NIOSH utilizes mass spectrometry imaging tools for workplace toxin inhalation studies
Protea Biosciences Group, Inc. announced that the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) has established a scientific collaboration with Protea’s Imaging and Bioanalytical Laboratory to study the occupational hazards of the inhalation of aerosols released during welding and electronic manufacturing processes. NIOSH is the federal agency that conducts research and makes recommendations for preventing...
Following on from the successful launch of subsidiaries in France, the UK and the USA - INTEGRA Biosciences has announced the opening in January 2015 of a new organisation based in Konstanz, Germany.
Leveraging an existing knowledgeable local sales and service team – INTEGRA Biosciences Deutschland GmbH was set up to market and provide top quality local support for the company’s innovative laboratory tools for liquid handling, media preparation, sterilisation and cell cultivation. Jan Müller, General Manager of INTEGRA Biosciences Deutschland GmbH, commented: “We are very happy to announce the opening of this...
New results in the rapidly advancing study of microbial ecology
In the last decade, the study of microbes in soil and water has advanced through new DNA technology. Through this, studies of marine waters have found many types of astonishingly rare bacteria in the oceans - the so called ?rare biosphere.? Now, researchers from Liverpool John Moores University (LJMU) and the Chinese Academy of Sciences Institute of Urban Environment have turned their attention to the rare biosphere of freshwater...
Horizon joins select group of companies to receive award for a second time
Horizon Discovery Group plc (LSE: HZD) (Horizon), the leading provider of research tools to support translational genomics and the development of personalized medicines, announced today that it has been named Business of the Year at the Business Weekly Awards, for the second time in the Company’s history. The Business Weekly Awards, which are celebrating their 25th Anniversary, recognize the strongest companies in the East of...
PANalytical, a world leader in state-of-the-art pixel detector technologies, announces a new detector for X-ray diffraction (XRD).
The new GaliPIX3D will be shown on PANalytical’s flagship X-ray diffractometer, Empyrean - the flexible and future-proof multipurpose laboratory instrument for an ever-changing materials landscape. GaliPIX3D is intended to further expand the range of X-ray scattering applications that are available with the Empyrean platform. With resolution comparable to that of PIXcel3D, GaliPIX3D boasts pixel dimensions of 60 microns x 60 microns and an overall sensor dimension...
Veolia Water Technologies new PURELAB Chorus solves a process water problem
Veolia has supplied a new PURELAB® Chorus 3 water purification system to spectacle lens manufacturers the Norville Group. Gloucester based Norville provides a comprehensive high-tech lens coating service, specialising in multi anti-reflection thin coats, as well as hydrophobic (anti-fog) and mirror coatings, using the very latest equipment available. The coating process use about 50 litres per day of water for chemical etching and ultrasonic cleaning which during some stages requires heated...
In 2014 the State of California was in the midst of an unprecedented drought with a big drive from the State of California University Office of the President to save water.
Professor Seth Cohen of the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry at the University of California San Diego (UCSD) says "Safety culture improvement is a high priority at UCSD. When I was introduced to Findenser, I immediately saw the opportunity to eliminate costly floods that result from condenser hose leaks. UCSD has also undertaken a campus-wide initiative to reduce energy and water consumption and Findenser is the perfect product for...
JPK Instruments, a world-leading manufacturer of nanoanalytic instrumentation for research in life sciences and soft matter, reports on the use of their NanoTracker™ optical tweezers system to study collagen fibrils at Illinois Institute of Technology in Chicago.
The Schieber Research Group is led by Jay Schieber, Professor of Chemical Engineering at the Illinois Institute of Technology where he is also Director of the Center for Molecular Study of Condensed Soft Matter. Current research focuses on the kinetic theory of macromolecules to model the rheological, thermodynamic and thermal behaviour of polymeric fluids. These models are then used to predict the properties of advanced materials...
IDT supports bioengineering educational initiative that will provide color-changing flowers
To help the general public understand how bioengineering is changing the world for the better, Integrated DNA Technologies (IDT) is supporting a unique public outreach program led by expert plant synthetic biologists at Revolution Bioengineering. Detailed in a recent DECODED article, “Color-Changing Flowers—Biotechnology for Everyone”, Revolution Biotechnology is creating bioengineered Petunia flowers that change color on...
Bibby Scientific announced today that Stuart®, a leading UK manufacturer of benchtop laboratory equipment, has launched new Flexi Block accessories for use with the Stuart range of block heaters.
The new Flexi Block accessories offer analytical and life scientists a revolutionary way to heat samples of any size. The new Flexi Block accessories are available in either double- or triple-width aluminium block inserts and include high-density ceramic beads as standard. The ceramic beads offer excellent thermal transfer and therefore allow for precise and uniform heating of the sample. They can be easily manipulated to accommodate any...
The European Investment Bank (EIB) has agreed to provide GBP 46 million for the new 310 bed Papworth Hospital to be constructed on the Cambridge Biomedical Campus next to Addenbrooke's Hospital.
The 31 year loan from Europe’s long-term lending institution for the new Papworth Hospital is the third new hospital to be supported by the EIB in UK this year following confirmation of support for the new Royal Hospital for Sick Children in Edinburgh and the Dumfries and Galloway Royal Infirmary. “The European Investment Bank is committed to supporting long-term investment that improves lives in the UK and recognises that...
An image of a diamond-coated forest of carbon nanotubes that can act as miniature electron emitters, has won the overall prize in a national science photography competition organised by the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC).
‘March of the Triffids’, by Paul May, from the University of Bristol, shows carbon nanotubes, around 50,000 times smaller than the width of a human hair, that are joined to form structures that act as emitters for electrical current. This false-colour electron microscope image stole the show ahead of many other stunning pictures, featuring research in action, in the EPSRC competition – now in its second year. Paul May explained: “Carbon-nanotubes...
Analytik, leading suppliers of innovative analytical instrumentation, announce the UK and Ireland availability of the Peltier-controlled cuvette holders and custom instrumentation from Quantum Northwest.
Analytik have been appointed as the exclusive UK and Ireland distributors of Quantum Northwest’s Peltier-controlled cuvette holders and custom instrumentation. The Quantum Northwest products are designed to fit various spectrometers from world famous brands such as Agilent Technologies, Shimadzu, Horiba Scientific, Applied Photophysics, Edinburgh Instruments, ISS, PicoQuant and PTI. Illustrated here is the qpod 2e, a temperature...
XEI Scientific Inc, maker of the popular EVACTRON® De-Contaminator™ Plasma Cleaning System for electron microscopes and other vacuum chambers, has appointed Soquelec Limited as their exclusive distributor for their decontamination products in Canada.
XEI Scientific has appointed a new distributor for Canada. Founded more than forty years ago, Soquelec offers a vast range of microscopy supplies and equipment for the scientific community. Philippe Semana, Managing Director of Soquelec, is excited by the prospect of teaming up with XEI. "XEI is the technology leader with their Evactron De-Contaminator systems. The products are a natural fit to our current portfolio and we are confident...
Welcome to the HotCoil™, the latest addition to the Uniqsis range of flow chemistry systems and modules.
Compatible with all Uniqsis coil reactors and with an operating temperature range of ambient to +260°C, the HotCoil represents an excellent low-cost entry into flow chemistry. Simply add your own pumps to create a basic flow chemistry system. With its clear bright LED display and simple 'push-to-set' controller, the HotCoil is ideally suited to stand-alone operation. Alternatively, it can be controlled directly by the Uniqsis FlowSyn, Binary Pump Module, or the new FlowControl...
Genevac reports on how their Rocket Synergy automated evaporator systems are replacing rotary evaporators as the tool of choice for rapid and sample-safe evaporation of natural product extracts.
Working with natural products to derive potential pharmaceutical drug candidates or to identify new flavours and fragrances has a reputation of being very difficult. Sample collection, preparation, extraction, and drying are extremely labour intensive and not easily reproducible from a process standpoint. The traditional bottleneck in the natural product pipeline has been the drying of solvent extracted samples. Historically natural product researchers have used rotary...
Redipor flexibly meets customer and regulatory expectations
Cherwell Laboratories, specialists in cleanroom microbiology products, have announced the availability of their 2015 Redipor® prepared microbiological media price list. The extensive Redipor range, manufactured at Cherwell’s ISO9001 registered site in Bicester offers ready-to-use media, including Petri dishes, contact plates, bottles and broth bags, designed to meet the rigorous requirements of the pharmaceutical and related industries...
Today, biomedical big data solutions company GENALICE and Personalized medicine & biotechnology company Macrogen Inc (CEO Hyonyong Chong) jointly announced that Macrogen has chosen GENALICE MAP to reinforce its big data processing and analysis capacity for large-scale genome analysis and clinical sequencing services.
GENALICE MAP is a breakthrough Next-Generation Sequencing (NGS) data processing solution, which processes genomics data up to 100 times faster than conventional tools. GENALICE MAP produces improved quality outcome data, while radically reducing storage requirements. It is the only product on the market today that makes large-scale genomics data processing effective and affordable. Macrogen provides various genome...
Due to their specificity related to action and substance, enzymes enable a multitude of simultaneous metabolic processes in the human body.
Therefore, enzymatic methods are of great importance in routine clinical chemistry analysis. The analysis with the aid of enzymes can be completed quickly and without extensive sample preparation. It is run under physiological conditions and the reagents are harmless and easy to handle. With the SPECORD ® PLUS, enzymatic analysis is quick, easy and precise. The use of the Peltier-tempered accessories further allows the performance...
Dr Graham Rideal, CEO of Chester based calibration standards company Whitehouse Scientific, has once again serenaded patients, visitors and staff at the Countess of Chester Hospital by playing the saxophone and clarinet to raise funds for the Trust's Relative Comfort Appeal.
Through his musical performances, Dr Rideal, a former patient at the hospital, has now donated over £3,000 to support this appeal. The Trust has raised in excess of £300,000 which will help provide overnight accommodation and counselling rooms for friends and family of critically ill patients. "The hospital has helped me through both colon and liver cancer and I owe my life to the doctors who treated me. I know how much loved ones are...
Horizon Discovery Group plc (LSE:HZD) (Horizon), a leading provider of research tools to support translational genomics and the development of personalized medicines, today announced the launch of gUIDEbook™, developed in collaboration with Desktop Genetics.
gUIDEbook bioinformatics software has been designed to support researchers working with CRISPR genome editing. The software is free of charge to use and can be accessed via the Horizon website: http://www.horizondiscovery.com/what-we-do/discovery-toolbox/genassist-crispr--raav-genome-editing-tools. Successful CRISPR genome editing relies on the quality of the gRNA design, determined by bioinformatic software...
SDL (LSE: SDL) today announced that Waters Corporation, an innovator in the field of analytical chemistry, has selected SDL Knowledge Center to streamline its content creation and management process, drive content reuse and promote standardization of its documentation to deliver a better customer experience.
For more than 50 years, Waters Corporation has developed analytical technologies - hardware, software and chemistries - to advance healthcare delivery, environmental management, food safety, water quality, consumer product development, and high value-added chemicals. Waters’ technical communications department – a subsidiary of the marketing department – produces numerous installation guides, user manuals, system guides and...
Protea Biosciences Group, Inc. announced that the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) has established a scientific collaboration with Protea’s Imaging and Bioanalytical Laboratory to study the occupational hazards of the inhalation of aerosols released during welding and electronic manufacturing processes. NIOSH is the federal agency that conducts research and makes recommendations for preventing...
Leveraging an existing knowledgeable local sales and service team – INTEGRA Biosciences Deutschland GmbH was set up to market and provide top quality local support for the company’s innovative laboratory tools for liquid handling, media preparation, sterilisation and cell cultivation. Jan Müller, General Manager of INTEGRA Biosciences Deutschland GmbH, commented: “We are very happy to announce the opening of this...
In the last decade, the study of microbes in soil and water has advanced through new DNA technology. Through this, studies of marine waters have found many types of astonishingly rare bacteria in the oceans - the so called ?rare biosphere.? Now, researchers from Liverpool John Moores University (LJMU) and the Chinese Academy of Sciences Institute of Urban Environment have turned their attention to the rare biosphere of freshwater...
Horizon Discovery Group plc (LSE: HZD) (Horizon), the leading provider of research tools to support translational genomics and the development of personalized medicines, announced today that it has been named Business of the Year at the Business Weekly Awards, for the second time in the Company’s history. The Business Weekly Awards, which are celebrating their 25th Anniversary, recognize the strongest companies in the East of...
The new GaliPIX3D will be shown on PANalytical’s flagship X-ray diffractometer, Empyrean - the flexible and future-proof multipurpose laboratory instrument for an ever-changing materials landscape. GaliPIX3D is intended to further expand the range of X-ray scattering applications that are available with the Empyrean platform. With resolution comparable to that of PIXcel3D, GaliPIX3D boasts pixel dimensions of 60 microns x 60 microns and an overall sensor dimension...
Veolia has supplied a new PURELAB® Chorus 3 water purification system to spectacle lens manufacturers the Norville Group. Gloucester based Norville provides a comprehensive high-tech lens coating service, specialising in multi anti-reflection thin coats, as well as hydrophobic (anti-fog) and mirror coatings, using the very latest equipment available. The coating process use about 50 litres per day of water for chemical etching and ultrasonic cleaning which during some stages requires heated...
Professor Seth Cohen of the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry at the University of California San Diego (UCSD) says "Safety culture improvement is a high priority at UCSD. When I was introduced to Findenser, I immediately saw the opportunity to eliminate costly floods that result from condenser hose leaks. UCSD has also undertaken a campus-wide initiative to reduce energy and water consumption and Findenser is the perfect product for...
The Schieber Research Group is led by Jay Schieber, Professor of Chemical Engineering at the Illinois Institute of Technology where he is also Director of the Center for Molecular Study of Condensed Soft Matter. Current research focuses on the kinetic theory of macromolecules to model the rheological, thermodynamic and thermal behaviour of polymeric fluids. These models are then used to predict the properties of advanced materials...
To help the general public understand how bioengineering is changing the world for the better, Integrated DNA Technologies (IDT) is supporting a unique public outreach program led by expert plant synthetic biologists at Revolution Bioengineering. Detailed in a recent DECODED article, “Color-Changing Flowers—Biotechnology for Everyone”, Revolution Biotechnology is creating bioengineered Petunia flowers that change color on...
The new Flexi Block accessories offer analytical and life scientists a revolutionary way to heat samples of any size. The new Flexi Block accessories are available in either double- or triple-width aluminium block inserts and include high-density ceramic beads as standard. The ceramic beads offer excellent thermal transfer and therefore allow for precise and uniform heating of the sample. They can be easily manipulated to accommodate any...
The 31 year loan from Europe’s long-term lending institution for the new Papworth Hospital is the third new hospital to be supported by the EIB in UK this year following confirmation of support for the new Royal Hospital for Sick Children in Edinburgh and the Dumfries and Galloway Royal Infirmary. “The European Investment Bank is committed to supporting long-term investment that improves lives in the UK and recognises that...
‘March of the Triffids’, by Paul May, from the University of Bristol, shows carbon nanotubes, around 50,000 times smaller than the width of a human hair, that are joined to form structures that act as emitters for electrical current. This false-colour electron microscope image stole the show ahead of many other stunning pictures, featuring research in action, in the EPSRC competition – now in its second year. Paul May explained: “Carbon-nanotubes...
Analytik have been appointed as the exclusive UK and Ireland distributors of Quantum Northwest’s Peltier-controlled cuvette holders and custom instrumentation. The Quantum Northwest products are designed to fit various spectrometers from world famous brands such as Agilent Technologies, Shimadzu, Horiba Scientific, Applied Photophysics, Edinburgh Instruments, ISS, PicoQuant and PTI. Illustrated here is the qpod 2e, a temperature...
XEI Scientific has appointed a new distributor for Canada. Founded more than forty years ago, Soquelec offers a vast range of microscopy supplies and equipment for the scientific community. Philippe Semana, Managing Director of Soquelec, is excited by the prospect of teaming up with XEI. "XEI is the technology leader with their Evactron De-Contaminator systems. The products are a natural fit to our current portfolio and we are confident...
Compatible with all Uniqsis coil reactors and with an operating temperature range of ambient to +260°C, the HotCoil represents an excellent low-cost entry into flow chemistry. Simply add your own pumps to create a basic flow chemistry system. With its clear bright LED display and simple 'push-to-set' controller, the HotCoil is ideally suited to stand-alone operation. Alternatively, it can be controlled directly by the Uniqsis FlowSyn, Binary Pump Module, or the new FlowControl...
Working with natural products to derive potential pharmaceutical drug candidates or to identify new flavours and fragrances has a reputation of being very difficult. Sample collection, preparation, extraction, and drying are extremely labour intensive and not easily reproducible from a process standpoint. The traditional bottleneck in the natural product pipeline has been the drying of solvent extracted samples. Historically natural product researchers have used rotary...
Cherwell Laboratories, specialists in cleanroom microbiology products, have announced the availability of their 2015 Redipor® prepared microbiological media price list. The extensive Redipor range, manufactured at Cherwell’s ISO9001 registered site in Bicester offers ready-to-use media, including Petri dishes, contact plates, bottles and broth bags, designed to meet the rigorous requirements of the pharmaceutical and related industries...
GENALICE MAP is a breakthrough Next-Generation Sequencing (NGS) data processing solution, which processes genomics data up to 100 times faster than conventional tools. GENALICE MAP produces improved quality outcome data, while radically reducing storage requirements. It is the only product on the market today that makes large-scale genomics data processing effective and affordable. Macrogen provides various genome...
Therefore, enzymatic methods are of great importance in routine clinical chemistry analysis. The analysis with the aid of enzymes can be completed quickly and without extensive sample preparation. It is run under physiological conditions and the reagents are harmless and easy to handle. With the SPECORD ® PLUS, enzymatic analysis is quick, easy and precise. The use of the Peltier-tempered accessories further allows the performance...
Through his musical performances, Dr Rideal, a former patient at the hospital, has now donated over £3,000 to support this appeal. The Trust has raised in excess of £300,000 which will help provide overnight accommodation and counselling rooms for friends and family of critically ill patients. "The hospital has helped me through both colon and liver cancer and I owe my life to the doctors who treated me. I know how much loved ones are...
For more than 50 years, Waters Corporation has developed analytical technologies - hardware, software and chemistries - to advance healthcare delivery, environmental management, food safety, water quality, consumer product development, and high value-added chemicals. Waters’ technical communications department – a subsidiary of the marketing department – produces numerous installation guides, user manuals, system guides and...