Building on the success and principles of SMART Automation, Sakura Finetek proudly introduces the next step in Total Laboratory Automation: Tissue-Tek® AutoSection® Automated Microtome, advancing histopathology laboratories and improving patient care.
Genedata Expressionist® for Genomic Profiling helps Takara Bio to manage, process, and analyze large NGS datasets.
The investment in the Genedata platform underlines Takara Bio’s commitment to stay at the forefront of genomic research and to offer highest quality services to its customers. Genedata, a leading provider of advanced software solutions for drug discovery and life science research, today announced that Takara Bio Inc., a leading global biotechnology company, has chosen Genedata Expressionist for Genomic Profiling as its key software platform for next-generation sequencing (NGS) data. The platform will be integrated with in-house and third party data analysis tools and...
Makes it easier for industrial and pharmaceutical labs to test for product safety
ATCC, the premier global biological materials resource and standards organization, announces the release of ATCC® Minis to support quality control (QC) testing in pharmaceutical and industrial labs, during the PDA 9th Annual Global Conference on Pharmaceutical Microbiology in Bethesda, MD, Booth # 304. Healthcare, personal care product, and cosmetic manufacturers are required to test the bio-burden and sterility of their products and...
Integrated DNA Technologies (IDT), the world leader in oligonucleotide synthesis, today announced the introduction of xGen® Predesigned Gene Capture Pools and Plates.
These modular gene capture probes are the latest addition to IDT’s growing portfolio of high quality, customizable next generation sequencing products. xGen Predesigned Gene Capture Pools and Plates are ideal for creating customized target capture panels for enrichment of 10 or more genes or for enhancing the performance of existing panels. Predesigned Gene Capture Pools and Plates are ideal for scientists who need to reduce the cost of...
Beckman Coulter Life Sciences, through a partnership with New England Biolabs®, Inc. (NEB®), offers automated methods to improve processes and throughput in next generation sequencing (NGS) sample preparation.
Under the agreement, Beckman Coulter will use its extensive experience in automated NGS sample prep to develop, distribute and support automation for NEB’s NEBNext® sample preparation reagent kits. NEB will provide technical expertise on the reagents, chemistry and protocols. Fiona Stewart, Product Marketing Manager for Next Generation Sequencing at NEB said: “We are delighted to have formed this productive partnership with...
Telstar has increased its production of Class III Biological Safety Cabinets by 80% throughout the year 2014 in response to the growing international demand, especially from laboratories and R&D centres located in several African countries.
These type of cabinets have been designed for working with highly infectious microbiological agents (classified as Biosafety Level 4 (BSL-4)) and for conducting hazardous operations and provides maximum protection for the environment and the user. The pathogenic agents which correspond to the group of Biosafety Level 4 are those microorganisms that can cause serious illness in humans and as such constitute a grave danger to personnel, with a high possibility of transfer to other...
Microbiology specialists Lab M will showcase this year’s latest product introductions at Medica 2014 (Düsseldorf, Germany, 12-15 November) with a focus on supporting laboratories in their efforts to maximise process efficiency and optimise workflow.
Here the provision of essential tools, such as convenient or ready-prepared, high quality culture media, is fundamental and Lab M has recently introduced two brand new product lines, µPREP™ and Pinnacle™, to meet these needs. In addition, a new website provides easy access to details of the full range of Lab M microbiology products, with links to the company’s social media channels and newsletter sign up...
PIE Scientific, a leader in low pressure high efficiency plasma source manufacturing, has recently released a revolutionary downstream plasma cleaner---SEMI-KLEEN plasma cleaner.
It is designed to meet the toughest contamination requirements from the semiconductor capital equipment industry. The revolutionary low plasma potential discharge technique greatly reduces the risk of ion sputtering damage. Together with a proprietary two-stage filter gas delivery system, SEMI-KLEEN plasma cleaner has been proven capable of meeting particle contamination requirement for sub 10nm nodes....
By Cindy Neeley, PhD., Field Applications Scientist, Labware & Speciality Plastics at Thermo Fisher Scientific.
Since their introduction in the 80s, three-dimensional (3D) cell cultures have been employed by tissue engineers, cell biologists, and cancer and stem cell scientists, mostly at university research laboratories. The continuous development of materials and cell culture methodologies has enabled the establishment of cell culture conditions that more closely reproduce the environment found in vivo. The first 3D culture methods were cumbersome, time-consuming....
Read MoreHORIBA Releases LabSpec 6 MultiWell for RamanNov 7, 2014
High Throughput Screening for Raman chemical analyzers
HORIBA Scientific, a leading innovator in the manufacture of high performance scientific and analytical equipment, is announcing the release of its new MultiWell module for the acclaimed LabSpec 6 Spectroscopy Suite. The module transforms the HORIBA portfolio of Raman microscopes into efficient high throughput chemical analyzers, coupling the non-destructive chemically rich analysis with high sample turn around and fast return on...
The Matrix Gemini LIMS from Autoscribe meets the requirements of highly regulated laboratories by providing audit trails, time and date stamping of all actions and version control of all reference data, such as test definitions.
This helps with compliance to any guidelines that require change control, validation and audit trailing of changes to stored data. Examples include cGLPs and cGMPs and FDA 21 CFR Part 11 in pharmaceutical companies, NELAC and ISO 17025 in water and food testing laboratories or NAMAS / UKAS regulations. With Matrix Gemini in use in a wide range of industries and applications, experts from Autoscribe are available to discuss in...
JPK Instruments reports on the use of their AFM system, the NanoWizard®, in the Nanobiosciences Group of the Institute of Physical & Theoretical Chemistry at the Technical University of Braunschweig.
It is being used to study DNA and DNA nanostructures. Dr Philip Tinnefeld is Professor of Biophysical Chemistry at the Technische Universität Braunschweig where he runs a laboratory which specialises in the field of NanoBioScience. His group has pioneered the integration of DNA origami with optical single-molecule spectroscopy over the last few years. In this context, they have demonstrated some of the early applications where the breakthroughs of...
ZAP™ Premier filter tips from Alpha Laboratories Ltd. have always provided the ultimate protection for your pipettes and samples. Now, the new low-retention range also means you get maximum volume delivery for the best accuracy and precision, even with ‘sticky’ samples. ZAP Premier low-retention filter tips are manufactured using an exclusive formulation highly hydrophobic resin that ensures ten times less fluid retention than...
Optimized kit for use with Gyros immunoassay platform
Gyros AB, a leader in utilization of microfluidic technologies to miniaturize and automate immunoassays, today announced the launch of its Gyrolab™ Protein A Kit for use on Gyrolab xP workstation. During purification of biotherapeutics, Protein A can leach from the chromatography support and co-elute with the therapeutic antibody product. The contamination complicates subsequent analysis using immunoassays....
Anasys Instruments reports on the new AFM-IR results from the Energy Research Group at NIST just published in the journal for Advanced Optical Materials. The paper is entitled “Nanoscale imaging and spectroscopy of plasmonic modes with the PTIR technique.”
Researchers from the NIST Center for Nanoscale Science and Technology (CNST) and the University of Maryland have used photothermal induced resonance (PTIR) to characterize individual plasmonic nanomaterials in order to obtain absorption maps and the first examples of absorption spectra with nanometer-scale resolution. Nanostructuring of plasmonic materials enables engineering of their resonant optical response and creates new opportunities for applications that benefit from...
Spectro Scientific today announced the release of its Q6000 Series Fuel Dilution Meter (FDM).
The Q6000 FDM operates in the laboratory or in the field to provide rapid, accurate measurements of fuel contamination in engine oil. Fuel dilution in lubrication oil can cause serious engine damage. In diesel engine crankcases, for example, contamination can be caused by excessive idling, defective injectors and loose connections. Fuel dilution can also cause intercooler leakage in aircraft hydraulic systems...
Improved imaging tools to better understand the brain
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) announced its first research grants through President Barack Obama's BRAIN Initiative, including three awards to the University of California, Berkeley, totaling nearly $7.5 million over three years. In addition, a $12 million public-private collaboration between ZEISS and UC Berkeley to support the Berkeley Brain Microscopy Innovation Center (BrainMIC) was made public. The US Brain initiative is focused on advancing tool development in...
Oxford Gene Technology (OGT), The Molecular Genetics Company, has launched its CytoSure™ Medical Research Exome Array at the 64th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Human Genetics (ASHG)
Developed with leading molecular genetics experts at Emory University, the new array is highly targeted and exon-focussed, enabling the accurate detection of medical research relevant microdeletions and microduplications. The high-density array (1x1M) contains over 4,600 hand-curated genes, which have been grouped into disease- and syndrome-specific panels. This research-validated gene content can also be customised for...
Thermo Fisher Scientific has developed an efficient high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) method with fluorescence detection for sensitive and rapid determination of benzo[a]pyrene in meat products.
This method uses on-line solid-phase extraction (SPE) for sample preparation instead of the commonly used off-line SPE method. Application Note 1093: Determination of Benzo(a)pyrene in Sausage and Preserved Ham demonstrates that this approach reduces costs associated with the SPE cartridge, labor, time, and reagents; and results are more consistent because the cleanup step is performed by automated on-line SPE rather than...
GOW-MAC introduces the next generation of its total hydrocarbon analyzer, the Series 2300 Total Hydrocarbon Analyzer.
The Series 2300 microprocessor-controlled instrument is designed to continuously measure concentrations of hydrocarbons and, utilizing an optional catalytic methanizer, CO and CO2 in gas streams. An alternative version is also available for beverage-grade CO2 applications. The Series 2300 employs a flame ionization detector (FID) where ionized carbon atoms are produced when burned in a hydrogen flame.....
ZEISS congratulates Eric Betzig, Stefan Hell and William Moerner on winning the 2014 Nobel Prize for Chemistry.
All three underscored the value of microscopy in research with their discovery of methods to achieve superresolution. The limit of optical resolution calculated by Ernst Abbe, company founder Carl Zeiss's partner, in the 19th century has been considerably improved through the use of modern technologies. Today, photo-activated localization microscopy (PALM) enables scientists to view processes in living cells and tissues down to the molecular level – in other words, with resolution in...
The Precision Biosystems BlotCycler™ offers an automated system for performing western blots with high sensitivity and low background noise
“The functional simplicity of the BlotCycler™ design is convincing researchers that the time for automating their western blot assays is here,” says Russ Yukhananov, Ph.D., CEO of Precision Biosystems. BlotCycler™ delivers an affordable solution for busy labs demanding reproducible results. By reducing variables from slight variations in fluid delivery, timing and washing steps, researchers can achieve standardization with a repeatable automated process...
The investment in the Genedata platform underlines Takara Bio’s commitment to stay at the forefront of genomic research and to offer highest quality services to its customers. Genedata, a leading provider of advanced software solutions for drug discovery and life science research, today announced that Takara Bio Inc., a leading global biotechnology company, has chosen Genedata Expressionist for Genomic Profiling as its key software platform for next-generation sequencing (NGS) data. The platform will be integrated with in-house and third party data analysis tools and...
ATCC, the premier global biological materials resource and standards organization, announces the release of ATCC® Minis to support quality control (QC) testing in pharmaceutical and industrial labs, during the PDA 9th Annual Global Conference on Pharmaceutical Microbiology in Bethesda, MD, Booth # 304. Healthcare, personal care product, and cosmetic manufacturers are required to test the bio-burden and sterility of their products and...
These modular gene capture probes are the latest addition to IDT’s growing portfolio of high quality, customizable next generation sequencing products. xGen Predesigned Gene Capture Pools and Plates are ideal for creating customized target capture panels for enrichment of 10 or more genes or for enhancing the performance of existing panels. Predesigned Gene Capture Pools and Plates are ideal for scientists who need to reduce the cost of...
Under the agreement, Beckman Coulter will use its extensive experience in automated NGS sample prep to develop, distribute and support automation for NEB’s NEBNext® sample preparation reagent kits. NEB will provide technical expertise on the reagents, chemistry and protocols. Fiona Stewart, Product Marketing Manager for Next Generation Sequencing at NEB said: “We are delighted to have formed this productive partnership with...
These type of cabinets have been designed for working with highly infectious microbiological agents (classified as Biosafety Level 4 (BSL-4)) and for conducting hazardous operations and provides maximum protection for the environment and the user. The pathogenic agents which correspond to the group of Biosafety Level 4 are those microorganisms that can cause serious illness in humans and as such constitute a grave danger to personnel, with a high possibility of transfer to other...
Here the provision of essential tools, such as convenient or ready-prepared, high quality culture media, is fundamental and Lab M has recently introduced two brand new product lines, µPREP™ and Pinnacle™, to meet these needs. In addition, a new website provides easy access to details of the full range of Lab M microbiology products, with links to the company’s social media channels and newsletter sign up...
It is designed to meet the toughest contamination requirements from the semiconductor capital equipment industry. The revolutionary low plasma potential discharge technique greatly reduces the risk of ion sputtering damage. Together with a proprietary two-stage filter gas delivery system, SEMI-KLEEN plasma cleaner has been proven capable of meeting particle contamination requirement for sub 10nm nodes....
Since their introduction in the 80s, three-dimensional (3D) cell cultures have been employed by tissue engineers, cell biologists, and cancer and stem cell scientists, mostly at university research laboratories. The continuous development of materials and cell culture methodologies has enabled the establishment of cell culture conditions that more closely reproduce the environment found in vivo. The first 3D culture methods were cumbersome, time-consuming....
HORIBA Scientific, a leading innovator in the manufacture of high performance scientific and analytical equipment, is announcing the release of its new MultiWell module for the acclaimed LabSpec 6 Spectroscopy Suite. The module transforms the HORIBA portfolio of Raman microscopes into efficient high throughput chemical analyzers, coupling the non-destructive chemically rich analysis with high sample turn around and fast return on...
This helps with compliance to any guidelines that require change control, validation and audit trailing of changes to stored data. Examples include cGLPs and cGMPs and FDA 21 CFR Part 11 in pharmaceutical companies, NELAC and ISO 17025 in water and food testing laboratories or NAMAS / UKAS regulations. With Matrix Gemini in use in a wide range of industries and applications, experts from Autoscribe are available to discuss in...
It is being used to study DNA and DNA nanostructures. Dr Philip Tinnefeld is Professor of Biophysical Chemistry at the Technische Universität Braunschweig where he runs a laboratory which specialises in the field of NanoBioScience. His group has pioneered the integration of DNA origami with optical single-molecule spectroscopy over the last few years. In this context, they have demonstrated some of the early applications where the breakthroughs of...
ZAP™ Premier filter tips from Alpha Laboratories Ltd. have always provided the ultimate protection for your pipettes and samples. Now, the new low-retention range also means you get maximum volume delivery for the best accuracy and precision, even with ‘sticky’ samples. ZAP Premier low-retention filter tips are manufactured using an exclusive formulation highly hydrophobic resin that ensures ten times less fluid retention than...
Researchers from the NIST Center for Nanoscale Science and Technology (CNST) and the University of Maryland have used photothermal induced resonance (PTIR) to characterize individual plasmonic nanomaterials in order to obtain absorption maps and the first examples of absorption spectra with nanometer-scale resolution. Nanostructuring of plasmonic materials enables engineering of their resonant optical response and creates new opportunities for applications that benefit from...
The Q6000 FDM operates in the laboratory or in the field to provide rapid, accurate measurements of fuel contamination in engine oil. Fuel dilution in lubrication oil can cause serious engine damage. In diesel engine crankcases, for example, contamination can be caused by excessive idling, defective injectors and loose connections. Fuel dilution can also cause intercooler leakage in aircraft hydraulic systems...
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) announced its first research grants through President Barack Obama's BRAIN Initiative, including three awards to the University of California, Berkeley, totaling nearly $7.5 million over three years. In addition, a $12 million public-private collaboration between ZEISS and UC Berkeley to support the Berkeley Brain Microscopy Innovation Center (BrainMIC) was made public. The US Brain initiative is focused on advancing tool development in...
Developed with leading molecular genetics experts at Emory University, the new array is highly targeted and exon-focussed, enabling the accurate detection of medical research relevant microdeletions and microduplications. The high-density array (1x1M) contains over 4,600 hand-curated genes, which have been grouped into disease- and syndrome-specific panels. This research-validated gene content can also be customised for...
This method uses on-line solid-phase extraction (SPE) for sample preparation instead of the commonly used off-line SPE method. Application Note 1093: Determination of Benzo(a)pyrene in Sausage and Preserved Ham demonstrates that this approach reduces costs associated with the SPE cartridge, labor, time, and reagents; and results are more consistent because the cleanup step is performed by automated on-line SPE rather than...
The Series 2300 microprocessor-controlled instrument is designed to continuously measure concentrations of hydrocarbons and, utilizing an optional catalytic methanizer, CO and CO2 in gas streams. An alternative version is also available for beverage-grade CO2 applications. 
All three underscored the value of microscopy in research with their discovery of methods to achieve superresolution. The limit of optical resolution calculated by Ernst Abbe, company founder Carl Zeiss's partner, in the 19th century has been considerably improved through the use of modern technologies. Today, photo-activated localization microscopy (PALM) enables scientists to view processes in living cells and tissues down to the molecular level – in other words, with resolution in...
“The functional simplicity of the BlotCycler™ design is convincing researchers that the time for automating their western blot assays is here,” says Russ Yukhananov, Ph.D., CEO of Precision Biosystems. BlotCycler™ delivers an affordable solution for busy labs demanding reproducible results. By reducing variables from slight variations in fluid delivery, timing and washing steps, researchers can achieve standardization with a repeatable automated process...