R-Biopharm AG has launched a new Immunoaffinity Automation Platform incorporating Spark Holland‘s online sample prep platform to enable smooth automation of mycotoxin analysis.
Spark Holland, R-Biopharm AG and R Biopharm Rhone Ltd (the UK subsidiary of R-Biopharm AG) have collaborated for over 5 years on the development of an immunoaffinity cartridge to be used in the new platform. The R-Biopharm online automation platform, the RIDA® CREST system, will be an OEM version of Spark Holland’s renowned Symbiosis™ technology platform
TAP Biosystems announces that a top ten pharma company is using the fill-it™ automated cryovial processing system in its biomanufacturing to reduce costs by up to fifty percent, while ensuring consistent end to end quality of cell banks and reference standards distributed globally for biologics production.
The fill-it system is being used at this major pharmaceutical company at the beginning of biomanufacturing to routinely decap 1500, 2mL cryovials, automatically dispense 2mL from 3L of cell banks into these cryovials and then recap each vial. With fill-it this task takes two scientists three hours to produce a single batch of 1500 processed cryovials. The system has significantly reduced the company’s production and QC costs as previously...
BIOVISION, the annual life sciences forum organized by the Foundation for the University of Lyon, today announces its 10th edition, which will take place on April 15 and 16, 2015 at the Musée des Confluences in Lyon, France.
Today’s health challenges include globalized epidemiological threats from communicable diseases (influenza, AIDS, hepatitis and, more recently, Ebola) plus a host of non-communicable diseases such as cancer, diabetes and cardiovascular diseases, which are considered ‘new pandemics’. Recent progress in science, medicine and technology highlight the fact that a more personalized approach to disease prevention and treatment could...
Fluid Metering, Inc. (FMI) announces the release of its NEW OEM Catalog for Metering Pumps & Dispensers.
For over 55 years, FMI has supplied over one million pumps for OEM applications in medical, analytical, industrial device & instrumentation markets where Ultra-Precise Fluid Control from Microliters to Liters is required. FMI's OEM pumps are typically miniature versions of their standard valveless piston pump design driven by compact stepper or brushless DC drive motors. However, several models are available which enable the user to integrate FMI valveless CeramPump® technology with...
Asynt won this year’s Lions’ Lair competition, which took place at Lab Innovations on Wednesday 5 November.
The company fought off competition from three other exhibitors all pitching their most innovative products to an expert panel in order to be voted best in show. The panel of Lions’ (judges) included Phillip Broadwith, Business Editor of Chemistry World, Kasia Wincoirek, Laboratory Manager at DNA Electronics, Phil Prime, Managing Editor at Laboratory News and Yahya Akudi, QC Lab Manager at Nuarfarm Ltd. Asynt won with its pioneering product, PressureSyn...
Analytik Jena AG has established its own subsidiary in India, AJ Instruments India Pvt. Ltd., in order to strengthen its presence in the Indian market.
The subsidiary is based in New Delhi, from where the Company will serve the customers of its largest business unit, Analytical Instrumentation, in the Indian subcontinent. The official opening of the subsidiary and its new applications laboratory took place today, with customers, business partners, suppliers, and employees in attendance. It will now commence operations under the leadership of Upendra Dixit...
Thermo Fisher Scientific has developed an efficient high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) method using a mixed-mode column, the Thermo Scientific™Acclaim™ Mixed-Mode WAX-1 column, with ultraviolet detection for a rapid and sensitive determination of acesulfame in vinegar.
Application Note 1104: Rapid and Sensitive Determination of Acesulfame in Vinegar demonstrates that this approach offers the advantages of simple sample preparation, good method reproducibility, and a wide linear calibration range. This new method also achieves a detection limit much lower than that specified by the Standardization Administration of China. Acesulfame is extensively used as a sugar substitute in foods and...
NanoHybrids Corporation, a provider of nanotechnology-based contrast agents announced the launch of its new website and premium product line of gold nanoparticles specially designed to improve imaging results.
The company’s initial technology platform was developed in collaboration with researchers from the Biomedical Engineering Department at The University of Texas at Austin and M.D. Anderson Cancer Center. “Frustrated by inconsistent imaging results due to highly variable shape, size and other properties of commercially available gold nanoparticle contrast agents, our team has developed highly monodisperse gold nanorods and nanospheres that will help scientists obtain consistent and better quality data....
The Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute (CLSI) has released a new document, Liquid Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry Methods; Approved Guideline (C62-A).
This document provides guidance to the clinical laboratorian for the reduction of interlaboratory variance and the evaluation of interferences, assay performance, and other pertinent characteristics of clinical assays. C62-A emphasizes particular areas related to assay development and presents a standardized approach for method verification that is specific to mass spectrometry (MS) technology. This document provides guidance for the development and verification of liquid...
MicroMatrices, a service provider specialised in high resolution cell type-specific analysis to characterise toxicological responses in different cell types in tissue, today announced a preferred partnership agreement with Advanced Cell Diagnostics, Inc. (ACD), a leader in the field of molecular pathology and developer of cell and tissue-based analysis tools.
MicroMatrices solves molecular toxicological problems using unique visualisation and localisation technologies, adding resolving power to standard methodologies. Consisting of a highly skilled core of scientists networked to facilities of excellence across the United Kingdom, MicroMatrices is scalable, efficient and flexible. MicroMatrices offers innovative, collaborative, state of the art solutions for unique efficacy and safety requirements...
Cambio, the Cambridge-based supplier of world-class molecular biology reagents and consumables, has become the UK distributor for BioPointe Scientific, a global leader in consumable lab products.
BioPointe offers a new standard of excellence across its range of lab products – from pipette tips and PCR plastics, to deep well plates and microcentrifuge tubes. BioPointe’s ultra-premium pipette tips, including Total Defense tips, combine several advanced features to produce the ultimate in sample protection, sample retrieval, and contamination prevention. Total Defense tips incorporate a filter that seals on contact, preventing the risk of...
XEI Scientific Inc. announces the release of the Evactron® EP at the annual meeting of the American Vacuum Society in Baltimore, MD.
This provides a new approach to plasma cleaning designed for those in the physics and materials science communities building and using custom-designed vacuum systems. The Evactron EP Remote Plasma Source from XEI Scientific uses flowing afterglow cleaning with air to clean carbon compounds from vacuum chambers operating with turbomolecular pumps. The unique new system has instant ignition from any vacuum level...
Horizon Discovery Group plc, a leading provider of research tools to support translational genomics, has announced the formation of a new Scientific Advisory Board (SAB) for its Diagnostics Business Unit (Horizon Diagnostics).
Drawing on key opinion leaders from both the clinic and industry, this SAB will recommend improvements needed in laboratories adopting Companion Diagnostic assays, to improve patient care and suggest guidelines for assay standardization. Horizon Diagnostics will utilize these guidelines to further evolve its strategy for personalized medicine, which has already delivered a suite of Molecular Reference Standards. These products are...
Merck Millipore, the Life Science division of Merck, offers new data demonstrating improved performance for its guava easyCyte™ 12 flow cytometer, a simple and powerful benchtop method for multicolor flow cytometry.
The system has been shown to detect particles as small as 0.2 μm, a significant improvement over typical flow cytometers. This increase in performance gives researchers better sensitivity and resolution for their experiments. Improved sensitivity provides better separation, making gating and identifying dimmer populations easier. In addition, resolution down to 0.2 μm opens up new application areas, particularly for researchers analyzing small...
Cepheid has been awarded a grant of up to $3.3 million co-financed by the Paul G. Allen Family Foundation and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to develop Xpert® Ebola, a rapid test that could be run on Cepheid’s installed base of more than 3,500 GeneXpert® Systems in developing countries, including more than 1,000 in Africa. The test is expected to be offered on an emergency use only basis.
“While we are all hopeful that the Ebola epidemic dissipates quickly, we welcome the opportunity to develop an accurate, rapid and easy-to-use test with the potential to strengthen the arsenal of tools being deployed to address the current situation,“ said John Bishop, Cepheid’s Chairman and CEO. "Cepheid has historically played a leading role in developing molecular diagnostics...
Read MoreImaging Companies in Europe Shoulder-to-Shoulder with Life ScientistsNov 26, 2014
Imaging companies in Europe get closer to scientists by founding an open Board linked to the upcoming European research infrastructure Euro-BioImaging
Leading imaging companies Leica, Nikon, Zeiss, FEI, Olympus, SVI and Photometrics announced last week that for the first time they jointly founded an open Industry Board linked to the upcoming European research infrastructure for imaging “Euro-BioImaging”. The mission of the Board is to facilitate interaction between imaging industry and its academic users, enabling timely understanding of the users’ needs. This has potential to...
ZEISS present new microscope hard- and software for imaging of cleared tissue at Neuroscience meeting
Clearing methods make tissue transparent, thus allowing scientists to image deep into large biological samples such as tissue sections, brains, embryos, organs, spheroids or biopsies. The enhanced optical penetration depth even allows detection of fluorescent signals from whole organs. This means clearing is a promising technique when, for example, investigating neuronal networks in mouse brains....
Read MoreLaVision BioTec Launch New Products at Neuroscience 2014Nov 26, 2014
LaVison BioTec introduce new products for their UltraMicroscope and TriM Scope microscopy products at the 2014 annual meeting of the Society for Neuroscience.
LaVision BioTec announce the release of several ground-breaking new products at the 2014 meeting of the Society for Neuroscience to be held in Washington DC, November 15-19. Delegates are invited to visit LaVision on Booth #817 to meet the product group and learn about the latest innovations from the company. TriM Scope II is an intravital 2-photon microscope. Three new developments are announced at the meeting. First is a...
Thermo Fisher Scientific has developed a method to analyze food and environmental matrices for the presence of alkylphenol compounds using a GC-MS/MS system with automated selected reaction monitoring (AutoSRM).
Application Note 10407: Analysis of Alkylphenols Using GC-MS/MS and Automated SRM Development demonstrates the combined analytical power of the Thermo Scientific TRACE 1310 GC, the Thermo Scientific TSQ Duo triple quadrupole mass spectrometer and the Thermo Scientific Dionex Chromeleon Chromatography Data System (CDS) software to detect and quantify alkylphenol compounds in water and solid samples....
The Structure and Biophysics department at AstraZeneca R&D Mölndal, Sweden, is reaping the benefits of a recently acquired HP D300 Digital Dispenser for surface plasmon resonance (SPR) studies, saving time, enhancing consistency and using significantly less compound for dose-response experiments.
Principal Scientist Stefan Geschwindner explained: “The need for the HP D300 Digital Dispenser was largely driven by a demand for more effective SPR studies and increased flexibility. We already had an acoustic dispenser, but this was not ideal, as there are peaks and troughs in our work, and we needed an economical solution that could accommodate these changing demands. Tecan provided an instrument for us to try, and people immediately saw the benefits, realizing that the HP D300 could really change our way of working, helping to generate data more rapidly and shorten lead times.”
Hichrom's 2015 training programme is now available, featuring courses covering every area of HPLC, UHPLC, GC and sample preparation and delivered by world-renowned experts including John Dolan, Mel Euerby, Mark Powell, Diane Turner, Alan McKeown, Geoff Pickerell, Brian Montgomery, Helen Poole, Gemma Lo and Annette Larder.
Whether you are a relative newcomer to chromatography or a seasoned veteran, you can benefit from one of our courses. In addition to the well-established and well received theoretical courses (which are available as full day training courses or short 1-2 hour seminars), a wide range of practical ‘Hands-On’ courses covering all aspects of LC, LC/MS, GC, GC/MS and sample preparation is now also available. Read MoreA New Magnetic Technology for Bioseparations and Studies of Biomolecular InteractionsNov 24, 2014
AMSBIO announces MagSi-Direct - a revolutionary technology that brings the power, simplicity, and convenience of magnetic separation to researchers involved in cell biology, protein chemistry, flow cytometry, diagnostics development and many other fields.
MagSi-Direct provides a convenient and efficient way to attach virtually any biomolecule to nanoscopic paramagnetic beads. It is particularly suited for exploiting interactions between a biomolecule and its binding partners. With MagSi-Direct, you can start with a molecule of interest, attach magnetic beads to it, and then use a magnet to isolate that molecule from any desired reaction mixture, together with any other molecules, complexes, or even intact cells to which the starting molecule has bound....
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Spark Holland, R-Biopharm AG and R Biopharm Rhone Ltd (the UK subsidiary of R-Biopharm AG) have collaborated for over 5 years on the development of an immunoaffinity cartridge to be used in the new platform. The R-Biopharm online automation platform, the RIDA® CREST system, will be an OEM version of Spark Holland’s renowned Symbiosis™ technology platform
The fill-it system is being used at this major pharmaceutical company at the beginning of biomanufacturing to routinely decap 1500, 2mL cryovials, automatically dispense 2mL from 3L of cell banks into these cryovials and then recap each vial. With fill-it this task takes two scientists three hours to produce a single batch of 1500 processed cryovials. The system has significantly reduced the company’s production and QC costs as previously...
Today’s health challenges include globalized epidemiological threats from communicable diseases (influenza, AIDS, hepatitis and, more recently, Ebola) plus a host of non-communicable diseases such as cancer, diabetes and cardiovascular diseases, which are considered ‘new pandemics’. Recent progress in science, medicine and technology highlight the fact that a more personalized approach to disease prevention and treatment could...
For over 55 years, FMI has supplied over one million pumps for OEM applications in medical, analytical, industrial device & instrumentation markets where Ultra-Precise Fluid Control from Microliters to Liters is required. FMI's OEM pumps are typically miniature versions of their standard valveless piston pump design driven by compact stepper or brushless DC drive motors. However, several models are available which enable the user to integrate FMI valveless CeramPump® technology with...
The company fought off competition from three other exhibitors all pitching their most innovative products to an expert panel in order to be voted best in show. The panel of Lions’ (judges) included Phillip Broadwith, Business Editor of Chemistry World, Kasia Wincoirek, Laboratory Manager at DNA Electronics, Phil Prime, Managing Editor at Laboratory News and Yahya Akudi, QC Lab Manager at Nuarfarm Ltd. Asynt won with its pioneering product, PressureSyn...
The subsidiary is based in New Delhi, from where the Company will serve the customers of its largest business unit, Analytical Instrumentation, in the Indian subcontinent. The official opening of the subsidiary and its new applications laboratory took place today, with customers, business partners, suppliers, and employees in attendance. It will now commence operations under the leadership of Upendra Dixit...
Application Note 1104: Rapid and Sensitive Determination of Acesulfame in Vinegar demonstrates that this approach offers the advantages of simple sample preparation, good method reproducibility, and a wide linear calibration range. This new method also achieves a detection limit much lower than that specified by the Standardization Administration of China. Acesulfame is extensively used as a sugar substitute in foods and...
The company’s initial technology platform was developed in collaboration with researchers from the Biomedical Engineering Department at The University of Texas at Austin and M.D. Anderson Cancer Center. “Frustrated by inconsistent imaging results due to highly variable shape, size and other properties of commercially available gold nanoparticle contrast agents, our team has developed highly monodisperse gold nanorods and nanospheres that will help scientists obtain consistent and better quality data....
This document provides guidance to the clinical laboratorian for the reduction of interlaboratory variance and the evaluation of interferences, assay performance, and other pertinent characteristics of clinical assays. C62-A emphasizes particular areas related to assay development and presents a standardized approach for method verification that is specific to mass spectrometry (MS) technology. This document provides guidance for the development and verification of liquid...
MicroMatrices solves molecular toxicological problems using unique visualisation and localisation technologies, adding resolving power to standard methodologies. Consisting of a highly skilled core of scientists networked to facilities of excellence across the United Kingdom, MicroMatrices is scalable, efficient and flexible. MicroMatrices offers innovative, collaborative, state of the art solutions for unique efficacy and safety requirements...
BioPointe offers a new standard of excellence across its range of lab products – from pipette tips and PCR plastics, to deep well plates and microcentrifuge tubes. BioPointe’s ultra-premium pipette tips, including Total Defense tips, combine several advanced features to produce the ultimate in sample protection, sample retrieval, and contamination prevention. Total Defense tips incorporate a filter that seals on contact, preventing the risk of...
This provides a new approach to plasma cleaning designed for those in the physics and materials science communities building and using custom-designed vacuum systems. The Evactron EP Remote Plasma Source from XEI Scientific uses flowing afterglow cleaning with air to clean carbon compounds from vacuum chambers operating with turbomolecular pumps. The unique new system has instant ignition from any vacuum level...
Drawing on key opinion leaders from both the clinic and industry, this SAB will recommend improvements needed in laboratories adopting Companion Diagnostic assays, to improve patient care and suggest guidelines for assay standardization. Horizon Diagnostics will utilize these guidelines to further evolve its strategy for personalized medicine, which has already delivered a suite of Molecular Reference Standards. These products are...
The system has been shown to detect particles as small as 0.2 μm, a significant improvement over typical flow cytometers. This increase in performance gives researchers better sensitivity and resolution for their experiments. Improved sensitivity provides better separation, making gating and identifying dimmer populations easier. In addition, resolution down to 0.2 μm opens up new application areas, particularly for researchers analyzing small...
“While we are all hopeful that the Ebola epidemic dissipates quickly, we welcome the opportunity to develop an accurate, rapid and easy-to-use test with the potential to strengthen the arsenal of tools being deployed to address the current situation,“ said John Bishop, Cepheid’s Chairman and CEO. "Cepheid has historically played a leading role in developing molecular diagnostics...
Leading imaging companies Leica, Nikon, Zeiss, FEI, Olympus, SVI and Photometrics announced last week that for the first time they jointly founded an open Industry Board linked to the upcoming European research infrastructure for imaging “Euro-BioImaging”. The mission of the Board is to facilitate interaction between imaging industry and its academic users, enabling timely understanding of the users’ needs. This has potential to...
Clearing methods make tissue transparent, thus allowing scientists to image deep into large biological samples such as tissue sections, brains, embryos, organs, spheroids or biopsies. The enhanced optical penetration depth even allows detection of fluorescent signals from whole organs. This means clearing is a promising technique when, for example, investigating neuronal networks in mouse brains....
LaVision BioTec announce the release of several ground-breaking new products at the 2014 meeting of the Society for Neuroscience to be held in Washington DC, November 15-19. Delegates are invited to visit LaVision on Booth #817 to meet the product group and learn about the latest innovations from the company. TriM Scope II is an intravital 2-photon microscope. Three new developments are announced at the meeting. First is a...
Whether you are a relative newcomer to chromatography or a seasoned veteran, you can benefit from one of our courses. In addition to the well-established and well received theoretical courses (which are available as full day training courses or short 1-2 hour seminars), a wide range of practical ‘Hands-On’ courses covering all aspects of LC, LC/MS, GC, GC/MS and sample preparation is now also available.
MagSi-Direct provides a convenient and efficient way to attach virtually any biomolecule to nanoscopic paramagnetic beads. It is particularly suited for exploiting interactions between a biomolecule and its binding partners. With MagSi-Direct, you can start with a molecule of interest, attach magnetic beads to it, and then use a magnet to isolate that molecule from any desired reaction mixture, together with any other molecules, complexes, or even intact cells to which the starting molecule has bound....