Recent Articles in Laboratory Exhibitions and Conferences
New Application Note from BMG LABTECHNov 18, 2011The BlueScreen HC assay from Gentronix utilizes a luminescence-based reporter system to measure genotoxicity. The assay generates positive results e.g for direct-acting mutagens and clastogens and correct negative results for non-carcinogens. In addition, reduced cell proliferation, a measure of cytotoxicity, is assessed, too. Using the FLUOstar Omega microplate reader from BMG LABTECH the BlueScreen HC assay has been shown to be fast, accurate and reproducible...
Read MoreFiltration Society meeting attracts delegates from seven countriesNov 17, 2011Building on the success of previous years, a record number of delegates from seven different countries attended the latest Filtration Society two-day technical meeting. Held at the Ramada Hotel in Chester, UK in October, Filter Media 5 was the fifth international event focused on filter media and combined a training session, conference and exhibition...
Read MoreThermo Fisher Scientific Introduces New Nov 15, 2011Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the world leader in serving science, today announced the new Thermo Scientific µDrop Plate for the quick and easy measurement of samples down to 2 µL. The µDropTM Plate provides a straightforward way of analyzing up to 16 microliter-scale samples simultaneously. The fixed light path of the plate allows direct calculation of nucleic acid concentrations of the samples. Furthermore, users can detect dsDNA from a few micrograms to a few milligrams per milliliter, without needing to perform any dilutions...
Read MoreInfrared Thermography Helps Improve Comfort of AthletesNov 14, 2011FLIR Advanced Thermal Solutions has announced a new application story that describes how leading sportswear manufacturer - Adidas has used infrared thermography to help develop a new generation of sports shoes featuring ventilated ClimaCool2™ technology...
Read MoreKey infectious disease conference discusses HPV technologyNov 14, 2011Hydrogen peroxide bio-decontamination technology was one of the hot topics at this year's 49th Annual Meeting of the Infectious Diseases Society of America and the HIV Medicine Association. Three scientific abstracts were presented on hydrogen peroxide vapour (HPV) at the meeting in Boston, Massachusetts...
Read MoreCELLNOVO RECEIVES 2011 BEST MEDTECH FUNDRAISER AWARDNov 14, 2011Cellnovo was named Best Medtech Fundraiser at the recent 2011 OBN Bioscience Awards, an honour that recognises Cellnovo's success in raising £30m to advance mobile diabetes management.
Read MoreFaster and Enhanced Determination of Nitrate and Nitrite in MilkNov 10, 2011
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. Excessive consumption of nitrite and nitrate has been implicated as a cause in some health problems and, as a result, the United States Environmental Protection Agency (U.S. EPA) has regulated the amount of nitrite and nitrate in drinking water. These same limits should be applied to milk even though the FDA and USDA have not required testing of milk for nitrate and nitrate.
Read MoreSelect Biosciences Gears Up for ELA 2012Nov 9, 2011Following the success of European Laboratory Automation (ELA) 2011, Select Biosciences has announced that it will be hosting next year's conference and exhibition at the Congress Centre Hamburg (CCH), Germany, 30 - 31 May 2012. Registration for ELA 2012 is now open, and all delegates have the option to attend 8 different conference streams, each of which includes internationally renowned keynote speakers, research presentations, training sessions and much more...
Read MoreFreeman Technology sponsors poster prize at PowderFlow 2011Nov 9, 2011Freeman Technology, specialist providers of systems and expertise for the measurement of powder flow properties, will be exhibiting the FT4 Powder Rheometer at PowderFlow 2011 providing an opportunity for delegates to network with company specialists. As part of the company's continuing support for new research in the field of powder characterisation, Freeman Technology is also sponsoring the £250 poster prize, which will be awarded for the best poster presentation at the meeting... Read MoreFRITSCH wins Innovation-Award at POWTECH 2011Nov 8, 2011For the 4th consecutive time, the media brands PROCESS, PharmaTEC and Schüttgut presented the Innovation-Award during the POWTECH/TechnoPharm 2011 in October. This price recognizes manufacturers for trend-setting new products. Every one and a half year this competition is held during the trade fair of the bulk industry and the publishing company Vogel...
Read MoreFisher Activate Science SuccessNov 8, 2011Fisher Scientific, part of Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., today announced the continuing success of the Activate Science Roadshow. During September and October over 1,000 scientists visited an Activate Science event in the UK. There are several further Activate Science exhibitions scheduled throughout November... Read MoreFreeze Drying of Pharmaceuticals & BiologicalsNov 7, 2011SP Scientific has announced new dates for its popular educational seminars and hands-on laboratory training courses in freeze drying techniques. A new seminar 'Freeze Drying of Pharmaceuticals & Biologicals' has been developed in conjunction with Dr. Henning Gieseler and the University of Erlangen Freeze Drying Focus Group - one of the premier academic groups in the world focused on lyophilization...
Read MoreBruker Presents Food Analysis Application Data at RAFA 2011 Vendor SeminarNov 1, 2011Experts from Bruker's CAM division will present new data on several of its food testing solutions at the 5th International Symposium on Recent Advances in Food Analysis (RAFA 2011), 2-4 November 2011, in Prague, Czech Republic. Application case studies will be presented as part of Bruker's Vendor Seminar at the meeting, Speakers will also highlight the company's commitment to transparent migration to Bruker solutions, and discuss how the Bruker team can assist with implementation and refinement of client methodologies...
Read MoreQuotientNov 1, 2011Leading academics and delegates from around the world gathered last week for Quotient Bioresearch's Autumn Seminar into the latest approaches in the use of PK, PD and PK/PD modelling in drug development. The seminar, held at Quotient Bioresearch's Bioanalytical Sciences facility in Cambridgeshire, UK saw over 60 delegates from the pharmaceutical industry meet to hear a series of presentations and take part in lively debate with key academics and industry thought-leaders...
Read MoreJPKOct 31, 2011JPK Instruments recently hosted their tenth annual international symposium on the applications of scanning probe microscopy (SPM) and optical tweezers. Held this month in the historic Umspannwerk Ost in Berlin, the meeting brought together more than 100 scientists from around the world. The combination of papers and posters inspired excellent discussions as attendees presented their results and shared scientific know how in a relaxed and informal atmosphere...
Read MoreMalvern specialist presents nasal spray analysis at Indian Pharmaceutical Association SymposiumOct 28, 2011Dr Paul Kippax, Product Group Manager at Malvern Instruments, will speak at the Indian Pharmaceutical Association's (IPA) 5th Symposium on Nasal and Pulmonary Drug Delivery at Juhu, Mumbai, India 10-11 November 2011. Malvern is a gold sponsor of the event and will also conduct a workshop on using the Spraytec laser diffraction analyzer to characterize pharmaceutical aerosols...
Read MoreBruker Attends China International Food Safety & Quality conference with new application data for SCION GC-MSOct 28, 2011New data will be presented at the 5th Annual China International Food Safety and Quality (CFISQ) 2011 conference, taking place in Beijing, China, 2-3 November. Experts from Bruker's Chemical and Applied Markets division, based in Fremont, California, will be in attendance to share their perspectives on food safety and quality assurance. They will present new data and its application in food safety analysis generated on the SCIONTM Gas Chromatography Mass Spectrometry Tripe Quadrupole (GC-MS TQ) system...
Read MoreTechnologies For Developing New Antibody Treatments Showcasing At Human Antibodies and Hybridomas (HAH) 2011Oct 26, 2011Combining accurate, early diagnostic tests for autoimmune disease, and new antibody treatment options are two themes being presented by antibody technology experts, ModiQuest Research at HAH 2011 (7-9 November 2011, Cannes, France). ModiQuest Research's technology includes monoclonal antibody generation and specialist immunological reagents to support the research and development of new antibody therapies and diagnostics. President and CEO, Dr Jos Raats will present latest data on new antibodies and early diagnostics for rheumatoid arthritis, using their hybridoma and phage display platforms...
Read MoreNew data demonstrate the value of Zetasizer Oct 26, 2011Two new, free to download, technical notes from Malvern Instruments describe the function and benefits of using the Zetasizer µV as a detector for size exclusion chromatography (SEC), focusing on its suitability for protein characterization. Capable of dynamic (DLS) and static light scattering (SLS) detection, the compact Zetasizer μV simultaneously measures absolute size and molecular weight, maximizing the information produced by each measurement to increase experimental productivity. The OmniFACE connection interface from Malvern Instruments (Malvern, UK) enables the...
Read MoreSistemic presents the solution for broader stem cell therapy at AUSBiotech 2011Oct 20, 2011Verna McErlane, Director of Commercial Operations for miRNA specialist Sistemic, is attending AUSBiotech 2011 in Adelaide, South Australia, 16-19 October. At this event she presented a talk entitled ‘The Challenges of Advancing Stem Cell Therapies into the clinic; a Characterisation Perspective'. The presentation formed part of the ‘Human Health - Clever cell culture for the innovation of biologics' session on 18 October...
Read MoreBrukerOct 20, 2011At the recent 49th JAIMA EXPO in Chiba, Japan, organizers estimated that visitors numbers in the region of 30,000 attended. It was at this event that Bruker demonstrated its innovative ‘lens-free' elliptical ion path of the recently launched SCION single quadrupole (SQ) and SCION triple quadrupole (TQ) gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS) detectors. The SCION SQ and TQ have a compact footprint while providing ultra-high sensitivity and outstanding data quality...
Read MoreCost-effective Determination of Inorganic Anions and Cations in Municipal Drinking WaterOct 20, 2011Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. is pleased to announce a new application demonstrating the separation of common inorganic anions and cations in municipal drinkng water samples on the capillary Thermo Scientific Dionex IonPac AS19 hydroxide-selective anion-exchange column and the Thermo Scientific Dionex IonPac CS12A columns using electrolytically generated eluent. The analytes were detected by suppressed conductivity using the Thermo Scientific Dionex Capillary Electrolytic Suppressors (CES) and the capillary Thermo Scientific Dionex ICS-5000 Reagent-Free IC (RFIC) IC system...
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The BlueScreen HC assay from Gentronix utilizes a luminescence-based reporter system to measure genotoxicity. The assay generates positive results e.g for direct-acting mutagens and clastogens and correct negative results for non-carcinogens. In addition, reduced cell proliferation, a measure of cytotoxicity, is assessed, too. Using the FLUOstar Omega microplate reader from BMG LABTECH the BlueScreen HC assay has been shown to be fast, accurate and reproducible...
Building on the success of previous years, a record number of delegates from seven different countries attended the latest Filtration Society two-day technical meeting. Held at the Ramada Hotel in Chester, UK in October, Filter Media 5 was the fifth international event focused on filter media and combined a training session, conference and exhibition...
Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the world leader in serving science, today announced the new Thermo Scientific µDrop Plate for the quick and easy measurement of samples down to 2 µL. The µDropTM Plate provides a straightforward way of analyzing up to 16 microliter-scale samples simultaneously. The fixed light path of the plate allows direct calculation of nucleic acid concentrations of the samples. Furthermore, users can detect dsDNA from a few micrograms to a few milligrams per milliliter, without needing to perform any dilutions...
FLIR Advanced Thermal Solutions has announced a new application story that describes how leading sportswear manufacturer - Adidas has used infrared thermography to help develop a new generation of sports shoes featuring ventilated ClimaCool2™ technology...
Hydrogen peroxide bio-decontamination technology was one of the hot topics at this year's 49th Annual Meeting of the Infectious Diseases Society of America and the HIV Medicine Association. Three scientific abstracts were presented on hydrogen peroxide vapour (HPV) at the meeting in Boston, Massachusetts...
Cellnovo was named Best Medtech Fundraiser at the recent 2011 OBN Bioscience Awards, an honour that recognises Cellnovo's success in raising £30m to advance mobile diabetes management.
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. Excessive consumption of nitrite and nitrate has been implicated as a cause in some health problems and, as a result, the United States Environmental Protection Agency (U.S. EPA) has regulated the amount of nitrite and nitrate in drinking water. These same limits should be applied to milk even though the FDA and USDA have not required testing of milk for nitrate and nitrate.
Following the success of European Laboratory Automation (ELA) 2011, Select Biosciences has announced that it will be hosting next year's conference and exhibition at the Congress Centre Hamburg (CCH), Germany, 30 - 31 May 2012. Registration for ELA 2012 is now open, and all delegates have the option to attend 8 different conference streams, each of which includes internationally renowned keynote speakers, research presentations, training sessions and much more...
Freeman Technology, specialist providers of systems and expertise for the measurement of powder flow properties, will be exhibiting the FT4 Powder Rheometer at PowderFlow 2011 providing an opportunity for delegates to network with company specialists. As part of the company's continuing support for new research in the field of powder characterisation, Freeman Technology is also sponsoring the £250 poster prize, which will be awarded for the best poster presentation at the meeting...
For the 4th consecutive time, the media brands PROCESS, PharmaTEC and Schüttgut presented the Innovation-Award during the POWTECH/TechnoPharm 2011 in October. This price recognizes manufacturers for trend-setting new products. Every one and a half year this competition is held during the trade fair of the bulk industry and the publishing company Vogel...
Fisher Scientific, part of Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., today announced the continuing success of the Activate Science Roadshow. During September and October over 1,000 scientists visited an Activate Science event in the UK. There are several further Activate Science exhibitions scheduled throughout November...
SP Scientific has announced new dates for its popular educational seminars and hands-on laboratory training courses in freeze drying techniques. A new seminar 'Freeze Drying of Pharmaceuticals & Biologicals' has been developed in conjunction with Dr. Henning Gieseler and the University of Erlangen Freeze Drying Focus Group - one of the premier academic groups in the world focused on lyophilization...
Experts from Bruker's CAM division will present new data on several of its food testing solutions at the 5th International Symposium on Recent Advances in Food Analysis (RAFA 2011), 2-4 November 2011, in Prague, Czech Republic. Application case studies will be presented as part of Bruker's Vendor Seminar at the meeting, Speakers will also highlight the company's commitment to transparent migration to Bruker solutions, and discuss how the Bruker team can assist with implementation and refinement of client methodologies...
Leading academics and delegates from around the world gathered last week for Quotient Bioresearch's Autumn Seminar into the latest approaches in the use of PK, PD and PK/PD modelling in drug development. The seminar, held at Quotient Bioresearch's Bioanalytical Sciences facility in Cambridgeshire, UK saw over 60 delegates from the pharmaceutical industry meet to hear a series of presentations and take part in lively debate with key academics and industry thought-leaders...
JPK Instruments recently hosted their tenth annual international symposium on the applications of scanning probe microscopy (SPM) and optical tweezers. Held this month in the historic Umspannwerk Ost in Berlin, the meeting brought together more than 100 scientists from around the world. The combination of papers and posters inspired excellent discussions as attendees presented their results and shared scientific know how in a relaxed and informal atmosphere...
Dr Paul Kippax, Product Group Manager at Malvern Instruments, will speak at the Indian Pharmaceutical Association's (IPA) 5th Symposium on Nasal and Pulmonary Drug Delivery at Juhu, Mumbai, India 10-11 November 2011. Malvern is a gold sponsor of the event and will also conduct a workshop on using the Spraytec laser diffraction analyzer to characterize pharmaceutical aerosols...
New data will be presented at the 5th Annual China International Food Safety and Quality (CFISQ) 2011 conference, taking place in Beijing, China, 2-3 November. Experts from Bruker's Chemical and Applied Markets division, based in Fremont, California, will be in attendance to share their perspectives on food safety and quality assurance. They will present new data and its application in food safety analysis generated on the SCIONTM Gas Chromatography Mass Spectrometry Tripe Quadrupole (GC-MS TQ) system...
Combining accurate, early diagnostic tests for autoimmune disease, and new antibody treatment options are two themes being presented by antibody technology experts, ModiQuest Research at HAH 2011 (7-9 November 2011, Cannes, France). ModiQuest Research's technology includes monoclonal antibody generation and specialist immunological reagents to support the research and development of new antibody therapies and diagnostics. President and CEO, Dr Jos Raats will present latest data on new antibodies and early diagnostics for rheumatoid arthritis, using their hybridoma and phage display platforms...
Two new, free to download, technical notes from Malvern Instruments describe the function and benefits of using the Zetasizer µV as a detector for size exclusion chromatography (SEC), focusing on its suitability for protein characterization. Capable of dynamic (DLS) and static light scattering (SLS) detection, the compact Zetasizer μV simultaneously measures absolute size and molecular weight, maximizing the information produced by each measurement to increase experimental productivity. The OmniFACE connection interface from Malvern Instruments (Malvern, UK) enables the...
Verna McErlane, Director of Commercial Operations for miRNA specialist Sistemic, is attending AUSBiotech 2011 in Adelaide, South Australia, 16-19 October. At this event she presented a talk entitled ‘The Challenges of Advancing Stem Cell Therapies into the clinic; a Characterisation Perspective'. The presentation formed part of the ‘Human Health - Clever cell culture for the innovation of biologics' session on 18 October...
At the recent 49th JAIMA EXPO in Chiba, Japan, organizers estimated that visitors numbers in the region of 30,000 attended. It was at this event that Bruker demonstrated its innovative ‘lens-free' elliptical ion path of the recently launched SCION single quadrupole (SQ) and SCION triple quadrupole (TQ) gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS) detectors. The SCION SQ and TQ have a compact footprint while providing ultra-high sensitivity and outstanding data quality...