At the University of Copenhagen, a number of these substances have now been tested in a laboratory model of the blood-brain barrier. The promising results have been published in the Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmacology. Scientists at the University of Copenhagen have previously documented that substances from the South African plant species Crinum and Cyrtanthus - akin to snowdrops and daffodils - have an effect on the mechanisms in the brain that are involved in depression... Read MoreTitian Announces Three Installations in China of its Mosaic Sample Management SoftwareJun 28, 2012Leading sample management software provider, Titian Software, has announced three orders in China for its MosaicTM sample management software, significantly increasing Mosaic's footprint in the Far East.
The orders have come from the research facilities in Shanghai of two major pharmaceutical companies, and at the R&D base in Nanjing of a contract research organization. Software installations will take place from mid-2012...
Read MorePittcon 2013 Launches New WebsiteJun 28, 2012Pittcon is pleased to announce the launch of a new website for 2013 with improved navigation, overall functionality, and for quick viewing, a mobile version.
The web site will continue to provide relevant, up-to-date information for Pittcon conferees, exhibitors, and media representatives while offering various new, exciting enhancements. New features include better integration with social networking, intuitive navigation, and select comment areas... Read MoreNoemaLifeJun 27, 2012NoemaLife, Europe's leading provider of clinical and hospital software solutions, will exhibit the company's HALIA middleware for clinical chemistry, microbiology and molecular biology labs at this year's AACC (American Association of Clinical Chemists) Annual Meeting (15-19 July 2012, Los Angeles, CA).
HALIA middleware interface provides a complete web-based lab computerisation system that allows central management and connection of all analysers through a single interface on any workstation. Using a user-configurable, rule-based engine, HALIA delivers all-round control over laboratory workflow and sample processing for significant improvements in laboratory efficiency, compliance and quality control...
Read MoreMerck Animal Health Facility Among the First Sites Certified According to New Standard CWA 15793:2008 on Laboratory Biorisk ManagementJun 27, 2012The Merck Animal Health (known as MSD Animal Health outside the United States and Canada) foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) research and vaccine manufacturing site in Cologne (Germany) is among the first facilities worldwide that have been certified according to the new standard CWA 15793:2008 on Laboratory Biorisk Management. This new standard sets requirements for the control of risks associated with working with biological agents and toxins in laboratories and facilities...
Read MoreGlasswasher range now offers more choice and a Jun 27, 2012Camlab not only offers a great range of laboratory glasswashers, we have years of expertise in getting the best results from your lab washing protocols. From selecting the right rack, to selecting the perfect cleaning agents from our range specifically designed for the rigors of laboratory washing... Read MoreDolomite launches new competition offering the chance to productize scientific discoveriesJun 26, 2012Microfluidics expert Dolomite, has launched a Productizing ScienceTM Competition challenging the innovative and entrepreneurial spirit of researchers, scientists and engineers by providing them with the opportunity to turn a novel scientific discovery into a commercial product.
This competition offers individuals and organisations, who wish to capitalise on a microfluidic scientific discovery or invention the chance to submit a proposal and turn their ideas into a commercial reality. Dolomite has a track record of taking early stage technologies and turning them into market-leading products. As a world leader in the design and manufacture of microfluidic instruments, Dolomite works with partners around the world to develop products on their behalf in order to generate revenues... Read MoreThermo Scientific Finnpipette Digital Jun 26, 2012Scientific Laboratory Supplies (SLS), in conjunction with Thermo Fisher Scientific, are pleased to announce that Finnpipette Digital is back! Re-launched to reflect market demand and available through SLS.
Finnpipette Digital offers 10 single channel and 7 multichannel models, with the following key features and benefits:
Light weight and with an ergonomic design
Soft-touch tip ejection for ease of use
Patented super blow-out system for quality results in micro volume applications
Fully autoclavable
5 year warranty with web registration
Read MoreIC for the people Jun 25, 2012This year it is 25 years since Metrohm launched its first ion chromatograph, the 690 ion chromatograph. Since then Metrohm has profoundly changed ion chromatography with instruments that are simple to use, robust, and affordable.
In the early 1980s ion chromatography was already around as an analytical technique. However, it was very expensive and also rather difficult to use. Metrohm set out to change this with an ion chromatograph engineered to be simple to use, robust, and above all, affordable. The result was the 690 ion chromatograph, which was launched in 1987. At the time it cost only half as much as the competition's instruments...
Read MoreThe 15th European Microscopy CongressJun 25, 2012Free entry to Europe's largest ever exhibition dedicated to microscopy
Do you ever use a microscope in your work? If so, there are a number of reasons why you will benefit from visiting this very special exhibition. The scale of the international conference has encouraged microscope and imaging companies from around the world to put extra effort into bringing a wider range of products than ever before...
Read MoreFluidigm Announces Unrestricted Sales into Prenatal Health and Non-Invasive Prenatal Diagnostics Fields of ResearchJun 22, 2012Fluidigm Corporation has announced that it can now offer unrestricted sales of its digital PCR and other advanced technology to customers interested in pursuing research and product development into the prenatal health and non-invasive prenatal diagnostics fields,
This enhanced freedom to operate comes as a result of the ending of the collaboration agreement previously reported in the company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission between Fluidigm and Novartis Vaccines & Diagnostics, Inc...
Read MoreEU funds Population Genetics in leukaemia study consortiumJun 22, 2012The largest ever genomic study of relapsed acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (ALL), the most common malignant disease of childhood, will fund Population Genetics Technologies Ltd to identify the genetic factors in resistance to treatment by carrying out a multi-year analysis of thousands of DNA samples from relapsed ALL cases.
The IntReALL consortium of 23 research teams, led by Vaskar Saha, Professor of Paediatric Oncology at The University of Manchester, will gather DNA across Europe, Japan, Israel and Australia from children who have relapsed after treatment for ALL. With funding from IntReALL's EU FP7 grant Population Genetics, creator of innovative methods for population-scale genetic analyses and biomarker discovery, will study the resulting biobank using its GenomePoolingTM workflows to identify and validate associations between genetic risk factors and treatment efficacy...
Read MoreTAP Biosystems Wins UCL Small to Medium Enterprise Partner of the Year AwardJun 21, 2012TAP Biosystems, a leading supplier of innovative cell culture systems and consumables for life science applications, is delighted to announce it has been awarded the University College London (UCL) Small to Medium Enterprise Partner of the Year Award 2012.
The Award, presented at a ceremony at UCL's campus in Bloomsbury has been awarded because of the close collaboration between the company and UCL researchers, producing valuable research with commercial potential.TAP Biosystems first began their collaboration with UCL research staff four years ago, after breakthroughs in creating biomimetic tissues, invented by Professor Robert Brown... Read MoreNew HQ for Lab M heralds exciting phase in companyJun 20, 2012Lab M's move into new global headquarters, in June 2012, represents the most significant investment in the microbiology company's more than 40-year history. It follows a period of sustained growth and heralds a new phase in Lab M's programme of expansion and development.
Fitted out to exacting specifications, and with future growth very much in mind, the new HQ houses all R&D, manufacturing, technical support and commercial operations. It is conveniently located at Quest Park in the Greater Manchester area in the UK, just 2 miles from Lab M's previous premises, and close to major national and international communications hubs...
Read MoreSuccessful 2012 Scientific Laboratory ShowJun 20, 2012Wednesday 16th May saw members of the scientific community from home and abroad assemble in record numbers in Nottingham for the third Scientific Laboratory Show and Conference.
The event presented by Scientific Laboratory Supplies, Sigma Aldrich and The Royal Society of Chemistry, continues to provide a showcase for industry leaders in manufacturing, media and e-commerce to discuss products and trends with delegates representing all levels of our business from bench top to procurement executive... Read MoreDr Rodney Smith Markin cites HALIA, the middleware solution for Laboratory Automation from NoemaLife, in recent Cherry Blossom Symposium presentation.Jun 19, 2012As part of a presentation at the recently held 8th International Conference of Clinical Laboratory Automation (the Cherry Blossom Symposium, 11-13 April, Seoul, Korea), invited speaker Dr Rodney Smith Markin discussed NoemaLife's powerful new middleware solution for clinical laboratories - HALIA - and its ability to deliver improved efficiency, compliance and quality control to laboratories...
Read MoreSP Scientific and Praxair Expand Technology AgreementJun 19, 2012SP Scientific, and Praxair Inc., headquartered in Danbury, CT, are pleased to announce the expansion of their collaborative relationship to commercialize Praxair's ControLyoTM Nucleation on Demand Technology.
The original agreement, signed in October 2010, gave SP Scientific the exclusive, global rights to commercialize the technology on Development Lyophilizers <1.0 m. The Praxair ControLyoTM Technology was implemented on SP Scientific's Lyostar 3 Freeze Dryer in December 2010. The expansion of the agreement allows SP Scientific to also equip its clinical, pilot and production dryers (Benchmark series and Hull Production Dryers) with the ControLyoTM Technology...
Read MoreOGT to Host Cancer and Rare Disease Analysis Workshop at ESHG 2012Jun 18, 2012Customer and company experts to discuss identifying causative mutations using arrays and sequencing
Oxford Gene Technology (OGT), provider of innovative clinical genetics and diagnostic solutions to advance molecular medicine, will host a workshop at this year's European Society of Human Genetics (ESHG) conference in Nürnberg, Germany (June 23-26). The session, entitled "Utilising arrays and next generation sequencing (NGS) to identify causative mutations in cancer and rare disease samples", will take place on Saturday 23rd June...
Read MoreAnalytik reports the use of DeltaNu's RAPID.ID palm-sized Raman spectrometer at the University of NottinghamJun 18, 2012Analytik, leading suppliers of innovative analytical instrumentation, report on the work of Dr Jonathan Burley from the University of Nottingham. He is using one of the smallest Raman spectrometers in his academic research and teaching focusing on its ability to provide rapid sample analysis. Dr Jonathan Burley is a lecturer in Pharmaceutical Nanotechnology at the University of Nottingham. His research interests focus on measuring and understanding change in pharmaceutical materials...
Read MoreFera and Waters Announce International Food Safety Training LaboratoryJun 18, 2012Will Improve Detection of Contaminated Food, Make Global Food Supplies Safer
The Food and Environment Research Agency (Fera) based in York, U.K., and Waters Corporation (NYSE:WAT) based in the U.S. have today announced that they will open a new laboratory-based training facility, combining their respective regulatory, scientific and industry expertise to help solve the global food safety challenge.
Read MoreNew Applications in Drug Discovery Platforms to Fuel Advance of Stem Cells, Says Frost & SullivanJun 18, 2012Ethical, Clinical and Commercial Issues to be Navigated before Full Potential of Stem Cell Therapies can be Unleashed
Stem cells offer exciting potential in regenerative medicine, and are likely to be widely used by mid-2017. Pharmaceutical, biotech and medical device companies are showing increased interest in stem cell research. New analysis from Frost & Sullivan, Analysis of the Stem Cell Markets-Unlocking the New Era in Therapeutics, finds that the market will be driven by stem cell applications in drug discovery platforms and by successful academia -commercial company partnership models... Read MoreJPK reports on the biophysical research activities of Dr Michael Higgins of IPRI and ACES at the University of Wollongong in AustraliaJun 18, 2012JPK Instruments, a world-leading manufacturer of nanoanalytic instrumentation for research in life sciences and soft matter, reports on the use of AFM to study the nanoscale interactions of biological systems at the Intelligent Polymer Research Institute (IPRI) and ARC Centre of Excellence for Electromaterials Science (ACES) of the University of Wollongong in the group of Dr Michael Higgins...Read More
At the University of Copenhagen, a number of these substances have now been tested in a laboratory model of the blood-brain barrier. The promising results have been published in the Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmacology. Scientists at the University of Copenhagen have previously documented that substances from the South African plant species Crinum and Cyrtanthus - akin to snowdrops and daffodils - have an effect on the mechanisms in the brain that are involved in depression...
The orders have come from the research facilities in Shanghai of two major pharmaceutical companies, and at the R&D base in Nanjing of a contract research organization. Software installations will take place from mid-2012...
The web site will continue to provide relevant, up-to-date information for Pittcon conferees, exhibitors, and media representatives while offering various new, exciting enhancements. New features include better integration with social networking, intuitive navigation, and select comment areas...
HALIA middleware interface provides a complete web-based lab computerisation system that allows central management and connection of all analysers through a single interface on any workstation. Using a user-configurable, rule-based engine, HALIA delivers all-round control over laboratory workflow and sample processing for significant improvements in laboratory efficiency, compliance and quality control...
The Merck Animal Health (known as MSD Animal Health outside the United States and Canada) foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) research and vaccine manufacturing site in Cologne (Germany) is among the first facilities worldwide that have been certified according to the new standard CWA 15793:2008 on Laboratory Biorisk Management. This new standard sets requirements for the control of risks associated with working with biological agents and toxins in laboratories and facilities...
Camlab not only offers a great range of laboratory glasswashers, we have years of expertise in getting the best results from your lab washing protocols. From selecting the right rack, to selecting the perfect cleaning agents from our range specifically designed for the rigors of laboratory washing...
This competition offers individuals and organisations, who wish to capitalise on a microfluidic scientific discovery or invention the chance to submit a proposal and turn their ideas into a commercial reality. Dolomite has a track record of taking early stage technologies and turning them into market-leading products. As a world leader in the design and manufacture of microfluidic instruments, Dolomite works with partners around the world to develop products on their behalf in order to generate revenues...
Finnpipette Digital offers 10 single channel and 7 multichannel models, with the following key features and benefits: 
In the early 1980s ion chromatography was already around as an analytical technique. However, it was very expensive and also rather difficult to use. Metrohm set out to change this with an ion chromatograph engineered to be simple to use, robust, and above all, affordable. The result was the 690 ion chromatograph, which was launched in 1987. At the time it cost only half as much as the competition's instruments...
Do you ever use a microscope in your work? If so, there are a number of reasons why you will benefit from visiting this very special exhibition. The scale of the international conference has encouraged microscope and imaging companies from around the world to put extra effort into bringing a wider range of products than ever before...
This enhanced freedom to operate comes as a result of the ending of the collaboration agreement previously reported in the company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission between Fluidigm and Novartis Vaccines & Diagnostics, Inc...
The IntReALL consortium of 23 research teams, led by Vaskar Saha, Professor of Paediatric Oncology at The University of Manchester, will gather DNA across Europe, Japan, Israel and Australia from children who have relapsed after treatment for ALL. With funding from IntReALL's EU FP7 grant Population Genetics, creator of innovative methods for population-scale genetic analyses and biomarker discovery, will study the resulting biobank using its GenomePoolingTM workflows to identify and validate associations between genetic risk factors and treatment efficacy...
The Award, presented at a ceremony at UCL's campus in Bloomsbury has been awarded because of the close collaboration between the company and UCL researchers, producing valuable research with commercial potential.TAP Biosystems first began their collaboration with UCL research staff four years ago, after breakthroughs in creating biomimetic tissues, invented by Professor Robert Brown...
Fitted out to exacting specifications, and with future growth very much in mind, the new HQ houses all R&D, manufacturing, technical support and commercial operations. It is conveniently located at Quest Park in the Greater Manchester area in the UK, just 2 miles from Lab M's previous premises, and close to major national and international communications hubs...
The event presented by Scientific Laboratory Supplies, Sigma Aldrich and The Royal Society of Chemistry, continues to provide a showcase for industry leaders in manufacturing, media and e-commerce to discuss products and trends with delegates representing all levels of our business from bench top to procurement executive...
As part of a presentation at the recently held 8th International Conference of Clinical Laboratory Automation (the Cherry Blossom Symposium, 11-13 April, Seoul, Korea), invited speaker Dr Rodney Smith Markin discussed NoemaLife's powerful new middleware solution for clinical laboratories - HALIA - and its ability to deliver improved efficiency, compliance and quality control to laboratories...
The original agreement, signed in October 2010, gave SP Scientific the exclusive, global rights to commercialize the technology on Development Lyophilizers <1.0 m. The Praxair ControLyoTM Technology was implemented on SP Scientific's Lyostar 3 Freeze Dryer in December 2010. The expansion of the agreement allows SP Scientific to also equip its clinical, pilot and production dryers (Benchmark series and Hull Production Dryers) with the ControLyoTM Technology...
Oxford Gene Technology (OGT), provider of innovative clinical genetics and diagnostic solutions to advance molecular medicine, will host a workshop at this year's European Society of Human Genetics (ESHG) conference in Nürnberg, Germany (June 23-26). The session, entitled "Utilising arrays and next generation sequencing (NGS) to identify causative mutations in cancer and rare disease samples", will take place on Saturday 23rd June...
Analytik, leading suppliers of innovative analytical instrumentation, report on the work of Dr Jonathan Burley from the University of Nottingham. He is using one of the smallest Raman spectrometers in his academic research and teaching focusing on its ability to provide rapid sample analysis. Dr Jonathan Burley is a lecturer in Pharmaceutical Nanotechnology at the University of Nottingham. His research interests focus on measuring and understanding change in pharmaceutical materials...
The Food and Environment Research Agency (Fera) based in York, U.K., and Waters Corporation (NYSE:WAT) based in the U.S. have today announced that they will open a new laboratory-based training facility, combining their respective regulatory, scientific and industry expertise to help solve the global food safety challenge.
Stem cells offer exciting potential in regenerative medicine, and are likely to be widely used by mid-2017. Pharmaceutical, biotech and medical device companies are showing increased interest in stem cell research. 
JPK Instruments, a world-leading manufacturer of nanoanalytic instrumentation for research in life sciences and soft matter, reports on the use of AFM to study the nanoscale interactions of biological systems at the Intelligent Polymer Research Institute (IPRI) and ARC Centre of Excellence for Electromaterials Science (ACES) of the University of Wollongong in the group of Dr Michael Higgins...