Optical Surfaces Ltd has produced a technical information brief that serves to provide an introduction to the company's broad range of capabilities in producing Off-Axis Paraboloids (OAPs).
In addition to supplying these standard specifications, Optical Surfaces technical team is at your disposal to discuss, propose and produce specialised custom OAP's to fulfil the most demanding applications. Off-axis paraboloids, sometimes referred to off-axis parabolic mirrors or off-axis parabola, provide optical designers with an unobstructed aperture allowing complete access to the focal region as well as reducing the size and minimising the weight of a design...
MediSieve founder Dr George Frodsham has secured £350,000 in seed funding to develop his company’s revolutionary magnetic malaria-filter.
George attracted the backing from angel investors with expertise in the medical device and healthcare industries, including leading patent attorneys, former CEOs and successful entrepreneurs in the field. Treatment with MediSieve’s device involves no drugs or chemicals and offers new hope for malaria patients whose cases are severe or resistant to existing medicines. Pre-clinical trials show that the 3D printed magnetic blood filter could extract up...
Proteomics research is increasingly involved in the development of modern clinical medicine from the identification of drug targets, the validation of biomarkers, and optimization of resulting drug leads and assays.
Pharmaceutical and diagnostic companies spend tens of billions of dollars on translational research, which has increased the focus on instruments capable of powerfully assaying and identifying proteins implicated in disease pathways. The Proteomic Research Market Opportunity, Defined: Report analyst Emil Salazar examines proteomics research processes in detail and in terms of their instrument and technological requirements relating to mass spectrometry...
Unity Scientific announces that Union Park Capital has acquired the company. Unity Scientific will continue operating under the same Unity brand and from the same manufacturing and technology center in Brookfield, CT.
Majority owner Joseph Platano will retire as Chairman of the company, while Doug Evans will continue as President. “Unity is an exceptionally strong company,” says Morgan Jones, Managing Partner of Union Park and now Chairman of the Board. “We focus entirely on instrumentation businesses serving the unique needs of industry. Over the years we’ve observed thousands of instrumentation companies, and Unity stands out as a sales-led organization...
Chromatrap®, a business unit of Porvair Sciences, has produced an informative new guide entitled ‘Top 10 Tips for ChIP-seq Library Preparation'.
ChIP-sequencing, also known as ChIP-seq, is a method used primarily to determine how transcription factors and other chromatin-associated proteins influence phenotype-affecting mechanisms. Determining how proteins interact with DNA to regulate gene expression is essential for fully understanding many biological processes and disease states. ChIP-seq combines chromatin immunoprecipitation (ChIP) with massively parallel DNA sequencing to identify...
Bruker announced that its NMR FoodScreener™ laboratory for food authenticity and quality determination, located in Rheinstetten, Germany, has been granted ISO/IEC 17025 accreditation.
The certificate has been awarded for Bruker’s validated methods for the determination of ingredients and measures of authenticity and quality of liquid foods and food extracts by NMR spectroscopy. Government and private analytical service laboratories offering NMR-based testing for food authenticity and quality with Bruker’s standard operating procedures (SOPs) and validated methods can now more easily get these NMR methods accredited in their lab. Christian Kost, Managing Director of Winespin-Analytics GmbH...
SP Scientific has introduced a new range of Hotpack Undercounter and Doublestack Glassware Washers that are engineered for productive, reliable and energy efficient operation.
Technological developments allow the new washers to deliver enhanced drying performance from an upgraded dual fan system incorporated in the washer chambers. Wash cycles with temperatures up to 70°C (158°F) enable fast, efficient cleaning of different types of glassware in wide ranging load scenarios. New soft touch features with multiple cycle selections and microprocessor control systems ensure that each load is processed with minimum energy consumption. A delayed start...
Women with the commonest type of ovarian cancer can safely take hormone replacement therapy (HRT), and it could have a beneficial effect on their survival, a long-term clinical trial reports.
The 24-year, phase III international trial provides the strongest evidence yet that women with epithelial ovarian cancer – which accounts for 80-90 per cent of cases – can safely take HRT during or after their treatment. Several major studies have found that HRT can increase the risk of developing some cancers, which is why there has been such interest in whether it is safe to take during cancer treatment. The new study, published in the Journal of Clinical...
Naming a lab product can be tricky – looking for a short, snappy and memorable tag that tells potential customers what a product does isn’t always easy.
But whoever had to name this product had it very easy indeed. miniPCR – A PCR thermal cycler that fits in the palm of your hand! miniPCR thermal cyclers deliver the same high-end performance as established PCR platforms. But the advantages of being this small are huge. You can carry them anywhere, they’re incredibly easy to use, and – just in case this interests you – they cost a lot less. miniPCR could save you a small fortune. A traditional PCR...
Finding the correct antibody for the study can be costly and time consuming. In the fast paced world of scientific discovery such delays waste precious time and resources.
To help overcome such challenges One World Lab (OWL) – a unique company selling evaluation test size aliquots from multiple original antibody manufacturers – has announced its collaboration with BenchWise, a non-profit online review platform founded by students and researchers from Stanford University; one of the world’s most prestigious teaching institutions. The synergistic collaboration allows researchers to share their knowledge and experience of antibodies purchased through OWL, to ultimately help fellow scientists save time and money....
New 3-part differential hematology analyzer delivers lower costs and wider range of use
The Diatron Group, global provider of hematology and clinical chemistry analyzers, will display their new 3-part differential hematology analyzer (60 test /hour throughput) to the laboratory world for the first time in Dusseldorf, Germany, at Medica 2015 on the 16-19 November. This innovative analyzer has been specially designed to provide unique solutions to the many needs of the rapidly evolving worldwide hematology markets. This small analyzer has low...
European Mass Spec/Chromatography Sales and Service Company KRSS Ltd have entered into a collaboration with the University of East Anglia/Norwich Medical School leading to the opening of a clinical application support laboratory in KRSS’s new 17,000sq ft. state-of-the art facility based in Runcorn, Cheshire.
The new facility will initially target clinical applications such as Total/Free Urinary and Plasma Metanephrines, Catecholamines, Vitamin D, Female Testosterone (Androgens), Steroids and Therapeutic Drugs. KRSS customers will have access to technical support from a Clinical applications team, headed up by John Dutton and Professor Bill Fraser of UEA, who have over 60 years’ experience in clinical laboratories. The agreement will benefit from the technical...
PETA US Expands Successful Million-Dollar Donation Programme That Saves Animals and Improves Medical Training
A PETA US donation of $1 million (£657k) in high-tech simulators will modernise physician-training programmes in seven countries and spare the lives of thousands of animals in Europe, the Middle East and Asia. Through a landmark partnership with Seattle-based medical simulation manufacturer Simulab – and with the support of PETA Germany, the McGrath Family Foundation and Cathay Pacific Airways – PETA US has donated 40 state-of-the-art...
An extensive range of new charting capabilities has been added to the Matrix Gemini Laboratory Information Management Systems (LIMS) from Autoscribe Informatics.
A comprehensive range of generic charts has been added to help with reporting and QC, together with enhancements to SPC (Statistical Process Control), Gantt and DB Gantt chart control. The new comprehensive charting function provides a wide choice of chart displays. These include: line, bar, area, pie, funnel, doughnut, radar, bubble, stock, histogram and XY scatter charts. Two sets of X, Y values can be independently configured and displayed on...
Acquisition will combine two of the world’s leading brands in laboratory consumables
WHEATON, a premium provider of laboratory glassware and consumables, announced today it has been acquired by Duran Group, a portfolio company of funds advised by One Equity Partners Capital Advisors L.P. (OEP). The transaction brings together two well-known and respected brands with strong reputations for quality and innovations serving the life science and healthcare markets, each with track records extending back to their founding...
Genevac, specialists in solvent removal, have developed a suite of proprietary technological solutions to facilitate post purification sample handling, including reformatting.
For labs undertaking purification using Normal Phase HPLC, SFC or Flash chromatography – removal of organic solvents can be simply, productively and safely carried out in a Genevac centrifugal evaporator (EZ-2, ROCKET, Rocket Synergy or HT Series III). Where the nature of the sample being concentrated can lead to solvent bumping (e.g. natural products) - Genevac's DriPure® technology is proven to completely eliminate this troublesome and...
The first clinical trials introducing electrospinning technology to address the loss of vision due to scarring of the cornea have been approved to take place in the LVPrasad eye clinic in India.
Membranes used in these initial trials will be produced by the UK’s Electrospinning Company that specialise in manufacturing materials for use in regenerative medicine. After 4 years of collaboration between organisations in India and the UK, led by the university of Sheffield, the Electrospinning Company can announce trials will begin in India in Autumn 2015, involving 10 patients whom have sustained an eye injury, primarily through either industrial...
Syngene, a world-leading manufacturer of image analysis solutions is delighted to announce that the G:BOX Chemi XRQ high resolution, multi-application image analysis system is being successfully used at the Lithuanian University of Health Sciences Academy of Medicine to study molecular mechanisms of cardiac stem cell function which could help in developing stem cell therapies for heart repair.
Researchers in the Laboratory of Cell Culture at the Lithuanian University of Health Sciences Academy of Medicine are utilising the easy-to-use G:BOX Chemi XRQ system to image and analyse proteins on chemiluminescent Western blots and DNA gels stained with SYBR® Safe dyes. The image analysis data is being used to investigate the effects that genetic modification have on how stem cells differentiate into cardiac myocytes and integrate into cardiac...
Scientists know that most cancer cells use glucose to fuel their uncontrolled growth and now an international team of researchers has identified a protein which if switched off could stop the disease in its tracks.
Explained lead academic Dr Concetta Bubici from Brunel University London: “The protein PARP 14 is over-produced in virtually every human cancer but not in normal cells. “What we have discovered is that its role in cancer is to allow cells to harness glucose in a different way from healthy ones which in turn powers their rapid, uncontrolled growth while also protecting them from the normal cycle of programmed cell death. “Almost all cells in the human body...
Boehringer Ingelheim and BioMed X announced today that they have successfully applied a crowdsourcing approach to establish a research team of outstanding scientists from around the world with bright ideas, who will endeavor to identify new approaches for the treatment of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).
COPD is a chronic, progressive, treatable but incurable lung disease affecting 210 million people worldwide. It is a growing world health priority and is predicted to become the 3rd leading cause of death by 2030. Boehringer Ingelheim has been a leader in the treatment of respiratory disease for over 90 years and continues to explore a pipeline of unique compounds to help patients with COPD, asthma, idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF), lung cancer...
Gel Company/Aplegen announce its most sensitive HRP substrate for Western blotting yet.
This chemiluminescent product joins the Company’s extensive range of over 800 reagents and consumables for the life scientist. Chemi FP has attomole sensitivity and a very long lasting signal output. The light emission is stable for 10 times longer than with typical ECL substrates. This now enables the user to detect bands not usually visualised with other substrates that are commonly used. Importantly, the high signal-to-noise level and large dynamic...
Chromatrap®, a business unit of Porvair Sciences, has produced an informative new guide entitled ‘Top 10 Tips for ChIP-seq Library Preparation'.
ChIP-sequencing, also known as ChIP-seq, is a method used primarily to determine how transcription factors and other chromatin-associated proteins influence phenotype-affecting mechanisms. Determining how proteins interact with DNA to regulate gene expression is essential for fully understanding many biological processes and disease states. ChIP-seq combines chromatin immunoprecipitation (ChIP) with massively parallel DNA sequencing to identify...
In addition to supplying these standard specifications, Optical Surfaces technical team is at your disposal to discuss, propose and produce specialised custom OAP's to fulfil the most demanding applications. Off-axis paraboloids, sometimes referred to off-axis parabolic mirrors or off-axis parabola, provide optical designers with an unobstructed aperture allowing complete access to the focal region as well as reducing the size and minimising the weight of a design...
George attracted the backing from angel investors with expertise in the medical device and healthcare industries, including leading patent attorneys, former CEOs and successful entrepreneurs in the field. Treatment with MediSieve’s device involves no drugs or chemicals and offers new hope for malaria patients whose cases are severe or resistant to existing medicines. Pre-clinical trials show that the 3D printed magnetic blood filter could extract up...
Pharmaceutical and diagnostic companies spend tens of billions of dollars on translational research, which has increased the focus on instruments capable of powerfully assaying and identifying proteins implicated in disease pathways. The Proteomic Research Market Opportunity, Defined: Report analyst Emil Salazar examines proteomics research processes in detail and in terms of their instrument and technological requirements relating to mass spectrometry...
Majority owner Joseph Platano will retire as Chairman of the company, while Doug Evans will continue as President. “Unity is an exceptionally strong company,” says Morgan Jones, Managing Partner of Union Park and now Chairman of the Board. “We focus entirely on instrumentation businesses serving the unique needs of industry. Over the years we’ve observed thousands of instrumentation companies, and Unity stands out as a sales-led organization...
ChIP-sequencing, also known as ChIP-seq, is a method used primarily to determine how transcription factors and other chromatin-associated proteins influence phenotype-affecting mechanisms. Determining how proteins interact with DNA to regulate gene expression is essential for fully understanding many biological processes and disease states. ChIP-seq combines chromatin immunoprecipitation (ChIP) with massively parallel DNA sequencing to identify...
The certificate has been awarded for Bruker’s validated methods for the determination of ingredients and measures of authenticity and quality of liquid foods and food extracts by NMR spectroscopy. Government and private analytical service laboratories offering NMR-based testing for food authenticity and quality with Bruker’s standard operating procedures (SOPs) and validated methods can now more easily get these NMR methods accredited in their lab. Christian Kost, Managing Director of Winespin-Analytics GmbH...
Technological developments allow the new washers to deliver enhanced drying performance from an upgraded dual fan system incorporated in the washer chambers. Wash cycles with temperatures up to 70°C (158°F) enable fast, efficient cleaning of different types of glassware in wide ranging load scenarios. New soft touch features with multiple cycle selections and microprocessor control systems ensure that each load is processed with minimum energy consumption. A delayed start...
The 24-year, phase III international trial provides the strongest evidence yet that women with epithelial ovarian cancer – which accounts for 80-90 per cent of cases – can safely take HRT during or after their treatment. Several major studies have found that HRT can increase the risk of developing some cancers, which is why there has been such interest in whether it is safe to take during cancer treatment. The new study, published in the Journal of Clinical...
But whoever had to name this product had it very easy indeed. miniPCR – A PCR thermal cycler that fits in the palm of your hand! miniPCR thermal cyclers deliver the same high-end performance as established PCR platforms. But the advantages of being this small are huge. You can carry them anywhere, they’re incredibly easy to use, and – just in case this interests you – they cost a lot less. miniPCR could save you a small fortune. A traditional PCR...
The Diatron Group, global provider of hematology and clinical chemistry analyzers, will display their new 3-part differential hematology analyzer (60 test /hour throughput) to the laboratory world for the first time in Dusseldorf, Germany, at Medica 2015 on the 16-19 November. This innovative analyzer has been specially designed to provide unique solutions to the many needs of the rapidly evolving worldwide hematology markets. This small analyzer has low...
The new facility will initially target clinical applications such as Total/Free Urinary and Plasma Metanephrines, Catecholamines, Vitamin D, Female Testosterone (Androgens), Steroids and Therapeutic Drugs. KRSS customers will have access to technical support from a Clinical applications team, headed up by John Dutton and Professor Bill Fraser of UEA, who have over 60 years’ experience in clinical laboratories. The agreement will benefit from the technical...
A PETA US donation of $1 million (£657k) in high-tech simulators will modernise physician-training programmes in seven countries and spare the lives of thousands of animals in Europe, the Middle East and Asia. Through a landmark partnership with Seattle-based medical simulation manufacturer Simulab – and with the support of PETA Germany, the McGrath Family Foundation and Cathay Pacific Airways – PETA US has donated 40 state-of-the-art...
A comprehensive range of generic charts has been added to help with reporting and QC, together with enhancements to SPC (Statistical Process Control), Gantt and DB Gantt chart control. The new comprehensive charting function provides a wide choice of chart displays. These include: line, bar, area, pie, funnel, doughnut, radar, bubble, stock, histogram and XY scatter charts. Two sets of X, Y values can be independently configured and displayed on...
WHEATON, a premium provider of laboratory glassware and consumables, announced today it has been acquired by Duran Group, a portfolio company of funds advised by One Equity Partners Capital Advisors L.P. (OEP). The transaction brings together two well-known and respected brands with strong reputations for quality and innovations serving the life science and healthcare markets, each with track records extending back to their founding...
For labs undertaking purification using Normal Phase HPLC, SFC or Flash chromatography – removal of organic solvents can be simply, productively and safely carried out in a Genevac centrifugal evaporator (EZ-2, ROCKET, Rocket Synergy or HT Series III). Where the nature of the sample being concentrated can lead to solvent bumping (e.g. natural products) - Genevac's DriPure® technology is proven to completely eliminate this troublesome and...
Membranes used in these initial trials will be produced by the UK’s Electrospinning Company that specialise in manufacturing materials for use in regenerative medicine. After 4 years of collaboration between organisations in India and the UK, led by the university of Sheffield, the Electrospinning Company can announce trials will begin in India in Autumn 2015, involving 10 patients whom have sustained an eye injury, primarily through either industrial...
Researchers in the Laboratory of Cell Culture at the Lithuanian University of Health Sciences Academy of Medicine are utilising the easy-to-use G:BOX Chemi XRQ system to image and analyse proteins on chemiluminescent Western blots and DNA gels stained with SYBR® Safe dyes. The image analysis data is being used to investigate the effects that genetic modification have on how stem cells differentiate into cardiac myocytes and integrate into cardiac...
Explained lead academic Dr Concetta Bubici from Brunel University London: “The protein PARP 14 is over-produced in virtually every human cancer but not in normal cells. “What we have discovered is that its role in cancer is to allow cells to harness glucose in a different way from healthy ones which in turn powers their rapid, uncontrolled growth while also protecting them from the normal cycle of programmed cell death. “Almost all cells in the human body...
COPD is a chronic, progressive, treatable but incurable lung disease affecting 210 million people worldwide. It is a growing world health priority and is predicted to become the 3rd leading cause of death by 2030. Boehringer Ingelheim has been a leader in the treatment of respiratory disease for over 90 years and continues to explore a pipeline of unique compounds to help patients with COPD, asthma, idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF), lung cancer...
This chemiluminescent product joins the Company’s extensive range of over 800 reagents and consumables for the life scientist. Chemi FP has attomole sensitivity and a very long lasting signal output. The light emission is stable for 10 times longer than with typical ECL substrates. This now enables the user to detect bands not usually visualised with other substrates that are commonly used. Importantly, the high signal-to-noise level and large dynamic...
ChIP-sequencing, also known as ChIP-seq, is a method used primarily to determine how transcription factors and other chromatin-associated proteins influence phenotype-affecting mechanisms. Determining how proteins interact with DNA to regulate gene expression is essential for fully understanding many biological processes and disease states. ChIP-seq combines chromatin immunoprecipitation (ChIP) with massively parallel DNA sequencing to identify...