Optimized kit for use with Gyros immunoassay platform
Gyros AB, a leader in utilization of microfluidic technologies to miniaturize and automate immunoassays, today announced the launch of its Gyrolab™ Protein A Kit for use on Gyrolab xP workstation. During purification of biotherapeutics, Protein A can leach from the chromatography support and co-elute with the therapeutic antibody product. The contamination complicates subsequent analysis using immunoassays....
Thermo Fisher Scientific has developed an efficient high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) method with fluorescence detection for sensitive and rapid determination of benzo[a]pyrene in meat products.
This method uses on-line solid-phase extraction (SPE) for sample preparation instead of the commonly used off-line SPE method. Application Note 1093: Determination of Benzo(a)pyrene in Sausage and Preserved Ham demonstrates that this approach reduces costs associated with the SPE cartridge, labor, time, and reagents; and results are more consistent because the cleanup step is performed by automated on-line SPE rather than...
The Precision Biosystems BlotCycler™ offers an automated system for performing western blots with high sensitivity and low background noise
“The functional simplicity of the BlotCycler™ design is convincing researchers that the time for automating their western blot assays is here,” says Russ Yukhananov, Ph.D., CEO of Precision Biosystems. BlotCycler™ delivers an affordable solution for busy labs demanding reproducible results. By reducing variables from slight variations in fluid delivery, timing and washing steps, researchers can achieve standardization with a repeatable automated process...
Improved workflow using automated sample preparation for analysis of Vitamin D levels by Mass Spectrometry.
Beckman Coulter's Biomek NXp Workstation allows for reduced technician time and an improved workflow using automated sample preparation for analysis of Vitamin D levels by Mass Spectrometry. With already developed methods and applications support, you can track sample information from preparation to final MS data. Most importantly, you get the hands-off approach you need to produce precise, consistent results that help you achieve your goals...
Proteome Discoverer™ users can generate spectral libraries with Spectronaut™ software
Biognosys AG, a Swiss Proteomics Company, announced today the new release of its Spectronaut™ software for analysis of Hyper Reaction Monitoring (HRM) data that will now support spectral library generation from the Thermo Scientific™ Proteome Discoverer™ platform. From August 2013 Spectronaut™ software supports the analysis of DIA data generated on the Thermo Scientific™ Q Exactive™ Hybrid Quadrupole-Orbitrap Mass Spectrometer....
Thermo Fisher Scientific has developed a user-friendly tool that provides technical assistance for gas chromatography (GC) methods and applications.
Designed with the expert advice of columnist John Hinshaw, the GC Troubleshooting Guide provides a step-by-step process to easily diagnosis common symptoms. The guide combats difficulties laboratory professionals can encounter when running GC methods: high levels of noise, spiking peaks, ghost peaks, decreasing retention times, and irreproducible results. This tool—offered both as an iPad mobile application and for desktop systems...
The miVac Quattro from Genevac is the perfect workhorse sample concentrator for biological laboratories tasked with handling larger numbers of samples.
The miVac Quattro centrifugal vacuum concentrator rapidly removes a wide range of solvents, from volatile organic solvents through to DMF, including water, making it the ideal system for concentrating precious samples in applications including oligonucleotide synthesis, RNA/DNA preparation, peptide preparation, sequencing, molecular biology and ADME / toxicology research. A wide variety of high capacity rotors means that the...
The PREP series of symposia is the most recognized international conference packed with expert professionals who address key developments, issues, and hottest topics in the Preparative and Process Liquid Chromatography field.
Thermo Fisher Scientific has developed an ion chromatography (IC)-based method to simultaneously determine lithium, sodium, and calcium in lithium carbonate without handling hazardous reagents.
Application Note 1090: IC Assay for Lithium, Sodium, and Calcium in Lithium Carbonatedemonstrates accurate determinations of these three analytes by separation on a cation-exchange column and detection by suppressed conductivity. This approach offers a fast (25 minutes), simple, accurate, and robust alternative to the time-consuming assays for these three analytes in the current United States Pharmacopeia (USP) monograph...
Cleaver Scientific reports that its horizontal electrophoresis equipment is being used on the frontline of the UK fight against Ebola
The Cleaver Scientific MultiSUB electrophoresis system features in a recent ITV report on UK Government plans to step up Ebola screening of passengers arriving from West Africa at Heathrow and Gatwick airports as well as major rail terminus. At the Porton Down research centre in Wiltshire, UK - scientists are working on detecting and minimising the risk of the Ebola virus appearing in the UK. Currently researchers are analysing 10-15 blood samples / week taken from National Health Service (NHS) patients, all to date have proved negative for Ebola....
Read MoreNew Orbitrap-Based Mass Spectrometer Makes High-Resolution Accurate-Mass Analysis Widely AccessibleOct 22, 2014
Introducing the New Q Exactive Focus benchtop LC-MS/MS
Laboratories performing food and environmental testing, clinical research, forensic toxicology, pharmaceutical/biopharmaceutical measurements, and other applied analyses can now benefit from the performance of high-resolution accurate-mass (HRAM) Orbitrap mass spectrometry using a new instrument designed for cost-per-sample-sensitive workflows. The new Thermo Scientific Q Exactive Focus LC-MS/MS is...
The fight against cancer could be aided by new technical advances in filtration and separation technology.
Porvair Filtration Group believes that the evolution of its range of sintered porous plastics can help molecular biologists and clinicians better understand the mechanisms underlying cancer and other diseases. Scientists at the Wrexham division have developed BioVyon™ porous plastic materials which can now be used in a wide variety of medical and pharmaceutical applications to offer better healthcare, improve medical knowledge and help with the diagnosis and treatment of diseases....
Every LC lab has a cache of C18s, but every C18 is not created equal. Because the chemistry tends to be similar, the silica support that carries this ubiquitous octadecylsilane phase becomes vitally important. When you need a general-purpose LC column, don’t just grab any C18. Choose the speed, efficiency, and long-lasting ruggedness of the new Raptor™ C18 SPP LC column....
Thermo Fisher Scientific has developed a method that uses solid-phase extraction (SPE) well plates to improve sample preconcentration prior to analysis while maintaining high levels of precision, accuracy, recovery, and sample cleanliness.
Application Note 20941: SOLAμ for Pre-Analysis Sample Concentration demonstrates the ability to decrease the lower limit of quantitation by a factor of 20 without the need for lengthy evaporation procedures that may compromise analytical results. By performing a preconcentration step during sample preparation, analysts can reduce workflow, provide stability for analytes susceptible to loss or degradation during evaporation/reconstitution, and...
SP Scientific has entered into an exclusive agreement with Physical Sciences Inc. (PSI) to distribute the LyoFlux® 200 Water Vapor Mass Flow Rate Monitor for laboratory and pilot scale freeze dryers.
The LyoFlux® 200 is an innovative two line-of-sight tuneable diode laser absorption spectroscopy (TDLAS) based device for continuous monitoring of laboratory, pilot and production scale lyophilization cycles. Operating in conjunction with SP Scientific’s LyoStar 3 development freeze dryer the LyoFlux® 200 enables users to better understand instantaneous changes in water vapor mass flow, and thus the sublimation rate for a given product during...
As Mastersizer 3000, the world-leading laser diffraction particle size analyzer, celebrates its 3rd birthday, Malvern Instruments is delivering even smarter particle sizing with the launch of two new additions to the Mastersizer portfolio.
The Development Microlute™ from Porvair Sciences is a Solid Phase Extraction (SPE) microplate which provides a wide assortment of phase chemistries and sorbent loadings in a single plate making it ideally suited for method development.
Offering scientists a choice of up to 12 different phases and sorbent loadings (10 -100mg) in a standard format 96-well plate the Development Microlute™ allows you to simply and rapidly screen for the optimal retention and selectivity required to achieve your sample preparation objectives. By providing a complete SPE methods development solution that does not need to be constructed by the user, the Development Microlute™ delivers...
The miVac Quattro from Genevac is the perfect workhorse sample concentrator for biological laboratories tasked with handling larger numbers of samples.
The miVac Quattro centrifugal vacuum concentrator rapidly removes a wide range of solvents, from volatile organic solvents through to DMF, including water, making it the ideal system for concentrating precious samples in applications including oligonucleotide synthesis, RNA/DNA preparation, peptide preparation, sequencing, molecular biology and ADME / toxicology research. A wide variety of high capacity rotors means that the...
Cleaver Scientific has introduced the innovative new COMPAC-50 High Throughput COMET Assay system.
Developed in collaboration with the Oxidative Stress Group at the University of Leicester (Leicester, UK), the unique design of the COMPAC-50 enables simultaneous electrophoresis of up to 50 COMET Assay slides saving considerable lab space and reducing slide handling time by up to two-thirds when compared to previous standard methods. This would equate to a significant time-saving of up to 90% when handling 50 COMET Assay slides.
Read MoreMalvern explores rheology for protein formulation at 2nd Protein-Protein Interaction ConferenceOct 3, 2014
Malvern Instruments will contribute a scientific poster at the 2014 Protein-Protein Interaction Conference, October 23-24, Boston, MA, USA.
The poster describes new work on rheological approaches to protein stability studies during biologics formulation and will be presented by Matt McGann, Malvern Instruments Life Science Sales and Application Specialist for the Americas. The study of rheology in protein formulation and biotherapeutic development is considered to be a developing and ultimately essential measurement....
Porvair Filtration Group, the filtration and separation specialist is set to add an innovative new material to its already extensive range of materials - BioVyon™ hydrophilic porous plastic.
Porvair is already recognised as a world leader in the manufacture of standard porous plastics specifically designed for filtration, separation, purification, diffusion and fluid transfer within the medical industry. The Wrexham-based R&D lab has extended the range of BioVyon™ materials to include this new hydrophilic material which, like all BioVyon™ materials, exhibits low extractables, uniform pore size and stability for long shelf life....
This method uses on-line solid-phase extraction (SPE) for sample preparation instead of the commonly used off-line SPE method. Application Note 1093: Determination of Benzo(a)pyrene in Sausage and Preserved Ham demonstrates that this approach reduces costs associated with the SPE cartridge, labor, time, and reagents; and results are more consistent because the cleanup step is performed by automated on-line SPE rather than...
“The functional simplicity of the BlotCycler™ design is convincing researchers that the time for automating their western blot assays is here,” says Russ Yukhananov, Ph.D., CEO of Precision Biosystems. BlotCycler™ delivers an affordable solution for busy labs demanding reproducible results. By reducing variables from slight variations in fluid delivery, timing and washing steps, researchers can achieve standardization with a repeatable automated process...
Beckman Coulter's Biomek NXp Workstation allows for reduced technician time and an improved workflow using automated sample preparation for analysis of Vitamin D levels by Mass Spectrometry. With already developed methods and applications support, you can track sample information from preparation to final MS data. Most importantly, you get the hands-off approach you need to produce precise, consistent results that help you achieve your goals...
Biognosys AG, a Swiss Proteomics Company, announced today the new release of its Spectronaut™ software for analysis of Hyper Reaction Monitoring (HRM) data that will now support spectral library generation from the Thermo Scientific™ Proteome Discoverer™ platform. From August 2013 Spectronaut™ software supports the analysis of DIA data generated on the Thermo Scientific™ Q Exactive™ Hybrid Quadrupole-Orbitrap Mass Spectrometer....
The miVac Quattro centrifugal vacuum concentrator rapidly removes a wide range of solvents, from volatile organic solvents through to DMF, including water, making it the ideal system for concentrating precious samples in applications including oligonucleotide synthesis, RNA/DNA preparation, peptide preparation, sequencing, molecular biology and ADME / toxicology research. A wide variety of high capacity rotors means that the...
Porvair Filtration Group believes that the evolution of its range of sintered porous plastics can help molecular biologists and clinicians better understand the mechanisms underlying cancer and other diseases. Scientists at the Wrexham division have developed BioVyon™ porous plastic materials which can now be used in a wide variety of medical and pharmaceutical applications to offer better healthcare, improve medical knowledge and help with the diagnosis and treatment of diseases....
The LyoFlux® 200 is an innovative two line-of-sight tuneable diode laser absorption spectroscopy (TDLAS) based device for continuous monitoring of laboratory, pilot and production scale lyophilization cycles. Operating in conjunction with SP Scientific’s LyoStar 3 development freeze dryer the LyoFlux® 200 enables users to better understand instantaneous changes in water vapor mass flow, and thus the sublimation rate for a given product during...
Offering scientists a choice of up to 12 different phases and sorbent loadings (10 -100mg) in a standard format 96-well plate the Development Microlute™ allows you to simply and rapidly screen for the optimal retention and selectivity required to achieve your sample preparation objectives. By providing a complete SPE methods development solution that does not need to be constructed by the user, the Development Microlute™ delivers...
The miVac Quattro centrifugal vacuum concentrator rapidly removes a wide range of solvents, from volatile organic solvents through to DMF, including water, making it the ideal system for concentrating precious samples in applications including oligonucleotide synthesis, RNA/DNA preparation, peptide preparation, sequencing, molecular biology and ADME / toxicology research. A wide variety of high capacity rotors means that the...
The poster describes new work on rheological approaches to protein stability studies during biologics formulation and will be presented by Matt McGann, Malvern Instruments Life Science Sales and Application Specialist for the Americas. The study of rheology in protein formulation and biotherapeutic development is considered to be a developing and ultimately essential measurement....
Porvair is already recognised as a world leader in the manufacture of standard porous plastics specifically designed for filtration, separation, purification, diffusion and fluid transfer within the medical industry. The Wrexham-based R&D lab has extended the range of BioVyon™ materials to include this new hydrophilic material which, like all BioVyon™ materials, exhibits low extractables, uniform pore size and stability for long shelf life....