Lab infrastructure solution ZEISS ZEN 2 core is connecting systems, data and workflows
ZEISS presents a networked lab for quality control and quality assurance. Connected systems, data and workflows enable more efficient collaboration - even across lab boundaries....
Cerno Bioscience has announced that it has released the first shipments of its innovative mass spec calibration and analysis software, MassWorks Version 5.0.
The software boasts a host of new features and improvements that extend the versatility of the software including integration with NIST GC/MS library search and formula look-up as well as ChemSpider formula look-up to assist in identifying unknown compounds....
AMSBIO has introduced a new range of ready-to-use Reporter Lentivirus for assessing cell signaling activities in virtually any mammalian cell type.
These pre-made products use a unique combination of transcription factor reporter technology coupled with lentiviral delivery to provide a simple, highly sensitive method capable of operating over a large dynamic range....
Now available in Europe, Asia Pacific, emerging markets and Latin America, the new Thermo Scientific refrigerated incubators utilize powerful compressor technology designed to provide optimal temperature conditions for applications that require thermal stability and uniformity above, around or below the usual ambient laboratory temperature.
The systems are also suitable for standard 37 °C incubation applications in warm laboratory environments. Available in both a benchtop and a more spacious floor-standing unit, the new Thermo Scientific RI-150 and RI-250 models of refrigerated incubators have been equipped with key attributes to enable ease-of-use...
Oxford Nanoimaging Limited manufacture and sell custom microscopes offering super-resolution and single-molecule capabilities to research users.
The BioMAN Laboratory is led by Professor Rizal Hariadi. Situated in the Biodesign Institute at Arizona State University, the super-resolution Nanoimager is being used to understand cell functionality emerging from interactions between proteins in healthy & disease states....
Asynt has launched the DrySyn Octo 8-position parallel synthesizer - a convenient, entry-level product for chemists wishing to conduct synthetic reactions under an inert atmosphere with temperature control, reflux and powerful magnetic stirring.
The compact DrySyn Octo parallel synthesizer accommodates low cost consumable reaction tubes each with a working volume of 5-6 ml. The large surface area of these glass reaction tubes enables the DrySyn Octo to be used for air cooled gentle reflux reactions....
Funding by entrepreneur Mr Jimmy Mayer to establish world’s first register of patients with disease that is one of the biggest causes of kidney failure globally
The University of Leicester has received its biggest ever single gift from a private individual - £2.7 million- which will be used to fund life-saving kidney research of global significance in the College of Medicine, Biological Sciences and Psychology.
EKF brings niche Stanbio Chemistry Procalcitonin LiquiColor® assay to new markets
EKF Diagnostics, the global in vitro diagnostics company, announces that it is expanding the distribution of its Procalcitonin LiquiColor® Test into Eastern Europe, Middle East and APAC regions. Procalcitonin (PCT) is a marker for bacterial infection and sepsis, a condition that has grown in awareness in recent years....
MR Solutions will be showing their latest state of the art 3T to 9.4T superconducting, cryogen-free MRI imaging technology with optional PET and SPECT imaging modalities at the 16th annual World Preclinical Congress in Boston.
The congress focusses on the very latest trends and technologies impacting the preclinical drug discovery and development world. MR Solutions’ preclinical imaging systems are revolutionising drug discovery by providing better scanners with a more viable footprint by doing away with all the equipment and building modifications required for liquid helium cooled machines....
ResistancePlus™ MG Test would bring disease and antibiotic resistance testing for potential “superbug”
SpeeDx Pty. Ltd., a developer of innovative molecular diagnostic solutions, has signed an agreement with Thermo Fisher Scientific, the world leader in serving science. The announcement was made at the 27thEuropean Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Disease (ECCMID) in Vienna
Read MoreNew ISOLUTE FILTER+ Plates Prevents UPLC CloggingMay 30, 2017
Biotage has released ISOLUTE® FILTER+, a high performance filtration plate for sample preparation which effectively removes particulates from biological samples, thereby eliminating expensive downtime of UPLC-MS/MS systems.
ISOLUTE® FILTER+ plates provide effective, workflow friendly filtration of diverse biological samples, and are ideal for use with urine prepared by ‘dilute and shoot’ prior to UPLC-MS/MS analysis. Increased back pressures due to particulate accumulation leads to frequent downtime of UPLC systems for replacement or regeneration of the expensive analytical column...
Read More'Outstanding' Results Announced from New Blood Cancer StudyMay 30, 2017
Research led by University of Leicester and University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust reveals ‘transformative outcomes’ for patients with chronic lymphocytic leukaemia
Scientists have described new results of a blood cancer study as ‘outstanding’ in tackling previously untreatable forms of chronic lymphocytic leukaemia (CLL). The advance led by a team from the University of Leicester and University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust, within the Hope Clinical Trials Facility...
High-Tech Conversions has added four new presaturated wipe options to their line of products for controlled environments.
New saturation levels and materials were made available to offer wiping selections for a broader range of applications. Among the new wipes are options suitable for use in a variety of sterile and non-sterile cleanroom applications including ISO Class 3-4, 5 and higher....
Streamline LC Method Transfer and LC Method Translation using the new ACE LC Translator tool.
This universal tool uses the original method and column details as input, along with the new column format and additional parameters such as dwell volume. Translated methods are then automatically generated with no need for the user to manually carry out numerous calculations....
Read MoreSocorex small volume bottle-top dispensersMay 29, 2017
The CalibrexTM bottle top dispensers are robust instruments with excellent chemical resistance.
Intended for the safe and reproducible liquid distribution, the line includes 7 different sizes: 0.1-1 / 0.25-2.5 / 0.5-5 / 1-10 / 2.5-25 / 5-50 / 10-100 mL. CalibrexTM organo 525 includes a ground glass or ceramic plunger, both suited for organics and non-crystallizing solutions. CalibrexTM solutae 530 has a glass or ceramic PFA coated plunger for trouble free distribution of salt solutions...
On 24 April 2017 ZEISS opened the new ZEISS Microscopy Customer Center Europe at the Oberkochen site. This is the most comprehensive ZEISS Customer Center including light, electron and X-ray microscopy in a single location...
Photometrics announces that its Prime 95B Scientific CMOS camera now incorporates award-winning computational capabilities that significantly increase clarity of images hidden in photon shot noise, and provides new ways to address data glut, a common problem when imaging at high frame rates.
The camera was the first and is the only in the industry to offer 95 percent QE by leveraging BSI technology, combined with large pixels and low-noise characteristics to maximize light collection. Photometrics expanded on these capabilities by incorporating an FPGA-based Embedded Signal Processing engine...
New SureSeq myPanel™ NGS Custom Cancer Panel content covers a wider range of cancer types with excellent coverage uniformity for confident results
Oxford Gene Technology (OGT), The Molecular Genetics Company, has expanded its SureSeq myPanel™ NGS Custom Cancer Panel content. The expansion comes in response to NGS becoming ever more important for research into an increasing number of cancer types...
Providing flexible object tracking to evaluate dynamic processes and a simplified GUI with 4K support, Olympus’ cellSens imaging software offers sophisticated solutions to extract more research data and save time in clinical laboratories.
Olympus has released version 1.17 of its life science imaging software cellSens. The new cellSens features an automatic object tracking function – a dedicated solution to analyse and document dynamic processes within living samples....
AMSBIO reports on an independent study that evaluated the use of CELLBANKER® and STEM CELLBANKER® reagents for cryopreservation and thawing of organoids.
Data is presented that clearly shows that liver organoids recovered and grew well in STEM-CELLBANKER®–GMP, CELLBANKER® 1 and CELLBANKER® 2 freezing media after being thawed out after 2 days and 4-days cryopreservation....
For validating its eve® bioprocess platform software, INFORS HT now offers validation packages that meet the requirements of FDA 21 CFR Part 11 and EudraLex Annex11
Good Manufacturing Practice, or GMP, is a system for ensuring production workflows – one that is mandatory in many areas of the life sciences, pharmacology and biotechnology....