and service solutions
The two companies join forces in the areas of product design and development leveraging specialist capabilities of each corporation, with design and hardware based activities carried out by Dolomite, and polymer process-based manufacturing carried out by Epigem. Epigem, a leading polymer micro engineering company, develops and manufactures multifunctional microfluidic devices (especially for instrument OEMs) both in low and high volume which Dolomite will distribute as part of its standard product range...
The PANalytical team will demonstrate the advanced capabilities of their range of unique analytical solutions at Pittcon 2013
PANalytical will challenge conferees to pit themselves against the Epsilon 3 XL in a contest to correctly identify local Pennsylvanian beers, while in a complementary demonstration the ASD LabSpec4 NIR system will identify and measure the quality of different sorts of barley. PANalytical will also showcase the Empyrean X-ray diffraction (XRD) system, the X’Pert Powder XRD system, the Axios wavelength dispersive X-ray fluorescence (WDXRF) system and the Eagon 2 fusion sample preparation machine...
Unite, Britain's biggest union, has accused AstraZeneca of creating a skills crisis in the north west by draining the region of highly skilled research and development jobs in the middle of an economic downturn
The pharmaceutical company has today (18 March) announced plans to transfer 1,600 jobs from Cheshire to Cambridge by 2016. Alderley Park in Cheshire is the company's largest research and development site. AstraZeneca is also moving its head office, currently based in London, to Cambridge. Alderley Park has a 40 year history and has been responsible for the discovery and development of hugely important medical treatments as well as being a lead for cancer research in Europe...
Bruker CAM division will be out in full force at Pittcon 2013, in Philadelphia, March 17-21. Bruker has delivered a range of truly innovative analytical instruments unmatched in their fields and able to tackle the most challenging applications
At Bruker booth #2935, the double-award winning SCION GC-MS TQ will again be featured, following its Silver Medal awarded by the Pittcon Editors last year. Alongside the GC-MS/MS is another of the Bruker quadrupole instruments, the EVOQ LC-MS/MS TQ, launched last year in Japan but making its first appearance at Pittcon. The latest addition to the Bruker CAM family of analytical products is the recently launched aurora Elite ICP-MS, also making its first appearance at Pittcon...
Read MoreIonSense Introduces the DART GSX System for the Agilent GC/MSD; First Commercial Ambient Ionization System for the Popular GC/MS Instrument Mar 18, 2013
Further Extends DART Rapid Screening Capabilities to Food Safety and Forensics Laboratories; New Product to Be Exhibited at the Pittcon Conference and Exhibition
IonSense, Inc. today introduced the DART® GSX™ System for the Agilent® GC/MSD, for the first time enabling ambient ionization on a GC/MS instrument. Customers with Agilent GC/MS instruments will now be able to add Direct Analysis in Real Time (DART) capability to their labs and enjoy the benefits of rapid analysis with little or no sample preparation, and simplified spectral analysis...
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®...
New this year, was the partnership between Pittcon and Innovative Publishing, publishers of Food Safety Tech and organizers of Food Labs Conference. This strategic partnership led to the co-location of Food Labs Conference to be held in conjunction with Pittcon. The organizers of both events were pleased with their first-year success and are looking forward to expanding the relationship....
Now responsible for all the operational aspects of Lab M’s business at the company’s headquarters in Heywood, Greater Manchester, UK, Tim brings both laboratory and operations management experience gained in a variety of commercial environments, but has spent much of his career in water and environmental sectors. Lab M’s water testing portfolio includes culture media that range from products for the estimation of overall numbers of culturable micro-organisms, right through to the highly sensitive detection of faecal contamination and the specific isolation of Legionella pneumophila in storage tanks and cooling systems...
Speaking at the Medilink East Midland’s AGM, Chief Executive Darren Clark said that, like the sector as a whole, his organisation has re-focused in response to the cuts in government support and has continued to successfully provide support to the sector. Clark pointed to the benefits of recent increased integration of the regional Medilink organisations which has allowed members to access a stronger network and a greater breadth of support, while Medilink East Midland’s iNet programme, which is part-funded by the European Regional Development Fund...
“This significant landmark was achieved in only 32 months from the launch of the Q series and is a reflection of just how well the products has been received within the electron microscopy (EM) specimen preparation and thin film coating markets,” explained David Barnbrook, Managing Director at Quorum Technologies. “We are also pleased that our customers can currently benefit from fast delivery times, with the Q150 series typically available for dispatch within only one week of acceptance of purchase orders.”...
From February 25th- March 1st, more than 680 delegates attended the conference representing 21 countries and 66 companies. The four-day event included an exhibition showcase with 69 booths featuring products from Fisher Scientific and other leading suppliers. The event also featured a gala dinner where winning suppliers received their Excellence Awards..
Waters Corporation (NYSE: WAT) and DANI Instruments today announced that Waters® Empower® Chromatography Data Software now provides control for DANI Headspace and Gas Chromatography instruments. Through this partnership, customers will now be able to take advantage of the full potential of both companies.Empower Software enables laboratory-based organizations to protect their original instrument investment by controlling a vast range of chromatographic modules, connecting them to arguably the most powerful data management system and reporting tool in the industry...
The two companies join forces in the areas of product design and development leveraging specialist capabilities of each corporation, with design and hardware based activities carried out by Dolomite, and polymer process-based manufacturing carried out by Epigem. Epigem, a leading polymer micro engineering company, develops and manufactures multifunctional microfluidic devices (especially for instrument OEMs) both in low and high volume which Dolomite will distribute as part of its standard product range...
PANalytical will challenge conferees to pit themselves against the Epsilon 3 XL in a contest to correctly identify local Pennsylvanian beers, while in a complementary demonstration the ASD LabSpec4 NIR system will identify and measure the quality of different sorts of barley. PANalytical will also showcase the Empyrean X-ray diffraction (XRD) system, the X’Pert Powder XRD system, the Axios wavelength dispersive X-ray fluorescence (WDXRF) system and the Eagon 2 fusion sample preparation machine...
The pharmaceutical company has today (18 March) announced plans to transfer 1,600 jobs from Cheshire to Cambridge by 2016. Alderley Park in Cheshire is the company's largest research and development site. AstraZeneca is also moving its head office, currently based in London, to Cambridge. Alderley Park has a 40 year history and has been responsible for the discovery and development of hugely important medical treatments as well as being a lead for cancer research in Europe...
At Bruker booth #2935, the double-award winning SCION GC-MS TQ will again be featured, following its Silver Medal awarded by the Pittcon Editors last year. Alongside the GC-MS/MS is another of the Bruker quadrupole instruments, the EVOQ LC-MS/MS TQ, launched last year in Japan but making its first appearance at Pittcon. The latest addition to the Bruker CAM family of analytical products is the recently launched aurora Elite ICP-MS, also making its first appearance at Pittcon...
IonSense, Inc. today introduced the DART® GSX™ System for the Agilent® GC/MSD, for the first time enabling ambient ionization on a GC/MS instrument. Customers with Agilent GC/MS instruments will now be able to add Direct Analysis in Real Time (DART) capability to their labs and enjoy the benefits of rapid analysis with little or no sample preparation, and simplified spectral analysis...
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®...