Micronic expands their range of ‘Hybrid’ tubes by introducing two innovative tubes that provide a better alternative to traditional cryo tubes. The so called 2.00ml and 3.00ml tubes with external thread hybrid guarantee sample traceability, optimize working volume and increase overall sample storage efficiency. The transparent part of the tube walls enable easy visual checking of the sample, while the 4 coding concepts...
Thermo Scientific VetDrugs Explorer Collection provides LC-MS/MS-based solution for multi-class veterinary drug residues in sample matrices. Food scientists can now take advantage of a newly-launched, start-to-finish solution that offers robust, reliable and sensitive analysis of multi-residue veterinary drugs in complex animal-derived sample matrices...
Proteins are the building blocks of life. They form the structure of cells, regulate cellular activity and carry out the biochemical processes that underpin function in every living organism. To understand proteins and their function, we must understand the way they fold, aggregate and interact. Fluidic Analytics Ltd, Cambridge UK, has announced the global launch of its Fluidity One system...
Porvair Sciences reports how its P3 microplate can be used to accelerate removal of interfering proteins from serum, plasma or even whole blood samples prior to analysis by Liquid Chromatography / Mass Spectrometry (LC/MS). Biological samples commonly contain proteins that interfere with downstream applications. Traditionally scientists have used the CRASH method....
Phasefocus™ is delighted to announce the launch of a new corporate website. With a fresh look and feel, the new site has been designed to improve the end-user experience, providing simple, logical, navigation, allowing visitors to rapidly locate and access a wealth of product and application information from a single location. Visitors to the site can now browse the wide range of Livecyte™ applications, from where they can...
High resolution 3D block face imaging for biological samples with fast acquisition rates and minimal sample damage. In collaboration with the National Center for Microscopy and Imaging Research (NCMIR) at the University of California San Diego, ZEISS releases a new Focal Charge Compensation module for block face imaging with ZEISS GeminiSEM and 3View® from Gatan, Inc. Focal Charge Compensation...
Study finds that a subset of men with prostate cancer have ‘mismatch’ DNA repair defects in their tumours. These men have very aggressive disease with worse survival on currently available therapies BUT are more likely to benefit from immunotherapy. New trials beginning of checkpoint inhibitor immunotherapy in this group of patients. A group of men with especially aggressive...
Have you accidentally missed a well or pipetted twice into the same well when using microwell plates? Laboratory professionals rate missing a well during pipetting as one of the most common sources of errors and frustration when working with microwell plates. Causes for losing track range from interruptions during pipetting to the handling small volumes of colorless liquids that make it difficult to visually identify empty and filled wells....
INTEGRA has expanded its Clear Advantage™ product family to include a divided reservoir, offering 5 and 10 ml volumes side-by-side, while still nesting comfortably in the company’s standard 25 ml reusable, sturdy base. A combination of design and innovation offers a pipetting experience with less reagent and plastic waste, and the lowest dead volume on the market....
Hichrom now owns the worldwide exclusive rights to manufacture the Alltima®, Alltima® HP, Prevail™, Apollo™, Allsep®, Apex™, and Genesis™ HPLC column ranges from Grace. Additionally, Vydac® HPLC columns continue to be available exclusively from Hichrom. Hichrom manufactures these column ranges to the same exacting manufacturing protocols and to identical technical specifications previously used by Grace/Alltech in manufacturing facilities accredited to both ISO9001 and ISO14001 standards...
CARBOLITE GERO is a leading manufacturer of high temperature ovens and furnaces from 30°C to 3000°C. With more than 100 years of experience in thermal engineering our products are used in research laboratories, pilot plants and manufacturing sites worldwide. Many of CARBOLITE GERO's ovens and furnaces are built to suit a clean room environment. Depending on a customer's requirement, it may be necessary to locate our solution in the grey area and the only access the oven or furnace chamber through the clean room wall....
To reduce the noise (from pumps, chillers, etc.) as well as improving the ergonomics of labs, ATG Scientific provides expert advice on a wide range of soundproof and mobile bench solutions to help create much more pleasant working conditions for you and your colleagues. The Company can recommend the best products and most appropriate set ups which can be supplied from the specialist manufacturers MS Noise and IonBench....
Keynote speakers have been announced for HSI 2018, the 7th international conference on Hyperspectral Imaging & Applications, co-located with Photonex Europe taking place on 10th & 11th October at the Ricoh Arena, Coventry, UK. HSI 2018 brings together academic and industrial users to share their knowledge of innovations in hyperspectral imaging cameras, technology and applications....
Lonza release a new technical note that provides toxicity, wound healing and cosmetic researchers with a faster method for constructing three-dimensional (3D) full-thickness skin models that closely resemble native skin. Compared with its two-dimensional (2D) counterpart, 3D cell culture is increasingly being recognized as a more effective in vitro approach...
Understanding the process of interaction between healthy and diseased cells provides a better understanding of the life processes of organisms, resulting in more effective medicines, new vaccines. In every successful relationship, communication is key. This can be among friends in a social setting, at home with family or in the workplace with colleagues....
Founder and Chairman, Dr David Taylor, of Guildford based MR Solutions has been shortlisted as an Innovation Entrepreneur of the Year for London and the South East in the 2018 NatWest Great British Entrepreneur Awards. The awards have had a record number of entries with businesses from across the south east vying for a place on the shortlist...
To further support researchers studying in the field of antibody engineering, MtoZ Biolabs now offers a 20% discount on series of de novo sequencing services which include antibody de novo sequencing and protein de novo sequencing. This promotion ends on September 30, 2018....
USP has updated the General Chapter <591> «Zinc Determination» monograph to include ion chromatography as the preferred method for measuring zinc oxide. USP 41–NF 36 was developed in partnership with Metrohm and replaces manual titration methods. The new method is approved by the FDA and benefits users with more ease of use and reliability. Zinc oxide is used in various skin care creams, drugs, and drug products....
Grinding has never been safer: instead of manually, the grinding bowls are automatically clamped by the mill – extremely easy and safe operation! With two grinding stations, we have developed the NEW FRITSCH Planetary Mill PULVERISETTE5 premium line as the ‘big sister’ to the PULVERISETTE 7 premium line....
Uniqsis has introduced the Polar Bear Plus GSM™ - a versatile heating and cooling reactor module for flow chemistry applications using Glass Static Mixers / Reactor Chips (GSMs). To achieve high reproducibility and facilitate scale-up the control of mixing and temperature is essential, particularly for highly exothermic or fast, mixing-dependent reactions. Uniqsis glass static mixer / reactor chips produce an efficient, turbulent mixed reagent stream...
The University of Glasgow has opened an innovative new structural biology centre, home to a cutting-edge electron microscope – the first of its kind in Scotland – which will be used to image biological molecules at the atomic level. The technology will be used to support vital research into diseases posing the greatest threat to human and animal health, providing greater capabilities in areas such as vaccine development, cancer research, and drug design and discovery....
Metrohm Process Analytics presents the new 2029 Process Photometer, an integrated solution for 24/7 online analysis of critical chemical parameters in industrial processes and wastewater streams. This single-method system performs photometric absorption measurements in the visible light range and is available in several application-specific configurations for monitoring up to 2 process streams.