Torrey Pines Scientific, Inc. announces its NEW EchoTherm™ HPLC Column Heater Model CO20.
The temperature range is from room temperature to 90.0°C readable and settable to 0.1°C. The PID temperature control software regulates temperatures to ±0.1°C.Temperature accuracy and stability are ±0.1ºC with a stable temperature indicator lamp on the front panel that lights when the target temperature is stable to within ±0.2ºC. The unit holds columns up to 30 cm long by ¼” or 3/8” diameter in mounting clips provided with room for guard columns and fittings. Larger diameter columns may...
A new drug delays the progression of advanced breast cancer by over twice as long when used in combination with standard treatment, compared to standard treatment alone, a major clinical trial shows.
By halting tumour progression for several months, women who took the drug were able to delay moving on to chemotherapy following hormone treatment – which is effective, but can have severe side effects. The results of the phase III trial, called PALOMA3, were presented today (Monday) at the major American Society for Clinical Oncology conference in Chicago and published in the New England Journal of Medicine. In the trial, in women with...
FLIR Systems has announced a new version 4.2 of its ResearchIR thermal imaging software.
ResearchIR 4.2 provides researchers and scientists with a powerful tool for viewing, acquiring, analyzing, and sharing the thermal data captured with FLIR’s Scientific and R&D cameras. ResearchIR Max version 4.2 gives users direct access to their MATLAB scripts within ResearchIR for the first time. This will allow users to access their customized MatLab® scripts directly in ResearchIR for specially-tailored image analysis and processing tasks...
Available from AMSBIO TrueORF® cDNA clones are tagged cDNA clones for protein studies.
The TrueORF product line is a new generation of cDNA clone products that enables expression of the encoded transcript as a tagged protein. This facilitates multiple downstream applications that utilize an anti-tag antibody (Myc-DDK or GFP) including protein detection, protein purification, subcellular localization, and others. TrueORFs not only provide an instant solution for tagged protein expression but also offer the flexibility that they...
A clinical MRI scanner can be transformed into an effective preclinical system using a simple to fit conversion kit from MR Solutions of Guildford, Surrey.
The transformation, which can be undertaken in around ten minutes, involves sliding in a carrier system linked to a separate state of the art EVO spectrometer providing superior soft tissue contrast and molecular imaging capabilities. This is a major breakthrough for clinical facilities which also conduct their own research as it enables existing technology to be utilised without the need for extensive investment in a separate system...
The new product, launched with global distributor Applikon, offers an automated approach to gathering quantitative data
Ovizio Imaging System, an innovative quantitative microscopy company specializing in life science solutions, announces today the launch of its new product, the iLine F, an in-line suspension cell-monitoring microscope. In collaboration with global distributor, Applikon, the iLine F is being showcased at booth #74 and #77 at the European Society for Animal Cell Technologycongress (ESACT), held in Barcelona from May 31 to June 3...
Specialised Imaging reports on how UK academic research groups have benefited from use of its SIM series ultra-high speed imaging camera.
The Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) has since 1985 offered UK academic institutions free loans of the latest scientific instruments to help further their research projects. In 2008 the EPSRC added a state-of-the-art SIM16 ultra-high speed imaging camera from Specialised Imaging Ltd. to its loan pool facility. Wai Chan, Managing Director of Specialised Imaging commented "Over the last 7 years the EPSRC Loan Pool SIM16...
Scientists believe they have explained why some cancers that appear to have been cured can recur many years or even decades later.
It is well known that in rare cases, cancers can come back even when patients have been free of disease for so long that doctors regard them as cured. Now researchers at The Institute of Cancer Research, London, have found genetic evidence that cancer cells can go to sleep – avoiding the effects of treatment – only to ‘wake up’ many years later. Their study could suggest ways of rooting out dormant cancer cells – eradicating the small...
Starting point of a broader drug discovery and development alliance
The Lead Discovery Center GmbH (LDC), a renowned translational drug discovery organization established by Max Planck Innovation, and Qurient Co., Ltd have signed a licence deal providing Qurient with exclusive worldwide rights to a series of highly-selective CDK7 inhibitors discovered at the LDC for the treatment of cancer, inflammation and viral infections. The partners will closely collaborate to advance the approach from the validated lead stage into clinical development. Upon successful proof-of-concept in humans they will jointly identify a suitable partner for follow-on licensing...
Federal Member for Deakin, Mr Michael Sukkar, facilitates visit to Trajan global HQ
Pioneering collaboration and world-class products meeting global standards – these were the take-home impressions of the Australian Minister for Industry and Science, Ian Macfarlane, during a special visit to Trajan Scientific and Medical (Trajan) global headquarters facilitated by Mr Michael Sukkar, Federal Member for Deakin, Victoria. Trajan exports 98 per cent of its products that are made in Australia, including the SGE Analytical...
Smaller, faster and with the gold standard in pathogen killing efficacy, the next generation of microbial eradication technology has just been launched by the world leader in bio-decontamination.
The Bioquell BQ-50 is the result of an innovative R&D endeavour conducted by Bioquell following in-depth market research. Using the latest hydrogen peroxide vapour (HPV) technology to eradicate pathogens, the company has been developing this new system to provide the healthcare sector with an even more efficient and flexible bio-decontamination process. The BQ-50 works by depositing an even layer of ‘micro-condensation’ of HPV over all surfaces to eradicate...
Using the new ergonomic Micronic Univo Screw Cap Recapper SR008 it is possible to cap or decap 8 tubes with screw caps in a single action.
Developed in conjunction with several leading laboratories the handheld device offers users the ability to cap a row of 8 tubes in 5 seconds and a whole rack of 96 tubes in only 1 minute. The Screw Cap Recapper is 10 times faster than manually capping tubes thereby minimizing sample evaporation and significantly improving your productivity. In addition the Screw Cap Recapper ensures each screw cap is reproducibly tightened securely and uniformly...
Market leaders in temperature controlled microscopy, Linkam Scientific Instruments, are working in partnership with the School of Pharmacy at the University of East Anglia to evaluate a new analytical technique known as TASC - Thermal Analysis by Structural Characterisation.
Dr Sheng Qi is a senior lecturer in pharmaceutics in the School of Pharmacy at the University of East Anglia. Sheng's current research interests focus on gaining a fundamental understanding of the behaviour of drug-polymer/lipid dispersions in solid (phase behaviour) and liquid (in biological fluids) states. She is also developing new approaches for stabilising supersaturated drug dispersions. By working with industrial partners as well as...
Aplegen, the new up and coming face of the gel documentation market now bring to the European and Middle East market place a brand new product.
Having already carved out a strong following in the USA and the Far East for innovative products, the introduction of the Omega Lum W for multicolour R, G, B as well as chemiluminescent imaging brings performance and features at a price which is now affordable to a much wider market. This small footprint system breaks the mould of the older traditional heavy and cumbersome gel documentation systems by utilising some innovative design work and incorporating an integral tablet for...
University of Leicester study investigates how cardiac surgery can lead to organ damage
A University of Leicester-based research group funded by the British Heart Foundation is drawing on support from patients and members of the public to investigate why cardiac surgery can often result in serious or fatal damage to other organs in the body. The Cardiac Surgery Research team are conducting a series of trials into why almost half of patients having heart surgery develop failure of one or more other organs, such as the lungs or...
Lonza has announced that it will be showcasing three new products for stem cell researchers at the upcoming International Society for Stem Cell Research (ISSCR) Annual Meeting (Stockholm, Sweden, 24 to 27 June 2015), through poster presentations, as part of an Innovation Showcase session and at its exhibition booth at the event.
These new innovations include an updated version of Lonza’s L7™ hiPSC Reprogramming and hPSC Culture System, which now includes the option to select specific reagents and protocols for reprogramming peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs). Lonza will also showcase the CytoSMART™ Live Cell Imaging System, an innovative, cost-effective tool for remotely monitoring and analyzing cell cultures. In addition, it will provide a preview of the...
AMSBIO reports on a study, published in Cell (1), 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...
Wyatt Technology Corporation, the world leader in light scattering tools for nanoparticle and macromolecular characterization, is pleased to announce that this year’s International Light Scattering Colloquium (ILSC) will present a special symposium on the characterization of manufactured, environmental and therapeutic nanoparticles.
Sporting the theme of “Light Scattering in the Nano World”, ILSC 2015 will be held at the beautiful Four Seasons Biltmore Resort in Santa Barbara, CA on November 3-4. Online Registration is available. The full program includes additional presentations on the characterization of biomolecules and polymers in cutting-edge research. Satellite events planned include short courses and a focus meeting on method development...
Laboratories with multiple users or multiple experiments can benefit from Bel-Art Modular Ultra Low 5 Box Freezer Racks which can be arranged to suit individual needs, yet fit existing freezers and accomodate standard 5 x 5 x 2" freezer boxes.
Typical racks for laboratory freezers are generally expensive, heavy and come in preconfigured heights and depths often taking up unnecessary room in already crowded freezers. Bel-Art – SP Scienceware® Modular Ultra Low 5 Box Freezer Racks offer a customizable storage solution that can be easily integrated with existing freezer storage boxes and freezers.
Liverpool Chirochem (LCC), a supplier of specialist chemical building blocks within pharmaceutical research and development (R&D), is pleased to announce that it has begun to manufacture its own proprietary chiral building blocks using a unique patented process.
Benefitting from significantly fewer production steps, the process reduces production times by 75% and lowers production costs by 92.5%, for R&D areas within laboratories, universities and research centres. In order to produce new drugs, medicinal chemists require a continual supply of new chiral building blocks; these building blocks are of high importance and financial value to pharmaceutical R&D, which is reflected in their market size...
Market leaders in temperature controlled microscopy, Linkam Scientific Instruments, launch the WS37 Warm Stage at the 2015 Annual Meeting of the Association of Biomedical Andrologists (ABA).
At the 2015 and 10th anniversary annual meeting of the Association of Biomedical Andrologists, Linkam have introduced a new solution for embryologists seeking a better solution for the evaluation and quantification of sperm. Live cell research and, specifically, the testing of sperm in clinics and hospitals, has not been well served in terms of reliable instrumentation and testing protocols. Mr Stephen Harbottle is Chairman of the Association...
Spark Holland B.V. a leading supplier of analytical sample prep and sample introduction instrumentation, announced today the addition of LEAP Technologies to its distribution sales and service network in the United States as a Spark Holland “Value Added Partner.” With this addition, LEAP Technologies will be able to provide Spark Holland products and services to customers in the United States.
The temperature range is from room temperature to 90.0°C readable and settable to 0.1°C. The PID temperature control software regulates temperatures to ±0.1°C. Temperature accuracy and stability are ±0.1ºC with a stable temperature indicator lamp on the front panel that lights when the target temperature is stable to within ±0.2ºC. The unit holds columns up to 30 cm long by ¼” or 3/8” diameter in mounting clips provided with room for guard columns and fittings. Larger diameter columns may...
By halting tumour progression for several months, women who took the drug were able to delay moving on to chemotherapy following hormone treatment – which is effective, but can have severe side effects. The results of the phase III trial, called PALOMA3, were presented today (Monday) at the major American Society for Clinical Oncology conference in Chicago and published in the New England Journal of Medicine. In the trial, in women with...
ResearchIR 4.2 provides researchers and scientists with a powerful tool for viewing, acquiring, analyzing, and sharing the thermal data captured with FLIR’s Scientific and R&D cameras. ResearchIR Max version 4.2 gives users direct access to their MATLAB scripts within ResearchIR for the first time. This will allow users to access their customized MatLab® scripts directly in ResearchIR for specially-tailored image analysis and processing tasks...
The TrueORF product line is a new generation of cDNA clone products that enables expression of the encoded transcript as a tagged protein. This facilitates multiple downstream applications that utilize an anti-tag antibody (Myc-DDK or GFP) including protein detection, protein purification, subcellular localization, and others. TrueORFs not only provide an instant solution for tagged protein expression but also offer the flexibility that they...
The transformation, which can be undertaken in around ten minutes, involves sliding in a carrier system linked to a separate state of the art EVO spectrometer providing superior soft tissue contrast and molecular imaging capabilities. This is a major breakthrough for clinical facilities which also conduct their own research as it enables existing technology to be utilised without the need for extensive investment in a separate system...
Ovizio Imaging System, an innovative quantitative microscopy company specializing in life science solutions, announces today the launch of its new product, 
The Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) has since 1985 offered UK academic institutions free loans of the latest scientific instruments to help further their research projects. In 2008 the EPSRC added a state-of-the-art SIM16 ultra-high speed imaging camera from Specialised Imaging Ltd. to its loan pool facility. Wai Chan, Managing Director of Specialised Imaging commented "Over the last 7 years the EPSRC Loan Pool SIM16...
It is well known that in rare cases, cancers can come back even when patients have been free of disease for so long that doctors regard them as cured. Now researchers at The Institute of Cancer Research, London, have found genetic evidence that cancer cells can go to sleep – avoiding the effects of treatment – only to ‘wake up’ many years later. Their study could suggest ways of rooting out dormant cancer cells – eradicating the small...
Pioneering collaboration and world-class products meeting global standards – these were the take-home impressions of the Australian Minister for Industry and Science, Ian Macfarlane, during a special visit to Trajan Scientific and Medical (Trajan) global headquarters facilitated by Mr Michael Sukkar, Federal Member for Deakin, Victoria. Trajan exports 98 per cent of its products that are made in Australia, including the SGE Analytical...
The Bioquell BQ-50 is the result of an innovative R&D endeavour conducted by Bioquell following in-depth market research. Using the latest hydrogen peroxide vapour (HPV) technology to eradicate pathogens, the company has been developing this new system to provide the healthcare sector with an even more efficient and flexible bio-decontamination process. The BQ-50 works by depositing an even layer of ‘micro-condensation’ of HPV over all surfaces to eradicate...
Developed in conjunction with several leading laboratories the handheld device offers users the ability to cap a row of 8 tubes in 5 seconds and a whole rack of 96 tubes in only 1 minute. The Screw Cap Recapper is 10 times faster than manually capping tubes thereby minimizing sample evaporation and significantly improving your productivity. In addition the Screw Cap Recapper ensures each screw cap is reproducibly tightened securely and uniformly...
Dr Sheng Qi is a senior lecturer in pharmaceutics in the School of Pharmacy at the University of East Anglia. Sheng's current research interests focus on gaining a fundamental understanding of the behaviour of drug-polymer/lipid dispersions in solid (phase behaviour) and liquid (in biological fluids) states. She is also developing new approaches for stabilising supersaturated drug dispersions. By working with industrial partners as well as...
Having already carved out a strong following in the USA and the Far East for innovative products, the introduction of the Omega Lum W for multicolour R, G, B as well as chemiluminescent imaging brings performance and features at a price which is now affordable to a much wider market. This small footprint system breaks the mould of the older traditional heavy and cumbersome gel documentation systems by utilising some innovative design work and incorporating an integral tablet for...
A University of Leicester-based research group funded by the British Heart Foundation is drawing on support from patients and members of the public to investigate why cardiac surgery can often result in serious or fatal damage to other organs in the body. The Cardiac Surgery Research team are conducting a series of trials into why almost half of patients having heart surgery develop failure of one or more other organs, such as the lungs or...
These new innovations include an updated version of Lonza’s L7™ hiPSC Reprogramming and hPSC Culture System, which now includes the option to select specific reagents and protocols for reprogramming peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs). Lonza will also showcase the CytoSMART™ Live Cell Imaging System, an innovative, cost-effective tool for remotely monitoring and analyzing cell cultures. In addition, it will provide a preview of the...
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...
Sporting the theme of “Light Scattering in the Nano World”, ILSC 2015 will be held at the beautiful Four Seasons Biltmore Resort in Santa Barbara, CA on November 3-4. Online Registration is available. The full program includes additional presentations on the characterization of biomolecules and polymers in cutting-edge research. Satellite events planned include short courses and a focus meeting on method development...
Benefitting from significantly fewer production steps, the process reduces production times by 75% and lowers production costs by 92.5%, for R&D areas within laboratories, universities and research centres. 
At the 2015 and 10th anniversary annual meeting of the Association of Biomedical Andrologists, Linkam have introduced a new solution for embryologists seeking a better solution for the evaluation and quantification of sperm. Live cell research and, specifically, the testing of sperm in clinics and hospitals, has not been well served in terms of reliable instrumentation and testing protocols. Mr Stephen Harbottle is Chairman of the Association...
Spark Holland B.V. a leading supplier of analytical sample prep and sample introduction instrumentation, announced today the addition of LEAP Technologies to its distribution sales and service network in the United States as a Spark Holland “Value Added Partner.” With this addition, LEAP Technologies will be able to provide Spark Holland products and services to customers in the United States.