BioTek’s BioSpa Live Cell Imaging System fully automates live cell imaging workflows for robust, real-time results without the need for manual intervention.
The BioSpa System has a compact footprint for use on benchtops and in biosafety cabinets, and consists of the BioSpa™ 8 Automated Incubator and Cytation™ 5 Cell Imaging Multi-Mode Reader. BioTek’s liquid handling instruments may also be linked with the BioSpa System for complete, walk away automation from sample preparation through image analysis....
Compact in design - MEDIAJET from INTEGRA offers the unique flexibility to fill Petri dishes of various sizes, Petri dishes with two compartments or test tubes of various diameters and length.
The MEDIAJET sets the gold standard for automated preparation of consistent high quality, contamination-free media in Petri dishes and test tubes. The surface of the MEDIAJET filling chamber is manufactured from a single piece of chemically resistant polyethylene, which allows efficient cleaning....
Data from the largest Phase III trial ever conducted in myeloma have shown a significant, 95%, increase in progression free survival (PFS) in myeloma patients receiving lenalidomide maintenance treatment.
Researchers from the Myeloma XI trial have concluded that the use of maintenance lenalidomide treatment results in highly significant improvements in PFS for patients of all ages, and it should be used as standard care. This pathway of the trial explored the use of oral lenalidomide taken until disease progression, compared to no maintenance treatment....
Phenom-World announces a Eucentric Sample Holder with a 6-axes sub-stage for eucentric tilting and compucentric rotation.
The stage is designed for use in the Phenom XL desktop SEM and allows users to move samples around easily without losing sight of the sample detail. “A eucentric stage is typically an expensive option on large ‘floor model’ SEMs. This product changes all of that,” explains Emile Asselbergs, CEO of Phenom-World....
Postnova Analytics reports on the recent investment by the Department of Chemistry at University College London (UCL) in an AF2000 Field Flow Fractionation (FFF) System to assist them in their development of novel nanoscale vehicles for drug delivery.
UCL has pioneered the engineering of novel nanoscale drug delivery vehicles which can be tuned to release a range of cargos. The drug delivery system is based upon the synthesis of self-assembled spherical polymer vesicles known as polymersomes. Polymersomes are biocompatible and stable making them ideal for the development of drug delivery systems...
Product offers smaller sample volumes and four times higher throughput than traditional assays
Merck, a leading science and technology company, today launched the MILLIPLEX® MAP Human High Sensitivity cytokine panelfor faster and more cost-effective human cytokine assays. The new panel allows researchers to achieve four times higher throughput than traditional assays while using smaller sample sizes....
The Ocean Optics Diffuse Reflectance Probe (DR-Probe) measures 45° diffuse reflectance, enhancing UV-Vis and NIR spectroscopy results. This sampling tool removes localized variance in reflectance measurements. It is ideal for applications such as color analysis, material identification and quality monitoring of foods....
AMSBIO reports on the recent publication in Nature Protocols by Dr Meritxell Huch and co-workers which describes development of culture conditions that allow the long-term expansion of adult primary tissues from the liver and pancreas into self-assembling 3D organoid cultures.
Traditionally adult somatic tissues have proven difficult to expand in vitro, largely because of the complexity of recreating appropriate environmental signals in culture. Huch** and co-workers have overcome this problem and describe recently established protocols for the long-term (> 1 year) expansion and genetic manipulation of adult liver and pancreas cells in 3D organoid culture...
Start-up company now partners with 140+ prominent research institutions
Kerafast Inc., developers of an industry-leading online platform to facilitate accessibility to unique bioresearch materials from laboratories across the globe, is celebrating its five-year anniversary this December. Since its founding in December 2011, Kerafast has partnered with more than 140 prominent academic institutions to facilitate access to research tools....
Read MoreThe Smart, Reusable Bottle for Cell Culture Media PreparationJan 3, 2017
DURAN®TILT is designed for making work in biosafety cabinets and clean hoods safer and easier.
The handling of traditional cell culture media bottles in biosafety cabinets and hoods is inconvenient and time-consuming. The innovative features of the DURAN®TILT bottle change everything. The TILT bottle has two positions: upright for filter sterilisation or storage, and tilted at 45° for pipetting....
The eve® bioprocess platform software will replace the Iris 6 / An exchange promotion and guaranteed compatibility will make the transition as easy as possible for existing Iris customers
INFORS HT began offering its eve® bioprocess platform software in September, introducing an entirely new solution for planning, managing and evaluating bioprocesses—one that takes the place of the company’s Iris 6 bioprocess control software and vastly exceeds its capabilities. INFORS HT has launched an exchange promotion to ease the transition for customers and retailers, guaranteeing compatibility with earlier generations of INFORS HT instruments...
The range of Solenoid Pumps available from LEE PRODUCTS continues to be developed in response to the ever-increasing demands of the medical and scientific industries for components which require less space, weigh less and contribute toward energy savings.
Lee’s range of inert solenoid pumps comprises the LPL, LPM and LPG Series and represents a comprehensive range of fixed volume dispense pumps which meet designers’ objectives whilst providing optimum flexibility. They are designed to provide precise and repeatable, fixed volume dispensing in a small, lightweight package. Features include, a revolutionary port head design that allows tubing connections and manifold mounting which enable designers to test the...
Sixth Annual Competition Recognizes Videos Capturing Hidden Details of Microscopic World
Nikon Instruments Inc. today unveiled the winners of the sixth annual Nikon Small World in Motion Photomicrography Competition, awarding First Place to William Gilpin of Stanford University for his video depicting an eight-week-old starfish larva churning the water around its body as it searches for food....
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) is widespread globally with almost half a million cases documented in 2014.
Although rare in European countries, the risks posed by the current migrant crisis makes MDR-TB an important and urgent public health priority. A study just published in Clinical Microbiology and Infection documents that the rate of infection with MDR-TBis higher among migrants than in the general population, particularly in those born outside Europe and in those forced to leave their home country as asylum seekers and refugees...
Porvair Sciences announces a new range of 96-well (square and round) capmats made from 100% pure silicone that has been conditioned for low bleed and ease of needle penetration when used with autosamplers.
Advantageously these silicone capmats reseal after each piercing and may be re-pierced many times without loss of function. Specially treated with a PTFE coating, Porvair silicone capmats offer increased chemical resistance thereby maintaining high sample integrity even over extended periods of time. Resistant to organic solvents including ethanol, methanol, DMSO and DMF, these flexible silicone capmats individually seal the top of each microplate well reducing the chance of...
Accurate variant analysis facilitates personalised care pathways
The emergence of new therapies that treat the causes of cystic fibrosis are creating an imperative for more accurate variant analysis. A genetic diagnosis for more than 95 per cent of patients is achievable with a new cystic fibrosis (CFTR) gene analysis kit developed by Elucigene Diagnostics, a leading developer and distributor of prenatal and human genetics diagnostics, in partnership with Congenica, a leader in genomic analysis and interpretation...
Biotage announce the launch of Biotage® SNAP Bio C18 and Biotage® SNAP Bio C4 cartridges. New range of high performance flash cartridges with wide pore media (300 Å) for reversed phase purification of peptides and other larger molecules.
The purification step (RP-HPLC) is one of the main bottlenecks in the peptide synthesis workflow, limited by small loading amounts, long separation times, poor recoveries and high costs. Biotage® SNAP Bio cartridges offer similar performance, in a flash format, at a fraction of the cost....
Postnova Analytics reports on the recent investment by the Department of Chemistry at University College London (UCL) in an AF2000 Field Flow Fractionation System to assist them in their development of novel nanoscale vehicles for drug delivery.
UCL has pioneered the engineering of novel nanoscale drug delivery vehicles which can be tuned to release a range of cargos. The drug delivery system is based upon the synthesis of self-assembled spherical polymer vesicles known as polymersomes. Polymersomes are biocompatible and stable making them ideal for the development of drug delivery systems....
Empirical Bioscience announced today that they have optimized their line of Master Mix products including, their MeanGreen, Multiplex, FlashTaq HotStart and rEVAlution qPCR 2X Master Mixes for enhanced activity, stability and reduced foaming.
Typically used in applications such as screening, cloning, or quantitative PCR, the low foam aspect of this product line allows for easier and more efficient use without the loss of material that can occur from bubble formation during the mixing/dispensing process. It also reduces the amount of material that can be lost from the adherence to plastic surfaces....
FLIR Systems X6540sc thermal imaging camera is being used by the Photonics Packaging Group at the Tyndall National Institute (Cork, Ireland) as part of a thermal microscope system to image the silicon photonic optical network unit (ONU) for next generation passive optical networks (NG-PONs) developed in the European FP7-Project "FABULOUS”.
Researchers at Tyndall are developing a next generation passive optical network (PON) demonstration module for high-speed fibre-to-home internet connectivity. At the heart of the PON is a silicon photonic integrated circuit (Si-PIC) that receives information on an incoming optical-signal (downloading), before reflecting the optical signal back, after encoding extra information (uploading)....
Sample preservation and storage solutions designer Micronic released the innovative new 0.75ml and 1.40ml tubes with an external screw thread.
The two tube sizes are the first in a range of new designs featuring an external thread. Using externally threaded tubes for sample storage eliminates the possibility of the sample coming into contact with the screw thread, greatly reducing the chance of cross-contamination while improving sample integrity....
Enables detailed control in thawing of cell and gene therapies
Cook Regentec, focused on developing research and clinical tools to advance regenerative medicine therapies from the lab to the patient, and Asymptote Ltd.,specialists in cryochain for regenerative medicine, today announced the launch of the CellSeal® Automated Thawing System....
The BioSpa System has a compact footprint for use on benchtops and in biosafety cabinets, and consists of the BioSpa™ 8 Automated Incubator and Cytation™ 5 Cell Imaging Multi-Mode Reader. BioTek’s liquid handling instruments may also be linked with the BioSpa System for complete, walk away automation from sample preparation through image analysis....
The MEDIAJET sets the gold standard for automated preparation of consistent high quality, contamination-free media in Petri dishes and test tubes. The surface of the MEDIAJET filling chamber is manufactured from a single piece of chemically resistant polyethylene, which allows efficient cleaning....
Researchers from the Myeloma XI trial have concluded that the use of maintenance lenalidomide treatment results in highly significant improvements in PFS for patients of all ages, and it should be used as standard care. This pathway of the trial explored the use of oral lenalidomide taken until disease progression, compared to no maintenance treatment....
The stage is designed for use in the Phenom XL desktop SEM and allows users to move samples around easily without losing sight of the sample detail. “A eucentric stage is typically an expensive option on large ‘floor model’ SEMs. This product changes all of that,” explains Emile Asselbergs, CEO of Phenom-World....
UCL has pioneered the engineering of novel nanoscale drug delivery vehicles which can be tuned to release a range of cargos. The drug delivery system is based upon the synthesis of self-assembled spherical polymer vesicles known as polymersomes. Polymersomes are biocompatible and stable making them ideal for the development of drug delivery systems...
Merck, a leading science and technology company, today launched the MILLIPLEX® MAP Human High Sensitivity cytokine panelfor faster and more cost-effective human cytokine assays. The new panel allows researchers to achieve four times higher throughput than traditional assays while using smaller sample sizes....
The Ocean Optics Diffuse Reflectance Probe (DR-Probe) measures 45° diffuse reflectance, enhancing UV-Vis and NIR spectroscopy results. This sampling tool removes localized variance in reflectance measurements. It is ideal for applications such as color analysis, material identification and quality monitoring of foods....
Traditionally adult somatic tissues have proven difficult to expand in vitro, largely because of the complexity of recreating appropriate environmental signals in culture. Huch** and co-workers have overcome this problem and describe recently established protocols for the long-term (> 1 year) expansion and genetic manipulation of adult liver and pancreas cells in 3D organoid culture...
Kerafast Inc., developers of an industry-leading online platform to facilitate accessibility to unique bioresearch materials from laboratories across the globe, is celebrating its five-year anniversary this December. Since its founding in December 2011, Kerafast has partnered with more than 140 prominent academic institutions to facilitate access to research tools....
The handling of traditional cell culture media bottles in biosafety cabinets and hoods is inconvenient and time-consuming. The innovative features of the DURAN®TILT bottle change everything. The TILT bottle has two positions: upright for filter sterilisation or storage, and tilted at 45° for pipetting....
INFORS HT began offering its eve® bioprocess platform software in September, introducing an entirely new solution for planning, managing and evaluating bioprocesses—one that takes the place of the company’s Iris 6 bioprocess control software and vastly exceeds its capabilities. INFORS HT has launched an exchange promotion to ease the transition for customers and retailers, guaranteeing compatibility with earlier generations of INFORS HT instruments...
Lee’s range of inert solenoid pumps comprises the LPL, LPM and LPG Series and represents a comprehensive range of fixed volume dispense pumps which meet designers’ objectives whilst providing optimum flexibility. They are designed to provide precise and repeatable, fixed volume dispensing in a small, lightweight package. Features include, a revolutionary port head design that allows tubing connections and manifold mounting which enable designers to test the...
Nikon Instruments Inc. today unveiled the winners of the sixth annual Nikon Small World in Motion Photomicrography Competition, awarding First Place to William Gilpin of Stanford University for his video depicting an eight-week-old starfish larva churning the water around its body as it searches for food....
Although rare in European countries, the risks posed by the current migrant crisis makes MDR-TB an important and urgent public health priority. A study just published in Clinical Microbiology and Infection documents that the rate of infection with MDR-TB is higher among migrants than in the general population, particularly in those born outside Europe and in those forced to leave their home country as asylum seekers and refugees.
Advantageously these silicone capmats reseal after each piercing and may be re-pierced many times without loss of function. Specially treated with a PTFE coating, Porvair silicone capmats offer increased chemical resistance thereby maintaining high sample integrity even over extended periods of time. Resistant to organic solvents including ethanol, methanol, DMSO and DMF, these flexible silicone capmats individually seal the top of each microplate well reducing the chance of...
The emergence of new therapies that treat the causes of cystic fibrosis are creating an imperative for more accurate variant analysis. A genetic diagnosis for more than 95 per cent of patients is achievable with a new cystic fibrosis (CFTR) gene analysis kit developed by Elucigene Diagnostics, a leading developer and distributor of prenatal and human genetics diagnostics, in partnership with Congenica, a leader in genomic analysis and interpretation...
The purification step (RP-HPLC) is one of the main bottlenecks in the peptide synthesis workflow, limited by small loading amounts, long separation times, poor recoveries and high costs. Biotage® SNAP Bio cartridges offer similar performance, in a flash format, at a fraction of the cost....
UCL has pioneered the engineering of novel nanoscale drug delivery vehicles which can be tuned to release a range of cargos. The drug delivery system is based upon the synthesis of self-assembled spherical polymer vesicles known as polymersomes. Polymersomes are biocompatible and stable making them ideal for the development of drug delivery systems....
Typically used in applications such as screening, cloning, or quantitative PCR, the low foam aspect of this product line allows for easier and more efficient use without the loss of material that can occur from bubble formation during the mixing/dispensing process. It also reduces the amount of material that can be lost from the adherence to plastic surfaces....
Researchers at Tyndall are developing a next generation passive optical network (PON) demonstration module for high-speed fibre-to-home internet connectivity. At the heart of the PON is a silicon photonic integrated circuit (Si-PIC) that receives information on an incoming optical-signal (downloading), before reflecting the optical signal back, after encoding extra information (uploading)....
The two tube sizes are the first in a range of new designs featuring an external thread. Using externally threaded tubes for sample storage eliminates the possibility of the sample coming into contact with the screw thread, greatly reducing the chance of cross-contamination while improving sample integrity....
Cook Regentec, focused on developing research and clinical tools to advance regenerative medicine therapies from the lab to the patient, and Asymptote Ltd.,specialists in cryochain for regenerative medicine, today announced the launch of the CellSeal® Automated Thawing System....