Outstanding success of international metrology conference and exhibitionJun 10, 2011Olympus attended the recent International Conference on Metrology and Properties of Engineering Surfaces, where it displayed its advanced measuring confocal laser scanning microscopy, the LEXT OLS4000. Hosted by the National Physical Laboratory (NPL), the event was highly successful with a record number of delegates in attendance...
Read MoreQuotient Bioresearch and KWS BioTest partner to deliver end-to-end anti-infectives screeningJun 9, 2011Leading drug development service providers, Quotient Bioresearch Ltd. and KWS BioTest Ltd., have today announced a new strategic partnership to provide a novel co-ordinated approach to support the discovery and development of new antimicrobial agents...
Read MoreCambridge Companies Collaborate in the Launch of New Products for Flow ChemistryJun 9, 2011Uniqsis Ltd and Cambridge Reactor Design Ltd (CRD), both based near Cambridge, England, are collaborating in the commercialisation of an advanced cooling system for continuous flow reactors used in flow chemistry. Known as the FlowSyn Polar Bear, the new system enables controlled mixing and cooling of reagents at temperatures down to -88°C...
Read MoreMalvern particle characterization systems help SwedenJun 9, 2011Sweden's YKI, Institute for Surface Chemistry, a subsidiary of the SP Technical Research Institute of Sweden, is combining the benefits of the Mastersizer 2000 and Zetasizer Nano particle characterization systems from Malvern Instruments, in order to aid their customers in developing stable products with improved physical properties... Read MoreCopley Scientific introduces new breath simulator at ISAM 2011Jun 9, 2011A new breath simulator from Copley Scientific will be on display for the first time at the 18th Congress of the International Society for Aerosols in Medicine (ISAM), 18 - 22 June 2011, Rotterdam, The Netherlands. The new breath simulator allows application of all of the breathing profiles specified in new guidance for nebuliser testing issued in the pharmacopoeia.
Read MoreThermo Fisher Scientific Implements LIMS Solution for Eastman Chemical CompanyJun 7, 2011Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the world leader in serving science, today announced that Eastman Chemical Company, a large global manufacturer of chemicals, fibers and plastics, has expanded its deployment of Thermo Scientific SampleManager LIMS (laboratory information management system), which it has used since 2000 in its manufacturing quality control laboratories, to its Corporate Technology Analytical Laboratories. For the implementation, Eastman Chemical Company also chose Thermo Scientific Connects, which enables the LIMS to be fully integrated with the laboratory's instruments...
Read MoreBMG LABTECH goes mobileJun 7, 2011BMG LABTECH, the Microplate Reader Company, launched a mobile-device optimized website today which was developed specifically for users of smartphones (such as the iPhone, Android and Blackberry) as well as other wireless devices. BMG LABTECH's mobile website is designed with a similar look and feel as www.bmglabtech.com but with the needs of these new wireless devices in mind; the pages are built for a smaller screen and upload faster due to optimized images and other features and are thus more convenient for users accessing the website via a smartphone...
Read MoreTecan microarray solutions aid multiple sclerosis researchJun 7, 2011Dr Francisco Quintana from the Center for Neurologic Diseases at the Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Massachusetts, is using Tecan microarray solutions as part of a systems biology approach to studying the immune response in multiple sclerosis...
Read MoreHoney - A Novel Application for an Ancient Remedy helps Rose Cooper win a SPECTROstar Nano from BMG LABTECHJun 6, 2011BMG LABTECH are delighted to announce that Professor Rose Cooper and her research group (Aled Roberts, Rowena Jenkins and Sarah Maddocks) from the University of Wales Institute, Cardiff is the third winner of a SPECTROstar Nano UV/Vis microplate and cuvette reader...
Read MoreThe University of St Andrews chooses NanoSight NTA system for exosomes characterizationJun 6, 2011NanoSight, world-leading manufacturers of unique nanoparticle characterization technology reports that the School of Medicine at the University of St Andrews is using nanoparticle tracking analysis, NTA, to characterize exosome behaviour...
Read MoreCherwell releases new Redipor Prepared Media price listJun 3, 2011Cherwell Laboratories, specialists in the manufacture of prepared microbiological media and supply of environmental monitoring instrumentation for pharmaceutical and related industries, has announced the availability of the 2011-2012 price list for its Redipor Prepared Media product portfolio...
Read MoreIDT offers GMP production of oligos for diagnostic useJun 3, 2011Integrated DNA Technologies (IDT), the world leader in oligonucleotide synthesis, has extended its proven expertise in oligo research, development and production to clinical and commercial OEM customers. Its Clinical and Commercial Manufacturing (CCM) facility is dedicated to the GMP production of oligos for diagnostic use. With the need for fully compliant oligos in the clinical sector, the production facility is fully ISO 13485:2003 certified, and registered with the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA)...
Read MorePhotonex 2011 will open its doors on October 18 & 19 at the Ricoh Arena in Coventry the web site now is live!Jun 2, 2011
For the twentieth year, Photonex 2011 will be run as a combined exhibition and technical conference for those working in optics, photonic and imaging technology. It is the UK's largest exhibition of these technologies and attracts an audience from all parts of the world with 15 countries represented in 2010. After last year's success, Vacuum Expo 2011 will be run in parallel with Photonex to provide an excellent mix of synergistic tools and techniques for the visitor...
Read MoreLinkam temperature controlled cryo stage selected by the Leiden University Medical Center to study biological specimensJun 2, 2011Market leaders in temperature controlled microscopy, Linkam Scientific Instruments announce the use of their THMS600 temperature stage at the Leiden University Medical Center to aid the cryo-study of biological specimens. Professor A.J. Koster (Leiden University Medical Center) is one of the founders of NeCEN, the Netherlands Center of Electron Nanoscopy which was formed to advance cryo-TEM in the Netherlands...
Read MoreSemmelweis University and Argint International Announce Strategic PartnershipJun 1, 2011Argint International ("Argint"), a clinical research organisation based in Central and South-Eastern Europe, and Semmelweis University, the oldest medical school in Hungary, have entered into a strategic partnership. Under the terms of the agreement, Argint will invest in and assist in the development and marketing of the Clinical Pharmacology Unit located at 1st Department of Internal Medicine, Semmelweis University, Budapest Hungary. Argint is entitled to market the Unit as "Argint - Semmelweis Clinical Pharmacology Unit"...
Read MoreAmbry Genetics is First Authorized Customer Service Provider in New Ion Torrent CSP ProgramJun 1, 2011Ambry Genetics announced today that it is the first authorized customer service provider (CSP) in Ion Torrent's new service provider program. Ion Torrent's CSP certification assures customers that the organization they are trusting with their samples has been trained and tested by Ion Torrent to produce the highest quality sequence data...
Read MoreCambio celebrates 25 years of excellence and looks to Next GenerationJun 1, 2011Achieving 25 years at the forefront of Molecular Biology is a significant milestone for Cambio, a leading supplier of reagents and consumables for research. The company's constant focus on the future continues with the addition of new products designed for Next Generation DNA and RNA sequencing...
Read MoreProtagen to Apply UNIarray Platform for Biogen IdecMay 31, 2011Protagen AG, a specialist in in-vitro diagnostics and GMP-compliant protein analysis announced today that they will be using the UNIarray® Platform to help discover biomarkers in relapsing remitting multiple sclerosis for Biogen Idec, Inc...
Read MoreMalvern Instruments host a series of complimentary training schools for users of the Viscotek triple detection gel permeation/size exclusion chromatography (GPC/SEC) systems. May 31, 2011Malvern Instruments will host a series of complimentary training schools in North America this year for users of the company's Viscotek triple detection gel permeation/size exclusion chromatography (GPC/SEC) systems...
Read MoreNew ASTM micro-scale chamber standard will speed up chemical emission screening for manufacturers of materials and products used indoorsMay 27, 2011An important new ASTM standard has been published: D7706-11: Standard practice for rapid screening of VOC emissions from products using micro-scale chambers. D7706 will benefit both manufacturing industry (e.g. QC and R&D labs) and accredited third-party test laboratories by providing a fast and low-cost approach to screening chemical emissions from materials...
Read MoreRussian Research Collaboration Advances Through High Speed Network ConnectionMay 27, 2011Collaboration between Russian researchers and their European counterparts has taken a major step forward with the completion of a new high speed network connection. Created by the joint efforts of DANTE, the organisation that on behalf of Europe's NRENs has built and operates the GÉANT pan-European network, and the e-ARENA Association, Russia's National Research and Education Network (NREN) jointly with JSCC of RAS, the links and new Point of Presence (PoP) in Moscow will drive closer collaboration in areas as diverse as particle physics and astronomy...
Read MoreThermo Fisher Scientific Simplifies Water, Environmental and Pharmaceutical Regulatory Compliance and Transforms Process Efficiencies at Nova BiologicalsMay 27, 2011Implementation of Thermo Scientific LIMS integrated with NextDocs DMS at Nova Biologicals Transforms the Company's Information Management, Improving Efficiencies and Ensuring Compliance with Ever-Growing Industry Regulations...
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Olympus attended the recent International Conference on Metrology and Properties of Engineering Surfaces, where it displayed its advanced measuring confocal laser scanning microscopy, the LEXT OLS4000. Hosted by the National Physical Laboratory (NPL), the event was highly successful with a record number of delegates in attendance...
Leading drug development service providers, Quotient Bioresearch Ltd. and KWS BioTest Ltd., have today announced a new strategic partnership to provide a novel co-ordinated approach to support the discovery and development of new antimicrobial agents...
Uniqsis Ltd and Cambridge Reactor Design Ltd (CRD), both based near Cambridge, England, are collaborating in the commercialisation of an advanced cooling system for continuous flow reactors used in flow chemistry. Known as the FlowSyn Polar Bear, the new system enables controlled mixing and cooling of reagents at temperatures down to -88°C...
Sweden's YKI, Institute for Surface Chemistry, a subsidiary of the SP Technical Research Institute of Sweden, is combining the benefits of the Mastersizer 2000 and Zetasizer Nano particle characterization systems from Malvern Instruments, in order to aid their customers in developing stable products with improved physical properties...
A new breath simulator from Copley Scientific will be on display for the first time at the 18th Congress of the International Society for Aerosols in Medicine (ISAM), 18 - 22 June 2011, Rotterdam, The Netherlands. The new breath simulator allows application of all of the breathing profiles specified in new guidance for nebuliser testing issued in the pharmacopoeia.
Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the world leader in serving science, today announced that Eastman Chemical Company, a large global manufacturer of chemicals, fibers and plastics, has expanded its deployment of Thermo Scientific SampleManager LIMS (laboratory information management system), which it has used since 2000 in its manufacturing quality control laboratories, to its Corporate Technology Analytical Laboratories. For the implementation, Eastman Chemical Company also chose Thermo Scientific Connects, which enables the LIMS to be fully integrated with the laboratory's instruments...
BMG LABTECH, the Microplate Reader Company, launched a mobile-device optimized website today which was developed specifically for users of smartphones (such as the iPhone, Android and Blackberry) as well as other wireless devices. BMG LABTECH's mobile website is designed with a similar look and feel as www.bmglabtech.com but with the needs of these new wireless devices in mind; the pages are built for a smaller screen and upload faster due to optimized images and other features and are thus more convenient for users accessing the website via a smartphone...
Dr Francisco Quintana from the Center for Neurologic Diseases at the Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Massachusetts, is using Tecan microarray solutions as part of a systems biology approach to studying the immune response in multiple sclerosis...
BMG LABTECH are delighted to announce that Professor Rose Cooper and her research group (Aled Roberts, Rowena Jenkins and Sarah Maddocks) from the University of Wales Institute, Cardiff is the third winner of a SPECTROstar Nano UV/Vis microplate and cuvette reader...
NanoSight, world-leading manufacturers of unique nanoparticle characterization technology reports that the School of Medicine at the University of St Andrews is using nanoparticle tracking analysis, NTA, to characterize exosome behaviour...
Cherwell Laboratories, specialists in the manufacture of prepared microbiological media and supply of environmental monitoring instrumentation for pharmaceutical and related industries, has announced the availability of the 2011-2012 price list for its Redipor Prepared Media product portfolio...
Integrated DNA Technologies (IDT), the world leader in oligonucleotide synthesis, has extended its proven expertise in oligo research, development and production to clinical and commercial OEM customers. Its Clinical and Commercial Manufacturing (CCM) facility is dedicated to the GMP production of oligos for diagnostic use. With the need for fully compliant oligos in the clinical sector, the production facility is fully ISO 13485:2003 certified, and registered with the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA)...
For the twentieth year, Photonex 2011 will be run as a combined exhibition and technical conference for those working in optics, photonic and imaging technology. It is the UK's largest exhibition of these technologies and attracts an audience from all parts of the world with 15 countries represented in 2010. After last year's success, Vacuum Expo 2011 will be run in parallel with Photonex to provide an excellent mix of synergistic tools and techniques for the visitor...
Market leaders in temperature controlled microscopy, Linkam Scientific Instruments announce the use of their THMS600 temperature stage at the Leiden University Medical Center to aid the cryo-study of biological specimens. Professor A.J. Koster (Leiden University Medical Center) is one of the founders of NeCEN, the Netherlands Center of Electron Nanoscopy which was formed to advance cryo-TEM in the Netherlands...
Argint International ("Argint"), a clinical research organisation based in Central and South-Eastern Europe, and Semmelweis University, the oldest medical school in Hungary, have entered into a strategic partnership. Under the terms of the agreement, Argint will invest in and assist in the development and marketing of the Clinical Pharmacology Unit located at 1st Department of Internal Medicine, Semmelweis University, Budapest Hungary. Argint is entitled to market the Unit as "Argint - Semmelweis Clinical Pharmacology Unit"...
Ambry Genetics announced today that it is the first authorized customer service provider (CSP) in Ion Torrent's new service provider program. Ion Torrent's CSP certification assures customers that the organization they are trusting with their samples has been trained and tested by Ion Torrent to produce the highest quality sequence data...
Achieving 25 years at the forefront of Molecular Biology is a significant milestone for Cambio, a leading supplier of reagents and consumables for research. The company's constant focus on the future continues with the addition of new products designed for Next Generation DNA and RNA sequencing...
Protagen AG, a specialist in in-vitro diagnostics and GMP-compliant protein analysis announced today that they will be using the UNIarray® Platform to help discover biomarkers in relapsing remitting multiple sclerosis for Biogen Idec, Inc...
Malvern Instruments will host a series of complimentary training schools in North America this year for users of the company's Viscotek triple detection gel permeation/size exclusion chromatography (GPC/SEC) systems...
An important new ASTM standard has been published: D7706-11: Standard practice for rapid screening of VOC emissions from products using micro-scale chambers. D7706 will benefit both manufacturing industry (e.g. QC and R&D labs) and accredited third-party test laboratories by providing a fast and low-cost approach to screening chemical emissions from materials...
Collaboration between Russian researchers and their European counterparts has taken a major step forward with the completion of a new high speed network connection. Created by the joint efforts of DANTE, the organisation that on behalf of Europe's NRENs has built and operates the GÉANT pan-European network, and the e-ARENA Association, Russia's National Research and Education Network (NREN) jointly with JSCC of RAS, the links and new Point of Presence (PoP) in Moscow will drive closer collaboration in areas as diverse as particle physics and astronomy...
Implementation of Thermo Scientific LIMS integrated with NextDocs DMS at Nova Biologicals Transforms the Company's Information Management, Improving Efficiencies and Ensuring Compliance with Ever-Growing Industry Regulations...