Saves Time and Effort by Producing Perfect Gels for Syngene Imaging Systems. Syngene, a world-leading manufacturer of image analysis solutions, is delighted to announce the launch of a new range of robust horizontal and vertical gel electrophoresis equipment. The new units save scientists time and effort by providingan easy to use, versatile platform to run consistent quality DNA and protein gels for visualisation in Syngene’s imaging systems...
MtoZ Biolabs, an international contract research organization (CRO) providing advanced proteomics, metabolomics, bioinformatics, and biopharmaceutical analysis services, developed SILAC-based CoIP-MS service to assist researchers study in protein. Co-Immunoprecipitation (CoIP) is a classical method for studying protein interactions based on the principle that antibodies specifically recognize specific antigens.....
Miele’s latest range of laboratory washer accessories make loading times shorter, helping to save valuable research time. The EasyLoad collection, for Miele’s under-bench PG model washers, also has the added benefits of being flexible and robust. Water is pushed out through the sides of the injector tip, as well as vertically, so items are cleaned effectively even if glassware is resting on the top of the injector. This saves loading time and makes it much simpler to train staff on operation....
Verdel Instruments Ltd, a spin-out company of the University of Warwick, raises seed investment of over £230,000 to develop new two-dimensional mass spectrometry (2DMS) technology. Disruptive 2DMS technique to make pharmaceutical research and food safety testing more accurate, more efficient, and at least 10 times quicker than current mass spectrometry approaches – for samples with many components.....
Extending the Service Life of HPLC System by Filter Processing. High performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) is an analysis method originated from classical liquid chromatography. It is fast and accurate, but the device is precise and expensive. Under this condition, it is particularly important to extend its service life by optimizing the operating processing and maintenance carefully. Here the Hawach recommends some membrane filtration methods...
Agilent Technologies Inc. has introduced the newest member of its LC/MS portfolio at the American Society for Mass Spectrometry Conference (ASMS). The new Agilent InfinityLab LC/MSD iQ System incorporates 'designed-in' smart features, software, and hardware developed specifically for chemists and chromatographers who will benefit from the intuitive design and greater level of detail generated by a mass selective detector....
Vision Engineering Ltd has unveiled a revolutionary digital 3D stereoscopic display technology. Unlike traditional mono digital microscopes, Vision Engineering’s Deep Reality Viewer (DRV) creates stereo high definition 3D images, without using a monitor or requiring operators to wear headsets or specialist glasses: images ‘float’ in front of a mirror. Using Vision Engineering’s patented TriTeQ3 digital 3D display technology, the DRV-Z1...
BioTek Instruments announces a new wide field of view (FOV) camera option for their Cytation 5 Cell Imaging Multi-Mode Reader. The new wide FOV camera captures approximately four times the area compared to Cytation 5’s standard camera, allowing users to capture larger areas of interest with fewer images. The new camera increases the speed of acquisition for larger samples and accelerates statistically significant sampling for cell population analysis...
The Purair® FLEX is a revolutionary containment product that redefines when and where glove bags can be used. Designed as a flexible, highly portable film isolator, the Purair FLEX permits easy set up and delivers superior containment capability. The Purair FLEX is constructed of ArmorFlex® film which offers complete visual clarity and excellent solvent resistance....
MCP desktop software for PC-controlled use. The operator controls the MCP polarimeter externally via the MCP desktop software. The whole 21 CFR Part 11responsibility– user, system, and data administration – is managed in the software, not on the instrument. This significantly decreases the time needed to qualify the instrument itself. All data is automatically archived in the desktop database....
All laboratory autoclaves and research sterilisers leaving the Priorclave design and manufacturing centre in the UK are now fitted with a new, technologically advanced controller. This is a significant up-grade; the new user interface features a hi-res digital display screen and offers a more streamlined approach to programming the sterilising settings....
Micronic widens the range of successful “hybrid” tubes. The leader in sample storage introduced 4 coding concepts, a tube with multiple sample identification methods, last year. Since then the demand has only increased, which Micronic answered by introducing a wider spectrum of sizes to accommodate all Life Science industries. The new range is available in several sizes...
Bioquell ProteQ offers major cost benefits, a modular, upgradeable design and new features including wireless connectivity, built-in aeration & graphical user interface. Bioquell a leading global expert in reducing the risk of bio-contamination in the pharmaceutical, life science and healthcare markets - has launched the cost effective and high performance Bioquell ProteQ mobile room bio-decontamination system. Utilising the company’s 35% hydrogen peroxide vapour and boasting a modular, upgradeable design for a...
The new MM 500 Mixer Mill from Retsch is a compact, versatile bench-top unit which has been developed for dry, wet and cryogenic grinding of small sample amounts. The MM 500 Mixer Mill will mix and homogenize powders in only a few seconds, is simple to use and is the perfect combination of a classic mixer mill and a planetary ball mill. Retsch Mixer Mills are true all-rounders which are used in laboratories all over the world....
Agar Scientific has unveiled the latest addition to its range of microscopy stains, UA-Zero® EM Stain, a non-radioactive alternative to the traditional Uranyl Acetate. UA-Zero is a direct replacement for Uranyl Acetate, offering comparable results from the same standard processes, while simultaneously eliminating the safety and logistical issues associated with stains derived from uranium....
Analytik reports on how the School of Biological & Chemical Sciences at Queen Mary University, London (QMUL) has been using a LM20 Microfluidizer for cell disruption of a broad range of cell types including E. coli, Yeasts and Diatom. The School of Biological and Chemical Sciences at QMUL is one of the UK’s leading life science research departments, with a multi-disciplinary approach to teaching and research....
Porvair Sciences, global specialists in the manufacture of microplates and microplate equipment, offer an extensive range of sample preparation products for mass spectrometry techniques including LC/MS and GC/MS. Together with sister company J.G. Finneran Associates, Porvair Sciences is able to offer an unmatched selection of innovative glass vials, seals, closures, and microplates....
AMSBIO announces XerumFree™- a new concept in cell culture that allows you to culture cells without the use of serum. XerumFree™ has been developed taking into account what is missing in traditional basal cell culture media to sustain growth of all cell types, which is a nutritional approach at the cellular level. Containing no animal or human derived material, XerumFree™ is a serum....
Synbiosis,a long-established, expert manufacturer of automated microbiological systems, is delighted to announce its new AutoCOL fully automated colony counting system will be on show for the first time at Booth 4630, ASM Microbe 2019, on 21-23 June. The integrated system allows microbiologists to load plates and count colonies on up to100 plates in30 minutes and is ideal for improving throughput and accuracy in highly regulated laboratories...
The search for new drugs to combat diseases more effectively could be revolutionised through a new £30 million electron microscopy project. Experts would be able to see, for the first time, how a particular drug works within a patient at a cellular level or the molecular processes set in motion by a genetic mutation. The technology aims to create 3D images of cells at very high resolution...
In a paper published in the American Chemical Society journal researchers from Bourgogne University showed that the use of superparamagnetic iron oxide nanoparticles (NPs) using multi modal – PET/MRI - showed promising improvements in imaging capabilities. Using an MR Solutions, cryogen free, 3T scanner with a PET clip on the sequential images were found to be highly beneficial...
Kanazawa University researchers use high-speed microscopy to investigate native structure and conformational dynamics of hemagglutinin in influenza A. The influenza A viruses, which have instigated deadly pandemics in the past, still remain a major global public health problem until today. Molecules known as virulence factors are produced by bacteria, viruses, and fungi to help them to infect host cells....