Invited award symposium presentation on molecular orientation of electrospun fibers using nanoscale IR spectroscopy at Pittcon 2012Mar 7, 2012Anasys Instruments, the company that pioneered nanoscale thermal analysis and nanoscale IR spectroscopy using an AFM, is pleased to announce that Dr. Bruce Chase is presenting an invited talk entitled "Structure and Orientation in Electrospun Nanofibers" at the 2012 Pittsburgh Conference, as part of the Organized Contributed Session on Analytical Applications of Broadly Tunable Lasers. The presentation will include spatially resolved measurements of molecular orientation obtained by a technique combining atomic force microscopy and infrared spectroscopy (AFM-IR)...
Read MoreAstaZeneca and Brunel University announce Case Award PhD studentship in Counter Current Chromatography Mar 2, 2012PhD in Physical Organic Chemistry/Analytical Chemistry EPSRC Industrial CASE PhD Studentship between AstaZeneca and Brunel University's Advanced Bioprocessing Centre/Brunel Institute for Bioengineering
Location: Brunel University, Uxbridge, West London Duration: Three year studentship Bursary: £14,000 - £17,500 pa + Fees Start date: before September 2012
Read MoreMalvern specialist presents GPC/SEC benefits at Chromatographic Society meetingFeb 29, 2012A separation technique specialist from Malvern Instruments will speak at the upcoming symposium ‘Chromatographic characterisation and purification techniques for Biopharm', a meeting with a packed programme of presentations and workshops that will focus on monoclonal antibody-derived drugs. This 2-day event is organised by the Chromatographic Society and will be hosted at the GlaxoSmithKline Medicines Research Centre in Stevenage, UK on 14/15 March 2012. Malvern is also one of the symposium sponsors...
Read MoreAnalytik adds handheld FTIR to portable spectroscopy portfolio on signing new agreement with Agilent TechnologiesFeb 28, 2012Analytik, leading suppliers of innovative analytical instrumentation, are delighted to announce a new arrangement to become sole value added resellers in the UK and Ireland for Agilent Technologies' portable and handheld FTIR spectrometers for routine analysis and field use...Read MoreChromSoc release Final Programme for Biomolecules ConferenceFeb 23, 2012Monoclonal antibodies, proteins and biomolecules as therapeutics are enjoying very high growth in the biologically active molecules armoury of the Pharmaceutical industry. The characterisation and purification of these complex molecules are a major challenge facing scientists in the industry. This symposium will focus on solutions to these problems and discuss the unique issues presented by structurally complex, large molecular weight, biologically active molecules. An exhibition of tools necessary to address these problems will augment the lecture presentations...
Read MoreMicrowave Vials from Worldwide Glass ResourcesFeb 22, 2012Worldwide Glass Resources' Microwave Vials are engineered and manufactured from heavy wall Type I, Class A (1rst hydrolytic) borosilicate glass to allow for uniform heating while withstanding pressures up to 300 PSI (20 bars)...
Read MoreNEW product brochure available for ACE®ExcelTM Ultra Robust UHPLC Columns - with high efficiency 2µm particles and unique phases for rapid method developmentFeb 22, 2012A new product brochure for ACE Excel UHPLC Columns is now available from Advanced Chromatography Technologies Limited. ACE Excel Ultra Robust UHPLC columns offer you all the benefits that chromatographers have come to expect from ACE columns (exceptional reproducibility and robustness, combined with excellent quality and efficiency) but have been especially engineered to withstand the demanding conditions of UHPLC... Read MoreMalvern Instruments and Postnova Analytics co-operate to deliver combined solution for characterizing challenging particulate systemsFeb 21, 2012Malvern Instruments (Malvern, UK) and Postnova Analytics (Landsberg/Lech, Germany) have announced that they are co-operating to deliver the combined FFF (Field-Flow Fractionation) and DLS (Dynamic Light Scattering) solutions that today provide critical insight when characterizing a number of challenging particulate systems. Such systems include complex, aggregated, surface-coated and heterogeneous particles, as well as larger polymers, and aggregated, cross-linked, nano-particles and fibrillated proteins...
Read MoreThermo Scientific Mass Spectrometers Drive Proteomics Breakthroughs Reported in Nature and Nature MethodsFeb 21, 2012Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the world leader in serving science, today announced that Thermo Scientific mass spectrometers continue to power breakthroughs in proteomics research as evidenced by recent publications in the prestigious journals Nature and Nature Methods. The unique capabilities of Thermo Scientific mass spectrometer systems played pivotal roles in 13 high-impact articles published in just over a month, from October 2 through November 6, 2011...
Read MoreBioplastics Research Aided by CDS Analytical PyrolyzersFeb 20, 2012One of the newest, and most promising, developments in polymer science is the emergence of bioplastics. Bioplastics are polymers made completely, or at least partially, from renewable resources like cellulose, starch, and algae. It is widely believed that increasing acceptance of bioplastics will help slow the pace of climate degradation by reducing dependence on fossil fuels. The market for bioplastics is accelerating rapidly and industry experts believe it could reach $3 billion by 2018...
Read MoreNew amperometric IC detector solves complex analytical problemsFeb 17, 2012Metrohm is introducing a new amperometric detector, which complements the portfolio of intelligent ion chromatography instruments. It may always be used when electroactive substances are to be determined. This is a highly selective and sensitive method, giving reliable analyses down to the ng/L range...
Read MoreThermo Fisher Scientific Releases Newest Chromatography Columns and Consumables CatalogFeb 15, 2012Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the world leader in serving science, released its 2012-2013 Thermo Scientific Chromatography Columns and Consumables catalog. The more comprehensive catalog is organized into four core segments: sample preparation, vials and closures, gas chromatography and liquid chromatography, and it combines all the latest product innovations, including those added after the recent Dionex acquisition, into a single, user-friendly portfolio...
Read MoreAnalytik Jena and SOTAX announce cooperation in dissolution Feb 15, 2012Starting now, the spectrophotometers of Analytik Jena's SPECORD® PLUS series will be complementing the product range of the Swiss company SOTAX, a leading solutions provider in the pharmaceutical industry. With this mutually beneficial cooperation, Analytik Jena AG is taking the chance to embrace new opportunities and new market potential in the pharmaceutical industry worldwide. For SOTAX AG, the partnership with the Jena-based high tech company is an opportunity to strengthen its position as a leading dissolution systems provider...
Read MoreBrukerFeb 10, 2012Bruker Chemical & Applied Markets division (CAM), US: During the recent China International Food Safety and Quality (CIFSQ) 2011 conference in Beijing, media were engaged in a briefing at the Bruker facilities. Bruker's continued and rapid growth in China is reflected in the expansion programs for Beijing's Application Laboratories and Customer Service Centers. Earlier in 2011 the Shanghai Application Laboratory facilities were formerly opened, with a 50% expansion program underway at the Beijing facility plus an additional service and sales office planned for Guangzhou...
Read MoreBiotage Introduces Biotage SNAP Ultra High Performance Flash Chromatography CartridgesFeb 10, 2012Biotage a leading global supplier of solutions and technology for analytical and medicinal chemistry, introduced the new Biotage ® SNAP Ultra high performance flash chromatography cartridges utilizing Biotage® HP-SphereTM spherical silica. Biotage ® SNAP Ultra is available in a wide range of sizes from 10 g - 340 g... Read MoreBiochrom WPA Spectrophotometers now available with PC controlFeb 10, 2012For the first time, WPA users have the opportunity to control their spectrophotometer from a Windows PC. Resolution software is available in four different suites that enable users to meet individual application requirements. Resolution delivers maximum instrument control providing straightforward data analysis and incorporates a familiar Microsoft® Office look, compatible with Windows XP, Vista and 7.
Read MoreLinkam temperature controlled probe stage used in conjunction with Raman microscopy at RMIT, Melbourne, AustraliaFeb 7, 2012Market leaders in temperature controlled microscopy, Linkam Scientific Instruments, report on the work of Dr Sharath Sriram, a Research Fellow at RMIT University in Melbourne, Australia. He uses Linkam specialist temperature stages with micro-Raman spectroscopy systems to investigate temperature dependent spectral measurements...
Read MoreMustard Tree Instruments CEO Todd Blonshine to Present on Quality Control at Pittcon 2012Feb 3, 2012Mustard Tree Instruments®, continuing to lead the way in developing innovative solutions to evolving pharmaceutical and chemical manufacturing challenges, announced today that CEO Todd Blonshine will be presenting on quality control issues at Pittcon 2012 in Orlando, Fla. on Sunday, March 11... Read MoreSartorius Stedim Biotech to launch first HIC membrane adsorberFeb 3, 2012Sartobind® Phenyl for removal of hydrophobic contaminants
Sartorius Stedim Biotech, a leading international laboratory and process technology provider, is launching the first commercially available membrane adsorber for hydrophobic interaction chromatography (HIC).Sartobind Phenyl membrane adsorbers allow increased flow rates to ensure faster processes and can be used for process upgrades in purification and polishing of therapeutic proteins... Read MoreABB introduces the new MB-Rx for Rx in-situ reaction monitoring Feb 2, 2012ABB, the leading power and automation technology group, announces the introduction of the new MB-Rx in-situ Reaction Monitor for research laboratories and pilot plants in the chemical, petrochemical, pharmaceutical and biopharmaceutical industries...
Read MoreSpectro, Inc. to introduce analytical technology platforms at Pittcon 2012Feb 2, 2012"Our goal at the 2012 Pittcon Conference & Expo," says Spectro, Inc. President and CEO Brian Mitchell, "is to introduce Spectro's broad and analytically significant technology platforms to a much wider marketplace. The company has built a strong and differentiated market position in the field of oil and lubricant analysis where its products are considered the ‘gold standards'. It is evident that Spectro has the potential to reach substantially larger end user markets with its lab, field portable, and hand-held analytical tools which are based on emission, infrared, FTIR and X-ray technologies among others...
Read MoreNew Line of Mercury Analyzers from Teledyne Leeman LabsFeb 2, 2012
The Hydra II line of mercury analyzers advances the performance, sample analysis throughput and operational simplicity benchmarks that were previously established by the company's popular Hydra Series. The Hydra II employs an innovative "integrated modular" design architecture that provides an unprecedented level of configuration flexibility. This translates into the ability for the system to be configured to conduct the analysis of liquids by sample digestion...
Anasys Instruments, the company that pioneered nanoscale thermal analysis and nanoscale IR spectroscopy using an AFM, is pleased to announce that Dr. Bruce Chase is presenting an invited talk entitled "Structure and Orientation in Electrospun Nanofibers" at the 2012 Pittsburgh Conference, as part of the Organized Contributed Session on Analytical Applications of Broadly Tunable Lasers. The presentation will include spatially resolved measurements of molecular orientation obtained by a technique combining atomic force microscopy and infrared spectroscopy (AFM-IR)...
PhD in Physical Organic Chemistry/Analytical Chemistry EPSRC Industrial CASE PhD Studentship between AstaZeneca and Brunel University's Advanced Bioprocessing Centre/Brunel Institute for Bioengineering 
A separation technique specialist from Malvern Instruments will speak at the upcoming symposium ‘Chromatographic characterisation and purification techniques for Biopharm', a meeting with a packed programme of presentations and workshops that will focus on monoclonal antibody-derived drugs. This 2-day event is organised by the Chromatographic Society and will be hosted at the GlaxoSmithKline Medicines Research Centre in Stevenage, UK on 14/15 March 2012. Malvern is also one of the symposium sponsors...
Analytik, leading suppliers of innovative analytical instrumentation, are delighted to announce a new arrangement to become sole value added resellers in the UK and Ireland for Agilent Technologies' portable and handheld FTIR spectrometers for routine analysis and field use...
Monoclonal antibodies, proteins and biomolecules as therapeutics are enjoying very high growth in the biologically active molecules armoury of the Pharmaceutical industry. The characterisation and purification of these complex molecules are a major challenge facing scientists in the industry. This symposium will focus on solutions to these problems and discuss the unique issues presented by structurally complex, large molecular weight, biologically active molecules. An exhibition of tools necessary to address these problems will augment the lecture presentations...
Worldwide Glass Resources' Microwave Vials are engineered and manufactured from heavy wall Type I, Class A (1rst hydrolytic) borosilicate glass to allow for uniform heating while withstanding pressures up to 300 PSI (20 bars)...
A new product brochure for ACE Excel UHPLC Columns is now available from Advanced Chromatography Technologies Limited. ACE Excel Ultra Robust UHPLC columns offer you all the benefits that chromatographers have come to expect from ACE columns (exceptional reproducibility and robustness, combined with excellent quality and efficiency) but have been especially engineered to withstand the demanding conditions of UHPLC...
Malvern Instruments (Malvern, UK) and Postnova Analytics (Landsberg/Lech, Germany) have announced that they are co-operating to deliver the combined FFF (Field-Flow Fractionation) and DLS (Dynamic Light Scattering) solutions that today provide critical insight when characterizing a number of challenging particulate systems. Such systems include complex, aggregated, surface-coated and heterogeneous particles, as well as larger polymers, and aggregated, cross-linked, nano-particles and fibrillated proteins...
Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the world leader in serving science, today announced that Thermo Scientific mass spectrometers continue to power breakthroughs in proteomics research as evidenced by recent publications in the prestigious journals Nature and Nature Methods. The unique capabilities of Thermo Scientific mass spectrometer systems played pivotal roles in 13 high-impact articles published in just over a month, from October 2 through November 6, 2011...
One of the newest, and most promising, developments in polymer science is the emergence of bioplastics. Bioplastics are polymers made completely, or at least partially, from renewable resources like cellulose, starch, and algae. It is widely believed that increasing acceptance of bioplastics will help slow the pace of climate degradation by reducing dependence on fossil fuels. The market for bioplastics is accelerating rapidly and industry experts believe it could reach $3 billion by 2018...
Metrohm is introducing a new amperometric detector, which complements the portfolio of intelligent ion chromatography instruments. It may always be used when electroactive substances are to be determined. This is a highly selective and sensitive method, giving reliable analyses down to the ng/L range...
Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the world leader in serving science, released its 2012-2013 Thermo Scientific Chromatography Columns and Consumables catalog. The more comprehensive catalog is organized into four core segments: sample preparation, vials and closures, gas chromatography and liquid chromatography, and it combines all the latest product innovations, including those added after the recent Dionex acquisition, into a single, user-friendly portfolio...
Starting now, the spectrophotometers of Analytik Jena's SPECORD® PLUS series will be complementing the product range of the Swiss company SOTAX, a leading solutions provider in the pharmaceutical industry. With this mutually beneficial cooperation, Analytik Jena AG is taking the chance to embrace new opportunities and new market potential in the pharmaceutical industry worldwide. For SOTAX AG, the partnership with the Jena-based high tech company is an opportunity to strengthen its position as a leading dissolution systems provider...
Bruker Chemical & Applied Markets division (CAM), US: During the recent China International Food Safety and Quality (CIFSQ) 2011 conference in Beijing, media were engaged in a briefing at the Bruker facilities. Bruker's continued and rapid growth in China is reflected in the expansion programs for Beijing's Application Laboratories and Customer Service Centers. Earlier in 2011 the Shanghai Application Laboratory facilities were formerly opened, with a 50% expansion program underway at the Beijing facility plus an additional service and sales office planned for Guangzhou...
Biotage a leading global supplier of solutions and technology for analytical and medicinal chemistry, introduced the new Biotage ® SNAP Ultra high performance flash chromatography cartridges utilizing Biotage® HP-SphereTM spherical silica. Biotage ® SNAP Ultra is available in a wide range of sizes from 10 g - 340 g...
For the first time, WPA users have the opportunity to control their spectrophotometer from a Windows PC. Resolution software is available in four different suites that enable users to meet individual application requirements. Resolution delivers maximum instrument control providing straightforward data analysis and incorporates a familiar Microsoft® Office look, compatible with Windows XP, Vista and 7.
Market leaders in temperature controlled microscopy, Linkam Scientific Instruments, report on the work of Dr Sharath Sriram, a Research Fellow at RMIT University in Melbourne, Australia. He uses Linkam specialist temperature stages with micro-Raman spectroscopy systems to investigate temperature dependent spectral measurements...
Mustard Tree Instruments®, continuing to lead the way in developing innovative solutions to evolving pharmaceutical and chemical manufacturing challenges, announced today that CEO Todd Blonshine will be presenting on quality control issues at Pittcon 2012 in Orlando, Fla. on Sunday, March 11...
Sartobind® Phenyl for removal of hydrophobic contaminants
ABB, the leading power and automation technology group, announces the introduction of the new MB-Rx in-situ Reaction Monitor for research laboratories and pilot plants in the chemical, petrochemical, pharmaceutical and biopharmaceutical industries...
"Our goal at the 2012 Pittcon Conference & Expo," says Spectro, Inc. President and CEO Brian Mitchell, "is to introduce Spectro's broad and analytically significant technology platforms to a much wider marketplace. The company has built a strong and differentiated market position in the field of oil and lubricant analysis where its products are considered the ‘gold standards'. It is evident that Spectro has the potential to reach substantially larger end user markets with its lab, field portable, and hand-held analytical tools which are based on emission, infrared, FTIR and X-ray technologies among others...
The Hydra II line of mercury analyzers advances the performance, sample analysis throughput and operational simplicity benchmarks that were previously established by the company's popular Hydra Series. The Hydra II employs an innovative "integrated modular" design architecture that provides an unprecedented level of configuration flexibility. This translates into the ability for the system to be configured to conduct the analysis of liquids by sample digestion...