Molecular tools specialist Olink today launched Proseek^® Multiplex - a new generation of multiplexed protein biomarker immunoassays based on its proprietary Proximity Extension Assay (PEA) platform. 

Until now, it has been impossible to scale up conventional assays due to increased antibody cross-reactivity when large numbers of assays are run simultaneously. Now with the introduction of Proseek Multiplex, biomarker researchers can quantify 92 proteins in just one microliter sample without compromising data quality orperformance. "We are very proud at Olink to introduce a new and scalable era in immunoassays. Proseek has harnessed the tools that have fueled genomics for many years and put them to use in protein biomarker research. In a few years, we aim to offer the market’s most comprehensive portfolio of protein biomarker assays." says Simon Fredriksson, CEO of Olink Bioscience...

A novel solution for analyzing 3D cell cultures, based on Tecan’s Infinite^® M200 PRO and InSphero’s 3D InSight™ microtissue technology, is helping to reduce the cost of early phase drug development.

Dr Jens M Kelm, Co-founder and Chief Scientific Officer of InSphero, explained: “Although classical 2D cell culture techniques are still widely used throughout the pharmaceutical industry, their limitations are becoming increasingly apparent. The efficacy of a candidate drug depends on a number of factors, including the physical and chemical environments in vivo, drug penetration and clearance rates. 2D cell cultures do not accurately reflect how all of these factors will affect drug behavior in vivo; 3D cell culturing techniques offer greater biological relevance for drug screening...

Aalborg® Instruments announced the expansion of its economical TP Peristaltic Pump line. TPV models are designed for liquids of low to high viscosity and can also accommodate fuels with the appropriate tubing.

TPV Pump Systems ensure stable performance and accurate, repeatable liquid transfer applications. They are ideal for laboratory, processing, and OEM applications. TPV Pump Features: All Model, TPV Pump Systems and Additional Model Features. Pump Heads: Simply attach the pump head to your motor via existing mounting holes or to one purchased from Aalborg®...

Cherwell Laboratories, specialists in products for environmental monitoring and process validation, has announced the availability of its new 2013-2014 Redipor^® prepared microbiological media range price list. 

This details Cherwell’s extensive Redipor range of ready-to-use culture media in bottles and plates. An electronic or printed copy is available on request from the Cherwell website. The Redipor product range, from Cherwell is comprehensive and includes Petri dishes (55mm, 90mm and 140mm) plus contact plates. An extensive range of gamma irradiated media is also offered, as well as bottled broths, agars and diluents, and broth in bags and ampoules. Many of the most requested types of Redipor products are available from stock for next day delivery...

Torrey Pines Scientific, Inc. announces its new EchoTherm™   Model HS61 Large Surface Programmable Stirring Hot Plate with precise temperature ramping for use in chemical, pharmaceutical, environmental, biochemical, and other laboratories where reproducible, accurate, hands-off sample preparation and experimentation are a must.

With the EchoTherm™ Model HS61 programming is done through the front panel membrane switch and liquid crystal display.  The unit stores ten programs in memory of as many as 10 steps. Each step is a temperature, temperature ramp rate, stirring speed and time. Each program can be made to repeat itself automatically from 1 to 98 times or infinitely if desired. All programs are stored electronically.  Temperature ramping rates are settable in 1ºC/Hour increments from 1ºC/Hour to 450ºC/Hour...

Lab M has extended its immunomagnetic separation range with the launch of  Captivate™ O121. 

This is for the detection and isolation of Escherichia coli O121, a non-O157 Shiga Toxin-Producing Escherichia coli (STEC) that is associated with foodborne infection and is one of the ‘big six’ organisms in meat products for which testing is required in the USA. Although the most common serogroups of STEC in Europe and the USA are E. coli O157 or O26, the incidence of other serotypes is increasing. The six major non-O157 STECs identified in the USA are O26, O45, O103, O111, O121 and O145...

The new MCS XY stage from PI miCos for industrial measurement technology combines high guiding and positioning accuracy with loads of up to 20 kg and high dynamics.

Its areas of applications include industrial surface measurement technologies such as topology measurements on workpieces and optics or structural measurements on semiconductor wafers. Its high load capacity of 20 kg allows further axes to be mounted on the platform, such as vertical, rotary or tilting stages. The MCS system achieves its performance characteristics through selective combination of mechanical and electronic precision components....

Free firmware update for new functions in Huber temperature control devices 

A new firmware is available for Huber temperature control devices equipped with the plug & play controller "Pilot ONE". The firmware update provides the user with various new functions. These include for example the possibility to record process data on a USB flash drive. This new function allows you to have the major process values written directly on a connected USB flash drive. They are saved at intervals of 5 seconds. The data is stored in the form of a universally usable CSV file which can be easily evaluated and edited with programs such as Microsoft Excel®...

The new GAF Series of electromagnetic gear pumps from Micropump are ideal for fluids transfer applications which require chemically resistant, leak-free pumps providing high differential pressures at low flows, in a compact, yet robust package.

Available from pumping specialists MICHAEL SMITH ENGINEERS, these pumps provide extended differential pressures up to 250 psi (17 bar) with precise, smooth pulseless flows up to 550 ml / min.  They include other features, such as wear compensation for near zero slip and extended life, along with the all-important magnetic drive, which eliminates the need for leak-prone shaft seals. The suction shoe design of the pump compensates for wear and makes them particularly suitable for continuous duty processes, whilst ensuring optimum efficiency at higher pressures...

Cambio, distributor of high-quality life science products in the UK, is able to supply its customers with a selection of reagents by Microzone. 

MegaMix, microLYSIS^® and MicroCLEAN are each specifically designed as convenient and efficient solutions for PCR, DNA release and DNA clean-up respectively. By incorporating these reagents into their procedures, life scientists can save time that would otherwise be spent creating their own mixes, as well as reducing risk of contamination. Thanks to their standardised formulation, the Microzone reagents also dramatically increase the reproducibility of DNA amplification, giving researchers the upmost confidence in their methods, and therefore their results...

Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc., the world leader in serving science, recently launched the Thermo Scientific SureStop 9 mm Vial.

It is designed as part of the Advanced Vial Closure System (AVCS), and removes any subjectivity around achieving the optimal compression of the septum when sealing a chromatography vial. As an integral component of AVCS technology, SureStop 9 mm vials offer the sealing and performance characteristics of a crimp top vial with the versatility and convenience of a threaded vial...

Launched in 2012, the JUN-AIR iQdryer from the Gast Group – a member of the IDEX Corporation’s health and science division – is the company’s latest high-purity, heatless desiccant air dryer designed to lower the energy consumption of compressors by reducing pressure drop. 

The iQdryer, which is now available as an option across the entire JUN-AIR range of compressors and vacuum pumps, features a revolutionary design that applies modern materials and a number of patented features to increase reliability and simplify maintenance procedures, while ensuring continuous delivery of high-quality compressed air....

A series of  new application notes posted on the Malvern Instruments website describes the quick and easy measurement of surface zeta potential using the zeta potential planar cell for the Zetasizer Nano particle characterization system.

Widely used as an indicator of the stability of particle suspensions and colloidal samples, surface zeta potential is traditionally measured using the specialist technique of streaming potential. Malvern’s Surface Zeta Potential Cell eliminates the need for a dedicated solution, allowing users to measure the zeta potential of surfaces in an aqueous medium on a standard instrument. The application note ‘Determination of the zeta potential of the surface of PTFE’, and others relating to different aspects of the measurement, can now be downloaded from Malvern’s online knowledge center...

Whitehouse Scientific’s Sieve Aperture Size Calculator, for use with the company’s NIST-traceable sieve calibration standards, is now provided in a convenient flash drive  format and is free of charge to purchasers of sieve standards.

With standards available in a variety of different sizes, Whitehouse Scientific’s unique microsphere method of sieve calibration enables sieve users to quickly and easily calibrate on-site rather than having to send sieves away for third party analysis. Now topping more than 1000 views, a two-minute sieve calibration video on the Whitehouse Scientific website is proving to be a popular learning tool taking viewers through each step of the procedure...

Sartorius Stedim Biotech develops next generation of its successful single-use laboratory bioreactor 

NanoSight reports on how Nanoparticle Tracking Analysis, NTA, is being implemented for the further characterization of natural colloids (inorganic and organic) at the Institute of Water Resources and Water Supply at the Technical University Hamburg-Harburg in Germany.

Inorganic and organic colloids are widespread in aquatic systems, where they influence many water quality treatment processes. Until recently there was a lack of an adequate analysis technique to measure the size fraction below 1000 nm. The research group of Professor Mathias Ernst of the Institute of Water Resources and Water Supply at the Technical University Hamburg-Harburg has adopted the use of NanoSight's NTA technique to provide new insights into water quality...

Medical technology developer Atomo Diagnostics and market leading diagnostic company BBI Solutions have entered into an agreement to commercialise Atomo’s award winning, integrated rapid blood test platform, AtomoRapid™.

AtomoRapid™is a convenient, hand-held rapid blood test device that simplifies procedures, eliminating the need for complex test kits containing multiple items. AtomoRapid™ addresses a number of performance issues common to current test kits by providing significant improvements in ease of use and accuracy. This means that AtomoRapid™ is ideal for medical practitioners to use in multiple settings, facilitating point of care testing and the detection of a range of diseases in doctors’ surgeries, outreach clinics and patients’ homes...

Kinesis has launched its own range of syringe filters.

Available in a wide choice of membranes and diameters, KX Syringe Filters reliably and reproducibly filter all sample types from small volume biological fluids to large volume environmental samples. Choose from the following membranes, Glass Fibre, Nylon, PES, Polypropylene, PTFE, Hydrophilic PTFE, PVDF, Mixed Cellulose Esters and Regenerated Cellulose for all aqueous and non-aqueous samples...

Large Chamber Lab Autoclaves for Bulky Items

The Priorclave RSC range of autoclaves with their taller, large rectangular steam sterilising chambers has become a popular choice for laboratories undertaking high-volume throughput or are frequently tasked with handling taller and bulkier items. And despite the large practical chamber size these autoclaves require only a relatively small floor area. To suit a diverse range of applications within food and drink, dairy, pharmaceutical, agriculture, education, healthcare and research laboratories, Priorclave is able to supply RSC autoclaves with a choice of steam generation – electrical or direct steam heated, alternatively they can be fitted with an in-house steam generator ideal where continuous sterilising applications take place...

JPK Instruments, a world-leading manufacturer of nanoanalytic instrumentation for research in life sciences and soft matter, report on the success of the fifth international symposium on the applications of optical tweezers and related technologies in the life sciences.

Held in Berlin, over 60 delegates enjoyed excellent presentations for an international group of speakers. This year's symposium was held on the 18^th June in Berlin at the excellent Palisa De/Umspannwerk Ost. A sweltering Berlin welcomed over sixty scientists from around the world to discuss their results and share scientific knowledge in a relaxed and informal atmosphere. NanoBioVIEWS™ is the name of a series of international meetings initiated by JPK Instruments to further the scientific knowledge exchange on instrumentation and applications of nanotechnology in the life sciences... 

Diagnosis of Parvovirus B19 enhanced with launch of unique highly sensitive molecular assay

The molecular division of DiaSorin has launched the unique, highly sensitive Iam Parvo assay, a rapid quantitative molecular assay for use on the Liaison^® Iam instrument. DiaSorin are the global leader in Parvovirus B19 serology testing, and the addition of this molecular assay expands its diagnostic portfolio for this potentially life-threatening virus. Parvovirus B19 (B19V) infection is common and occurs worldwide, with epidemics following a 3-4 year cycle...

At Field Based Chemistry Europe, Dr Tim Cheeseright presented a pre-release of Cresset’s new Activity Miner module. The groundbreaking new science in Activity Miner helps researchers optimize their leads by identifying the key 3D structural and electrostatic changes that impact molecular activity. 

Activity Miner explores the structure activity landscape of a set of molecules. For each pair of molecules, the difference between them in electrostatics, shape and structure is compared to the difference in activity. A small change in structure or electrostatics that results in a large change in activity is known as an activity cliff. Conversely, large structural changes resulting in little or no change in activity indicate bioisosteres. In each case, the comparison indicates an area of interest that merits further research...