AJ Blomesystem Launches New Laboratory Information Management System readyLIMS on the Market Apr 11, 2012AJ Blomesystem GmbH, a wholly owned Analytik Jena subsidiary, adds a new laboratory information management system to its comprehensive product portfolio. readyLIMS® is a high-performance, immediately ready to operate system. It is able to process the entire range of daily laboratory tasks from resources to be used to the graphical presentation...
Read MoreElizabeth Murchison receives Eppendorf Award for Young European Investigators 2012Apr 11, 2012In 2012, the Eppendorf Award for Young European Investigators will be presented for the 17th time. This year's Award goes to Elizabeth Murchison, Ph.D., Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute, Hinxton, Cambridge. The official presentation of the Award will take place at the EMBL Advanced Training Centre in Heidelberg, Germany, on May 9, 2012...
Read More2D Gel Image Analyser at Major European Research Centre is Successfully used in Unique Drug Discovery ProjectApr 10, 2012Syngene, a world-leading manufacturer of image analysis solutions, is delighted to announce its G:BOX imaging system is being used by scientists at a UK university to help visualise protein signals which will detect how cells in the human body react to new drugs. Scientists at the university are using a high resolution G:BOX system to accurately analyse fluorescent and chemiluminescent proteins on Western blots...
Read MoreJPK releases new handbook of accessories for SPMApr 10, 2012JPK Instruments, a world-leading manufacturer of nanoanalytic instrumentation for research in life sciences and soft matter, has released a new handbook of accessories for its family of SPM systems. Modularity is one of the most important parameters when selecting instrumentation for laboratory use today. Having the ability to add new tools and techniques for relatively low capital outlay while obtaining significant technical improvements is key in the world of SPM as most systems have multiple users, each with his or her own requirements be it in advanced research or in routine analysis...
Read MoreFocusing on nanopores with PIApr 10, 2012Scientists at the University of Cambridge are using Physik Instrumente's P-517 3-axis precision nanopositioning system to further advance understanding of the action of molecules during transport through membrane nanopores. Dr Ulrich Keyser, Principle Investigator in the University's Cavendish Laboratory Biological and Soft Systems group, explained: "We are looking at the transport of single molecules through membranes made using silicon nanotechnology and glass capillaries or biological systems - lipid membranes with protein nanochannels."...
Read MoreLEAN Work Cell Success Highlighted Within NHS Improvement Session at FiLM 2012Apr 10, 2012As part of the NHS Improvement ‘Bringing Lean to Life'1 initiative, Path Links NHS Pathology Service has recently presented on its successful implementation of a LEAN work cell based approach within its Blood Science laboratories. At the 10th Annual Frontiers in Laboratory Medicine (FiLM 2012), NHS Improvement facilitated a session on ‘Embedding the Culture of Improvement'. Here Mick Chomyn from Path Links NHS Pathology Service presented ‘LEAN Work Cells' - Automation is not always the answer'2, demonstrating how efficient work cells improved turnaround times and reduced staff costs without the need for expensive track.
Read MoreThermo Fisher ScientificApr 5, 2012Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the world leader in serving science, today announced the 50th anniversary of its Maybridge chemistry products, a continually evolving line of bioactive molecules to accelerate drug discovery and development. The Maybridge line is a comprehensive range of highly innovative and diverse drug-like molecules and compound libraries for traditional drug-discovery screening, as well as fragment-based programs...
Read MoreREMPI and SPI for quick emissions analysis Apr 5, 201220 sessions with some 115 lectures await visitors at the analytica Conference, the most important analysis conference in Europe. As in the past, the conference is being held on the first three days of the International Trade Fair for Laboratory Technology, Analysis and Biotechnology. One of the high points of this year’s conference is the session moderated by Professor Ralf Zimmermann on “Light and Molecular Ions - Photo Ionization in Mass Spectrometry”. analytica 2012, which for the first time ever will feature new Live Labs, three completely equipped laboratories, opens its gates in Munich from April 17 – 20...
Read MoreNew Microsite Places Natural Resources Under the MicroscopeApr 5, 2012A microsite dedicated to the natural resource industries has been launched today by Carl Zeiss. The sustainable use of natural resources is dependent upon improving the efficiency of the mining, refining and end production industries. The new microsite from Carl Zeiss addresses the challenges for natural resource industries and demonstrates how pioneering microscopy solutions can overcome these...
Read MoreTecan granted patent for revolutionary NanoQuant PlateApr 5, 2012The revolutionary design of Tecan's NanoQuant PlateTM has been recognized with the granting of a new European patent. Launched in 2008, the NanoQuant Plate was the first solution on the market designed for simultaneous measurement of multiple low volume samples. This innovative device consists of 16 precision-manufactured quartz optics in a user-friendly format, offering precise, straightforward absorbance- and fluorescence-based measurements from sample volumes as low as 2 μl...
Read MoreBitplane Imaris Software to visualise effect of Neurobeachin on differentiation of synapses at WestfApr 5, 2012One of the challenges facing neuroscience researchers is understanding how nerve cells contact each other to transmit information and which proteins and mechanisms control the formation and function of these synaptic contacts. Most excitatory synapses in the brain are built on actin-rich dendritic protrusions called spines and, as numerous psychiatric and neurological diseases are accompanied by alterations of spine numbers or size, the elucidation of mechanisms that regulate formation and plasticity of spinous synapses is vital...
Read MoreAutoscribe Informatics success at PittconApr 4, 2012Autoscribe Informatics Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Autoscribe Ltd, appeared at a conference for the first time at Pittcon 2012 in Orlando. It is pleasing to report that we had the busiest Pittcon for several years with an increase in enquiries for the new Matrix Gemini software solutions...
Read MoreCambodia's scientists take major digital stepApr 4, 2012
Cambodia is the latest country to be connected to Trans-Eurasia Information Network (TEIN3), the pan-Asian research and education network, bringing the number of Asian countries benefiting from the high speed network to 17. The new link initially connects the Institute of Technology of Cambodia (ITC) in Phnom Penh and has the potential to connect Cambodia’s 35,000 researchers with scientists around the world. This move will improve the quality and quantity of research conducted in Cambodia’s higher education institutes and research centres...
Read MoreWhatApr 4, 2012Visit BMG LABTECH, The Microplate Reader Company, at Booth B1.306 at the Analytica 2012, the international conference for Analysis technology, Laboratory technology and Biotechnology. This year the exhibition areas will include Analysis and Quality Control, Laboratory Equipment, as well as Biotechnology/Life Science/Diagnostics...
Read MoreWorldwide Glass Resources announce the launch of its new and improved WebsiteApr 4, 2012Worldwide Glass Resources, Inc. is pleased to announce the launch of its new and improved Website for 2012. The new website was designed for an improved browsing and navigation experience. The new website offers many new features and an expanded product line...
Read MoreClinical Reference Laboratory creates unique position in South AmericaApr 3, 2012A global leader in the provision of central laboratory services for the clinical trials industry, Clinical Reference Laboratory (CRL), has today announced the full integration of its Argentina-based partner Laboratorio Hidalgo to its worldwide network of laboratories providing a much desired South American presence...
Read MoreEmerging Regenerative Medicine Firm in Czech Republic Chooses CellBase CTApr 3, 2012TAP Biosystems, a leading supplier of innovative cell culture systems and consumables for life science applications, is pleased to announce it is installing a system to automate the ex-vivo expansion of autologous cell therapies (CellBase CTTM) at Czech-based firm PrimeCell, one of Central and Eastern Europe's largest regenerative medicine companies...
Read MoreBruker Post Three New SCION GC-MS Application Notes for DownloadApr 2, 2012A series of three new Application Notes describing multi-residue analysis in complex food matrix samples and environmental monitoring using the Bruker SCIONTM tandem mass spectrometry (MS) coupled to gas chromatography (GC-MS/MS) are now available on Bruker's dedicated SCION product website...
Read MoreEppendorf Advantage: Simply Irresistible!Apr 2, 2012Eppendorf's latest Advantage promotion focuses on bundle savings available on the benchtop high-speed mixer, Eppendorf MixMate®, and Eppendorf Research® plus multichannel pipettes. Developed within the strict criteria of Eppendorf's PhysioCare Concept®, these highly successful products are available in special Value Bundles with matching consumables at savings of up to 30 per cent...
Read MoreBioCity Scotland DragonsApr 2, 2012BioCity Scotland, the centre for life science businesses in Newhouse, Lanarkshire, will award a prize worth £10,000 at this year’s BioEntrepreneur Boot Camp Scotland, a three-day intensive business development programme designed to prepare scientists to be their own boss...
Read MoreCost-effective norovirus detection with NOROTOP+Mar 30, 2012
Pro-Lab Diagnostics has launched a rapid visual assay for the detection of norovirus in faecal samples. NOROTOP+® is a qualitative lateral flow assay allowing effective detection of norovirus in faecal samples in just 15 minutes. The number of reported norovirus cases is on the increase throughout the UK, with explosive outbreaks of this highly contagious pathogen leading to acute gastroenteritis. To improve outbreak management and help reduce transmission of the virus, Pro-Lab Diagnostics has developed NOROTOP+®...
Read MoreTAP BiosystemsMar 30, 2012TAP Biosystems, a leading supplier of innovative automation and consumables for life science applications, is pleased to announce that its Technology Strategy Board funded project with UCL scientists has made a significant advance towards developing a tissue-engineered, biomimetic cornea as a therapy...
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AJ Blomesystem GmbH, a wholly owned Analytik Jena subsidiary, adds a new laboratory information management system to its comprehensive product portfolio. readyLIMS® is a high-performance, immediately ready to operate system. It is able to process the entire range of daily laboratory tasks from resources to be used to the graphical presentation...
In 2012, the Eppendorf Award for Young European Investigators will be presented for the 17th time. This year's Award goes to Elizabeth Murchison, Ph.D., Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute, Hinxton, Cambridge. The official presentation of the Award will take place at the EMBL Advanced Training Centre in Heidelberg, Germany, on May 9, 2012...
Syngene, a world-leading manufacturer of image analysis solutions, is delighted to announce its G:BOX imaging system is being used by scientists at a UK university to help visualise protein signals which will detect how cells in the human body react to new drugs. Scientists at the university are using a high resolution G:BOX system to accurately analyse fluorescent and chemiluminescent proteins on Western blots...
JPK Instruments, a world-leading manufacturer of nanoanalytic instrumentation for research in life sciences and soft matter, has released a new handbook of accessories for its family of SPM systems. Modularity is one of the most important parameters when selecting instrumentation for laboratory use today. Having the ability to add new tools and techniques for relatively low capital outlay while obtaining significant technical improvements is key in the world of SPM as most systems have multiple users, each with his or her own requirements be it in advanced research or in routine analysis...
Scientists at the University of Cambridge are using Physik Instrumente's P-517 3-axis precision nanopositioning system to further advance understanding of the action of molecules during transport through membrane nanopores. Dr Ulrich Keyser, Principle Investigator in the University's Cavendish Laboratory Biological and Soft Systems group, explained: "We are looking at the transport of single molecules through membranes made using silicon nanotechnology and glass capillaries or biological systems - lipid membranes with protein nanochannels."...
As part of the NHS Improvement ‘Bringing Lean to Life
Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the world leader in serving science, today announced the 50th anniversary of its Maybridge chemistry products, a continually evolving line of bioactive molecules to accelerate drug discovery and development. The Maybridge line is a comprehensive range of highly innovative and diverse drug-like molecules and compound libraries for traditional drug-discovery screening, as well as fragment-based programs...
20 sessions with some 115 lectures await visitors at the analytica Conference, the most important analysis conference in Europe. As in the past, the conference is being held on the first three days of the International Trade Fair for Laboratory Technology, Analysis and Biotechnology. One of the high points of this year’s conference is the session moderated by Professor Ralf Zimmermann on “Light and Molecular Ions - Photo Ionization in Mass Spectrometry”. analytica 2012, which for the first time ever will feature new Live Labs, three completely equipped laboratories, opens its gates in Munich from April 17 – 20...
A microsite dedicated to the natural resource industries has been launched today by Carl Zeiss. The sustainable use of natural resources is dependent upon improving the efficiency of the mining, refining and end production industries. The new microsite from Carl Zeiss addresses the challenges for natural resource industries and demonstrates how pioneering microscopy solutions can overcome these...
The revolutionary design of Tecan's NanoQuant PlateTM has been recognized with the granting of a new European patent. Launched in 2008, the NanoQuant Plate was the first solution on the market designed for simultaneous measurement of multiple low volume samples. This innovative device consists of 16 precision-manufactured quartz optics in a user-friendly format, offering precise, straightforward absorbance- and fluorescence-based measurements from sample volumes as low as 2 μl...
One of the challenges facing neuroscience researchers is understanding how nerve cells contact each other to transmit information and which proteins and mechanisms control the formation and function of these synaptic contacts. Most excitatory synapses in the brain are built on actin-rich dendritic protrusions called spines and, as numerous psychiatric and neurological diseases are accompanied by alterations of spine numbers or size, the elucidation of mechanisms that regulate formation and plasticity of spinous synapses is vital...
Autoscribe Informatics Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Autoscribe Ltd, appeared at a conference for the first time at Pittcon 2012 in Orlando. It is pleasing to report that we had the busiest Pittcon for several years with an increase in enquiries for the new Matrix Gemini software solutions...
Cambodia is the latest country to be connected to Trans-Eurasia Information Network (TEIN3), the pan-Asian research and education network, bringing the number of Asian countries benefiting from the high speed network to 17. The new link initially connects the Institute of Technology of Cambodia (ITC) in Phnom Penh and has the potential to connect Cambodia’s 35,000 researchers with scientists around the world. This move will improve the quality and quantity of research conducted in Cambodia’s higher education institutes and research centres...
Visit BMG LABTECH, The Microplate Reader Company, at Booth B1.306 at the Analytica 2012, the international conference for Analysis technology, Laboratory technology and Biotechnology. This year the exhibition areas will include Analysis and Quality Control, Laboratory Equipment, as well as Biotechnology/Life Science/Diagnostics...
Worldwide Glass Resources, Inc. is pleased to announce the launch of its new and improved Website for 2012. The new website was designed for an improved browsing and navigation experience. The new website offers many new features and an expanded product line...
A global leader in the provision of central laboratory services for the clinical trials industry, Clinical Reference Laboratory (CRL), has today announced the full integration of its Argentina-based partner Laboratorio Hidalgo to its worldwide network of laboratories providing a much desired South American presence...
TAP Biosystems, a leading supplier of innovative cell culture systems and consumables for life science applications, is pleased to announce it is installing a system to automate the ex-vivo expansion of autologous cell therapies (CellBase CTTM) at Czech-based firm PrimeCell, one of Central and Eastern Europe's largest regenerative medicine companies...
A series of three new Application Notes describing multi-residue analysis in complex food matrix samples and environmental monitoring using the Bruker SCIONTM tandem mass spectrometry (MS) coupled to gas chromatography (GC-MS/MS) are now available on Bruker's dedicated SCION product website...
Eppendorf's latest Advantage promotion focuses on bundle savings available on the benchtop high-speed mixer, Eppendorf MixMate®, and Eppendorf Research® plus multichannel pipettes. Developed within the strict criteria of Eppendorf's PhysioCare Concept®, these highly successful products are available in special Value Bundles with matching consumables at savings of up to 30 per cent...
BioCity Scotland, the centre for life science businesses in Newhouse, Lanarkshire, will award a prize worth £10,000 at this year’s BioEntrepreneur Boot Camp Scotland, a three-day intensive business development programme designed to prepare scientists to be their own boss...
Pro-Lab Diagnostics has launched a rapid visual assay for the detection of norovirus in faecal samples. NOROTOP+® is a qualitative lateral flow assay allowing effective detection of norovirus in faecal samples in just 15 minutes. The number of reported norovirus cases is on the increase throughout the UK, with explosive outbreaks of this highly contagious pathogen leading to acute gastroenteritis. To improve outbreak management and help reduce transmission of the virus, Pro-Lab Diagnostics has developed NOROTOP+®...
TAP Biosystems, a leading supplier of innovative automation and consumables for life science applications, is pleased to announce that its Technology Strategy Board funded project with UCL scientists has made a significant advance towards developing a tissue-engineered, biomimetic cornea as a therapy...