Researchers at the University Medical Center (UMC) Utrecht, the Netherlands, have identified a novel gene mutation that predisposes to seminoma, the most common form of testicular cancer in young men
The newly identified mutation, in the LRRC50 gene, can be considered as a new risk factor for testicular cancer and may be useful for screening purposes. The finding was published this week in PLoS Genetics. In preclinical research in zebrafish, it was found that mutation in the LRRC50 gene predisposes to testicular tumor formation and that zebrafish LRRC50 tumors are similar to human seminoma. These unique findings make zebrafish a useful animal model for human seminoma associated with mutation of the LRRC50 gene...
ARABLAB, the laboratory and instrumentation industry’s biggest international show in the Middle East and Asia, is the only event that covers all of the important growth markets of the Middle East, China, the Indian sub-continent, south-east Asia and Africa
With more exhibitors – over 800 companies from around the globe – focussing on laboratory technology, biotechnology, nanotechnology, environmental sciences, robotics and automation, analytical instrumentation, and measurement and testing – ARABLAB is regarded by the industry as one of the most important annual events,giving access to the world’s most vibrant petrochemical sector and providing an introduction to the world’s biggest biotechnology market...
JPK Instruments, a world-leading manufacturer of nanoanalytic instrumentation for research in life sciences and soft matter, are happy to announce that registration is now open for the fifth international symposium on the applications of optical tweezers and related technologies in the life sciences
The symposium will be held on the 18th June 2013 in Berlin at the popular venue of the Palisa De/Umspannwerk Ost. This series of meetings continue to be highly regarded on the international life sciences meetings calendar with more than 100 scientists from around the world expected to come to Berlin to discuss their results and share scientific knowledge in a relaxed and informal atmosphere....
Read MoreMalvernApr 4, 2013
Dr E. Neil Lewis, Chief Technology Officer at Malvern Instruments, was one of four invited speakers at The Twenty-Fourth James L. Waters Annual Symposium which took place at Pittcon 2013 in March and which this year celebrated the commercialization of chemical imaging
As pioneers in the field, Dr Lewis and his fellow speakers (Drs. Patrick J. Treado; Richard Crocombe; Joachim Koenen) discussed the development of chemical imaging and the scientific advances it has made possible, while exploring the current status of the technique and looking forward to what the future holds....
Carbolite will exhibit furnaces and ovens for laboratory applications at POWTECH 2013 (23 – 25 April 2013. Exhibition Centre, Nüremberg, Germany)
These will include heat-treatment instruments such as CWF Laboratory chamber furnaces (1100°C, 1200°C and 1300°C) and the 250°C Apex range fan convection laboratory oven (AX). Specialists from the Carbolite GmbH team will be available throughout the show to discuss individual requirements and applications for their standard and bespoke systems...
Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the world leader in serving science, recently launched a business mentoring project with local sixth form students
The ‘Mission to Mars’ project will give the students chance to design and promote their own interactive display, to promote innovative laboratory products alongside leading industry suppliers at Science World 2013. 14 students from Delisle College in Loughborough will work with members of the Fisher Scientific marketing and promotions team, to hone their creative and business skills and gain valuable experience in the commercial world...
New Thermo Scientific solid-core particle phases, diquat/paraquat columns, size exclusion columns and SureStop 9mm vials exhibited at Pittcon 2013
Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the world leader in serving science, have featured a number of new chromatography consumables during Pittcon 2013, being held in Philadelphia from March 17-21, 2013. Among them are several columns designed for improved analysis of chemical compounds. The company has added five phases to its family of Thermo Scientific Accucore solid core HPLC columns...
Pittcon 2013, the 64th Conference and Exposition for Analytical Chemistry and Applied Spectroscopy, ended on the 21st March. This global event brought together more than 18,000 attendees; 40% of which attended the Conference for the first time
New this year, was the partnership between Pittcon and Innovative Publishing, publishers of Food Safety Tech and organizers of Food Labs Conference. This strategic partnership led to the co-location of Food Labs Conference to be held in conjunction with Pittcon. The organizers of both events were pleased with their first-year success and are looking forward to expanding the relationship....
Every forensic laboratory contains a number of optical and digital microscopes. This is one of the primary requirements when setting up a forensic laboratory to perform routine imaging tasks. In general, these optical devices are robust and easy to operate. However the demand for magnifications beyond the optical range (>1000x) is increasing as the features of interest become smaller. Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM) can go beyond the optical scale with very high magnifications and depth of focus....
RSA (Reduced Surface Activity) Glass vials are produced by a revolutionary new patent pending production process that virtually eliminates all silanols and produces glass which has a greatly reduced surface activity for basic compounds
RSA Glass vials are not coated or silanized. The lack of surface silanols make RSA Glass vials an excellent choice for many applications. If you are working with sensitive compounds commonly found in natural products, biological samples or chemical synthesis, the glass wall of your vial could be a problem for basic compounds. With RSA Glass vials this problem is eliminated....
Read MoreThe respected Generics and Patent Strategies event will be returning for the 16th Instalment on 13th & 14th May, LondonMar 22, 2013
SMi’s event promises to bring together world-renowned experts to present the hottest topics and key challenges faced within the Generics industry today.
With presentations and interactive panel discussions, the event will provide attendees with the latest updates on increasing profitability in a highly competitive market, how to overcome some of the IP issues faced when challenging patents and a detailed look at the pricing pressures surrounding an already saturated marketplace...
Over the 2 days, the congress will provide an overview of the current and innovative methods in which leading scientists analyse, interpret and manage NGS sequence data generated from Genomics and Genetics research
The event will attract over 150 senior-level decision makers in UK and Europe working in areas such as next generation sequencing data analysis, bioinformatics & data management. It will bring together a unique group of researchers, bioinformaticians, engineers, biostatisticians, and software developers from leading research institutions, diagnostics providers, clinical facilities and pharmaceutical companies....
Thermo Fisher Scientific has developed an efficient high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) method for the sensitive determination of nine phenylurea compounds in drinking water and commercial bottled beverages with method detection limits that meet those reported in U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Method 532 and concentration limits set in the European Commission’s Council Directive 98/83/EC
Application Note (AN) 1046: Determination of Phenylurea Compounds in Tap Water and Bottled Green Tea demonstrates that use of on-line solid-phase extraction(SPE) and ultraviolet detection eliminates the need for expensive and time-consuming off-line SPE. Phenylurea compounds are widely used as agricultural pesticides. Due to their slow degradation, they are frequently detected in surface waters at concentrations above 0.1 μg/L, which is higher than the European Commission’s drinking water limit often used as a quality standard for natural water...
The PANalytical team will demonstrate the advanced capabilities of their range of unique analytical solutions at Pittcon 2013
PANalytical will challenge conferees to pit themselves against the Epsilon 3 XL in a contest to correctly identify local Pennsylvanian beers, while in a complementary demonstration the ASD LabSpec4 NIR system will identify and measure the quality of different sorts of barley. PANalytical will also showcase the Empyrean X-ray diffraction (XRD) system, the X’Pert Powder XRD system, the Axios wavelength dispersive X-ray fluorescence (WDXRF) system and the Eagon 2 fusion sample preparation machine...
Experts from Malvern Instruments, a company renowned for its light scattering technology, will present a one-day course entitled ‘Fundamentals of Particle Size Analysis with an Emphasis on Light Scattering Techniques’ at Pittcon 2013
The course will be delivered by Dr Alan Rawle, Applications Manager and Dr Ulf Nobbmann, GPC/SEC Product Manager – Americas, on 19 March 2013 at 8.30am. This valuable short course will introduce the basics of particle size analysis to those new to the field. The emphasis will be on the essentials of laser diffraction and dynamic light scattering (DLS) but other techniques such as sieving, sedimentation and electrozone counting will also be covered...
Olympus presents various systems based on the unique, flexible IX3 inverted microscope frame series. The systems will highlight easy-to-use adaptability of the new microscope concept from routine observation through to advanced imaging techniques
Olympus will exhibit their IX3 inverted microscope systems for live cell applications in booth 46-48 at the Focus on Microscopy 2013 (FOM) annual conference in Maastricht, Netherlands, 24th-27th of March. The new open source frame concept has been designed around an infinite light path made easily accessible with interchangeable optical modules that can be swapped in and out of the light path, enabling the creation of various distinct systems on one inverted microscope frame...
Molecular Devices will be showcasing their ImageXpress® Micro XL, FLIPR® Calcium 6 assay kits and SpectraMax® i3 during Drug Discovery Innovations and Interact 2013
The SpectraMax® i3 Multi-Mode Detection Platform is available as a stand-alone reader with three broad detection modes: luminescence, absorbance, and fluorescence. Users are then given the option to upgrade to additional applications and detection modes which expands the system's detection capability making it highly versatile, and able to offer application options far exceeding those of standard readers. Additional detection modules include cellular imaging with the SpectraMax® MiniMax™ Imaging Cytometer, and cartridges for Time-Resolved Fluorescence, Fluorescence Polarization, and AlphaScreen® assays...
Read MorePittcon 2013 Announces Exposition HighlightsMar 12, 2013
Global Exposition includes 1,011 companies from 29 countries
The Pittcon 2013 Exposition, which takes place March 17-21, at the Pennsylvania Convention Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, will include 1,011 exhibitors (count as of March 1, 2013) displaying products and services used by the scientific community in industrial, academic, and government labs. The Exposition will offer the latest innovations in areas such as, but not limited to, analytical chemistry; drug discovery; nanotechnology; life sciences to include forensics, genomics, proteomics, metabolomics; food analysis and safety; environmental science; energy and fuel; and air, water and wastewater analysis....
Read More4th International Definiens Symposium to Feature More Than 20 Expert PresentersMar 11, 2013
Speakers will discuss trends and opportunities in image and data analysis for digital pathology at Harvard Medical School in Boston
Definiens, the global leader of image and data analysis solutions for quantitative digital pathology, today announced it will host more than 20 distinguished speakers at the 4th International Definiens Symposium, featuring discussions on image and data analysis in digital pathology. The symposium will be held at the Joseph B. Martin Conference Center on Harvard Medical School campus in Boston, MA on May 13-15, 2013...
A new white paper, available from AMSBIO, discusses the latest developments in extracellular matrix (ECM) and the opportunities they offer in cancer research
At least 80% of cancers are carcinomas, or tumours of the epithelia. Traditionally, cell transformation to a cancerous stage has been evaluated by anchorage dependent growth. More recently, the role of the extracellular matrix, already established in normal epithelial biology, has come to the fore in the study of carcinomas. The extracellular matrix is largely composed of several protein families, notably laminins, collagens and fibronectin. AMSBIO's new white paper focuses on ECM proteins most relevant to cancer research and their use in the oncology field...
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The newly identified mutation, in the LRRC50 gene, can be considered as a new risk factor for testicular cancer and may be useful for screening purposes. The finding was published this week in PLoS Genetics. In preclinical research in zebrafish, it was found that mutation in the LRRC50 gene predisposes to testicular tumor formation and that zebrafish LRRC50 tumors are similar to human seminoma. These unique findings make zebrafish a useful animal model for human seminoma associated with mutation of the LRRC50 gene...
With more exhibitors – over 800 companies from around the globe – focussing on laboratory technology, biotechnology, nanotechnology, environmental sciences, robotics and automation, analytical instrumentation, and measurement and testing – ARABLAB is regarded by the industry as one of the most important annual events,giving access to the world’s most vibrant petrochemical sector and providing an introduction to the world’s biggest biotechnology market...
The symposium will be held on the 18th June 2013 in Berlin at the popular venue of the Palisa De/Umspannwerk Ost. This series of meetings continue to be highly regarded on the international life sciences meetings calendar with more than 100 scientists from around the world expected to come to Berlin to discuss their results and share scientific knowledge in a relaxed and informal atmosphere....
As pioneers in the field, Dr Lewis and his fellow speakers (Drs. Patrick J. Treado; Richard Crocombe; Joachim Koenen) discussed the development of chemical imaging and the scientific advances it has made possible, while exploring the current status of the technique and looking forward to what the future holds....
These will include heat-treatment instruments such as CWF Laboratory chamber furnaces (1100°C, 1200°C and 1300°C) and the 250°C Apex range fan convection laboratory oven (AX). Specialists from the Carbolite GmbH team will be available throughout the show to discuss individual requirements and applications for their standard and bespoke systems...
The new applications are freely available from the Metrohm website. The new ANs are...
Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the world leader in serving science, have featured a number of new chromatography consumables during Pittcon 2013, being held in Philadelphia from March 17-21, 2013. Among them are several columns designed for improved analysis of chemical compounds. The company has added five phases to its family of Thermo Scientific Accucore solid core HPLC columns...
New this year, was the partnership between Pittcon and Innovative Publishing, publishers of Food Safety Tech and organizers of Food Labs Conference. This strategic partnership led to the co-location of Food Labs Conference to be held in conjunction with Pittcon. The organizers of both events were pleased with their first-year success and are looking forward to expanding the relationship....
Every forensic laboratory contains a number of optical and digital microscopes. This is one of the primary requirements when setting up a forensic laboratory to perform routine imaging tasks. In general, these optical devices are robust and easy to operate. However the demand for magnifications beyond the optical range (>1000x) is increasing as the features of interest become smaller. Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM) can go beyond the optical scale with very high magnifications and depth of focus....
RSA Glass vials are not coated or silanized. The lack of surface silanols make RSA Glass vials an excellent choice for many applications. If you are working with sensitive compounds commonly found in natural products, biological samples or chemical synthesis, the glass wall of your vial could be a problem for basic compounds. With RSA Glass vials this problem is eliminated....
With presentations and interactive panel discussions, the event will provide attendees with the latest updates on increasing profitability in a highly competitive market, how to overcome some of the IP issues faced when challenging patents and a detailed look at the pricing pressures surrounding an already saturated marketplace...
Application Note (AN) 1046: Determination of Phenylurea Compounds in Tap Water and Bottled Green Tea demonstrates that use of on-line solid-phase extraction(SPE) and ultraviolet detection eliminates the need for expensive and time-consuming off-line SPE. Phenylurea compounds are widely used as agricultural pesticides. Due to their slow degradation, they are frequently detected in surface waters at concentrations above 0.1 μg/L, which is higher than the European Commission’s drinking water limit often used as a quality standard for natural water...
PANalytical will challenge conferees to pit themselves against the Epsilon 3 XL in a contest to correctly identify local Pennsylvanian beers, while in a complementary demonstration the ASD LabSpec4 NIR system will identify and measure the quality of different sorts of barley. PANalytical will also showcase the Empyrean X-ray diffraction (XRD) system, the X’Pert Powder XRD system, the Axios wavelength dispersive X-ray fluorescence (WDXRF) system and the Eagon 2 fusion sample preparation machine...
TTP Labtech will be attending the Pittcon conference and exposition this year, 17th – 21st March, Philadelphia PA, showcasing the lab2lab automated sample transport and management system, on booth 558. TTP Labtech’s lab2lab innovatively connects remote analytical instrumentation and research laboratories by transporting tubes using compressed air...
The course will be delivered by Dr Alan Rawle, Applications Manager and Dr Ulf Nobbmann, GPC/SEC Product Manager – Americas, on 19 March 2013 at 8.30am. This valuable short course will introduce the basics of particle size analysis to those new to the field. The emphasis will be on the essentials of laser diffraction and dynamic light scattering (DLS) but other techniques such as sieving, sedimentation and electrozone counting will also be covered...
Olympus will exhibit their IX3 inverted microscope systems for live cell applications in booth 46-48 at the Focus on Microscopy 2013 (FOM) annual conference in Maastricht, Netherlands, 24th-27th of March. The new open source frame concept has been designed around an infinite light path made easily accessible with interchangeable optical modules that can be swapped in and out of the light path, enabling the creation of various distinct systems on one inverted microscope frame...
The SpectraMax® i3 Multi-Mode Detection Platform is available as a stand-alone reader with three broad detection modes: luminescence, absorbance, and fluorescence. Users are then given the option to upgrade to additional applications and detection modes which expands the system's detection capability making it highly versatile, and able to offer application options far exceeding those of standard readers. Additional detection modules include cellular imaging with the SpectraMax® MiniMax™ Imaging Cytometer, and cartridges for Time-Resolved Fluorescence, Fluorescence Polarization, and AlphaScreen® assays...
The Pittcon 2013 Exposition, which takes place March 17-21, at the Pennsylvania Convention Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, will include 1,011 exhibitors (count as of March 1, 2013) displaying products and services used by the scientific community in industrial, academic, and government labs. The Exposition will offer the latest innovations in areas such as, but not limited to, analytical chemistry; drug discovery; nanotechnology; life sciences to include forensics, genomics, proteomics, metabolomics; food analysis and safety; environmental science; energy and fuel; and air, water and wastewater analysis....
