Mettler Toledo's recently launched Rainin SmartStand™ is set to transform pipette management.

This intelligent, customizable and highly scalable pipette asset management system is easily adapted to any laboratory’s standard operating procedures, helping to drive compliance in regulated environments, such as pharma, GLP and QC laboratories. Non-regulated laboratories can also take advantage of SmartStand to conveniently and efficiently monitor large numbers...

A new application note demonstrating the high resolution separation of the monoclonal antibody trastuzumab has been published by Advanced Materials Technology (AMT). The separation is acheived in approximately 5 minutes at 80°C, under gradient conditions with UV detection.

Interested in LC applications for explosives, epinastine, echinacea and entacapone? Or maybe in any one of 1000’s of other analytes from amphetamines to tyrosine?

Advanced Chromatography Technologies (ACT) Limited have recently published a new and comprehensive LC Applications Guide which brings together a huge range of latest LC and LC-MS applications from fields including Pharmaceutical, Clinical, Environmental, Forensic & Bioanalysis, Food & Beverage, LC-MS and more....

AMSBIO has announced the launch of its new cfPure™ Cell Free DNA Purification Kit for scalable and automation-friendly isolation of circulating cell-free DNA (cfDNA) from patient serum or plasma samples.

Circulating cfDNA is normally comprised of DNA fragments from healthy cells.  However, apoptotic cells, necrotic cells, cancer cells, and intact cells all release cfDNA into the bloodstream. In addition, fetal cfDNA can be isolated from peripheral maternal blood. The utility and value of using cfDNA from serum and plasma for non-invasive molecular diagnostics...

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, the NEW FRITSCH Planetary Mill PULVERISETTE 6 premium line is the ideal mill for fast wet and dry grinding of hard, medium-hard, soft, brittle and moist samples as well as for mechanical alloying, mixing and homogenising for sample quantities up to 450 ml with reliable results down into the nano range – and an absolutely secure automatic clamping of the bowls by the mill...

Analytik Jena AG (Germany) introduces an innovation in the field of combustion-based analyzers for the determination of Total Sulfur and Total Nitrogen in organic elemental analysis.

The compEAct series offers compact, space-saving combustion systems for the fast and cost-effective analysis of liquids, gases and LPG samples. “compEAct is the ultimate solution when it comes to high productivity and low operation costs in routine labs of refineries, petrochemical and chemical industries – wherever space and time matter....

The University of Glasgow has officially opened its new £32M Imaging Centre of Excellence (ICE)

The unique medical research facility, which was built in collaboration with NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde (NHSGGC) and with £16m funding from the Medical Research Council and Glasgow City Region City Deal, was opened by the Chief Executive Designate of UK Research and Innovation (UKRI), Professor Sir Mark Walport....

Whitehouse Scientific, the highest ranking European certification laboratory for primary methods of particle size analysis, has launched its new PoreSizer^TM system for image analysis.

The PoreSizer^TM is a static image analysis system that measures particle size and shape, sieve meshes and filter pores using an optical microscope and high quality 1.4 megapixel camera. Specifically designed for the measurement of geometric pore sizes of filter media, the system is the culmination of a development programme spanning a number of years and provides a bespoke, transparent measurement process that is validated and fully traceable using certified...

Syngene, a world-leading manufacturer of image analysis solutions, is pleased to announce its G:BOX Chemi XX6 multi-application imager is being utilised by scientists at the University of Warwick to rapidly and accurately analyse how Gram positive bacteria react to stressors.

This is providing information on phenotypic changes and may identify potential genetic targets, which could help in developing new anti-microbial therapies for drug-resistant bacteria. Researchers in the Department of Biomedical Sciences at the University of Warwick are using a G:BOX Chemi XX6 multi-application imaging system to study the changes...

Empirical Bioscience announced today that they have introduced a new Agarose Gel Extraction Kit that offers a simplified DNA purification process and robust results.

Specifically designed to enhance efficiency, the kit arrives with the necessary components including, extraction buffer, activation buffer, washing buffer, elution buffer, spin columns, and collection tubes.  Empirical Bioscience’s Agarose Gel Extraction Kit allows for efficient DNA purification from agarose gels....

Come to Synbiosis Stand 65 at ECCMID to see how ChromaZona can help

Synbiosis, a long-established, expert manufacturer of automated microbiological systems, will be showing ChromaZona, an IVD certified system that quickly and easily automates antimicrobial susceptibility testing (AST) and microbial identification on Stand 65 at the European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (ECCMID) 2017 on 22-25^th April in Vienna....

Next-generation NMR platform and console takes magnetic resonance research to a new level

At the 58th Experimental Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Conference, Bruker announces the launch of the AVANCE NEO platform, Bruker’s next-generation NMR electronics console in the AVANCE series. The all new AVANCE NEO surpasses the already very advanced AVANCE III HD by offering even faster control, improved dynamic range and enhanced flexibility and scalability....

Watson-Marlow Fluid Technology Group (WMFTG) has unveiled its innovative Quantum peristaltic pump with patented ReNu single-use (SU) Technology cartridge.

Engineered by the world leader in peristaltic innovation, Quantum sets the new standard for high-pressure feed pumps in SU tangential flow filtration (TFF), virus filtration (VF) and high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC).  Quantum represents a step-change in pump technology for bioprocessing by enabling higher downstream process yields throughout the pressure range....

Thermo Fisher honors Andrea Jacassi of the Italian Institute of Technology for image of cysteine crystals using focused ion beam techniques 

Italian Institute of Technology’s Andrea Jacassi is the grand prize winner of the Sixth Annual 2016 Thermo Fisher Scientific Electron Microscopy image contest for his “Cysteine Rose” image. The image, acquired using the FEI Helios NanoLab 650 DualBeam, focused ion beam/scanning electron microscope (FIB/SEM) and was selected by a vote of Thermo Fisher employees from more than 270 entries...

Thermo Scientific My Pipette Creator application is designed to streamline pipetting and help life science researchers generate more reproducible and consistent results

Life science researchers working across many applications can now benefit from the first-ever web-based pipetting application, developed to enable seamless connectivity with electronic pipettes for optimized performance and safe, efficient and rapid sharing of protocols....

Uniqsis Ltd has introduced Flow-UV™ - an affordable in-line UV-Visible spectrophotometric detector for flow chemistry applications.

Designed for use with almost any commercial flow chemistry system - the compact Flow-UV™ detector (18 x18 x 17cm) fits conveniently into even crowded fume cupboards. Using the UV-visible absorbance data from a Flow-UV™ detector allows dispersion experiments to be monitored in real time and enables product collection to be controlled according to the onset and decline of steady state conditions....

The market for chromatography resins is estimated to have accounted for USD 1.5 billion in 2014 and is projected to register a CAGR of 7.3% between 2015 and 2020, and reach the market size USD 2.3 billion by 2020.

Chromatography resins are polymers used as media in chromatographic techniques, namely, ion exchange, affinity, hydrophobic interaction, size exclusion, multi-modal and others (partition and adsorption). This report on chromatography resins market covers all major regions such as Asia-Pacific, Europe, North America, and Rest of the World....

SCION Instruments, a global supplier of GC, GCMS and CompassCDS, chromatography data system, is pleased to announce new improved service contract structures and pricing for 2017.

The announcements were made at Pittcon 2017, and mark SCION’s strong focus on its North American customer base. The agreements mean that laboratories with GC and GCMS instruments from Bruker, Varian and SCION can all be serviced directly by SCION.

Lonza now offers a comprehensive portfolio of fresh and cryopreserved human and animal hepatocytes for ADME-Tox testing, further strengthening its position as a leader in cell discovery.

This expansion of Lonza’s primary cells range is the result of last year’s acquisition of renowned hepatocyte provider, Triangle Research Laboratories (TRL). By combining TRL’s expertise with Lonza’s quality control, large production capacity and scientific support, Lonza can now provide a source of high-quality hepatocytes for in-vitro drug metabolism and pharmacokinetic studies....

Postnova Analytics PN3621 MALS detector sets a new standard for sensitive, precise and flexible Multi-Angle Light Scattering detection for Size Exclusion Chromatography (SEC) and Field Flow Fractionation (FFF) systems.

The detector simultaneously measures the intensity of scattering at 21 angles which enables the precise calculation of the absolute molecular weight of proteins, natural and synthetic polymers, and also molecular size expressed as the radius of gyration, Rg. Incorporating the broadest range of working angles (7° - 164°) in a commercially available light scattering detector....

Platform Offers up to Six Lasers, 21 Colors for Multiparametric Analysis with Nanoparticle Detection

Beckman Coulter Life Sciences continues to expand the multi-parameter capabilities of its patented CytoFLEX flow cytometer technology.  Its latest model, the CytoFLEX LX, with up to six lasers and 21 fluorescent channels, delivers even more parameters with the same exceptional fluorescence sensitivity and superior nanoparticle detection demanded by high end researchers....