IDT xGEN® Lockdown® Probes advance research at the University of Texas at Austin, USA
Integrated DNA Technologies (IDT), the world leader in oligonucleotide synthesis, provides researchers in Prof Jeffrey Barrick’s laboratory (University of Texas at Austin, USA) with its xGEN® Lockdown® Probes for target enrichment of specific gene regions. Detailed in the DECODED quarterly newsletter from IDT, Prof Barrick’s research team is developing methods to track rare mutations in evolving populations to assess effects on fitness from sequence alone...
Cresset, innovative provider of chemistry software and services, relocates today to offices near Cambridge. The move reflects Cresset’s growth and a desire to be close to the Cambridge Cluster. The new office is based in Litlington, Cambridgeshire and serves as the company’s global headquarters.
“Cresset’s scientific team is one of our major assets”, says Dr Robert Scoffin, Cresset’s CEO. “Our recent growth has seen us strengthen our scientific consulting team, our technical group and our sales staff. This move represents an on-going investment in our people and our intention to continue to recruit the best scientific minds over the coming years.” Dr Scoffin adds, “Our new office environment will enable us to continue to deliver Cresset’s powerful combination of outstanding chemistry software and high value consulting services for drug discovery research...
Metrohm launches the 940 Professional IC Vario, the new high-performance ion chromatography system for research applications and routine use.
The 940 Professional IC Vario is Metrohm’s most versatile IC system yet. Entirely modular by design, the 940 Professional IC Vario enables unlimited configuration possibilities and meets even the most challenging analytical requirements. The profile of Metrohm‘s new flagship in ion chromatography is completed by new features increasing usability and the legendary Metrohm product quality....
Read MoreFast Access to High Microplate Sample IntegritySep 24, 2013
Porvair Sciences has launched a new online service providing organisations with easy access to next day delivery on competitively priced, high performance microplate thermal seals. For laboratories in the UK choosing to use the new service all microplate seals are also delivered free-of-charge.
Available in a wide choice of colour-coded designs - Porvair microplate thermal seals are available optimised for use with all brands of assay plates. These easy to use thermal seals work with all commercially available heat sealers that take pre-cut strip seals. They are printed in five different colours and marked “This way up” to ensure easy selection of the right gauge of seal and correct positioning on the microplate. Seals are compatible with most heat sealers...
JPK Instruments, a world-leading manufacturer of nanoanalytic instrumentation for research in life sciences and soft matter, reports on how researchers from Kanazawa University in Japan have used the NanoWizard®3 AFM to push the boundaries of high resolution imaging on large objects.
Professor Takeshi Fukuma runs a research group in the Division of Electronic Engineering and Computer Science at Kanazawa University in Japan. The Fukuma Laboratory focuses on molecular-scale analysis and measurements of biological phenomena using atomic force microscopy, AFM. Describing his work, Professor Fukuma said "I work on the development of atomic-scale AFM instruments and techniques. While some of the state-of-the-art AFMs exhibit very high spatial resolution, their application range has been limited to simple materials of small sample size...
Volunteers are being sought for a study investigating whether food products containing lupin, buckwheat, broad beans and peas could be an alternative source of protein in our everyday diets. Products made with these plants could also provide the body with fibre and other compounds which may help prevent cancer and cardiovascular disease. Dr Alexandra Johnstone from the University of Aberdeen Rowett Institute of Nutrition and Health, who is leading the research, said: “Protein is an important component of a healthy, balanced diet and is found in many of the foods that we eat...
Miniature component specialist LEE PRODUCTS has launched an all-new website which showcases its range of high precision miniature components for a wide range of applications including aerospace, medical and scientific instrumentation, diagnostics, ink-jet printing, industrial gas turbines, racing cars and oil exploration.
The new site, which is optimised for larger, higher resolution screens and mobile devices, demonstrates Lee Products’ position as the acknowledged leader in the design and manufacture of precision components which provide extreme performance with minimal space and weight. Products offered cover two main sectors, Microhydraulics and Electro-Fluidic Systems and include; solenoid valves, shuttle valves, safety screens, pressure relief valves, check valves, restrictors, nozzles, plugs, fixed and variable pumps and other speciality products...
908 Devices, an innovator in point-of-use chemical analysis, continues to benefit from its research partnership with the group of Prof. J. Michael Ramsey at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC-CH).
The Ramsey team made a total of eight research presentations at the American Society of Mass Spectrometry Conference in June, all advancing the rapidly evolving field of High Pressure Mass Spectrometry (HPMSTM). The UNC-CH presentations covered substantial advances in both the theoretical understanding and practical performance of miniature ion traps, ionizers and detectors at operating pressures up to, and beyond, 1 torr – HPMSTM. Multiple presentations explored the theoretical attributes of ion trajectories as a function of trap fabrication geometries and drive parameters...
Beckman Coulter Life Sciences, an innovator in life science research, has acquired the flow cytometry business assets of ReaMetrix India Pvt. Ltd, a Bangalore-based life science technology company. The transaction provides Beckman Coulter Life Sciences with temperature-stable, single-dose, multi-colour antibody cocktails targeting the HIV monitoring and clinical research markets. ReaMetrix products complement the company’s flow cytometry portfolio with reagents that will simplify the sample preparation process and provide highly standardized reagent combinations to cytometry laboratories around the globe...
AMSBIO, a provider of cutting-edge life science technologies and services for accelerating discovery in cancer research, has continued its sponsorship of the annual poster prize at the Beatson International Cancer Conference (7th -10th July 2013).
The two winners of the Poster Prize for the best presented and most interesting posters, were this year named as Dr Thomas R Cox and co-researchers** for their work on ‘Deep proteomic analysis of the hypoxic secretome lysyl oxidase as a critical mediator of metastatic lesion formation in bone’, and Dr Jean Albrengues & co-researchers*** for their work on ‘Production of LIF cytokine by cancer cells and fibroblasts contributes to the establishment of a pro-invasive tumour microenvironment’...Read MoreAnasysSep 23, 2013
Anasys Instruments announces a new application for AFM-IR to study as reported by research scientists in NIST publication "Tech Beat."
Researchers from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the University of Maryland have shown how to make nanoscale measurements of critical properties of plasmonic nanomaterials—the specially engineered nanostructures that modify the interaction of light and matter for a variety of applications, including sensors, cloaking (invisibility), photovoltaics and therapeutics. Their technique is one of the few that allows researchers to make actual physical measurements of these materials at the nanoscale without affecting the nanomaterial's function...
SeraCare Life Sciences, a provider of high quality biological materials that help optimize diagnostic performance, reliability and repeatability across the IVD lifecycle, completed its implementation of SAP® enterprise resource planning (ERP) software. The SAP® system integrates the company’s inventory planning and control, purchasing, production management, quality management and financial reporting systems into a single software solution...
A set of application notes from Malvern Instruments demonstrates the sample integrity, flexibility and lack of cross contamination during automated, rapid screening of protein samples using the Zetasizer Auto Plate Sampler (APS) dynamic light scattering (DLS) system.
Enabling automated measurements of multiple samples, the Zetasizer APS delivers the same high sensitivity, high specification DLS measurements as other systems in Malvern’s well-known Zetasizer series, making it ideal for protein applications. Easy data interpretation, using custom-designed results criteria, is supported by a colour-coded data quality display. Zetasizer APS allows the production of large amounts of high quality DLS data with no user intervention to maximize productivity in busy protein laboratories. The data display capability enables the operator to easily retrieve results of interest, without having to manually scan through all measurements...
Orbitrap Fusion Tribrid LC-MS technology to power new cellular signaling network research
Thermo Fisher Scientific and the Department of Systems Biology at the Technical University of Denmark, (DTU), have formed a collaboration to pursue breakthroughs in the understanding of how cellular protein networks drive important diseases. Under the collaboration, Thermo Fisher will provide early access to new technology and designs, and DTU proteomics scientists will provide feedback and collaborate on new applications...
Oxford Gene Technology (OGT), provider of innovative genetics research and biomarker solutions to advance molecular medicine, has released the results from a recent survey of researchers using next generation sequencing. The survey was designed to investigate current trends in NGS usage and determine future demands; to aid OGT in continuing to deliver high-quality, up-to-date services and provide insightful, relevant customer resources...
Market leaders in temperature controlled microscopy, Linkam Scientific Instruments report on the use of their popular MDS600 stage for fluid inclusion research at the University of Lille 1, France.
In the Laboratory of Civil Engineering and geo-Environment (LGCgE) of the University of Lille 1, Professor Michel Dubois and two of his MSc students, Mrs Hulin and Mrs Ventalon, have been using the Linkam MDS600 stage for fluid inclusion studies. The LGCgE consists of three research areas: habitat, geo-materials and geo-environment. The geo-environment department investigates the impact humans have had on the environment, how natural resources are utilized, industrial activities past and present, and urban transport...
Integrated Software Solutions Ltd, the specialist laboratory management software developer, today announces the latest implementation of its OMNI-Lab Newborn Screening management suite, this time at GSTS Pathology LLP, the unique and innovative joint venture between Guy’s and St Thomas’ and King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trusts and Serco plc.
OMNI-Lab software is at the heart of a system that facilitates the safe and efficient management of bloodspots, taken by heelprick for screening from thousands of newborn infants each year in the South East Thames region (approx. 60,000 live births p.a.). The screening either indicates that the infants are not suspected of having any of five serious diseases of infancy*, or alerts paediatricians to the need for further testing and/or possible treatment....
Team also publishes paper examining ability to distinguish between protein aggregates and oil droplets in biopharmaceutical formulations
Coriolis Pharma (Martinsried, Germany) has become the first pharmaceutical contract research organization in the world to routinely use Archimedes, a new analytical instrument supplied by Malvern Instruments. Coriolis Pharma specializes in formulation development for biopharmaceuticals such as proteins, peptides and vaccines and offers a wide variety of services to support product development....
METTLER TOLEDO’s Weighing Standard Ensures USP Compliance Free On-demand Webinar Clarifies the New Rules
On the 3rd June, 2013, United States Pharmacopeia (USP) published the revised mandatory Chapter 41 on balances as well as new updates to the advisory Chapter 1251. With just six months to comply, METTLER TOLEDO’s global weighing standard, GWP®, can help pharmaceutical manufacturers and suppliers to meet the new requirements. The new revisions define modified balance test procedures for the US pharmaceutical industry and also apply to companies exporting to the US.,,,
R-Biopharm Rhône, one of Scotland's most successful scientific exporters, has posted record sales and profits in a year of extraordinary growth fuelled by a strong drive into new international markets.
The company, which makes diagnostic test kits for use in the agri-food industry, saw turnover increase to £6.4 million in the year to December 2012, up by 21.5% on the same period in 2011. It is projecting sales of £7 million by the end of 2013, with an increase in profits of 28%. Growth in 2013 has already been boosted as a result of a significant increase in lab testing following the horse meat contamination scare, but most of the sales in 2012 and the first quarter of this year have been generated from organic growth and new export opportunities...
Satisfaction survey highlights Cherwell’s commitment to customer needs
Cherwell Laboratories, specialists in products for process validation and environmental monitoring, today affirms its commitment to customer satisfaction and ISO9001:2008 Quality Management. This follows the recent completion of a user survey for its SAS microbial air monitoring equipment and calibration service. Cherwell’s customer satisfaction levels were rated high in all areas, with product knowledge and reliability ranking highest...
Market leaders in temperature controlled microscopy, Linkam Scientific Instruments report on the use of their functional LTS420 temperature stage for crystallization studies at the Technische Universität Kaiserslautern.
Founded in 1970, the Technische Universität Kaiserslautern is organized into 12 faculties. It is the only technology and natural sciences University in the state of Rheinland-Pfalz and its reputation for excellent teaching makes it one of the highest ranking Universities in Germany. PhD candidate, Mr Buncha Suksut MSc, is completing his studies at the Department for Composite Engineering at the University. His work focuses on the morphology development and micro-/nanoscopic deformation behaviour of thermoplastic materials reinforced on the nanoscale...
The 940 Professional IC Vario is Metrohm’s most versatile IC system yet. Entirely modular by design, the 940 Professional IC Vario enables unlimited configuration possibilities and meets even the most challenging analytical requirements. The profile of Metrohm‘s new flagship in ion chromatography is completed by new features increasing usability and the legendary Metrohm product quality....
Researchers from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the University of Maryland have shown how to make nanoscale measurements of critical properties of plasmonic nanomaterials—the specially engineered nanostructures that modify the interaction of light and matter for a variety of applications, including sensors, cloaking (invisibility), photovoltaics and therapeutics. Their technique is one of the few that allows researchers to make actual physical measurements of these materials at the nanoscale without affecting the nanomaterial's function...
Coriolis Pharma (Martinsried, Germany) has become the first pharmaceutical contract research organization in the world to routinely use Archimedes, a new analytical instrument supplied by Malvern Instruments. Coriolis Pharma specializes in formulation development for biopharmaceuticals such as proteins, peptides and vaccines and offers a wide variety of services to support product development....
The company, which makes diagnostic test kits for use in the agri-food industry, saw turnover increase to £6.4 million in the year to December 2012, up by 21.5% on the same period in 2011. It is projecting sales of £7 million by the end of 2013, with an increase in profits of 28%. Growth in 2013 has already been boosted as a result of a significant increase in lab testing following the horse meat contamination scare, but most of the sales in 2012 and the first quarter of this year have been generated from organic growth and new export opportunities...
