Scientific Laboratory Supplies (SLS) are delighted to announce the arrival of the new edition of Back to Basics – the promotional brochure designed to give exceptional value for money on many commodity laboratory products. An annual brochure - this edition has surpassed previous versions in the sheer number and quality of offers....
Greyhound Chromatography’s Gas Purifiers and Filters are supplied in two designs, In-line and Base Plate. CRS ZPure Glass In-line Gas Purifiers are convenient point-of-use purifiers with high sensitivity visual indicators for oxygen and water breakthrough. They are available with compression or quick connect fittings in brass and S/S.....
Micromeritics Instrument Corporation has awarded the University of Hamburg one of its 3Flex Surface Characterization Analyzers which is one of the most advanced physisorption instruments in the market. The 3Flex will benefit Prof. Dr. Michael Fröba’s group at the Institute of Inorganic and Applied Chemistry which is well-known for research in materials science....
Advanced Instruments, LLC announces the launch of their new web-based Advanced QC™ Peer Group program that allows laboratories to compare their osmometer serum and urine QC to their peers’ data on a real-time and monthly basis. The Advanced QC Peer Group program was designed in collaboration with Advanced Instruments’ customers. It allows laboratories to troubleshoot issues quickly by providing instant
Lab Innovations, the UK’s only trade show dedicated to the laboratory industry, has launched free advance registration for all visitors. Returning to the NEC, Birmingham on 30 & 31 October, Lab Innovations enables laboratory professionals across all sectors to source new products, network with peers and earn CPD points in the free-to-attend conference programme....
A reliable and precise pipette is a must in every laboratory. The Sartorius Tacta® pipette is chemically very durable and offers you the possibility to use Safe-Cone filters, which protect the pipette from any solvent fumes that may occur while preparing Cannabis products for chemical analysis. Furthermore, with it’s easy-to-clean design Tacta® facilitates thorough decontamination of its pipette parts before microbiological testing....
Efficient cross city haematology working enabled in Cardiff. Medical announces the go live of the first multi-site installation of its new HELO high throughput fully automated haematology platform within the Cardiff and Vale University Health Board. The new system is already delivering laboratory efficiencies across Cardiff in line with NHS requirements through the next generation haematology analysers installed at the University Hospital of Wales...
Merck and Rigaku Corp. have signed a joint development agreement to develop lab consumables based on highly innovative crystalline sponge technology. Merck and Rigaku are collaborating to develop commercially available lab solutions employing highly innovative crystalline sponge technology. Merck will develop lab consumables to determine the absolute chemical structure of substances on sub-microgram scale.....
Preclinical image submissions came in from most of MR Solutions’ users across the world. The winners which were presented at the ISMRM conference in May were chosen by a panel of leading academics who examined images from MRI, PET or CT – or a combination of imaging modalities. The winning submission was carried out by Amsterdam PhD researcher, Gustav Strijkers. This technique was used in cardiac research to produce a high fidelity 3D tractography....
Postnova Analytics reports on growing use of its pioneering EAF2000 system to separate and characterize complex proteins, antibodies and viruses as well as charged nanoparticles, colloids and polymers. Launched in 2018, the EAF2000 is the only field-proven system that combines the principle of Electrical and Asymmetrical Field Flow Fractionation in a single platform. In an EAF2000 system - Electrical and Cross Flow Fields are applied simultaneously across the...
First-of-its-Kind Cyclic IMS Provides Unlimited Experimental Opportunities while the Research-Grade SYNAPT XS Brings Analytical Flexibility. Waters Corporation has unveiled two new high resolution mass spectrometry systems addressing the most challenging analytical needs of leading R&D scientists at the 67th Conference on Mass Spectrometry and Allied Topics (ASMS). The first-of-its-kind Waters™ SELECT SERIES Cyclic™ IMS seamlessly....
Agilent Technologies Inc. has announced the results of its first Pharma Lab Leaders Survey looking to gather insights from pharmaceutical, biopharmaceutical, and contract research laboratories in seven countries around the world. Respondents included 650 laboratory managers, directors, and supervisors from China, Germany, India, South Korea, Switzerland, Austria, and the United States. The laboratories surveyed are involved in a range of activities from disease research to manufacturing...
Using artificial intelligence, researchers at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) have succeeded in making the mass analysis of proteins from any organism significantly faster than before and almost error-free. This new approach is set to provoke a considerable change in the field of proteomics, as it can be applied in both basic and clinical research. The genome of any organism contains the blueprints for thousands of proteins which control almost all the functions of life...
Results of the largest study to date of the pathology of dementia in former footballers and rugby players have been revealed. In a study published in Acta Neuropathologica and led by the University of Glasgow in collaboration with the University of Pennsylvania, the researchers report that while a pathology associated with brain injury – chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) – might be common in former athletes with dementia....
SelectScience has presented INTEGRA Biosciences with the prestigious Reviewers’ Choice Life Sciences Company of the Year award. INTEGRA was chosen in recognition of the quantity of positive feedback it has received from customers sharing their opinions on the SelectScience website over the past year. INTEGRA offers an extensive range of manual and automated pipetting solutions, providing customers....
Pharmaceutical company Hemofarm, based in Vršac, Serbia, has started a project with the Matrix Gemini Stability Management System from Autoscribe Informatics. Hemofarm is a member of STADA Group, one of the largest generic pharmaceutical companies in the world. The Matrix Gemini Stability Management System will be for stability studies across Hemofarm’s rich product range of...
As an advocate for the needs of researchers working at the forefronts of genomic research, Integrated DNA Technologies (IDT)releases its latest CRISPR enzyme Alt-R® Cas12a (Cpf1) Ultra. Cas12a Ultra is a powerful addition to IDT’s Alt-R CRISPR enzyme arsenal – its vastly improved performance makes it easier to achieve precision genome editing at new sites across genomes...
The VERDER Group has entered into an agreement to acquire Microtrac, Inc. and MicrotracBEL Corporation from Nikkiso Co. Ltd. Verder’s Scientific Division is herewith extending its product portfolio with product lines for particle characterization by laser diffraction, dynamic light scattering and surface analysis. Microtrac is a leading manufacturer and pioneer of instruments for particle analysis using laser diffraction and dynamic light scattering technologies....
Hamilton Company and Enable Biosciences are pleased to announce their collaboration to provide fully automated processing of up to 96 liquid biopsy samples at one time using a novel ultra-sensitive and highly specific immunoassay in a hands-free workflow. The immunoassay, currently available for research applications in Type I diabetes, Lyme disease, allergy and HIV testing, is intended to support development of early stage....
Cresset, innovative provider of outstanding software for molecule discovery and design, announces the release of PickR™ V1.0. PickR is a new solution that enables computational chemists to cluster and select reagents for inclusion in hit-finding and hit-to-lead libraries, generating better intellectual property. “Unlike existing methods, PickR uses 3D electrostatic and shape properties to select diverse reagents,” says Dr Tim Cheeseright, Director of Products at Cresset....
Merck, a leading science and technology company, today announced the winners of its Advance Biotech Grant program in North America during its Biotech Start-up Summit at the Cambridge Innovation Center (Massachusetts, U.S.). The grant is given to small- and mid-size biotechnology companies that need funding and expertise to get their therapies to market. “With more than 60 percent of drugs in the pipeline today...
Biotage AB is pleased to announce its strategic collaboration with Shandong Yingsheng Biotechnology Co., Ltd. Yingsheng is mainly focused on independently researching, producing and selling in vitro diagnostic reagents and medical equipment, building a genetic detection platform and mass spectrometry detection platform around metabolomics and genetics....