GOW-MAC Instrument Co. Achieves ISO 9001:2008 Quality System CertificationApr 19, 2012GOW-MAC® Instrument Co., Bethlehem, PA-based manufacturer of gas chromatographs and gas analyzers, has received ISO 9001:2008 certification by way of BSI Group America Inc. (BSI), a leading global provider of ISO-standards-based assurance, compliance, and information solutions. Frank Rocchino, Director of Compliance and Documentation at GOW-MAC, explains, "GOW-MAC has been producing high-precision analytical instrumentation for over 75 years, so the concept of ‘quality' is certainly something that was a fundamental component of our culture. However, conforming an entire company's Quality Management System to meet the stringent ISO 9001:2008 Standard requires a total commitment from the entire company...
Read MoreA trio of Malvern characterization tools measures up for food scienceApr 19, 2012Armed with a Zetasizer Nano, a Mastersizer 2000 particle size analyzer, and a Kinexus rheometer, Professor David Julian McClements and his team of researchers at the Department of Food Science, University of Massachusetts (UMass), Amherst, USA, have developed a recipe for success in the development of foods. This trio of characterization tools from Malvern Instruments has enabled the UMass team to develop a variety of improved and novel colloidal delivery systems for food and pharmaceutical applications, including microemulsions, nanoemulsions, multilayered emulsions, solid lipid nanoparticles, and hydrogel particles...
Read MoreScottish Parliament Addresses Need for Better Diagnostic Tools for Vitamin B12 DeficiencyApr 19, 2012Scottish Parliament recently debated the growing prevalence of pernicious anaemia, a chronic illness caused by impaired absorption of Vitamin B12, and other Vitamin B12 deficiencies and expressed concern about the lack of reliable tools to aid in the diagnosis of both conditions. Vitamin B12 deficiency poses a significant public health problem, affecting more than 100,000 Scots, and is especially common in elderly populations. Although the deficiency can be treated with Vitamin B12 supplements, it has been associated with the development of neurodegenerative conditions, some of which may be irreversible, and early detection can play a critical role in preventing permanent neurological damage...
Read MoreNuAire Introduces Awel Centrifuges to North and Latin AmericaApr 19, 2012NuAire, manufacturer of ergonomic laboratory equipment, has partnered with Awel International to bring a full line of Laboratory Centrifuges to North and Latin America. With over 25 years of experience in the design and manufacturing of laboratory centrifuges, Awel holds exclusive patented features that are designed to increase productivity and safety with an emphasis on ergonomics...
Read MoreFRITSCH at Schloss BellevueApr 19, 2012For the fourth time already the Environment Week will take place on June 5th and 6th 2012 in cooperation with the German Federal Environmental Foundation (BDU) in the park of Schloss Bellevue (Berlin). An independent jury selected the best entries from the projects that demonstrate practical innovative approaches in combining ecology, economics and social issues as an important contribution for the endurance of Germany as a leading industrial nation...
Read MoreELGA Process Water launches online loyalty programmeApr 19, 2012ELGA Process Water, a Veolia Water Solutions & Technologies company, is proud to announce the launch of its online loyalty programme for UK customers. The AQUAclub ‘buy and save' programme offers registered customers the opportunity to earn reward points for online purchases which can then be redeemed for credit in the online shop. Registering for your FREE account is quick and easy. As part of the launch, all new customers who register for an account in April will receive 100 points. Points can be used against all purchases including special offers...
Read MoreNew money for research to halt honey bee killer Apr 19, 2012A major investment from public and private sector organisations is helping scientists to develop completely new ways of tackling the biggest killer of honey bees worldwide - the bloodsucking Varroadestructor mite. Researchers from the University of Aberdeen and the National Bee Unit, part of the Food and Environment Research Agency, have worked out how to ‘knock down' genes in the parasitic mite causing it to die...
Read MoreALS laboratory in Hong Kong automates titrimetric analysis with Metrohm 855 Robotic TitrosamplerApr 18, 2012ALS is a global leader in the provision of analytical laboratory and technical services to international minerals, coal, environmental, tribology and industrial markets. At their large Hong Kong laboratory, ALS concentrates mainly on environmental analysis. In order to increase the lab's capacity ALS Hong Kong has automated acid-base titrations with an 855 Robotic Titrosampler from Metrohm...
Read MoreA Nano Approach for ELA 2012Apr 18, 2012Select Biosciences, organisers of European Lab Automation (ELA) 2012, is pleased to announce that a new conference stream, dedicated to the issues and technologies associated with the rapidly developing Nano and Microfluidics field, will form one of the eight topical conference streams. The use of nano and microfluidics has greatly expanded over the last few years, and this stream aims to provide delegates with an overview of the field, with talks on the advances in microfabrication and applications of nano and microfluidics...
Read MoreGSKApr 18, 2012Unite, the UK's largest union, has welcomed the news from pharmaceutical giant, GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) today (Thursday, 22 March) that it will invest £500m at its various manufacturing sites across the UK, creating 1,000 new jobs. However, the union is calling on the government to produce a strategic manufacturing strategy that supports the UK's manufacturing. Unite national officer, Linda McCulloch, said: "This is welcome news and a big thumbs up for the UK manufacturing, pharmaceutical and construction sectors...
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HORIBA Scientific, leader in Surface Plasmon Resonance imaging (SPRi), is proud to announce the organization of a label-free conference, in cooperation with ELSEVIER. Label-free technologies: advances and applications will be held in The Netherlands, Amsterdam, November 1-3rd 2012.
Read MoreINTEGRA focus on applications at AnalyticaApr 17, 2012At ANALYTICA 2012 - INTEGRA will launch a range of new application solutions for its VIAFLO 96 handheld electronic pipette. Visitors to Stand 401-504 in Hall A3 will be able to discuss a suite of new applications developed for the VIAFLO 96 - a 96-channel handheld electronic pipette that enables fast, precise and easy simultaneous transfer of 96 samples. The VIAFLO 96 has been designed to be used just like a standard handheld pipette. Therefore, no special skills or training are required to operate it...
Read MoreBioRN Annual Conference 2012: Mobilizing Seed and Venture Capital for Health InnovationApr 17, 2012The BioRN Annual Conference will take place in Heidelberg on May 15, 2012. With the topic "Mobilizing Seed and Venture Capital for Health Innovation" the conference in the Biotech Cluster Rhein-Neckar (BioRN) wishes to highlight global trends in the funding of young biotech enterprises. With the presentation of successful international examples it is intended to stimulate political and cultural changes towards a more entrepreneurial environment in Europe...
Read Moreanalytica 2012: Analytik Jena to Showcase Future Trends in the Field of Analytical Instrumentation Technology and BiotechnologyApr 16, 2012At this year's analytica, which takes place from April 17 to 20, 2012 in Munich, Analytik Jena AG (Hall A1, Stand 211/310) is set to showcase technology trends of the future with its broad portfolio in the fields of analytical instrumentation technology, life science and LIMS. One trade fair highlight in the field of traditional analytical instrumentation technology is the contrAA® series, a device family for high-resolution continuum source atomic absorption spectrometry (HR-CS AAS) that is unique on the market.
Read MoreTherapeutic Monoclonal Antibodies Market Apr 16, 2012Existing adoption rates and commercial success of launched Monoclonal Antibodies (mAbs) for therapeutics have established a strong platform for these products. Broadening the horizontal indications for existing mAbs, expanding the applications of mAbs in new therapeutic areas and developing innovative and faster drug delivery mechanism are the current trends in the mAbs market...
Read MoreGas Analyzers Meet Stringent Requirements of Respiration CalorimetersApr 13, 2012MEI Research is an engineering firm based in St. Louis Park, MN, that develops technologies to support research in nutrition and weight management.One of MEI's goals is to improve the design and construction of whole-body respiration calorimeters. These instrumented systems calculate energy expenditure by precisely measuring the amount of oxygen that the body converts by metabolism to carbon dioxide during periods from minutes up to several days. Calorimeters comprise sealed living areas, atmosphere controls and gas analyzers. Because the living areas contain thousands of times more air than respiratory volume the accuracy of the analytical systems that measure carbon dioxide (CO2) and oxygen (O2) concentrations is critical to overall performance... Read MoreBeckman Coulter Life Sciences Joins Life Science Platform of Danaher Operating CompaniesApr 12, 2012Beckman Coulter Life Sciences, part of Beckman Coulter, Inc. and a Danaher operating company, stands today as a leader in the markets it serves and is strengthened by its position in the Danaher Corporation. The newly aligned organization continues Beckman Coulter's deep heritage of serving researchers and will further the company's ability to quickly and efficiently respond to market demands...
Read MoreI-Stem choose TAP BiosystemsApr 12, 2012
TAP Biosystems, a leading supplier of innovative cell culture systems and consumables for life science applications is delighted to announce I-Stem, a major French stem cell research institute, is using a CompacT SC automated cell culture system and Fill-It automated cryovial filing and capping system to reproducibly generate and rapidly bank a range of pluripotent stem cells. Scientists at I-Stem are currently using the CompacT SC to automate differentiation and expansion of stem cells, allowing the generation of human pluripotent cell lines of consistent high quality...
Read MoreMobile Apps Coming for STARLIMS UsersApr 12, 2012Currently just 25 percent of laboratories in the United States have implemented mobile devices for their daily operations but interest is growing, especially for tablets. There are just a few laboratory specific apps available today and 60 percent of the custom apps for labs are developed internally. At Forum, STARLIMS gave its customers an opportunity to preview possible mobile apps for STARLIMS LIMS and ELN products displayed in an interactive kiosk. Attendees also participated in a hands-on workshop conducted by Design Concepts, Inc., in which they were able to design their own mobile app concepts...
Read MoreWaters Selects IrelandApr 12, 2012At a ceremony officiated by Minister Sean Sherlock TD, Irish Minister for Research and Innovation, Department of Jobs, Enterprise & Innovation, Waters Corporation (NYSE:WAT) welcomed the Irish National Institute for Bioprocessing Research and Training (NIBRT) into its Centers of Innovation Program. Waters acknowledged NIBRT and the research team under the direction of Prof. Pauline Rudd, Principal Investigator, for her pioneering contribution to the field of glycobiology, a science of growing importance to both biotherapeutics manufacturers and disease research...
Read MorePanasonic Biomedical Sales Europe BV Created to Reflect PanasonicApr 11, 2012Panasonic today announced the creation of a new business: Panasonic Biomedical Sales Europe BV (PHCBEU). The new organisation sees SANYO E&E Europe BV re-brand as PHCBEU and continues to offer a wide range of biomedical products, such as ULT freezers, incubators, medical refrigerators and cell processing systems, under the newly created brand...
Read MorenanoTA nanoscale Thermal Analysis for Cure Rate and Cross Link Density determination receives 2011 Best Paper Award from SPE ANTECApr 11, 2012Anasys Instruments has been chosen to receive a Best Paper Award for 2011 for a talk given at ANTEC 2011. The paper, titled "Rapid Determination of Cure Rate and Direct Identification of Spatial Variations in Cross Link Density", was presented at the Polymer Analysis: Advances in Analytical Characterization: Hyphenated and New Techniques Division session during the ANTEC conference at the beginning of May this past year. On behalf of Anasys, Roshan Shetty will receive the award at ANTEC 2012...
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GOW-MAC® Instrument Co., Bethlehem, PA-based manufacturer of gas chromatographs and gas analyzers, has received ISO 9001:2008 certification by way of BSI Group America Inc. (BSI), a leading global provider of ISO-standards-based assurance, compliance, and information solutions. Frank Rocchino, Director of Compliance and Documentation at GOW-MAC, explains, "GOW-MAC has been producing high-precision analytical instrumentation for over 75 years, so the concept of ‘quality' is certainly something that was a fundamental component of our culture. However, conforming an entire company's Quality Management System to meet the stringent ISO 9001:2008 Standard requires a total commitment from the entire company...
Armed with a Zetasizer Nano, a Mastersizer 2000 particle size analyzer, and a Kinexus rheometer, Professor David Julian McClements and his team of researchers at the Department of Food Science, University of Massachusetts (UMass), Amherst, USA, have developed a recipe for success in the development of foods. This trio of characterization tools from Malvern Instruments has enabled the UMass team to develop a variety of improved and novel colloidal delivery systems for food and pharmaceutical applications, including microemulsions, nanoemulsions, multilayered emulsions, solid lipid nanoparticles, and hydrogel particles...
Scottish Parliament recently debated the growing prevalence of pernicious anaemia, a chronic illness caused by impaired absorption of Vitamin B12, and other Vitamin B12 deficiencies and expressed concern about the lack of reliable tools to aid in the diagnosis of both conditions. Vitamin B12 deficiency poses a significant public health problem, affecting more than 100,000 Scots, and is especially common in elderly populations. Although the deficiency can be treated with Vitamin B12 supplements, it has been associated with the development of neurodegenerative conditions, some of which may be irreversible, and early detection can play a critical role in preventing permanent neurological damage...
NuAire, manufacturer of ergonomic laboratory equipment, has partnered with Awel International to bring a full line of Laboratory Centrifuges to North and Latin America. With over 25 years of experience in the design and manufacturing of laboratory centrifuges, Awel holds exclusive patented features that are designed to increase productivity and safety with an emphasis on ergonomics...
For the fourth time already the Environment Week will take place on June 5th and 6th 2012 in cooperation with the German Federal Environmental Foundation (BDU) in the park of Schloss Bellevue (Berlin). An independent jury selected the best entries from the projects that demonstrate practical innovative approaches in combining ecology, economics and social issues as an important contribution for the endurance of Germany as a leading industrial nation...
ELGA Process Water, a Veolia Water Solutions & Technologies company, is proud to announce the launch of its online loyalty programme for UK customers. The AQUAclub ‘buy and save' programme offers registered customers the opportunity to earn reward points for online purchases which can then be redeemed for credit in the online shop. Registering for your FREE account is quick and easy. As part of the launch, all new customers who register for an account in April will receive 100 points. Points can be used against all purchases including special offers...
A major investment from public and private sector organisations is helping scientists to develop completely new ways of tackling the biggest killer of honey bees worldwide - the bloodsucking Varroa destructor mite. Researchers from the University of Aberdeen and the National Bee Unit, part of the Food and Environment Research Agency, have worked out how to ‘knock down' genes in the parasitic mite causing it to die...
ALS is a global leader in the provision of analytical laboratory and technical services to international minerals, coal, environmental, tribology and industrial markets. At their large Hong Kong laboratory, ALS concentrates mainly on environmental analysis. In order to increase the lab's capacity ALS Hong Kong has automated acid-base titrations with an 855 Robotic Titrosampler from Metrohm...
Select Biosciences, organisers of European Lab Automation (ELA) 2012, is pleased to announce that a new conference stream, dedicated to the issues and technologies associated with the rapidly developing Nano and Microfluidics field, will form one of the eight topical conference streams. The use of nano and microfluidics has greatly expanded over the last few years, and this stream aims to provide delegates with an overview of the field, with talks on the advances in microfabrication and applications of nano and microfluidics...
Unite, the UK's largest union, has welcomed the news from pharmaceutical giant, GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) today (Thursday, 22 March) that it will invest £500m at its various manufacturing sites across the UK, creating 1,000 new jobs. However, the union is calling on the government to produce a strategic manufacturing strategy that supports the UK's manufacturing. Unite national officer, Linda McCulloch, said: "This is welcome news and a big thumbs up for the UK manufacturing, pharmaceutical and construction sectors...
At ANALYTICA 2012 - INTEGRA will launch a range of new application solutions for its VIAFLO 96 handheld electronic pipette. Visitors to Stand 401-504 in Hall A3 will be able to discuss a suite of new applications developed for the VIAFLO 96 - a 96-channel handheld electronic pipette that enables fast, precise and easy simultaneous transfer of 96 samples. The VIAFLO 96 has been designed to be used just like a standard handheld pipette. Therefore, no special skills or training are required to operate it...
The BioRN Annual Conference will take place in Heidelberg on May 15, 2012. With the topic "Mobilizing Seed and Venture Capital for Health Innovation" the conference in the Biotech Cluster Rhein-Neckar (BioRN) wishes to highlight global trends in the funding of young biotech enterprises. With the presentation of successful international examples it is intended to stimulate political and cultural changes towards a more entrepreneurial environment in Europe...
At this year's analytica, which takes place from April 17 to 20, 2012 in Munich, Analytik Jena AG (Hall A1, Stand 211/310) is set to showcase technology trends of the future with its broad portfolio in the fields of analytical instrumentation technology, life science and LIMS. One trade fair highlight in the field of traditional analytical instrumentation technology is the contrAA® series, a device family for high-resolution continuum source atomic absorption spectrometry (HR-CS AAS) that is unique on the market.
Existing adoption rates and commercial success of launched Monoclonal Antibodies (mAbs) for therapeutics have established a strong platform for these products. Broadening the horizontal indications for existing mAbs, expanding the applications of mAbs in new therapeutic areas and developing innovative and faster drug delivery mechanism are the current trends in the mAbs market...
MEI Research is an engineering firm based in St. Louis Park, MN, that develops technologies to support research in nutrition and weight management. One of MEI's goals is to improve the design and construction of whole-body respiration calorimeters. These instrumented systems calculate energy expenditure by precisely measuring the amount of oxygen that the body converts by metabolism to carbon dioxide during periods from minutes up to several days. Calorimeters comprise sealed living areas, atmosphere controls and gas analyzers. Because the living areas contain thousands of times more air than respiratory volume the accuracy of the analytical systems that measure carbon dioxide (CO2) and oxygen (O2) concentrations is critical to overall performance...
Beckman Coulter Life Sciences, part of Beckman Coulter, Inc. and a Danaher operating company, stands today as a leader in the markets it serves and is strengthened by its position in the Danaher Corporation. The newly aligned organization continues Beckman Coulter's deep heritage of serving researchers and will further the company's ability to quickly and efficiently respond to market demands...
TAP Biosystems, a leading supplier of innovative cell culture systems and consumables for life science applications is delighted to announce I-Stem, a major French stem cell research institute, is using a CompacT SC automated cell culture system and Fill-It automated cryovial filing and capping system to reproducibly generate and rapidly bank a range of pluripotent stem cells. Scientists at I-Stem are currently using the CompacT SC to automate differentiation and expansion of stem cells, allowing the generation of human pluripotent cell lines of consistent high quality...
Currently just 25 percent of laboratories in the United States have implemented mobile devices for their daily operations but interest is growing, especially for tablets. There are just a few laboratory specific apps available today and 60 percent of the custom apps for labs are developed internally. At Forum, STARLIMS gave its customers an opportunity to preview possible mobile apps for STARLIMS LIMS and ELN products displayed in an interactive kiosk. Attendees also participated in a hands-on workshop conducted by Design Concepts, Inc., in which they were able to design their own mobile app concepts...
At a ceremony officiated by Minister Sean Sherlock TD, Irish Minister for Research and Innovation, Department of Jobs, Enterprise & Innovation, Waters Corporation (NYSE:WAT) welcomed the Irish National Institute for Bioprocessing Research and Training (NIBRT) into its Centers of Innovation Program. Waters acknowledged NIBRT and the research team under the direction of Prof. Pauline Rudd, Principal Investigator, for her pioneering contribution to the field of glycobiology, a science of growing importance to both biotherapeutics manufacturers and disease research...
Panasonic today announced the creation of a new business: Panasonic Biomedical Sales Europe BV (PHCBEU). The new organisation sees SANYO E&E Europe BV re-brand as PHCBEU and continues to offer a wide range of biomedical products, such as ULT freezers, incubators, medical refrigerators and cell processing systems, under the newly created brand...
Anasys Instruments has been chosen to receive a Best Paper Award for 2011 for a talk given at ANTEC 2011. The paper, titled "Rapid Determination of Cure Rate and Direct Identification of Spatial Variations in Cross Link Density", was presented at the Polymer Analysis: Advances in Analytical Characterization: Hyphenated and New Techniques Division session during the ANTEC conference at the beginning of May this past year. On behalf of Anasys, Roshan Shetty will receive the award at ANTEC 2012...