Leica Microsystems Acquires LabindiaNov 15, 2011Leica Microsystems, a world leading provider of microscopy systems and total histology solutions, today announced that it has acquired the microscopy and histopathology business of Labindia Instruments Pvt. Ltd., a leading solutions and service provider in India. This transition comes after more than 20 years during which Labindia has successfully distributed Leica's products in India...
Read MoreSartobind Pico 0.08 ml Capsule Size Completes Portfolio of Salt-Tolerant Membrane AdsorbersNov 14, 2011Polishing in antibody production is usually performed on quaternary ammonium (Q) membranes in flow-through mode, since the overall speed and productivity is much higher than on traditional anion-exchange columns. However, the binding capacity of Q ligands is reduced at higher conductivities, so concentrated feed streams must be diluted to adequately remove contaminants such as DNA, host cell proteins, viruses and endotoxins...
Read MoreOxford Instruments plc Acquisition of Platinum Medical ImagingNov 11, 2011Oxford Instruments plc ("Oxford Instruments"), a leading provider of high technology tools and systems for industry and research, announces the acquisition of Platinum Medical Imaging LLC ("Platinum"). Platinum is an established US company providing high quality parts and services and turnkey solutions, including equipment selection, site planning, installation and hands-on training for MRI (Magnetic Resonance Imaging) and CT (Computerised Tomography) medical imaging instruments...
Read MoreDriving diffractionNov 11, 2011Equipped with the novel Aero dry dispersion unit, the new Mastersizer 3000 particle size analyzer from Malvern Instruments now extends dry measurement to the widest possible range of sample types. The design of the Aero reflects state-of-the-art dry powder dispersion knowledge and enables users to measure materials from cement to coffee, cohesive minerals to fragile pharmaceuticals, from 0.1 micron up to 3.5 mm in the dry state...
Read MoreStarna Scientific appoints Nathan Hulme as DirectorNov 11, 2011Spectroscopy specialist, Starna Scientific, has appointed Nathan Hulme as a Director to help guide the company's expansion plans. Hulme's main responsibilities will include assisting in setting out an overall business strategy for the company that will address communications with customers and dealers as well as involving leadership of the sales team...
Read MoreOptibrium Expands StarDrop Availability with Apple Mac CompatibilityNov 10, 2011Optibrium, a provider of software solutions for drug discovery, today launches StarDrop 5.1, an upgraded version of its innovative support tool which helps drug discovery scientists to guide key decisions in drug discovery and quickly achieve successful project outcomes. As a result of this upgrade, StarDrop's unique capabilities to guide the design and selection of high quality, novel compounds are now available on the Apple Mac, a reflection of the increasing popularity of Macs within the industry...
Read MoreIDT Newsletter Helps You Nov 10, 2011Each quarter, Integrated DNA Technologies (IDT), the world leader in oligonucleotide synthesis, releases the latest version of its DECODED newsletter. Each issue contains everything from interesting summaries and interviews about the latest academic research findings, to applications overviews, laboratory tips, and the latest product news. A column entitled ‘Find Out First' provides users with an exclusive first look at a new IDT product or update...
Read MoreLiz experiences clinical research Nov 10, 2011Plymouth based medical charity the Diving Diseases Research Centre (DDRC) has provided a clinical science student with the opportunity to conduct a year's research under authentic clinical conditions. 21 year-old Liz Hancox is currently studying for a Clinical Science degree at the Peninsula Medical School and is required to complete a research project as part of a Professional Training Year...
Read MoreCresset Announces Fall 2011 Design a Molecule Competition WinnersNov 9, 2011Cresset is delighted to announce the results of its Fall 2011 Design a Molecule Competition. This competition, the third in a series run by Cresset, focussed on an anti-malarial target and challenged chemists to design the most biologically similar molecule (best bioisostere) to a reference compound that was provided. Entries were ranked relative to the original bioactive/bound conformer using Cresset's FieldAlign software and then judged on synthetic tractability, drug-likeness and novelty...
Read MoreAnalytik announces the US Food & Drugs Administration has followed the UKNov 9, 2011Analytik, leading suppliers of innovative analytical instrumentation, are pleased to announce further acceptance for ASD's portable NIR drug analysers with the USA's Food & Drugs Administration purchasing two LabSpec® systems after the UK's Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Authority bought a system earlier this year for counterfeit drug analysis...
Read MoreCatch up on the Latest News in Microscopy & Image AnalysisNov 9, 2011The November issue of the Lab Bulletin Microscopy & Image Analysis E-Newsletter is out now and available to view online. Catch up on the latest news from Leica, Olympus, JPK, Carl Zeiss and many more from the industry's leading suppliers...
Read MoreOlympus helps to increase reliability and accuracy in optical metrologyNov 9, 2011The Olympus LEXT OLS4000 is being used for the development of good practice guidelines and new calibration standards in optical metrology. These reference standards are being developed by a team led by Professor Richard Leach, Principal Research Scientist at the National Physical Laboratory (NPL). Preliminary data, presented by Professor Leach at the 10th International Symposium on Measurement Technology and Intelligent Instruments (ISMTII) demonstrated that these calibration standards will help users to... Read MoreSelect Biosciences Gears Up for ELA 2012Nov 9, 2011Following the success of European Laboratory Automation (ELA) 2011, Select Biosciences has announced that it will be hosting next year's conference and exhibition at the Congress Centre Hamburg (CCH), Germany, 30 - 31 May 2012. Registration for ELA 2012 is now open, and all delegates have the option to attend 8 different conference streams, each of which includes internationally renowned keynote speakers, research presentations, training sessions and much more...
Read MoreFreeman Technology sponsors poster prize at PowderFlow 2011Nov 9, 2011Freeman Technology, specialist providers of systems and expertise for the measurement of powder flow properties, will be exhibiting the FT4 Powder Rheometer at PowderFlow 2011 providing an opportunity for delegates to network with company specialists. As part of the company's continuing support for new research in the field of powder characterisation, Freeman Technology is also sponsoring the £250 poster prize, which will be awarded for the best poster presentation at the meeting... Read MoreCritical Outcome Technologies Inc. Receives U.S. Patent for Promising Oncology Compound COTI-2Nov 8, 2011Critical Outcome Technologies Inc. (COTI) (TSX Venture: COT) announced today that a composition of matter patent has been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) on October 11, 2011, representing a major milestone for the Company and its most advanced oncology drug candidate, COTI-2...
Read MorePharma's Best and Brightest Celebrate at the 7th Annual Scrip AwardsNov 8, 2011Pharmaceutical industry achievements across the board were celebrated in style last night at the 7th Annual Scrip Awards at London's Grosvenor House. Scrip Intelligence - the leading news, data and analysis service for the global pharmaceutical industry - organised the gathering as around 500 industry leading lights donned black tie and attended the glittering gala to pay tribute to their peers at the industry's most prestigious and hotly contested awards event...
Read MoreFisher Activate Science SuccessNov 8, 2011Fisher Scientific, part of Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., today announced the continuing success of the Activate Science Roadshow. During September and October over 1,000 scientists visited an Activate Science event in the UK. There are several further Activate Science exhibitions scheduled throughout November... Read MoreBitplane Imaris 4D Software helps the Centre for Microvascular Research understand regulation of transendothelial migration of neutrophils in vivoNov 8, 2011The migration of neutrophils from the vascular lumen into inflamed tissues is a crucial component of the normal immune response and a significant factor in the development of inflammatory pathologies, where inappropriate inflammation contributes to tissue damage and disease progression. A decisive step in this process is the passage of the blood neutrophils through the endothelial cells lining the lumen - transendothelial migration (TEM)...
Read MoreFRITSCH wins Innovation-Award at POWTECH 2011Nov 8, 2011For the 4th consecutive time, the media brands PROCESS, PharmaTEC and Schüttgut presented the Innovation-Award during the POWTECH/TechnoPharm 2011 in October. This price recognizes manufacturers for trend-setting new products. Every one and a half year this competition is held during the trade fair of the bulk industry and the publishing company Vogel...
Read MoreBioVyon Filters Aid Advances in Medical Device TechnologyNov 4, 2011Porvair Filtration Group, an international leader in high performance filtration and separation materials and products for the medical, pharmaceutical and life science industries will be exhibiting at the Medica. At this important event - Porvair will showcase regulatory approved materials, based upon its proprietary BioVyon™ sintered porous plastic technology, for in vitro filtration, separation, venting and wicking applications within the medical industry...
Read MoreSunquest Information Systems announces the Acquisition of ElektaNov 4, 2011Sunquest Information Systems®, a leading provider of pathology information technology, today announced it has acquired the PowerPath® Anatomic Pathology Laboratory Information System (LIS) business of Sweden-based Elekta AB. Sunquest already has leading LIS products in its Sunquest Lab and Sunquest CoPathPlus product lines. The PowerPath acquisition further solidifies Sunquest's leading position in the Anatomic Pathology LIS market...
Read MoreReducing the C. diff burden at Gloucestershire HospitalsNov 4, 2011Cases of Clostridium difficile infection have been successfully reduced at a Hospitals Trust in Gloucestershire following the introduction of measures that includes hydrogen peroxide vapour bio-decontamination. Clostridium difficile is the leading cause of hospital-acquired diarrhoeal disease in the UK. Controlling its incidence in hospitals is a key target for the government and healthcare professionals...
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Leica Microsystems, a world leading provider of microscopy systems and total histology solutions, today announced that it has acquired the microscopy and histopathology business of Labindia Instruments Pvt. Ltd., a leading solutions and service provider in India. This transition comes after more than 20 years during which Labindia has successfully distributed Leica's products in India...
Polishing in antibody production is usually performed on quaternary ammonium (Q) membranes in flow-through mode, since the overall speed and productivity is much higher than on traditional anion-exchange columns. However, the binding capacity of Q ligands is reduced at higher conductivities, so concentrated feed streams must be diluted to adequately remove contaminants such as DNA, host cell proteins, viruses and endotoxins...
Oxford Instruments plc ("Oxford Instruments"), a leading provider of high technology tools and systems for industry and research, announces the acquisition of Platinum Medical Imaging LLC ("Platinum"). Platinum is an established US company providing high quality parts and services and turnkey solutions, including equipment selection, site planning, installation and hands-on training for MRI (Magnetic Resonance Imaging) and CT (Computerised Tomography) medical imaging instruments...
Equipped with the novel Aero dry dispersion unit, the new Mastersizer 3000 particle size analyzer from Malvern Instruments now extends dry measurement to the widest possible range of sample types. The design of the Aero reflects state-of-the-art dry powder dispersion knowledge and enables users to measure materials from cement to coffee, cohesive minerals to fragile pharmaceuticals, from 0.1 micron up to 3.5 mm in the dry state...
Spectroscopy specialist, Starna Scientific, has appointed Nathan Hulme as a Director to help guide the company's expansion plans. Hulme's main responsibilities will include assisting in setting out an overall business strategy for the company that will address communications with customers and dealers as well as involving leadership of the sales team...
Optibrium, a provider of software solutions for drug discovery, today launches StarDrop 5.1, an upgraded version of its innovative support tool which helps drug discovery scientists to guide key decisions in drug discovery and quickly achieve successful project outcomes. As a result of this upgrade, StarDrop's unique capabilities to guide the design and selection of high quality, novel compounds are now available on the Apple Mac, a reflection of the increasing popularity of Macs within the industry...
Each quarter, Integrated DNA Technologies (IDT), the world leader in oligonucleotide synthesis, releases the latest version of its DECODED newsletter. Each issue contains everything from interesting summaries and interviews about the latest academic research findings, to applications overviews, laboratory tips, and the latest product news. A column entitled ‘Find Out First' provides users with an exclusive first look at a new IDT product or update...
Plymouth based medical charity the Diving Diseases Research Centre (DDRC) has provided a clinical science student with the opportunity to conduct a year's research under authentic clinical conditions. 21 year-old Liz Hancox is currently studying for a Clinical Science degree at the Peninsula Medical School and is required to complete a research project as part of a Professional Training Year...
Cresset is delighted to announce the results of its Fall 2011 Design a Molecule Competition. This competition, the third in a series run by Cresset, focussed on an anti-malarial target and challenged chemists to design the most biologically similar molecule (best bioisostere) to a reference compound that was provided. Entries were ranked relative to the original bioactive/bound conformer using Cresset's FieldAlign software and then judged on synthetic tractability, drug-likeness and novelty...
Analytik, leading suppliers of innovative analytical instrumentation, are pleased to announce further acceptance for ASD's portable NIR drug analysers with the USA's Food & Drugs Administration purchasing two LabSpec® systems after the UK's Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Authority bought a system earlier this year for counterfeit drug analysis...
The November issue of the Lab Bulletin Microscopy & Image Analysis E-Newsletter is out now and available to view online. Catch up on the latest news from Leica, Olympus, JPK, Carl Zeiss and many more from the industry's leading suppliers...
The Olympus LEXT OLS4000 is being used for the development of good practice guidelines and new calibration standards in optical metrology. These reference standards are being developed by a team led by Professor Richard Leach, Principal Research Scientist at the National Physical Laboratory (NPL). Preliminary data, presented by Professor Leach at the 10th International Symposium on Measurement Technology and Intelligent Instruments (ISMTII) demonstrated that these calibration standards will help users to...
Following the success of European Laboratory Automation (ELA) 2011, Select Biosciences has announced that it will be hosting next year's conference and exhibition at the Congress Centre Hamburg (CCH), Germany, 30 - 31 May 2012. Registration for ELA 2012 is now open, and all delegates have the option to attend 8 different conference streams, each of which includes internationally renowned keynote speakers, research presentations, training sessions and much more...
Freeman Technology, specialist providers of systems and expertise for the measurement of powder flow properties, will be exhibiting the FT4 Powder Rheometer at PowderFlow 2011 providing an opportunity for delegates to network with company specialists. As part of the company's continuing support for new research in the field of powder characterisation, Freeman Technology is also sponsoring the £250 poster prize, which will be awarded for the best poster presentation at the meeting...
Critical Outcome Technologies Inc. (COTI) (TSX Venture: COT) announced today that a composition of matter patent has been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) on October 11, 2011, representing a major milestone for the Company and its most advanced oncology drug candidate, COTI-2...
Pharmaceutical industry achievements across the board were celebrated in style last night at the 7th Annual Scrip Awards at London's Grosvenor House. Scrip Intelligence - the leading news, data and analysis service for the global pharmaceutical industry - organised the gathering as around 500 industry leading lights donned black tie and attended the glittering gala to pay tribute to their peers at the industry's most prestigious and hotly contested awards event...
Fisher Scientific, part of Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., today announced the continuing success of the Activate Science Roadshow. During September and October over 1,000 scientists visited an Activate Science event in the UK. There are several further Activate Science exhibitions scheduled throughout November...
The migration of neutrophils from the vascular lumen into inflamed tissues is a crucial component of the normal immune response and a significant factor in the development of inflammatory pathologies, where inappropriate inflammation contributes to tissue damage and disease progression. A decisive step in this process is the passage of the blood neutrophils through the endothelial cells lining the lumen - transendothelial migration (TEM)...
For the 4th consecutive time, the media brands PROCESS, PharmaTEC and Schüttgut presented the Innovation-Award during the POWTECH/TechnoPharm 2011 in October. This price recognizes manufacturers for trend-setting new products. Every one and a half year this competition is held during the trade fair of the bulk industry and the publishing company Vogel...
Porvair Filtration Group, an international leader in high performance filtration and separation materials and products for the medical, pharmaceutical and life science industries will be exhibiting at the Medica. At this important event - Porvair will showcase regulatory approved materials, based upon its proprietary BioVyon™ sintered porous plastic technology, for in vitro filtration, separation, venting and wicking applications within the medical industry...
Sunquest Information Systems®, a leading provider of pathology information technology, today announced it has acquired the PowerPath® Anatomic Pathology Laboratory Information System (LIS) business of Sweden-based Elekta AB. Sunquest already has leading LIS products in its Sunquest Lab and Sunquest CoPathPlus product lines. The PowerPath acquisition further solidifies Sunquest's leading position in the Anatomic Pathology LIS market...
Cases of Clostridium difficile infection have been successfully reduced at a Hospitals Trust in Gloucestershire following the introduction of measures that includes hydrogen peroxide vapour bio-decontamination. Clostridium difficile is the leading cause of hospital-acquired diarrhoeal disease in the UK. Controlling its incidence in hospitals is a key target for the government and healthcare professionals...