Fast UHPLC Analysis of Cell Penetrating Peptides Using a YMC-Triart C18 column. Cell penetrating peptides (CPPs) are an interesting class of compounds since they are capable of transporting themselves across a cell membrane and also carry so-called “cargo” molecules with them. Due to their advantages over other transport mechanisms they are a focus for current research...
Arrayjet, a leading provider of inkjet liquid-handling solutions, has introduced Mercury, a new core range of five instruments for ultra-low-volume liquid dispensing. The new print dispensers offer radically improved functionality and reliability, with further enhanced speed and precision. Available in a range of output capacities from 25 to 1000 slides, Mercury instruments can be used for a wide range of microarray and microfluidics applications within pharmaceutical, diagnostic and life science workflows...
Asynt has introduced a new modular version of its popular LightSyn Illumin8 photoreactor. This innovative system provides researchers with the flexibility to change quickly and safely between a selection of high-power light emitting diodes (LEDs) operating at wavelengths including UV (365 nm) and blue (450 nm). The LightSyn Illumin8 allows chemists to run up to 8 photochemical reactions in parallel using low-cost 8 mL tubes...
A breakthrough in quantum imaging could lead to the development of advanced forms of microscopy for use in medical research and diagnostics. A team of physicists from the University of Glasgow and Heriot-Watt University have found a new way to create detailed microscopic images under conditions which would cause conventional optical microscopes to fail....
The Pistoia Alliance, a global, not-for-profit alliance that advocates for greater collaboration in life sciences R&D, launches its newest project: IDMP Common Core Ontology. The project will augment the existing Identification of Medicinal Products (IDMP) framework (ISO 11615:2021) defined by the International Standards Organization. The project team will devise a common core ontology under FAIR data principles to enable semantic interoperability and consistent representation of medicinal products...
Waters Corporation has introduced the new Xevo™ TQ Absolute system, the most sensitive and compact benchtop tandem mass spec in its class. Waters’ newest high-performance mass spectrometer is up to 15X more sensitive for quantifying negatively ionizing compounds than its predecessorii and is 45% smaller and uses up to 50% less electricity and gas supply than other high-performance tandem quadrupole mass spectrometers available on the market..
IonSense Inc., the innovator of ambient DART™ (Direct Analysis in Real Time) ionization technology, announces that it has been acquired by Bruker Corporation (Nasdaq: BRKR). The deal provides IonSense with the financial investments to ramp up development of the DART ionization source technology and increase efforts in developing applications in the applied markets, including food analysis and forensics...
The Institute of Cancer Research, London, strongly welcomes the news that 177Lu-PSMA-617, a potent radioactive medicine that searches for tumour cells to deliver a radioactive payload, has been approved by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for treating some advanced prostate cancers. The approval means people with advanced prostate cancer previously treated with at least one targeted hormone treatment – such as enzalutamide or abiraterone – alongside taxane chemotherapy will be able to access the treatment in the US...
Torrey Pines Scientific, Inc. announces its new line of corrosion resistant multi-position stirring analog hot plates and stirrers featuring 5 or 9 stirring positions making them ideal for acid digestions and working with most any corrosive solutions. The large 12” (305 mm) square ceramic heater tops have a temperature range to 450°C. A purge port on the rear on the units is provided for purging with a positive pressure of any inert gas....
Microbiology laboratories invited to see how they can eliminate risk of sample bags leaking and bursting during disposal. Seward, the world’s leader in sample preparation, is inviting microbiology laboratories to trial its newly launchedStomacher® 3500 autoclavable paddle blender bag at no cost. Thanks to its unique material composition, the new autoclavable bag is the first paddle blender bag that can survive irradiation, Stomaching and the autoclave disposal cycle without losing its integrity....
The rapid spread of SARS-CoV-2 has heavily impacted global society with high pressure of COVID-19 on public health and economics. MolGen is very proud to have assisted in relieving some of the pressure and support the testing framework. Our high-quality nucleic acid extraction kits provide laboratories worldwide with innovative solution for efficient high throughput testing possibilities...
ISC 2022 is the first significant live event since 2019, covering all fields of chromatography and separation science with a large scale of techniques and applications. The major focus of the symposium will be on the impact of chromatography and separation science to meet the needs of the pharmaceutical, environmental, food and health industry as well as chemical science and medicine...
TESTA Analytical Solutions e.K reports how a leading European manufacturer of Chromatography Instrumentation is using its Liquid Chromatography Flowmeter to further improve performance of their top notch HPLC Systems. Flow rate is a critical parameter in HPLC systems, it determines retention time or volume and therefore has a major influence on reproducibility. The TESTA Analytical Liquid Chromatography Flowmeter has set a new standard for non-invasive measurement of flow rate in HPLC, GPC/SEC and Ion chromatography systems....
AMSBIO announces the launch of the QuicKey Pro™ range of ELISA kits – new easy-to-use assays that require just one step of washing, and one step of sample addition, resulting in a whole experiment taking only 90 minutes. Compared with traditional ELISA kits, the total procedure time using a QuicKey Pro™ ELISA kit is reduced by 1-2 hours, resulting in significant gains in experimental efficiency....
BioChromato has published an interview with the Department of Biomedical Pharmaceutics at Gifu Pharmaceutical University in Japan that describes how its Smart Evaporator C1 fitted with 4-Kit has revolutionised its aqueous sample preparation. The Department of Biomedical Pharmaceutics, headed by Professor Kiyoyuki Kitaichi, is well known for its pioneering collaborative research on illegal drugs, pharmaceuticals, and new health food ingredients....
Olympus Corporation (“Olympus”) announced the completion of the separation of its Scientific Solutions business to a wholly-owned subsidiary, Evident Corporation (“Evident”). Following the divestiture of its Imaging business, this move further signifies the company’s long-term strategy to cement its position as a major player in the medtech industry...
Software which helps speed up the process of creating new diagnostic tests could help combat future pandemics, its developers say. A team of bioengineers and chemists in Scotland and China have developed a system which suggests new reaction pathways to accelerate the design and development of new diagnostic assays. The system, which is now freely available for other researchers around the world to investigate, adapt and use, can also be used to identify the early stages of non-infectious diseases...
TestRAMP, the UK marketplace for Covid-19 PCR testing, is launching a new service for genomic testing and profiling of other diseases. Mike Hudson, CEO, said “We want to put the experience of working with the UK’s top genetic and genomic laboratories to good use. Covid testing grew the capacity and expertise of PCR and genomic sequencing labs – now they are well placed to offer molecular testing for other serious diseases”...
The FRITSCH sieve range is the focused answer to all typical sieving tasks in the laboratory: three well-conceived instruments for every application, with FRITSCH concepts that make the work simpler and faster – easy to operate, reliable and long-lasting. FRITSCH Sieve Shakers are ideal for Dry, wet and micro-precision sieving, measuring the quantitative particle size distribution of solids and suspensions...
GenNext Technologies, Inc., announce the receipt of a two year, Phase II SBIR grant for a project titled "In-Cell Automated Flash Oxidation (IC-AutoFox™) Protein Footprinting System." The grant was awarded by the National Institute of General Medical Systems (NIGMS) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The purpose of the grant is to extend GenNext’s breakthrough Hydroxyl Radical Protein Footprinting (HRPF) technology and methods to studies involving living cells...
The FlowLab Column from Uniqsis is a continuous flow chemistry system developed as an affordable high-performance replacement for conventional stirred batch reactors often used for heterogeneously catalysed liquid phase reactions. Designed to provide highly efficient mixing and excellent control over reaction parameters, the FlowLab Column provides intimate contact between a large excess of catalyst and a small quantity of reagent at any point in time resulting in increased reaction rates and higher yields....
Biotool Switzerland has added a new version of its TubeFiller automated bottle / tube filling system to their range of easy-to-use, productivity enhancing sample handling and sample preparation equipment. The TubeFiller TF 3000x is a versatile system proven to deliver true walkaway filling of tubes, well plates or bottles in any standard rack format. The TubeFiller is not only versatile but is the only automated filling instrument on the market capable of filling up to 2000 tubes or bottles per hour with good reproducibility, making it perfect for COVID-19 testing labs...