When Labnet International launched its Electrophoresis and Molecular Biology product line in 2002, it included a single Horizontal Gel Electrophoresis unit.
Labnet has since expanded the product line to include more than 30 electrophoresis products, plus a host of product accessories. In the past 18 months, Labnet has doubled its Electrophoresis offering. Power supplies range from space saving units for simple DNA and protein applications to fully programmable units able to do high amperage applications like Western Blotting. Vertical gel boxes are compatible with most...
At the renowned Midsummer House Restaurant in Cambridge, UK the chefs have been experimenting with centrifugal evaporation, using the Genevac Rocket evaporator.
Using the centrifugal evaporation technique, Midsummer House chefs are taking large volumes of liquid and concentrating them down. These concentrates can be used to increase the depth of flavour of sauces or stocks or to create unique flavour combinations. Centrifugal evaporation is predominantly used in analytical laboratories, where the quality of the final product is absolutely vital – just as it is in the kitchen. At Midsummer House, Head Chef Daniel Clifford’s cooking has a...
Thermo Fisher Scientific has developed two robust methods to identify uronic acids in acid-hydrolyzed wood samples, with each method using a different specialized anion-exchange column as demonstrated in Application Note 1091: Determination of Uronic Acids and Wood Sugars in Wood-Based Hydrolysates.
Method 1 is a single high-performance anion-exchange chromatography with pulsed amperometric detection method that uses a mono- and disaccharide column, the Thermo Scientific™ Dionex™ CarboPac™ PA20 column, for wood sugars and uronic acids. Method 2 is a faster method that uses an oligosaccharide column...
In collaboration with scientists from the European Union Reference Laboratory for Dioxins and PCBs in Feed and Food, Thermo Fisher Scientific has developed a simple, reliable and robust method for detecting and confirming low levels of dioxins in food and feed samples using a triple quadrupole gas chromatograph-mass spectrometer (GC-MS/MS) system equipped with an autosampler.
Application Note 10406: Validation of GC-MS/MS for Detection and Confirmation of Low-Level Dioxins illustrates the excellent selectivity and sensitivity of this GC-MS/MS System for low levels of dioxins, even in complex matrices. Dioxins are a group of chemically-related compounds, including polychlorinated dibenzodioxins (PCDDs), polychlorinated dibenzofurans (PCDFs), and some dioxin-like polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs). These compounds are...
Analytik, leading suppliers of innovative analytical instrumentation, announce the UK and Ireland availability of the ASD QualitySpec Trek Portable Vis-NIR Spectrometer.
Analytik are exclusive UK and Ireland suppliers of ASD’s high performance portable and handheld spectrometers for the field, lab and factory. They will work with prospective users on their applications challenges to produce a solution with the full support of the ASD, a PANalytical company team, based in Colorado, USA. QualitySpec Trek is a truly portable full-range near-infrared spectrometer that is fast, accurate and easy to use. From...
A new flyer is available demonstrating the benefits of Cogent TYPE-C silica columns for environmental and food applications.
Cogent TYPE-C silica HPLC phases offer unique opportunities for the separation of a wide range of sometimes difficult to separate compounds. They have the ability to retain polar solutes at high concentrations of organic solvent by aqueous normal-phase (ANP) and non-polar compounds under reversed-phase (RP) conditions.
Read MoreNEW from Gilson PLC Series Purification SystemsDec 8, 2014
With the capability to purify compounds by preparative HPLC and FLASH on the same instrument, Gilson's Personal Liquid Chromatography (PLC) systems will simplify and streamline compound purification for your lab - accelerating your research.
These customizable instruments are available in a simple configuration for basic applications, but with a wide range of upgrade options in order to meet the demands of more advanced organic/medicinal chemists and experienced chromatographers. Systems are controlled via an intuitive touch screen interface, making it easy to write and edit methods, or adjust parameters on the fly....
J. G. Finneran Associates is pleased to announce the addition of 11mm Aluminum Seals and Snap Top Caps with Metal O-Rings.
The new 11mm aluminum seals and snap caps are available assembled with a septa and a round metal (magnetic) o-ring for use in any application where magnets are used to transport a vial. Choose 11mm aluminum seals lined with PTFE/Butyl, PTFE/Silicone or PTFE/Silicone/PTFE septum. Choose our Snap Top Caps; available with PTFE, PTFE/Butyl Rubber, PTFE/Silicone, PTFE/Silicone/PTFE or PTFE/Silicone lined with slit septa....
Spark Holland B.V. is pleased to announce that the company has been presented with the prestigious Frost & Sullivan 2014 award for Best Practices in Product Line Strategy Leadership in the LC-MS industry.
Frost & Sullivan is renowned as the the world leader in growth consulting and the integrated areas of technology research, market research, mega trends, economic research, best practices, training, customer research, competitive intelligence and corporate strategy....
Thermo Fisher Scientific has developed an efficient and simple high-performance liquid chromatography method for the determination of dicyandiamide in milk powder using an ion-exclusion chromatography column that is capable of rapidly analyzing polar compounds such as aliphatic organic acids and alcohols in complex and high-ionic-strength samples.
Thermo Fisher Scientific has developed a pH-gradient-based method that provides excellent resolution for monoclonal antibody (MAb) charge variants.
Application Note 1092: Separation of Intact Monoclonal Antibody Sialylation Isoforms by pH Gradient Ion-Exchange Chromatography demonstrates that this approach is more convenient and straightforward than the isoelectric focusing method routinely used for protein sialylation profiling. This new method uses a cation-exchange protein column on a biocompatible analytical liquid chromatography system; a separate project is...
R-Biopharm AG has launched a new Immunoaffinity Automation Platform incorporating Spark Holland‘s online sample prep platform to enable smooth automation of mycotoxin analysis.
Spark Holland, R-Biopharm AG and R Biopharm Rhone Ltd (the UK subsidiary of R-Biopharm AG) have collaborated for over 5 years on the development of an immunoaffinity cartridge to be used in the new platform. The R-Biopharm online automation platform, the RIDA® CREST system, will be an OEM version of Spark Holland’s renowned Symbiosis™ technology platform
Thermo Fisher Scientific has developed an efficient high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) method using a mixed-mode column, the Thermo Scientific™Acclaim™ Mixed-Mode WAX-1 column, with ultraviolet detection for a rapid and sensitive determination of acesulfame in vinegar.
Application Note 1104: Rapid and Sensitive Determination of Acesulfame in Vinegar demonstrates that this approach offers the advantages of simple sample preparation, good method reproducibility, and a wide linear calibration range. This new method also achieves a detection limit much lower than that specified by the Standardization Administration of China. Acesulfame is extensively used as a sugar substitute in foods and...
The Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute (CLSI) has released a new document, Liquid Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry Methods; Approved Guideline (C62-A).
This document provides guidance to the clinical laboratorian for the reduction of interlaboratory variance and the evaluation of interferences, assay performance, and other pertinent characteristics of clinical assays. C62-A emphasizes particular areas related to assay development and presents a standardized approach for method verification that is specific to mass spectrometry (MS) technology. This document provides guidance for the development and verification of liquid...
Thermo Fisher Scientific has developed a method to analyze food and environmental matrices for the presence of alkylphenol compounds using a GC-MS/MS system with automated selected reaction monitoring (AutoSRM).
Application Note 10407: Analysis of Alkylphenols Using GC-MS/MS and Automated SRM Development demonstrates the combined analytical power of the Thermo Scientific TRACE 1310 GC, the Thermo Scientific TSQ Duo triple quadrupole mass spectrometer and the Thermo Scientific Dionex Chromeleon Chromatography Data System (CDS) software to detect and quantify alkylphenol compounds in water and solid samples....
J. G. Finneran Associates is pleased to announce the addition of QuEChers to their product offerings.
QuEChERS (pronounced “catchers”), is an acronym for Quick, Easy, Cheap, Effective, Rugged and Safe. QuEChERS offer a convenient and effective sample preparation technique for determining pesticide residues in fruit, vegetables and other foods. Finneran QuEChERS make it simple to prepare your food samples for analysis with...
Hichrom's 2015 training programme is now available, featuring courses covering every area of HPLC, UHPLC, GC and sample preparation and delivered by world-renowned experts including John Dolan, Mel Euerby, Mark Powell, Diane Turner, Alan McKeown, Geoff Pickerell, Brian Montgomery, Helen Poole, Gemma Lo and Annette Larder.
Whether you are a relative newcomer to chromatography or a seasoned veteran, you can benefit from one of our courses. In addition to the well-established and well received theoretical courses (which are available as full day training courses or short 1-2 hour seminars), a wide range of practical ‘Hands-On’ courses covering all aspects of LC, LC/MS, GC, GC/MS and sample preparation is now also available. Read MoreA New Magnetic Technology for Bioseparations and Studies of Biomolecular InteractionsNov 24, 2014
AMSBIO announces MagSi-Direct - a revolutionary technology that brings the power, simplicity, and convenience of magnetic separation to researchers involved in cell biology, protein chemistry, flow cytometry, diagnostics development and many other fields.
MagSi-Direct provides a convenient and efficient way to attach virtually any biomolecule to nanoscopic paramagnetic beads. It is particularly suited for exploiting interactions between a biomolecule and its binding partners. With MagSi-Direct, you can start with a molecule of interest, attach magnetic beads to it, and then use a magnet to isolate that molecule from any desired reaction mixture, together with any other molecules, complexes, or even intact cells to which the starting molecule has bound....
Read MoreAdvanced Selectivity Phases for Powerful UHPLC and HPLC Method DevelopmentNov 24, 2014
Advanced Chromatography Technologies’ range of Advanced Selectivity phases offers chromatographers an extremely powerful tool for UHPLC and HPLC method development.
These phases incorporate the latest developments in LC stationary phase design to provide chromatographers with more choices for alternative selectivity but without compromising stability or robustness. ACE Advanced Selectivity phases are engineered to have complementary, yet differing mechanisms of interaction with your challenging analyte samples and all phases are fully scalable, highly reproducible and give excellent peak shape...
Cleaver Scientific, a leading manufacturer of innovative electrophoresis equipment and related products for the life science market, has introduced the 5th edition of its product catalogue.
The new 2015 catalogue has been expanded to 156-pages to provide detailed information covering the company’s comprehensive range of instruments, chemicals and consumables for electrophoresis and general lab equipment for life science research. Intuitively organized into sections covering horizontal and vertical gel electrophoresis systems, blotting systems, power supplies, gel documentation apparatus, reagents, chemicals and associated general lab equipment the catalogue...
Read MoreScion Instruments is Established by Techcomp from the Acquisition of Bruker GC and GC-MS SQ AssetsNov 18, 2014
Techcomp (Holdings) Ltd. (“Techcomp”) is delighted to announce the acquisition of the ex-Varian GC and GC-MS SQ assets from Bruker Corporation (“Bruker”) and the establishment of a new business - Scion Instruments - registered in Fremont California.
The GC and GC-MS SQ systems and Compass CDS software will be supplied and managed by the existing manufacturing operations and technical support team in Fremont California. Orders for new systems, spares and software will now be accepted by Scion Instruments in all global markets. To ensure a smooth transition and continuity of operations, service will continue to be supported by Bruker local offices until further notice...
Introducing the the new maXis II™ – UHR-qTOF Mass Spectrometer
Bruker Corporation (NASDAQ: BRKR) announced today, the evolution of their maXis™ line of ultrahigh-resolution quadrupole time-of-flight (UHR-qTOF) mass spectrometers, bringing industry-leading resolution and mass accuracy to the liquid chromatography, time-of-flight MS market space. The system, announced at IBC’s 18th annual Well Characterized Biologicals Conference, is designed to deliver outstanding resolution and mass accuracy which allows for unambiguous identification of the mono-isotopic mass peak of both the light and heavy chains of monoclonal antibodies....
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