Premium partnership between Bruker & Cytosurge – enabling FluidFM® single cell experiments on the BioScope Resolve® BioAFM. Thanks to this Premium partnership, researchers can combine the femtoliters scale fluid control and cell treatment precision of FluidFM with the force control, resolution and speed available with Bruker’s exclusive PeakForce Tapping® technology....

An international leader in filtration and separation has unveiled its new made-in-America microfiltration product range, opening up fresh market opportunities to a wider range of customers. Porvair Filtration Group, who manufacture air, liquid, and gas filtration products for industrial and commercial markets, are now providing a nominal range of filter cartridges and housings...

Researchers at the University Hospital of Salzburg's EB House Austria are using a Tecan Spark® multimode reader to investigate epidermolysis bullosa (EB). Epidermolysis bullosa (EB) is a rare inherited disease that causes the skin to become ‘as fragile as a butterfly’s wings’, blistering in response to friction or trauma. Dr Verena Wally, group leader of small molecules research, explained...

Check out the Autoclave Knowledge Bank Check Book, an impartial guide and insight into some of the key facts to be considered when making that next all important laboratory autoclave purchase. The Autoclave Knowledge Bank booklet will guide you through some of the key points to consider and should help in narrowing down your selection....

Now available from Ocean Optics is the Ocean MZ5, a compact, fully integrated ATR-MIR spectrometer that measures liquid samples from 1818–909 cm-1 (5.5-11 μm). Ocean MZ5 comprises a sample interface, light source, detector and software, and provides a fast, convenient alternative to traditional FTIR spectroscopy for lab research....

Merck, a leading science and technology company, has announced that it has entered into an agreement with HistoCyte Laboratories Ltd, Tyne, U.K., to be the exclusive multinational distributor of the company’s portfolio of cell line reference products for immunohistochemistry and in situ hybridization....

Key European standards organization grants extension to now cover 10 BAX® System PCR assays for Salmonella, E. coli O157:H7, L. monocytogenes and Genus Listeria. AFNOR, an ISO certification body in France that is a widely recognized European accreditation body of food safety detection methods, has now issued extensions in accordance with the new ISO standard...

Addressing the highest demands in imaging and analytics from any sample. ZEISS introduces its new field emission scanning electron microscope (FE-SEM) ZEISS GeminiSEM 450. The instrument combines ultrahigh resolution imaging with the capability to perform advanced analytics while maintaining flexibility and ease-of-use...

Testa Analytical Solutions now offers ReadyCal Calibration Kits – certified reference standards for organic and aqueous GPC/SEC applications. The colour coded ReadyCal standards come as polymer cocktails pre-weighed into 1.5ml autosampler vials for easy and convenient calibration of GPC/SEC experiments....

Since the groundbreaking discovery of human induced pluripotent stem cells (hiPSCs) by Shinya Yamanaka in 2006, the use of pluripotent stem cells (PSCs) has experienced a boom. Due to their extensive in vitro self-renewal properties and their ability to differentiate into many different cell types, PSCs, and especially hiPSCs, offer exciting promises....

Accelerated Technology Laboratories, Inc. (ATL), a leader in Laboratory Information Management Systems (LIMS), continues the 2018 LIMS Webcast Series on Wednesday, July 18th with Getting More From Your LIMS and Knowing When It's Time to Upgrade....

Synbiosis, a long-established, expert manufacturer of automated microbiological systems, is delighted to announce its eAST software for automatic zone measurement of antimicrobial susceptibility testing (AST) plates has been upgraded to improve antibiotic SIR (Susceptible, Intermediate, Resistant) category determination...

Porvair Sciences has introduced the JG Finneran 50-position stackable rack for 12mm vials and tubes. This new stackable rack is designed to hold 12mm vials and tubes in the optimum orientation for pipetting tasks. Available in blue, black and white as standard, the 50-position rack is securely stackable saving valuable bench space....

A cancer treatment already approved for use in certain types of cancer has been found to block cell growth in a common form of lung cancer for which there is currently no specific treatment available. The new findings, published today in Science Translational Medicine and led by the University of Glasgow, suggest that a large number of...

Autoscribe Informatics will be demonstrating the Matrix Gemini Environmental Monitoring solution at the IFT18 Food Expo.This extension of the Matrix Gemini LIMS (Laboratory Information Management System) allows control of environmental testing across all food preparation and storage sites, dramatically reducing costly product recalls and...

As a leading supplier of research products and custom services, Creative Diagnostics recently has launched a new line of ready-to-use, quantitative IgM purification reagents prepared specifically for life science applications. These new products are available in kit form and loose resin; 1 and 5 ml columns are also available....

Comprehensive metabolic biomarker profiles of the world's largest health database to be analysed in 30 months. Nightingale Health, the Finnish innovator of an internationally recognized blood biomarker technology for studying chronic diseases, will analyse the biomarker profiles of 500,000 blood samples from UK Biobank. The ground-breaking research initiative....

Cresset, innovative provider of software for molecular discovery, is pleased to announce the release of Flare V2. Introducing major enhancements to ligand design and activity prediction in a modern, extensible, scriptable interface, Flare V2 raises the bar in structure-based design....

Micronic, leader in innovative sample storage and automation solutions, launches the new the Screw Cap Ultra. The Screw Cap Ultra is the latest addition to the range of caps for tubes with an internal thread that Micronic offers to seal tubes. The design of the cap is optimized for automated and manual handling....

Tailored to the requirements of the user – the STISO from Metall+Plastic is modular, ergonomic and fast. Product safety is the focal point during the filling of pharmaceutical products. Sterility test isolators are used to inspect cleanliness and sterility of filled batches and to increase safety. Metall+Plastic offers an appropriate solution with the new sterility test isolator....

Novel features include modelling for drug metabolism prediction and virtual library enumeration. Enhanced data visualisation environment for more efficient data analysis and project management. Optibrium™, a developer of software for drug discovery, today announced the launch of version 6.5 of StarDrop™ that provides a complete platform for small molecule design...

Uniqsis introduces the FlowLab Plus™ for process research chemists looking for a flow chemistry system combining top performance with true operational flexibility. FlowLab Plus™ is a versatile flow chemistry system built around the Uniqsis Binary Pump™ dual channel reagent delivery system. The system is configured to run both manual and automated flow chemistry...