Bruker Attends China International Food Safety & Quality conference with new application data for SCION GC-MSOct 28, 2011New data will be presented at the 5th Annual China International Food Safety and Quality (CFISQ) 2011 conference, taking place in Beijing, China, 2-3 November. Experts from Bruker's Chemical and Applied Markets division, based in Fremont, California, will be in attendance to share their perspectives on food safety and quality assurance. They will present new data and its application in food safety analysis generated on the SCIONTM Gas Chromatography Mass Spectrometry Tripe Quadrupole (GC-MS TQ) system...
Read MoreFisher Scientific Opens Pipette Service Laboratory in LoughboroughOct 28, 2011Fisher Scientific, part of Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the world leader in serving science, today announced the opening of a new pipette service laboratory in Loughborough. The pipette service laboratory provides complete service, repair and calibration for a range of Thermo Scientific Matrix pipettes including Impact I and II, multi and single channel. Calibration can either be standard or set to manufacturers' unique specifications upon request. The laboratory also offers "as found" service for pipettes that are used for GMP work...
Read MoreCarl Zeiss Grants Sublicense for LED Fluorescence Excitation to Prior Scientific Ltd.Oct 28, 2011Effective retroactively to 1 June 2011, the Microscopy business group of Carl Zeiss has granted a sublicense for patents relating to LED fluorescence excitation in microscopy to Prior Scientific Ltd., Cambridge, UK. These patents protect the use of light emitting diodes for the excitation of fluorescence radiation in light microscopes. The property rights, which are valid in the USA and Canada, were acquired by Carl Zeiss in 2005...
Read MoreOntochem and Priaxon Join Forces to Increase Stress Tolerance of CropsOct 27, 2011Ontochem GmbH ("Ontochem") and Priaxon AG, Munich, Germany ("Priaxon) today announced the entry into a collaboration and commercialization agreement to obtain new superior inhibitors of the plant PARP, poly(ADP-ribose)polymerase enzyme. The goal of this collaboration is to increase the intrinsic stress tolerance of agricultural crops and accordingly minimizing growth losses by abiotic stress. Multinational companies are trying to solve the problem by genetically modified crops, requiring extensive development time and approval procedures per plant species...
Read MoreNewcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Independently Validates New Thermo Scientific STP 420ES Tissue ProcessorOct 27, 2011Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the world leader in serving science, today announced that its new Thermo Scientific STP 420ES Tissue Processor for high-throughput tissue processing has been independently validated for xylene-free protocols. Scientists at the Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust confirmed the successful application of a standard xylene-free protocol on the STP 420ES. The tissue processor delivered quality results using existing protocols, with the exception of the requirement for a lower temperature of 65°C, not 85°C, for the initial wax step...
Read MoreTAP Biosystems Successfully Relocates Major Compound Store of 1.7 Million Samples Ensuring Top Pharma Continues Critical ResearchOct 27, 2011TAP Biosystems, (the new corporate identity of The Automation Partnership), a leading supplier of innovative automation and consumables for life science applications, today announced its Service and Support Group has worked with a top 10 pharmaceutical company to safely transfer one of its core automated compound and DNA stores to another UK based site, ahead of schedule and to budget, thus allowing this company to continue its research with minimal disruption...
Read MoreNew data demonstrate the value of Zetasizer Oct 26, 2011Two new, free to download, technical notes from Malvern Instruments describe the function and benefits of using the Zetasizer µV as a detector for size exclusion chromatography (SEC), focusing on its suitability for protein characterization. Capable of dynamic (DLS) and static light scattering (SLS) detection, the compact Zetasizer μV simultaneously measures absolute size and molecular weight, maximizing the information produced by each measurement to increase experimental productivity. The OmniFACE connection interface from Malvern Instruments (Malvern, UK) enables the...
Read MoreTechnologies For Developing New Antibody Treatments Showcasing At Human Antibodies and Hybridomas (HAH) 2011Oct 26, 2011Combining accurate, early diagnostic tests for autoimmune disease, and new antibody treatment options are two themes being presented by antibody technology experts, ModiQuest Research at HAH 2011 (7-9 November 2011, Cannes, France). ModiQuest Research's technology includes monoclonal antibody generation and specialist immunological reagents to support the research and development of new antibody therapies and diagnostics. President and CEO, Dr Jos Raats will present latest data on new antibodies and early diagnostics for rheumatoid arthritis, using their hybridoma and phage display platforms...
Read MoreMade in Britain programme from SLSOct 26, 2011Scientific Laboratory Supplies (SLS), the only UK-owned independent supplier of laboratory supplies and chemicals that operates on a national basis, has just recently launched a programme to flag British manufactured products with its suppliers with a view to identifying them in the next catalogue and on its website...
Read MoreMeet the Sartorius Lab Innovators TeamOct 25, 2011For over 140 years, Sartorius has been opening up new pathways in research and development with innovative products and well-founded practical knowledge. We speed up working processes in laboratories, make them safer and provide support training for students in universities. Meet the team who stands behind our strong brand and find out about our laboratory products and solutions...
Read MoreCarl Zeiss Honored for Delivering Oct 25, 2011Carl Zeiss Nano Technology Systems, a company of the Carl Zeiss Group and leading global provider of electron and ion beam microscopes, today announced that it has been awarded the NorthFace ScoreBoard Award from Omega Management Group Corp. in recognition of achieving excellence in customer service and support in 2010...
Read MoreSPD Chairman Dr. Frank-Walter Steinmeier visits BINDER GmbHOct 24, 2011Peter M. Binder greeted his guest at the Research & Development Center. Dr. Frank-Walter Steinmeier allowed Dr. Holger von Boht, Director of R&D, to show him around the Research & Development Center and to explain about the innovative technology of the BINDER simulation chambers. Accompanied by representatives of the press, plant manager Jörg Nauel then took the group on a tour of the production facilities. BINDER is the largest specialty manufacturer of simulation chambers for science and industry in the world...
Read MoreAward-winning Mastersizer 3000 is tribute to skills of development teamOct 24, 2011Malvern Instruments is celebrating the global launch of the next generation of one of its flagship products, already the recipient of an Innovation Award at October’s Powtech event. According to Product Group Manager Paul Kippax, “delivering so many productivity advantages in such a beautiful design is a real tribute to the expertise and skill of the Mastersizer 3000 particle size analyzer product development team at Malvern.” In celebration, development team members have been sharing their experiences on the company’s Materials Talks blog...
Read MoreNew Mastersizer 3000Oct 21, 2011Specified to meet the stringent requirements of today's pharmaceutical industry for secure, reliable particle size analysis, the new Mastersizer 3000 laser diffraction system from Malvern Instruments provides a single platform that can be used throughout the drug development cycle, with easy transfer of methods from R&D right through to QC...
Read MoreRandox is revolutionising the Molecular Diagnostics market worldwide.Oct 21, 2011Randox Molecular Diagnostics offers a range of molecular Arrays and assay formats, providing diagnostic, prognostic and response to therapy solutions for a range of conditions including colorectal cancer, sexually transmitted infections and respiratory pathogens, with many more in development...
Read MoreThermo Fisher Scientific Screening Library Advances Drug Discovery Research at Temple UniversityOct 21, 2011Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the world leader in serving science, today announced that the Moulder Center for Drug Discovery Research at Temple University's School of Pharmacy has selected the company's Maybridge screening libraries to identify compounds that might be useful in treating health problems as diverse as Alzheimer's disease, cancer and drug dependency...
Read MoreZetasizer Nano used to accurately characterize nanoparticles in ecotoxicology studyOct 21, 2011Associate Professor James F. Ranville, from the Department of Chemistry and Geochemistry at the Colorado School of Mines, is using a Zetasizer Nano ZS from Malvern Instruments to characterize nanoparticles as part of an ecotoxicology study. Designed to quantitatively detect, characterize and assess the environmental health and safety of metal and metal oxides such as nanosilver, the study aims to uncover what happens when these nanomaterials are released into environments such as our water supply and stomach fluids following ingestion...
Read MoreSistemic presents the solution for broader stem cell therapy at AUSBiotech 2011Oct 20, 2011Verna McErlane, Director of Commercial Operations for miRNA specialist Sistemic, is attending AUSBiotech 2011 in Adelaide, South Australia, 16-19 October. At this event she presented a talk entitled ‘The Challenges of Advancing Stem Cell Therapies into the clinic; a Characterisation Perspective'. The presentation formed part of the ‘Human Health - Clever cell culture for the innovation of biologics' session on 18 October...
Read MoreFluidigm technology used to validate new risk loci for Graves diseaseOct 20, 2011Fluidigm Corporation has announced that Rujin Hospital in Shanghai, China has used the company's integrated fluidic circuits (IFCs) to help validate two new susceptibility loci for Graves' disease. Researchers applied the unique properties of the Fluidigm 96.96 Dynamic Array IFC and the EP1 System to re-genotype selected SNPs for the replication study...
Read MoreBrukerOct 20, 2011At the recent 49th JAIMA EXPO in Chiba, Japan, organizers estimated that visitors numbers in the region of 30,000 attended. It was at this event that Bruker demonstrated its innovative ‘lens-free' elliptical ion path of the recently launched SCION single quadrupole (SQ) and SCION triple quadrupole (TQ) gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS) detectors. The SCION SQ and TQ have a compact footprint while providing ultra-high sensitivity and outstanding data quality...
Read MoreMelbourn Scientific calls for more flexible chemistry degreesOct 19, 2011Analytical chemistry is a field of science where practical laboratory experience during a degree is invaluable. To encourage young people the aerosol industry the conference ‘Drug Delivery to the Lung', now in its 22nd year, runs an award for "those who do the research, not their stuffy old boss or academic supervisor"...
Read MoreRoche`s xCELLigence System Monitors Beating Periodicity of Stem Cell Derived Cardiomyocytes in Preclinical Safety AssessmentOct 19, 2011Cardiac toxicity is a major concern in drug development and it is imperative that clinical candidates are thoroughly tested for adverse effects earlier in the drug discovery process. In a new research study (1), Abassi et al. investigated the use of Roche´s (SIX: RO, ROG; OTCQX: RHHBY) xCELLigence Cardio Instrument in conjunction with embryonic stem cell derived cardiomyocytes (ESCC) for assessment of compound risk in the drug discovery process. The xCELLigence Cardio Instrument is an impedance-based microelectronic detection system that monitors the beating function of cardiomyocytes...
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New data will be presented at the 5th Annual China International Food Safety and Quality (CFISQ) 2011 conference, taking place in Beijing, China, 2-3 November. Experts from Bruker's Chemical and Applied Markets division, based in Fremont, California, will be in attendance to share their perspectives on food safety and quality assurance. They will present new data and its application in food safety analysis generated on the SCIONTM Gas Chromatography Mass Spectrometry Tripe Quadrupole (GC-MS TQ) system...
Fisher Scientific, part of Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the world leader in serving science, today announced the opening of a new pipette service laboratory in Loughborough. The pipette service laboratory provides complete service, repair and calibration for a range of Thermo Scientific Matrix pipettes including Impact I and II, multi and single channel. Calibration can either be standard or set to manufacturers' unique specifications upon request. The laboratory also offers "as found" service for pipettes that are used for GMP work...
Effective retroactively to 1 June 2011, the Microscopy business group of Carl Zeiss has granted a sublicense for patents relating to LED fluorescence excitation in microscopy to Prior Scientific Ltd., Cambridge, UK. These patents protect the use of light emitting diodes for the excitation of fluorescence radiation in light microscopes. The property rights, which are valid in the USA and Canada, were acquired by Carl Zeiss in 2005...
Ontochem GmbH ("Ontochem") and Priaxon AG, Munich, Germany ("Priaxon) today announced the entry into a collaboration and commercialization agreement to obtain new superior inhibitors of the plant PARP, poly(ADP-ribose)polymerase enzyme. The goal of this collaboration is to increase the intrinsic stress tolerance of agricultural crops and accordingly minimizing growth losses by abiotic stress. Multinational companies are trying to solve the problem by genetically modified crops, requiring extensive development time and approval procedures per plant species...
Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the world leader in serving science, today announced that its new Thermo Scientific STP 420ES Tissue Processor for high-throughput tissue processing has been independently validated for xylene-free protocols. Scientists at the Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust confirmed the successful application of a standard xylene-free protocol on the STP 420ES. The tissue processor delivered quality results using existing protocols, with the exception of the requirement for a lower temperature of 65°C, not 85°C, for the initial wax step...
TAP Biosystems, (the new corporate identity of The Automation Partnership), a leading supplier of innovative automation and consumables for life science applications, today announced its Service and Support Group has worked with a top 10 pharmaceutical company to safely transfer one of its core automated compound and DNA stores to another UK based site, ahead of schedule and to budget, thus allowing this company to continue its research with minimal disruption...
Two new, free to download, technical notes from Malvern Instruments describe the function and benefits of using the Zetasizer µV as a detector for size exclusion chromatography (SEC), focusing on its suitability for protein characterization. Capable of dynamic (DLS) and static light scattering (SLS) detection, the compact Zetasizer μV simultaneously measures absolute size and molecular weight, maximizing the information produced by each measurement to increase experimental productivity. The OmniFACE connection interface from Malvern Instruments (Malvern, UK) enables the...
Combining accurate, early diagnostic tests for autoimmune disease, and new antibody treatment options are two themes being presented by antibody technology experts, ModiQuest Research at HAH 2011 (7-9 November 2011, Cannes, France). ModiQuest Research's technology includes monoclonal antibody generation and specialist immunological reagents to support the research and development of new antibody therapies and diagnostics. President and CEO, Dr Jos Raats will present latest data on new antibodies and early diagnostics for rheumatoid arthritis, using their hybridoma and phage display platforms...
Scientific Laboratory Supplies (SLS), the only UK-owned independent supplier of laboratory supplies and chemicals that operates on a national basis, has just recently launched a programme to flag British manufactured products with its suppliers with a view to identifying them in the next catalogue and on its website...
For over 140 years, Sartorius has been opening up new pathways in research and development with innovative products and well-founded practical knowledge. We speed up working processes in laboratories, make them safer and provide support training for students in universities. Meet the team who stands behind our strong brand and find out about our laboratory products and solutions...
Carl Zeiss Nano Technology Systems, a company of the Carl Zeiss Group and leading global provider of electron and ion beam microscopes, today announced that it has been awarded the NorthFace ScoreBoard Award from Omega Management Group Corp. in recognition of achieving excellence in customer service and support in 2010...
Peter M. Binder greeted his guest at the Research & Development Center. Dr. Frank-Walter Steinmeier allowed Dr. Holger von Boht, Director of R&D, to show him around the Research & Development Center and to explain about the innovative technology of the BINDER simulation chambers. Accompanied by representatives of the press, plant manager Jörg Nauel then took the group on a tour of the production facilities. BINDER is the largest specialty manufacturer of simulation chambers for science and industry in the world...
Malvern Instruments is celebrating the global launch of the next generation of one of its flagship products, already the recipient of an Innovation Award at October’s Powtech event. According to Product Group Manager Paul Kippax, “delivering so many productivity advantages in such a beautiful design is a real tribute to the expertise and skill of the Mastersizer 3000 particle size analyzer product development team at Malvern.” In celebration, development team members have been sharing their experiences on the company’s Materials Talks blog...
Specified to meet the stringent requirements of today's pharmaceutical industry for secure, reliable particle size analysis, the new Mastersizer 3000 laser diffraction system from Malvern Instruments provides a single platform that can be used throughout the drug development cycle, with easy transfer of methods from R&D right through to QC...
Randox Molecular Diagnostics offers a range of molecular Arrays and assay formats, providing diagnostic, prognostic and response to therapy solutions for a range of conditions including colorectal cancer, sexually transmitted infections and respiratory pathogens, with many more in development...
Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the world leader in serving science, today announced that the Moulder Center for Drug Discovery Research at Temple University's School of Pharmacy has selected the company's Maybridge screening libraries to identify compounds that might be useful in treating health problems as diverse as Alzheimer's disease, cancer and drug dependency...
Associate Professor James F. Ranville, from the Department of Chemistry and Geochemistry at the Colorado School of Mines, is using a Zetasizer Nano ZS from Malvern Instruments to characterize nanoparticles as part of an ecotoxicology study. Designed to quantitatively detect, characterize and assess the environmental health and safety of metal and metal oxides such as nanosilver, the study aims to uncover what happens when these nanomaterials are released into environments such as our water supply and stomach fluids following ingestion...
Verna McErlane, Director of Commercial Operations for miRNA specialist Sistemic, is attending AUSBiotech 2011 in Adelaide, South Australia, 16-19 October. At this event she presented a talk entitled ‘The Challenges of Advancing Stem Cell Therapies into the clinic; a Characterisation Perspective'. The presentation formed part of the ‘Human Health - Clever cell culture for the innovation of biologics' session on 18 October...
Fluidigm Corporation has announced that Rujin Hospital in Shanghai, China has used the company's integrated fluidic circuits (IFCs) to help validate two new susceptibility loci for Graves' disease. Researchers applied the unique properties of the Fluidigm 96.96 Dynamic Array IFC and the EP1 System to re-genotype selected SNPs for the replication study...
At the recent 49th JAIMA EXPO in Chiba, Japan, organizers estimated that visitors numbers in the region of 30,000 attended. It was at this event that Bruker demonstrated its innovative ‘lens-free' elliptical ion path of the recently launched SCION single quadrupole (SQ) and SCION triple quadrupole (TQ) gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS) detectors. The SCION SQ and TQ have a compact footprint while providing ultra-high sensitivity and outstanding data quality...
Analytical chemistry is a field of science where practical laboratory experience during a degree is invaluable. To encourage young people the aerosol industry the conference ‘Drug Delivery to the Lung', now in its 22nd year, runs an award for "those who do the research, not their stuffy old boss or academic supervisor"...
Cardiac toxicity is a major concern in drug development and it is imperative that clinical candidates are thoroughly tested for adverse effects earlier in the drug discovery process. In a new research study (1), Abassi et al. investigated the use of Roche´s (SIX: RO, ROG; OTCQX: RHHBY) xCELLigence Cardio Instrument in conjunction with embryonic stem cell derived cardiomyocytes (ESCC) for assessment of compound risk in the drug discovery process. The xCELLigence Cardio Instrument is an impedance-based microelectronic detection system that monitors the beating function of cardiomyocytes...