ModiQuest Research Delivers Novel Therapeutic Antibodies For Rheumatoid ArthritisDec 1, 2011ModiQuest Research, the full service provider for antibody generation, engineering and optimization, has successfully generated novel antibody therapeutic leads and diagnostics for rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Using its extensive antibody generation technology platform, which includes phage display and high throughput mouse hybridoma generation, the company identified specific anti-citrulline antibodies that demonstrate high efficacy levels in preclinical RA models...
Read MoreThermo Fisher Scientific Fluorospectrometer Implemented by the University of California to improve the accuracy and efficiency of GFR Measurements in miceDec 1, 2011Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the world leader in serving science, today announced that the University of California (UC), San Diego, Division of Nephrology/Hypertension has implemented a Thermo Scientific NanoDrop 3300 Fluorospectrometer as the fluorescent detection system for mouse glomerular filtration rate (GFR) determination. The Thermo Scientific NanoDrop 3300 Fluorospectrometer offers a reliable micro-volume fluorescent platform for repeated determination of GFR in conscious mice to assess their renal function without surgical procedures...
Read MoreGlobal award for prostate cancer blood test developerDec 1, 2011A scientist at The Institute of Cancer Research (ICR) and The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust, Dr Timothy Yap, has received an award for ongoing work developing a blood test to predict how prostate cancer patients will respond to treatment...
Read MoreNew multimedia guide 'IC Maintenance' available now from MetrohmDec 1, 2011
Ion chromatography has become the method of choice for many applications. Sensitive as it is, correct results depend crucially on the correct use and maintenance of the IC instrument. To this end, Metrohm has published 'IC Maintenance', a new multimedia guide demonstrating users of Metrohm IC how to carry out essential maintenance work on their IC system by themselves. 'IC Maintenance' is free of charge and can be ordered from any Metrohm representation...
Read MoreMaximise the potential of your stem cell applicationsDec 1, 2011Dr Verna McErlane, Director of Commercial Operations, International at Sistemic, is scheduled to give her own special insight into advanced analytical models to support the stem cell therapy industry at this year's Stem Cell Meeting on the MESA conference. Participants will have the opportunity to discuss miRNA profiling and learn how to maximise the potential of stem cell applications. The 2011 conference will be held in the Salk Institute for Biological Studies in La Jolla, California...
Read MoreMalvernDec 1, 2011Scientists from Malvern Instruments and from biological ingredients and technology developers, Novozymes Biopharma, have successfully completed the first phase of extensive collaborative studies. These have involved the application of Malvern's light scattering technologies in evaluating the formulation stability of two of Novozymes leading recombinant albumin products - Albucult® and Recombumin® - which are used in the manufacture of human therapeutics....
Read MoreCherwell Laboratories Celebrates 40th AnniversaryNov 30, 2011Cherwell Laboratories is celebrating its 40th anniversary this November. Founded in 1971 by Lawrence Whittard as a veterinary diagnostic laboratory, Cherwell has evolved over the years to dedicate its products and services to environmental monitoring and validation of sterilisation processes. The company's fully integrated product range for microbiological and quality assurance applications includes Redipor prepared media, SAS microbial air samplers, DataTrace wireless datalogging systems, as well as the recently acquired UK distributorships for Raven and Apex Laboratories' biological indicators...
Read MoreProtagen and Charles River Form Strategic PartnershipNov 30, 2011Protagen AG , Dortmund, a GMP-certified specialist in the characterization of protein drugs and Charles River Laboratories International, Inc., one of the world leading companies in high-quality research models and preclinical and clinical support services, are pleased to announce a strategic Marketing & Sales alliance...
Read MoreHORIBA Medical in partnership with Spire Healthcare undertake haematology analyser comparison studyNov 30, 2011Following its debut presentation at IBMS Congress 2011, the results poster of the Spire Healthcare-commissioned granulocyte and neutrophil count comparison study of HORIBA Medical's ABX Micros ES 60 and three other methodologies is now available to view at the HORIBA Medical-UK website. The study shows that the granulocyte count of the ABX Micros ES 60 can be considered a neutrophil count in the absence of flags, making it a suitable instrument for all Point-of-Care (POC) settings...
Read MoreStem cell qualified mouse Leukemia Inhibitory Factor (mLIF)Nov 30, 2011AMSBIO has added mouse Leukemia Inhibitory Factor (mLIF) to its extensive range of stem cell research products. Functionally tested with mouse ES cells, the affordably-priced AMSBIO recombinant mLIF combines both high quality and high activity. Mouse Leukemia Inhibitory Factor is a lymphoid factor involved in a number of biological processes including neural and hematopoietic cell differentiation, bone and fat metabolism, and mitogenesis of certain factor dependent cell lines...
Read MoreThermo Fisher Scientific Makes it Easy to Match the Right Plate to Your AssayNov 30, 2011Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the world leader in serving science, has released its new Thermo Scientific immunoassay plate guide. This interactive online guide provides a detailed resource for users looking to match the right plate to each assay. With information on passive binding surfaces for biomacromolecules, covalent coupling surfaces for smaller biomolecules and affinity capture surfaces for affinity-tagged biomolecules, you can be confident that you are using the best plate for each application...
Read MoreReinnervate to present and exhibit at the American Society for Cell Biology annual conference 2011Nov 29, 2011Reinnervate, the expert in making routine 3D cell culture a reality, has announced that the company will exhibit and present at this year's American Society for Cell Biology (ASCB) annual conference (Denver, USA, 3 - 7th December 2011). Reinnervate's Chief Scientific Officer, Professor Stefan Przyborski, will deliver a case study presentation at 18.15 on Sunday 4th December entitled ‘Enabling Routine 3D Cell Culture for Disease Modelling, Toxicity Screening and Safety Testing'...
Read MoreDates announced for Laborama 2012Nov 29, 2011On March 22th and 23th, 2012 the 13th edition of Laborama will take place at Brussels Kart Expo-Groot-Bijgaarden. Laborama, an initiative of the professional association UDIAS, has become the meeting point by excellence for the laboratory sector in Belgium. Every year both Belgian and European exhibitors participate at Laborama in order to present their products to the laboratory professionals who visit the trade fair...
Read MoreTTP LabTech Showcases Innovative Technology at ASCB 2011Nov 29, 2011TTP LabTech will highlight it's leading portfolio of products for high content screening (HCS) at the American Society for Cell Biology (ASCB) conference and exhibition on booth #427, Denver, Colorado, 3-7 December 2011. On Monday 5th Dec from 18.45-20.15, Dr Paul Wylie will present a tutorial entitled "Cell Biology Applications of Laser Scanning Cytometry" (Room 113, Tutorial G) discussing the latest application developments of laser scanning cytometry...
Read MoreNEW Pittcon 2012 Mobile App Now AvailableNov 29, 2011Pittcon are excited to announce the launch of our Pittcon 2012 mobile app! The Pittcon 2012 app serves as your all-in-one event guide by putting everything you need to know right onto your mobile device... Read MoreThermo Fisher Scientific Names Winner of 2012 Winter Conference Award in Plasma SpectrochemistryNov 29, 2011Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the world leader in serving science, today announced the winner of the 2012 Winter Conference Award in Plasma Spectrochemistry, Dr. J. Sabine Becker, head of Trace and UltraTrace Analysis, Central Division of Analytical Chemistry at the Research Center Juelich, Germany. The award, which honors scientists who have made the most noteworthy contributions to the field of plasma spectrochemistry, is sponsored by Thermo Fisher. Thermo Fisher will present the award and a check for $5,000 to Dr. Becker during the 2012 Winter Conference on Plasma Spectrochemistry to be held in Tucson, Ariz. January 9-14, 2012...
Read MoreCarl Zeiss Opens New Chapter in MicroscopyNov 29, 2011New Microscopy business group is launched – "The world's only one-stop shop for light and electron microscopy" The start of the new 2011/12 fiscal year also marked the launch of Carl Zeiss Microscopy. 2,500 employees of MicroImaging und Nano Technology Systems now form the new business group in the Carl Zeiss Group. In the future the company will be the world's only supplier to offer one-stop, innovative systems and solutions for light and electron microscopy...
Read MoreUniversity Teaching Labs Buy into Priorclaves for Better PerformanceNov 28, 2011York University is shortly taking delivery of a number of priorclaves for use in the Biology Department's Teaching Laboratories and associated central Wash-Up and sterilising facilities, the third contract to be awarded to Priorclave by the University in the past 12 months. Although the laboratory equipment supplies market is extremely competitive, the Operations Manager at York University specified the Priorclave brand of autoclaves because of their inherent and proven energy efficiency, enabling the Department to reduce significantly its day-to-day operational costs...
Read MoreCalls for better environmental control after latest superbug threatsNov 28, 2011To avoid the world coming under threat from untreatable infections, more focus on the management of the environment is essential claims a leading expert. Superbugs are becoming more resistant to the current portfolio of antibiotics and investment in developing new drugs has been scaled back. Minimising the risk of pathogen transfer from healthcare surroundings to the patient needs to be a key focus to help prevent unwanted infections...
Read MoreBioTek Receives Frost & Sullivan AwardNov 28, 2011BioTek Instruments, Inc., proudly announces that they are the recipient of the Frost Sullivan 2011 North American New Product Innovation Award for Workflow Solutions in Life Sciences. Independent analysis by Frost & Sullivan research teams determined that BioTek excelled in its commitment to improving technology and streamlining workflows relative to other companies in their business category. This focus has resulted in the launch of over 20 new BioTek products in the market over the past four years...
Read MoreAnalytik reports on the research and contract work of the Armes Group at the University of Sheffield using the CPS disc centrifuge for particle characterisation.Nov 28, 2011Analytik, leading suppliers of innovative analytical instrumentation, talk about the particle characterisation work performed by Professor Steve Armes and his team in the Department of Chemistry at the University of Sheffield...
Read MoreBreakthrough in the battle against malariaNov 28, 2011An international team of scientists has announced a breakthrough in the fight against malaria, paving the way for the development of new drugs to treat the deadly disease. According to the World Health Organisation malaria currently infects more then 225 million people worldwide and accounts for nearly 800,000 deaths per year. Most deaths occur among children living in Africa where a child dies every 45 seconds of malaria and the disease accounts for approximately 20% of all childhood deaths...
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ModiQuest Research, the full service provider for antibody generation, engineering and optimization, has successfully generated novel antibody therapeutic leads and diagnostics for rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Using its extensive antibody generation technology platform, which includes phage display and high throughput mouse hybridoma generation, the company identified specific anti-citrulline antibodies that demonstrate high efficacy levels in preclinical RA models...
Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the world leader in serving science, today announced that the University of California (UC), San Diego, Division of Nephrology/Hypertension has implemented a Thermo Scientific NanoDrop 3300 Fluorospectrometer as the fluorescent detection system for mouse glomerular filtration rate (GFR) determination. The Thermo Scientific NanoDrop 3300 Fluorospectrometer offers a reliable micro-volume fluorescent platform for repeated determination of GFR in conscious mice to assess their renal function without surgical procedures...
A scientist at The Institute of Cancer Research (ICR) and The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust, Dr Timothy Yap, has received an award for ongoing work developing a blood test to predict how prostate cancer patients will respond to treatment...
Ion chromatography has become the method of choice for many applications. Sensitive as it is, correct results depend crucially on the correct use and maintenance of the IC instrument. To this end, Metrohm has published 'IC Maintenance', a new multimedia guide demonstrating users of Metrohm IC how to carry out essential maintenance work on their IC system by themselves. 'IC Maintenance' is free of charge and can be ordered from any Metrohm representation...
Dr Verna McErlane, Director of Commercial Operations, International at Sistemic, is scheduled to give her own special insight into advanced analytical models to support the stem cell therapy industry at this year's Stem Cell Meeting on the MESA conference. Participants will have the opportunity to discuss miRNA profiling and learn how to maximise the potential of stem cell applications. The 2011 conference will be held in the Salk Institute for Biological Studies in La Jolla, California...
Scientists from Malvern Instruments and from biological ingredients and technology developers, Novozymes Biopharma, have successfully completed the first phase of extensive collaborative studies. These have involved the application of Malvern's light scattering technologies in evaluating the formulation stability of two of Novozymes leading recombinant albumin products - Albucult® and Recombumin® - which are used in the manufacture of human therapeutics....
Cherwell Laboratories is celebrating its 40th anniversary this November. Founded in 1971 by Lawrence Whittard as a veterinary diagnostic laboratory, Cherwell has evolved over the years to dedicate its products and services to environmental monitoring and validation of sterilisation processes. The company's fully integrated product range for microbiological and quality assurance applications includes Redipor prepared media, SAS microbial air samplers, DataTrace wireless datalogging systems, as well as the recently acquired UK distributorships for Raven and Apex Laboratories' biological indicators...
Protagen AG , Dortmund, a GMP-certified specialist in the characterization of protein drugs and Charles River Laboratories International, Inc., one of the world leading companies in high-quality research models and preclinical and clinical support services, are pleased to announce a strategic Marketing & Sales alliance...
Following its debut presentation at IBMS Congress 2011, the results poster of the Spire Healthcare-commissioned granulocyte and neutrophil count comparison study of HORIBA Medical's ABX Micros ES 60 and three other methodologies is now available to view at the HORIBA Medical-UK website. The study shows that the granulocyte count of the ABX Micros ES 60 can be considered a neutrophil count in the absence of flags, making it a suitable instrument for all Point-of-Care (POC) settings...
AMSBIO has added mouse Leukemia Inhibitory Factor (mLIF) to its extensive range of stem cell research products. Functionally tested with mouse ES cells, the affordably-priced AMSBIO recombinant mLIF combines both high quality and high activity. Mouse Leukemia Inhibitory Factor is a lymphoid factor involved in a number of biological processes including neural and hematopoietic cell differentiation, bone and fat metabolism, and mitogenesis of certain factor dependent cell lines...
Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the world leader in serving science, has released its new Thermo Scientific immunoassay plate guide. This interactive online guide provides a detailed resource for users looking to match the right plate to each assay. With information on passive binding surfaces for biomacromolecules, covalent coupling surfaces for smaller biomolecules and affinity capture surfaces for affinity-tagged biomolecules, you can be confident that you are using the best plate for each application...
Reinnervate, the expert in making routine 3D cell culture a reality, has announced that the company will exhibit and present at this year's American Society for Cell Biology (ASCB) annual conference (Denver, USA, 3 - 7th December 2011). Reinnervate's Chief Scientific Officer, Professor Stefan Przyborski, will deliver a case study presentation at 18.15 on Sunday 4th December entitled ‘Enabling Routine 3D Cell Culture for Disease Modelling, Toxicity Screening and Safety Testing'...
On March 22th and 23th, 2012 the 13th edition of Laborama will take place at Brussels Kart Expo-Groot-Bijgaarden. Laborama, an initiative of the professional association UDIAS, has become the meeting point by excellence for the laboratory sector in Belgium. Every year both Belgian and European exhibitors participate at Laborama in order to present their products to the laboratory professionals who visit the trade fair...
TTP LabTech will highlight it's leading portfolio of products for high content screening (HCS) at the American Society for Cell Biology (ASCB) conference and exhibition on booth #427, Denver, Colorado, 3-7 December 2011. On Monday 5th Dec from 18.45-20.15, Dr Paul Wylie will present a tutorial entitled "Cell Biology Applications of Laser Scanning Cytometry" (Room 113, Tutorial G) discussing the latest application developments of laser scanning cytometry...
Pittcon are excited to announce the launch of our Pittcon 2012 mobile app! The Pittcon 2012 app serves as your all-in-one event guide by putting everything you need to know right onto your mobile device...
New Microscopy business group is launched – "The world's only one-stop shop for light and electron microscopy" The start of the new 2011/12 fiscal year also marked the launch of Carl Zeiss Microscopy. 2,500 employees of MicroImaging und Nano Technology Systems now form the new business group in the Carl Zeiss Group. In the future the company will be the world's only supplier to offer one-stop, innovative systems and solutions for light and electron microscopy...
York University is shortly taking delivery of a number of priorclaves for use in the Biology Department's Teaching Laboratories and associated central Wash-Up and sterilising facilities, the third contract to be awarded to Priorclave by the University in the past 12 months. Although the laboratory equipment supplies market is extremely competitive, the Operations Manager at York University specified the Priorclave brand of autoclaves because of their inherent and proven energy efficiency, enabling the Department to reduce significantly its day-to-day operational costs...
To avoid the world coming under threat from untreatable infections, more focus on the management of the environment is essential claims a leading expert. Superbugs are becoming more resistant to the current portfolio of antibiotics and investment in developing new drugs has been scaled back. Minimising the risk of pathogen transfer from healthcare surroundings to the patient needs to be a key focus to help prevent unwanted infections...
BioTek Instruments, Inc., proudly announces that they are the recipient of the Frost Sullivan 2011 North American New Product Innovation Award for Workflow Solutions in Life Sciences. Independent analysis by Frost & Sullivan research teams determined that BioTek excelled in its commitment to improving technology and streamlining workflows relative to other companies in their business category. This focus has resulted in the launch of over 20 new BioTek products in the market over the past four years...
Analytik, leading suppliers of innovative analytical instrumentation, talk about the particle characterisation work performed by Professor Steve Armes and his team in the Department of Chemistry at the University of Sheffield...
An international team of scientists has announced a breakthrough in the fight against malaria, paving the way for the development of new drugs to treat the deadly disease. According to the World Health Organisation malaria currently infects more then 225 million people worldwide and accounts for nearly 800,000 deaths per year. Most deaths occur among children living in Africa where a child dies every 45 seconds of malaria and the disease accounts for approximately 20% of all childhood deaths...