New Iam CMV provides speed and accuracy for the diagnosis and monitoring of CMV infection in immunocompromised patients DiaSorin strengthens its infectious disease diagnostic portfolio with the launch of the Iam CMV assay for the molecular detection and quantification of cytomegalovirus.

DiaSorin has further expanded its range of infectious disease assays for use on the DiaSorin Liaison^® Iam analyser with the launch of a new molecular assay for the rapid and reliable detection and quantification of cytomegalovirus (CMV).  CMV is the most prevalent infectious pathogen in solid organ and bone marrow transplant recipients, and can lead to allograft rejection and other serious complications^1-5. The DiaSorin Iam CMV assay is used to...

Gaining more predictive results in anti-cancer drug discovery

In this webinar, our expert panel of speakers will introduce the new EnSight™ Multimode Plate Reader from PerkinElmer, which features well-imaging technology in combination with labeled and label-free detection technologies. Guest speaker Dr. Philip Gribbon (European ScreeningPort, Hamburg) will discuss the use of the EnSight system in anti-cancer drug discovery, for testing cell viability and proliferation in phenotypic readouts. Dr. Gribbon will present results obtained using EnSight, comparing the use of digital phase-contrast imaging and ATP detection for...

TAP Biosystems a leading supplier of innovative cell culture and fermentation systems for life science applications, has announced the development of a stainless steel version of the fill-it™ system, designed for safely dispensing biohazardous materials such as vaccine stocks.

The stainless steel version of fill-it was developed in response to a request from a major pharmaceutical company and is ideally-suited to the demands of working with highly potent vaccine stock.  It fits into standard isolator cabinets, thus reducing the product contamination risk, as well as the operator’s exposure to this biohazardous material. The system automatically decaps, accurately fills and recaps a rack of...

Malvern Instruments has launched NTA 3.0, a new version of the software that drives its NanoSight Nanoparticle Tracking Analysis (NTA) systems.

With an improved, easy-to-use interface, the new NTA 3.0 software makes accessing programs and protocols quick and convenient. It also incorporates an upgraded high-resolution particle size distribution algorithm, and supports advanced image analysis, particle detection and tracking, as well as providing improved vibration correction. The new software is designed for use across the complete NanoSight NTA range and will be integral to all new systems shipped, while existing users can download their free upgrade via the appropriate product page on the Malvern website....

Thermo Fisher Scientific has developed a simple, rapid, reliable, and accurate high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) method for the simultaneous determination of amlodipine and besylate in an amlodipine besylate drug substance.

Application Note 1087: Simultaneous Determination of Amlodipine and Its Counterion Besylate by HPLC demonstrates that this method requires only 8 minutes per analysis using a column designed for pharmaceutical analysis and ultraviolet detection. In addition, combining the analysis of the active pharmaceutical ingredient (API) and counterion into a single method saves times, reduces mobile phase consumption, and minimizes waste. Amlodipine besylate is a...

AMSBIO announces MagSi-Direct - a revolutionary technology that brings the power, simplicity, and convenience of magnetic separation to researchers involved in cell biology, protein chemistry, flow cytometry, diagnostics development and many other fields

MagSi-Direct provides a convenient and efficient way to attach virtually any biomolecule to nanoscopic paramagnetic beads.  It is particularly suited for exploiting interactions between a biomolecule and its binding partners.  With MagSi-Direct, you can start with a molecule of interest, attach magnetic beads to it, and then use a magnet to isolate that molecule from any desired reaction mixture, together with any other molecules, complexes, or even intact cells to...

Tecan has extended the flexibility of its popular Cavro^® Omni Robot with the introduction of embedded control functions and the option to select single axis configurations.

Unveiled with the launch of the Cavro Omni Robot Version 4.0 at the AACC’s 2014 Clinical Lab Expo, these latest updates will make it even easier to configure the Cavro Omni Robot to suit specific applications or instrument designs. The robot’s new Embedded Command Processor Mode allows direct communication for precise control and coordination of axis movements and liquid handling operations. This OS-independent command schema allows...

Advanced Cell Diagnostics Inc. (ACD), a leader in the field of molecular pathology and developer of cell and tissue-based analysis tools, has announced that its RNAscope^® RNA in situ hybridization technology has reached two major milestones.

In just three years, over 100 peer-reviewed papers featuring the technology have been published, and with the significant increase in use of RNAscope, ACD has now built a library of over 4000 target probes for numerous species. Probes are designed to order in under two weeks, and in just six months the library has grown by over 1500, reflecting the wide interest in ACD’s breakthrough technology. RNAscope uniquely has the sensitivity to enable...

The Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute (CLSI) has produced a new version of the video Making a Difference Through Newborn Screening: Blood Collection on Filter Paper (NBS01-A6 DVD).

This video is an updated version of the LA04-A5 DVD and is based off of CLSI document Blood Collection on Filter Paper for Newborn Screening Programs; Approved Standard—Sixth Edition (NBS01-A6). For hundreds of years, newborns who appeared healthy at birth later had severe intellectual or physical disability, or died because their genetic and heritable disorders went undetected and untreated. Thanks to advancing science and...

DiaSorin has further strengthened its range of infectious disease diagnostic assays for use on the DiaSorin Liaison^® Iam analyser with the launch of Iam HSV. 

This new molecular assay provides rapid and reliable differential detection of herpes simplex virus types 1 and 2 (HSV-1 and HSV-2) in human cerebrospinal fluid (CSF), vesicle swabs, plasma and whole blood, making it of enormous value in the diagnosis of herpes simplex encephalitis and potentially severe HSV infections in transplant patients and other immunocompromised individuals.  Together with Iam VZV for the...

Resolve Optics Ltd. has supplied a number of non-browning zoom lens to the Satellite Servicing Capabilities Office (SSCO) at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md., USA.

A key aim of the Satellite Servicing Capabilities Office (SSCO) has been to investigate human and robotic satellite servicing while developing the technologies necessary to bring in-orbit spacecraft inspection, repair, refueling, component replacement and assembly capabilities to space.  Following the mantra of “test, test and retest,” SSCO is conducting a number of tests and demonstrations in orbit, in the air and on the ground, to prove the readiness of this...

The HT-4X evaporator from Genevac has been specifically designed for drug discovery laboratories, from medicinal chemistry through to purification and metabolism studies. 

Built to the highest specifications the HT-4X makes demanding applications routine. Corrosive vapours such as trifluoroacetic acid can be routinely removed by the standard system and optional facility is provided for fast sample lyophilisation. An innovative built-in dual chamber refrigerated condenser accelerates speed of evaporation, even for high boiling point solvents such as DMSO. In addition, efficient chamber cooling between runs protects thermally...

For precise, reproducible and error-free sieving processes

Tecan has introduced the Fluent™ laboratory automation solution, the latest addition to its world-class laboratory automation portfolio.

Finneran storage boxes and cell dividers are designed as an economical storage solution for cryovials, cold storage sample vials or centrifuge tubes. 

Available in white or yellow, the boxes and dividers are constructed of a sturdy, durable, cardboard with a moisture repellent coating that protects the storage box from the affects of liquid nitrogen or condensation from refrigerators or freezers. Unique chromatography sample vials, closures and accessories manufactured by J.G. Finneran Associates are available internationally from a network of laboratory dealers.....

Latest chromatography products available from Hichrom

Kromasil EternityXT UHPLC/HPLC Columns

The most efficient particle sizing in the micron range

The new Air Sizer 200 is ideal for sieving very fine dry particles, which require efficient dispersion and desagglomeration via air jet technology (e.g. electrostatic material). It is also the perfect instrument to quickly provide a sieve cut of powdered materials. The Air Sizer 200 is easy to use, extremely efficient and provides accurate and reproducible results.

Asynt reports that its ReactoMate Reactor System, with glass vacuum jacket option, offers outstanding thermal performance thereby improving control of reactions.

By reducing heat loss / gain the glass vacuum jacket enables faster rates of heating and uses less energy to cool the system, also lower temperatures can potentially be achieved than vessels without a vacuum jacket. In addition the vacuum jacket provides excellent reaction visibility and reduces condensation – staying ice-free to -50°C. The ReactoMate Reactor System is a safe and super-stable laboratory reactor. Compact in design, the...

The EZ-2 Elite Centrifugal Evaporator from Genevac has been designed to provide unmatched final drying of stubborn samples and fast lyophilisation of HPLC fractions

Benefiting from a high performance scroll pump, that delivers deep vacuum, the EZ-2 Elite is able to  routinely remove even very high boiling solvents such as DMSO and NMP. In addition internal heating of vapour duct and system components ensures that such challenging solvents only collect in the SpeedTrap™ condensor, and not anywhere else. The SpeedTrap condenser on the EZ-2 Elite comes the benefit of automatic defrost and drain technology.  The EZ-2 controls the SpeedTrap and...

Thermo Fisher Scientific has developed a high-performance anion-exchange chromatography with pulsed amperometric detection method, based on AOAC Official Method 2011.18, to determine free and bound myo-inositol in infant formula and adult nutritionals.

Application Note (AN) 1083: Determination of Myo-Inositol (Free and Bound as Phosphatidylinositol) in Infant Formula and Adult Nutritionalsdemonstrates a column-switching technique used to remove strongly retained carbohydrates in the sample, thereby reducing run time. Pulsed amperometric detection with a gold on polytetrafluoroethylene disposable electrode offers high sensitivity while eliminating the need for sample derivatization and electrode polishing...

It was recently announced that the Longitude Prize 2014 will focus on the ability to “create a cost-effective, accurate, rapid and easy-to-use test for bacterial infections” to help combat the scourge of antibiotic resistant microbial infection, putting this critical and growing problem under the spotlight again. 

The AdvanDx QuickFISH test, exclusively available in the UK from Alpha Laboratories Ltd. could provide a solution. QuickFISH enables a targeted, species specific, antimicrobial therapeutic strategy to be employed much sooner, by enabling species ID to be reported at the same time as the gram stain result. This is especially helpful when dealing with microorganisms that share an identical morphology when viewed under gram stain...

Lab M has launched µPrep™ Half Fraser Broth ISO (+FAC), the latest addition to the company’s µPrep range of convenient, ready-to-reconstitute microbiological culture media. 

Designed for use in the isolation of Listeria spp. from foodstuffs, this complete primary enrichment broth is supplied sterile in a highly robust bag, which simply requires the addition of water.  There is no mess and no autoclaving is required, ensuring the speedy preparation of 20 litres of complete Half Fraser Broth ISO (+FAC). The medium is based on the formulation of ISO 11290 and meets the performance requirements of...