Markes International (Llantrisant, UK), in association with Exterion Media (UK) Ltd, launch a major digital poster campaign to highlight the value of the analytical chemistry industry to society.
Delivered via digital posters on railway platforms in the UK between London Paddington and Swansea, the campaign ran for 10 days from 29 June, and is part of a drive by Markes to explain to the wider public how its field of science brings substantial benefits to public safety and health. Markes’ Marketing Manager, Dr Gavin Davies, explains the concept in more detail: “Bascially, very few people outside of our highly technical sphere really appreciate the positive role that chemical analysis plays in the...
Veolia launches Vision - a smarter water management customer portal
Veolia Water Technologies has built an unsurpassed reputation as the No 1 service provider for water treatment systems in the UK. With the largest number of highly trained, field based technicians of any water treatment company, Veolia has the most comprehensive national coverage and fastest response time in the industry. To meet a rapidly growing demand from industry for new ways to manage their water treatment systems, Veolia has launched its new customer portal...
First to combine gas chromatography and high-resolution accurate-mass (HRAM) Orbitrap mass spectrometry for most comprehensive characterization in a single analysis
Laboratories performing food safety and authenticity, pharmaceutical, metabolomic, anti-doping and other analyses using gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS) can now achieve new levels of performance using high-resolution accurate-mass (HRAM) Orbitrap mass spectrometry, bringing the highest level of detection and identification capabilities to GC-MS studies. The new Thermo Scientific Q Exactive GC hybrid quadrupole-Orbitrap...
University of Leicester and Leicester’s Hospitals researchers introduce novel new service to NHS in Leicestershire
‘We believe today is the dawn of a new era of autopsy practice.’- Professor Guy Rutty and Professor Bruno Morgan, University of Leicester Researchers from the University of Leicester and University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust have introduced an alternative method to diagnose the cause of death, which in many cases can replace the need for the traditional invasive autopsy. This can be purchased by the family and will be performed within the NHS hospitals....
Brilliant Transmitted Light Imaging Due to Powerful Ultra-bright LEDs
With the launch of the Leica DM2500 LED, Leica Microsystems completes its Leica DM1000 to 3000 series of microscopes. All the models in this series are now available with LED illumination. The Leica DM2500 LED is suitable for demanding tasks in clinical laboratories as well as for research applications in microbiology, developmental biology, cytology, zoology, botany, and more. The ultra-bright LED illumination of the Leica DM2500 LED was...
Students taking the BTEC Level 3 Extended Diploma in Applied Science at Berkshire College of Agriculture (BCA) were given an insight into the practicalities of laboratory sample handling, tracking and management recently through a presentation by John Boother, Managing Director of Autoscribe Ltd.
Autoscribe, based in nearby Riseley in Berkshire, is a leading software provider specialising in database management applications including Laboratory Information Management Systems (LIMS) and Quality Management Systems. The presentation, entitled ‘What is a LIMS?’ was designed to complement BCA’s learners' unit on ‘working within the science industry’. The typical workflow in a laboratory was introduced, with detail...
Stomacher® 4500 BAM – the perfect tool for extraction from 375g composite samples
Seward Ltd., manufacturer of the world leading range of original Stomacher® laboratory paddle blenders and accessories used in sample preparation for microbiological analysis, announces the launch of the Stomacher® 4500 BAM. This robust new laboratory blender is specifically designed for large volume food testing procedures, such as the FDA's Bacteriological Analytical Manual (BAM), where 375g composite samples are required for the...
A series of highly interactive 2-day seminars delivered by Malvern Instruments, which encompassed expert presentations and ‘up close’ practical workshops showcasing the latest in nanoparticle characterization technology, have been widely praised by attendees.
Feedback from delegates to the ‘Latest Methods in Nanoparticle Characterization’ events, which took place in various locations across the USA, Canada, Mexico and Brazil from April through to June, confirmed especially an appreciation of the detailed presentations about different characterization technologies and their applications, and the value of being able to participate in live instrument demonstrations. The seminars were presented as part...
DELMIC develops and manufactures products which are focused on high performance, user friendly, integrated microscopy solutions.
Users of Delmic's SECOM solution for Correlated Light & Electron Microscopy (CLEM) have recently published a review in Nature Methods that illustrates the power of CLEM in the world of biology. The boom in the use of super-resolution microscopies in recent years reached a peak with the award of the 2014 Nobel Prize in Chemistry to Betzig, Hell and Moerner for their contributions in the development of super-resolved fluorescence microscopy...
Analytik, leading suppliers of innovative analytical instrumentation, report on the work of researchers at the John Innes Centre in Norwich.
The Videometer VL3 multispectral imaging system provides high throughput screening of wheat samples. The John Innes Centre (JIC) is located on the Norwich Research Park in the heart of East Anglia, supported by the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC). Its mission is to generate knowledge of plants and microbes through innovative research and to apply knowledge of nature’s diversity to benefit agriculture...
From targeted drug delivery to the self-assembly of nano robots, new research by Northumbria University, Newcastle, is using super-sized atoms to reveal the behaviour of liquids in microscopic channels.
The study, which has been led by Dr Rodrigo Ledesma-Aguilar; a senior lecturer in the Department of Physics and Electrical Engineering in Northumbria University, is a collaborative effort between Oxford University, the University of Barcelona and UT Malaysia. Using the already established ?lab on a chip? device which can perform complex laboratory functions in a tiny space, the team has unveiled how fluids behave under extreme confinement by...
Growth for the purification expert is being driven by increased demand for its chromatography capabilities from the drug discovery, contract research and agrochemical sectors across Europe.
With a focus on providing purification with a rapid turnaround time to ensure the material is in back in the hands of the chemist quickly, Reach Separations has built a reputation for being one of the most sophisticated chromatography purification providers in the contract services space. The company’s technical group is led by director Phil Abbott, who has worked in the pharmaceutical industry for over 20 years, including several years at...
Breakthrough proves efficacy of new sample preparation method that could accelerate cancer research and development of treatments and diagnostic tests as reported in peer-reviewed PLOS One.
Scientists at NuGEN Technologies, Inc. have simultaneously surveyed RNA of more than 400 targeted genes in a single assay, using next generation sequencing (NGS) to detect fusions known to be key drivers of tumor growth in several cancer types. The scientists, who employed an innovative method of targeted sequence library preparation, also discovered low-frequency fusions that had not previously been reported. The new method, which allows...
Using a patented vacuum-assisted vortex concentration technology, the Smart Evaporator from Asynt sets a new standard for labs tasked with drying sample tubes and vials.
The spiral air flow generated by this unique concentration technology allows the Smart Evaporator to rapidly concentrate even high boiling solvents, such as DMSO, DMF and water without heating to high temperatures. The Spiral Plug concentration technology works by using vacuum to draw air /nitrogen through a spiral slit generating a vortex which both stirs the sample and creates an increased evaporative surface area. This unique technology...
For a complete gel documentation system which has everything you need for exception DNA and protein imaging you need look no further than the Omega Fluor Plus. This compact system is packed with features that you only expect to see on much higher priced products. Take the built in tablet which controls the system using its unique hands free SmartCapture Technology....
Web-based library developed in collaboration between Thermo Fisher and HighChem
Scientists conducting research in metabolomics, environmental, forensics and food safety can now turn to a globally accessible, web-based fragmentation library for identification of unknown compounds with high-quality, high resolution accurate mass (HRAM) data. Developed through a collaboration between Thermo Fisher Scientific and HighChem, Inc., mzCloud is a novel, searchable library of HRAM mass spectra, constructed from high-quality...
IDT first to offer easy online ordering of MGB Eclipse® qPCR probes licensed for human in vitro diagnostics use
Integrated DNA Technologies (IDT), has become the only company to add fully licensed Minor Groove Binder (MGB) Eclipse® GMP probes to its online service, enabling quick and efficient ordering. GMP-produced and supplied under license for use as components in human in vitro diagnostic tests, these robust and economical qPCR probes join the company’s wider product portfolio of GMP probes and primers available to order through the...
Bibby Scientific announced that Electrothermal, the world’s leading manufacturer of heating mantles, now provides a free “burn-off” process for all new Electromantles® prior to shipping.
This allows lab scientists to use their Electrothermal mantles immediately for safe and reliable heating of chemicals and liquids in vessels of various shapes and sizes. Electrothermal pioneered the UK’s original laboratory heating mantle in 1943 as a dependable and efficient heating alternative to gas burners, oil baths or electric glow coils. Today, Electrothermal’s mantles are hand-sewn and assembled at Bibby Scientific UK. Each mantle also undergoes...
Markes International (Llantrisant, UK) has announced that a comprehensive range of its thermal desorption products is now available via the USA site of online retailer Amazon.
By making its thermal desorption available from Amazon for online purchasing, Markes is complementing its own website’s online shop, and providing its customers with an additional and convenient way to source their Markes products. The products listed include the most popular packed sorbent tubes, as well as storage caps, cold traps, pumps, gas regulators, and instrument spares. Also included are two user-installable instruments...
AMSBIO has launched a new range of human exosomes to the regenerative medicine tools and technologies market.
Derived from placental and adipose derived stem cells, to ensure consistent high quality, these new products are ideally suited for research involving wound healing, stem cell differentiation and tissue regeneration. Exosomes are small vesicles (30–150 nm) containing sophisticated RNA and protein cargos. They are secreted by all cell types in culture and are found to occur naturally in body fluids, including blood, saliva, urine, CSF, and breast milk. The precise molecular mechanics for...
Spectronics Corporation’s Slimline™ Series UV transilluminators are equipped with a filter glass that measures just 4.3” x 5.5” (11 x 14 cm), making them ideal for working with mini gels and samples.
The cost effective transilluminators feature a slim profile that utilizes just four 8-watt UV tubes, minimizing UV exposure to the lab technician. An exclusive LONGLIFE™ UV filter glass inhibits solarization up to 50 times longer than traditional UV filters, extending filter life dramatically and providing longer usage. A unique diffusing screen ensures superior light distribution and eliminates confusing light striations caused by the contours of the tubes...
The automated colony counter just got even better!
The industry standard SCAN range of counters have been given a number of new features to make all three models the unit of choice when making the decision to go for automated counting for all your colonies. The level of automatic control has been increased giving the user an ever greater feel of user comfort. Now you can customise as many parameters a you want which eliminates all those complicated batch settings and user input needed by all those other so called ‘automated’ colony counters.
Delivered via digital posters on railway platforms in the UK between London Paddington and Swansea, the campaign ran for 10 days from 29 June, and is part of a drive by Markes to explain to the wider public how its field of science brings substantial benefits to public safety and health. Markes’ Marketing Manager, Dr Gavin Davies, explains the concept in more detail: “Bascially, very few people outside of our highly technical sphere really appreciate the positive role that chemical analysis plays in the...
Veolia Water Technologies has built an unsurpassed reputation as the No 1 service provider for water treatment systems in the UK. With the largest number of highly trained, field based technicians of any water treatment company, Veolia has the most comprehensive national coverage and fastest response time in the industry. To meet a rapidly growing demand from industry for new ways to manage their water treatment systems, Veolia has launched its new customer portal...
Laboratories performing food safety and authenticity, pharmaceutical, metabolomic, anti-doping and other analyses using gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS) can now achieve new levels of performance using high-resolution accurate-mass (HRAM) Orbitrap mass spectrometry, bringing the highest level of detection and identification capabilities to GC-MS studies. The new Thermo Scientific Q Exactive GC hybrid quadrupole-Orbitrap...
‘We believe today is the dawn of a new era of autopsy practice.’- Professor Guy Rutty and Professor Bruno Morgan, University of Leicester Researchers from the University of Leicester and University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust have introduced an alternative method to diagnose the cause of death, which in many cases can replace the need for the traditional invasive autopsy. This can be purchased by the family and will be performed within the NHS hospitals....
With the launch of the Leica DM2500 LED, Leica Microsystems completes its Leica DM1000 to 3000 series of microscopes. All the models in this series are now available with LED illumination. The Leica DM2500 LED is suitable for demanding tasks in clinical laboratories as well as for research applications in microbiology, developmental biology, cytology, zoology, botany, and more. The ultra-bright LED illumination of the Leica DM2500 LED was...
Autoscribe, based in nearby Riseley in Berkshire, is a leading software provider specialising in database management applications including Laboratory Information Management Systems (LIMS) and Quality Management Systems. The presentation, entitled ‘What is a LIMS?’ was designed to complement BCA’s learners' unit on ‘working within the science industry’. The typical workflow in a laboratory was introduced, with detail...
Seward Ltd., manufacturer of the world leading range of original Stomacher® laboratory paddle blenders and accessories used in sample preparation for microbiological analysis, announces the launch of the Stomacher® 4500 BAM. This robust new laboratory blender is specifically designed for large volume food testing procedures, such as the FDA's Bacteriological Analytical Manual (BAM), where 375g composite samples are required for the...
Feedback from delegates to the ‘Latest Methods in Nanoparticle Characterization’ events, which took place in various locations across the USA, Canada, Mexico and Brazil from April through to June, confirmed especially an appreciation of the detailed presentations about different characterization technologies and their applications, and the value of being able to participate in live instrument demonstrations. The seminars were presented as part...
Users of Delmic's SECOM solution for Correlated Light & Electron Microscopy (CLEM) have recently published a review in Nature Methods that illustrates the power of CLEM in the world of biology. The boom in the use of super-resolution microscopies in recent years reached a peak with the award of the 2014 Nobel Prize in Chemistry to Betzig, Hell and Moerner for their contributions in the development of super-resolved fluorescence microscopy...
The Videometer VL3 multispectral imaging system provides high throughput screening of wheat samples. The John Innes Centre (JIC) is located on the Norwich Research Park in the heart of East Anglia, supported by the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC). Its mission is to generate knowledge of plants and microbes through innovative research and to apply knowledge of nature’s diversity to benefit agriculture...
The study, which has been led by Dr Rodrigo Ledesma-Aguilar; a senior lecturer in the Department of Physics and Electrical Engineering in Northumbria University, is a collaborative effort between Oxford University, the University of Barcelona and UT Malaysia. Using the already established ?lab on a chip? device which can perform complex laboratory functions in a tiny space, the team has unveiled how fluids behave under extreme confinement by...
With a focus on providing purification with a rapid turnaround time to ensure the material is in back in the hands of the chemist quickly, Reach Separations has built a reputation for being one of the most sophisticated chromatography purification providers in the contract services space. The company’s technical group is led by director Phil Abbott, who has worked in the pharmaceutical industry for over 20 years, including several years at...
Scientists at NuGEN Technologies, Inc. have simultaneously surveyed RNA of more than 400 targeted genes in a single assay, using next generation sequencing (NGS) to detect fusions known to be key drivers of tumor growth in several cancer types. The scientists, who employed an innovative method of targeted sequence library preparation, also discovered low-frequency fusions that had not previously been reported. The new method, which allows...
The spiral air flow generated by this unique concentration technology allows the Smart Evaporator to rapidly concentrate even high boiling solvents, such as DMSO, DMF and water without heating to high temperatures. The Spiral Plug concentration technology works by using vacuum to draw air /nitrogen through a spiral slit generating a vortex which both stirs the sample and creates an increased evaporative surface area. This unique technology...
Scientists conducting research in metabolomics, environmental, forensics and food safety can now turn to a globally accessible, web-based fragmentation library for identification of unknown compounds with high-quality, high resolution accurate mass (HRAM) data. Developed through a collaboration between Thermo Fisher Scientific and HighChem, Inc., mzCloud is a novel, searchable library of HRAM mass spectra, constructed from high-quality...
Integrated DNA Technologies (IDT), has become the only company to add fully licensed Minor Groove Binder (MGB) Eclipse® GMP probes to its online service, enabling quick and efficient ordering. GMP-produced and supplied under license for use as components in human in vitro diagnostic tests, these robust and economical qPCR probes join the company’s wider product portfolio of GMP probes and primers available to order through the...
This allows lab scientists to use their Electrothermal mantles immediately for safe and reliable heating of chemicals and liquids in vessels of various shapes and sizes. Electrothermal pioneered the UK’s original laboratory heating mantle in 1943 as a dependable and efficient heating alternative to gas burners, oil baths or electric glow coils. Today, Electrothermal’s mantles are hand-sewn and assembled at Bibby Scientific UK. Each mantle also undergoes...
By making its thermal desorption available from Amazon for online purchasing, Markes is complementing its own website’s online shop, and providing its customers with an additional and convenient way to source their Markes products. The products listed include the most popular packed sorbent tubes, as well as storage caps, cold traps, pumps, gas regulators, and instrument spares. Also included are two user-installable instruments...
Derived from placental and adipose derived stem cells, to ensure consistent high quality, these new products are ideally suited for research involving wound healing, stem cell differentiation and tissue regeneration. Exosomes are small vesicles (30–150 nm) containing sophisticated RNA and protein cargos. They are secreted by all cell types in culture and are found to occur naturally in body fluids, including blood, saliva, urine, CSF, and breast milk. The precise molecular mechanics for...
The cost effective transilluminators feature a slim profile that utilizes just four 8-watt UV tubes, minimizing UV exposure to the lab technician. An exclusive LONGLIFE™ UV filter glass inhibits solarization up to 50 times longer than traditional UV filters, extending filter life dramatically and providing longer usage. A unique diffusing screen ensures superior light distribution and eliminates confusing light striations caused by the contours of the tubes...
The industry standard SCAN range of counters have been given a number of new features to make all three models the unit of choice when making the decision to go for automated counting for all your colonies. The level of automatic control has been increased giving the user an ever greater feel of user comfort. Now you can customise as many parameters a you want which eliminates all those complicated batch settings and user input needed by all those other so called ‘automated’ colony counters.