With horsemeat in lasagnes and pork in kebabs, the meat scandal is escalating day by day. Consumer protection groups and politicians are now calling for Europe-wide DNA testing for a whole range of foodstuffs
Using the CarnoCheck DNA test, hundreds of samples are currently being tested at various European laboratories as part of efforts to find answers in the horsemeat labelling fraud. Greiner Bio-One has been offering the CarnoCheck DNA test kit since 2004, enabling eight animal species to be detected in foodstuffs quickly and reliably. As well as horses, the kit covers pigs, donkeys, sheep, cattle, chickens, turkeys and goats...
Read MoreTrade-up Your Old or Broken Pipettes & Save up to Feb 21, 2013
The accuracy of results is of the utmost importance to scientists, which is why most scientists would love to be able to regularly replace their pipette with the latest innovation in pipetting, however budget constraints sometimes mean this is not possible
Anachem can offer a solution, if you trade-up your old or broken pipettes with Anachem you will save up to £150 on a brand new Rainin manual, electronic, single or multichannel XLS pipette. It’s simple to trade-up your old pipettes, you just need to gather together the pipettes you want to recycle, they can be any make, model and in any condition, as long as they are complete...
The launch of a Loadlite, a new hoist option for integrating into Priorclave top loading autoclaves facilitates easier loading of tall and heavy awkward items into the steriliser, preventing potential for personal back-injury but also enabling the full working height of the vertical sterilising chamber to be utilised
The addition of Loadlite can negate the need to consider purchasing a more expensive, much larger rectangular chamber autoclave, often the only alternative for taller items. The new Loadlite hoist, available as an option on Priorclave QCS V100 and V150 top loading autoclaves, uses a quick-release clip to easily and securely fix to the handle of a standard wire basket or the company can supply tailor-made collars for fixing to the neck of fermentors for direct loading and unloading....
Read MoreNew member added to KT series of refrigerated incubatorsFeb 13, 2013
BINDER adds new KT 53 to product family of refrigerated incubators with Peltier module
Refrigerated incubators create a constant microclimate for the development and growth processes of microorganisms and cell cultures. They are part of every laboratory where cell biology, microbiology or molecular biology methods are used in biology, medicine, pharmaceutical research or the food industry. BINDER also has refrigerated incubators with innovative Peltier technology in addition to traditional refrigerated incubators with compressor technology...
Read MoreValidation made easy as Lab MFeb 13, 2013
With the introduction of its new Alkaline Saline Peptone Water (ISO), microbiology company Lab M now provides a complete media offering for the enrichment and detection of Vibrio spp. from food and water samples
Naturally present in warm coastal waters, Vibrio spp. can contaminate seafood, with the consumption of raw or undercooked shellfish, such as oysters, posing particular problems as potential sources of illness. Intended for the selective enrichment of Vibrio spp., Lab M’s new Alkaline Saline Peptone Water (ISO) is defined in the international standard ISO 21872:2007 - Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs...
Recent international studies have confirmed that the world will run out of helium gas in 25 years if current usage remains unchecked. As well as concerns for the future the gases scarcity has seen its price rise by 70% in recent years
Used in a multitude of applications such as cryogenic applications, purging/pressuring, welding cover gas and controlled atmosphere testing, demand for helium gas is literally outstripping supply. Around 32% of all helium is used in chromatography laboratory applications specifically the cryogenic category, meaning that cryogenics are the heaviest user of helium gas...
Read MoreAccelerating Isolation of Novel Flavour Ingredients from NatureFeb 12, 2013
A technical article from Genevac is available that details how its HT-24 centrifugal evaporation system is assisting a commercial flavours and fragrance company in its quest to find and isolate novel flavour ingredients from nature
Natural product derived discovery of novel flavour molecules is a highly complex process. Natural product sources yield complex extracts containing many components, which often do not lend themselves to processing and analysis. Conventionally, many steps of fractionation and evaluation are necessary until a compound is obtained from natural sources at the purity required for structural analysis. In the article a state of the art fractionation process using a Sepbox® Preparative HPLC - SPE system* and a Genevac® HT-24 centrifugal evaporator is described.
Read MorePurified Genomic DNA and cDNA Products Save Research TimeFeb 12, 2013
AMSBIO has put together a comprehensive range of genomic DNA and cDNA products derived from various human normal and disease state tissue types. These purified samples save valuable research time allowing the immediate identification of genes of interest without the need to acquire tissues and perform in-house processing
AMSBIO has added cancer and normal tissue cDNA arrays to its cDNA range which also includes individual PCR-ready first strand samples and panels. The cDNA in each array is synthesized from high quality total RNA from pathologically-verified tissues. Each array is provided with clinical information and QC data that has been both normalized and validated with ß-actin in two sequential qPCR analyses...
Read MoreMeet the Microplate Specialists at Pittcon 2013Feb 8, 2013
Porvair Sciences has chosen the forthcoming Pittcon 2013 exhibition to showcase its latest applications focused microplates and microplate equipment to scientists visiting the event in Philadelphia
Visitors to Pittcon Booth 2854 will be able to meet Porvair's technical specialists, see the company's new MiniSeal II heat sealer, a wide selection of high quality microplates and have a preview of a new microplate evaporator - the UltraVap Mistral. The new MiniSeal II from Porvair Sciences offers users unmatched reproducibility in sealing microplates of all types and sizes. Operating with a very high force ensures the MiniSeal II delivers high integrity sealing of deep well or even irregularly shaped microplate...
Read MoreThe ultra-effective FRITSCH Mini-Mill PULVERISETTE 23Feb 8, 2013
The ultra-compact FRITSCH Mini-Mill PULVERISETTE 23 is the ideal assistant for fine comminution of smallest quantities – for wet grinding as well as for dry or cryogenic grinding
Its special, spherical grinding bowl ensures much better performance in grinding, mixing and homogenising compared with similar models. With a footprint of just 20 x 30 cm and a weight of 7 kg, it easily fits anywhere. It’s smart, is extremely user-friendly, inexpensive, and convinces with impressive results: small, fast, effective...
Markes International, a world leader in thermal desorption (TD) technology and innovation, has announced that it will be launching a cutting-edge new instrument, the TT24-7 Series 2, at PITTCON 2013
Designed for the continuous monitoring of volatile and semi-volatile organic compounds (VOCs and SVOCs) in air or gas, the TT24-7 Series 2 offers analytical chemists a robust yet high-performance analytical tool for near-real-time (NRT) unattended monitoring of trace contaminants in air or gas. The wide range of challenging air monitoring applications includes atmospheric chemistry research, continuous monitoring of controlled industrial environments, counter-terrorism (NRT detection of chemical warfare agents) and continuous monitoring of changing odour profiles...
The Consistometer is a low cost, durable, instrument for accurately checking laboratory or production samples against consistency, viscosity or flow rate standards
This instrument is used to determine the consistency of viscous materials by measuring the distance that the material flows under its own weight in a given time interval. The instrument allows producers of such viscous products as jellies, preserves, sauces, etc to predetermine formulas for their product and to standardize production lots...
Porvair Sciences has announced a new version of its MiniVap™ Blowdown Evaporator able to quickly and safely remove solvent from up to 48 vials in parallel
Made from solvent resistant black polypropylene the new MiniVap Vial Holder has been designed to accommodate up to 48 vials* in a standard SLAS / ANSI format. Incorporating advanced evaporator head technology which directly injects heated nitrogen into 48 HPLC vials simultaneously, the MiniVap removes the traditional laboratory ‘bottleneck’ of solvent evaporation from vials...
Read MoreNew Products Launched and New Technology Developed by Creative BiomartFeb 7, 2013
Responding to the requirements of biological research community, clinical research, molecular diagnostics and biopharmaceutical drug development, Creative Biomart launches new products and a new technology platform for PEGylation—PEG-Ctrl™
New proucts include Recombinant Staphylococcal Protein A, Recombinant Human CA7, Rabbit Anti-VEGFA Monoclonal Antibody, Mouse Anti-ST6GAL1 Monoclonal Antibody. Creative Biomart has a long history in ELISA kits, protein expression, PEGylation service, custom cDNA clone and other services. It provides the largest number of cDNA clones in multiple sets of vector systems with various features, including more than two hundred thousand cNDA clone...
Artel simplifies the verification of low-volume DMSO dispenses
Artel is launching the first in a new line of 100% DMSO-based Sample Solutions for use with the MVS® Multichannel Verification System. These will provide users with the ability to measure the accuracy and precision of volumes of DMSO dispensed into microwell plates. The first in the new line of DMSO solutions dramatically simplifies the volume verification process for users of sub-microliter liquid handling instruments, and will help them ensure the validity of their high-throughput screening (HTS) assay results...
Eppendorf introduces four new rotors for Centrifuges 5804/5804 R and 5810/5810 R, which are defined as the true workhorses of the lab with their renowned quality, reliability and versatility
Two new swing-bucket rotors increase the capacity of Centrifuge 5804/5804 R to 1 litre and Centrifuge 5810/5810 R to 3 litre. The new 3 litre swing-bucket rotor (4 x 750 mL) makes the Centrifuge 5810/5810 R the smallest 3 litre centrifuge available and contains options for round and plate buckets, either of which can use new aerosol-tight Eppendorf QuickLock® caps for one-handed operation. Also, the new aerodynamic round bucket design allows for energy savings up to 36% (compared to rotor A-4-81)...
The quality control of fine powders in a size range from 1 µm to 3 mm can be substantially improved with Retsch Technology’s new CAMSIZER XT
More precise and faster analysis of particle size and particle shape helps to improve the product quality, reduce rejects and save costs.The design of the Camsizer XT is based on the well-proven optical particle measurement system Camsizer but is optimized for finer samples. Not only the improved optical resolution but also new options for material feeding allow for an extended application range. Fine particles tend to agglomerate which makes it difficult to record the properties of a single particle. Therefore, it is important to have various possibilities of feeding the sample to the analysis area to be able to find for each material the optimum between the desired dispersion of the agglomerates and the undesired destruction of the individual...
Techne has introduced a new Combi-Block for its widely used Prime Thermal Cycler range, providing instrument users with even more flexibility
The new Combi-Block has a total capacity of 66 tubes, either 33 x 0.2 ml or 33 x 0.5 ml volume. There is an optional 25°C temperature gradient spread over the 11 columns. Multi-user laboratories and core facilities have a range of cycling requirements, and the use of different sized wells means a selection of consumables can be accommodated in the same instrument...
Preserves Performance and Quality of Air- and Moisture-Sensitive Acros Organics Reagents
Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the world leader in serving science, has introduced new and improved AcroSeal® packaging designed for air- and moisture-sensitive Acros Organics reagents and solvents. The new packaging better maintains chemical integrity, reducing the cost associated with purchasing replacement products. Ideal for aggressive solvents and reagents, the adhesive-free AcroSeal packaging significantly reduces the rate of moisture uptake and the risk of contamination in tests comparing tetrahyrofuran in the new AcroSeal packaging and in a competitor’s packaging...
For many years Sherwood Scientific’s Model 926 Chloride Analyser has been used for salt measurement by food ingredient suppliers and food manufacturers throughout the world
The M926 offers many benefits over other methods for Chloride determination. Simplicity, speed, and accuracy, are all important and well established with no requirement to make reagents. Cost per test has of course always been of interest but increasingly the cost of post-test reagent disposal is also an important consideration when deciding which method of salt determination to use. The coulometric titration performed by the 926 with silver ions generated in situ is ideal for keeping those costs down; helping to further cement the Model 926’s reputation as an industry leader...
Laboratory equipment specialists MEDLINE SCIENTIFIC has introduced a range of micropipettes which are designed to provide optimal ease of use and assure a high level of user comfort during operation, minimising the risk of repetitive strain injury (RSI)
The Medline micropipette is manufactured in Germany, is CE-marked for IVD use and factory calibrated to dispense accurately under normal European ambient conditions (20° C, 50% humidity and 101Kpa barometric pressure). Individual micropipettes are supplied with a calibration and test certificate and they are tested twice and calibrated to conform to EN ISO 8655 and DIN 12650 standards....
The new Secura® is a laboratory balance that does far more than set new standards in metrological specifications. Beyond its technical specs, Secura® also gives you the security and serenity of knowing that you have done everything right according to best practices to ensure the quality of your measurement results, compliance with regulatory requirements and your efficiency as well...
Using the CarnoCheck DNA test, hundreds of samples are currently being tested at various European laboratories as part of efforts to find answers in the horsemeat labelling fraud. Greiner Bio-One has been offering the CarnoCheck DNA test kit since 2004, enabling eight animal species to be detected in foodstuffs quickly and reliably. As well as horses, the kit covers pigs, donkeys, sheep, cattle, chickens, turkeys and goats...
Anachem can offer a solution, if you trade-up your old or broken pipettes with Anachem you will save up to £150 on a brand new Rainin manual, electronic, single or multichannel XLS pipette. It’s simple to trade-up your old pipettes, you just need to gather together the pipettes you want to recycle, they can be any make, model and in any condition, as long as they are complete...
The addition of Loadlite can negate the need to consider purchasing a more expensive, much larger rectangular chamber autoclave, often the only alternative for taller items. The new Loadlite hoist, available as an option on Priorclave QCS V100 and V150 top loading autoclaves, uses a quick-release clip to easily and securely fix to the handle of a standard wire basket or the company can supply tailor-made collars for fixing to the neck of fermentors for direct loading and unloading....
Refrigerated incubators create a constant microclimate for the development and growth processes of microorganisms and cell cultures. They are part of every laboratory where cell biology, microbiology or molecular biology methods are used in biology, medicine, pharmaceutical research or the food industry. BINDER also has refrigerated incubators with innovative Peltier technology in addition to traditional refrigerated incubators with compressor technology...
Naturally present in warm coastal waters, Vibrio spp. can contaminate seafood, with the consumption of raw or undercooked shellfish, such as oysters, posing particular problems as potential sources of illness. Intended for the selective enrichment of Vibrio spp., Lab M’s new Alkaline Saline Peptone Water (ISO) is defined in the international standard ISO 21872:2007 - Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs...
Used in a multitude of applications such as cryogenic applications, purging/pressuring, welding cover gas and controlled atmosphere testing, demand for helium gas is literally outstripping supply. Around 32% of all helium is used in chromatography laboratory applications specifically the cryogenic category, meaning that cryogenics are the heaviest user of helium gas...
Natural product derived discovery of novel flavour molecules is a highly complex process. Natural product sources yield complex extracts containing many components, which often do not lend themselves to processing and analysis. Conventionally, many steps of fractionation and evaluation are necessary until a compound is obtained from natural sources at the purity required for structural analysis. In the article a state of the art fractionation process using a Sepbox® Preparative HPLC - SPE system* and a Genevac® HT-24 centrifugal evaporator is described.
AMSBIO has added cancer and normal tissue cDNA arrays to its cDNA range which also includes individual PCR-ready first strand samples and panels. The cDNA in each array is synthesized from high quality total RNA from pathologically-verified tissues. Each array is provided with clinical information and QC data that has been both normalized and validated with ß-actin in two sequential qPCR analyses...
Its special, spherical grinding bowl ensures much better performance in grinding, mixing and homogenising compared with similar models. With a footprint of just 20 x 30 cm and a weight of 7 kg, it easily fits anywhere. It’s smart, is extremely user-friendly, inexpensive, and convinces with impressive results: small, fast, effective...
Designed for the continuous monitoring of volatile and semi-volatile organic compounds (VOCs and SVOCs) in air or gas, the TT24-7 Series 2 offers analytical chemists a robust yet high-performance analytical tool for near-real-time (NRT) unattended monitoring of trace contaminants in air or gas. The wide range of challenging air monitoring applications includes atmospheric chemistry research, continuous monitoring of controlled industrial environments, counter-terrorism (NRT detection of chemical warfare agents) and continuous monitoring of changing odour profiles...
This instrument is used to determine the consistency of viscous materials by measuring the distance that the material flows under its own weight in a given time interval. The instrument allows producers of such viscous products as jellies, preserves, sauces, etc to predetermine formulas for their product and to standardize production lots...
New proucts include Recombinant Staphylococcal Protein A, Recombinant Human CA7, Rabbit Anti-VEGFA Monoclonal Antibody, Mouse Anti-ST6GAL1 Monoclonal Antibody. Creative Biomart has a long history in ELISA kits, protein expression, PEGylation service, custom cDNA clone and other services. It provides the largest number of cDNA clones in multiple sets of vector systems with various features, including more than two hundred thousand cNDA clone...
Artel is launching the first in a new line of 100% DMSO-based Sample Solutions for use with the MVS® Multichannel Verification System. These will provide users with the ability to measure the accuracy and precision of volumes of DMSO dispensed into microwell plates. The first in the new line of DMSO solutions dramatically simplifies the volume verification process for users of sub-microliter liquid handling instruments, and will help them ensure the validity of their high-throughput screening (HTS) assay results...
More precise and faster analysis of particle size and particle shape helps to improve the product quality, reduce rejects and save costs.The design of the Camsizer XT is based on the well-proven optical particle measurement system Camsizer but is optimized for finer samples. Not only the improved optical resolution but also new options for material feeding allow for an extended application range. Fine particles tend to agglomerate which makes it difficult to record the properties of a single particle. Therefore, it is important to have various possibilities of feeding the sample to the analysis area to be able to find for each material the optimum between the desired dispersion of the agglomerates and the undesired destruction of the individual...
Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the world leader in serving science, has introduced new and improved AcroSeal® packaging designed for air- and moisture-sensitive Acros Organics reagents and solvents. The new packaging better maintains chemical integrity, reducing the cost associated with purchasing replacement products. Ideal for aggressive solvents and reagents, the adhesive-free AcroSeal packaging significantly reduces the rate of moisture uptake and the risk of contamination in tests comparing tetrahyrofuran in the new AcroSeal packaging and in a competitor’s packaging...
The M926 offers many benefits over other methods for Chloride determination. Simplicity, speed, and accuracy, are all important and well established with no requirement to make reagents. Cost per test has of course always been of interest but increasingly the cost of post-test reagent disposal is also an important consideration when deciding which method of salt determination to use. The coulometric titration performed by the 926 with silver ions generated in situ is ideal for keeping those costs down; helping to further cement the Model 926’s reputation as an industry leader...
The new Secura® is a laboratory balance that does far more than set new standards in metrological specifications. Beyond its technical specs, Secura® also gives you the security and serenity of knowing that you have done everything right according to best practices to ensure the quality of your measurement results, compliance with regulatory requirements and your efficiency as well...