Recent Articles in Laboratory Exhibitions and Conferences
Novel Inositol Method Using Ion ChromatographyJun 7, 2012Thermo Fisher Scientific is pleased to announce a new Ion Chromatography (IC) method developed by Covance Laboratories Inc. for the total determination of free and total myo-inositol in foods, feeds, and infant formulas.
The novel approach developed by Covance application chemists uses microwave-assisted acid hydrolysis followed by enzymatic treatment and quantitation by high performance anion-exchange chromatography and pulsed amperometric detection (HPAED-PAD) using a Thermo Scientific Dionex ion chromatography system and carbohydrate analytical columns (Thermo Scientific Dionex CarboPac columns)...
Read MorePilot Plant & Production Scale Freeze Drying & LyophilisationJun 6, 2012Genevac, an SP Scientific group company, has announced that it will display its latest solutions for freeze drying, lyophilisation and evaporation at ACHEMA 2012
Visitors to Hall 4.1, Booth N69 will have the chance to see the latest version of of the market-leading Advantage Plus benchtop freeze dryer. The Advantage Plus is a versatile system that can freeze dry bulk product or be configured for applications in stoppered vials...
Read MoreFreeman Technology ACHEMA presentations focus on improving powder processingJun 6, 2012Powder characterisation company Freeman Technology is exhibiting the company's universal powder tester, the FT4 Powder Rheometer, at ACHEMA 2012 (Frankfurt, Germany; 18-22 June 2012), and members of the team will be speaking at congress sessions.
Read MoreSample Preparation Products for Regenerative MedicineJun 6, 2012Porvair Sciences has chosen the forthcoming Achema 2012 exhibition in Frankfurt am Main, Germany (18th - 22nd June 2012) to show its latest sample preparation products for epigenetics and regenerative medicine. Visitors to Achema Stand F44 in Halle 4.2 will be able to see Porvair's growing range of tissue culture plastics which, while affordably priced, are made to the highest international standards for material quality, surface finish, tissue culture treatment, sterility and pack integrity...
Read MoreBack to basics with Malvern Instruments particle characterization white paperJun 1, 2012From a starting point of ‘what is a particle?', Malvern Instruments' new ‘A basic guide to particle characterization' white paper takes the reader through descriptions of a range of particle properties and then goes on to introduce a variety of different particle characterization techniques. Designed both as a primer for those new to particle characterization and as a refresher for the more experienced...
Read MoreThe world's smallest footprint EMR (EPR/ESR) system will be presented by Oxford Instruments at ACHEMA, FrankfurtMay 30, 2012Oxford Instruments, the supplier of Magnetic Resonance solutions for QA laboratories in the food, agricultural, healthcare, polymer, and energy sectors, will present their latest benchtop EMR and NMR systems at ACHEMA 2012...
Read MoreMalvern presenter at ISPAC 2012 aims to answer the challenges of biopolymer characterizationMay 30, 2012Separations expert Bert Postma from Malvern Instruments will talk about the challenges of biopolymer characterization at the International Symposium on Polymer Analysis and Characterization 2012 (ISPAC) being held in Kerkrade, The Netherlands, June 10-12, 2012. Malvern is also a sponsor and exhibitor at the event. The company offers a wide range of instrumentation for characterizing many different types of polymer, enabling the rapid generation of information on molecular weight, molecular weight distribution, branching, conformation, rheological properties, morphology and particle size...
Read MoreIntegrating Robotics for Automated Liquid HandlingMay 29, 2012Liquid Handling & Robotics Conference Stream at ELA 2012
Select Biosciences, organisers of European Lab Automation (ELA) 2012 has incorporated a new conference stream dedicated to the advances in Liquid Handling and Robotics as one of the eight conference streams, contributing to the ELA conference at the Congress Center Hamburg, Germany from 30th-31st May. New to ELA 2012, this stream aims to present an informative overview of liquid handling, as well as the recent advances in the field, including optimising liquid handling techniques and the factors affecting method transfer...
Read MoreStrategic rationale for clinical development outsourcing among the large pharmaceutical companiesMay 29, 2012
Drugs discovered today can realistically cost upwards of 900 million dollars and around 12 years of development to reach a market. CRO's have been increasingly used by larger pharma to outsource their clinical research, allowing big pharma to shut down in-house R&D, in practice saving money...
Quote Lab Bulletin and receive £300 discountRead MoreBMG LABTECH Presents its Newest HTS Technology at European Laboratory Automation (ELA) 2012May 29, 2012In Hamburg, Germany on May 30-31st BMG LABTECH, the Microplate Reader Company, will showcase its newest technology at ELA 2012. Stop by Booth #120 to see unique and proprietary microplate reader technology that separates BMG LABTECH from the rest. BMG LABTECH features not found on any other instrument, include: ultra-fast, full spectrum (220-1000 nm) absorbance analysis for chemical or biological samples; laser-based, light-scattering nephelometery for measuring compound solubility; Atmospheric Control Unit (ACU) for optimizing cell-based assay experiments or for inducing disease states such as... Read MoreHost of new Bibby Scientific products heading for ACHEMA 2012May 29, 2012Bibby Scientific is the home of four famous brands - Jenway, Stuart, Techne and Electrothermal, all with reputations for product quality and exceptional performance. At Achema 2012 Bibby Scientific will be showcasing a multitude of new products. The Jenway spotlight will be focussed on the new Genova Plus - a spectrophotometer dedicated to life science analysis, the new Genova Nano - Jenway's first ever micro-volume spectrophotometer and the 6850 - a variable spectral bandwidth double beam spectrophotometer...
Read MoreGet the new ACHEMA Mobile App May 29, 2012On June 18, ACHEMA 2012 will open its doors in Frankfurt am Main. With the new ACHEMA App you will have all necessary information at hand wherever you are, whenever you need it...
Read MoreMalvernMay 29, 2012A performance-defining parameter in products from paint and coatings to personal care
A new white paper from Malvern Instruments is aimed at helping product developers and formulators get to grips with the measurement of yield stress. Yield stress is a rheological parameter that is industrially important in defining the performance of food, paint, personal care and many other products. In order to obtain relevant, robust and reproducible yield stress data for a particular material, it is essential to make an assessment of both the test type, and the measurement protocol used to perform the test. The white paper ‘Understanding yield stress measurements' provides a valuable introduction to the topic... Read MoreEnhancement for Sherwood ScientificMay 28, 2012For many years Sherwood Scientific's Model 926 Chloride Analyser has been used for salt measurement by food ingredient suppliers and manufacturers throughout the world. The 926 offers many benefits over other methods for Chloride determination. Simplicity, speed, and accuracy, are all important and well established features and increasingly cost per test and cost of post-process waste disposal are all helping to cement the Model 926's reputation as an industry leader...
Read MorePHENOM PRO X May 28, 2012The Phenom proX is a fast and intuitive desktop electron microscope with fully integrated EDS elemental analysis that provides high resolution SEM images and high quality sample analysis. For pharmaceutical, chemical industries, failure analysis purposes and metallurgical applications as well as biological applications and forensics, the Phenom will give your whole team access to affordable and reliable imaging and material analysis...
Read MoreThe FRITSCH premium offensive May 28, 20124 new High-Tech-mills from FRITSCH: functionally designed to the smallest detail, even easier to operate, more powerful, faster and safer
Fritch are now extending their premium line by 4 additional new high-tech laboratory mills for various applications: functionally designed to the smallest detail, with interesting new features, latest technology, highest performance and maximum safety.
Read MorePriorclave Unveils Autoclaves with Touch-Screen Controls at Achema 2012May 25, 2012Achema 2012 gives UK autoclave manufacturer, Priorclave, the first opportunity to showcase a number of new developments on stand D37 (Hall 4.2) including a range of front-loading steam sterilisers with Tactrol Touch - news touch screen controls that will be on-show for the first time. he latest version of the EH150 Priorclave, a 150 litre front-loading autoclave which gives 20% more loading area than conventional models of similar size, is the company's first steam steriliser to be released with the newly developed touch screen controls...
Read MoreEndecotts particle analysis equipment is used worldwide in many laboratories!May 25, 2012Endecotts offers a wide range of sieves with different sizes, depths, choice of materials and certified degrees of inspection to meet every National and International standard and virtually every specification, including ISO 3310 and ASTM E-11. Endecotts also offer a wide range of shakers suitable for all types of sieving and samples - shakers designed to produce the optimum sieving action for fast reproducible results. They also produce sample preparation equipment and sample dividers and can supply everything from sample collection, milling and drying equipment to moisture analysis and viscosity testing equipment...
Read MoreGood Pipetting Practice - 5 Steps to Better ResultsMay 25, 2012A Specially-developed five step programme for reducing the risks involved in the workflow process for liquid handling and for maximizing the potential to produce accurate, reproducible data.
Good Pipetting Practice (GPP) has been developed as part of Mettler Toledo's GxP series which includes Good Weighing Practice (GWP) and utilises both Anachem's and Rainin's 40 years of expertise in liquid handling and pipette service. Read MoreAnalysis of Nitrate and Nitrite in MilkMay 23, 2012Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. is pleased to announce a new application for the determination of nitrite and nitrate in milk by ion chromatography (IC) with suppressed conductivity detection using in-line sample preparation. Application Note 279: Time Savings and Improved Reproducibility of Nitrate and Nitrite Ion Chromatography Determination in Milk Samples describes the method where the prepared sample is separated on the high-capacity Thermo Scientific Dionex IonPac TM AS20 hydroxide-selective anion-exchange column to resolve nitrite and nitrate from the remaining sample components...Read More'Analytical challenges in power plants' Seminar from MetrohmMay 23, 2012
Metrohm is pleased to invite customers and anyone interested to a three-day seminar dedicated exclusively to analytical challenges faced by the power generation industry. The seminar takes place November 7th - 9th 2012 at Metrohm International Headquarters in Switzerland. Participants will get to know the latest analytical solutions developed by Metrohm for the power generation industry and can test them in practice. There will be plenty of opportunities to exchange ideas and dis
Read MoreHPLC-CAD Improves Determination of Triterpenes in Gota KolaMay 22, 2012Thermo Fisher Scientific is pleased to announce a new method that uses high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) combined with charged aerosol detection (CAD) to enable improved quantitation of triterpene content in gotu kola. Low-wavelength UV detection commonly used for triterpene analysis often results in strongly sloping baselines, and interferences from minor components can adversely affect quantitation. Customer Application Note (CAN) 111: Determination of Triterpenes in Centella asiatica (Gotu Kola) by HPLC-CAD demonstrates that charged aerosol detection minimizes these interferences and improves the baseline, thereby enabling improved quantitation of triterpenes in gotu kola... Read More
The novel approach developed by Covance application chemists uses microwave-assisted acid hydrolysis followed by enzymatic treatment and quantitation by high performance anion-exchange chromatography and pulsed amperometric detection (HPAED-PAD) using a Thermo Scientific Dionex ion chromatography system and carbohydrate analytical columns (Thermo Scientific Dionex CarboPac columns)...
Visitors to Hall 4.1, Booth N69 will have the chance to see the latest version of of the market-leading Advantage Plus benchtop freeze dryer. The Advantage Plus is a versatile system that can freeze dry bulk product or be configured for applications in stoppered vials...
Powder characterisation company Freeman Technology is exhibiting the company's universal powder tester, the FT4 Powder Rheometer, at ACHEMA 2012 (Frankfurt, Germany; 18-22 June 2012), and members of the team will be speaking at congress sessions.
Porvair Sciences has chosen the forthcoming Achema 2012 exhibition in Frankfurt am Main, Germany (18th - 22nd June 2012) to show its latest sample preparation products for epigenetics and regenerative medicine. Visitors to Achema Stand F44 in Halle 4.2 will be able to see Porvair's growing range of tissue culture plastics which, while affordably priced, are made to the highest international standards for material quality, surface finish, tissue culture treatment, sterility and pack integrity...
From a starting point of ‘what is a particle?', Malvern Instruments' new ‘A basic guide to particle characterization' white paper takes the reader through descriptions of a range of particle properties and then goes on to introduce a variety of different particle characterization techniques. Designed both as a primer for those new to particle characterization and as a refresher for the more experienced...
Oxford Instruments, the supplier of Magnetic Resonance solutions for QA laboratories in the food, agricultural, healthcare, polymer, and energy sectors, will present their latest benchtop EMR and NMR systems at ACHEMA 2012...
Separations expert Bert Postma from Malvern Instruments will talk about the challenges of biopolymer characterization at the International Symposium on Polymer Analysis and Characterization 2012 (ISPAC) being held in Kerkrade, The Netherlands, June 10-12, 2012. Malvern is also a sponsor and exhibitor at the event. The company offers a wide range of instrumentation for characterizing many different types of polymer, enabling the rapid generation of information on molecular weight, molecular weight distribution, branching, conformation, rheological properties, morphology and particle size...
Select Biosciences, organisers of European Lab Automation (ELA) 2012 has incorporated a new conference stream dedicated to the advances in Liquid Handling and Robotics as one of the eight conference streams, contributing to the ELA conference at the Congress Center Hamburg, Germany from 30th-31st May. New to ELA 2012, this stream aims to present an informative overview of liquid handling, as well as the recent advances in the field, including optimising liquid handling techniques and the factors affecting method transfer...
In Hamburg, Germany on May 30-31st BMG LABTECH, the Microplate Reader Company, will showcase its newest technology at ELA 2012. Stop by Booth #120 to see unique and proprietary microplate reader technology that separates BMG LABTECH from the rest. BMG LABTECH features not found on any other instrument, include: ultra-fast, full spectrum (220-1000 nm) absorbance analysis for chemical or biological samples; laser-based, light-scattering nephelometery for measuring compound solubility; Atmospheric Control Unit (ACU) for optimizing cell-based assay experiments or for inducing disease states such as...
Bibby Scientific is the home of four famous brands - Jenway, Stuart, Techne and Electrothermal, all with reputations for product quality and exceptional performance. At Achema 2012 Bibby Scientific will be showcasing a multitude of new products. The Jenway spotlight will be focussed on the new Genova Plus - a spectrophotometer dedicated to life science analysis, the new Genova Nano - Jenway's first ever micro-volume spectrophotometer and the 6850 - a variable spectral bandwidth double beam spectrophotometer...
On June 18, ACHEMA 2012 will open its doors in Frankfurt am Main. With the new ACHEMA App you will have all necessary information at hand wherever you are, whenever you need it...
A new white paper from Malvern Instruments is aimed at helping product developers and formulators get to grips with the measurement of yield stress. Yield stress is a rheological parameter that is industrially important in defining the performance of food, paint, personal care and many other products. In order to obtain relevant, robust and reproducible yield stress data for a particular material, it is essential to make an assessment of both the test type, and the measurement protocol used to perform the test. The white paper ‘Understanding yield stress measurements' provides a valuable introduction to the topic...
For many years Sherwood Scientific's Model 926 Chloride Analyser has been used for salt measurement by food ingredient suppliers and manufacturers throughout the world. The 926 offers many benefits over other methods for Chloride determination. Simplicity, speed, and accuracy, are all important and well established features and increasingly cost per test and cost of post-process waste disposal are all helping to cement the Model 926's reputation as an industry leader...
The Phenom proX is a fast and intuitive desktop electron microscope with fully integrated EDS elemental analysis that provides high resolution SEM images and high quality sample analysis. For pharmaceutical, chemical industries, failure analysis purposes and metallurgical applications as well as biological applications and forensics, the Phenom will give your whole team access to affordable and reliable imaging and material analysis...
Fritch are now extending their premium line by 4 additional new high-tech laboratory mills for various applications: functionally designed to the smallest detail, with interesting new features, latest technology, highest performance and maximum safety.
Achema 2012 gives UK autoclave manufacturer, Priorclave, the first opportunity to showcase a number of new developments on stand D37 (Hall 4.2) including a range of front-loading steam sterilisers with Tactrol Touch - news touch screen controls that will be on-show for the first time. he latest version of the EH150 Priorclave, a 150 litre front-loading autoclave which gives 20% more loading area than conventional models of similar size, is the company's first steam steriliser to be released with the newly developed touch screen controls...
Good Pipetting Practice (GPP) has been developed as part of Mettler Toledo's GxP series which includes Good Weighing Practice (GWP) and utilises both Anachem's and Rainin's 40 years of expertise in liquid handling and pipette service. 
Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. is pleased to announce a new application for the determination of nitrite and nitrate in milk by ion chromatography (IC) with suppressed conductivity detection using in-line sample preparation. Application Note 279: Time Savings and Improved Reproducibility of Nitrate and Nitrite Ion Chromatography Determination in Milk Samples describes the method where the prepared sample is separated on the high-capacity Thermo Scientific Dionex IonPac TM AS20 hydroxide-selective anion-exchange column to resolve nitrite and nitrate from the remaining sample components...
Metrohm is pleased to invite customers and anyone interested to a three-day seminar dedicated exclusively to analytical challenges faced by the power generation industry. The seminar takes place November 7th - 9th 2012 at Metrohm International Headquarters in Switzerland. Participants will get to know the latest analytical solutions developed by Metrohm for the power generation industry and can test them in practice. There will be plenty of opportunities to exchange ideas and dis
Thermo Fisher Scientific is pleased to announce a new method that uses high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) combined with charged aerosol detection (CAD) to enable improved quantitation of triterpene content in gotu kola. Low-wavelength UV detection commonly used for triterpene analysis often results in strongly sloping baselines, and interferences from minor components can adversely affect quantitation. Customer Application Note (CAN) 111: Determination of Triterpenes in Centella asiatica (Gotu Kola) by HPLC-CAD demonstrates that charged aerosol detection minimizes these interferences and improves the baseline, thereby enabling improved quantitation of triterpenes in gotu kola...