Recent Articles in Laboratory Exhibitions and Conferences
GC and its uses in the modern analytical laboratory, 28th & 30th June, Reading & ManchesterApr 26, 2011Hichrom Limited & Thermo Scientific are running GC Seminars taking place at the Madejski Stadium, Reading on the 28th June and at the Radisson Blu Hotel, Manchester Airport, on the 30th June. These days will be of great interest to all those who are involved in Gas Chromatography in the modern analytical environment and wish to expand their knowledge or simply want to keep up-to-date with the latest developments in GC...
Read MoreScreening Europe & Protein Crystallography among scheduled conference streams at ELA 2011Apr 20, 2011Select Biosciences, organisers of European Lab Automation (ELA) 2011, are delighted to announce that Screening Europe and Advances in Protein Crystallography will be among the streams of this highly topical conference & exhibition. The inaugural event will take place 30 June - 1 July in the historic city of Hamburg, Germany and will bring together ten distinct conference tracks with 20 expert speakers per track...
Read MoreNew Life Science Awards Event Precedes ELA 2011Apr 19, 2011Select Biosciences and co-organisers, Langton Howarth, are pleased to announce that the inaugural Life Science Awards will be held on the evening of 29 June at the Radisson Blu Hotel, Hamburg, Germany. Celebrating the very best of the industry's achievements worldwide, the ceremony precedes the first European Lab Automation (ELA) conference and exhibition, which will take place at the adjoining Congress Centre Hamburg (CCH), 30 June - 1 July...
Read MorePoster and podium presentations for Malvern team at Polymer Processing Society Annual Meeting 2011Apr 18, 2011Dr Gerhard Heinzmann from Malvern Instruments will make poster and podium presentations at the 27th Annual Meeting of the Polymer Processing Society, which takes place in Marrakech, Morocco from 10-14 May 2011. The subject of the poster is Large Amplitude Oscillatory Shear (LAOS) measurement of polymer gels, while the podium presentation will discuss the use of gel permeation chromatography (GPC) to study poly methyl methacrylate (PMMA)...
Read MoreNew Application Note "AlphaScreen Surefire" from BMG LABTECHApr 15, 2011GPCRs are a large family of receptors which have a broad involvement in cellular responses affecting many important body functions. An approach to measure Gi and Gq coupled receptors is the utilization of the ERK phosphorylation cascade. In this application note the POLARstar Omega microplate reader from BMG LABTECH is used to detect ERK phosphorylation using an AlphaScreen® Surefire® proximity-based assay in 384-well format...
Read MoreEuropean Lab Automation 2011 to Highlight Advances in the Automation of methods and equipmentApr 14, 2011Select Biosciences, organisers of European Lab Automation (ELA) 2011, are delighted to announce that the Advances in Microarray Technology, Lab-on-a-Chip European Congress and Next Gen Sequencing Europe meetings will be joining the streams of this new, highly topical conference & exhibition, held in Hamburg, Germany, from 30 June - 1 July 2011...
Read MoreDemonstrating the FT4 Powder Rheometer at formulation seminar and workshopApr 11, 2011Visitors to the ‘Characterisation Instrumentation for Formulation' seminar and workshop in Huddersfield (UK) on 9 May 2011 will have the opportunity to learn how Freeman Technology's FT4 Powder Rheometer supports modern formulation goals. The aim of the event, which is organised by Intelligent Formulation Ltd, is to highlight the range of characterisation techniques available, with demonstrations from leading instrumentation manufacturers...
Read MoreJoin discussions about zeta potential measurement at the International BES Symposium 2011Apr 11, 2011Malcolm Connah, Product Marketing Manager, Nanometrics for Malvern Instruments, will make presentations about novel methods for measuring the zeta potential of proteins at a pre-conference workshop and as part of the plenary session during the 21st International Symposium of the Bioelectrochemical Society (BES). The conference takes place in Cracow (Poland) from 8-12 May 2011...
Read MoreThermometric titration Apr 6, 2011No sample preparation required. Accurate results in one minute. No matrix effects and no cumbersome sensor-management necessary. Sounds too good to be true? Think again! Metrohm is pleased to introduce a new method for the straightforward determination of the total acid number (TAN) in petroleum products. The new method uses automated thermometric titration and is a superior alternative to current manual and potentiometric methods...
Read MoreNew European Lab Automation Event Announced for 2011Apr 6, 2011Select Biosciences will this year be launching the first European Lab Automation (ELA) conference and exhibition at the Congress Centre Hamburg (CCH), Germany, 30 June - 1 July. The new event will provide a comprehensive schedule of informative and highly topical presentations, workshops, and training sessions with a core focus on automated techniques, equipment and applications...
Read MoreCellular Dopamine and Intracellular Calcium Signaling Using the Next Generation HTS Microplate ReaderApr 6, 2011Two cell-based signaling assays from Invitrogen, Fluo-4 Direct™ Calcium Assay and Tango™-bla U2OS GPCR Assay, were performed on the PHERAstar FS HTS instrument. The PHERAstar FS has several unique features that enhance the performance of these assays including direct optic bottom reading, high resolution cell layer scanning, injection at the point of measurement and dual emission detection...
Read MoreAdvancing optical metrologyApr 6, 2011Olympus has today announced that it will be exhibiting at the 13th International Conference on Metrology and Properties of Engineering Surfaces. Hosted by the National Physics Laboratory (NPL), the conference will take place from 12 - 15 April 2011 at the Twickenham Stadium in London...
Read MoreBirmingham set to host IChemE awardsApr 5, 2011Entries are now being accepted for the 2011 IChemE international awards for innovation and excellence which will be presented at the ICC in Birmingham, UK on 3 November. The awards are global in reach and attract entries from all over the world. Now in their 18th year, the IChemE awards are highly regarded throughout the process industries for recognising and rewarding chemical engineering excellence and innovation...
Read MoreA Fast and Simple Method For Measuring P-Glycoprotein (Pgp) InhibitionApr 4, 2011A novel assay specific for measuring inhibition of the P-glycoprotein multidrug transporter (PGp) is presented. The combination of the fast and simple fluorescence assay from the Fluorosome® company and the FLUOstar Omega microplate reader from BMG LABTECH is an ideal platform to screen for Pgp inhibitors in 96-well or 384-well format. Fluorescence kinetic signal curves and representative IC50 values for different test compounds are shown.
Read MoreMalvern specialist discusses light scattering techniques at BioProcess International Europe 2011Apr 4, 2011Malvern Instruments' product technical specialist, Dr Hanna Jankevics, will present a poster on ‘Light scattering for protein characterization in formulation studies' at the 7th annual BioProcess International Europe conference in Nice (France), which runs from 6 - 7 April 2011. The conference includes sessions to discuss protein aggregation, cell culture, and formulation in biomanufacturing...
Read MoreMalvernMar 31, 2011A series of webinars aimed at those working in the processing environment will take place during April, May and September 2011 as part of Malvern Instruments' extensive web seminar program. Subjects covered will range from the use of on-line particle sizing in micronization through to process optimization and control of cement production. Two further webinars will be available in Portuguese. These events are free to attend, and open to all...
Read MoreMorphologi G3 with Raman microprobe helps identify particulate contaminantsMar 29, 2011A new application note describing ‘Raman chemical identification of contaminant particles’ is now available on the Malvern Instruments website. It highlights the ability of the company’s Morphologi G3 equipped with Raman microprobe accessory to target particulate impurities, an area of considerable interest to manufacturers of complex, high value products where control of particle size and shape is crucial...
Read MoreMalvern Instruments Insitec system is integral to new Automated RealTime Milling System on Sturtevant Inc. booth #1827 at Interphex 2011Mar 28, 2011Following recent joint development, Malvern Instruments Insitec on-line particle size analyzer will be exhibited on the Sturtevant Inc. booth at Interphex 2011 (March 29-31, New York). The Insitec will be displayed together with a Sturtevant Mill and Schenck Accurate Feeder as the first time introduction of ARTMiS, a new Automated RealTime Milling System.
Read MoreCellular Dynamics International Scientists Report on Efficient Method to Produce Footprint-Free Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells (iPSCs) Under Feeder-free ConditionsMar 25, 2011Cellular Dynamics International (CDI), the world's largest producer of human tissue cells for drug discovery and safety testing, today announced the publication of research demonstrating an efficient and scalable method of creating DNA integration-free, or footprint-free, induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) under a feeder-free condition using chemically defined media...
Read MoreOptibrium to Unveil StarDrop 5 and Revolutionary Nova Module at ACS Spring 2011Mar 25, 2011Optibrium, a provider of software solutions for drug discovery, will be officially launching the next generation of StarDrop featuring the ground-breaking Nova module on booth #1121 at the American Chemical Society (ACS) National Exposition, 27-31 March, 2011, Anaheim, CA. This intuitive platform helps to guide scientists' decisions to quickly identify compounds with a high chance of success for their drug discovery project...
Read MoreTrace Determination of Heavy Metals in Pharma ProductsMar 23, 2011Warwick Analytical Services has published a technical article that describes a new standard ICP methodology that has been developed to determine trace heavy metals in pharmaceutical products...
Read MoreBMG LABTECH exihibit at SBS Conference 2011 as Bronze SponsorMar 21, 2011BMG LABTECH, world leader in microplate reader technology, is proud to be a Bronze Sponsor of the SBS Conference 2011 in Orlando, Florida. BMG invite you to join them on booth 807 and join in on their workshops to see the latest innovations in microplate reading technology including the SPECTROstar Nano, which can instantly capture a full UV/Vis spectrum (220 - 1000 nm) in low volume samples, microplates and cuvettes...
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Hichrom Limited & Thermo Scientific are running GC Seminars taking place at the Madejski Stadium, Reading on the 28th June and at the Radisson Blu Hotel, Manchester Airport, on the 30th June. These days will be of great interest to all those who are involved in Gas Chromatography in the modern analytical environment and wish to expand their knowledge or simply want to keep up-to-date with the latest developments in GC...
Select Biosciences, organisers of European Lab Automation (ELA) 2011, are delighted to announce that Screening Europe and Advances in Protein Crystallography will be among the streams of this highly topical conference & exhibition. The inaugural event will take place 30 June - 1 July in the historic city of Hamburg, Germany and will bring together ten distinct conference tracks with 20 expert speakers per track...
Select Biosciences and co-organisers, Langton Howarth, are pleased to announce that the inaugural Life Science Awards will be held on the evening of 29 June at the Radisson Blu Hotel, Hamburg, Germany. Celebrating the very best of the industry's achievements worldwide, the ceremony precedes the first European Lab Automation (ELA) conference and exhibition, which will take place at the adjoining Congress Centre Hamburg (CCH), 30 June - 1 July...
Dr Gerhard Heinzmann from Malvern Instruments will make poster and podium presentations at the 27th Annual Meeting of the Polymer Processing Society, which takes place in Marrakech, Morocco from 10-14 May 2011. The subject of the poster is Large Amplitude Oscillatory Shear (LAOS) measurement of polymer gels, while the podium presentation will discuss the use of gel permeation chromatography (GPC) to study poly methyl methacrylate (PMMA)...
GPCRs are a large family of receptors which have a broad involvement in cellular responses affecting many important body functions. An approach to measure Gi and Gq coupled receptors is the utilization of the ERK phosphorylation cascade. In this application note the POLARstar Omega microplate reader from BMG LABTECH is used to detect ERK phosphorylation using an AlphaScreen® Surefire® proximity-based assay in 384-well format...
Select Biosciences, organisers of European Lab Automation (ELA) 2011, are delighted to announce that the Advances in Microarray Technology, Lab-on-a-Chip European Congress and Next Gen Sequencing Europe meetings will be joining the streams of this new, highly topical conference & exhibition, held in Hamburg, Germany, from 30 June - 1 July 2011...
Visitors to the ‘Characterisation Instrumentation for Formulation' seminar and workshop in Huddersfield (UK) on 9 May 2011 will have the opportunity to learn how Freeman Technology's FT4 Powder Rheometer supports modern formulation goals. The aim of the event, which is organised by Intelligent Formulation Ltd, is to highlight the range of characterisation techniques available, with demonstrations from leading instrumentation manufacturers...
Malcolm Connah, Product Marketing Manager, Nanometrics for Malvern Instruments, will make presentations about novel methods for measuring the zeta potential of proteins at a pre-conference workshop and as part of the plenary session during the 21st International Symposium of the Bioelectrochemical Society (BES). The conference takes place in Cracow (Poland) from 8-12 May 2011...
No sample preparation required. Accurate results in one minute. No matrix effects and no cumbersome sensor-management necessary. Sounds too good to be true? Think again! Metrohm is pleased to introduce a new method for the straightforward determination of the total acid number (TAN) in petroleum products. The new method uses automated thermometric titration and is a superior alternative to current manual and potentiometric methods...
Select Biosciences will this year be launching the first European Lab Automation (ELA) conference and exhibition at the Congress Centre Hamburg (CCH), Germany, 30 June - 1 July. The new event will provide a comprehensive schedule of informative and highly topical presentations, workshops, and training sessions with a core focus on automated techniques, equipment and applications...
Two cell-based signaling assays from Invitrogen, Fluo-4 Direct™ Calcium Assay and Tango™-bla U2OS GPCR Assay, were performed on the PHERAstar FS HTS instrument. The PHERAstar FS has several unique features that enhance the performance of these assays including direct optic bottom reading, high resolution cell layer scanning, injection at the point of measurement and dual emission detection...
Olympus has today announced that it will be exhibiting at the 13th International Conference on Metrology and Properties of Engineering Surfaces. Hosted by the National Physics Laboratory (NPL), the conference will take place from 12 - 15 April 2011 at the Twickenham Stadium in London...
Entries are now being accepted for the 2011 IChemE international awards for innovation and excellence which will be presented at the ICC in Birmingham, UK on 3 November. The awards are global in reach and attract entries from all over the world. Now in their 18th year, the IChemE awards are highly regarded throughout the process industries for recognising and rewarding chemical engineering excellence and innovation...
A novel assay specific for measuring inhibition of the P-glycoprotein multidrug transporter (PGp) is presented. The combination of the fast and simple fluorescence assay from the Fluorosome® company and the FLUOstar Omega microplate reader from BMG LABTECH is an ideal platform to screen for Pgp inhibitors in 96-well or 384-well format. Fluorescence kinetic signal curves and representative IC50 values for different test compounds are shown.
Malvern Instruments' product technical specialist, Dr Hanna Jankevics, will present a poster on ‘Light scattering for protein characterization in formulation studies' at the 7th annual BioProcess International Europe conference in Nice (France), which runs from 6 - 7 April 2011. The conference includes sessions to discuss protein aggregation, cell culture, and formulation in biomanufacturing...
A series of webinars aimed at those working in the processing environment will take place during April, May and September 2011 as part of Malvern Instruments' extensive web seminar program. Subjects covered will range from the use of on-line particle sizing in micronization through to process optimization and control of cement production. Two further webinars will be available in Portuguese. These events are free to attend, and open to all...
A new application note describing ‘Raman chemical identification of contaminant particles’ is now available on the Malvern Instruments website. It highlights the ability of the company’s Morphologi G3 equipped with Raman microprobe accessory to target particulate impurities, an area of considerable interest to manufacturers of complex, high value products where control of particle size and shape is crucial...
Following recent joint development, Malvern Instruments Insitec on-line particle size analyzer will be exhibited on the Sturtevant Inc. booth at Interphex 2011 (March 29-31, New York). The Insitec will be displayed together with a Sturtevant Mill and Schenck Accurate Feeder as the first time introduction of ARTMiS, a new Automated RealTime Milling System.
Cellular Dynamics International (CDI), the world's largest producer of human tissue cells for drug discovery and safety testing, today announced the publication of research demonstrating an efficient and scalable method of creating DNA integration-free, or footprint-free, induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) under a feeder-free condition using chemically defined media...
Optibrium, a provider of software solutions for drug discovery, will be officially launching the next generation of StarDrop featuring the ground-breaking Nova module on booth #1121 at the American Chemical Society (ACS) National Exposition, 27-31 March, 2011, Anaheim, CA. This intuitive platform helps to guide scientists' decisions to quickly identify compounds with a high chance of success for their drug discovery project...
Warwick Analytical Services has published a technical article that describes a new standard ICP methodology that has been developed to determine trace heavy metals in pharmaceutical products...
BMG LABTECH, world leader in microplate reader technology, is proud to be a Bronze Sponsor of the SBS Conference 2011 in Orlando, Florida. BMG invite you to join them on booth 807 and join in on their workshops to see the latest innovations in microplate reading technology including the SPECTROstar Nano, which can instantly capture a full UV/Vis spectrum (220 - 1000 nm) in low volume samples, microplates and cuvettes...