Recent Articles in Laboratory Exhibitions and Conferences
Zwick Roell invites you to testXpo 2010Sep 7, 2010
As the event hosts, the Zwick Roell Group invites you to meet the experts in materials testing at this year's testXpo 2010. Held from 11-14 October at the Zwick facility in Ulm, Germany, this 19th International Forum for Materials Testing will see top specialists from all industry segments gather to present an extensive program of lectures, discussions, Q&A sessions and exhibits.
Read MoreFree Guide to HPLC formulae available from YMCSep 6, 2010
A free guide to HPLC formulae from YMC is available to download.
Read MorePrecision Multichannel Pipetting Enables Fast & Economic 3D Microtissue CultivationSep 2, 2010
INTEGRA, in association with Insphero (Zurich, Switzerland), have released an application note** that describes how a precise pipetting technology enables the efficient use of a hanging drop culture system overcoming many of the drawbacks of conventional cell culture techniques.
Read MoreKuwait Laboratory Technology Conference & Exhibition Sep 1, 2010
Now in its second year, Kuwait Laboratory Technology Conference & Exhibition is a comprehensive multi-tracked conference and exhibition for the laboratory industry. It will cover a diverse range of subjects relating to the science and technology used in medical and non-medical laboratories, as well as their management.
Read MoreThermo Fisher Scientific Announces New UHPLC/MS Method for Sensitive, Precise and Reproducible Trace-Level Analysis of Perfluorinated Compounds in Human Breast MilkAug 31, 2010
Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the world leader in serving science, has developed a new method for sensitive, accurate and reproducible quantitation of low levels of perfluorinated compounds (PFCs) in human breast milk.
Read MoreRobust, High-Throughput Verification & Genotyping of Fish PopulationsAug 26, 2010
A new application poster** from Fluidigm Europe describing how its BioMarkTM System and 96.96 Dynamic ArrayTM Integrated Fluidic Circuit (IFC) has been used by the University of Washington for verification and genotyping of SNP's in Alaskan populations of Chum Salmon.
Read MoreDionex Demonstrates IC-Based Methods for Detection of Methacholine and Possible ImpuritiesAug 25, 2010
Dionex is proud to announce new cation and anion IC-based methods for the detection and quantification of methacholine and possible impurities in solutions used to assess bronchial asthma of subjects evaluated in respiratory function labs and epidemiological field studies. Application Note 249: Determination of Methacholine Chloride and Potential Impurities Using a Reagent-Free Ion Chromatography SystemRead MoreFreeze-Dried Parenterals - Quality by DesignAug 25, 2010
SP Scientific, a world leader in freeze drying technology, has announced a new LyoLearn webinar that will discuss the essential elements of quality by design in formulation and process development of freeze-dried parenterals.
Read MoreDionex Demonstrates a Reliable Automated Solution for Phosphopeptide-Enrichment ApplicationsAug 24, 2010
Dionex is proud to announce a new method to selectively isolate and enrich phosphopeptides from a peptide digest. Application Update 173: Enrichment and Identification of Chicken Ovalbumin Phosphopeptides by Immobilized Metaldemonstrates use of immobilized metal affinity chromatography (IMAC) in the ferric Affinity and Reversed-Phase Chromatographies form and exploits the affinity of the phosphopeptide phosphate group to ferric ions immobilized on the ProPac® IMAC-10 stationary phase of a Dionex UltiMate® 3000 high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) system.
Read MoreThermo Fisher Scientific Announces Locations and Dates for Laboratory Informatics Symposiums in South AfricaAug 24, 2010
Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the world leader in serving science, announced today it will host a series of Laboratory Informatics Symposiums (LIS) from September 14 to September 20 in three South African locations - Johannesburg (September 13-14), Durban (September 15-16), and Cape Town (September 20).
Read MoreDionex Demonstrates Fast Desalting of Oligonucleotide and Protein SamplesAug 24, 2010
Dionex is proud to announce a new method to desalt oligonucleotide or protein samples for either on-line analysis by high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) or liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry (LC/MS).
Read MoreFiltration Society filter testing conference programme now onlineAug 23, 2010
A complete technical programme for this year's Filtration Society annual conference and exhibition is now available on line. The conference ‘Filter Testing 5 - millimetre to nanometre' will take place on 13 October 2010 in Chester, UK. This year the main one-day event will be preceded by a short course and workshop on 12 October for those new to filter testing, or who wish to further develop their knowledge in this field.
Read MoreDionex Demonstrates Simple, Reliable, and Accurate Analytical Method to Quantify LactoseAug 19, 2010
Dionex announces a sensitive and accurate new method to extract, separate, and quantify lactose and lactulose in dairy products using high-performance anion-exchange chromatography with pulsed amperometric detection (HPAEPAD) in combination with the CarboPac® PA20 analytical column.
Read MoreJenway 73 series spectrophotometers can be prescribed to measure aspirin concentrationAug 19, 2010
Commonly included in chemistry courses to demonstrate the principle of using light to measure concentration, analysis of aspirin tablets can be carried out accurately by two different methods using Jenway's 73 series spectrophotometers.
Read MoreEXPAND Technical Training Program by SartoriusAug 17, 2010
We provide you with hands-on training courses in our laboratories or inhouse at your own facilities. Our training courses focus on methodology. They are open to all interested parties and give you objective and unbiased perspectives.
Read MoreEasy, Cost Effective Capture & Sequencing of Whole Virus GenomeAug 17, 2010
Fluidigm Europe has announced a new technical poster** describing how its unique Access ArrayTM chip technology has been used by the Core Genotyping facility at the National Cancer Institute (Bethesda, MD) to successfully capture and sequence the entire Epstein Barr Virus (EBV) genome from 4 individual patient DNA samples in a single sequence capture run.
Read MoreThermo Fisher Scientific Enables Rapid and Accurate Analysis of Selenium in ShampooAug 17, 2010
Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the world leader in serving science, today released a new method guide for the analysis of selenium in shampoo. The method, which aligns with the European Union commission directive 97/73/EEC stipulating the methods of analysis necessary for checking composition of cosmetic products, features the Thermo Scientific iCE 3000 Series atomic absorption spectrometers.
Read MoreICIS extends presence in Russian market through MRC joint venture Aug 17, 2010
Global chemicals information giant ICIS is extending its presence in the Russian plastics market through a joint venture with specialist Former Soviet Union (FSU) based benchmark price provider Market Report Company Group (MRC), the two companies announced on Thursday.
Read MoreNew Malvern presentation tackles the Aug 6, 2010
Dr Jean-Luc Brousseau from the separations systems team at Malvern Instruments has recorded a downloadable presentation that helps illustrate the importance of specific analytical details when characterizing protein or polymer solutions. In "On the overlooked second virial coefficient" he explains the reasons why and how protein and polymer scientists can improve characterization results by measuring the 2nd virial coefficient, using either static light scattering or gel permeation chromatography/size exclusion chromatography (GPC/SEC).
Read MoreThermo Fisher Scientific Develops New Method to Eliminate High Boiling Matrix Contamination in GC and GC/MS Analyses of Pesticides in FoodAug 4, 2010
Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the world leader in serving science, today announced a new method to effectively eliminate invisible high boiling matrices in the analysis of pesticides in food. Incorporating a programmable temperature vaporizing (PTV) injector, the Thermo Scientific TRACE GC Ultra GC/MS analyzer achieves sensitive, fast and reliable analysis of pesticides in low fat food products, significantly enhancing the productivity and efficiency of gas chromatography (GC) and gas chromatography mass spectrometry (GC/MS) systems for analyzing pesticides in food, while eradicating high boiling matrix.
Read MoreHayfever: time we moved exams to the winter?Aug 2, 2010
Crucial exams take place during adolescence in most societies, which can have a major impact on an individual's career trajectory. In a Guest Editorial appearing in the August issue of Expert Review of Respiratory Medicine, a team of UK experts review the evidence of the disease burden associated with hayfever and summarize recent evidence suggesting that poorly controlled hayfever can adversely impact on exam performance
Read MoreThermo Fisher Scientific Facilitates Fast, Reproducible and Automatic Nitrogen Determination in Soils and PlantsAug 2, 2010
Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the world leader in serving science, today announced a new application note for providing rapid, automatic and reproducible quantitative determination of nitrogen in soils and plants with the Thermo Scientific FLASH 4000 nitrogen/protein analyzer.
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