Recent Articles in Laboratory Exhibitions and Conferences
BMG LABTECH is attending ARABLAB 2012Mar 22, 2012BMG LABTECH, the Microplate Reader Company, based in Ortenberg, Germany will be exhibiting at ARABLAB 2012 from March 26-29th. Visit Booth #408 to get a personal introduction to the SPECTROstar Nano and the POLARstar Omega microplate readers. The SPECTROstar Nano represents a revolution in ultra-fast, full spectrum absorbance measurements for assays such as ELISA, DNA, RNA, and protein determination. Compatible with microplates, cuvettes, and low volume samples down to 2 µL, the SPECTROstar Nano is ideal for all laboratories seeking the finest absorbance microplate reader...
Read MoreThermo Fisher Scientific Launches European Seminar Series: Mar 21, 2012Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the world leader in serving science, today announced its seminar series "New Frontiers in Water Analysis." Planned for major European cities between March and December of 2012, the seminars will focus on recent changes to Europe's water analysis regulations (the EU Water Framework Directive), ramifications for laboratories performing routine water analysis and research and advancements in applicable analytical methods and technologies...
Read MoreDevelopment of new drugs from deep sea organisms to be highlighted at symposium Mar 21, 2012Pioneering research being conducted in Aberdeen, to develop new medicines for diseases such as cancer, will come under the spotlight today (Wednesday March 21). A symposium hosted by the University of Aberdeen will showcase the cutting-edge work being conducted at the institution to harness the potential of unique marine organisms from the depths of the world's oceans to create new pharmaceuticals...
Read MoreBiobanking Explored at ELA 2012Mar 21, 2012 Select Biosciences, organisers of European Lab Automation (ELA), is pleased to announce that a conference stream dedicated to biobanking will return for a second year. Biobanking: Preparation, Storage and Analysiswill form one of the eight available conference streams at this unique laboratory automation conference which will run from 30th-31st May at the Conference Center Hamburg, Germany...Read MoreMastersizer 3000 particle size analyzer makes Analytica debutMar 20, 2012Malvern Instruments' new Mastersizer 3000 laser diffraction particle size analyzer will make its Analytica debut on Stand No A1.320 (April 17-20, Munich). This state-of-the-art, small footprint instrument is designed for smart particle sizing, delivering precise, high-resolution wet and dry sample measurement from 10 nm to 3.5 mm. New sample dispersion units provide a solution for every application, including the dry dispersion of fragile particles, while simple intuitive software drives user-defined measurements and simplifies method development....
Read MoreWaters ACQUITY UltraPerformance Convergence Chromatography Takes Pittcon EditorsMar 19, 2012Waters Corporation (WAT:NYSE) was today awarded the prestigious 2012 Pittcon Editors’ Gold Award for the new Waters® ACQUITY UPC2™ System as the best new product at the 2012 Pittsburgh Conference on Analytical Chemistry and Applied Spectroscopy. Employing the principle of UltraPerformance Convergence Chromatography™ (UPC2), ACQUITY UPC2 System expands the boundaries of reverse phase liquid chromatography (LC) and of gas chromatography (GC) separations and offers a replacement option for normal phase chromatography...
Read MoreATL to Exhibit Data Automation and Laboratory Information Management System Solutions at 2012 CA-NV AWWA Spring ConferenceMar 19, 2012Accelerated Technology Laboratories, Inc. (ATL), a premier supplier of Laboratory Data Management Solutions, will be exhibiting in booth #416 at the 2012 California-Nevada AWWA Spring Conference April 2-5, 2012, at the Hyatt Regency in Santa Clara, California. ATL will feature its revolutionary Laboratory Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system, TITAN®, which represents the next generation in Laboratory Information Management Solutions... Read MoreBruker Celebrates Double Award Win at Pittcon 2012Mar 19, 2012The new GC-MS platform from Bruker Chemical and Applied Markets (CAM) Division - SCION TQTM - picked up two prestigious awards at last week's Pittcon in Orlando, Florida. First up was the presentation of the 4th Annual Reader's Choice Award for Gas Chromatography Products, sponsored by Laboratory Equipment Magazine. Hot on the heels of this success, came the news that SCION TQ was the recipient of the 2012 Pittcon Editors' Choice Silver Award, given for the best new products at the 2012 Pittsburgh Conference on Analytical Chemistry and Applied Spectroscopy...
Read MoreThermo Fisher Scientific Wins ScientistsMar 16, 2012Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the world leader in serving science, today announced that its Thermo Scientific Easy-nLC 1000 has received a Scientist's Choice Award from SelectScience, the leading online resource for applied chemists, clinical chemists and life scientists. The split-free, nano-?ow liquid chromatograph is the readers' choice for Best New Separations Product. The award ceremony for the Scientists' Choice Award took place on the show floor at Pittcon 2012, being held from March 11-15, in Orlando...
Read MoreOxford Instruments Magnetic Resonance announces the release of AffirmoEX, the world's smallest footprint EMR systemMar 13, 2012Oxford Instruments, the supplier of Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) solutions for QA laboratories in the food, agricultural, healthcare, polymer, and energy sectors, announces the launch of the AffirmoEX Electron Magnetic Resonance (EMR) system to add to its family of benchtop instrumentation solutions...
Read MoreAnasys adds arbitrary polarization control to the nanoIR, the nanoscale IR spectroscopy systemMar 13, 2012Anasys Instruments, the company that pioneered nanoscale thermal analysis and nanoscale IR spectroscopy using an AFM, is pleased to announce further capabilities for their nanoIR nanoscale infrared spectroscopy system. The availability of arbitrary polarization control enables the user to measure and visualize molecular orientation with nanoscale spatial resolution. This is useful in a variety of applications where the understanding molecular orientation is important. One of the most exciting applications is the study of polymeric fibers where molecular orientation is vital to controlling their properties... Read MoreThe WorldMar 13, 2012Rigaku Raman Technologies is pleased to announce the release ofthe world's first dual wavelength handheld Raman analyzer at Pittcon 2012. Built on the stabilized platform of the Xantus-1, our Xantus-2 combines the technology of our 785nm and our 1064nm Raman spectrometers giving you two instruments in one...
Read MoreAdvion Announces Commercial Introduction of the expression CMS, a Compact Mass Spectrometer, at PittconMar 13, 2012Advion, Inc. a leading life sciences Systems and Consumables developer, introduces the expression, a Compact Mass Spectrometer (CMS), designed for the discovery research and process development synthetic organic chemistry market. Compact enough to operate in fume hoods and space-restricted laboratories, these chemists now have direct access to identify, monitor and confirm compounds rapidly as they are created in the reactor. Moreover, the personal single quadrupole mass spectrometer allows for rapid compound confirmation in normal phase chromatography fractions...
Read MoreATL and iCD Partner Up at Pittcon 2012 to Exhibit Data Automation and Laboratory Information Management Systems SolutionsMar 12, 2012Accelerated Technology Laboratories, Inc. (ATL), a premier supplier of Laboratory Data Management Solutions, and ATL's European partner, the Institute for Consulting and Data Handling (iCD), will again be exhibiting together in booth #1959 at PITTCON, March 11 - 15, 2012, at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, Florida...
Read MoreNew Article for Download: Meeting the Expanding Needs of Global Food Testing: Analysis of Pesticides in Vegetable Matrix BrukerMar 12, 2012A recent article, originally published in "Innovations in Food Technology" (November, 2011), has been made available online at ScionHasArrived.com. Authored by Zicheng Yang & Kefei Wang, experts from Bruker's Chemical and Applied Markets division (Fremont, California) the article explores the globalization of food supplies, and discusses how manufacturers and other businesses are coping with the extensive need for food testing.
Read MoreQuotient showcases ICHM3 exploratory clinical trials at ASCPTMar 9, 2012Quotient Clinical, a business unit of Quotient Bioresearch ("Quotient"), will present two significant poster publications at the forthcoming American Society for Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics (ASCPT) meeting to be held on March 12th to 17th in Maryland, USA...
Read MoreMicrosaic Systems Exhibits the WorldMar 9, 2012Microsaic Systems plc, the high technology company developing next generation mass spectrometry instruments, is to exhibit the Microsaic 3500 MiD at Analytica 2012, Munich, 17th - 20th April 2012, Hall A2, Booth 240. Developed in collaboration with three major pharmaceutical companies, the 3500 MiD® is the world's first chip-based mass spectrometer is an extremely robust system which is simple and intuitive to use. 90% smaller than conventional mass spectrometers... Read MoreInvited award symposium presentation on molecular orientation of electrospun fibers using nanoscale IR spectroscopy at Pittcon 2012Mar 7, 2012Anasys Instruments, the company that pioneered nanoscale thermal analysis and nanoscale IR spectroscopy using an AFM, is pleased to announce that Dr. Bruce Chase is presenting an invited talk entitled "Structure and Orientation in Electrospun Nanofibers" at the 2012 Pittsburgh Conference, as part of the Organized Contributed Session on Analytical Applications of Broadly Tunable Lasers. The presentation will include spatially resolved measurements of molecular orientation obtained by a technique combining atomic force microscopy and infrared spectroscopy (AFM-IR)...
Read MoreInformatics for AutomationMar 5, 2012Select Biosciences, organisers of European Lab Automation (ELA) 2012, is pleased to announce that Informatics for Automation will form one of the new conference streams contributing to the ELA conference and exhibition at the Conference Center Hamburg, Germany from 30th-31st May. As automation is becoming increasingly essential in many medium to high-throughput set-ups, understanding informatics and how it can provide efficient and streamlined automated workflows is incredibly important...
Read MoreAutoscribe Informatics exhibiting at Pittcon 2012Mar 1, 2012Autoscribe Informatics Inc. will be showcasing its laboratory and business management solutions at Booth 1758 during Pittcon 2012, being held March 12 -15 in Orlando, Florida. As the world's premier Conference and Exposition on laboratory science, Pittcon is the perfect event for promoting Autoscribe's extensive range of LIMS and tracking solutions and presenting new solutions as part of its continuing success within many market sectors such as water, environmental, food and health sciences in the US and Canada...
Read MoreMalvern specialist presents GPC/SEC benefits at Chromatographic Society meetingFeb 29, 2012A separation technique specialist from Malvern Instruments will speak at the upcoming symposium ‘Chromatographic characterisation and purification techniques for Biopharm', a meeting with a packed programme of presentations and workshops that will focus on monoclonal antibody-derived drugs. This 2-day event is organised by the Chromatographic Society and will be hosted at the GlaxoSmithKline Medicines Research Centre in Stevenage, UK on 14/15 March 2012. Malvern is also one of the symposium sponsors...
Read MoreThe Gold Standard for HTS Microplate Readers, the PHERAstar FS, Shines at SLAS 2012Feb 28, 2012The first inaugural SLAS took place on February 6-8th in San Diego, California with BMG LABTECH being a proud diamond sponsor of the event. Amongst the things highlighted at SLAS2012 were the PHERAstar FS, the new gold-standard for HTS instruments; the SPECTROstar Nano, a 1536-well absorbance only microplate reader that is perfect for HTS DNA concentration measurements; and the new Atmospheric Control Unit (ACU) with dual gas intake valves for CO2 and O2 regulation, making it the ultimate cell-based microplate reader...
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BMG LABTECH, the Microplate Reader Company, based in Ortenberg, Germany will be exhibiting at ARABLAB 2012 from March 26-29th. Visit Booth #408 to get a personal introduction to the SPECTROstar Nano and the POLARstar Omega microplate readers. The SPECTROstar Nano represents a revolution in ultra-fast, full spectrum absorbance measurements for assays such as ELISA, DNA, RNA, and protein determination. Compatible with microplates, cuvettes, and low volume samples down to 2 µL, the SPECTROstar Nano is ideal for all laboratories seeking the finest absorbance microplate reader...
Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the world leader in serving science, today announced its seminar series "New Frontiers in Water Analysis." Planned for major European cities between March and December of 2012, the seminars will focus on recent changes to Europe's water analysis regulations (the EU Water Framework Directive), ramifications for laboratories performing routine water analysis and research and advancements in applicable analytical methods and technologies...
Pioneering research being conducted in Aberdeen, to develop new medicines for diseases such as cancer, will come under the spotlight today (Wednesday March 21). A symposium hosted by the University of Aberdeen will showcase the cutting-edge work being conducted at the institution to harness the potential of unique marine organisms from the depths of the world's oceans to create new pharmaceuticals...
Select Biosciences, organisers of European Lab Automation (ELA), is pleased to announce that a conference stream dedicated to biobanking will return for a second year. Biobanking: Preparation, Storage and Analysis will form one of the eight available conference streams at this unique laboratory automation conference which will run from 30th-31st May at the Conference Center Hamburg, Germany...
Malvern Instruments' new Mastersizer 3000 laser diffraction particle size analyzer will make its Analytica debut on Stand No A1.320 (April 17-20, Munich). This state-of-the-art, small footprint instrument is designed for smart particle sizing, delivering precise, high-resolution wet and dry sample measurement from 10 nm to 3.5 mm. New sample dispersion units provide a solution for every application, including the dry dispersion of fragile particles, while simple intuitive software drives user-defined measurements and simplifies method development....
Waters Corporation (WAT:NYSE) was today awarded the prestigious 2012 Pittcon Editors’ Gold Award for the new Waters® ACQUITY UPC2™ System as the best new product at the 2012 Pittsburgh Conference on Analytical Chemistry and Applied Spectroscopy. Employing the principle of UltraPerformance Convergence Chromatography™ (UPC2), ACQUITY UPC2 System expands the boundaries of reverse phase liquid chromatography (LC) and of gas chromatography (GC) separations and offers a replacement option for normal phase chromatography...
Accelerated Technology Laboratories, Inc. (ATL), a premier supplier of Laboratory Data Management Solutions, will be exhibiting in booth #416 at the 2012 California-Nevada AWWA Spring Conference April 2-5, 2012, at the Hyatt Regency in Santa Clara, California. ATL will feature its revolutionary Laboratory Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system, TITAN®, which represents the next generation in Laboratory Information Management Solutions... 
The new GC-MS platform from Bruker Chemical and Applied Markets (CAM) Division - SCION TQTM - picked up two prestigious awards at last week's Pittcon in Orlando, Florida. First up was the presentation of the 4th Annual Reader's Choice Award for Gas Chromatography Products, sponsored by Laboratory Equipment Magazine. Hot on the heels of this success, came the news that SCION TQ was the recipient of the 2012 Pittcon Editors' Choice Silver Award, given for the best new products at the 2012 Pittsburgh Conference on Analytical Chemistry and Applied Spectroscopy...
Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the world leader in serving science, today announced that its Thermo Scientific Easy-nLC 1000 has received a Scientist's Choice Award from SelectScience, the leading online resource for applied chemists, clinical chemists and life scientists. The split-free, nano-?ow liquid chromatograph is the readers' choice for Best New Separations Product. The award ceremony for the Scientists' Choice Award took place on the show floor at Pittcon 2012, being held from March 11-15, in Orlando...
Oxford Instruments, the supplier of Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) solutions for QA laboratories in the food, agricultural, healthcare, polymer, and energy sectors, announces the launch of the AffirmoEX Electron Magnetic Resonance (EMR) system to add to its family of benchtop instrumentation solutions...
Anasys Instruments, the company that pioneered nanoscale thermal analysis and nanoscale IR spectroscopy using an AFM, is pleased to announce further capabilities for their nanoIR nanoscale infrared spectroscopy system. The availability of arbitrary polarization control enables the user to measure and visualize molecular orientation with nanoscale spatial resolution. This is useful in a variety of applications where the understanding molecular orientation is important. One of the most exciting applications is the study of polymeric fibers where molecular orientation is vital to controlling their properties... 
Rigaku Raman Technologies is pleased to announce the release of the world's first dual wavelength handheld Raman analyzer at Pittcon 2012. Built on the stabilized platform of the Xantus-1, our Xantus-2 combines the technology of our 785nm and our 1064nm Raman spectrometers giving you two instruments in one...
Advion, Inc. a leading life sciences Systems and Consumables developer, introduces the expression, a Compact Mass Spectrometer (CMS), designed for the discovery research and process development synthetic organic chemistry market. Compact enough to operate in fume hoods and space-restricted laboratories, these chemists now have direct access to identify, monitor and confirm compounds rapidly as they are created in the reactor. Moreover, the personal single quadrupole mass spectrometer allows for rapid compound confirmation in normal phase chromatography fractions...
A recent article, originally published in "Innovations in Food Technology" (November, 2011), has been made available online at ScionHasArrived.com. Authored by Zicheng Yang & Kefei Wang, experts from Bruker's Chemical and Applied Markets division (Fremont, California) the article explores the globalization of food supplies, and discusses how manufacturers and other businesses are coping with the extensive need for food testing.
Quotient Clinical, a business unit of Quotient Bioresearch ("Quotient"), will present two significant poster publications at the forthcoming American Society for Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics (ASCPT) meeting to be held on March 12th to 17th in Maryland, USA...
Microsaic Systems plc, the high technology company developing next generation mass spectrometry instruments, is to exhibit the Microsaic 3500 MiD at Analytica 2012, Munich, 17th - 20th April 2012, Hall A2, Booth 240. Developed in collaboration with three major pharmaceutical companies, the 3500 MiD® is the world's first chip-based mass spectrometer is an extremely robust system which is simple and intuitive to use. 90% smaller than conventional mass spectrometers...
Anasys Instruments, the company that pioneered nanoscale thermal analysis and nanoscale IR spectroscopy using an AFM, is pleased to announce that Dr. Bruce Chase is presenting an invited talk entitled "Structure and Orientation in Electrospun Nanofibers" at the 2012 Pittsburgh Conference, as part of the Organized Contributed Session on Analytical Applications of Broadly Tunable Lasers. The presentation will include spatially resolved measurements of molecular orientation obtained by a technique combining atomic force microscopy and infrared spectroscopy (AFM-IR)...
Autoscribe Informatics Inc. will be showcasing its laboratory and business management solutions at Booth 1758 during Pittcon 2012, being held March 12 -15 in Orlando, Florida. As the world's premier Conference and Exposition on laboratory science, Pittcon is the perfect event for promoting Autoscribe's extensive range of LIMS and tracking solutions and presenting new solutions as part of its continuing success within many market sectors such as water, environmental, food and health sciences in the US and Canada...
A separation technique specialist from Malvern Instruments will speak at the upcoming symposium ‘Chromatographic characterisation and purification techniques for Biopharm', a meeting with a packed programme of presentations and workshops that will focus on monoclonal antibody-derived drugs. This 2-day event is organised by the Chromatographic Society and will be hosted at the GlaxoSmithKline Medicines Research Centre in Stevenage, UK on 14/15 March 2012. Malvern is also one of the symposium sponsors...
The first inaugural SLAS took place on February 6-8th in San Diego, California with BMG LABTECH being a proud diamond sponsor of the event. Amongst the things highlighted at SLAS2012 were the PHERAstar FS, the new gold-standard for HTS instruments; the SPECTROstar Nano, a 1536-well absorbance only microplate reader that is perfect for HTS DNA concentration measurements; and the new Atmospheric Control Unit (ACU) with dual gas intake valves for CO2 and O2 regulation, making it the ultimate cell-based microplate reader...