Stuart offers an unrivalled range of Melting Point Apparatus to suit all users and budgets.
The Analogue SMP11 with thermometer is easy to use and ideal for educational use. The digital models SMP10 and SMP20 offer a digital selection and display of temperature, with a choice of either 1 or 0.1°C resolution. The Advanced digital model, SMP30 provides a head up display, fast cooling times and 0.1°C resolution, making it the ideal instrument for R&D. Stuart also offer an automatic model which utilizes digital imaging technology to automatically detect an accurate melting point. The result video can then be viewed on the in-built screen either during the measurement or afterwards.
Linkam Scientific Instruments, have announced the launch of a new relative humidity controller for their range of temperature stages used for materials, pharmaceuticals and foods testing. The unit will make its debut at mmc2015, the largest European microscopy event of the year.
The new RH95 Relative Humidity Controller is the latest addition to provide precise environmental sample control to Linkam’s range of temperature stages. It has been developed based on the feedback of many Linkam users in the materials, foods and pharmaceutical industries where humidity plays an important role in product development, manufacture and even storage. It will be shown on stand number 411 at mmc2015, the biennial conference and exhibition organised by the Royal Microscopical Society.
For the vast number of scientists that undertake handheld pipetting protocols - INTEGRA has produced a highly informative illustrated 'Best Practices' guide.
Drawing upon decades of pipetting experience - INTEGRA has compiled an unbiased series of hints and tips to help you improve your handheld pipetting. Expert advice is provided in areas including before you start, how to pipette and optimising pipetting performance. Each area of best pipetting practice discussed is backed up with an explanation of why this produces optimal results.
ACE columns offer chromatographers an extremely powerful and reliable approach to UHPLC and HPLC method development.
Based upon an ultra-inert, high efficiency silica, ACE phases incorporate the latest developments in LC stationary phase design, providing chromatographers with more choices for alternative selectivity, without compromising stability or robustness. ACE Method Development Kits are designed to maximise selectivity – the key to resolution in chromatography.
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Autoscribe’s Matrix Gemini Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS) has been selected for use in WMG’s Energy Innovation Centre.
WMG is one of the world’s leading research and education centres, and is also one of the seven world class centres of industrial innovation that make up the High Value Manufacturing Catapult project. This was set up in order to accelerate new concepts through to commercial reality and in doing so provide a catalyst for the future growth and success of manufacturing in the UK. The centre provides the facilities to undertake a wide programme...
A new drug delays the progression of advanced breast cancer by over twice as long when used in combination with standard treatment, compared to standard treatment alone, a major clinical trial shows.
By halting tumour progression for several months, women who took the drug were able to delay moving on to chemotherapy following hormone treatment – which is effective, but can have severe side effects. The results of the phase III trial, called PALOMA3, were presented today (Monday) at the major American Society for Clinical Oncology conference in Chicago and published in the New England Journal of Medicine. In the trial, in women with...
FLIR Systems has announced a new version 4.2 of its ResearchIR thermal imaging software.
ResearchIR 4.2 provides researchers and scientists with a powerful tool for viewing, acquiring, analyzing, and sharing the thermal data captured with FLIR’s Scientific and R&D cameras. ResearchIR Max version 4.2 gives users direct access to their MATLAB scripts within ResearchIR for the first time. This will allow users to access their customized MatLab® scripts directly in ResearchIR for specially-tailored image analysis and processing tasks...
Available from AMSBIO TrueORF® cDNA clones are tagged cDNA clones for protein studies.
The TrueORF product line is a new generation of cDNA clone products that enables expression of the encoded transcript as a tagged protein. This facilitates multiple downstream applications that utilize an anti-tag antibody (Myc-DDK or GFP) including protein detection, protein purification, subcellular localization, and others. TrueORFs not only provide an instant solution for tagged protein expression but also offer the flexibility that they...
A clinical MRI scanner can be transformed into an effective preclinical system using a simple to fit conversion kit from MR Solutions of Guildford, Surrey.
The transformation, which can be undertaken in around ten minutes, involves sliding in a carrier system linked to a separate state of the art EVO spectrometer providing superior soft tissue contrast and molecular imaging capabilities. This is a major breakthrough for clinical facilities which also conduct their own research as it enables existing technology to be utilised without the need for extensive investment in a separate system...
The new product, launched with global distributor Applikon, offers an automated approach to gathering quantitative data
Ovizio Imaging System, an innovative quantitative microscopy company specializing in life science solutions, announces today the launch of its new product, the iLine F, an in-line suspension cell-monitoring microscope. In collaboration with global distributor, Applikon, the iLine F is being showcased at booth #74 and #77 at the European Society for Animal Cell Technologycongress (ESACT), held in Barcelona from May 31 to June 3...
Specialised Imaging reports on how UK academic research groups have benefited from use of its SIM series ultra-high speed imaging camera.
The Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) has since 1985 offered UK academic institutions free loans of the latest scientific instruments to help further their research projects. In 2008 the EPSRC added a state-of-the-art SIM16 ultra-high speed imaging camera from Specialised Imaging Ltd. to its loan pool facility. Wai Chan, Managing Director of Specialised Imaging commented "Over the last 7 years the EPSRC Loan Pool SIM16...
Horizon’s standards to support proficiency testing of CareDx solid organ transplantation injury monitoring diagnostic assay
CareDx, Inc. (Nasdaq: CDNA), a molecular diagnostics company focused on the discovery, development and commercialization of clinically differentiated, high-value, diagnostic surveillance solutions for transplant recipients and Horizon Discovery Group plc (Horizon), an international life science company supplying reagent tools and services that power genomics research and the development of personalized medicines, today announced they have...
Scientists believe they have explained why some cancers that appear to have been cured can recur many years or even decades later.
It is well known that in rare cases, cancers can come back even when patients have been free of disease for so long that doctors regard them as cured. Now researchers at The Institute of Cancer Research, London, have found genetic evidence that cancer cells can go to sleep – avoiding the effects of treatment – only to ‘wake up’ many years later. Their study could suggest ways of rooting out dormant cancer cells – eradicating the small...
Starting point of a broader drug discovery and development alliance
The Lead Discovery Center GmbH (LDC), a renowned translational drug discovery organization established by Max Planck Innovation, and Qurient Co., Ltd have signed a licence deal providing Qurient with exclusive worldwide rights to a series of highly-selective CDK7 inhibitors discovered at the LDC for the treatment of cancer, inflammation and viral infections. The partners will closely collaborate to advance the approach from the validated lead stage into clinical development. Upon successful proof-of-concept in humans they will jointly identify a suitable partner for follow-on licensing...
Federal Member for Deakin, Mr Michael Sukkar, facilitates visit to Trajan global HQ
Pioneering collaboration and world-class products meeting global standards – these were the take-home impressions of the Australian Minister for Industry and Science, Ian Macfarlane, during a special visit to Trajan Scientific and Medical (Trajan) global headquarters facilitated by Mr Michael Sukkar, Federal Member for Deakin, Victoria. Trajan exports 98 per cent of its products that are made in Australia, including the SGE Analytical...
Smaller, faster and with the gold standard in pathogen killing efficacy, the next generation of microbial eradication technology has just been launched by the world leader in bio-decontamination.
The Bioquell BQ-50 is the result of an innovative R&D endeavour conducted by Bioquell following in-depth market research. Using the latest hydrogen peroxide vapour (HPV) technology to eradicate pathogens, the company has been developing this new system to provide the healthcare sector with an even more efficient and flexible bio-decontamination process. The BQ-50 works by depositing an even layer of ‘micro-condensation’ of HPV over all surfaces to eradicate...
Agreement combines ubiquitin focused biology expertise with proprietary chemistry platform to identify small molecule libraries that target the ubiquitin system.
Ubiquigent Limited, a company specialising in ubiquitin cell-signalling system drug discovery capabilities and services, and Cyclofluidic Limited, a leading medicinal chemistry company based on an innovative integrated discovery technology platform, announced today they have entered into an agreement to develop novel targeted libraries that specifically target the ubiquitin system. Under the terms of the agreement, Ubiquigent and the...
Market leaders in temperature controlled microscopy, Linkam Scientific Instruments, are working in partnership with the School of Pharmacy at the University of East Anglia to evaluate a new analytical technique known as TASC - Thermal Analysis by Structural Characterisation.
Dr Sheng Qi is a senior lecturer in pharmaceutics in the School of Pharmacy at the University of East Anglia. Sheng's current research interests focus on gaining a fundamental understanding of the behaviour of drug-polymer/lipid dispersions in solid (phase behaviour) and liquid (in biological fluids) states. She is also developing new approaches for stabilising supersaturated drug dispersions. By working with industrial partners as well as...
Aplegen, the new up and coming face of the gel documentation market now bring to the European and Middle East market place a brand new product.
Having already carved out a strong following in the USA and the Far East for innovative products, the introduction of the Omega Lum W for multicolour R, G, B as well as chemiluminescent imaging brings performance and features at a price which is now affordable to a much wider market. This small footprint system breaks the mould of the older traditional heavy and cumbersome gel documentation systems by utilising some innovative design work and incorporating an integral tablet for...
University of Leicester study investigates how cardiac surgery can lead to organ damage
A University of Leicester-based research group funded by the British Heart Foundation is drawing on support from patients and members of the public to investigate why cardiac surgery can often result in serious or fatal damage to other organs in the body. The Cardiac Surgery Research team are conducting a series of trials into why almost half of patients having heart surgery develop failure of one or more other organs, such as the lungs or...
Lonza has announced that it will be showcasing three new products for stem cell researchers at the upcoming International Society for Stem Cell Research (ISSCR) Annual Meeting (Stockholm, Sweden, 24 to 27 June 2015), through poster presentations, as part of an Innovation Showcase session and at its exhibition booth at the event.
These new innovations include an updated version of Lonza’s L7™ hiPSC Reprogramming and hPSC Culture System, which now includes the option to select specific reagents and protocols for reprogramming peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs). Lonza will also showcase the CytoSMART™ Live Cell Imaging System, an innovative, cost-effective tool for remotely monitoring and analyzing cell cultures. In addition, it will provide a preview of the...
Freeman Technology, a global leader in the development and application of powder characterisation techniques, has appointed Powder Development as its exclusive distributor for the Nordic countries of Denmark, Sweden, Norway and Finland.
The appointment follows news of a record first quarter for the company that saw more FT4 Powder Rheometer® installations than during the same period in any previous year. “Increasing sales are, of course, gratifying,” said Tim Freeman, Managing Director of Freeman Technology. “They not only reflect growing recognition of the value of the FT4 but also the commitment and expert support of our expanding global team.” “The announcement of a new partnership in Scandinavia complements...
The Analogue SMP11 with thermometer is easy to use and ideal for educational use. The digital models SMP10 and SMP20 offer a digital selection and display of temperature, with a choice of either 1 or 0.1°C resolution. The Advanced digital model, SMP30 provides a head up display, fast cooling times and 0.1°C resolution, making it the ideal instrument for R&D. Stuart also offer an automatic model which utilizes digital imaging technology to automatically detect an accurate melting point. The result video can then be viewed on the in-built screen either during the measurement or afterwards.
The new RH95 Relative Humidity Controller is the latest addition to provide precise environmental sample control to Linkam’s range of temperature stages. It has been developed based on the feedback of many Linkam users in the materials, foods and pharmaceutical industries where humidity plays an important role in product development, manufacture and even storage. It will be shown on stand number 411 at mmc2015, the biennial conference and exhibition organised by the Royal Microscopical Society.
Drawing upon decades of pipetting experience - INTEGRA has compiled an unbiased series of hints and tips to help you improve your handheld pipetting. Expert advice is provided in areas including before you start, how to pipette and optimising pipetting performance. Each area of best pipetting practice discussed is backed up with an explanation of why this produces optimal results.
Based upon an ultra-inert, high efficiency silica, ACE phases incorporate the latest developments in LC stationary phase design, providing chromatographers with more choices for alternative selectivity, without compromising stability or robustness. ACE Method Development Kits are designed to maximise selectivity – the key to resolution in chromatography.
WMG is one of the world’s leading research and education centres, and is also one of the seven world class centres of industrial innovation that make up the High Value Manufacturing Catapult project. This was set up in order to accelerate new concepts through to commercial reality and in doing so provide a catalyst for the future growth and success of manufacturing in the UK. 
By halting tumour progression for several months, women who took the drug were able to delay moving on to chemotherapy following hormone treatment – which is effective, but can have severe side effects. The results of the phase III trial, called PALOMA3, were presented today (Monday) at the major American Society for Clinical Oncology conference in Chicago and published in the New England Journal of Medicine. In the trial, in women with...
ResearchIR 4.2 provides researchers and scientists with a powerful tool for viewing, acquiring, analyzing, and sharing the thermal data captured with FLIR’s Scientific and R&D cameras. ResearchIR Max version 4.2 gives users direct access to their MATLAB scripts within ResearchIR for the first time. This will allow users to access their customized MatLab® scripts directly in ResearchIR for specially-tailored image analysis and processing tasks...
The TrueORF product line is a new generation of cDNA clone products that enables expression of the encoded transcript as a tagged protein. This facilitates multiple downstream applications that utilize an anti-tag antibody (Myc-DDK or GFP) including protein detection, protein purification, subcellular localization, and others. TrueORFs not only provide an instant solution for tagged protein expression but also offer the flexibility that they...
The transformation, which can be undertaken in around ten minutes, involves sliding in a carrier system linked to a separate state of the art EVO spectrometer providing superior soft tissue contrast and molecular imaging capabilities. This is a major breakthrough for clinical facilities which also conduct their own research as it enables existing technology to be utilised without the need for extensive investment in a separate system...
Ovizio Imaging System, an innovative quantitative microscopy company specializing in life science solutions, announces today the launch of its new product, 
The Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) has since 1985 offered UK academic institutions free loans of the latest scientific instruments to help further their research projects. In 2008 the EPSRC added a state-of-the-art SIM16 ultra-high speed imaging camera from Specialised Imaging Ltd. to its loan pool facility. Wai Chan, Managing Director of Specialised Imaging commented "Over the last 7 years the EPSRC Loan Pool SIM16...
CareDx, Inc. (Nasdaq: CDNA), a molecular diagnostics company focused on the discovery, development and commercialization of clinically differentiated, high-value, diagnostic surveillance solutions for transplant recipients and Horizon Discovery Group plc (Horizon), an international life science company supplying reagent tools and services that power genomics research and the development of personalized medicines, today announced they have...
It is well known that in rare cases, cancers can come back even when patients have been free of disease for so long that doctors regard them as cured. Now researchers at The Institute of Cancer Research, London, have found genetic evidence that cancer cells can go to sleep – avoiding the effects of treatment – only to ‘wake up’ many years later. Their study could suggest ways of rooting out dormant cancer cells – eradicating the small...
Pioneering collaboration and world-class products meeting global standards – these were the take-home impressions of the Australian Minister for Industry and Science, Ian Macfarlane, during a special visit to Trajan Scientific and Medical (Trajan) global headquarters facilitated by Mr Michael Sukkar, Federal Member for Deakin, Victoria. Trajan exports 98 per cent of its products that are made in Australia, including the SGE Analytical...
The Bioquell BQ-50 is the result of an innovative R&D endeavour conducted by Bioquell following in-depth market research. Using the latest hydrogen peroxide vapour (HPV) technology to eradicate pathogens, the company has been developing this new system to provide the healthcare sector with an even more efficient and flexible bio-decontamination process. The BQ-50 works by depositing an even layer of ‘micro-condensation’ of HPV over all surfaces to eradicate...
Ubiquigent Limited, a company specialising in ubiquitin cell-signalling system drug discovery capabilities and services, and Cyclofluidic Limited, a leading medicinal chemistry company based on an innovative integrated discovery technology platform, announced today they have entered into an agreement to develop novel targeted libraries that specifically target the ubiquitin system. Under the terms of the agreement, Ubiquigent and the...
Dr Sheng Qi is a senior lecturer in pharmaceutics in the School of Pharmacy at the University of East Anglia. Sheng's current research interests focus on gaining a fundamental understanding of the behaviour of drug-polymer/lipid dispersions in solid (phase behaviour) and liquid (in biological fluids) states. She is also developing new approaches for stabilising supersaturated drug dispersions. By working with industrial partners as well as...
Having already carved out a strong following in the USA and the Far East for innovative products, the introduction of the Omega Lum W for multicolour R, G, B as well as chemiluminescent imaging brings performance and features at a price which is now affordable to a much wider market. This small footprint system breaks the mould of the older traditional heavy and cumbersome gel documentation systems by utilising some innovative design work and incorporating an integral tablet for...
A University of Leicester-based research group funded by the British Heart Foundation is drawing on support from patients and members of the public to investigate why cardiac surgery can often result in serious or fatal damage to other organs in the body. The Cardiac Surgery Research team are conducting a series of trials into why almost half of patients having heart surgery develop failure of one or more other organs, such as the lungs or...
These new innovations include an updated version of Lonza’s L7™ hiPSC Reprogramming and hPSC Culture System, which now includes the option to select specific reagents and protocols for reprogramming peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs). Lonza will also showcase the CytoSMART™ Live Cell Imaging System, an innovative, cost-effective tool for remotely monitoring and analyzing cell cultures. In addition, it will provide a preview of the...
The appointment follows news of a record first quarter for the company that saw more FT4 Powder Rheometer® installations than during the same period in any previous year.