Environmental Monitoring is an essential part of any pharmaceutical, medical device or biotechnology manufacturing process in order to show that the microbial and particulate content of all clean room air and work surfaces is below acceptable levels.
Matrix Gemini EM from Autoscribe Informatics provides all the functionality to define a complete environmental monitoring protocol. It can be used in an FDA regulated environment and fully supports the requirements of 21CFR Part 11. Matrix Gemini EM is a specific configuration of the very successful Matrix Gemini LIMS (Laboratory Information Management System). It will support a typical EM workflow “out of the box”...
RheoSense, Inc. has introduced the NEW VROC® initium, the first automatic viscometer that revolutionizes viscosity characterization.
Equipped with automatic sample loading and sample cleaning, VROC® initium measures absolute viscosity as a function of shear rate across a wide temperature range. This allows unique viscosity fingerprinting of the samples. Samples in 96 well plates as well as 40 vial racks can be tested automatically with the intuitive software. “VROC® initium was built on customer demands of high throughput automatic viscometers. This is a...
Experts from Nanopharm, supported by Malvern instruments and with funding from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), have carried out experimental studies to identify analytical strategies that can help bring generic nasal sprays to market faster.
The findings, presented at Respiratory Drug Delivery (RDD) 2016, describe the benefits of applying component-specific particle size measurement and rheological characterization to determine the Critical Material and Process Attributes of suspension nasal sprays. By supporting fast and robust bioequivalence testing, these techniques add value in the development of abbreviated new drug applications...
AMSBIO has introduced MitoXpress® Intra, a novel intracellular oxygen assay based on a 96 or 384-well fluorescence plate reader-based approach that facilitates the real-time assessment of transient changes in cell respiration, oxygen gradients and physiological responses across a range of cell models.
Molecular oxygen is the key substrate of aerobic metabolism. Knowledge of cell oxygenation is therefore central to a detailed understanding of the cellular metabolic response to a particular treatment or manipulation. Traditionally intracellular measurements have proven very difficult, requiring the use of invasive, laborious, low-throughput, technically challenging techniques which in turn have limited the use of...
Investment will be used to fund commercial launch of new pancreatic and lung stem cell products for drug discovery and regenerative medicine
DefiniGEN, a leading provider of stem cell life science products, has announced that it has raised £1.5m ($2.29m) in follow-on funding. The round was led by Cambridge Enterprise, the commercialization arm of the University of Cambridge, and 24 Haymarket, with key investors Dr Jonathan Milner (Chairman), Providence Investment Company, Parkwalk, and Cambridge Capital Group also participating...
Asynt has introduced GasTrap gas purifiers for analytical laboratories using Gas Chromatography (GC), High Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC) or Mass Spectrometry (GC/MS) instrumentation.
Gas purity is essential in any GC, HPLC or GC/MS application requiring high sensitivity. Available in optimised models for Helium, Hydrogen, Nitrogen and pure air - GasTrap gas purifiers dramatically reduce the levels of contaminants, enhance the purity of lower grade helium, and help ensure instrument stability, reproducibility as well as lowering running costs. Laboratory gases for GC, HPLC and GC/MS are typically supplied in pressurised cylinders that...
Merck, a leading science and technology company, is expanding its popular line of Guava® flow cytometers to include a high-power modulated green laser.
The addition of a 532 nanometer laser expands the detection capabilities of the Guava® easyCyte instrument line to enable simultaneous detection of multiple fluorescent proteins. It also offers researchers more spectral choice using fluorescent reagents. More powerful violet, blue and red lasers are now standard in most configurations, meaning the Guava® cytometers are sensitive enough to detect subcellular particles as small as viruses....
A new compact and robust horizontal BEAD MILL system which provides optimum versatility for a wide range of laboratory dispersion tasks has been introduced by FULLBROOK SYSTEMS, specialist suppliers of instrumentation for paint, printing, chemical and pharmaceutical applications.
The innovative DISPERMAT® SL-B is for fine grinding batch sizes from 150 to 750 ml and features an integrated mill base circulation system which means there are no external pumps to clean and speed control which is infinitely adjustable from 0 to 6000 rpm. This new model utilises an integrated pneumatic press-out system which means that the mill base is pressed out to ensure that the dispersed product can be...
Chromatrap® has announced a new 96-well high throughput purification plate for production of ultra-pure DNA.
Using proprietary filtration media that allow much higher loadings of active material than has been previously possible, typical assay times using the Chromatrap® DNA Purification Plate are less than 5 minutes. Buffers are optimised to remove any unwanted impurities while providing efficient DNA recovery from samples. The Chromatrap® DNA Purification Kit is designed for the purification and concentration of samples from PCR...
AMSBIO has introduced two new products to assist the increasing number of scientists adopting organoid culture as a physiologically relevant model for organ development.
These new tools build upon the widespread use of AMSBIO’s BME2 ‘organoid matrix’ by leading research groups worldwide. BME 2 is the extracellular matrix of choice for growing and supporting organoid cultures that are increasingly being adopted in drug screening applications. A new R-Spondin1 cell line has been developed that provides a cost-effective solution by which labs can obtain a long-term supply of R-Spondin1...
The Spectroline® MiniMAX™ UV-5G is the perfect compact lamp for a variety of laboratory applications, including UV sanitizing of disease-causing microorganisms and UV degradation studies.
The UV-5G model is a battery-operated, 5-watt, short-wave (254nm) UV lamp. It combines mini size with maximum power, making the lamp extremely portable and highly effective. The UV-5G lamp weighs only 11 oz (312g) and measures just 9 x 2¼ x 1¼ in (22.9 x 5.7 x 3.2 cm). It comes with a wrist strap to reduce hand fatigue and can be easily slipped into a pocket for convenient transport. The lamp is powered by four 1.5-volt AA...
Faster and easier development of your own customised lateral flow assays is now possible with the new generic Rapid Assay Device (gRAD) kits from BioPorto, available exclusively in the UK from Alpha Laboratories.
This open, flexible, versatile platform is NOT analyte dependent and gives you total control to customise the assay using your chosen antibodies. It offers you endless possibilities and applications by enabling creation of lateral flow assays tailored to your needs, in a very short time. gRAD OneDetection is an optimised generic lateral flow strip that is configured with both a test line, where a biotinylated capture antibody will bind...
UK technology has potential to bring islet transplant therapy to thousands of patients with type 1 diabetes
The Cell and Gene Therapy Catapult (CGT) and University of Aberdeen, UK, today announce the creation of Islexa, a new company developing a novel technology to produce laboratory grown islets, the organoids responsible for insulin production. The technology could bring the option of an islet transplant to thousands more patients with type I diabetes. Currently in the UK, only 30-50 patients with hypoglycaemic...
FLIR Systems ResearchIR 4.2 thermal imaging software provides researchers and scientists with a state-of-the-art tool for viewing, acquiring, analyzing, and sharing thermal data.
To enable users to get started, and then gain the full potential of this powerful software package, FLIR Systems has created several informative online tutorial videos that may be viewed at www.flir.eu/science/display/?id=55874. Available in 20 languages, FLIR ResearchIR 4.2 software provides a comprehensive set of acquisition, diagnostic and data sharing tools as well as customizable, savable workspaces that allow you to arrange how images, data, charts...
The CF2000 Centrifugal Field Flow Fractionation (CF3) system from Postnova Analytics sets a new standard for high resolution separation and fractionation of nanoparticles.
Based on the CF3 principle, the Postnova CF2000 employs a centrifugal field as the driving force for separations. Particles affected by this field are separated by dynamic diffusion on the basis of both particle size and density. This unique feature of the CF2000 allows the separation of different particulate materials having the same particle size. Separations on the CF2000 can be further optimized by using different eluents...
INTEGRA announces the launch of eight and twelve channel versions of its innovative EVOLVE manual pipette.
Unlike traditional pipettes which utilize a single rotating plunger to set volumes, the EVOLVE features three adjustable dials for setting each individual volume digit. Simply depress and twist the plunger to unlock the volume dials. Once unlocked, freely adjust the three dials to rapidly set the desired volume. This revolutionary approach allows users to set volumes more than ten times faster. Covering a volume range of...
Vitrification provides excellent survivability of embryos and oocytes through the freezing process
Irvine Scientific, a world leader in the development and manufacture of Assisted Reproductive Technologies (ART), today announced the receipt of FDA 510(k) clearance for expanded use of Vit Kit® vitrification media to include human oocytes. The company is the first, and only company to date, to obtain 510(k) clearance of vitrification media for use with oocytes within the US. Irvine Scientific’s Vit Kit-Freeze and...
The best bench-top centrifuge line just got better and faster.
The Herolab Blue Line centrifuges have recently been updated with significantly higher specifications across the range. With increased maximum speeds and higher g-forces the Blue Line series is now at the forefront of centrifuge technology.Herolab have been leading the way in centrifuge development for over 37 years....
Air Science has introduced a NEW line of Vertical Laminar Flow Cabinets.
The airflow on the Purair Vertical Flow Cabinets directly strikes the work surface. Air Science Cabinets are manufactured with rear wall perforations which remove a small amount of air at the rear of the cabinet to minimize any turbulence. In vertical flow cabinets, the ULPA filter is mounted above the work surface. This provides a larger work space, both taller and deeper, making them ideal for large equipment in the work zone...
MANUFACTURING software specialist LZ Lifescience has announced a partnership with North Carolina State University’s Biomanufacturing Training and Education Center (BTEC) to help promote and support technology expertise in the biopharma industry.
The Golden LEAF BTEC center will introduce LZ Lifescience’s manufacturing execution system (MES) technology into its biotech laboratory, replacing paper-based systems with electronic batch record (EBR) capabilities to improve performance and demonstrate efficiencies. Reflecting an industry-wide shift towards implementing technology to manage manufacturing operations, undergraduates, graduate...
INTEGRA has expanded the range of interchangeable pipetting heads for its market-leading handheld VIAFLO 96/384 electronic pipettes.
The introduction of the new 50 microliter head enables the VIAFLO 96/384 to uniquely offer optimised pipetting performance in five volume ranges 0.5-12.5, 2-50, 5-125, 10-300 and 50-1250 microliters. Accommodating pipetting heads that are quickly and easily interchanged enables investment in a single VIAFLO 96/384 base unit rather than multiple units as would be required by other systems to achieve optimised performance at different pipetting...
Energy usage reduced by up to 50 percent compared to conventional refrigerant ultra-low freezers
A new range of ultra-low temperature freezers have been designed to offer laboratories a greener solution: less power consumption, less noise and higher efficiency without compromising the integrity of samples. The Thermo Scientific TSX ultra-low temperature freezers are available in two convenient size options and...
Matrix Gemini EM from Autoscribe Informatics provides all the functionality to define a complete environmental monitoring protocol. It can be used in an FDA regulated environment and fully supports the requirements of 21CFR Part 11. Matrix Gemini EM is a specific configuration of the very successful Matrix Gemini LIMS (Laboratory Information Management System). It will support a typical EM workflow “out of the box”...
Equipped with automatic sample loading and sample cleaning, VROC® initium measures absolute viscosity as a function of shear rate across a wide temperature range. This allows unique viscosity fingerprinting of the samples. Samples in 96 well plates as well as 40 vial racks can be tested automatically with the intuitive software. “VROC® initium was built on customer demands of high throughput automatic viscometers. This is a...
The findings, presented at Respiratory Drug Delivery (RDD) 2016, describe the benefits of applying component-specific particle size measurement and rheological characterization to determine the Critical Material and Process Attributes of suspension nasal sprays. By supporting fast and robust bioequivalence testing, these techniques add value in the development of abbreviated new drug applications...
Molecular oxygen is the key substrate of aerobic metabolism. Knowledge of cell oxygenation is therefore central to a detailed understanding of the cellular metabolic response to a particular treatment or manipulation. Traditionally intracellular measurements have proven very difficult, requiring the use of invasive, laborious, low-throughput, technically challenging techniques which in turn have limited the use of...
DefiniGEN, a leading provider of stem cell life science products, has announced that it has raised £1.5m ($2.29m) in follow-on funding. The round was led by Cambridge Enterprise, the commercialization arm of the University of Cambridge, and 24 Haymarket, with key investors Dr Jonathan Milner (Chairman), Providence Investment Company, Parkwalk, and Cambridge Capital Group also participating...
Gas purity is essential in any GC, HPLC or GC/MS application requiring high sensitivity. Available in optimised models for Helium, Hydrogen, Nitrogen and pure air - GasTrap gas purifiers dramatically reduce the levels of contaminants, enhance the purity of lower grade helium, and help ensure instrument stability, reproducibility as well as lowering running costs. Laboratory gases for GC, HPLC and GC/MS are typically supplied in pressurised cylinders that...
The addition of a 532 nanometer laser expands the detection capabilities of the Guava® easyCyte instrument line to enable simultaneous detection of multiple fluorescent proteins. It also offers researchers more spectral choice using fluorescent reagents. More powerful violet, blue and red lasers are now standard in most configurations, meaning the Guava® cytometers are sensitive enough to detect subcellular particles as small as viruses....
The innovative DISPERMAT® SL-B is for fine grinding batch sizes from 150 to 750 ml and features an integrated mill base circulation system which means there are no external pumps to clean and speed control which is infinitely adjustable from 0 to 6000 rpm. This new model utilises an integrated pneumatic press-out system which means that the mill base is pressed out to ensure that the dispersed product can be...
Using proprietary filtration media that allow much higher loadings of active material than has been previously possible, typical assay times using the Chromatrap® DNA Purification Plate are less than 5 minutes. Buffers are optimised to remove any unwanted impurities while providing efficient DNA recovery from samples. The Chromatrap® DNA Purification Kit is designed for the purification and concentration of samples from PCR...
These new tools build upon the widespread use of AMSBIO’s BME2 ‘organoid matrix’ by leading research groups worldwide. BME 2 is the extracellular matrix of choice for growing and supporting organoid cultures that are increasingly being adopted in drug screening applications. A new R-Spondin1 cell line has been developed that provides a cost-effective solution by which labs can obtain a long-term supply of R-Spondin1...
The UV-5G model is a battery-operated, 5-watt, short-wave (254nm) UV lamp. It combines mini size with maximum power, making the lamp extremely portable and highly effective. The UV-5G lamp weighs only 11 oz (312g) and measures just 9 x 2¼ x 1¼ in (22.9 x 5.7 x 3.2 cm). It comes with a wrist strap to reduce hand fatigue and can be easily slipped into a pocket for convenient transport. The lamp is powered by four 1.5-volt AA...
This open, flexible, versatile platform is NOT analyte dependent and gives you total control to customise the assay using your chosen antibodies. It offers you endless possibilities and applications by enabling creation of lateral flow assays tailored to your needs, in a very short time. gRAD OneDetection is an optimised generic lateral flow strip that is configured with both a test line, where a biotinylated capture antibody will bind...
The Cell and Gene Therapy Catapult (CGT) and University of Aberdeen, UK, today announce the creation of Islexa, a new company developing a novel technology to produce laboratory grown islets, the organoids responsible for insulin production. The technology could bring the option of an islet transplant to thousands more patients with type I diabetes. Currently in the UK, only 30-50 patients with hypoglycaemic...
To enable users to get started, and then gain the full potential of this powerful software package, FLIR Systems has created several informative online tutorial videos that may be viewed at www.flir.eu/science/display/?id=55874. Available in 20 languages, FLIR ResearchIR 4.2 software provides a comprehensive set of acquisition, diagnostic and data sharing tools as well as customizable, savable workspaces that allow you to arrange how images, data, charts...
Based on the CF3 principle, the Postnova CF2000 employs a centrifugal field as the driving force for separations. Particles affected by this field are separated by dynamic diffusion on the basis of both particle size and density. This unique feature of the CF2000 allows the separation of different particulate materials having the same particle size. Separations on the CF2000 can be further optimized by using different eluents...
Unlike traditional pipettes which utilize a single rotating plunger to set volumes, the EVOLVE features three adjustable dials for setting each individual volume digit. Simply depress and twist the plunger to unlock the volume dials. Once unlocked, freely adjust the three dials to rapidly set the desired volume. This revolutionary approach allows users to set volumes more than ten times faster. Covering a volume range of...
Irvine Scientific, a world leader in the development and manufacture of Assisted Reproductive Technologies (ART), today announced the receipt of FDA 510(k) clearance for expanded use of Vit Kit® vitrification media to include human oocytes. The company is the first, and only company to date, to obtain 510(k) clearance of vitrification media for use with oocytes within the US. Irvine Scientific’s Vit Kit-Freeze and...
The Herolab Blue Line centrifuges have recently been updated with significantly higher specifications across the range. With increased maximum speeds and higher g-forces the Blue Line series is now at the forefront of centrifuge technology.Herolab have been leading the way in centrifuge development for over 37 years....
The airflow on the Purair Vertical Flow Cabinets directly strikes the work surface. Air Science Cabinets are manufactured with rear wall perforations which remove a small amount of air at the rear of the cabinet to minimize any turbulence. In vertical flow cabinets, the ULPA filter is mounted above the work surface. This provides a larger work space, both taller and deeper, making them ideal for large equipment in the work zone...
The Golden LEAF BTEC center will introduce LZ Lifescience’s manufacturing execution system (MES) technology into its biotech laboratory, replacing paper-based systems with electronic batch record (EBR) capabilities to improve performance and demonstrate efficiencies. Reflecting an industry-wide shift towards implementing technology to manage manufacturing operations, undergraduates, graduate...
The introduction of the new 50 microliter head enables the VIAFLO 96/384 to uniquely offer optimised pipetting performance in five volume ranges 0.5-12.5, 2-50, 5-125, 10-300 and 50-1250 microliters. Accommodating pipetting heads that are quickly and easily interchanged enables investment in a single VIAFLO 96/384 base unit rather than multiple units as would be required by other systems to achieve optimised performance at different pipetting...
A new range of ultra-low temperature freezers have been designed to offer laboratories a greener solution: less power consumption, less noise and higher efficiency without compromising the integrity of samples. The Thermo Scientific TSX ultra-low temperature freezers are available in two convenient size options and...