The Purair Advanced P20 Ductless Fume Hood has been designed to provide operator protection when using hazardous substances.

A face velocity at 100 fpm ensures containment of fumes and an alarm will alert the operator when the airflow falls to an unacceptable level. All mechanisms in the head section of the Purair Advanced P20 are on the clean side of the filter, thus preventing contamination. Switches and electrical components are totally isolated from the dirty airflow and away from any contamination. The work area has a removable spillage...

Foods high in sugar could affect heart’s recovery according to University of Leicester study

• First study to show direct evidence of blood vessel contraction due to glucose (sugar)
• Effects observed even at glucose levels that could be reached after a large meal
• Research provides a potential therapeutic target for improving outcomes following a heart attack or stroke

FFPE reference control developed in collaboration with Horizon Discovery for use alongside Archer FusionPlex™ Panels

ArcherDX, Inc., a leader in NGS fusion detection, in partnership with Horizon Discovery Group plc (LSE:HZD) (Horizon), the international life science company supplying research tools and services that power genomics research and the development of personalized medicines, today launched the Archer™ SureShot™ ALK, RET, ROS1 Fusion Control to benchmark greater confidence in gene fusion detection using Archer FusionPlex...

Imetrum, a world leader in non-contact precision measurement has launched a new precision, non-contact 3D measurement system.

The Imetrum 3D Precision Displacement Tracker (PDT) slashes setup times and provides richer data sets, without compromising measurement resolution or sampling speed. Pre-launch product demonstrations at world-leading universities and motorsport companies have already led to several system orders and glowing feedback from engineers working with composite materials and aerospace alloys, with comments such as “we’re seeing things we couldn’t measure before” and “cut our...

The Cell Therapy Catapult, the UK organisation dedicated to the growth of the UK cell and gene therapy industry by bridging the gap between scientific research and commercialisation, the University of Birmingham and Cancer Research Technology, the commercialisation arm of Cancer Research UK, announces today the launch of a collaboration to develop a new immuno-oncology cellular therapy based on gene modifying T cells to target solid tumours. 

The project is aimed at translating an academic discovery programme funded by Cancer Research UK and developed by Dr Steven Lee and Prof Roy Bicknell at the University of Birmingham into a commercially viable cell therapy. The collaborating partners have launched a new company, Chimeric Therapeutics Ltd. This new company will hold all future IP rights to the resultant discoveries. The project is based on a new...

The LumaSpec LS800S from Prior Scientific is a compact visible light spectrophotometer which provides quantitative spectral power data enabling users to characterise and monitor the illumination source of their microscope system. 

Operating from 350 nm to 800 nm with 1.5 nm resolution, the LumaSpec LS800S uses an illumination target slide mounted on your microscope to provide accurate and precise information about the illumination in the sample plane, leading to the most relevant information being obtained. The LumaSpec LS800S is capable of analysing the output from a wide variety of light sources, ranging from the dimmest LED to a powerful mercury...

Presenting a faster and more efficient alternative to electron microscopy, digital light microscopy has been advancing investigations into the mechanical properties of bone, as explored in a new application note from Olympus.

Unravelling the mechanical properties of bone with micro-indentation testing has significance in both health and disease. At the University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Dr. Björn Busse and his research group have advanced their micro-indentation testing technique using an Olympus industrial inspection digital light microscope, as an alternative to electron microscopy. The cutting edge research is described in a new application...

Hiden Isochema is delighted to announce the launch of our all-new ABR Automated Breakthrough Analyzer.

VACUSIP is a portable benchtop vacuum aspiration system from INTEGRA that you can place wherever you need it.

Besides increased mobility, the battery version of the VACUSIP allows you to keep the workspace clean and organized, making it ideal for the use in a Class II safety cabinet. VACUSIP is an out-of-the-box solution. Simply connect the collection bottle to the built-in pump and choose the aspiration adapter matching your application. Operation is straight forward – switch the unit on and regulate the vacuum by applying pressure on the autoclavable hand adapter...

Irvine Scientific, a world leader in the innovation and manufacture of cell culture media, reagents, and medical devices for industrial, clinical and research applications, today announced it has acquired BioCare Europe S.r.l. (BioCare).

Based in Rome, Italy, BioCare is a leading distributor of in vitro fertilization (IVF) media, medical devices, and equipment. Irvine Scientific provides the IVF market with cGMP cell culture media which is unrivalled in performance and quality. Supporting IVF hospitals and clinics worldwide, Irvine Scientific has been building a sales presence in Europe over the last several years, focused mainly in the UK, France, and Germany. BioCare is...

LPW Technology, a market leader in the development and supply of a Total Powder Management solution into the Additive Manufacturing (AM) industry, has launched a new product line called POWDERFLOW™.

POWDERFLOW™ is a comprehensive powder flow measurement kit, which allows you to quickly and fully characterise the powder flow to known ASTM standards. With their extensive experience LPW know that some may confuse machine problems with powder problems and vice versa, resulting in significant time and cost being wasted before a fault is found, therefore POWDERFLOW™ has been developed to combat such issues...

Titan Enterprises has announced the launch of the Pulsite Solo an affordable battery powered rate and total flowmeter.

Offering the flexibility of panel, wall or surface mounting this new digital display instrument has been designed for use with switch, coil and magnetic sensor inputs.  With housing constructed from durable polymer, and sealed to IP65 specifications, the Pulsite Solo can be used in a wide range of operating environments. Programming is simple using two push buttons and logical prompts in English on the LCD display.  The replaceable...

Porvair Sciences offer a range of sample evaporators and microplate products optimised for use in conjunction with LC/MS and LC/MS/MS instrumentation.

To facilitate better analysis of very dilute samples by LC/MS, Porvair Sciences nitrogen blowdown evaporators can assist by evaporating solvent to increase concentration thereby increasing sensitivity. In applications where serum or plasma samples have been de-proteinated using a protein precipitation microplate, such as the Porvair P3 plate, the sample is typically left in acetonitrile. Porvair evaporators provide a quick and...

PAC is very excited to announce the launch of our revolutionary ellipsometric jet fuel thermal oxidation heater tube scanner.

Our new OptiReader provides pass/fail results with a full 2D and 3D thickness map defining maximum deposit thickness and volume. Results are not only fast, but also highly precise and accurate. The user interface is so simple it doesn’t require any training which saves time and money. The numerical heater tube scan provides a unified test report with results from JFTOT & OptiReader. Its high-end design includes a 10.8 inch color touchscreen for an easy one-touch...

Hiden Isochema has introduced a NIST traceable method for assessing the combined pressure, uptake and temperature measurements of gravimetric sorption systems.

An in situ densitometry procedure is used to simultaneously determine mass and volume of an externally calibrated float. The volume is measured within 0.001 cc across the analyzer pressure range and is equivalent to a 1 µg (microgram) air displacement at standard temperature and pressure....

NanoHybrids Inc., a nanotechnology and molecular imaging company, recently received $225,000 from the National Cancer Institute (NCI) to develop a new breakthrough immunohistochemistry (IHC) technology.

The project builds on NanoHybrids expertise producing high quality gold nanoparticles that enable innovative approaches to imaging. With this Phase I Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) grant, NanoHybrids will develop a new photoacoustic microscopy platform to quantitatively assess biomarker distribution in biopsied and histological human samples. 

GeNeuro SA, a pioneer of new therapies for neurology and autoimmune disorders, announced today that it has initiated its planned Phase IIb study “CHANGE-MS” (Clinical trial assessing the HERV-W Env ANtagonist GNbAC1 for Efficacy in Multiple Sclerosis) with its lead antibody GNbAC1 in Relapsing-Remitting Multiple Sclerosis (RRMS).

The study plans to enroll 260 patients in 68 clinical centers in the European Union and Eastern Europe. Preliminary results are expected by the end of 2017. Simultaneous with the start of Phase IIb, development partner Servier has exercised its equity investment option, as part of an agreement signed in November 2014, to become a minority shareholder in GeNeuro by purchasing shares from existing shareholder Eclosion2...

At fast injection rates of representatively large sample volumes into a high-temperature combustion system classical TOC analyzers reach their limits.

But the patented VITA^® Flow Management System of multi N/C^® makes the IR absorption flow-independent by compensating flow fluctuations.Thus, the measurement signal is completely independent of the injection volume and speed. Easy Cal enables multi-point-calibration generated from one single standard solution. The method calibration remains valid, even if the injection volume for sample measurement was changed...

SMi Group Reports: Its 8th annual conference on Adaptive Designs in Clinical Trials will be held in London on the 18th - 19th April 2016.

In recent years, the use of adaptive design methods has become very popular due to its flexibility for identifying clinical benefits of the testing drug. Adaptive designs offer the potential to reduce timelines and patient exposure while maximising the probability for successful outcomes. However, along with these benefits come challenges: additional complexity, needs for advanced statistical models and increased operational demands.

The next generation OmniPAGE VS20WAVE-DGGE from Cleaver Scientific is a flexible Denaturing Gradient Gel Electrophoresis (DGGE) system. Modular in design the system can be simply adapted to perform most single-base pair mutation detection techniques that are used in DNA mutation analysis.

Deben, a leading provider of in-situ testing stages together with innovative accessories and components for electron microscopy, has supplied various tensile stages for use in X-ray computerised tomography (CT) analysis to the CT Scanner Facility at Stellenbosch University in South Africa. 

Dr Anton du Plessis is Manager of the CT Scanner Facility at Stellenbosch University in South Africa. The Facility acts as a CT Scan Service provider with the aim to provide a high quality 3D imaging and analysis service, with fast turnaround times. The unit serves clients from both academia and industry from all over South Africa as well as many from overseas. Dr du Plessis talks about the choice of stages and how they are being...

Integrins help cells communicate with and adapt to their environment.

Also cancer cells depend on their properties to survive and spread throughout the body. Now scientists at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) have successfully developed a small, highly active molecule that binds to a specific integrin which operates in many types of cancer. In the future it may allow patient-specific diagnoses and subsequent targeted treatment of tumor cells. Integrins are among the most important links...