HORIBA Medical, in collaboration with its customers Mick Chomyn and Martin Fottles from Path Links Pathology Service, has published a white paper on the application of LEAN principles to Healthcare entitled "TLA - the ‘LEAN' Alternative". Focusing on the elimination of waste, LEAN principles offer a variety of tools and techniques to achieve this aim. The white paper focuses on the practical application of these principles based on the experiences of this large UK hospital laboratory group...
Read MoreLink Technologies to exhibit at the Sixth Cambridge Symposium on Nucleic Acids Chemistry and BiologyAug 17, 2011Link Technologies Ltd, an ISO 9001:2008 certified specialist oligonucleotide reagent manufacturer, has today announced that it will be heavily involved in this year's Cambridge Symposium on Nucleic Acids Chemistry and Biology, Cambridge, UK (4-7 September 2011). As well as exhibiting and presenting a poster at the event, the company is also sponsoring a student bursary award worth £500..
Read MoreThe 16th Desty Memorial Lecture for Innovation In Separation Science.Aug 15, 2011The 16th Desty Memorial Lecture for Innovation In Separation Science will take place in its established home of the Royal Institution of Great Britain on the 5th October 2011. This was the building above all others that Denis Desty enjoyed. He, like all the other great scientists enjoyed the dissemination of science to the widest possible audience and was inspired by the Royal Institution...
Read MoreWhitehouse Scientific prominent at PSA 2011Aug 15, 2011Read MoreMalvern exhibits new Automated RealTime Milling System at PowtechAug 15, 2011Malvern Instruments will show the very latest in particle characterization systems. Exhibits will include Sturtevant's Micronizer® Jet Mill displayed together with a Malvern Insitec particle size analyzer and the Schenck AccuRate Feeder as the first time international introduction of ARTMiS, a new jointly developed Automated RealTime Milling System...
Read MoreAutomated Production of High Quality Blood AgarAug 10, 2011INTEGRA has released a new application note that demonstrates how combining its MEDIAJET Petri dish filler with the DOSE IT peristaltic pump provides an optimised automated solution for the production of high quality blood agar. The quality of blood agar plates is of prime importance for the reliable determination of haemolysis type - a common technique in medical diagnostics to classify Gram positive cocci...
Read MoreLyophilization Cycle Development & OptimizationAug 10, 2011SP Scientific has announced, in response to widespread enthusiastic participant response to its previous hands-on laboratory training courses in freeze drying techniques, new dates for a Fall 2011 programme...
Read MoreTop journal announces highlighted Aug 8, 2011Anasys Instruments is pleased to report the publication and highlighting of a "hot paper" from a group of leading French scientists in the leading scientific journal, Angewandte Chemie. The paper address a molecular mapping challenge using the exciting technique of AFM-IR, the combination of an atomic force microscope (AFM) and IR spectroscopy...
Read MoreALMSCO InternationalAug 3, 2011ALMSCO International, a division of Markes International Ltd, today announced a new high definition GC/MS method enabling scientists to screen for persistent organic pollutants (POPs) such as pesticides at trace levels in complex apple matrices, without dependence on extensive sample clean-up. The new method, which is one component of ALMSCO's extensive food safety offering, is designed to offer optimal sensitivity without comprising speed of analyses and selectivity...
Read MoreSyrrisAug 3, 2011Leading chemistry automation product innovator, Syrris has received extremely positive feedback following its Flow Chemistry and Automated Process Chemistry workshop seminars, held last month in Bangkok, Thailand. The two seminar streams featured technology overviews, case studies and practical sessions, producing an informative and educational forum. Following this success, Syrris plans to launch a series of workshops and seminars for its existing users and potential new customers...
Read MoreThe Fisher Scientific UK 2011 Activate Science RoadshowAug 1, 2011
Fisher Scientific, part of Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., today confirmed the dates for their
Read MoreCopley Scientific highlights real-time fibre monitor at European Aerosol ConferenceAug 1, 2011The 2011 European Aerosol Conference in Manchester, UK (4-9 September 2011) will see Copley Scientific exhibiting the company's latest solutions for aerosol sampling and particle characterisation. Copley Scientific offers instrumentation for aerosol research in a number of important areas including pharmaceuticals, atmospheric studies, defence and nanotechnology. A particular highlight at the show will be the Real-Time Fibre Monitor Model 7400AD, a compact and powerful system that is being adopted for a range of applications...
Read MoreSistemic shares its views on the cell therapeutics industryAug 1, 2011Dr Verna McErlane, Director of Operations at Sistemic Ltd., a leading miRNA-based product company, has recently shared her perspective of the Cell Therapy Industry (CTI) by writing an article for the European Biopharmaceutical Review (EBR), a noted publication supporting the biopharmaceutical industry...
Read MoreThermo Fisher Scientific Publishes Comprehensive Sample Preparation Reference GuideJul 29, 2011Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the world leader in serving science, today announced the release of the Thermo Scientific HyperSep SPE column Applications Notebook. Highlighting the vital importance of sample preparation within the analytical laboratory, the HyperSepTM SPE column range provides a resource for the purification of a wide range of analytes. Containing information on the full list of HyperSep columns available...
Read MoreMolecular biologists discover the cause of a rare type of leukemia Jul 25, 2011During the annual meeting of the European Hematology Association (EHA) professor E. Tiacci from the Institute of Hematology in Perugia, Italy will present groundbreaking news on the cause of a specific, rare subtype of leukemia, so-called hairy cell leukemia...
Read MoreFisher Scientific UK celebrates the success of its 20th Science World event.Jul 25, 2011Hosted at Magna Science Centre in Rotherham, 600 people attended Science World 2011 making it the biggest outside of London in its history. The event has already received rave reviews from the many customers, suppliers and staff that attended and has been hailed as "the highpoint of the UK Laboratory exhibition circuit"...
Read MoreVacuum Expo 2011 will open its doors on October 18 & 19 at the Ricoh Arena in Coventry Jul 22, 2011Vacuum Expo provides a sizeable and comprehensive exhibition that involves industry leaders presenting new ideas. Delivered with a passion for vacuum technology, Vacuum Expo's remit is to provide a meeting place for users of vacuum technologies and to be a venue for education and training in the use and measurement of vacuum in general industry, in science and manufacturing. It embraces industry needs and challenges for vacuum coating in emerging sectors such as in photovoltaics and LED manufacture and in optical thin films...
Read MoreTTP LabTech Supports World leading ScienceJul 14, 2011TTP LabTech was delighted to announce the results of the "Win an Acumen" and "Win a Mosquito" competitions, as part of the closing celebrations of the inaugural European Lab Automation Conference in Hamburg, Germany. The winner of a year's, free fully supported, use of TTP LabTech's laser imaging cytometer, Acumen® eX3, was...
Read MoreUS EPA to Begin Regulatory Process for Perchlorate in Drinking WaterJul 14, 2011On Feb. 2 the EPA announced a final regulatory determination for perchlorate in drinking water. This announcement from Lisa Jackson, Administrator for the US EPA, reversed a preliminary determination in 2008 not to regulate perchlorate. With this action the EPA initiated development of a national primary drinking water regulation (NPDWR) that, once finalized, will require certain potable water suppliers to take corrective action for high perchlorate levels...
Read MoreScience and Innovation Celebrated at ELA with the Life Science AwardsJul 13, 2011Select Biosciences, are pleased to announce the winners of the inaugural Life Science Awards. Successful candidates were presented their awards by prestigious speakers and industry leaders at an evening ceremony, held at the Radisson Blu Hotel, Hamburg. The awards were a prelude to the first European Lab Automation (ELA) conference and exhibition, Europe's first and largest event dedicated to Life Science automation...
Read MoreRandox look forward to AACC/ASCLS Clinical Lab Expo 2011Jul 11, 2011Randox (booth #1301) is proud to be an exhibitor at the upcoming AACC/ASCLS Annual Meeting and Clinical Lab Expo to be held in Atlanta 26th – 28th July 2011. The AACC/ASCLS is the largest clinical lab expo in the world. This year it is set to be as popular as ever. Hosting more than 650 exhibitors covering 1,800 booths the 2011 AACC Clinical Lab Expo will cover the entire clinical diagnostic spectrum from automation to OEM...
Read MoreProductive Handheld Liquid Handling ToolsJul 5, 2011INTEGRA has announced that it will display its range of productive, handheld liquid handling tools at the inaugural European Lab Automation congress to be held in Hamburg (June 30th - July 1st 2011). The new generation of INTEGRA liquid handling tools uniquely bridge the gap between the power and productivity of automated liquid handlers and the simplicity and ease of use of manual systems...
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