Analytik Jena AG, a leading manufacturer of analytical measuring technology, life science instruments and optoelectronics, today announced that it has signed a binding agreement to acquire the ICP-MS business of Bruker Corporation (NASDAQ: BRKR).

The transaction is expected to close in September 2014. With this acquisition, Analytik Jena AG will enter the rapidly growing global ICP-MS (Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry) market. Analytik Jena will thereby further broaden its atomic spectroscopy portfolio, and will be among the few suppliers that offer all three core technologies for elemental trace analysis (AAS, ICP-OES & ICP-MS)...

Benefits of integrated formulation preparation and analytics for the development of biotherapeutics to be demonstrated in webinar sponsored by Freeslate

Wyatt Technology Corporation, the world leader in instrumentation for characterization of macromolecules and nanoparticles, is pleased to announce co-presentation of a webinar in partnership with Freeslate. Covering the “Application of Automation for Biologics Formulation Preparation and Stability Studies” and sponsored by Freeslate, the leading provider of high throughput research solutions for biopharmaceutical development, the webinar will take place on...

For TOC analysis of particle containing samples the multi N/C® series offers the direct injection system and waste water specialist multi N/C® 2100 or the all-rounder multi N/C® 3100.

By direct injection of multi N/C® 2100 the sample is drawn up directly into a micro liter syringe and introduced into the combustion system, without tubing and valve. The wide-bore needle and the septum-free injection head ensure the optimum particle handling capability and leak-free continuous operation. The all-rounder multi N/C® 3100 brings highest sample throughput. This flow injection system guarantees robust, representative sample...

Qualoupe Lite, Bibby Scientific’s low cost, intuitive laboratory information management system (LIMS), is now available across an even wider selection of the company’s laboratory equipment.

The system, compatible with Jenway 7300, 7305, 67 series, Genova Plus and Genova Nano spectrophotometers, Jenway 4510 bench conductivity meter and the Stuart SMP40 automatic melting point, provides a convenient solution for laboratories in need of a simple, auditable data storage system. Qualoupe Lite is ideal for small and medium laboratories in the academic and commercial sectors, delivering powerful but straightforward functions for...

The EZ-2 ENVI from Genevac is designed for gentle evaporation of volatile environmental samples, such as pesticides, and is proven to give excellent recovery and reproducibility.

The system is fully automated, can concentrate a number of samples at the same time and provides protection from cross contamination and bumping. Over the last 25 years, to safeguard sample integrity during rapid and safe evaporation, Genevac has pioneered the development of a range of innovations including SampleGuard temperature control, the Dri-Pure anti-bumping system and most recently the unique SampleGenie technology. The ingenious patented design of...

Thermo Fisher Scientific has developed two rapid and robust high-performance anion-exchange chromatography with pulsed amperometric detection (HPAE-PAD) methods for the accurate determination of common sugars in acid-hydrolyzed wood samples.

Application Note (AN) 1089: Determination of Carbohydrates in Acid Hydrolysates of Wood demonstrates that this approach achieves high-resolution separation of even the sugar pair rhamnose-galactose that has been challenging to resolve using existing HPAE-PAD methods. Both methods use a new polymeric column, the Thermo Scientific^™ Dionex^™ CarboPac^™ SA10-4μm column, configured with a new system, the...

Anasys Instruments reports on the recent installation of an AFM-IR system at the Corrosion & Protection Centre, part of the School of Materials at the University of Manchester for use by the group of Professor Stuart Lyon.

Corrosion is of primary concern in many industrial sectors, including oil, transportation, infrastructure, nuclear, and even bio-technology. At the University of Manchester, the Corrosion and Protection Centre has one of the world’s largest academic bases focused on corrosion and its control. Professor Stuart Lyon is the Director of Research and AkzoNobel Professor of Corrosion Control in the School of Materials. His research interests are...

Thermo Fisher Scientific has updated an ion chromatography (IC) method to more easily determine total choline (free and bound forms) in 17 samples representing all forms of infant formula, adult nutritionals, and pediatric formulas (powder, ready-to-feed products, and liquid concentrates).

Application Update (AU) 193: Choline in Infant Formula and Adult Nutritionals, a Single Laboratory Validation demonstrates that this simple yet robust approach decreases sample preparation time while accurately determining choline in these products. The method detailed in AU 193 runs on an IC system that requires only a source of degassed DI water for generation of high-purity eluent, thus simplifying operation while increasing precision and...

Built-in shock absorbers and a conical design assure improved precision and reliable performance for automated sample handling systems

MicroSolv’s Reduced Surface Activity (RSA) or low adsorbing autosampler vials are specially formulated and processed to yield a surface that exhibits extremely low levels of adsorption of basic, polar compounds and shows exceptional consistency of adsorption levels from vial to vial.

Many laboratories analyzing monoclonal antibodies (mAb) regularly encounter situations where they need alternative hydrophobic interaction chromatography (HIC) selectivity. Thermo Fisher Scientific has developed new column chemistry that separates many more of these challenging mAbs, antibody-drug conjugates (ADCs) and proteins.

Agilent Technologies, Inc. and Shimadzu Corp. has announced the release of GC instrument control for their respective Chromatography Data Systems (CDS). This provides customers in analytical laboratories with more freedom of choice when selecting a chromatography data system.

Thermo Fisher Scientific has developed a simple, efficient, sensitive, and reproducible capillary ion chromatography (IC) method for determining thiosulfate and pyrophosphate in crayfish wash powder.

Application Note 1088: Determination of Thiosulfate and Pyrophosphate in Crayfish Wash Powder demonstrates that this application is easily executed using a Reagent-Free^™ IC system capable of high-pressure IC controlled by data management software. The analyst simply adds water and samples to separate thiosulfate and pyrophosphate on a specialized anion-exchange column, the Dionex IonPac AS19 capillary column, thus...

The MiniVap™ Blowdown Sample Concentrator from Porvair Sciences is purpose designed for research and development departments that need to dry smaller numbers of individual microplates or HPLC vials. 

The compact MiniVap is simple to operate and requires minimal ongoing maintenance. To install - a MiniVap requires only connection to a gas supply and standard mains socket. Safety of operation is ensured as the CE marked unit fits into all fume cupboards. Offering manual fine control of needle depth, gas temperature and flow rate - the affordably priced MiniVap can be easily optimised to produce faster drying times than other entry level lab evaporators.  MiniVap takes just minutes to...

Anasys Instruments reports on EPFL’s Francesco Simone Ruggeri success winning a poster award at the recent annual meeting of the Swiss Physics Society held at the University of Fribourg. 

Francesco Simone Ruggeri is a member of the Doctoral Program in the group of Professor Giovanni Dietler, head of the Laboratory of the Physics of Living Matter at the École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL). The research activity of the laboratory of physics of living matter is mainly devoted to the study of DNA topology, cellular machines, protein mechanics and high-resolution low temperature Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM)...

Magritek, a leading worldwide provider of compact NMR and MRI instruments, have demonstrated the use of their Spinsolve benchtop NMR spectrometer to perform and monitor chemical reactions on-line. 

As costs for energy and raw materials continue to rise, it becomes more critical for chemists to be able to mimic a reaction or to quantify the parameters required to produce a final product without the difficulty and expense of using production facilities. To be able to recreate a production process on a lab bench is therefore highly desirable for many chemists. The Magritek Spinsolve high-resolution benchtop NMR spectrometer is a...

An intuitive, user-friendly and flexible software is the basis for the precise and intelligent control of spectrophotometers.

The multilingual software WinASPECT® PLUS for the spectrophotometers SPECORD® PLUS series provides a comprehensive basic software and specific tools for individual applications. The basic software includes a data handling module for special evaluation of spectra and measurement results, a formula editor, tools for kinetic measurements, layer thickness, and color values. Numerous preprogrammed methods for life science applications as...

Magritek, a leading provider of compact NMR and MRI instruments, is pleased to announce the Spinsolve Phosphorus, the world’s first Phosphorus-31 capable benchtop NMR spectroscopy system. 

Phosphorus is commonly found in many organic compounds, for example in biological membranes or DNA. The ³¹P nucleus has a 100% natural isotopic abundance and a large chemical shift range, making it one of the most commonly used nuclei in biological NMR. For the first time users can have the power of proton-phosphorus NMR in a benchtop instrument that can be safely used in the laboratory... 

Thermo Fisher Scientific, the world leader in serving science, today unveiled a new high performance liquid chromatography system designed from the ground up to provide new levels of performance, productivity and usability when used as a standalone system or with the latest mass spectrometers.

The new Thermo Scientific Vanquish UHPLC looks different from standard UHPLC systems, and there are benefits to its clean design. The monolithic case contains an instrument that combines the ruggedness of an integrated system with the flexibility and serviceability of a modular system. Vanquish stands about 25 percent lower than comparable modular stacks for safety and convenience in the laboratory...

Thermo Fisher Scientific has developed a simple, rapid, reliable, and accurate high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) method for the simultaneous determination of amlodipine and besylate in an amlodipine besylate drug substance.

Application Note 1087: Simultaneous Determination of Amlodipine and Its Counterion Besylate by HPLC demonstrates that this method requires only 8 minutes per analysis using a column designed for pharmaceutical analysis and ultraviolet detection. In addition, combining the analysis of the active pharmaceutical ingredient (API) and counterion into a single method saves times, reduces mobile phase consumption, and minimizes waste. Amlodipine besylate is a...

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...

The HT-4X evaporator from Genevac has been specifically designed for drug discovery laboratories, from medicinal chemistry through to purification and metabolism studies. 

Built to the highest specifications the HT-4X makes demanding applications routine. Corrosive vapours such as trifluoroacetic acid can be routinely removed by the standard system and optional facility is provided for fast sample lyophilisation. An innovative built-in dual chamber refrigerated condenser accelerates speed of evaporation, even for high boiling point solvents such as DMSO. In addition, efficient chamber cooling between runs protects thermally...