The Chromatrap® Homogeniser Spin Column from Porvair Sciences maximises the yield and quality of viral RNA extracted from nasal and throat swab samples. The easy-to-use spin column offers a fast and efficient ‘one-stop’ alternative to using traditional syringe and needle homogenisation techniques. Employing a novel dual frit extraction design the Chromatrap® Homogeniser Spin Column reduces lysate viscosity and captures insoluble debris by centrifugation....
MolGen introduces a new RT-qPCR multiplex kit that combines the detection of five different infectious respiratory viruses, including SARS-CoV-2. The MolGen MoaA RT-q kit is a single well, multiplex RT-qPCR which targets: Influenza A virus, Influenza B virus, Respiratory syncytial viruses (RSV) type A & type B and SARS-CoV-2. These 5 targets represent the most common respiratory threats of this moment...
Tecan has launched the MagicPrep NGS, an automated benchtop library preparation system that transforms time-consuming and error-prone procedures into a simple, robust experience. MagicPrep NGS system performs true ‘load and go’ DNA-Seq and mRNA-Seq library preparation. With proven liquid handling technology, all-inclusive reagent kits, and an intuitive user interface, the MagicPrep NGS is set up in just 10 minutes and generates eight sequencer-ready libraries with a greater than 99 % mean success rate...
A new adaptor kit enables the Ziath Mohawk tube selector to quickly and easily pick and reformat tubes from Azenta Life Sciences Acoustix racks used by the latest generation of Labcyte® Echo® acoustic liquid dispensers. Acoustix is a small sample tube with a screw cap which has been widely adopted for storage of novel compounds in solution held in compound storage facilities....
HORIBA UK announces that it has joined the lifETIME Centre for Doctoral Training (CDT) as an Industry Partner. This partnership aims to provide a new generation of scientists with skills and approaches to reduce and replace the need for animal testing, so transforming drug discovery, toxicology screening and regenerative medicine. The lifETIME (Engineered Tissues for Discovery, Industry and Medicine) CDT is a partnership between...
Gyros Protein Technologies AB, a leading provider of peptide synthesizers and reagents and a pioneer in automated nanoliter-scale immunoassays, has announced the launch of PurePep® Sonata®+, a mid-pilot scale peptide synthesizer. The new system is an upgraded version of the Company’s previous model, Sonata® XT, known for its reliability and robustness, to further strengthen the Company’s offering.
Autoscribe Informatics, a leading global LIMS provider, is pleased to announce a new case study highlighting the work of the University of Iceland’s forensic toxicology laboratory. The Laboratory of Pharmacology and Toxicology (RLE) configured the Matrix Gemini LIMS themselves, to meet their own unique needs. RLE is now using the LIMS to analyze drug and alcohol samples to support the police and the judiciary in Iceland...
Priorclave has developed two benchtop autoclaves, a 40L and 60L chamber capacity. They offer all the flexibility, ease-of-use, and reliability that a small laboratory will require. And out of the box, they have plug-n-play installation simplicity. The latest 40L and 60L benchtop models are part of the new Priorclave research grade autoclave classifications, an approach that will make it far easier for customers to select the best autoclave-match for their specific sterilizing application...
Estación Enológica de Haro (EEH), a public and governmental laboratory situated in the major wine growing region La Rioja, Spain, announces its new wine analysis service for public and private organizations in the oenological sector. The first of its kind to be provided by a laboratory in Spain, the service uses Bruker’s nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy to identify origin, variety, and authenticity of wine throughout the supply chain...
Optimised for low temperature chemistry - the DrySyn SnowStorm MULTI Starter Kit from Asynt enables users to perform parallel reactions from ambient to -30 ?C – all within a compact footprint. The ability to cool and stir up to 3 round bottom flasks (25 mL, 50 mL, or 100 mL) in parallel, and to hold constant sub-ambient temperatures for long periods of time, makes the DrySyn SnowStorm MULTI Starter Kit a highly attractive tool...
Oxford Instruments launches the all-new X-Pulse benchtop broadband NMR spectrometer with X-Auto, an automatic sample changer. Newly added X-Pulse functionalities significantly increase ease of use, throughput and remote working capability while further reducing ongoing costs. This has been achieved by removing any need for deuterated solvents using novel external signal frequency lock technology, adding automated software switching between nuclei, improvements in sensitivity, and unattended sample exchange...
PerkinElmer, Inc. (NYSE: PKI), a global leader committed to innovating for a healthier world, has announced the expansion of its in vivo imaging portfolio with the launch of the Vega® imaging system, a first-of-its kind ultrasound platform that combines hands-free, automated technology with high-throughput capability to accelerate non-invasive research and drug development studies of cancer, liver and kidney disease, cardiology and more.
PCR Biosystems has expanded its comprehensive range of diagnostic reagents with the launch of the Lyo-Ready Probe 1-Step Kit, a lyophilisable 4x RT-qPCR reagent mix designed for ultra-sensitive high-throughput detection of RNA sequences. The new reagents will bring the exceptional sensitivity of the company’s liquid format 1-step RT-qPCR reagents to a freeze-dryable format. As a result, simplified creation of freeze-dried multiplex assays with lower limits of detection will be possible...
The LC35 microscope camera makes capturing quality brightfield images affordable. With a 3.5-megapixel CMOS sensor and versatile exposure times and resolution modes, the camera’s provides quality brightfield images in a cost-effective package. Flexible for use with a wide range of samples under different observation conditions, the LC35 camera delivers the detail needed for routine imaging, inspection and documentation....
Scientists in Norway will now benefit from a locally-based team that will provide a single point of contact for access to Thermo Fisher Scientific’s full chromatography, mass spectrometry and trace elemental analysis portfolio. The team will also provide comprehensive customer support ranging from instrument installation to laboratory applications assistance. Thermo Fisher has simplified access to its chromatography and mass spectrometry solutions in response to customer demands....
Leica Microsystems, a leader in microscopy and scientific instrumentation, has released Aivia 10.5, the latest version of its AI based image visualization, analysis and interpretation platform. This version enables neuroscientists to save up to 74% of their time when analyzing and reconstructing neurons in 3D data sets thanks to the introduction of a new module of its autonomous image analysis parameter prediction system....
Radleys have launched their new Reactor-Ready Filter Lab Reactor which allows synthesis and filtration in a single jacketed vessel setup, ideal for crystallisation, reaction workups and product isolation. The Reactor-Ready Filter Lab Reactor combines a jacketed lab reactor and a filter into one compact benchtop system. This allows users to isolate their product without having to manually transfer their material from reactor to a separate filter, saving time and reducing product losses...
Deadly and currently undruggable cancer proteins will be the focus of a new research centre dedicated to opening up new approaches to cancer treatment, and made possible by a major philanthropic donation. Scientists at the centre will accelerate research in one of the most promising new areas of drug discovery – targeted protein degradation – to discover new research tools and new treatments for hard-to-treat cancers that can work highly precisely...
Market leading innovator in laboratory digital transformation, Scitara, has announced a collaboration with scientific analytical technology leader, PerkinElmer. The move will support the integration of the PerkinElmer® Signals Research Suite™ informatics platform, which provides seamless, end-to-end scientific data and workflow management, with laboratory instruments, applications and resources via the Scitara Scientific Integration Platform™ SIP™...
Agilent Technologies announce that it has become a member of the Advanced Mammalian Biomanufacturing Innovation Center (AMBIC). Joining AMBIC demonstrates the company’s commitment to partnering to support the provision of the next generation of analytical tools and comprehensive solutions needed by academic, pharmaceutical, and clinical researchers...
Standard Microscope Systems let you add techniques like Photoluminescence, Raman, and TCSPS to any standard microscope so you can add flexibility and modularity to your microscope and not compromise its imaging functionality. Simply by adding a spectrometer and detector to your existing microscope, or selecting one of our turnkey systems, you can perform Raman, TCSPC or photoluminescence. Watch this video to see how easy it is to customize your microscope so it can perform spectroscopy techniques...
Designed to provide dry down of samples in microplates and glass tubes up to 150 mm in length - the Ultravap® Mistral XT150 blowdown evaporator from Porvair Sciences offers a low maintenance, sample-safe alternative to using water bath-based evaporators. Able to operate at temperatures up to 80°C - nearly all common chromatography solvents including acetonitrile, dichloromethane, hexane, methanol and water can be evaporated with ease by the Ultravap® Mistral XT150...
The Chromatrap® Homogeniser Spin Column from Porvair Sciences maximises the yield and quality of viral RNA extracted from nasal and throat swab samples. The easy-to-use spin column offers a fast and efficient ‘one-stop’ alternative to using traditional syringe and needle homogenisation techniques. Employing a novel dual frit extraction design the Chromatrap® Homogeniser Spin Column reduces lysate viscosity and captures insoluble debris by centrifugation....
MolGen introduces a new RT-qPCR multiplex kit that combines the detection of five different infectious respiratory viruses, including SARS-CoV-2. The MolGen MoaA RT-q kit is a single well, multiplex RT-qPCR which targets: Influenza A virus, Influenza B virus, Respiratory syncytial viruses (RSV) type A & type B and SARS-CoV-2. These 5 targets represent the most common respiratory threats of this moment...
Tecan has launched the MagicPrep NGS, an automated benchtop library preparation system that transforms time-consuming and error-prone procedures into a simple, robust experience. MagicPrep NGS system performs true ‘load and go’ DNA-Seq and mRNA-Seq library preparation. With proven liquid handling technology, all-inclusive reagent kits, and an intuitive user interface, the MagicPrep NGS is set up in just 10 minutes and generates eight sequencer-ready libraries with a greater than 99 % mean success rate...
A new adaptor kit enables the Ziath Mohawk tube selector to quickly and easily pick and reformat tubes from Azenta Life Sciences Acoustix racks used by the latest generation of Labcyte® Echo® acoustic liquid dispensers. Acoustix is a small sample tube with a screw cap which has been widely adopted for storage of novel compounds in solution held in compound storage facilities....
HORIBA UK announces that it has joined the lifETIME Centre for Doctoral Training (CDT) as an Industry Partner. This partnership aims to provide a new generation of scientists with skills and approaches to reduce and replace the need for animal testing, so transforming drug discovery, toxicology screening and regenerative medicine. The lifETIME (Engineered Tissues for Discovery, Industry and Medicine) CDT is a partnership between...
Gyros Protein Technologies AB, a leading provider of peptide synthesizers and reagents and a pioneer in automated nanoliter-scale immunoassays, has announced the launch of PurePep® Sonata®+, a mid-pilot scale peptide synthesizer. The new system is an upgraded version of the Company’s previous model, Sonata® XT, known for its reliability and robustness, to further strengthen the Company’s offering.
Autoscribe Informatics, a leading global LIMS provider, is pleased to announce a new case study highlighting the work of the University of Iceland’s forensic toxicology laboratory. The Laboratory of Pharmacology and Toxicology (RLE) configured the Matrix Gemini LIMS themselves, to meet their own unique needs. RLE is now using the LIMS to analyze drug and alcohol samples to support the police and the judiciary in Iceland...
Priorclave has developed two benchtop autoclaves, a 40L and 60L chamber capacity. They offer all the flexibility, ease-of-use, and reliability that a small laboratory will require. And out of the box, they have plug-n-play installation simplicity. The latest 40L and 60L benchtop models are part of the new Priorclave research grade autoclave classifications, an approach that will make it far easier for customers to select the best autoclave-match for their specific sterilizing application...
Estación Enológica de Haro (EEH), a public and governmental laboratory situated in the major wine growing region La Rioja, Spain, announces its new wine analysis service for public and private organizations in the oenological sector. The first of its kind to be provided by a laboratory in Spain, the service uses Bruker’s nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy to identify origin, variety, and authenticity of wine throughout the supply chain...
Optimised for low temperature chemistry - the DrySyn SnowStorm MULTI Starter Kit from Asynt enables users to perform parallel reactions from ambient to -30 ?C – all within a compact footprint. The ability to cool and stir up to 3 round bottom flasks (25 mL, 50 mL, or 100 mL) in parallel, and to hold constant sub-ambient temperatures for long periods of time, makes the DrySyn SnowStorm MULTI Starter Kit a highly attractive tool...
Oxford Instruments launches the all-new X-Pulse benchtop broadband NMR spectrometer with X-Auto, an automatic sample changer. Newly added X-Pulse functionalities significantly increase ease of use, throughput and remote working capability while further reducing ongoing costs. This has been achieved by removing any need for deuterated solvents using novel external signal frequency lock technology, adding automated software switching between nuclei, improvements in sensitivity, and unattended sample exchange...
PerkinElmer, Inc. (NYSE: PKI), a global leader committed to innovating for a healthier world, has announced the expansion of its in vivo imaging portfolio with the launch of the Vega® imaging system, a first-of-its kind ultrasound platform that combines hands-free, automated technology with high-throughput capability to accelerate non-invasive research and drug development studies of cancer, liver and kidney disease, cardiology and more.
PCR Biosystems has expanded its comprehensive range of diagnostic reagents with the launch of the Lyo-Ready Probe 1-Step Kit, a lyophilisable 4x RT-qPCR reagent mix designed for ultra-sensitive high-throughput detection of RNA sequences. The new reagents will bring the exceptional sensitivity of the company’s liquid format 1-step RT-qPCR reagents to a freeze-dryable format. As a result, simplified creation of freeze-dried multiplex assays with lower limits of detection will be possible...
The LC35 microscope camera makes capturing quality brightfield images affordable. With a 3.5-megapixel CMOS sensor and versatile exposure times and resolution modes, the camera’s provides quality brightfield images in a cost-effective package. Flexible for use with a wide range of samples under different observation conditions, the LC35 camera delivers the detail needed for routine imaging, inspection and documentation....
Scientists in Norway will now benefit from a locally-based team that will provide a single point of contact for access to Thermo Fisher Scientific’s full chromatography, mass spectrometry and trace elemental analysis portfolio. The team will also provide comprehensive customer support ranging from instrument installation to laboratory applications assistance. Thermo Fisher has simplified access to its chromatography and mass spectrometry solutions in response to customer demands....
Leica Microsystems, a leader in microscopy and scientific instrumentation, has released Aivia 10.5, the latest version of its AI based image visualization, analysis and interpretation platform. This version enables neuroscientists to save up to 74% of their time when analyzing and reconstructing neurons in 3D data sets thanks to the introduction of a new module of its autonomous image analysis parameter prediction system....
Radleys have launched their new Reactor-Ready Filter Lab Reactor which allows synthesis and filtration in a single jacketed vessel setup, ideal for crystallisation, reaction workups and product isolation. The Reactor-Ready Filter Lab Reactor combines a jacketed lab reactor and a filter into one compact benchtop system. This allows users to isolate their product without having to manually transfer their material from reactor to a separate filter, saving time and reducing product losses...
Deadly and currently undruggable cancer proteins will be the focus of a new research centre dedicated to opening up new approaches to cancer treatment, and made possible by a major philanthropic donation. Scientists at the centre will accelerate research in one of the most promising new areas of drug discovery – targeted protein degradation – to discover new research tools and new treatments for hard-to-treat cancers that can work highly precisely...
Market leading innovator in laboratory digital transformation, Scitara, has announced a collaboration with scientific analytical technology leader, PerkinElmer. The move will support the integration of the PerkinElmer® Signals Research Suite™ informatics platform, which provides seamless, end-to-end scientific data and workflow management, with laboratory instruments, applications and resources via the Scitara Scientific Integration Platform™ SIP™...
Agilent Technologies announce that it has become a member of the Advanced Mammalian Biomanufacturing Innovation Center (AMBIC). Joining AMBIC demonstrates the company’s commitment to partnering to support the provision of the next generation of analytical tools and comprehensive solutions needed by academic, pharmaceutical, and clinical researchers...
Standard Microscope Systems let you add techniques like Photoluminescence, Raman, and TCSPS to any standard microscope so you can add flexibility and modularity to your microscope and not compromise its imaging functionality. Simply by adding a spectrometer and detector to your existing microscope, or selecting one of our turnkey systems, you can perform Raman, TCSPC or photoluminescence. Watch this video to see how easy it is to customize your microscope so it can perform spectroscopy techniques...
Designed to provide dry down of samples in microplates and glass tubes up to 150 mm in length - the Ultravap® Mistral XT150 blowdown evaporator from Porvair Sciences offers a low maintenance, sample-safe alternative to using water bath-based evaporators. Able to operate at temperatures up to 80°C - nearly all common chromatography solvents including acetonitrile, dichloromethane, hexane, methanol and water can be evaporated with ease by the Ultravap® Mistral XT150...