All essential light microscopy contrasting methods and high precision 3D topography in a single instrument
ZEISS introduces the confocal laser scanning microscope ZEISS LSM 800 for materials applications and analysis in research and industry. ZEISS LSM 800 enables precise, three-dimensional imaging of microstructures and surfaces. The combination of confocal fluorescence and other contrasting techniques in one instrument enables high-precision examination of nanomaterials, metals, polymers, and semiconductors with maximum information content...
International connectivity available to Algeria?s scientists, academics and students has recently been upgraded from 622Mbps to 2.5Gbps by networking organisation GÉANT and its regional partner ASREN (Arab States Research and Education Network).
The fourfold capacity increase is an early result of AfricaConnect2, the EU-funded pan-African connectivity project which supports the establishment of research and education (R&E) internet networks across Africa. ?Algeria has been connected continuously to Europe since 2004 - the longest of any partner country in the regional networking projects GÉANT manages?, commented Steve Cotter, CEO GÉANT...
See the latest advances in fluorescent cell analysis from Eikonix
The Countstar Fluorescence Cell Analyser offers a number of key advantages over existing technologies. It has some significant differences from other cell analysis devices and out-performs many others on the market.The combination of bright-field illumination with up to 5X magnification, 4 fluorescence excitation wavelengths and 5 emission wavelength filters give the system a very wide and flexible choice of sample options....
Magritek, a leading provider of compact NMR and MRI instruments, reports on the use of their Spinsolve Benchtop NMR spectrometer in the teaching of practical chemistry to students at Bloomfield College in New Jersey.
Dr Maria Vogt is Professor of Chemistry at Bloomfield College, an undergraduate college in New Jersey. She teaches lectures and runs labs in Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry. Having had a prior research career and publishing more than 45 papers, Dr Vogt now devotes her efforts to prepare students for the "real world" by exposing them to as many hands-on and instrumental skills as possible prior to...
Xmark Media the organisers of Photonex 2016, the UK's showcase photonics conference & exhibition hosted the biennial London Roadshow at Imperial College.
Attendance increased with delegates attracted by an excellent scientific program which focused this year on applications in the life sciences. Photonex London returned to Imperial College in South Kensington with an exciting conference program on advances in photonic tools and techniques for the life sciences. The opening session focussed on the world of optical nanoscopy: meaning to look at new ways to...
This more powerful tool will now give you more promising results and yield in your DNA amplification work even cheaper.
Vivantis is pleased to announce the new 2X At Taq Master Mix (Hot Start). For a limited time there is a 20% off introductory offer. This more powerful tool will now give you more promising results and yield in your DNA amplification work. The 2X At Taq Master Mix is an optimised ready-to-use 2X concentrated DNA amplification mixture containing At Taq DNA Polymerase, reaction buffer, dNTPs, and MgCl2. At Taq DNA polymerase is a complex of specific anti-Taq monoclonal antibody with...
A complete range of UV Products - lamps, transilluminators, crosslinkers, workstations
Herolab GmbH Laborgeräte of Wiesloch in Germany manufactures products for Life Science research, diagnostics and production. For the past 36 years the Company has produced a range of exciting products. Alongside the well-known centrifuge and gel documentation ranges is also the UV products division. The UV products division has a number of key products that are used in life science and general laboratories as well as for industrial applications....
JPK Instruments, a world-leading manufacturer of nanoanalytic instrumentation for research in life sciences and soft matter, reports on the research into the interaction of bacteria with microstructured surfaces in the Department of Physics at the University of Kaiserslautern in Germany.
Dr Christine Müller-Renno is a member of the Ziegler Group in the Physics Department at the University of Kaiserslautern in Germany. The main topics of their research are in nano- and microelectronics, as well as in medical engineering and fluid analysis. Other topics include catalysts and stain-resistant coatings by the use of nanomaterials. The Group uses the JPK NanoWizard® AFM to study the...
Eppendorf’s new refrigerated Centrifuge 5920 R combines extraordinary high capacity with enhanced temperature management in a very compact and ergonomic product design.
Centrifuge 5920 R can accommodate up to 4 x standard 1 Liter Nalgene® bottles, as well as up to 108 x 15mL conical tubes, and 52 x 50mL conical tubes, enabling researchers to spin large volumes at any one time, in applications such as bioprocessing or cell culture. Additionally, the universal rotor bucket design means researchers can spin both plates and tubes in the same bucket without the need to purchase separate...
Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE: A) has introduced InfinityLab, a product family of liquid chromatography instruments, columns and supplies. A key element of this introduction is the new Agilent 1260 Infinity II liquid chromatography system, which will bring high-end technology from Agilent’s flagship 1290 Infinity II LC into the company’s core platform. The Agilent 1220 Infinity II LC (available in August)...
The Chromatographic Society is to hold a four day chromatography educational event in the Lake District, for post-graduate students and novice chromatographers.
The event, which will be held from 14th – 17th October at the Wordsworth Hotel in Grasmere, comes during the society’s diamond anniversary year. Delivered by a number of renowned expert chromatographers, namely Professor Mel Euerby from Shimadzu, Tony Taylor from Crawford Scientific, Professor Tony Edge from Agilent, Dr John Lough from the University of Sunderland and Dr Paul Ferguson from...
Designed by chemists, Asynt ReactoMate Controlled Laboratory Reactor (CLR) systems enable precise control of reaction variables, simple manipulation of vessels and connected apparatus, and the safest possible working conditions.
Compact in design, ReactoMate CLR systems offers the flexibility to accommodate reaction vessels from benchtop to pilot plant scale. Asynt is pleased to announce a new agreement with METTLER TOLEDO to integrate their market-leading RX-10 automation system with ReactoMate CLR systems. The METTLER TOLEDO RX-10 automation system provides an interface connecting any type and volume of ReactoMate CLR to circulating thermostats, stirrer motors...
Advanced Detection, Imaging and Diagnostics Solutions for Today’s Modern Laboratory
WHAT: PerkinElmer, Inc., a global leader focused on improving the health and safety of people and the environment, today announced that it will showcase several of its innovative solutions at Analytica 2016, the international trade fair for laboratory technology, analysis and biotechnology in Munich, Germany. “We are pleased to highlight our wide range of instruments, software and services with this...
The Spectroline AccuMAX™ Series of digital radiometer/photometers provide accurate readouts for UV irradiance, visible illuminance and luminance light readings.
The AccuMAX XR-1000 and XF-1000 readout units combined with the appropriate UV sensors provide measurements of ultraviolet output of UV-A, UV-B and UV-C. The intensity measurement can then be converted to energy, applicable for most discrete laboratory or life science applications including photoactivation, UV dosing, fluorescence analysis and more. Single-wavelength sensors are available in both standard range...
MR Solutions, of Guildford has won the prestigious Queen’s Award for Enterprise in the innovation category.
This award is announced on the Queen’s birthday, 21April and is one of the UK’s highest accolades recognising business achievement. This has been achieved in recognition of MR Solutions’ development of a preclinical multi-modality MRI scanner which does away with the need for liquid helium cooling. In order for high powered MRI scanners to operate the magnet needs to be cooled to a very low...
BioTek Instruments is pleased to announce its collaboration with Merck on an integrated solution for long-term live cell experiments and dynamic time-lapse analyses, including automated cell perfusion and imaging.
The solution leverages each company’s respective expertise, and consists of BioTek’s new Lionheart™ FX Automated Live Cell Imager and Merck’s new CellASIC® ONIX2 Microfluidic System. This collaborative solution was introduced at the American Association of Cancer Research (AACR) Annual Meeting recently held in New Orleans, LA. The Lionheart FX Automated Live Cell Imager is optimized for live cell...
ARGENX announced today having signed a major deal with AbbVie in the field of immuno-oncology.
This deal is the result of a highly productive collaboration between ARGENX, a biotech company, and the teams of Professors Pierre Coulie and Sophie Lucas of the Université catholique de Louvain (UCL), who are recognized worldwide as leaders in the field of immuno-oncology. This collaboration has resulted in an innovative therapeutic approach to stimulate the immune system of cancer patients...
Do you need to mail samples of fluids in volumes up to 120ml?
SpeciSafe® secondary packaging containers provide a safe, convenient and economical solution for compliant mailing of biohazardous and clinical specimens. The extensive SpeciSafe range includes solutions for screw cap microtubes, serum vials, vacuum blood collection tubes, cryovials, Bijou containers, swabs/transport tubes, universal containers and is now extended to include a pack to seal...
The new Micronic Univo Screw Cap Recapper SR096 offers users the ability to cap, decap or recap 96 tubes with Screw Caps in a single action.
Easy to install and operate, the Univo SR096 decaps Screw Caps from a full 96-tube storage rack in less than 30 seconds. Through the graphical touch screen interface, the operator is able to select any rack to cap, decap or recap without using different adapters for different tube sizes. The Screw Cap Recapper uses a precisely determined toque value for optimal sealing quality thereby minimizing sample...
Unlike traditional pipettes which utilize a single rotating plunger to set volumes, the new EVOLVE manual pipette range from INTEGRA features a revolutionary approach that allows users to set volumes more than ten times faster.
Available in single, eight and twelve channel formats, covering a volume range of 0.2 – 5,000 µl, the ultra-lightweight, well balanced design of the EVOLVE enhances productivity and comfort even during prolonged pipetting sessions....
The Division of Cell and Developmental Biology, part of the University of Dundee’s School of Life Sciences, is taking advantage of Anachem’s recently launched Rainin TerraRack™ pipette tip racks to minimize storage and waste disposal requirements.
Ian Newton, Scientific Officer in the Näthke lab, explained: “Our laboratory is focused on adenomatous polyposis coli (APC), a multi-functional protein which has a role in a variety of basic cellular processes, including cell migration, cell adhesion, and proliferation. Mutations in APC are closely linked with both inherited and sporadic colon cancer, and we use a variety of techniques to investigate the various protein interactions of APC in vivo....
ZEISS introduces the confocal laser scanning microscope ZEISS LSM 800 for materials applications and analysis in research and industry. ZEISS LSM 800 enables precise, three-dimensional imaging of microstructures and surfaces. The combination of confocal fluorescence and other contrasting techniques in one instrument enables high-precision examination of nanomaterials, metals, polymers, and semiconductors with maximum information content...
The fourfold capacity increase is an early result of AfricaConnect2, the EU-funded pan-African connectivity project which supports the establishment of research and education (R&E) internet networks across Africa. ?Algeria has been connected continuously to Europe since 2004 - the longest of any partner country in the regional networking projects GÉANT manages?, commented Steve Cotter, CEO GÉANT...
The Countstar Fluorescence Cell Analyser offers a number of key advantages over existing technologies. It has some significant differences from other cell analysis devices and out-performs many others on the market.The combination of bright-field illumination with up to 5X magnification, 4 fluorescence excitation wavelengths and 5 emission wavelength filters give the system a very wide and flexible choice of sample options....
Dr Maria Vogt is Professor of Chemistry at Bloomfield College, an undergraduate college in New Jersey. She teaches lectures and runs labs in Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry. Having had a prior research career and publishing more than 45 papers, Dr Vogt now devotes her efforts to prepare students for the "real world" by exposing them to as many hands-on and instrumental skills as possible prior to...
Attendance increased with delegates attracted by an excellent scientific program which focused this year on applications in the life sciences. Photonex London returned to Imperial College in South Kensington with an exciting conference program on advances in photonic tools and techniques for the life sciences. The opening session focussed on the world of optical nanoscopy: meaning to look at new ways to...
Vivantis is pleased to announce the new 2X At Taq Master Mix (Hot Start). For a limited time there is a 20% off introductory offer. This more powerful tool will now give you more promising results and yield in your DNA amplification work. The 2X At Taq Master Mix is an optimised ready-to-use 2X concentrated DNA amplification mixture containing At Taq DNA Polymerase, reaction buffer, dNTPs, and MgCl2. At Taq DNA polymerase is a complex of specific anti-Taq monoclonal antibody with...
Herolab GmbH Laborgeräte of Wiesloch in Germany manufactures products for Life Science research, diagnostics and production. For the past 36 years the Company has produced a range of exciting products. Alongside the well-known centrifuge and gel documentation ranges is also the UV products division. The UV products division has a number of key products that are used in life science and general laboratories as well as for industrial applications....
Kerafast Inc., developers of an online platform that facilitates accessibility to unique bioresearch materials from laboratories across the globe, today announced the availability of a Zika virus antibody from Vanderbilt University. While researchers scramble to increase the pace of research toward treatment and prevention measures for the Zika virus, the virus’s geographical distribution continues to widen during this epidemic.
Dr Christine Müller-Renno is a member of the Ziegler Group in the Physics Department at the University of Kaiserslautern in Germany. The main topics of their research are in nano- and microelectronics, as well as in medical engineering and fluid analysis. Other topics include catalysts and stain-resistant coatings by the use of nanomaterials. The Group uses the JPK NanoWizard® AFM to study the...
Centrifuge 5920 R can accommodate up to 4 x standard 1 Liter Nalgene® bottles, as well as up to 108 x 15mL conical tubes, and 52 x 50mL conical tubes, enabling researchers to spin large volumes at any one time, in applications such as bioprocessing or cell culture. Additionally, the universal rotor bucket design means researchers can spin both plates and tubes in the same bucket without the need to purchase separate...
Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE: A) has introduced InfinityLab, a product family of liquid chromatography instruments, columns and supplies. A key element of this introduction is the new Agilent 1260 Infinity II liquid chromatography system, which will bring high-end technology from Agilent’s flagship 1290 Infinity II LC into the company’s core platform. The Agilent 1220 Infinity II LC (available in August)...
The event, which will be held from 14th – 17th October at the Wordsworth Hotel in Grasmere, comes during the society’s diamond anniversary year. Delivered by a number of renowned expert chromatographers, namely Professor Mel Euerby from Shimadzu, Tony Taylor from Crawford Scientific, Professor Tony Edge from Agilent, Dr John Lough from the University of Sunderland and Dr Paul Ferguson from...
Compact in design, ReactoMate CLR systems offers the flexibility to accommodate reaction vessels from benchtop to pilot plant scale. Asynt is pleased to announce a new agreement with METTLER TOLEDO to integrate their market-leading RX-10 automation system with ReactoMate CLR systems. The METTLER TOLEDO RX-10 automation system provides an interface connecting any type and volume of ReactoMate CLR to circulating thermostats, stirrer motors...
WHAT: PerkinElmer, Inc., a global leader focused on improving the health and safety of people and the environment, today announced that it will showcase several of its innovative solutions at Analytica 2016, the international trade fair for laboratory technology, analysis and biotechnology in Munich, Germany. “We are pleased to highlight our wide range of instruments, software and services with this...
The AccuMAX XR-1000 and XF-1000 readout units combined with the appropriate UV sensors provide measurements of ultraviolet output of UV-A, UV-B and UV-C. The intensity measurement can then be converted to energy, applicable for most discrete laboratory or life science applications including photoactivation, UV dosing, fluorescence analysis and more. Single-wavelength sensors are available in both standard range...
This award is announced on the Queen’s birthday, 21April and is one of the UK’s highest accolades recognising business achievement. This has been achieved in recognition of MR Solutions’ development of a preclinical multi-modality MRI scanner which does away with the need for liquid helium cooling. In order for high powered MRI scanners to operate the magnet needs to be cooled to a very low...
The solution leverages each company’s respective expertise, and consists of BioTek’s new Lionheart™ FX Automated Live Cell Imager and Merck’s new CellASIC® ONIX2 Microfluidic System. This collaborative solution was introduced at the American Association of Cancer Research (AACR) Annual Meeting recently held in New Orleans, LA. The Lionheart FX Automated Live Cell Imager is optimized for live cell...
This deal is the result of a highly productive collaboration between ARGENX, a biotech company, and the teams of Professors Pierre Coulie and Sophie Lucas of the Université catholique de Louvain (UCL), who are recognized worldwide as leaders in the field of immuno-oncology. This collaboration has resulted in an innovative therapeutic approach to stimulate the immune system of cancer patients...
SpeciSafe® secondary packaging containers provide a safe, convenient and economical solution for compliant mailing of biohazardous and clinical specimens. The extensive SpeciSafe range includes solutions for screw cap microtubes, serum vials, vacuum blood collection tubes, cryovials, Bijou containers, swabs/transport tubes, universal containers and is now extended to include a pack to seal...
Easy to install and operate, the Univo SR096 decaps Screw Caps from a full 96-tube storage rack in less than 30 seconds. Through the graphical touch screen interface, the operator is able to select any rack to cap, decap or recap without using different adapters for different tube sizes. The Screw Cap Recapper uses a precisely determined toque value for optimal sealing quality thereby minimizing sample...
Available in single, eight and twelve channel formats, covering a volume range of 0.2 – 5,000 µl, the ultra-lightweight, well balanced design of the EVOLVE enhances productivity and comfort even during prolonged pipetting sessions....