Recent Articles in Laboratory Exhibitions and Conferences
New stream created for ELA 2012Jan 31, 2012Select Biosciences, organisers of European Lab Automation (ELA) 2012, has incorporated Separation and Detection as one of the eight available conference streams. Originally presented as Advances in Separation Technology at the inaugural ELA conference in 2011, Separation and Detection has been created to enable delegates to attend all the talks and to increase their knowledge in these closely related and expanding fields. Separation and Detection will feature a combination of keynote presentations from renowned speakers including...
Read MoreCopley Scientific showcases market leading inhaler testing systems at Analytica 2012Jan 30, 2012Copley Scientific is exhibiting its market leading inhaled product testing systems at Analytica 2012 (17-20 April; Munich, Germany), together with instruments from the company's comprehensive range of solid dosage testing equipment. Inhaler testing systems from Copley Scientific are used throughout the pharmaceutical industry and are supported by a team with specialist knowledge and expertise in this area...
Read MoreThermo Fisher Scientific Collaborates with US EPA to Improve Holding Time and MDLs for Chromate in Drinking WaterJan 30, 2012Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. is pleased to announce that its participation in the secondary validation of US EPA Method 218.7 for hexavalent chromium, Cr(VI), in processed drinking water is complete. Cr(VI) is a toxic compound regulated by the EPA for certain wastewaters. Our scientists have been participating in a collaborative project with the EPA Office of Ground Water and Drinking Water in Cincinnati to improve the holding time and sensitivity of US EPA Method 218.6...
Read MoreNew histology line-up addresses inconsistent preparation of samples in biomedical research and diagnosticsJan 27, 2012At the December 2011 Annual Meeting of the American Society for Cell Biology (ASCB), BioCision, LLC launched a novel and comprehensive line of products to standardise procedures related to immunohistochemistry, slide staining and sorting, tissue dissection, cell harvesting, and tissue embedding. The response of ASCB attendees to the CoolSink H line - consisting of 10 new products - was overwhelmingly positive...
Read MoreBMG LABTECH is a Diamond Sponsor of the First Annual SLAS 2012Jan 26, 2012The first inaugural SLAS will take place February 6-8th in San Diego, California with BMG LABTECH being a proud diamond sponsor of the event. Stop by booth #921 to see The Microplate Reader Company and to see what is new with microplate reader technology. Amongst the things to see are: the PHERAstar FS, the gold-standard for HTS instruments; the SPECTROstar Nano, the only 1536 absorbance reader that can capture a full UV-Vis spectrum in less than a second per well; and the new Atmospheric Control Unit with dual independent gas intake valves, making the FLUOstar Omega the ultimate cell-based microplate reader...
Read MoreSimple, Rugged, and Accurate New Method for the Assay of Risedronate in DrugsJan 25, 2012Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. is pleased to announce a new method that exceeds the U.S. Pharmacopeia (USP) monograph specifications for risedronate sodium analysis. This method is based on an anion-exchange separation with a 4 × 250 mm Thermo Scientific Dionex IonPac AS7 (USP L48) column using edetate disodium (EDTA) eluent to resolve risedronate from related compounds. Application Note 289: Evaluation of the USP Risedronate Sodium Assay demonstrates the linearity, detection limits...
Read MoreUnlocking the potential of Stem Cells in Neuroscience ResearchJan 25, 2012AMSBIO has written an informative technical article to enable neuroscience researchers to learn more about a new method to control and direct differentiation of physiologically relevant neural cell types using stem cell qualified reagents. Stem cells have revolutionized our approaches to and understanding of neuroscience. The key to research success is the ability to control and direct differentiation into physiologically relevant neural cell types...
Read MoreVisitor Registrations for Laborama take off!Jan 23, 2012This year companies from the laboratory sector get together at Laborama for the 13th time. The professional fair became the meeting point by excellence in Belgium for laboratory professionals.Immediately after the registration take off for exhibitors many registrations entered. This has an impressive exhibitor list with already more than 110 participating companies as a result. From now on visitors can also confirm their presence by preregistering themselves via www.laborama.be.
Read MoreEuropean Lab Automation 2012Jan 23, 2012Staying abreast of the latest advances in technology and ensuring that the most effective, up-to-date automation techniques are being employed can be challenging. Attending conferences and exhibitions throughout the year provides scientists not only with the opportunity to share their experiences, but with face-to-face networking opportunities; delegates can discuss their challenges with equipment manufacturers who can often help to tailor a solution to meet their automation needs. The debut of the European Laboratory Automation (ELA) conference and exhibition in June 2011 attracted 1523 attendees as well as 151 exhibitors and media partners. ELA combined...
Read MoreBruker publish article Jan 18, 2012Published in "Chromatography Techniques", December 2011, and authored by experts from Bruker's Chemical and Applied Markets division (Fremont, California) a new article examines how Gas Chromatography (GC), coupled to a triple quadrupole Mass Spectrometer (GC-MS/MS-QqQ) operated in MRM mode, is rapidly becoming the preferred technique for multi-residue analysis in complex matrix samples by analytical laboratories...
Read MorePittcon Debuts Mobile App for 2012 Conference & EXPOJan 18, 2012By downloading Pittcon 2012's new mobile application, conferees of Pittcon Conference & Expo 2012 in Orlando at the Orange County Convention Center March 11-15, can plan their personalized conference schedule on the go or at home. The new app features a personalized agenda, exhibitor profiles, share features, and much more about Pittcon, long known as the gathering place for the best minds in science...
Read MoreSports Drug Testing Lab Accelerates Sample PreparationJan 17, 2012Genevac has announced an applications report that details how its miVac Duo sample concentrator has been used by a leading testing laboratory to develop a new sample preparation method to help curb sports doping. Recent developments in applying mass spectrometry to proteomics means that it is becoming feasible for doping laboratories to routinely detect and confirm the abuse of peptide hormones by sportsmen and women. Using mass spectrometry to detect and confirm the abuse of peptide hormones is preferred to the use of immunoassay techniques as the methodology is able to... Read MoreELA Life Science Awards Take Centre Stage for a Second YearJan 13, 2012Select Biosciences are thrilled to announce that following the unquestionable success of the inaugural Life Science Awards in 2011, the second annual awards ceremony will be held on the evening of 29th May at the Radisson Blu hotel, Hamburg, Germany. Celebrating the achievements of industry leaders and pioneering scientists, the ceremony precedes the second European Lab Automation (ELA) conference and exhibition, taking place from 30th- 31st May at the adjoining Congress Centre Hamburg (CCH)...
Read MorePittcon 2012 Announces New Short CoursesJan 13, 2012The Pittcon Organizing Committee is pleased to announce new courses for the 2012 Short Course program which runs March 10 through March 15, 2012. Short Courses offer skill-building and career enhancing training by industry experts; range from half-day up to two-day classes; and include beginner, intermediate, and advanced level curricula.
Read MoreThermo Fisher Scientific Couples Chromatography and Mass Spec Systems to Develop Method for Detecting Arsenic in Apple JuiceJan 12, 2012Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the world leader in serving science, today announced that its Dionex ICS-5000 reagent-free ion chromatography system can be coupled with the Thermo Scientific XSERIES 2 ICP-Q-MS to create a proven IC-ICP-MS method for detecting trace elements, including levels of organic and inorganic arsenic in apple juice. A Consumer Reports investigation recently revealed elevated levels of arsenic in juice samples...
Read MorePittcon Announces 2012 Award RecipientsJan 4, 2012The Pittcon 2012 Program Committee is pleased to announce the recipients of 11 prestigious awards honoring scientists who have made outstanding contributions to analytical chemistry and applied spectroscopy. Each award will be presented during a symposium at Pittcon 2012, March 11-15, at the Orange County Convention Center, Orlando, Florida. This year's awards will recognize scientists using methodologies such as vibrational and infrared spectroscopy; ion, liquid, and gas chromatography; separation science; nanotechnology; bioanalytical chemistry; electrochemistry; microscopy, portable instruments; and mass spectrometry...
Read MoreUniversity of Bath PhD student wins Powder Flow 2011 poster prize sponsored by Freeman TechnologyDec 15, 2011The Freeman Technology-sponsored prize for the best poster at December's Powder Flow 2011 conference was presented to Hanne Kinnunen, a PhD student at the University of Bath in the UK. Her presentation ‘The impact of loaded drug dose and the surface roughness of the coarse lactose carrier to the fluidisation characteristics of dry powder inhaler formulations' was co-authored with Jag Shur and Robert Price, also from the Pharmaceutical Surface Science Research Group in the Department of Pharmacy and Pharmacology at Bath, and Gerald Hebbink from DFE Pharma in Borcolo, The Netherlands...
Read MoreThermo Fisher Scientific Launches Technical Library of LC-MS Solutions for Quick and Easy Analysis of PPCPs and Pesticides in WaterDec 14, 2011Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the world leader in serving science, today announced the availability of a new technical library of LC-MS solutions for water analysis, including application information on the detection of pharmaceuticals and personal care products (PPCPs) and pesticides.
Read MoreWorld Top HIV Researchers Meet to Make Progress on an HIV CureDec 8, 2011Scientists working on HIV persistence in viral reservoirs convene this week for a research workshop. Their findings have potential implications for the 34 millions of patients who are chronically infected by HIV worldwide...
Read MoreChromSoc announce dates for two day symposium targeted at the Separation and Characterisation of Biomolecules Dec 7, 2011The Chromatographic Society, a UK registered scientific charity, is organising a two day symposium targeted at the separation and characterisation of biomolecules. The symposium will be held at the GlaxoSmithKline R&D site at Stevenage in Hertfordshire UK on 14th and 15th March 2012.
Read MoreFisher Scientific Opens Registration for Science World 2012, the Fisher Scientific Laboratory ExperienceDec 7, 2011Fisher Scientific, part of Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the world leader in serving science, today announced the date and location for Science World 2012, the Fisher Scientific Laboratory Experience. The event takes place on 19 April 2012 at Wembley Stadium in London...
Read MoreThermo Fisher Scientific Announces New Method for Low Level Detection of Volatile Nitrosamines in TobaccoDec 6, 2011Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the world leader in serving science, today announced a new comprehensive method that uses triple quadrupole GC-MS/MS to achieve lower levels of detection of volatile nitrosamines (VNA) in tobacco. The new method allows environmental laboratories, tobacco companies and government agencies to efficiently separate VNAs while lowering detection limits... Read More
Select Biosciences, organisers of European Lab Automation (ELA) 2012, has incorporated Separation and Detection as one of the eight available conference streams. Originally presented as Advances in Separation Technology at the inaugural ELA conference in 2011, Separation and Detection has been created to enable delegates to attend all the talks and to increase their knowledge in these closely related and expanding fields. Separation and Detection will feature a combination of keynote presentations from renowned speakers including...
Copley Scientific is exhibiting its market leading inhaled product testing systems at Analytica 2012 (17-20 April; Munich, Germany), together with instruments from the company's comprehensive range of solid dosage testing equipment. Inhaler testing systems from Copley Scientific are used throughout the pharmaceutical industry and are supported by a team with specialist knowledge and expertise in this area...
Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. is pleased to announce that its participation in the secondary validation of US EPA Method 218.7 for hexavalent chromium, Cr(VI), in processed drinking water is complete. Cr(VI) is a toxic compound regulated by the EPA for certain wastewaters. Our scientists have been participating in a collaborative project with the EPA Office of Ground Water and Drinking Water in Cincinnati to improve the holding time and sensitivity of US EPA Method 218.6...
At the December 2011 Annual Meeting of the American Society for Cell Biology (ASCB), BioCision, LLC launched a novel and comprehensive line of products to standardise procedures related to immunohistochemistry, slide staining and sorting, tissue dissection, cell harvesting, and tissue embedding. The response of ASCB attendees to the CoolSink H line - consisting of 10 new products - was overwhelmingly positive...
The first inaugural SLAS will take place February 6-8th in San Diego, California with BMG LABTECH being a proud diamond sponsor of the event. Stop by booth #921 to see The Microplate Reader Company and to see what is new with microplate reader technology. Amongst the things to see are: the PHERAstar FS, the gold-standard for HTS instruments; the SPECTROstar Nano, the only 1536 absorbance reader that can capture a full UV-Vis spectrum in less than a second per well; and the new Atmospheric Control Unit with dual independent gas intake valves, making the FLUOstar Omega the ultimate cell-based microplate reader...
AMSBIO has written an informative technical article to enable neuroscience researchers to learn more about a new method to control and direct differentiation of physiologically relevant neural cell types using stem cell qualified reagents. Stem cells have revolutionized our approaches to and understanding of neuroscience. The key to research success is the ability to control and direct differentiation into physiologically relevant neural cell types...
This year companies from the laboratory sector get together at Laborama for the 13th time. The professional fair became the meeting point by excellence in Belgium for laboratory professionals.Immediately after the registration take off for exhibitors many registrations entered. This has an impressive exhibitor list with already more than 110 participating companies as a result. From now on visitors can also confirm their presence by preregistering themselves via www.laborama.be.
Published in "Chromatography Techniques", December 2011, and authored by experts from Bruker's Chemical and Applied Markets division (Fremont, California) a new article examines how Gas Chromatography (GC), coupled to a triple quadrupole Mass Spectrometer (GC-MS/MS-QqQ) operated in MRM mode, is rapidly becoming the preferred technique for multi-residue analysis in complex matrix samples by analytical laboratories...
By downloading Pittcon 2012's new mobile application, conferees of Pittcon Conference & Expo 2012 in Orlando at the Orange County Convention Center March 11-15, can plan their personalized conference schedule on the go or at home. The new app features a personalized agenda, exhibitor profiles, share features, and much more about Pittcon, long known as the gathering place for the best minds in science...
Genevac has announced an applications report that details how its miVac Duo sample concentrator has been used by a leading testing laboratory to develop a new sample preparation method to help curb sports doping. Recent developments in applying mass spectrometry to proteomics means that it is becoming feasible for doping laboratories to routinely detect and confirm the abuse of peptide hormones by sportsmen and women. Using mass spectrometry to detect and confirm the abuse of peptide hormones is preferred to the use of immunoassay techniques as the methodology is able to...
Select Biosciences are thrilled to announce that following the unquestionable success of the inaugural Life Science Awards in 2011, the second annual awards ceremony will be held on the evening of 29th May at the Radisson Blu hotel, Hamburg, Germany. Celebrating the achievements of industry leaders and pioneering scientists, the ceremony precedes the second European Lab Automation (ELA) conference and exhibition, taking place from 30th- 31st May at the adjoining Congress Centre Hamburg (CCH)...
Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the world leader in serving science, today announced that its Dionex ICS-5000 reagent-free ion chromatography system can be coupled with the Thermo Scientific XSERIES 2 ICP-Q-MS to create a proven IC-ICP-MS method for detecting trace elements, including levels of organic and inorganic arsenic in apple juice. A Consumer Reports investigation recently revealed elevated levels of arsenic in juice samples...
The Freeman Technology-sponsored prize for the best poster at December's Powder Flow 2011 conference was presented to Hanne Kinnunen, a PhD student at the University of Bath in the UK. Her presentation ‘The impact of loaded drug dose and the surface roughness of the coarse lactose carrier to the fluidisation characteristics of dry powder inhaler formulations' was co-authored with Jag Shur and Robert Price, also from the Pharmaceutical Surface Science Research Group in the Department of Pharmacy and Pharmacology at Bath, and Gerald Hebbink from DFE Pharma in Borcolo, The Netherlands...
Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the world leader in serving science, today announced the availability of a new technical library of LC-MS solutions for water analysis, including application information on the detection of pharmaceuticals and personal care products (PPCPs) and pesticides.
Scientists working on HIV persistence in viral reservoirs convene this week for a research workshop. Their findings have potential implications for the 34 millions of patients who are chronically infected by HIV worldwide...
The Chromatographic Society, a UK registered scientific charity, is organising a two day symposium targeted at the separation and characterisation of biomolecules. The symposium will be held at the GlaxoSmithKline R&D site at Stevenage in Hertfordshire UK on 14th and 15th March 2012.
Fisher Scientific, part of Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the world leader in serving science, today announced the date and location for Science World 2012, the Fisher Scientific Laboratory Experience. The event takes place on 19 April 2012 at Wembley Stadium in London...
Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the world leader in serving science, today announced a new comprehensive method that uses triple quadrupole GC-MS/MS to achieve lower levels of detection of volatile nitrosamines (VNA) in tobacco. The new method allows environmental laboratories, tobacco companies and government agencies to efficiently separate VNAs while lowering detection limits...