The new VIAFLO II multichannel electronic pipette range from INTEGRA combines ultra lightweight design and unsurpassed operation comfort enabling users to improve efficiency in their working environment.

VIAFLO II electronic pipettes together with INTEGRA’s wide range of GripTip pipette tips form the perfect pipetting system.  GripTips snap into place with minimal tip loading effort, providing a secure connection. GripTips never fall off and are always perfectly aligned, resulting in superior accuracy and precision results. The integral color screen together with the easy to navigate touch wheel user interface promote ease of set up and operation....

Anasys Instruments reports on the publication in the Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters demonstrating the use of AFM-IR used by French researchers to identify best microbes for biofuel production.

While the debate over using crops for fuel continues, scientists are now reporting a new, fast approach to develop biofuel in a way that doesn't require removing valuable farmland from the food production chain. Their work examining the fuel-producing potential of Streptomyces, a soil bacterium known for making antibiotics, appears in ACS' The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters (see footnote). The scientists used atomic force microscopy combined with infrared spectroscopy (AFM-IR) to measure the size and map the distribution of oil inclusions inside of microorganism without staining or other special sample preparation...

AMSBIO has launched CancerSeq™ - a new range of genetically characterised FFPE tissue samples.

CancerSeq™ samples are prepared from genomic DNA extracted from the FFPE tumour tissues and validated by Next Generation Sequencing using Illumina’s TruSeq Amplicon - Cancer Panel (TSACP).Available as tissue slides and whole blocks, samples are delivered with the mutation and variation data for 48 cancer-related genes including BRAF, KRAS, EGFR, ALK and TP53. CancerSeq™ tissue samples provide researchers with the perfect medium for applications including validation of cancer marker mutation related drug candidates...

Veeva Systems' Industry Cloud Solutions in 2014

For the second year, Veeva Systems has been ranked by life sciences leaders as one of the top preferred software providers to the industry, based on the Leading Indicators in Life Science IT Spending Survey^[1] released by IDC Health Insights. The 2014 report shows Veeva was the only software provider to increase its position, climbing four places, and is now fourth ranked overall. The only industry cloud vendor to be named, Veeva delivers cloud-based software solutions specifically designed to help life sciences companies achieve their most strategic objectives - bringing drugs to market faster and more efficiently, maximising revenues, and maintaining compliance with government regulations...

Hoses with smooth internal wall for shorter heating and cooling times

The product portfolio of Huber Kältemaschinenbau comprises special temperature control hoses with smooth internal wall which improve the flow characteristics and thermal transfer. Compared to traditional hoses with fluted internal wall, these hoses accelerate the heating and cooling processes. Tests with different reactor system at Unistats have shown a reduction of the heating and cooling times of up to 30%, depending on the application. The insulated hoses can be used with operating temperatures of -60 °C to +260 °C. They are available in lengths of 100, 150, 200, and 300 cm. By means of connecting threads on both ends (choose from M24/30/38 x 1,5), the hoses can be coupled directly to reactor systems, autoclaves, synthesizer or distillation units...

Diba features its new 6-40 Click-N-Seal Micro™ fitting at the 2014 Pittcon Conference and Exposition.

The new Click-N-Seal Micro is designed for diagnostic, analytical and medical applications requiring smaller fluid connections. It easily connects a 1/16” tube into 6-40 threaded ports using Diba’s patented Click-N-Seal® torque limiting technology to eliminate under- or over-tightening and ensure a proper seal. Ferrule options are available for both conical and flat bottom ports. Flared tube and fittings are also offered for flat bottomed ports...

Thermo Fisher Scientific has released a new line of polymeric solid-phase extraction cartridges

Thermo Fisher Scientific has released a new line of polymeric solid-phase extraction cartridges, Thermo Scientific^™ Dionex^™ Polymeric SolEx^™ Solid Phase Extraction Cartridges for the AutoTrace 280 Solid Phase Extraction (SPE) system, for the extraction of organic contaminants from liquid matrices prior to GC, GC/MS and LC/MS analysis. The phases are designed for compatibility, but not limited to use with the AutoTrace 280 SPE instrument....

The Model 440 CHN analyzer from Exeter Analytical Inc.

The Model 440 CHN analyzer from Exeter Analytical Inc. has become the system of choice for many Contract Research Organizations and Service Labs because of its proven ability to accurately analyze the widest range of sample types - quickly, easily and reliably. Operating across a wide linear range, the Model 440 is capable of routinely determining  percentage Carbon, Hydrogen and Nitrogen levels in almost any sample type including organic compounds, pharmaceuticals, petrochemicals, polymers, refractory, environmental or natural materials (soil, plants or insects)....

Congratulations to SCIEX Separations (a division of AB SCIEX), for winning the 2014 Pittcon Editors' Award Bronze Medal for their CESI 8000 High Performance Separation-ESI Module.

The company have developed a new front-end separation and ionization technology called CESI, which combines the high efficiency and ultra-low flow of capillary electrophoresis (CE) with an integrated electrospray ionization source. This optimization of electrospray ionization (ESI) into the nanoflow region has shown to greatly improve assay sensitivity and reduce ion suppression....

Congratulations to Texas Instruments, winners of the 2014 Pittcon Editors' Award Gold Medal for the most innovative product for their DLP4500NIR digital micromirror device (DMD).

The DLP4500NIR digital micromirror device (DMD) acts as a spatial light modulator (SLM) to steer near-infrared (NIR) light and create patterns with speed, precision, and efficiency. Featuring high resolution in a compact form factor, the DLP4500NIR DMD is often combined with a single element detector to replace expensive InGaAs array-based detector designs, leading to high performance, cost-effective portable solutions....

2014 Honor Marks Fourth Time in Last Ten Years Waters' has been recognized by Pittcon Media Corps

Waters Corporation is proud to announce that the Pittcon Editors' Silver award for the most innovative product introduced at the 2014 Pittsburgh Conference on Analytical Chemistry and Applied Spectroscopy goes to the Waters® ACQUITY  QDa™ Detector. "On behalf Waters employees worldwide, we are honored that the Pittcon Editors have recognized the new ACQUITY QDa Detector at this year's Pittsburgh Conference," said Art Caputo, President of the Waters Division for Waters Corporation....

Adopting a standard ANSI / SLAS footprint

INTEGRA 384-well reagent reservoirs (100ml) are fully compatible with all liquid handling systems including the VIAFLO 384 Handheld Multichannel Electronic Pipette. 384 individual pyramidal indentations in each reagent reservoir allow maximum liquid recovery when using a VIAFLO 384 electronic pipette as well as other platforms. VIAFLO multichannel reagent reservoirs are both economically and environmentally friendly because users can reuse the reservoir base and dispose of the reservoir inserts....

Measure-Cells and Particles as Small as 02 Microns with the New-Multisizer 4e COULTER COUNTER

The latest Multisizer 4e features a new 10-micron aperture that enables users to obtain accurate count, size and mass distribution for particles and cells ranging from 0.2 to 1,600 microns.  Digital Pulse Processing provides high-resolution analysis in as many as 400 channels for unparalleled performance in pharmaceutical quality control, bioprocessing and industrial applications....

The price conscious user mainly looks out for overheads when considering TOC analysis.

Low-maintenance technologies for sample digestion, an environment-friendly low consumption of operating materials such as gas and power, as well as robust device engineering with a long service life help to keep the costs low. The multi N/C^® series is equipped with state-of-the-art digestion technology, which is characterized by an extremely low consumption of catalyst material and exceptionally long lifetimes of the combustion tube - especially for extreme matrices....

Children are exposed to intakes of heavy metals from a wide variety of sources. Chromium (VI) in particular represents a potential hazard, as it is absorbed from food and drinking water, from the air that is breathed, from textiles, from utensils that contain metal and from toys.

The analytical determination of chromium (VI) content in toys for compliance with limit values is described in the European standard DIN EN-71-3-2013 (Safety of toys Part 3 – Migration of certain elements). The standard differentiates between three categories, depending on the kind of toys...

Acquisition Of Opus Instruments 

The Board of Scientific Digital Imaging plc, the AIM quoted group focused on the application of digital imaging technology to the needs of the scientific community, announces the acquisition of Opus Instruments Limited (“Opus”) from its founder shareholders for consideration of up to £1,325,000 payable in cash and shares. Opus is the manufacturer of the Osiris camera which the Board of SDI believes is the first camera for infrared reflectography to provide high resolution high speed images in a small portable camera...

The Gel Protein Recovery GPR-850 System enables intact protein recovery from polyacrylamide gels for top-down proteomics applications.

IonSense Introduces Rugged Direct Sample Analysis by Mass Spectrometry with the DART®-QS Source

Rapid analysis with the Direct Analysis in Real Time technology provides near-instantaneous detection of drugs of abuse and contaminants. On display at the 66th Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Forensic Sciences (AAFS), Seattle, WA, IonSense, Inc. announced the introduction of the DART®-QS Source for rugged direct sample analysis using its Direct Analysis in Real Time –Mass Spectrometry technology, which can detect a range of materials from drugs of abuse to adulterated products in as little as 10 seconds per sample...

Tecan has launched the TouchTools™ PCR Wizard, an easy-to-use Freedom EVOware^® add-on offering straightforward automation of PCR reaction set­­up on Freedom EVO^® platforms.

This new tool simplifies the set-up of applications – including end-point, real-time and multiplex PCR, sequencing, genotyping and gene expression, as well as pathogen and mutagenesis detection – helping to reduce training time and costs. The PCR Wizard’s effortless touchscreen operation and step-by-step instructions guide users through the set­­up process, allowing sample information to be entered manually, imported from a file or identified by barcode scanning. Users can quickly and easily optimize 96- and 384-well PCR plate layouts to meet specific workflow needs....

Presents Validation Data for Improving Media Screening and Process Optimisation

TAP Biosystems, a leading supplier of innovative cell culture and fermentation systems for life science applications, today announced that it will be co-presenting a new bioprocess webinar with Irvine Scientific, a major producer of cell culture media, on Wednesday March 12th 2014 at 9 am PST / 12 noon EST / 4 pm GMT.  The live event will detail how to use ambr™ automated micro bioreactor system in alternative semi-continuous modes to mimic perfusion cultures and how this can be used to save time with process optimisation and media screening...

Two new weapons in the battle against bacteria

Proteases are vital proteins that serve for order within cells. They break apart other proteins, ensuring that these are properly synthesized and decomposed. Proteases are also responsible for the pathogenic effects of many kinds of bacteria. Now chemists at the Technische Universitaet Muenchen (TUM) have discovered two hitherto unknown mechanisms of action that can be used to permanently disarm an important bacterial protease. Proteins are made up of a chain of amino acids and are vital for all cell processes..

Chemical reactions in artificial cell-scale systems show surprising diversity: The thousand-droplets test

In future, an entire chemistry lab could be accommodated in a tiny little droplet. While simple reactions already work in these simplest models of an artificial cell now a group of scientists of the Cluster of Excellence Nanosystems Initiative Munich (NIM) have established and investigated for the first time a complex biochemical system. They discovered a surprising diversity. An almost infinite number of complex and interlinked reactions take place in a biological cell. In order to be able to better investigate these networks, scientists led by Professor Friedrich Simmel, Chair of Systems Biophysics and Nano Biophysics at the Technische Universitaet Muenchen (TUM) try to replicate them with the necessary components in a kind of artificial cell...