Governing molecular mechanism for chromosome condensation identified 140 years after mitosis first described. The molecular mechanism underlying chromosome condensation, one of the key steps in cell division, has been discovered from three-dimensional (3-D) refractive index (RI) reconstructions of individual mitotic cells. Writing in Nature Communications1, the authors describe using the Tomocube HT-1S holotomographic microscope to quantify the structural and biochemical parameters of the cytoplasm and chromosomes within the individual mitotic cells...
Adam Equipment, a leading manufacturer of professional scales and balances worldwide, will highlight several of its lab balances, scales and accessories at Pittcon from March 3 to 5. A new range of balances, the Luna, will take center stage at Adam’s booth. Available in both analytical and precision models, Luna offers a wide variety of applications for everyday lab use, along with a generously sized, 24mm-tall LCD display; standard USB and RS-232 interfaces; and data sharing and connectivity via standard USB and RS-232 interfaces....
LabVantage Solutions, Inc., the leading provider of laboratory informatics solutions and services including purpose-built LIMS solutions that allow labs to go live faster and at a lower total cost, has announced that its platform is now available as a Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) package. With LabVantage SaaS, customers pay a simple subscription fee to access the entire LabVantage platform – laboratory information management system (LIMS), electronic laboratory notebook (ELN), laboratory execution system (LES), and scientific data management system (SDMS)....
Thermo Fisher Scientific, the world leader in serving science, has announced that several of its analytical instruments and solutions have received industry recognition through multiple respected awards. These award-wining analytical solutions are enabling scientists and organizations to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer by unlocking a greater understanding of the human proteome, advancing the development of novel biotherapeutics and enhancing the analysis of time-critical samples within routine testing environments....
Nikon Corporation (Nikon) is pleased to announce the release of NIS-A NIS.ai (NIS.ai), an AI module for microscopes that enables advanced image processing and analysis using artificial intelligence (AI). NIS.ai is a dedicated module for NIS-Elements, Nikon's imaging software that integrates acquisition, analysis, and data management of microscopic images. The module utilizes convolutional neural networks to learn from small training datasets supplied by the user....
Fluidic Analytics Ltd, a pioneer in protein analysis and the company behind in-solution diffusional sizing, has launched a time-saving and affordable protein labeling kit—fluidiphore rapid amine 503. Absorbing at 503 nm, the new kit can be used with a multitude of techniques including the company’s groundbreaking Fluidity One-W instrument for protein interaction analysis. Fluorescent labeling of proteins such as antibodies, DNA and lipids is widely used to investigate and better understand protein structure and function...
Markes International will be launching a range of new products for sample preparation at Pittcon 2020, which will be held at McCormick Place, Chicago, from 1–5 March. On display, the newest version of its successful Centri® multi-mode sample automation and concentration platform for GC–MS. The TD100-xr DAAMS, an automated thermal desorption unit accommodating DAAMS tubes, and a thermal desorption autosampler for DAAMS tubes, which adds to the company’s popular UNITY-xr thermal desorption instrument....
Linkam Scientific is excited to be exhibiting at ArabLab for the first time in 2020, amid a period of global expansion. The company designs and manufactures scientific instruments, electronics and software that can be used in conjunction with optical microscopes and a wide range of analytical techniques including Raman, FTIR, WAX/SAX and other X-ray techniques to enable scientists to analyse and characterise samples.....
Q-Fil Syringe Filters set the new Quality standard for today’s laboratory syringe filters. Manufactured from the highest quality medical grade, high density polypropylene. Q-Fil Syringe Filters provide excellent chemical compatibility with acids, alcohols, bases, ethers, glycols, ketones and oils. Every colour-coded filter is printed with details of the membrane material and its pore size on the outside of the filter and every box is labelled with the batch number making them ideal for traceability, GLPs and validation purposes....
'Metrohm' has always meant state-of-the-art technology for the chemical laboratory. For many scientists, we have also been a preferred partner to help find or develop solutions for specific application challenges. We would like to share the highlights of our application know-how with the world, and that is why, as of this year, we will start blogging about many interesting topics geared towards our scientific readership....
Miele’s brand new large chamber laboratory washer provides the brand’s largest load capacity alongside significant water and power savings. Exclusive features of the PLW 86xx range include a variable speed circulation pump, which saves energy by slowing after the main wash cycle. Its combination of features makes the machine more than 50% more powerful than the previous PG 8527 large chamber model....
BWB Technologies Ltd, a leading manufacturer of flame photometric instrumentation and peripheral equipment, has announced that it will be exhibiting, its latest innovations at ArabLab 2020, stand number 128 Hall S2. The latest generation of flame photometers will be on show for the first time in the region since the launch in July. Pushing the boundaries of flame photometric detection, BWB continuously researches new advanced ways of bringing its clients the easiest and most cost efficient instrumentation available on the market....
Hamilton Storage debuted its new sample storage tubes and new RackWare racks at the recent SLAS 2020 International Conference & Exhibition. The tubes and racks offer hassle-free operation and stability in automated storage workflows. Long-term consistency in design will prevent needless disruptions, downtime, and potential incompatibility with automated storage systems....
GCxGC-MS is the ideal analytical technique to accommodate the complexity of the samples due to its enhanced peak capacity and sensitivity. For quantitative purposes, and when using flow modulation, splitting to a FID is a logical choice. Sample preparation and sample introduction introduce further challenges due to the complex nature of the samples....
With its smart, modern design and host of functionality the brand-new Gene Explorer PCR machine is the perfect addition to your molecular biology laboratory. Plus, now you can monitor your applications, wherever you are, with the remote user interface, via mobile phone App. The new and improved instrument touch screen makes programming and running the system easy for first-time users and efficient for long-time users....
The Native Antigen Company, one of the world’s leading suppliers of reagents that enables research into vaccines and diagnostics for emerging and endemic infectious diseases, has announced the commercial introduction of its Novel Coronavirus antigens, derived from the emerging Wuhan strain. These recombinant proteins offer scientists high-quality reagents to support ongoing infectious disease research, and the development of diagnostics and vaccines....
A new award recognising individuals who have made significant contributions to the eradication of infectious diseases has been launched by RCVS Knowledge, in memory of eminent veterinary virologist Walter Plowright and his wife, Dorothy Plowright. Every two years, the Plowright Prize will offer £75,000 to recognise an individual working in Europe or the Commonwealth who has made a significant impact on the control, management and eradication of infectious diseases...
FLIR Systems announce the FLIR A8580 series of entry-level, cooled high-definition thermal science cameras designed for a wide range of industrial, military, science, and product research and development (R&D) applications. These 1.3-megapixel cameras record blur-free images of high-speed targets, offer a wide range of precision, manual and motorized lenses, and integrate seamlessly with the new FLIR Research Studio thermal analysis software – to provide users with a high-end experience in a compact, easy-to-use device....
Visitors to analytica 2020 can experience the laboratory of the future in a special show that is unique in the whole world: 18 partners from science and industry have joined forces to demonstrate device networking, collaborative robotics and user interaction, using the example of eight workflows from real-world applications. In the associated Forum, experts give lectures on the current state of digitization in the laboratory...
Merck, a leading science and technology company, has introduced its BrightLab™ cloud-based inventory management and instrument connectivity platform for research scientists. The new software includes an electronic lab notebook, which allows scientists and lab managers to track and update experiments from any computer or mobile device. “In today’s research environment, analog methods of documentation and analysis often take us away from the research itself....
Paradigm tips administer a virtually clean sample release, guaranteeing that you’ll spend minimal time waiting for the last drop to fall from the tip. Maintain complete control, even when you’re working with smaller volumes, without compromising the accuracy of your pipetting. The innovation begins with a proprietary resin that ensures the sample will not bind to the tip so it is dispensed completely...
INTEGRA's new ECO Racks help you to reduce plastic consumption and save recycling space. Available for standard 12.5 to 1250 μl GripTips – in both 96 and 384 tip configurations – these racks contain 60 % less plastic, while maintaining the high standards that you expect from INTEGRA products. Combining ECO Racks with INTEGRA’s one-of-a-kind PopTop base provides you with a stable, comfortable and convenient pipetting experience....
Governing molecular mechanism for chromosome condensation identified 140 years after mitosis first described. The molecular mechanism underlying chromosome condensation, one of the key steps in cell division, has been discovered from three-dimensional (3-D) refractive index (RI) reconstructions of individual mitotic cells. Writing in Nature Communications1, the authors describe using the Tomocube HT-1S holotomographic microscope to quantify the structural and biochemical parameters of the cytoplasm and chromosomes within the individual mitotic cells...
Adam Equipment, a leading manufacturer of professional scales and balances worldwide, will highlight several of its lab balances, scales and accessories at Pittcon from March 3 to 5. A new range of balances, the Luna, will take center stage at Adam’s booth. Available in both analytical and precision models, Luna offers a wide variety of applications for everyday lab use, along with a generously sized, 24mm-tall LCD display; standard USB and RS-232 interfaces; and data sharing and connectivity via standard USB and RS-232 interfaces....
LabVantage Solutions, Inc., the leading provider of laboratory informatics solutions and services including purpose-built LIMS solutions that allow labs to go live faster and at a lower total cost, has announced that its platform is now available as a Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) package. With LabVantage SaaS, customers pay a simple subscription fee to access the entire LabVantage platform – laboratory information management system (LIMS), electronic laboratory notebook (ELN), laboratory execution system (LES), and scientific data management system (SDMS)....
Thermo Fisher Scientific, the world leader in serving science, has announced that several of its analytical instruments and solutions have received industry recognition through multiple respected awards. These award-wining analytical solutions are enabling scientists and organizations to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer by unlocking a greater understanding of the human proteome, advancing the development of novel biotherapeutics and enhancing the analysis of time-critical samples within routine testing environments....
Nikon Corporation (Nikon) is pleased to announce the release of NIS-A NIS.ai (NIS.ai), an AI module for microscopes that enables advanced image processing and analysis using artificial intelligence (AI). NIS.ai is a dedicated module for NIS-Elements, Nikon's imaging software that integrates acquisition, analysis, and data management of microscopic images. The module utilizes convolutional neural networks to learn from small training datasets supplied by the user....
Fluidic Analytics Ltd, a pioneer in protein analysis and the company behind in-solution diffusional sizing, has launched a time-saving and affordable protein labeling kit—fluidiphore rapid amine 503. Absorbing at 503 nm, the new kit can be used with a multitude of techniques including the company’s groundbreaking Fluidity One-W instrument for protein interaction analysis. Fluorescent labeling of proteins such as antibodies, DNA and lipids is widely used to investigate and better understand protein structure and function...
Markes International will be launching a range of new products for sample preparation at Pittcon 2020, which will be held at McCormick Place, Chicago, from 1–5 March. On display, the newest version of its successful Centri® multi-mode sample automation and concentration platform for GC–MS. The TD100-xr DAAMS, an automated thermal desorption unit accommodating DAAMS tubes, and a thermal desorption autosampler for DAAMS tubes, which adds to the company’s popular UNITY-xr thermal desorption instrument....
Linkam Scientific is excited to be exhibiting at ArabLab for the first time in 2020, amid a period of global expansion. The company designs and manufactures scientific instruments, electronics and software that can be used in conjunction with optical microscopes and a wide range of analytical techniques including Raman, FTIR, WAX/SAX and other X-ray techniques to enable scientists to analyse and characterise samples.....
Q-Fil Syringe Filters set the new Quality standard for today’s laboratory syringe filters. Manufactured from the highest quality medical grade, high density polypropylene. Q-Fil Syringe Filters provide excellent chemical compatibility with acids, alcohols, bases, ethers, glycols, ketones and oils. Every colour-coded filter is printed with details of the membrane material and its pore size on the outside of the filter and every box is labelled with the batch number making them ideal for traceability, GLPs and validation purposes....
'Metrohm' has always meant state-of-the-art technology for the chemical laboratory. For many scientists, we have also been a preferred partner to help find or develop solutions for specific application challenges. We would like to share the highlights of our application know-how with the world, and that is why, as of this year, we will start blogging about many interesting topics geared towards our scientific readership....
Miele’s brand new large chamber laboratory washer provides the brand’s largest load capacity alongside significant water and power savings. Exclusive features of the PLW 86xx range include a variable speed circulation pump, which saves energy by slowing after the main wash cycle. Its combination of features makes the machine more than 50% more powerful than the previous PG 8527 large chamber model....
BWB Technologies Ltd, a leading manufacturer of flame photometric instrumentation and peripheral equipment, has announced that it will be exhibiting, its latest innovations at ArabLab 2020, stand number 128 Hall S2. The latest generation of flame photometers will be on show for the first time in the region since the launch in July. Pushing the boundaries of flame photometric detection, BWB continuously researches new advanced ways of bringing its clients the easiest and most cost efficient instrumentation available on the market....
Hamilton Storage debuted its new sample storage tubes and new RackWare racks at the recent SLAS 2020 International Conference & Exhibition. The tubes and racks offer hassle-free operation and stability in automated storage workflows. Long-term consistency in design will prevent needless disruptions, downtime, and potential incompatibility with automated storage systems....
GCxGC-MS is the ideal analytical technique to accommodate the complexity of the samples due to its enhanced peak capacity and sensitivity. For quantitative purposes, and when using flow modulation, splitting to a FID is a logical choice. Sample preparation and sample introduction introduce further challenges due to the complex nature of the samples....
With its smart, modern design and host of functionality the brand-new Gene Explorer PCR machine is the perfect addition to your molecular biology laboratory. Plus, now you can monitor your applications, wherever you are, with the remote user interface, via mobile phone App. The new and improved instrument touch screen makes programming and running the system easy for first-time users and efficient for long-time users....
The Native Antigen Company, one of the world’s leading suppliers of reagents that enables research into vaccines and diagnostics for emerging and endemic infectious diseases, has announced the commercial introduction of its Novel Coronavirus antigens, derived from the emerging Wuhan strain. These recombinant proteins offer scientists high-quality reagents to support ongoing infectious disease research, and the development of diagnostics and vaccines....
A new award recognising individuals who have made significant contributions to the eradication of infectious diseases has been launched by RCVS Knowledge, in memory of eminent veterinary virologist Walter Plowright and his wife, Dorothy Plowright. Every two years, the Plowright Prize will offer £75,000 to recognise an individual working in Europe or the Commonwealth who has made a significant impact on the control, management and eradication of infectious diseases...
FLIR Systems announce the FLIR A8580 series of entry-level, cooled high-definition thermal science cameras designed for a wide range of industrial, military, science, and product research and development (R&D) applications. These 1.3-megapixel cameras record blur-free images of high-speed targets, offer a wide range of precision, manual and motorized lenses, and integrate seamlessly with the new FLIR Research Studio thermal analysis software – to provide users with a high-end experience in a compact, easy-to-use device....
Visitors to analytica 2020 can experience the laboratory of the future in a special show that is unique in the whole world: 18 partners from science and industry have joined forces to demonstrate device networking, collaborative robotics and user interaction, using the example of eight workflows from real-world applications. In the associated Forum, experts give lectures on the current state of digitization in the laboratory...
Merck, a leading science and technology company, has introduced its BrightLab™ cloud-based inventory management and instrument connectivity platform for research scientists. The new software includes an electronic lab notebook, which allows scientists and lab managers to track and update experiments from any computer or mobile device. “In today’s research environment, analog methods of documentation and analysis often take us away from the research itself....
Paradigm tips administer a virtually clean sample release, guaranteeing that you’ll spend minimal time waiting for the last drop to fall from the tip. Maintain complete control, even when you’re working with smaller volumes, without compromising the accuracy of your pipetting. The innovation begins with a proprietary resin that ensures the sample will not bind to the tip so it is dispensed completely...
INTEGRA's new ECO Racks help you to reduce plastic consumption and save recycling space. Available for standard 12.5 to 1250 μl GripTips – in both 96 and 384 tip configurations – these racks contain 60 % less plastic, while maintaining the high standards that you expect from INTEGRA products. Combining ECO Racks with INTEGRA’s one-of-a-kind PopTop base provides you with a stable, comfortable and convenient pipetting experience....