Merck Millipore, the Life Science business of Merck, announced the launch of the MILLIPLEX® MAP Amyloid Beta and Tau Magnetic Bead Panel and the MILLIPLEX® MAP Myokine Panel, which together enable the measurement of four key neurodegeneration biomarkers and 15 myokine proteins.
These assay kits may facilitate further exploration of recent studies indicating that exercise and conditioning may delay cognitive decline associated with aging, neurodegeneration and other neurological disorders. The United States Food and Drug Administration (U.S. FDA) recently encouraged the exploration of amyloid beta 1-42, tau and phosphor tau as biomarkers of Alzheimer's disease. Merck Millipore's MILLIPLEX® MAP Amyloid Beta and Tau Panel...
NEW PVC Acid Digestion Fume Hood, engineered specifically for extremely corrosive operations involving dissolution procedures for element analysis.
UniFlow Acid Digestion Hoods feature a totally chemical resistant hood construction with a welded one piece PVC interior fume chamber including hood walls, ceiling, worksuface, and rear drain trough. The exterior is also chemical resistant and is constructed of composite resin. Available in 48”, 60”, 72”, and 96” models, this series of fume hoods can be supplied with or without a built-in washdown system with rear drain trough. Fume hoods include a counterbalanced vertical sliding...
The Imagel Gel Doc system for iPhone or Android is the smart way to quickly grab your gel images. Just hook up your smart phone to the compact hood and start to collect images of all your gels, quickly and easily. The Imagel can be used with 3 different light sources. Use the blue LED transilluminator for DNA applications that use Green DNA, GelGren, SYBR® Green, SYBR® Safe, SYBR® Gold and for Protein applications using LavaPurple....
Planning and developing new laboratories and research suites can provide an ideal platform to create a perfect environment for the research team to prosper and reach their potential.
A carefully planned laboratory can simplify day-to-day research and experimentation – making every day lab work simpler and increasing focus on the important tasks at hand. Here are a few tips to help you make the most out of your laboratory when planning the layout.
Cytation™ 5 combines automated digital widefield microscopy with conventional multi-mode microplate detection to provide phenotypic cellular information and well-based quantitative data.
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Herolab Gmbh, the German based life science manufacturer, has recently enjoyed further success with Spot Hunter which is a robotic system integrated with a fluorescence detection unit of the automatic extraction of selected protein spots after 2d electrophoresis.
This new generation of proteomic workstation offers greater flexibility than other systems, improved accuracy and reliability all within a minimal footprint. Three sizes are available including a high throughput model for gels up to 340mm x 290mm. The Spot Hunter has three essential steps. Firstly an image is captured of the 2D gels which can be stained using all common methods like Coomassie Blue, Silver Stain or fluorescent dyes like SYPRO...
Stemmera, who are based in California, have developed over the past 9 years, innovating technology and application solutions for the growing stem cell research market.
The newly introduced products include kits, culture medium, reagents, antibodies, buffers and solutions and cell lines that are convenient tools used in stem cell research are now available in Europe. Stemmera’s mission is to provide high quality and reliable products and simplified tools for stem cell researchers at an affordable price. The dedicated R&D team is comprised of experienced scientists who, in addition to product development...
The new A10 basic batch mill from IKA® offers a lot of extras for increased safety and ease of use.
The mill operates only when the cover is closed and can only be opened when at a standstill. A quick-stop function further in- creases safety for the operator. A membrane keyboard makes operation easy, while the digital timer, the counter showing the grinding time and the error code display are additional user-friendly features. The mill is unique in allowing users to reduce the capacity of the grinding chamber for small sample sizes. The redesigned batch mill with integrated...
Queensgate Instruments’ latest Digital Piezo Translator (DPT) series of actuators incorporate capacitive sensors in order to deliver precise positioning and rapid settling.
These highly advanced actuators can be implemented in a wide variety of applications, including interferometry, semiconductor mask-wafer chuck alignment, beam alignment, cavity tuning, adaptive optics, scanning probe microscopy and a multitude of different metrology tasks. There are two new series of DPT, the DPT-D with the best in class positioning performance and the more compact DPT-E which is a low voltage replacement for the...
UN3373 Compliant Packaging for all Container Types
Do you need to post Biological Samples? Getting things safely through the post can be problematic, so packing and mailing of patient samples needs careful handling and adherence to regulations. The new Biological Sample Mailing Packs from Alpha Laboratories offer an easy, UN3373 compliant and flexible solution for transporting all types of laboratory sample containers by road transport and postage services. Choose from a complete...
Asynt has developed DrySyn NMR Heating Blocks to enable safe, effective and uniform heating of up to 10 NMR tubes on a conventional hotplate stirrer.
This new DrySyn unit allows you to use standard NMR tubes as a reaction vessel for applications including catalyst screening experiments and reaction monitoring as well as studying broad peaks, temperature dependent solubility issues and conformational changes. Unlike heating in problematic oil baths, using a DrySyn NMR Heating Blocks allows you to analyse the contents of your NMR tube almost immediately without removal...
CAMAG, the world’s leading manufacturer of HPTLC equipment, today announced the worldwide availability of the new CAMAG TLC-MS Interface 2, the second generation of its module for the pioneering concept of hyphenating HPTLC with mass spectrometry.
While the visual appearance remains virtually unchanged, the CAMAG TLC-MS Interface 2 features a modified elution head and an easily accessible, exchangeable filter, arranged in front of the valve. Cleaning is facilitated as compared to the previous version, making it highly efficient. By pushing a button, the elution path is cleaned of matrix particles with compressed air, increasing the lifetime of the filter and preventing the system...
The Rocket Synergy Evaporator from Genevac is proven to provide fast, unattended operation that significantly improves environmental laboratory productivity.
Developed as a result of users’ demands for an evaporator that could quickly process large-volume environmental samples in parallel without supervision, the Rocket Synergy Evaporator can concentrate or dry 18 ASE tubes or up to 6 large-volume 450 ml flasks. This enables the user to focus on other tasks, confident that the Rocket Synergy Evaporator will achieve reproducible evaporation with excellent recovery rates. In addition using Genevac’s proprietary SampleGenie™ technology in...
Herolab Gmbh, the German based life science manufacturer, has recently enjoyed further success with Spot Hunter which is a robotic system integrated with a fluorescence detection unit of the automatic extraction of selected protein spots after 2d electrophoresis. This new generation of proteomic workstation offers greater flexibility than other systems, improved accuracy and reliability all within a minimal footprint. Three sizes are available including a high throughput model for gels up to 340mm x 290mm.....
Eikonix offer stem cell research products at affordable prices
Eikonix, the Cambridge based imaging and life science company, are pleased to announce that they have been appointed exclusive distributor for the Stemmera range of stem cell research products. Stemmera have developed innovating technology and application solutions for the growing stem cell research market. The newly introduced products include kits, culture medium, reagents, antibodies, buffers and solutions and cell lines that are convenient tools used in stem cell research.
UniFlow Fume Hoods are the most complete line of fume hoods in the industry.
UniFlow hoods are available in special sizes from 30” to 96” wide in bench top and floor mount models, custom sizes can be easily addressed to suit special needs. UniFlow Hoods feature a Unitized construction entirely of chemical resistant, fire resistant self extinguishing, non metallic composite resin materials. The fume chamber is molded one piece seamless with all corners coved for easy cleaning & light reflectivity. UniFlow hoods include...
Tecan’s innovative Spark 10M multimode reader can now be combined with the company’s Connect™ microplate stacker to offer semi-automated batch processing of up to 50 assay plates.
A newly developed software interface allows seamless operation of the Connect stacker through the reader’s SparkControl™ software, helping to streamline laboratory workflows for greater productivity. The Connect is a versatile microplate stacker designed to offer fast, smooth transfer of plates to and from the host instrument. Already popular with users of Tecan’s Infinite® series microplate readers and HydroSpeed™ plate...
Access to a section of the platform will be enabled via a new mobile app at the American Society of Human Genetics (ASHG) 2015 conference, Baltimore, Maryland.
Genomics plc (“Genomics”), a leading genome analytics company, is developing algorithms, curated data resources, and software solutions to uncover the relationships between genetic variation and human traits and diseases. Genomics is allowing delegates at the American Society of Human Genetics (ASHG) 2015 conference to access part of its genetic association platform via a new mobile app weSNP, for Android, iPhone and iPad devices...
Greiner Bio-One presents new cell culture kits at Biotechnica 2015 in collaboration with U.S. specialist Nano3D Biosciences
Greiner Bio-One will be exhibiting new kits for 3D cell culture at the European Biotechnica trade show for biotechnology, life sciences and lab technology in Hanover, Germany. The kits – which are being distributed in cooperation with Nano3D Bio-sciences, based in Houston, Texas in the United States – simplify the cultivation of cells into three-dimensional structures. The physiological conditions of these types of 3D cultures are very similar...
Both models of the Particle Sizer ANALYSETTE 28 ImageTec (wet measurement) und ImageSizer (dry measurement) are ideal for all applications where not only the particle size is measured but especially reliable statements about the particle shape are of importance. Via the optical analysis of particle shape and particle size, damaged particles, contaminates, agglomerates and oversized or undersized particles are identified accurately and fast, and can be viewed as single images
Torrey Pines Scientific announces its NEW EchoTherm™ Model IC25XR Fully Programmable, Personal Incubator - Heater, Chiller, Freezer for use on the bench top with a wide range of samples.
The IC25XR can be used to run temperature profiles, unattended restriction digestions or ligations, automatic enzyme reactions and deactivations, storing oocytes at 17°C, storing DNA and enzyme libraries at the users work station, and for replacing messy ice buckets. The IC25XR features 5-program memory with ten steps per program capacity. All programs are stored for instant recall and use at any time. The IC25XR has a temperature range from...
New Instrument Helps Pharma Labs Comply with Global Quality Requirements
Beckman Coulter Life Sciences has launched the QbD1200 Total Organic Carbon (TOC) Analyzer. Designed to be faster for higher TOC sample analysis throughput for the busy QC laboratory, the new instrument also carries out direct TOC analysis for greater quality and regulatory compliance. “The QbD1200 is designed to assist the pharmaceutical industry to meet the increasingly strict requirements of the major global regulatory* guidelines,” said...