Hirschmann will celebrate a notable anniversary in 2014 to mark 50 years of use of Hirschmann products in laboratories around the world. The pipetus® product family will be supplemented by a special edition to mark the anniversary year along with the rotarus® peristaltic pump series
pipetus® combines many years of experience, innovative technology and superior-quality materials. Charging and dispensing of the medium is realized at the press of a button. Exact meniscus configuration is enabled through fine dispensing valves with valve pins made of ceramic compound. The valves are free of wear and offer maximum chemical resistance.
Advanced Chromatography Technologies’ range of Advanced Selectivity phases offers chromatographers an extremely powerful tool for UHPLC and HPLC method development.
These phases incorporate the latest developments in LC stationary phase design to provide chromatographers with more choices for alternative selectivity but without compromising stability or robustness. ACE Advanced Selectivity phases are engineered to have complementary, yet differing mechanisms of interaction with your challenging analyte samples and all phases are fully scalable, highly reproducible and give excellent peak shape...
The new Bioreactor Cultivation Video Guide from INFORS HT illustrates the operational steps using the Minifors and Labfors bench-top bioreactors as examples.
The video instructions allow students and newcomers to fermentation to run laboratory experiments on their own. These instructions were compiled in co-operation with the University of Applied Sciences, Esslingen, (Germany) and are now available from INFORS HT. The Cultivation Video Guide takes the user through the bioprocess step-by-step through short video clips and numerous photographs and diagrams. The guide accompanies the...
Largest available collection of PDX cell lines, faithfully modelling human breast cancers
Horizon Discovery Group plc (Horizon), a leading provider of products, services and technologies in the field of genome engineering, today announced the launch of its Patient-Derived Xenograft (PDX) models of breast cancer under its SAGE Labs brand. The new panel is the largest available collection of highly characterized PDX models, and is licensed from Washington University. The collection comprises a broad range of PDX lines, which...
Market leaders in temperature controlled microscopy, Linkam Scientific Instruments, are working with French instrument company, Xenocs, to provide the facility to perform X-ray experiments under changing temperature and/or tensile conditions.
Linkam is pleased to announce that their temperature stages have been chosen by Xenocs to incorporate in their recently launched Nano-inXider X-ray characterisation system opening new perspectives in many research fields. Xenocs is a French instrument company formed as a spinout from the Laue Langevin Institute. The company provides solutions for nanomaterial characterisation using Small and Wide Angle X-ray Scattering technique...
In a recent DECODED Online article, scientists at Geneseeq Technology, Inc., a cancer diagnostics company, demonstrate improved target capture methods for increasing reliability of next generation sequencing data, particularly important for clinical diagnostics.
The scientists’ insights cover use of blocking oligos, optimizing hybridization conditions, and getting the most out of formalin-fixed and paraffin embedded (FFPE) samples. Geneseeq provides clinicians with guided treatment solutions for cancer, based on comprehensive, systematic analysis of patients’ genomic mutations. The company was an early adopter of IDT’s xGen® Lockdown® Probes and uses these with xGen® Blocking Oligos to...
Exeter Analytical reports on how the consistency and quality of routine microanalysis consumables can have a significant effect on the variability of determined percentage carbon, hydrogen and nitrogen (CHN) results.
An existing user of an Exeter Analytical Model 440 CHN analyser, driven by tight budgetary considerations, elected to try to save some money by buying consumables from a non-certified supplier. However after a few weeks they noticed that blank carbon and hydrogen readings from CHN analyses performed with these new tin capsules and quartz reaction tubes had become higher and inconsistent. In addition due to this new inconsistency the consumption of consumables had also...
Cleaver Scientific, a leading manufacturer of innovative electrophoresis equipment and related products for the life science market, has introduced the 5th edition of its product catalogue.
The new 2015 catalogue has been expanded to 156-pages to provide detailed information covering the company’s comprehensive range of instruments, chemicals and consumables for electrophoresis and general lab equipment for life science research. Intuitively organized into sections covering horizontal and vertical gel electrophoresis systems, blotting systems, power supplies, gel documentation apparatus, reagents, chemicals and associated general lab equipment the catalogue...
Read MoreGLAZgo Drug Discovery Centre off to a Flying StartNov 19, 2014
The University of Glasgow and AstraZeneca have officially launched the GLAZgo Discovery Centre which will focus on understanding more about immunological disease processes.
Following an agreement to develop the Centre, signed just under a year ago, the launch highlighted what can be achieved when two parties share a common philosophy on how academic medicine and a pharmaceutical company should combine forces to drive forward the creation of future medicines. The partnership is based on an agile and highly-integrated collaborative model. This has helped to create a dynamic and flexible environment bringing together...
A novel super-resolution fluorescence microscope equipped with a low-noise, high-speed 5.5 Megapixel Andor Neo sCMOS camera has enabled the real-time nanoscopic imaging of large fields of living cells for the first time.
Researchers from the Max Planck Institute in Goettingen, Germany, adopted massive parallelisation techniques to create 116,000 simultaneous scanning points and super-resolve 120 µm × 100 µm fields in less than a second. The research was led by Professor Stefan Hell, who first advanced STED (Stimulated Emission Depletion) and RESOLFT (Reversible Saturable/Switchable Optical Fluorescence Transitions) far-field, super-resolution microscopy...
Until 15 January 2015, young researchers working in Europe who are not older than 35 years are invited to apply for the Eppendorf Award for Young European Investigators.
This highly prestigious prize acknowledges outstanding contributions to biomedical research in Europe based on methods of molecular biology, including novel analytical concepts. In 2015 the Eppendorf Award for Young European Investigators celebrates 20 years. To mark this milestone, Eppendorf has increased the prize money to 20,000 euros. The winner is selected by an independent expert committee chaired by...
Polyplus-transfection SA, a privately-held company developing innovative technologies for molecular and cellular biology, and Blue Sky BioServices, a contract research organization (CRO) providing Gene Through Screen services for the pharmaceutical and biotechnology R&D market, today announce a non-exclusive, research and commercial license agreement.
Polyplus has granted Blue Sky BioServices a licence to use Polyethylenimine (PEI) for in vitro transfection applications. Blue Sky BioServices, has become the 17th sub-licensee, and the 4th CRO to acquire rights from Polyplus to use its PEI-mediated transfection applications for research and commercial purposes. Of the other international Polyplus sub-licensees, five are big pharma companies. Six are in located in North America, and 11 in Europe. The license provides Blue Sky BioServices with freedom to use this globally recognized high performance technology from...
Telstar has successfully completed the construction and installation of a modular R+D laboratory and Kilo lab at the Medichem production centre in Hal Far (Malta) for manufacturing HPAPIs (Highly Potent Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients).
The facility consists of a production room and a laboratory, both under negative pressure relative to adjacent rooms and the exterior to ensure user protection. Telstar carried out the project management of this facility under an EPC (Engineering, Procurement and Construction) arrangement. The architecture, HVAC system, distribution of utilities and services, the provision of heating and cooling water, and the inside furnishings were included in...
FRAME is calling for increased investment in cell-based and computer methods of drug testing following new research that demonstrates serious flaws in an animal model.
Cynomolgus monkeys are considered a valuable species for drug testing because of their size and their relatively close genetic parallels with humans. Now new experiments to investigate how the liver handles the commonly-used painkiller paracetamol have revealed that cynomolgus monkeys are resistant to doses that would be fatal in humans. The findings cast serious doubt on the use of these monkeys as an animal model for drug testing. The ability of...
Techcomp (Holdings) Ltd. (“Techcomp”) is delighted to announce the acquisition of the ex-Varian GC and GC-MS SQ assets from Bruker Corporation (“Bruker”) and the establishment of a new business - Scion Instruments - registered in Fremont California.
The GC and GC-MS SQ systems and Compass CDS software will be supplied and managed by the existing manufacturing operations and technical support team in Fremont California. Orders for new systems, spares and software will now be accepted by Scion Instruments in all global markets. To ensure a smooth transition and continuity of operations, service will continue to be supported by Bruker local offices until further notice...
Merck Millipore, the Life Science division of Merck, has introduced the SNAP i.d.® 2.0 Protein Detection System for Immunohistochemistry (IHC), which streamlines immunohistochemistry workflows and significantly decreases slide handling time.
The system enables parallel processing of up to 24 tissue slides at a time, making it easier to apply consistent conditions and reduce potential process variability inherent in manual IHC methods. The system's intuitive format reduces slide handling and speeds wash steps during blocking, washing, antibody incubation and labeling. A controlled vacuum force removes solutions evenly from all slides at once, in seconds. This approach systemizes the handling of...
High-level Control Added to Illumina Next Generation Sequencing Workflows
Beckman Coulter Genomics, providers of expert genomics solutions to research and healthcare institutions worldwide, has integrated a Genologics Clarity Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS) into their Illumina HiSeq-based workflows to offer Next Generation Sequencing (NGS) with the highest level of data management and methods control. RNA sequencing, target capture, whole-genome sequencing and pre-made library samples are...
JPK Instruments reports on the use of the JPK NanoWizard® AFM system at ITAV, the Institut des Technologies Avancées en science du Vivant, in Toulouse in the South of France.
Dr Childérick Severac manages the Bionanotechnologies Platform at ITAV (Institut des Technologies Avancées en science du Vivant) on the site of the new Oncopole campus dedicated to cancer research. His research activities may be divided into two parts: his own research and the research activity he does for others in the form of providing a collaborative imaging service. Dr Severac's research focuses on the development of...
LabAuctionsNow introduce a new approach to the scientific/academic community in the process of resale and auction of laboratory equipment that may have been superseded by something newer, faster or perhaps smaller.
Bench space is something key in all labs. Our approach has been to make our new site easy to use. We welcome feedback on all aspects of the way the site works - good or bad, and we will do everything we can to achieve a user friendly site for all. The main ethos we wish to promote at all times is honesty. In simple terms, "What you say it is, is what it says on the box"....
Read MoreZEISS Presents WorldNov 17, 2014
Highest speed for brain research with ZEISS MultiSEM 5
At the annual Neuroscience meeting in Washington, D.C., November 15-19, 2014, ZEISS will present ZEISS MultiSEM 505, its new scanning electron microscope (SEM). As the first SEM in the world, the system features 61 beams working in parallel, and offers an unrivaled capture speed of 1220 megapixels per second at a pixel size of 4 nm. This high acquisition speed is used for imaging neural tissue in brain research where it is now possible to observe much bigger...
A new application note from Olympus explores how, moving into the future of cultural heritage research, the latest high-resolution light microscopy is rapidly advancing our knowledge of the past.
Discovering and understanding novel strategies for historic conservation, Dr Olivier Schalm’s research at the Department of Conservation Studies, University of Antwerp (Belgium), has benefited from the latest in high-resolution light microscopy with the Olympus DSX500 Opto-digital system. Introducing cutting-edge digital imaging technologies and retaining true colour information at magnifications of up to 4,000x, this approach has even...
UK-Based Aquila-Histoplex to provide ACD’s industry-leading RNA ISH
Aquila-Histoplex, a contract research organisation specialised in histological and multiplex staining technologies, was today announced as the first accredited RNAscope® Certified Service Provider in Europe by Advanced Cell Diagnostics, Inc. (ACD), a technology and market leader in the field of molecular pathology and developer of cell and tissue-based analysis tools. Aquila-Histoplex focuses on multiplex molecular tissue probing using techniques such as...
These phases incorporate the latest developments in LC stationary phase design to provide chromatographers with more choices for alternative selectivity but without compromising stability or robustness. ACE Advanced Selectivity phases are engineered to have complementary, yet differing mechanisms of interaction with your challenging analyte samples and all phases are fully scalable, highly reproducible and give excellent peak shape...
The video instructions allow students and newcomers to fermentation to run laboratory experiments on their own. These instructions were compiled in co-operation with the University of Applied Sciences, Esslingen, (Germany) and are now available from INFORS HT. The Cultivation Video Guide takes the user through the bioprocess step-by-step through short video clips and numerous photographs and diagrams. The guide accompanies the...
Horizon Discovery Group plc (Horizon), a leading provider of products, services and technologies in the field of genome engineering, today announced the launch of its Patient-Derived Xenograft (PDX) models of breast cancer under its SAGE Labs brand. The new panel is the largest available collection of highly characterized PDX models, and is licensed from Washington University. The collection comprises a broad range of PDX lines, which...
Linkam is pleased to announce that their temperature stages have been chosen by Xenocs to incorporate in their recently launched Nano-inXider X-ray characterisation system opening new perspectives in many research fields. Xenocs is a French instrument company formed as a spinout from the Laue Langevin Institute. The company provides solutions for nanomaterial characterisation using Small and Wide Angle X-ray Scattering technique...
The scientists’ insights cover use of blocking oligos, optimizing hybridization conditions, and getting the most out of formalin-fixed and paraffin embedded (FFPE) samples. Geneseeq provides clinicians with guided treatment solutions for cancer, based on comprehensive, systematic analysis of patients’ genomic mutations. The company was an early adopter of IDT’s xGen® Lockdown® Probes and uses these with xGen® Blocking Oligos to...
An existing user of an Exeter Analytical Model 440 CHN analyser, driven by tight budgetary considerations, elected to try to save some money by buying consumables from a non-certified supplier. However after a few weeks they noticed that blank carbon and hydrogen readings from CHN analyses performed with these new tin capsules and quartz reaction tubes had become higher and inconsistent. In addition due to this new inconsistency the consumption of consumables had also...
Following an agreement to develop the Centre, signed just under a year ago, the launch highlighted what can be achieved when two parties share a common philosophy on how academic medicine and a pharmaceutical company should combine forces to drive forward the creation of future medicines. The partnership is based on an agile and highly-integrated collaborative model. This has helped to create a dynamic and flexible environment bringing together...
Researchers from the Max Planck Institute in Goettingen, Germany, adopted massive parallelisation techniques to create 116,000 simultaneous scanning points and super-resolve 120 µm × 100 µm fields in less than a second. The research was led by Professor Stefan Hell, who first advanced STED (Stimulated Emission Depletion) and RESOLFT (Reversible Saturable/Switchable Optical Fluorescence Transitions) far-field, super-resolution microscopy...
This highly prestigious prize acknowledges outstanding contributions to biomedical research in Europe based on methods of molecular biology, including novel analytical concepts. In 2015 the Eppendorf Award for Young European Investigators celebrates 20 years. To mark this milestone, Eppendorf has increased the prize money to 20,000 euros. The winner is selected by an independent expert committee chaired by...
Polyplus has granted Blue Sky BioServices a licence to use Polyethylenimine (PEI) for in vitro transfection applications. Blue Sky BioServices, has become the 17th sub-licensee, and the 4th CRO to acquire rights from Polyplus to use its PEI-mediated transfection applications for research and commercial purposes. Of the other international Polyplus sub-licensees, five are big pharma companies. Six are in located in North America, and 11 in Europe. The license provides Blue Sky BioServices with freedom to use this globally recognized high performance technology from...
The facility consists of a production room and a laboratory, both under negative pressure relative to adjacent rooms and the exterior to ensure user protection. Telstar carried out the project management of this facility under an EPC (Engineering, Procurement and Construction) arrangement. The architecture, HVAC system, distribution of utilities and services, the provision of heating and cooling water, and the inside furnishings were included in...
Cynomolgus monkeys are considered a valuable species for drug testing because of their size and their relatively close genetic parallels with humans. Now new experiments to investigate how the liver handles the commonly-used painkiller paracetamol have revealed that cynomolgus monkeys are resistant to doses that would be fatal in humans. The findings cast serious doubt on the use of these monkeys as an animal model for drug testing. The ability of...
The GC and GC-MS SQ systems and Compass CDS software will be supplied and managed by the existing manufacturing operations and technical support team in Fremont California. Orders for new systems, spares and software will now be accepted by Scion Instruments in all global markets. To ensure a smooth transition and continuity of operations, service will continue to be supported by Bruker local offices until further notice...
The system enables parallel processing of up to 24 tissue slides at a time, making it easier to apply consistent conditions and reduce potential process variability inherent in manual IHC methods. The system's intuitive format reduces slide handling and speeds wash steps during blocking, washing, antibody incubation and labeling. A controlled vacuum force removes solutions evenly from all slides at once, in seconds. This approach systemizes the handling of...
Beckman Coulter Genomics, providers of expert genomics solutions to research and healthcare institutions worldwide, has integrated a Genologics Clarity Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS) into their Illumina HiSeq-based workflows to offer Next Generation Sequencing (NGS) with the highest level of data management and methods control. RNA sequencing, target capture, whole-genome sequencing and pre-made library samples are...
Dr Childérick Severac manages the Bionanotechnologies Platform at ITAV (Institut des Technologies Avancées en science du Vivant) on the site of the new Oncopole campus dedicated to cancer research. His research activities may be divided into two parts: his own research and the research activity he does for others in the form of providing a collaborative imaging service. Dr Severac's research focuses on the development of...
At the annual Neuroscience meeting in Washington, D.C., November 15-19, 2014, ZEISS will present ZEISS MultiSEM 505, its new scanning electron microscope (SEM). As the first SEM in the world, the system features 61 beams working in parallel, and offers an unrivaled capture speed of 1220 megapixels per second at a pixel size of 4 nm. This high acquisition speed is used for imaging neural tissue in brain research where it is now possible to observe much bigger...
Discovering and understanding novel strategies for historic conservation, Dr Olivier Schalm’s research at the Department of Conservation Studies, University of Antwerp (Belgium), has benefited from the latest in high-resolution light microscopy with the Olympus DSX500 Opto-digital system. Introducing cutting-edge digital imaging technologies and retaining true colour information at magnifications of up to 4,000x, this approach has even...
Aquila-Histoplex, a contract research organisation specialised in histological and multiplex staining technologies, was today announced as the first accredited RNAscope® Certified Service Provider in Europe by Advanced Cell Diagnostics, Inc. (ACD), a technology and market leader in the field of molecular pathology and developer of cell and tissue-based analysis tools. Aquila-Histoplex focuses on multiplex molecular tissue probing using techniques such as...