Located in a specially renovated facility near Rutgers' Livingston campus, the Molecular Imaging Center now houses the Albira PET/CT, a Carestream In-Vivo MS FX PRO optical imaging system, an MRI system, 3-D displays and other technologies, plus a federally registered holding facility for small animals. The center will support research in basic sciences, cardiovascular and neurodegenerative diseases, cancer, and many other fields...
Read MoreHitachi Tabletop Microscope Sales Exceed 2000 UnitsAug 20, 2012Hitachi High-Technologies is delighted to announce that the cumulative sales volume of its TM series of Tabletop microscopes has exceeded 2,000 units.
The TM-1000, the first model in the series, sold more than 1,000 units during a 5 year period from its launch in 2005. The TM3000, the latest model in the series, has achieved similar levels of sales in just 2.5 years since shipments began in 2010. The TM series was developed by Hitachi High-Technologies with a view to "making cutting-edge microscopes even easier to use and accessible to more people." It has revolutionised the world of microscopy by combining the depth of field, resolution and magnification capabilities of an electron microscope with the user-friendliness of an optical microscope...
Read MoreLab M quickly exploits new manufacturing facility to diversify product rangeAug 20, 2012Microbiology company Lab M is already taking advantage of the additional manufacturing capability created by its move in June this year to new headquarters in Heywood, Greater Manchester,UK.
As part of the tightly specified fit-out of the premises, a key requirement was the installation of a state-of-the-art, self-contained clean manufacturing suite. This high-level facility is already enabling the company to produce a wider range of culture media, supplements and microbiology products whose manufacture demands the most stringently controlled environment...
Read MorePowerful walkaway qPCR set-up from TecanAug 16, 2012The Dittmer Lab at the University of North Carolina is using a Freedom EVO® 150 with an integrated LightCycler®480 Real-Time PCR System to perform research activities and investigate the biology of viral cancers, such as those caused by Kaposi's sarcoma-associated herpesvirus (KSHV)
The Group uses qPCR profiling to study various aspects of KSHV, as postdoctoral research associate Pauline Chugh explained: "We use three main strategies to investigate viral tumorigenesis - viral gene expression, microRNA (miRNA) expression and viral load testing of clinical samples - based on 96 primer qPCR arrays. Performing the assays manually would be very labor-intensive, and so we use automation to provide the throughput necessary for these studies."
Read MoreInsights on regulatory, QbD and formulation of nano medicines at Nano Suspensions India 2012Aug 16, 2012 CPhI introduces Nano Suspensions India 2012 which will be focusing on the most relevant and pressing issues around regulatory, QbD, solubility, stability and efficient scale-up of nano medicines.
Taking place on 21-22 August 2012 at Fortune Select Manohar, Hyderabad, India, this conference will have domestic and international speakers share their expertise and experience on key aspects like various stabilizers,dissolution studies, surface characterisation techniques like PCS, LD,FEM and X-ray, homogenisation techniques and terminal/non-terminal sterilisation...
Read MoreMolecular Profiles and Onyx Scientific Form Strategic Alliance Spanning Drug Discovery to ManufactureAug 14, 2012New Alliance Offers Fully Integrated Services from Drug Discovery through to Late Phase Clinical Trial Manufacturing
Molecular Profiles, a leading specialist contract research and manufacturing organisation, announced that it has entered into a strategic alliance with Onyx Scientific, a contract manufacturing organisation offering chemistry services to large and emerging pharmaceutical and biotech companies worldwide. The partnership enables the two companies to deliver end-to-end services from initial drug discovery through to early and late phase manufacturing...
Read MoreAutoscribe to run Autumn LIMS Seminars in the UKAug 14, 2012Autoscribe, developer of the Matrix Gemini Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS), is running a series of free seminars in Reading and Manchester in the UK during October 2012.
The seminars, entitled ‘Electronic Laboratory Notebooks (ELNs) and Configuration' and ‘How to buy a LIMS', will be of interest to those responsible for information management in all types of laboratories...
Read MoreThermo Fisher Scientific Forms Technology Alliance Partnership with Princeton ScientistsAug 14, 2012Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the world leader in serving science, has entered into a Technology Alliance Partnership agreement with scientists at Princeton University, establishing a formal collaboration to accelerate research in triple quadrupole and high-resolution accurate mass (HRAM) liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry (LCMS) for life science applications.
The agreement, a broad collaboration between Thermo Fisher scientists and Princeton scientists includes: engaging in research, sharing samples and data that could lead to development of better techniques, exchanging ideas and opinions about improving instrument and software performance, ongoing discourse about current technology issues and publishing new methodologies and scientific advances...
Read MoreWin a Aug 13, 2012Always striving to reduce the impact we have on the environment, Anachem needs your help. By telling Anachem what subjects are relevant to your work and interests, you will ensure that you do not receive any material that is of no interest to you. Not only will this help the environment but it will save you time receiving irrelevant materials
The UK alone produces around 550,000 tonnes of paper mailings each year and Anachem wants to cut down its contribution by only sending material that is relevant to you. By taking just 5 minutes over coffee or during your lunch to complete a short questionnaire, you will have contributed to reduce the environmental impact of direct mail...
Read MoreFrost & Sullivan: Predictive Testing to Emerge as a Key Growth Area in European Genetic Testing and Screening Services MarketAug 10, 2012Despite growing demand, varied reimbursement and regulatory policies could impede market momentum
The European genetic testing and screening services market is poised to be driven by the increasing availability of tests covering a wider range of disease areas, paralleled by a rapidly expanding pool of potential consumers. Testing for genetic diseases has swiftly moved from the laboratory into medical practice. In this process, issues related to quality have not received adequate attention...
Read MoreAnalytik in partnership with Agilent Technologies hosted two workshops on portable molecular spectroscopy techniques & instrumentationAug 9, 2012Analytik, leading suppliers of innovative analytical instrumentation, report on their two successful workshops on portable molecular spectroscopy run in partnership with Agilent Technologies.
Molecular spectroscopy techniques are extremely well suited to be applied as portable or handheld instruments. Their simplicity, speed, selectivity, and ability to operate without sample preparation make them ideal to be used outside of the laboratory in more challenging environments. By bringing the analyser to the sample and making measurements when and where they are required, the full benefits of molecular spectroscopy can be realised...
Read MoreZetasizer Nano delivers essential data in environmental nanosafety work in CanadaAug 9, 2012Researchers at the University of Alberta, Canada, working as part of a major Canadian initiative to investigate the aquatic and environmental aspects of nanoparticles, are using the Zetasizer Nano from Malvern Instruments to characterize nanoparticle behavior in biological and aqueous matrices.
Size is known to affect nanoparticle toxicity and toxicology and the technique of dynamic light scattering (DLS) provides the average size behavior in solution. As implemented in the Zetasizer Nano, it delivers information for physical characterization in terms of charge and solubility...
Read MoreCarl Zeiss Announces Trade Up Program for ProductsAug 8, 2012Trade up your current equipment for new, state-of-the-art confocal
Carl Zeiss Microscopy, a company of the Carl Zeiss Group and leading provider of light, laser-scanning and electron and ion beam microscopes, announces a new program which allows users to trade in their current Zeiss systems for credit towards a new 7-series laser scanning, spectral confocal system. The old products that are being accepted for trade in are the LSM 510, LSM 5 LIVE, LSM 5 Pascal or Bio-Rad confocal. The credit from trading in your old systems can be applied to Zeiss' LSM 780, LSM 710 or LSM 700 systems.
Read MoreNovel Lens Enhances Forensic Fingerprinting TechniqueAug 8, 2012Resolve Optics Ltd. has supplied a novel custom lens to Consolite Forensics Ltd. (Zeals, UK) to optimise the performance of their Cartridge Electrostatic Recovery and Analysis (CERA) system
The revolutionary CERA technology is now able to extract fingerprints from discharged cartridge cases, not visible by any other means. The scenes of many crimes involving firearms, where spent cartridge cases are the only evidence recovered, has traditionally posed a particular challenge for forensic scientists. Using fingerprints, caused by corrosive sweat, on brass metal cartridge cases has enjoyed some recent success in producing identifiable fingerprints* where conventional techniques have failed...
Read MoreCambridge Research Biochemicals Signs Deal with LI-COR Biosciences for Infrared Dye Labelled PeptidesAug 7, 2012Leading research peptide manufacturer, Cambridge Research Biochemicals (CRB) announced today that it has signed a non-exclusive license with LI-COR Biosciences (LI-COR) to develop, manufacture and sell IRDye® and IRDye® QC-1 near-infrared dye-labelled peptides for research use only.
CRB is a world leader in providing dye labelled products to researchers. The partnership with LI-COR will enable the company to provide dye labelled peptides, which are unique in the field of fluorescence imaging applications...
Read MoreTecMicroscopes announce sales of their Microtec light microscopes into multiple education facilities across the UKAug 7, 2012TecMicroscopes in conjunction with Mazurek Optical Services, suppliers of the Microtec range of light microscopes and accessories, is pleased to announce multiple sales into academic institutions across the UK.
TecMicroscopes and its principle sales partner, Mazurek Optical Services are very pleased to announce the installation of three new suites of microscopes to UK universities and schools. Mazurek's excellent service and support record as noted as doing "an excellent job, so promptly and so efficiently" by Marta Salamonowicz, Research Administrator at the UCL Prostate Cancer Research Centre, backed by the high level of optical performance at an economical price of Microtec has been the basis of these sales...
Read MoreQuotient Bioresearch Expands its Molecular Biology ServicesAug 7, 2012Quotient Bioresearch (Quotient), a leading provider of early stage and specialist drug development services, has today announced a significant expansion to its molecular biology service offering.
This service arose from the microbiology group at Quotient (formerly GR Micro), with more than 13 years' experience in molecular characterisation, to support the development of nti-infectives. The integration of microbiology within Quotient's bioanalytical, biomarker and central lab services in 2007 and subsequent investment has broadened the molecular offering available to customers...
Read MoreJPK reports on the use of their NanoWizard systems in the Microscopy & Imaging Facility at the University of CalgaryAug 7, 2012JPK Instruments, a world-leading manufacturer of nanoanalytic instrumentation for research in life sciences and soft matter, reports on the use of their NanoWizard® AFM systems at the Microscopy & Imaging Facility (MIF) at the University of Calgary in Canada.
The Calgary Microscopy and Imaging Facility (MIF) is a world-class university-wide facility housing transmission electron microscopy (TEM), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), advanced light microscopy, atomic force microscopy (AFM), including single cell force spectroscopy (SCFS), and advanced image processing for three-dimensional electron and light microscopy, directed by Professor Matthias Amrein.
Read MoreBruker celebrates first year anniversary of SCION triple quadrupole and single quadrupole GC-MS systems at FPRW 2012Aug 6, 2012Bruker celebrates first year anniversary of SCION triple quadrupole and single quadrupole GC-MS systems at FPRW 2012
To commemorate this accomplishment, Bruker is releasing the Anniversary SCION Application Solutions Handbook, accompanying the SCION TQ and SQ are the new SCION 436-GC and SCION 456-GC...
They represent a global investment of € 16.4 M and will receive € 5.4 million of public funding. Since 2005, Lyonbiopole has accredited 119 multi-partner R&D projects for a total R&D investment of € 588 million of which € 240 million have been obtained... Read MoreWaters and Nonlinear Dynamics to Co-Develop Next Generation Research Solutions for Large-Scale, Complex Data SetsAug 3, 2012Firms to Combine Complimentary Expertise in Analytical Science and Informatics to Advance Proteomics and Metabolomics Research
Waters Corporation (WAT:NYSE) and Nonlinear Dynamics Ltd. have entered into an agreement to co-develop a new analytical solution that derives information from complex data sets generated by large-scale proteomics and metabolomics experiments...
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Located in a specially renovated facility near Rutgers' Livingston campus, the Molecular Imaging Center now houses the Albira PET/CT, a Carestream In-Vivo MS FX PRO optical imaging system, an MRI system, 3-D displays and other technologies, plus a federally registered holding facility for small animals. The center will support research in basic sciences, cardiovascular and neurodegenerative diseases, cancer, and many other fields...
The TM-1000, the first model in the series, sold more than 1,000 units during a 5 year period from its launch in 2005. The TM3000, the latest model in the series, has achieved similar levels of sales in just 2.5 years since shipments began in 2010. The TM series was developed by Hitachi High-Technologies with a view to "making cutting-edge microscopes even easier to use and accessible to more people." It has revolutionised the world of microscopy by combining the depth of field, resolution and magnification capabilities of an electron microscope with the user-friendliness of an optical microscope...
As part of the tightly specified fit-out of the premises, a key requirement was the installation of a state-of-the-art, self-contained clean manufacturing suite. This high-level facility is already enabling the company to produce a wider range of culture media, supplements and microbiology products whose manufacture demands the most stringently controlled environment...
The Group uses qPCR profiling to study various aspects of KSHV, as postdoctoral research associate Pauline Chugh explained: "We use three main strategies to investigate viral tumorigenesis - viral gene expression, microRNA (miRNA) expression and viral load testing of clinical samples - based on 96 primer qPCR arrays. Performing the assays manually would be very labor-intensive, and so we use automation to provide the throughput necessary for these studies."
Molecular Profiles, a leading specialist contract research and manufacturing organisation, announced that it has entered into a strategic alliance with Onyx Scientific, a contract manufacturing organisation offering chemistry services to large and emerging pharmaceutical and biotech companies worldwide. The partnership enables the two companies to deliver end-to-end services from initial drug discovery through to early and late phase manufacturing...
The seminars, entitled ‘Electronic Laboratory Notebooks (ELNs) and Configuration' and ‘How to buy a LIMS', will be of interest to those responsible for information management in all types of laboratories...
The agreement, a broad collaboration between Thermo Fisher scientists and Princeton scientists includes: engaging in research, sharing samples and data that could lead to development of better techniques, exchanging ideas and opinions about improving instrument and software performance, ongoing discourse about current technology issues and publishing new methodologies and scientific advances...
The UK alone produces around 550,000 tonnes of paper mailings each year and Anachem wants to cut down its contribution by only sending material that is relevant to you. By taking just 5 minutes over coffee or during your lunch to complete a short questionnaire, you will have contributed to reduce the environmental impact of direct mail...
The European genetic testing and screening services market is poised to be driven by the increasing availability of tests covering a wider range of disease areas, paralleled by a rapidly expanding pool of potential consumers. Testing for genetic diseases has swiftly moved from the laboratory into medical practice. In this process, issues related to quality have not received adequate attention...
Molecular spectroscopy techniques are extremely well suited to be applied as portable or handheld instruments. Their simplicity, speed, selectivity, and ability to operate without sample preparation make them ideal to be used outside of the laboratory in more challenging environments. By bringing the analyser to the sample and making measurements when and where they are required, the full benefits of molecular spectroscopy can be realised...
Size is known to affect nanoparticle toxicity and toxicology and the technique of dynamic light scattering (DLS) provides the average size behavior in solution. As implemented in the Zetasizer Nano, it delivers information for physical characterization in terms of charge and solubility...
Carl Zeiss Microscopy, a company of the Carl Zeiss Group and leading provider of light, laser-scanning and electron and ion beam microscopes, announces a new program which allows users to trade in their current Zeiss systems for credit towards a new 7-series laser scanning, spectral confocal system. The old products that are being accepted for trade in are the LSM 510, LSM 5 LIVE, LSM 5 Pascal or Bio-Rad confocal. The credit from trading in your old systems can be applied to Zeiss' LSM 780, LSM 710 or LSM 700 systems.
The revolutionary CERA technology is now able to extract fingerprints from discharged cartridge cases, not visible by any other means. The scenes of many crimes involving firearms, where spent cartridge cases are the only evidence recovered, has traditionally posed a particular challenge for forensic scientists. Using fingerprints, caused by corrosive sweat, on brass metal cartridge cases has enjoyed some recent success in producing identifiable fingerprints* where conventional techniques have failed...
CRB is a world leader in providing dye labelled products to researchers. The partnership with LI-COR will enable the company to provide dye labelled peptides, which are unique in the field of fluorescence imaging applications...
TecMicroscopes and its principle sales partner, Mazurek Optical Services are very pleased to announce the installation of three new suites of microscopes to UK universities and schools. Mazurek's excellent service and support record as noted as doing "an excellent job, so promptly and so efficiently" by Marta Salamonowicz, Research Administrator at the UCL Prostate Cancer Research Centre, backed by the high level of optical performance at an economical price of Microtec has been the basis of these sales...
This service arose from the microbiology group at Quotient (formerly GR Micro), with more than 13 years' experience in molecular characterisation, to support the development of nti-infectives. The integration of microbiology within Quotient's bioanalytical, biomarker and central lab services in 2007 and subsequent investment has broadened the molecular offering available to customers...
The Calgary Microscopy and Imaging Facility (MIF) is a world-class university-wide facility housing transmission electron microscopy (TEM), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), advanced light microscopy, atomic force microscopy (AFM), including single cell force spectroscopy (SCFS), and advanced image processing for three-dimensional electron and light microscopy, directed by Professor Matthias Amrein.
To commemorate this accomplishment, Bruker is releasing the Anniversary SCION Application Solutions Handbook, accompanying the SCION TQ and SQ are the new SCION 436-GC and SCION 456-GC...
BioCity Nottingham-based CompanDX Limited, the Nottingham Trent University spinout applying novel bio-informatics technology to the issues of personalised medicine, is pleased to announce the raising of 39,600,000 Renminbi (CN¥) (£3.9m) for development of products in China...
They represent a global investment of € 16.4 M and will receive € 5.4 million of public funding. Since 2005, Lyonbiopole has accredited 119 multi-partner R&D projects for a total R&D investment of € 588 million of which € 240 million have been obtained...
Waters Corporation (WAT:NYSE) and Nonlinear Dynamics Ltd. have entered into an agreement to co-develop a new analytical solution that derives information from complex data sets generated by large-scale proteomics and metabolomics experiments...