Universities of Leicester and Nottingham to develop mini hybrid gamma ray camera to revolutionise identification and removal of tumours and lymph nodes

• ‘Hybrid technology’ mini camera combines optical and gamma imaging to improve diagnosis and lymph and tumour removal efficiency
• Small size of camera allows for bedside diagnosis as well as for small organ imaging, surgical investigation and visualisation of drug delivery
• Researchers are also investigating other clinical applications for the technology including thyroid, lymphatic drainage and ‘lacrimal drainage’

Prior Scientific has published a new 12-page catalogue that brings together its range of high performance LED and metal halide light sources proven to provide the best possible illumination for your microscopy work.

Regardless of microscopy technique, high quality imaging requires high performance illumination in order to obtain the best possible results. Prior Scientific has designed a range of precisely engineered, reliable and long lasting light sources tailored to the exacting requirements of scientists across a broad range of disciplines. The new catalogue details Prior’s expanding range of LED illumination sources that offer many advantages for brightfield, DIC, phase contrast and fluorescence microscopy...

Brookfield Engineering Laboratories offers the TA-NTF Noodle Tensile Fixture for their CT3 Texture Analyzer.

The Noodle Tensile Fixture is designed to test the extensibility and tensile breaking strength of noodles, pasta, and other similar food items. Brookfield will work with the customer during instrument start up and training to develop the testing methodology required to provide consistent test results. The lower and upper grip assemblies are included when the fixture is purchased. The Brookfield CT3 Tester is the best value in a stand-alone instrument for physical testing...

In today’s products and materials ultra-trace amounts of additives and impurities often have great influence on performance and grade.

Rapid and reliable trace detection in ever more complex and concentrated analytical samples has thus become the key objective of many laboratories entrusted with product control and quality assurance. Since its introduction the stability of the inductively coupled plasma (ICP) has presented a major limitation for ICP optical emission spectrometry (OES), as the detection power is hugely affected by the ability of the plasma to tolerate high sample...

Porvair Filtration Group, the filtration and separation specialist, has added an enhanced range of microbial rated disposable cartridge filters to its range of liquid filters.

Biofil™ R cartridges are an addition to the successful Biofil™ polyethersulphone Food Safety and USP Class IV approved range of filters, and feature a novel technology which renders the product super-hydrophilic. Integrity testing of sterilising filter cartridges requires the membrane to be fully wetted; a cartridge that is insufficiently wetted will result in a false failure and require a retest or rejection of an intact filter. This development extends...

Manchester University has chosen MR Solutions’ 3T MRI preclinical, cryogen free imaging solution for superior soft tissue contrast and molecular imaging research at the Wolfson Molecular Imaging Centre.

The scanner will be used in their Regenerative Medicine research programme which aims to develop a clearer understanding of the potential risks and hazards of therapies and to develop new methodologies to assess their risk. The aim of this research is to gain faster access to new medicines for patients. This new state of the art preclinical imaging system was developed, supplied and installed by MR Solutions of Guildford, Surrey and supported...

High-resolution exon-focused arrays with enhanced content from the Deciphering Developmental Disorders study

Oxford Gene Technology (OGT), The Molecular Genetics Company, is today launching a new range of arrays at the European Society of Human Genetics (ESHG) Conference in Glasgow, UK, that are dedicated to elucidating the underlying causes of developmental delay. OGT’s unique Cytosure™ Constitutional v3 arrays have been developed following its recent licence agreement with the Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute to access the...

AMSBIO reports on a study, published in Cell, that demonstrates the power of organoids to capture, in three dimensions, the multiple mutations that occur in tumours.

Organoids, small clusters of cells that accurately mimic the behaviour of human tissue, can be used to test cancer drugs and, eventually, to identify effective personalised treatments for patients. In the described research samples from healthy tissue and cancerous tissue were taken from 20 patients with colorectal carcinoma and used to form the organoids. The organoids were then exposed to a range of colorectal cancer treatments as part of a...

Syrris, a world leader in chemistry product innovation, has launched the Atlas Nanoparticle System for the automated synthesis of quantum dots.

This fully automated solution offers complete control over temperature, mixing, dosing and sampling, allowing the production of nanoparticles with a narrow size distribution. The Atlas Nanoparticle System is ideal for the production of complex particles, including both core-shell and multi-layered quantum dots. It has an extremely small footprint and integrates all the required elements – dosing, heating, mixing and sampling – to enable...

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Andrew Birnie, PCRmax

With its unprecedented throughput, scalability and speed, next-generation sequencing (NGS) enables researchers to study biological systems at a level never before possible. Today's complex genomic research questions demand a depth of information beyond the capacity of traditional DNA sequencing technologies. Next-generation sequencing has filled that gap and become an everyday research tool to address these questions across translational research areas.....

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If you need a new PCR thermal cycler, please review Techne’s special offer valid until 31 December. The 3 most popular gradient-enabled Techne models are now available with significant savings.

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New design optimizes modularity to support multiple methods

Markes International (Llantrisant) has announced the release of a set of six videos explaining the key features of its TOF-DS™ software package.

Huber Kältemaschinenbau presents new E-grade at ACHEMA 2015.

Unique capillary design optimizes sensitivity and minimizes carryover for high performance protein identification

Stuart offers an unrivalled range of Melting Point Apparatus to suit all users and budgets.

The Analogue SMP11 with thermometer is easy to use and ideal for educational use. The digital models SMP10 and SMP20 offer a digital selection and display of temperature, with a choice of either 1 or 0.1°C resolution. The Advanced digital model, SMP30 provides a head up display, fast cooling times and 0.1°C resolution, making it the ideal instrument for R&D. Stuart also offer an automatic model which utilizes digital imaging technology to automatically detect an accurate melting point. The result video can then be viewed on the in-built screen either during the measurement or afterwards.

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• 1 x Stepper 411 repeater pipette and
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• 24 x free Ecostep bioproof sterilized syringes
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Linkam Scientific Instruments, have announced the launch of a new relative humidity controller for their range of temperature stages used for materials, pharmaceuticals and foods testing. The unit will make its debut at mmc2015, the largest European microscopy event of the year.

The new RH95 Relative Humidity Controller is the latest addition to provide precise environmental sample control to Linkam’s range of temperature stages. It has been developed based on the feedback of many Linkam users in the materials, foods and pharmaceutical industries where humidity plays an important role in product development, manufacture and even storage. It will be shown on stand number 411 at mmc2015, the biennial conference and exhibition organised by the Royal Microscopical Society.

The Priorclave Q63, 320 litre front loading capacity autoclave has given laboratories a real opportunity to consider this more economically priced cylindrical chamber design rather than investing in a large rectangular chamber steam steriliser.  Users of the Q63 autoclave may also benefit from lower overall running costs associated with reduced power and water usage.

Since chamber size has a major influence on autoclave selection, Priorclave designed the cylindrical chamber of the Q63 with a taller profile than that found in most ‘cylindrical’ machines, giving these autoclaves an impressive load capacity ideally suited to sterilising larger bulky items as well as enabling small and taller items could be sterilised in a single process....

KNF LAB introduced its advanced RC 600 Rotary Evaporator at ACHEMA 2015, reflecting the company’s dedication to the continued development of innovative laboratory solutions.

The latest addition to the KNF LAB range of rotary evaporators, the RC 600 is an efficient, robust instrument designed for intensive day-to-day use in a wide range of different laboratories, from academia to industry, perfectly complementing the state-of-the-art RC 900 system launched last year. Its well thought out ergonomic design and intuitive control interface ensure ease of use, allowing rapid user familiarisation and straightforward operation.....

METTLER TOLEDO has launched the Rainin TerraRack line of pipette tip racks, an innovative solution to minimising the problem of plastic tip rack waste.

TerraRacks are 50% lighter than conventional tip racks, highly compressible when empty and completely recyclable. TerraRacks are composed largely of PETE (polyethylene terephthalate), an exceptionally strong polyester that is easy to recycle and in high demand as a post-waste commodity. The TerraRack shell, with its hinged lid and front latch, is moulded as a single PETE unit, making it exceptionally lightweight. A polypropylene tip deck snaps into the shell, adding structural support with minimal weight....

ACE columns offer chromatographers an extremely powerful and reliable approach to UHPLC and HPLC method development.