High performance liquid chromatography requires extremely accurate pumping systems delivering an accurate, precise and pulse-free flow of the mobile phase.
An HPLC pump system is a complex device with multiple moving parts subject to wear. Standard operating procedures should be in place to both minimize wear such as caused by particulate matter settling in valves and other components, and having spares on hand to replace components subject to wear (i.e. valves, piston and piston seal components). As one of many maintenance steps it is always a good idea to flush your HPLC system with rinse solvents after analysis with...
Fast-track diagnostics, a global leader in the design, development and manufacture of infectious disease detection kits, will be delivering even more convenience and flexibility to customers in the way its kits are packaged and sold.
From 1st March 2015, all Fast-track diagnostics kits will be sold in sizes of 32 and 64 reactions. The new formats will provide the greatest possible levels of flexibility to customers, as laboratories can aliquot reagents according to their specific needs. The ability to undertake variable run sizes (32 reaction kits allow 1 to 30 patient samples to be tested per run, while 64 reaction kits allow 1 to 62 patient samples to be tested) means all...
XEI Scientific Inc. reports a new publication from their user group at the Ming Hseih Department of Electrical Engineering at the University of Southern California, Los Angeles.
Deben, leading providers of in-situ testing stages together with innovative accessories and components for electron microscopy, report on the research of Professors Duncan Bassett and Graham Williams who are applying BSE-SEM imaging to identify genetic determinants of bone and cartilage disorders.
Professors Duncan Bassett and Graham Williams are Endocrinologists at Imperial College London and Consultant Physicians at the Hammersmith Hospital specialising in Metabolic Bone Disease and Thyroid Disease respectively. They are also the Principal Investigators in the Molecular Endocrinology Laboratory in the Department of Medicine at Imperial College London. Their current research focuses on the molecular basis of bone and cartilage disease....
AVA Software, developed by Radleys (Saffron Walden), is a major step-change in lab control software to enable the scientist to work smarter and complete projects faster.
AVA is very easy to use and can control and log data from a variety of manufacturer’s laboratory equipment. It offers four software levels to suit the application and budget, controlling a single stirring hotplate up to a multi-device jacketed reaction system. For those who may be interested in the software, it can be downloaded for a FREE trial....
Glycated Serum Protein bridges the gap in diabetes testing in cases where HbA1c cannot be reliably measured
EKF Diagnostics, the global diagnostics company, announces that it has introduced a new diabetic biomarker test that provides a 2-3 week indicator of average blood glucose. The Stanbio Chemistry Glycated Serum Protein (GSP) LiquiColor® test closes the information gap between daily blood glucose testing and the 2-3 month HbA1c reading. This means that GSP serves as an accurate intermediate marker of glycemia in instances where...
The PREP Symposium strives to provide the participants with a stage to present and discuss the very latest scientific and technological advances in preparative and process chromatography, with an exposure to the latest chromatography products available on the market, and with opportunities for training and continuing education.
Researchers with new results in areas relevant to the meeting topics are encouraged to submit abstracts online. We are striving to ensure the broadest possible coverage and exchange of recent advances. Please go to the link to "Key Dates" and "Topics" to see abstract submission deadlines. The meeting will include: A Strong Applications-Oriented Workshop Program, A Vendor Exhibit Providing Access to the Latest Advances on...
The VS20 WAVE from Cleaver Scientific is a single tank electrophoresis system which provides a fully integrated solution for vertical PAGE, tube gel IEF and electro blotting.
Interchangeable modular inserts on the innovative VS20 WAVE allow users to combine vertical PAGE with capillary gel IEF to perform 2D electrophoresis, followed by Western transfer for enhanced sensitivity. In addition to unmatched operational versatility the VS20 WAVE also offers ultra-fast set-up. Proprietary vertical screw-clamp technology reduces the number of screws required for set up compared to traditional electrophoresis systems, thereby dramatically reducing assembly time. The ergonomic design of the VS20 WAVE aids both handling and set-up, while its built-in inner buffer chamber allows set-up to be completed without the inclusion of a top tank or upper buffer chamber....
Read MoreCancer Risk Linked to DNA Mar 17, 2015
Single-letter genetic variations within parts of the genome once dismissed as ‘junk DNA’ can increase cancer risk through wormhole-like effects on far-off genes, new research shows.
Researchers found that DNA sequences within ‘gene deserts’ – so called because they are completely devoid of genes – can regulate gene activity elsewhere by forming DNA loops across relatively large distances. The study, led by scientists at The Institute of Cancer Research, London, helps solve a mystery about how genetic variations in parts of the genome that don’t appear to be doing very much can increase cancer risk...
Greiner Bio-One, a leading technology partner for the diagnostic and pharmaceutical industries, has developed a highly sensitive diagnostic kit for small and medium-sized laboratories.
The PelvoCheck CT/NG kit is especially useful for reliably testing asymptomatic patients for chlamydia and gonorrhoea infections two of the most common sexually transmitted diseases. It is estimated that 300,000 women in Germany suffer from chlamydia each year, while gonorrhoea affects around 60 million people worldwide. Some 80 percent of chlamydia and 50 percent of gonorrhoea cases in women remain undiagnosed because...
VICI Valco’s Cheminert High Pressure PEEK?Fittings are rated at 5000 psi with fingertight nuts, well beyond the burst strength of most PEEK tubing.
The taper angle and detail design conform to the industry standard established by the Valco line. The Cheminert UHPLC Fitting designs permit direct connection of 360 micron OD fused silica, PEEK, stainless, or electroformed nickel tubing without having to use troublesome liners. Because of the fitting’s compact size and fine 2-56 threads, a leak-free connection that seals at pressures well in excess of 20,000 psi can be easily formed with...
The cross sample testing capabilities within Autoscribe’s Matrix Gemini Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS) have been enhanced.
Cross sample calculations provide the ability to utilise one set of results in the calculation of another set of results. Examples include blank correction, drift, spike correction etc. Previous versions of Matrix allowed the use of a test component result in the calculation of another result only for the same sample. The enhanced version now also allows the use of a test component result in the calculation of other results for a set of samples within...
Kontron joined with industry partners to open Internet of Things Cloud Data Center and Research Laboratory in Malaysia
Kontron, a leading global provider of Embedded Computing Technology (ECT), along with Cisco, Dell, IBM, Intel, and Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM), joined forces to establish the Collaborative Research in Engineering, Science & Technology CREST Internet of Things Cloud Data Centre and Research Laboratory (ICDC Research Lab) in Penang. This milestone was achieved only 6 weeks after Kontron was named industry lead for...
Frost & Sullivan finds that direct to consumer genomics, which were close to absent a decade ago, are currently thriving
As the era of personalized medicine dawns on healthcare, the need to understand an individual’s genetic information through genomic testing has risen. This emerging branch of medicine has given birth to multiple companies that provide genetic tests to help end users understand their genetic profiles and assess their predisposition to inherited and terminal diseases like Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s. New analysis from Frost & Sullivan...
At the European Winter Conference on Plasma Spectrochemistry in Münster the Company launches two new mass spectrometers for its global sales
Analytik Jena AG expands its product range: only half a year after the acquisition of the ICP-MS business of the Bruker Corporation in September 2014, Analytik Jena introduces two new ICP-MS products (inductively coupled plasma for use in mass spectronomy) PlasmaQuant ® MS and PlasmaQuant ® MS Elite.The instruments will be unveiled at the European Winter Conference on Plasma Spectrochemistry (EWCPS)...
RheoSense, Inc., has announced the release of its new viscometer, microVISC-m™. designed to simplify daily or routine measurements of lubricating oils’ viscosity.
The microVlSC-m is an excellent tool for oil-condition monitoring and It is portable, easy to use, fast, and requires only a few drops of oil. RheoSense says its microVlSC-m measures oil viscosity through an easy, one-minute test, eliminating the need to wait for test results from remote labs. The instrument requires a sample volume as small as 100 microliters. The viscometer displays dynamic viscosity at ambient conditions. It also...
Asynt hotplate stirrers are designed to offer synthetic chemistry laboratories a combination of affordability, top build quality and high performance without compromising on safety.
Manufactured in an ISO9001-2008 production facility, each Asynt hotplate stirrer incorporates two independent control circuits. The additional and independent safety circuit is for limiting the maximum heating plate temperature; this can be adjusted between 50 and 360 ºC but cannot be changed accidentally. This ensures that the flashpoint of your reaction solvent is not exceeded making it ideal for teaching laboratories. A hermetically...
FLIR Systems have published a new handbook, available as an interactive pdf or iBook for iPad, that allows you to discover thermal imaging applications advances that researchers are making around the world.
Researchers and engineers are using FLIR research grade thermal imaging cameras every day to solve challenges that are difficult by other means, or to improve on, or replace time consuming techniques like IR thermocouples. Thermal imaging cameras provide non-contact temperature measurement, image through some materials or make the invisible visible using spectral filtering, capture high speed thermal events, synchronize...
AMSBIO has introduced a unique High Throughput PARP in vivo Pharmacodynamic Assay that can be used to monitor the efficacy of poly-ADP-ribose polymerase (PARP) inhibitors on PAR formation in vivo; and to measure drug action on PARP in both in vivo and in vitro settings
In recent news, AstraZeneca reported upon how their ovarian cancer drug Lynparza™ (olaparib) is the first PARP inhibitor to be granted approval by the European Commission and the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA)**. This has led to a surge of interest in this class of drugs, which can exploit tumour DNA repair pathway deficiencies to preferentially kill cancer cells. Dr William Hadlington-Booth of AMSBIO commented "Our High Throughput PARP in vivo...
Genevac has launched a web page that brings together the latest technological innovations and application advances, with links to reference papers, detailing how new fast, safe evaporative sample preparation techniques are benefiting metabolism and toxicology studies.
Visitors to the new web page can gain an insight into how Genevac evaporators are providing fast, safe sample preparation, free from artefact, contamination or loss, from simple concentration or drying of solvent extracts from tissue samples right through to quantitative screening of workers or athletes for the presence of a drug...
Synoptics, a world leader in the development and manufacture of innovative digital imaging systems for life science applications, is pleased to announce the group’s restructuring and change in its commercial strategy has been positively received, helping the firm’s parent company, Scientific Digital Imaging (SDI) to secure over £500,000 in new investment.
Synoptics, which celebrates 30 years in business in 2015, has been restructured to capitalise on the increasing demand for products in the North American DNA imaging and microbiology market sectors. To achieve this, Synoptics has appointed Simon Leath as VP of Sales and Marketing, at Synoptics’ North American subsidiary. Simon comes with over 16 years’ experience in sales management and sales for major international life...
Magritek, a leading provider of compact NMR and MRI instruments, report on the use of their Spinsolve Benchtop NMR spectrometer for reaction monitoring studies in the Cronin Group in the Chemistry Department of the University of Glasgow.
Professor Lee Cronin holds the Regius Chair of Chemistry at the University of Glasgow. Research in the Cronin Group is motivated by the fascination for complex chemical systems and the desire to construct complex functional molecular architectures that are not based on biologically derived building blocks. They are developing a new approach to the chemical sciences which they call Chemical Cybernetics. This combines...
An HPLC pump system is a complex device with multiple moving parts subject to wear. Standard operating procedures should be in place to both minimize wear such as caused by particulate matter settling in valves and other components, and having spares on hand to replace components subject to wear (i.e. valves, piston and piston seal components). As one of many maintenance steps it is always a good idea to flush your HPLC system with rinse solvents after analysis with...
From 1st March 2015, all Fast-track diagnostics kits will be sold in sizes of 32 and 64 reactions. The new formats will provide the greatest possible levels of flexibility to customers, as laboratories can aliquot reagents according to their specific needs. The ability to undertake variable run sizes (32 reaction kits allow 1 to 30 patient samples to be tested per run, while 64 reaction kits allow 1 to 62 patient samples to be tested) means all...
AVA is very easy to use and can control and log data from a variety of manufacturer’s laboratory equipment. It offers four software levels to suit the application and budget, controlling a single stirring hotplate up to a multi-device jacketed reaction system. For those who may be interested in the software, it can be downloaded for a FREE trial....
EKF Diagnostics
Researchers with new results in areas relevant to the meeting topics are encouraged to submit abstracts online. We are striving to ensure the broadest possible coverage and exchange of recent advances. Please go to the link to "Key Dates" and "Topics" to see abstract submission deadlines. The meeting will include: A Strong Applications-Oriented Workshop Program, A Vendor Exhibit Providing Access to the Latest Advances on...
Researchers found that DNA sequences within ‘gene deserts’ – so called because they are completely devoid of genes – can regulate gene activity elsewhere by forming DNA loops across relatively large distances. The study, led by scientists at The Institute of Cancer Research, London, helps solve a mystery about how genetic variations in parts of the genome that don’t appear to be doing very much can increase cancer risk...
The PelvoCheck CT/NG kit is especially useful for reliably testing asymptomatic patients for chlamydia and gonorrhoea infections two of the most common sexually transmitted diseases. It is estimated that 300,000 women in Germany suffer from chlamydia each year, while gonorrhoea affects around 60 million people worldwide. Some 80 percent of chlamydia and 50 percent of gonorrhoea cases in women remain undiagnosed because...
The taper angle and detail design conform to the industry standard established by the Valco line. The Cheminert UHPLC Fitting designs permit direct connection of 360 micron OD fused silica, PEEK, stainless, or electroformed nickel tubing without having to use troublesome liners. Because of the fitting’s compact size and fine 2-56 threads, a leak-free connection that seals at pressures well in excess of 20,000 psi can be easily formed with...
Cross sample calculations provide the ability to utilise one set of results in the calculation of another set of results. Examples include blank correction, drift, spike correction etc. Previous versions of Matrix allowed the use of a test component result in the calculation of another result only for the same sample. The enhanced version now also allows the use of a test component result in the calculation of other results for a set of samples within...
Kontron, a leading global provider of Embedded Computing Technology (ECT), along with Cisco, Dell, IBM, Intel, and Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM), joined forces to establish the Collaborative Research in Engineering, Science & Technology CREST Internet of Things Cloud Data Centre and Research Laboratory (ICDC Research Lab) in Penang. This milestone was achieved only 6 weeks after Kontron was named industry lead for...
As the era of personalized medicine dawns on healthcare, the need to understand an individual’s genetic information through genomic testing has risen. This emerging branch of medicine has given birth to multiple companies that provide genetic tests to help end users understand their genetic profiles and assess their predisposition to inherited and terminal diseases like Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s. New analysis from Frost & Sullivan...
Analytik Jena AG expands its product range: only half a year after the acquisition of the ICP-MS business of the Bruker Corporation in September 2014, Analytik Jena introduces two new ICP-MS products (inductively coupled plasma for use in mass spectronomy) PlasmaQuant ® MS and PlasmaQuant ® MS Elite.The instruments will be unveiled at the European Winter Conference on Plasma Spectrochemistry (EWCPS)...
Manufactured in an ISO9001-2008 production facility, each Asynt hotplate stirrer incorporates two independent control circuits. The additional and independent safety circuit is for limiting the maximum heating plate temperature; this can be adjusted between 50 and 360 ºC but cannot be changed accidentally. This ensures that the flashpoint of your reaction solvent is not exceeded making it ideal for teaching laboratories. A hermetically...
Researchers and engineers are using FLIR research grade thermal imaging cameras every day to solve challenges that are difficult by other means, or to improve on, or replace time consuming techniques like IR thermocouples. Thermal imaging cameras provide non-contact temperature measurement, image through some materials or make the invisible visible using spectral filtering, capture high speed thermal events, synchronize...
In recent news, AstraZeneca reported upon how their ovarian cancer drug Lynparza™ (olaparib) is the first PARP inhibitor to be granted approval by the European Commission and the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA)**. This has led to a surge of interest in this class of drugs, which can exploit tumour DNA repair pathway deficiencies to preferentially kill cancer cells. Dr William Hadlington-Booth of AMSBIO commented "Our High Throughput PARP in vivo...
Visitors to the new web page can gain an insight into how Genevac evaporators are providing fast, safe sample preparation, free from artefact, contamination or loss, from simple concentration or drying of solvent extracts from tissue samples right through to quantitative screening of workers or athletes for the presence of a drug...
Synoptics, which celebrates 30 years in business in 2015, has been restructured to capitalise on the increasing demand for products in the North American DNA imaging and microbiology market sectors. To achieve this, Synoptics has appointed Simon Leath as VP of Sales and Marketing, at Synoptics’ North American subsidiary. Simon comes with over 16 years’ experience in sales management and sales for major international life...
Professor Lee Cronin holds the Regius Chair of Chemistry at the University of Glasgow. Research in the Cronin Group is motivated by the fascination for complex chemical systems and the desire to construct complex functional molecular architectures that are not based on biologically derived building blocks. They are developing a new approach to the chemical sciences which they call Chemical Cybernetics. This combines...