Partnership to develop high-quality immunoassays for life science research

Abcam plc, a global leader in the supply of life science research tools, announced today it has signed a partnership agreement with the Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology (IMCB), a research institute under the Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), Singapore. Under the terms of the agreement, Abcam will develop a range of RabMAb^® antibody pairs against targets jointly selected by IMCB and Abcam, to be...

Tecan will soon be launching a new Fluent™ Laboratory Automation Solution designed to offer greater throughput and flexibility for compound management workflows*.

Best imaging quality and fast linear scanning

ZEISS is introducing a new compact confocal laser scanning microscope for high-end confocal imaging, ZEISS LSM 800. Tailored to the needs of a broad range of applications in individual research environments, the system complements the recently introduced ZEISS LSM 8 family. With highly sensitive GaAsP detector technology and fast linear scanning, ZEISS LSM 800 provides high image quality and offers enhanced productivity and throughput, as wel...

iChromatography/Analtech, the only U.S.-based manufacturer of Thin Layer Chromatography Plates, started 2015 with the launch of a new website.

The new site - iChromatography.com - is designed to help visitors find their chromatography product faster and easier as well as discover new developments in the field of separation science. "Since we started more than 50 years ago, we've always been committed to providing not only great products, but the best customer service and information possible to our current and future customers," said Steven C. Miles, General Manager for...

The Spectroline^® CX-20 high-intensity UV viewing cabinet guarantees maximum ultraviolet irradiance and fluorescent contrast because it’s designed for peak efficiency.

The CX-20 cabinet combines separate long-wave and short-wave 8-watt UV light sources with uniquely designed specular aluminum reflectors to assure maximum intensity and exceptional fluorescent contrast. An internal 25-watt white light bulb provides visible illumination. The unit has a removable bottom panel so it can be easily placed over 20 x 20 gels and TLC plates, or to provide greater illumination, over a Spectroline UV transilluminator...

INTEGRA has expanded its popular VIAFLO II electronic pipette range.

Often requested by users of PCR applications, the new 50 µl models perfectly fill the gap between the 0.5-12.5 µl and  5-125 µl ranges. Now available for single-, 8-, 12- and 16-channel VIAFLO II pipettes, the new models deliver optimized precision pipetting in the volume range of 2 – 50 µl. The VIAFLO II multichannel electronic pipette range combines ultra lightweight design and unsurpassed operational comfort enabling users...

J.G. Finneran Associates designed Limited Volume Inserts with and without Bottom Springs to ensure that autosamplers extract even the smallest sample volumes every time, without damaging injection needles or breaking sample containers.

Fast-track diagnostics, a global leader in the design, development and manufacture of infectious disease detection kits, has released a CE labelled Real-time PCR kit for the detection of the Zaire Ebolavirus – the strain responsible for the current outbreak in West Africa.

The Ebolavirus assay is based on multiplex Real–time PCR so clinicians can deliver fast, accurate diagnoses leading to greater efficiency in the treatment of patients. “Supporting infectious disease detection in the developing world has always been a priority for Fast-track diagnostics,” said Dr William Carman, CEO of Fast-track diagnostics. “We offer substantial discounts to these countries, as well as to anyone involved in relevant research...

AMSBIO announces DNA-In™ Neuro - a new generation transfection reagent developed specifically for maximum nucleic acid delivery into neurons, typically achieving a 2-fold or greater improvement in efficiency over currently available competing reagents.

Neurons are among the most difficult cell types to transfect. DNA-In™ Neuro Transfection Reagent offers researchers a cost effective, robust and easy-to-use DNA delivery solution for transfecting freshly isolated and cryopreserved neurons. DNA-In™ Neuro Transfection Reagent reproducibly transfects neurons and neural stem cells at optimal efficiency with exceptionally low toxicity to support uncompromised post-transfection assays...

Poulten & Graf offer a wide range of volumetric glassware under the VOLAC and FORTUNA® brands.

All Volumetric Glassware is made according to ASTM, USP, and ISO standards.  Certification is available, either as a batch or individually, with appropriate ring marks. Calibration of flasks and cylinders is "IN"; indicating that the liquid poured out equals the volume indicated. Pipettes and burettes are calibrated "EX", which requires observance of the discharge waiting time. All VOLAC glassware is individually calibrated. Color markings...

Porvair Sciences low profile 96-well deep well plate achieves a storage volume of 1.1ml / well in a height of just 27 mm enabling more plates to be stacked or stored in a given space.

Manufactured from extractables-free polypropylene in an ISO 10,000 approved clean room environment - Porvair low profile plates undergo extensive quality testing to ensure they are of the highest quality, certified free from DNase, RNase and endotoxin contamination. Combining an affordable price with uncompromising high quality, Porvair low profile 96-well deep well plates are precisely manufactured to comply with...

Specialised Imaging reports that high tech material, testing and process development specialists - REL, Inc. has expanded its capabilities in their high strain rate lab by combining a Kirana Ultra High-Speed camera with their Split Hopkinson Pressure Bar (SHPB) system.

The Specialised Imaging Kirana camera provides REL, Inc with the ability to create high-resolution images of the ultra high-speed events that often occur with materials testing. Taking up to 5,000,000 frames per second, and shuttering every 100 nanoseconds, there is no compromise in capturing high quality data. The data is exported in 180 frames so each test can be easily saved and viewed. The initial applications undertaken...

Thermo Fisher Scientific has developed an ion chromatography method with suppressed conductivity detection for sensitive determination of inorganic anions and carboxylic acids (fluoride, acetate, formate, mesylate, chloride, nitrate, succinate, malonate, sulfate, and oxalate) in airborne particulate matter (PM_2.5).

Application Note 1107: Determination of Anions and Carboxylic Acids in Urban Fine Particles (PM_2.5) demonstrates that this new method can determine more analytes relevant to air contamination than either of the two standard methods currently in use. The determination is performed using a high-pressure ion chromatography system, the Thermo Scientific^™ Dionex^™ ICS-5000⁺ Reagent-Free^™ HPIC^™ system, equipped with a...

Since its introduction into the market, High-Resolution Continuum Source (HR-CS) AAS has revolutionized the world of spectroscopy.

contrAA® instruments provide this technology for Flame, Graphite Furnace and Hydride analysis, including solid AA®. With the latest technical and software upgrades HR-CS AAS becomes even more powerful. Now also simultaneous evaluation of multiple element wavelengths is possible. As the Xenon lamp as continuous radiation source allows to use any wavelength, non-metals and "classical" AAS elements can be analyzed together in the same...

Techne, a Bibby Scientific brand, has launched its latest offering to assist biological laboratories tasked with heating biological or chemical laboratory samples.

The new Flexi-block accessory can heat almost any sample from ambient temperature up to 200?C, including those stored in 0.2ml, 0.5ml, 2.0ml and 5.0ml micro tubes and any diameter test-tube, vial, cuvette or micro plate. This flexibility means laboratories can achieve new levels of efficiency, as researchers are able to heat any sample, regardless of container or type, without having to change or recalibrate instruments...

Capita Healthcare Decisions has developed a digital tool to facilitate the care of people potentially affected by the Ebola virus.

This new Ebola tool will sit within Capita Healthcare Decisions’ internationally renowned clinical content, enabling patients, their relatives and clinicians to check symptoms against clinically robust criteria. The Ebola tool has been developed to give people the reassurance and advice they need when travelling or working in areas affected by the Ebola virus, and to help prevent the ongoing spread of the virus. It comes in several versions, for...

The omniDOC series of gel documentation and analysis systems from Cleaver Scientific provide researchers with a quick, simple and flexible solution for their gel documentation needs in a compact and affordable benchtop unit.

Professor Colin Garner, Chief Executive of Antibiotic Research UK (ANTRUK), the world’s first charity to tackle the impending health disaster of antibiotic resistance, welcomed the publication of the first report by the O’Neill Commission on antibiotic resistance.

Set up by the Prime Minister, Jim O’Neill and his colleagues were tasked with looking at the economic and societal costs of antibiotic resistance. The figures published today by the O’Neill commission make sobering reading. They estimate by 2050 there will be 10 million deaths a year from antibiotic resistant infections at a cost of up to $100 trillion. Professor Garner said ‘the O’Neill commission’s first report highlights just how...

DELMIC develops and manufactures products which are focused on high performance, user friendly, integrated microscopy solutions.

Users of the SPARC technology at Chalmers University of Technology in Gothenburg, Sweden are applying cathodoluminescence measurements to study the properties of nanophotonic devices. Dr Ruggero Verre is a post-doctoral researcher in the Department of Applied Physics - Division of Bionanophotonics at the Chalmers University of Technology in Gothenburg in southern Sweden. His work in the group headed by...

STEMMER IMAGING is one of seven partners from England, Spain and Germany comprising the MICROLEAN project to develop a retrofitable automated microtome system for histology.

This 24-month project, funded from the European Union Seventh Framework Programme (FP7-SME-2013), will incorporate a contactless sample transportation system for histology. Histology, the microscopic examination of cell tissue samples, is an essential component in the early detection of diseases such as cancer. Total pathology services, of which histology is an important part, costs the UK’s NHS an estimated £2.5 billion...

Leaks at gas chromatography (GC) column connections are a common source of frustration and wasted time in laboratories.

Time is often spent manually tightening connections between columns using a handheld tool – time which could otherwise be spent analyzing results or running more investigations. Preventing GC leaks has become a priority for researchers looking to save time and money while achieving high quality results. GC column connections leak because capillary column ferrules made of graphite polyimide blends loosen after...

A host of dynamic and influential scientists, lecturers and clinicians in the pathology field were amongst over 115 delegates who convened in London recently to present important scientific findings for ‘Next Generation Diagnostics’, the subject of the fourth Innovation Academy Scientific Symposium organised by Viapath.

Held in the auspicious setting of The Grocers’ Hall in the City of London on 5 December 2014, the day-long free symposium was opened by Dr Dominic Harrington, Scientific Director at Viapath, who spoke of the unprecedented opportunity that the Innovation Academy offered to the profession to share ideas around the founding principles of Innovation, Quality and Staff Development and ultimately improve the lives of patients...