NEW Programmable Hot Plate with Milled-Flat TopJul 15, 2011Torrey Pines Scientific, Inc. announces its new EchoThermTM Programmable Digital Hot Plate with milled-flat cast aluminum top. This NEW model is ideal for use in precisely heating solids like silicon wafers, electronic chips, displays, adhesives and for doing photo-resists. With the easy to use EchoThermTM Model HP40A, programming is done through the front panel membrane switch and full-functioned custom liquid crystal display...
Read MoreTecan offers complete automation for cell-based screeningJul 15, 2011Tecan has launched Tecan Sterile purity disposable tips for the Freedom EVO® liquid handling (LiHa) arm, helping to meet the increasing demand for automation in life science research. Previously only available in Tecan Standard or Tecan Pure formats, LiHa disposable tips are now offered in Tecan's highest purity level, and are ideally suited to high content, cell-based assays and screens, as well as microbiology applications...
Read MoreFast Dynamic Array IFC for Ag-Bio & Genotyping StudiesJul 15, 2011Fluidigm Corporation has introduced its 192.24 Dynamic ArrayTM IFC, designed to genotype 192 samples against 24 SNP assays in a single run, providing 4,608 data points in just one hour. The 192.24 integrated fluidic circuit (IFC) has immediate applicability in agricultural biotechnology and genome wide association studies...
Read MoreFree ADAP 2.0 software upgrade with BiochromJul 14, 2011Busy laboratory environments require a microplate reader with the flexibility to cover many assay types, and software that delivers fast, reliable analysis. With this in mind, Biochrom are offering a free software upgrade from ADAP 2.0 Basic to ADAP 2.0 Plus with purchases of the EZ Read 400 research reader until 30 September 2011...
Read MoreTecan's new Infinite M1000 Jul 14, 2011Tecan has recently updated its Infinite M1000 high-end multimode microplate reader with new features designed to offer the same top class performance for an even wider range of applications. First launched in 2008, the Infinite M1000 uses Tecan's premium Quad4 MonochromatorsTM technology to offer exceptional speed, sensitivity and flexibility for academic, biotechnology and pharmaceutical research applications...
Read MoreNEW Energy Efficient BOD Incubator Uses 78% Less Power!Jul 14, 2011Sheldon Manufacturing, Inc. introduces the SHEL LAB Model LI20P, the first widely available, environmentally friendly, thermoelectric cooled incubator designed for low temperature applications. Using innovative thermoelectric cooling technology, Sheldon Manufacturing eliminates the need for a refrigeration compressor...
Read MoreSpedia-NMR: Breakthrough in Bioprocess Optimization For BiologicalsJul 13, 2011For new biologicals and biosimilars, the innovative Spedia-NMRTM technology from Spinnovation Biologics provides a real advantage for optimizing cell cultures, monitoring and standardizing manufacturing processes in preparation for larger scale production. Within the past four months, this has been validated by 37 companies developing biologics or delivering services to this industry...
Read MoreNew Biochrom EZ Read 400 Flexi Reader supports your specialized microplate applicationsJul 13, 2011Biochrom has extended its microplate reader portfolio with the addition of the new EZ Read 400 Flexi Reader. Designed to deliver high quality absorbance measurements and accommodate specialized applications, this new reader offers impressive technical specifications at an affordable price. Customers can select up to four filters of any wavelength from 400 nm to 750 nm, in addition to four standard ELISA filters of 405, 450, 492 and 620 nm...
Read MoreNew Wet Sieving Head For Intelligent Wet SievingJul 12, 2011Fritsch have developed a new clamping lid with 2 rotation nozzles for wet sieving with test sieves 200 mm/8" dia. This special FRITSCH wet sieving lid enables due to its 2 permanently rotating nozzles a better and uniform spraying of the material to be sieved from above. Special interposed sieving rings with three nozzles are available for simultaneous spraying of the top and bottom sieves. Your benefit: improved sieving effect and faster results in shorter times...
Read MoreNew GeneGnome5 Chemiluminescent Imaging System Guarantees Scientists can Accurately Image Blots with Minimal System TrainingJul 11, 2011Syngene, a world-leading manufacturer of image analysis solutions, is delighted to unveil its new GeneGnome5, a dedicated chemiluminescent imaging system designed to make precise imaging of chemiluminescent Western blots a simple, one click task. The new GeneGnome5 has a high resolution, cooled camera inside a light tight cabinet that is fully integrated to a...
Read MoreSeward makes cell preparation easierJul 8, 2011Seward Limited, manufacturer and developer of the world leading, patented Stomacher® Paddle Blender range, has further enhanced the application range of its Strainer bags to include sterile processing of tissue samples for primary cell preparation. Gamma irradiated sterile and available in a range of sizes, the Strainer bags are fully compatible with all laboratory paddle blenders, including Seward's Stomacher® 80 Biomaster range...
Read MoreImproving Accelerated Solvent Extraction (ASE) WorkflowJul 8, 2011Genevac has launched the Flip-FlopTM system to improve post Accelerated Solvent Extraction (ASE®) concentration and preparation of samples. Using the special double-ended Flip-FlopTM tube - samples can be collected directly from a Dionex ASE® system. A SampleGenieTM adaptor with GC vial is then fitted. The tube is flipped over and placed into the Puck sample holder in a Genevac Rocket Evaporator and the cap removed. The samples are then concentrated directly into a GC autosampler vial...
Read MoreWide Range of Microplate Reservoir TraysJul 8, 2011Porvair Sciences offers a wide range of disposable Reservoir trays designed for use with any robotic liquid handling system. Reservoirs are available offering options to accommodate a single liquid or partitioned space for several liquids. Most working configurations are accounted for as well as liquid volumes...
Read MorePluripotent Stem Cell Line Assessment qPCR KitJul 7, 2011AMSBIO has announced the launch of the PluriPCRTM Kit, a new benchmark to revolutionize the definition of stem cell pluripotency. The PluriPCR kit has been designed as a quantitative, easy to use, and reliable assay of five genes strongly specific to pluripotency. These genes: Oct-3/4, Nanog, DNMT3b, Dppa4, and Rex1 are expressed by human embryonic stem cells (hESC) and induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSC); all are sharply down-regulated during differentiation.
Read MoreAn Alternative Solid Phase Affinity Matrix for Chromatin ImmunoprecipitationJul 7, 2011Porvair Filtration Group working in collaboration with the Department of Biological Sciences, University of Essex, UK has produced an alternative, high performance Solid Phase Affinity Matrix for Chromatin Immunoprecipitation (ChIP) assays. The research at Essex University evaluating the new BioVyon - Protein A material in ChIP assays is published in the May 2011 issue of Analytical Biochemistry...
Read MoreNew PCR reagent kit accelerates next-generation sequencingJul 7, 2011Available exclusively in the UK from Cambio, the new HaloPlex Target Enrichment Kit revolutionises next-generation sequencing, reducing costs and saving up to 80 per cent in sample preparation time compared to many other kits. HaloPlex Target Enrichment Kit introduces a dramatically improved PCR technology that enables millions of PCR reactions in a single tube. Following fragmentation using specifically selected restriction endonucleases, and denaturing of the DNA sample, a Selector Probe library is added...
Read MoreNew Thermo Fisher Scientific Industrial Gas System: Performance, Speed and Sensitivity for Multi-Component Gas AnalysisJul 7, 2011Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the world leader in serving science, today announced enhancements to its Antaris Industrial Gas System (IGS) that improve performance, speed, ease-of-use and sensitivity. The Antaris IGS now offers faster scan speeds (to 5 Hz at 0.5 cm-1 resolution) and enhanced electronic and communication capabilities to support more rapid scanning. Based on Thermo Fisher Scientific's renowned Nicolet 6700 Fourier transform interferometer, the Antaris IGS is an FTIR-based analyzer capable of monitoring dozens of gases simultaneously while providing accurate and fast multi-component gas analysis...
Read MoreITT Analytics launches new Bellingham + Stanley digital hand-held refractometer at National Restaurant Association ShowJul 7, 2011ITT Corporation (NYSE:ITT) announces the introduction of the Bellingham + Stanley OPTi hand-held refractometer for Brix analysis of beverages and foodstuffs at the National Restaurant Show (NRA) 2011. The OPTi hand-held refractometer is a portable, compact measurement device ideal for the measurement of dissolved solids by cellar services and dispense maintenance engineers in food and beverage retail outlets. The use of the new system will assist the delivery of maximum product yield helping to reduce costs...
Read MoreFast and Efficient Benchtop Freeze DryingJul 6, 2011The BenchtopTM K Series of Manifold Freeze Dryers from SP Scientific are designed for laboratories looking for compactness and ease of use without compromising performance. The Benchtop K Series brings fast and efficient freeze drying within the budget of almost any laboratory. Ease of use is ensured by one button start-up that activates all operating parameters in the correct sequence. All Benchtop K Series Freeze Dryers employ environmentally friendly CFC-free refrigeration systems...
Read MoreThermo Fisher Scientific Introduces the Next Generation of Carbon Fiber Centrifuge RotorsJul 5, 2011Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the world leader in serving science, today introduced the new Thermo Scientific Fiberlite LEX rotor series, combining lower rotor mass for superior ergonomics with outstanding performance and safety. By taking the proven Fiberlite® carbon fiber rotor design to the next level, the Fiberlite F10-4x1000 LEX and Fiberlite F12-6x500 LEX rotors are the lightest of their kind...
Read MoreHigh yield cell growth microplatesJul 5, 2011BactiGrowth plates from Porvair Sciences provide an optimal microplate solution enabling high yield growth of bacteria, yeast, mammalian or insect cell lines. Every batch of BactiGrowth plates is rigorously tested to validate their contamination-free status ensuring reproducibility and maintaining customer confidence in the cells you grow. BactiGrowth plates are available in a choice of well formats (24-, 96- and 384-well) and well volumes from 300 µl to 10 ml per well to suit most cellular growth applications...
Read MoreFluidigm Launches Low-Cost Assays and Target-Specific PrimersJul 5, 2011Fluidigm Corporation has announced the availability of new assays and primers optimized for the company's integrated fluidic circuit technology. Fluidigm Assays and Target-specific Primers will provide customers with significantly lower costs than today's standard solutions, at volumes appropriate for microfluidics, and flexible chemistries so that customers can easily create highly multiplexed panels using off-the-shelf and custom content focused on their particular research area. As part of the program, Fluidigm will provide the assay primer locus sequences with every order...
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Torrey Pines Scientific, Inc. announces its new EchoThermTM Programmable Digital Hot Plate with milled-flat cast aluminum top. This NEW model is ideal for use in precisely heating solids like silicon wafers, electronic chips, displays, adhesives and for doing photo-resists. With the easy to use EchoThermTM Model HP40A, programming is done through the front panel membrane switch and full-functioned custom liquid crystal display...
Tecan has launched Tecan Sterile purity disposable tips for the Freedom EVO® liquid handling (LiHa) arm, helping to meet the increasing demand for automation in life science research. Previously only available in Tecan Standard or Tecan Pure formats, LiHa disposable tips are now offered in Tecan's highest purity level, and are ideally suited to high content, cell-based assays and screens, as well as microbiology applications...
Fluidigm Corporation has introduced its 192.24 Dynamic ArrayTM IFC, designed to genotype 192 samples against 24 SNP assays in a single run, providing 4,608 data points in just one hour. The 192.24 integrated fluidic circuit (IFC) has immediate applicability in agricultural biotechnology and genome wide association studies...
Busy laboratory environments require a microplate reader with the flexibility to cover many assay types, and software that delivers fast, reliable analysis. With this in mind, Biochrom are offering a free software upgrade from ADAP 2.0 Basic to ADAP 2.0 Plus with purchases of the EZ Read 400 research reader until 30 September 2011...
Tecan has recently updated its Infinite M1000 high-end multimode microplate reader with new features designed to offer the same top class performance for an even wider range of applications. First launched in 2008, the Infinite M1000 uses Tecan's premium Quad4 MonochromatorsTM technology to offer exceptional speed, sensitivity and flexibility for academic, biotechnology and pharmaceutical research applications...
Sheldon Manufacturing, Inc. introduces the SHEL LAB Model LI20P, the first widely available, environmentally friendly, thermoelectric cooled incubator designed for low temperature applications. Using innovative thermoelectric cooling technology, Sheldon Manufacturing eliminates the need for a refrigeration compressor...
For new biologicals and biosimilars, the innovative Spedia-NMRTM technology from Spinnovation Biologics provides a real advantage for optimizing cell cultures, monitoring and standardizing manufacturing processes in preparation for larger scale production. Within the past four months, this has been validated by 37 companies developing biologics or delivering services to this industry...
Fritsch have developed a new clamping lid with 2 rotation nozzles for wet sieving with test sieves 200 mm/8" dia. This special FRITSCH wet sieving lid enables due to its 2 permanently rotating nozzles a better and uniform spraying of the material to be sieved from above. Special interposed sieving rings with three nozzles are available for simultaneous spraying of the top and bottom sieves. Your benefit: improved sieving effect and faster results in shorter times...
Syngene, a world-leading manufacturer of image analysis solutions, is delighted to unveil its new GeneGnome5, a dedicated chemiluminescent imaging system designed to make precise imaging of chemiluminescent Western blots a simple, one click task. The new GeneGnome5 has a high resolution, cooled camera inside a light tight cabinet that is fully integrated to a...
Seward Limited, manufacturer and developer of the world leading, patented Stomacher® Paddle Blender range, has further enhanced the application range of its Strainer bags to include sterile processing of tissue samples for primary cell preparation. Gamma irradiated sterile and available in a range of sizes, the Strainer bags are fully compatible with all laboratory paddle blenders, including Seward's Stomacher® 80 Biomaster range...
Genevac has launched the Flip-FlopTM system to improve post Accelerated Solvent Extraction (ASE®) concentration and preparation of samples. Using the special double-ended Flip-FlopTM tube - samples can be collected directly from a Dionex ASE® system. A SampleGenieTM adaptor with GC vial is then fitted. The tube is flipped over and placed into the Puck sample holder in a Genevac Rocket Evaporator and the cap removed. The samples are then concentrated directly into a GC autosampler vial...
Porvair Sciences offers a wide range of disposable Reservoir trays designed for use with any robotic liquid handling system. Reservoirs are available offering options to accommodate a single liquid or partitioned space for several liquids. Most working configurations are accounted for as well as liquid volumes...
AMSBIO has announced the launch of the PluriPCRTM Kit, a new benchmark to revolutionize the definition of stem cell pluripotency. The PluriPCR kit has been designed as a quantitative, easy to use, and reliable assay of five genes strongly specific to pluripotency. These genes: Oct-3/4, Nanog, DNMT3b, Dppa4, and Rex1 are expressed by human embryonic stem cells (hESC) and induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSC); all are sharply down-regulated during differentiation.
Porvair Filtration Group working in collaboration with the Department of Biological Sciences, University of Essex, UK has produced an alternative, high performance Solid Phase Affinity Matrix for Chromatin Immunoprecipitation (ChIP) assays. The research at Essex University evaluating the new BioVyon - Protein A material in ChIP assays is published in the May 2011 issue of Analytical Biochemistry...
Available exclusively in the UK from Cambio, the new HaloPlex Target Enrichment Kit revolutionises next-generation sequencing, reducing costs and saving up to 80 per cent in sample preparation time compared to many other kits. HaloPlex Target Enrichment Kit introduces a dramatically improved PCR technology that enables millions of PCR reactions in a single tube. Following fragmentation using specifically selected restriction endonucleases, and denaturing of the DNA sample, a Selector Probe library is added...
Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the world leader in serving science, today announced enhancements to its Antaris Industrial Gas System (IGS) that improve performance, speed, ease-of-use and sensitivity. The Antaris IGS now offers faster scan speeds (to 5 Hz at 0.5 cm-1 resolution) and enhanced electronic and communication capabilities to support more rapid scanning. Based on Thermo Fisher Scientific's renowned Nicolet 6700 Fourier transform interferometer, the Antaris IGS is an FTIR-based analyzer capable of monitoring dozens of gases simultaneously while providing accurate and fast multi-component gas analysis...
ITT Corporation (NYSE:ITT) announces the introduction of the Bellingham + Stanley OPTi hand-held refractometer for Brix analysis of beverages and foodstuffs at the National Restaurant Show (NRA) 2011. The OPTi hand-held refractometer is a portable, compact measurement device ideal for the measurement of dissolved solids by cellar services and dispense maintenance engineers in food and beverage retail outlets. The use of the new system will assist the delivery of maximum product yield helping to reduce costs...
The BenchtopTM K Series of Manifold Freeze Dryers from SP Scientific are designed for laboratories looking for compactness and ease of use without compromising performance. The Benchtop K Series brings fast and efficient freeze drying within the budget of almost any laboratory. Ease of use is ensured by one button start-up that activates all operating parameters in the correct sequence. All Benchtop K Series Freeze Dryers employ environmentally friendly CFC-free refrigeration systems...
Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the world leader in serving science, today introduced the new Thermo Scientific Fiberlite LEX rotor series, combining lower rotor mass for superior ergonomics with outstanding performance and safety. By taking the proven Fiberlite® carbon fiber rotor design to the next level, the Fiberlite F10-4x1000 LEX and Fiberlite F12-6x500 LEX rotors are the lightest of their kind...
BactiGrowth plates from Porvair Sciences provide an optimal microplate solution enabling high yield growth of bacteria, yeast, mammalian or insect cell lines. Every batch of BactiGrowth plates is rigorously tested to validate their contamination-free status ensuring reproducibility and maintaining customer confidence in the cells you grow. BactiGrowth plates are available in a choice of well formats (24-, 96- and 384-well) and well volumes from 300 µl to 10 ml per well to suit most cellular growth applications...
Fluidigm Corporation has announced the availability of new assays and primers optimized for the company's integrated fluidic circuit technology. Fluidigm Assays and Target-specific Primers will provide customers with significantly lower costs than today's standard solutions, at volumes appropriate for microfluidics, and flexible chemistries so that customers can easily create highly multiplexed panels using off-the-shelf and custom content focused on their particular research area. As part of the program, Fluidigm will provide the assay primer locus sequences with every order...