Glass Solutions has launched a range of jacketed reactor systems combining excellent value with reliable performance for process development, reaction optimization, or production applications.
Ideal for crystallizations, process work-ups, distillations and bioreactions, Glass Solutions Reactor Systems are designed for process development labs, kilo labs and pilot plants, and can be used in a diverse array of scientific disciplines, from the pharma and fine chemical industries to the flavor and fragrance, petrochemistry, and agrochemistry sectors. Chemically-resistant and simple to use, these robust, high quality systems are available in a wide range of benchtop or floor...
Biobank operators can now benefit from a cost-effective, rapidly deployable sample management software package
Titian Software has drawn from its extensive knowledge of biobanking requirements to develop a cost-effective, pre-configured software package optimised for managing small to medium-sized sample collections. Ideal for biobanks, the new Mosaic Freezer Management software package is being launched at the International Society for Biological and Environmental Repositories (ISBER) 2015 annual meeting and exhibition, on May 5th, 2015 in...
Sartorius, a leading international laboratory and pharmaceutical equipment supplier, introduces a completely new concept for packaging pipette tips: FlexiBulk. The new bulk package with its well-organized tip arrangement saves valuable space in the laboratory. Compared with conventional bulk tip packages, the stackable FlexiBulk boxes take up to 40% less space, and cut packaging waste by nearly 50%, while reducing transportation costs and laboratories’ carbon footprint.
Anachem are pleased to introduce RAININ's TerraRack, a revolutionary new concept in pipette tip racks.
More than 50% lighter than conventional racks TerraRack does not compromise on strength and is completely recyclable. This single-use, disposable hinged-lid rack will not flex or bend when loading single or multichannel pipettes – even if excessive force is applied. Manufactured from PETE (polyethylene terephthalate), an exceptionally strong polyester most commonly used for water and soft-drinks bottles, the racks are exceptionally strong, crystal clear and 100% recyclable....
Tecan’s Infinite® M1000 PRO multimode reader has helped liquid analysis specialist Aqsens to develop a portable testing platform for on-site quantitative monitoring of polymeric scale inhibitors in oil field-produced waters.
Joonas Siivonen, Application Scientist at Aqsens, explained: “Polymeric scale inhibitors are used to prevent scale build-up during oil production, and the residual levels in the oil field-produced waters must be monitored to ensure treatment is effective and the oil platform can be operated safely. Using a patented detection technology combining time-resolved fluorescence (TRF) with chemical modulators, we have developed a portable system – the Aqsens QS platform – to offer a fast, accurate means of monitoring residual scale inhibitors on site.”....
The popular HP D300 Digital Dispenser – available from Tecan – now allows customers to titrate low volumes of biomolecules in aqueous solutions, offering greater flexibility for drug discovery workflows.
Users can choose between dispensing DMSO, for small molecule studies, and aqueous solutions in combination with a surfactant, for the investigation of proteins, antibodies, enzymes and nucleic acids. Newly launched T8+ and D4+ Dispenseheads*, combined with updated software, allow both new and existing customers to benefit from this breakthrough, offering straightforward set-up of dose-response curves and synergy studies.....
Read MoreNew Techne Prime Pro qPCR Reagent kits and Prime Pro 48 qPCR SystemMay 26, 2015
Techne now offer over 400 qPCR detection / speciation kits suitable for any qPCR instrument. Techne qPCR reagent kit contents are lyophilised (freeze dried) enabling ambient shipping which reduces shipping costs and freight complexity.
The Prime Pro range of probe-based qPCR kits is the largest available. However, all 400 Techne qPCR kits share only 2 protocols (1 for DNA and 1 for RNA). To use the kits, combine the components and introduce your DNA/RNA before placing into your qPCR instrument. For convenience, each kit is available with and without master mix.
Read MorePierce 660nm protein assay using the Jenway Genova NanoMay 26, 2015
The Jenway Genova Nano is preprogrammed with parameters for a number of protein assays, several of which can be adapted for use with the micro volume accessory. Performing scaled-down reaction volumes has a number of advantages including reduction in reagent and sample volumes and use of fewer consumables such as cuvettes.
This application note describes the use of the Pierce 660nm protein assay kit (Thermo Scientific #22662) using the Genova Nano. The assay is prepared in a microtitre plate using just 10μl of test sample and has a linear range of 50-2000μg/ml. The assay is very simple and quick to perform and is compatible with reducing agents and some detergents....
Baths and circulation thermostats for temperatures from -90 to +300 °C / as a standard with natural refrigerants
Huber Kältemaschinenbau has further expanded its range of classic heating and cooling thermostats. The program offers two product lines: While the CC models meet the highest standards, the MPC models stand for simple operation and affordable prices. We offer immersion circulators, bath and circulation thermostats for temperatures from -90 to +300 °C. The product line also includes the smallest cooling thermostats in the world, the Ministats....
Cleaver Scientific, specialists in gel electrophoresis has introduced a new range of high grade agarose for nucleic acid electrophoresis. CleverGEL is a new environmentally friendly agarose suitable for routine analysis of nucleic acids using standard electrophoretic procedures. Manufactured by a process which excludes organic solvents harmful to marine life, CleverGEL is far kinder to the environment than conventional agarose. Try Before you BuyRead MorePCRmax: The Quad is backMay 25, 2015
Speed. Confidence. Sensitivity. Value. Performance.The Alpha Cycler 4 (AC-4) is the only truly independently controllable multi-block thermal cycler available today.
PCRmax have developed and designed the new AC-4 with input from our experiences with previous multi-block system and end user demands and wishes. The system is not only built with the high-throughput market in mind but also for standard throughput and multiple user environments who are space conscious and have requirements for multiple users and block formats. The system can be specified in any combination of 96 and 384 well formats across its four bays.
Read MoreHigh Throughput ChIP SequencingMay 20, 2015
Chromatrap®, a business unit of Porvair Sciences, has announced a major product launch at the European Human Genetics Conference (Glasgow, UK) and the Festival of Genomics (Boston, USA) on the 6th June 2015 and 22nd-24th June 2015 respectively.
Visitors to ESHG Stand 268 and Festival of Genomics Booth 18 will be able to see a new high-throughput ChIP Sequencing product and learn about Chromatrap's latest developments in solid state Chromatin Immunoprecipitation (ChIP) technology. Chromatrap’s® new ChIP-seq kit utilises the company's proprietary solid state technology in parallel with high throughput sequencing to deliver a streamlined ChIP-seq protocol from small cell...
Merck Millipore's heipha ICRplus Neutralizer A contact plates improve detection of microorganisms on disinfected surfaces in isolators and cleanrooms.
Common disinfectants may contain residues from a variety of sources that inhibit the detection of microorganisms during surface monitoring, which can lead to false negative results. Heipha Neutralizer A ICRplus contact plates allow the detection of microorganisms in the presence of many disinfectants, including those which cannot be sufficiently inactivated by common neutralizers, such as polysorbate 80, lecithin, histidine and thiosulfate...
With advanced technology and years of experience in the field of antibody engineering, Creative Biolabs announces a series of custom construction and production services for BiTEs, Bi-specific T-cell engagers.
Spectro Scientific, a leading developer and manufacturer of analytical tools and software for fluid and machine condition monitoring, has introduced the MiniLab 53 on-site oil analysis system.
This product is a result of new development from intellectual property rights Spectro acquired from Emerson Process Management in 2012 -- specifically the CSI 5200 Machinery Health Oil Analyzer. Designed for use by industrial plant personnel, the MiniLab 53 combines multiple tests in one unit to monitor lubricant chemistry, contamination and machinery wear. As corrosion and wear are the root causes of most mechanically-induced...
For precise, reproducible and error-free sieving processes
The name says it all: The new Titan 450 is Endecotts’ most powerful sieve shaker! It is built for large sieve diameters and can take up to 7 x 450 mm / 18” test sieves! The Endecotts Titan 450 is a vibrating shaker that is used to carry out sieve tests in conjunction with sieve stacks for particle sizing of various material samples. It is based on an electromagnetic drive, with special carbon fibre springs that are set at a calculated angle to provide a horizontal twist, as well as a vertical movement to carry...
Merck Millipore, the Life Science division of Merck, today introduced Magna ChIRP™ RNA Interactome Kits, which allow researchers to more easily identify, recover and analyze regions of chromatin that interact with chromatin-associated RNAs such as long non-coding RNA (lncRNA).
The highly effective multiprobe-based capture strategy uses cross-linked chromatin to provide reliable detection and discovery of RNA-associated genomic DNA sequences, RNA sequences and proteins. The new kits use the ChIRP method (Chromatin Isolation by RNA Purification) to isolate chromatin complexes using RNA as the target, allowing researchers to pinpoint specific sites of genomic interaction for chromatin-associated RNAs...
AMSBIO has launched a new and exclusive biotinylated protein collection specially designed to simplify your research.
Attaching biotin to proteins and other macromolecules is an established labelling method which allows specific detection of biotin-tagged molecules via anti-biotin antibody, avidin or streptavidin based reporter systems. Biotinylation reagents are available for targeting specific functional groups or residues, including primary amines, sulfhydryls, carboxyls and carbohydrates. Photoreactive biotin compounds that react...
Eppendorf AG's new app offers a variety of useful aids for everyday laboratory work in addition to product information that has been optimized for mobile devices.
"Making daily laboratory work easier for our users: that's the comprehensive claim we want mobile users to experience with our new app," says Frank Thormählen, Director of Technical Writing at Eppendorf. The Eppendorf app offers customers the following functions: Complete digital catalogue with laboratory and bioprocess products – after initial loading usable even when offline. The advantage to using the catalogue online is access to additional...
Sartorius Stedim Biotech (SSB), a leading international supplier for the biopharmaceutical industry, has introduced Sartoclear Dynamics®, a clarification system featuring new single-use technology for harvesting mammalian cell cultures with high cell densities.
Continuous improvements in growth media and cell lines have elevated biomass concentrations in bioprocesses. Therefore, these increasingly higher concentrations place growing challenges on the purification process. As body feed filtration has proved to be the best solution to solve similar challenges in related industries, Sartorius Stedim Biotech has now developed this robust technology for biotech applications. Specially designed for cGMP processing...
Huber Kältemaschinenbau shows Temperature Control Solutions for Laboratory and Process Industry
At ACHEMA 2015 Huber Kältemaschinenbau presents a range of new and improved temperature control solutions from -125 to +425 °C for research laboratory and process industry. On a 208 m² stand, visitors can expect an interesting cross-section of the Huber product range, including Unistats, Unichillers and classic bath circulators, as well as specialised equipment and ATEX solutions. One focus of the presentation is the Unistat series of dynamic...
Sartorius Stedim Biotech, a leading global supplier of the biopharmaceutical industry, has launched a new version of its proven stainless steel fermentor/bioreactor BIOSTAT® D-DCU.
The compact and modular, in-situ sterilizable system is suitable for microbial and cell cultures and is supplied in working volumes of 10 to 200 liters. Typical application areas for the BIOSTAT® D-DCU include the process development and production of small-batch biopharmaceutics, vaccines, enzymes, along with antibiotics and other secondary metabolites.