SCION Instruments, the world-renowned designer and manufacturer of GC, GC-MS systems and accessories has announced a number of improvements and upgrades to its portfolio of offerings at this year’s PITTCON.
Firstly, the company announces the release of its CompassCDS software platform v4.0, which features new capabilities that extend its applicability to a wider range of laboratories. CompassCDS brings more than 20 years of customer experience and development, and provides a user-friendly and application-rich GUI with unique integration and extended calculation and reporting capabilities.
Genevac has published an informative customer article that reviews the development of a new sample preparation method using its EZ-2 centrifugal evaporator to help simplify and accelerate the detection and quantitation of algal toxins in surface water.
Due to a warming global environment there has been a rise in occurrences of cyanobacteria blooms in lakes which can generate cyanotoxins. With surface water a major source of drinking water, the presence of cyano bacterial blooms pose a potential threat to human health. Using Ultra-high Performance Liquid Chromatography (UPLC) researchers have been able to...
The fluorescent probe NR12S detects changes in plasma membrane cholesterol levels
The cell membrane is a bilayer of phospholipids with embedded proteins. It contains cholesterol that determines the membrane’s fluidity, permeability and activity of membrane proteins. Changes in membrane cholesterol are implicated in diseases such as Alzheimer’s and cancer, demanding its investigation....
Chromatrap® has published a new application note that demonstrates how its unique solid state patented technology provides unrivalled sensitivity allowing users to perform ChIP assays using as few as 1000 cells per immunoprecipitation.
Usually large cell numbers are required for performing ChIP, which poses something of a challenge when dealing with limited starting material. The available techniques for tackling small amounts of sample, rare cell types or difficult cell types which provide low yield of chromatin are usually long and complex, and involve DNA amplification or the spiking of samples...
Lonza will be showcasing its extensive portfolio of primary cells and 3D cell culture products designed to support cancer scientists at the AACR Annual Meeting 2017
As part of this, they will share new applications of the RAFT™ 3D Cell Culture System and primary cells, enabling researchers to more comprehensively devise and develop their cancer experiments. Lonza will present a poster ‘A 3-Dimensional RAFT™ Co-Culture as Advanced Model for Breast Cancer Drug Discovery’ demonstrating how the RAFT™ 3D Cell...
Once again, Systec GmbH, the leading manufacturer of autoclaves, including laboratory autoclaves, media preparators, and dispensing devices for liquid media and microbiological culture media, will be presenting the highlights of its comprehensive product range at ArabLab 2017.
The company's trusted line of laboratory autoclaves, suitable for almost any application, is based around the Systec H-Series, which includes large, standing horizontal autoclaves and pass-through / air lock autoclaves. The Systec Mediafill system, which is used to automatically fill and stack culture media in petri dishes but also tubes, is another focal point of the company's exhibition presentation...
Read MoreGuyMar 2, 2017
The Biorepository at the Guy’s and St Thomas’ Bioresource stores a variety of samples, including whole blood, plasma and sera.
With some 30,000 samples from 5,200 volunteers and patients now collected, a Matrix Gemini Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS) from Autoscribe Informatics has been implemented to manage all aspects of sample handling and allow the most efficient use of freezer storage space. System actions include sample tracking, location recording and chain of custody reporting with full audit trails of all activities...
Synthetic Biology Application Showcased as a Driver for the 21st Century
Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the world leader in serving science, has announced new technologies that are designed to automate and standardize workflows, helping to boost productivity and efficiency for laboratories working in a range of research environments. The new solutions were on display at the 2017 Society for Laboratory Automation and Screening (SLAS) conference.
Freeman Technology, the powder characterisation specialists, will be exhibiting at the European Coatings Show.
The company offers material characterisation solutions aimed at optimising process performance, increasing productivity and improving quality in a diverse range of sectors, including powder coatings. Freeman Technology’s solutions include the FT4 Powder Rheometer®, a unique and comprehensive powder tester, which uses patented dynamic methodology, automated shear cells...
First Instrument able to Perform Conventional, Fast and Ultra Fast Gas Chromatography
Ellutia Chromatography Solutions, the world-renowned gas chromatography instruments and solutions company, will officially unveil its 500 Series range of instruments at Pittcon 2017 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. The 500 Series Gas Chromatograph is an exciting new concept in gas chromatography, with the ability to perform....
Visit ROMIL at Stand #353 at ARABLAB 2017 between the 20th and 23rd of March to discover superior purity solvents and impressive performance at a surprisingly good price.
For more than three decades, ROMIL has been dedicated to achieving the highest standards of chemical purity, using a unique blend of experienced staff and leading-edge production facilities to create a wide range of high purity solvents, acids, reagents and certified reference materials meeting ISO Guide 34 requirements. Today, the company supplies analytical and life scientists around the world with exceptional quality products...
Read MoreAstell Scientific to present new-look autoclave range at ARABLAB 2017Feb 22, 2017
UK manufacturer and ‘Leaders in Sterilization’ Astell Scientific will be exhibiting at ARABLAB 2017 to represent its latest products, including a new-look range of autoclaves and steam sterilizers.
The new range of circular chamber autoclaves is available in sizes from 33 to 344 litres in capacity, as benchtop, compact, and free-standing units, and with options of top and front loading chambers. All benefit from improvements in design, operation and functionality, as visitors to the show will be able to see first-hand....
The Carbolite Gero brand is synonymous with high quality, leading heat technology in the design and manufacture of laboratory and industrial ovens and furnaces ranging from 30 °C to 3000 °C.
In January 2016 Carbolite (UK) and Carbolite Gero (Germany) joined to become one company under the name of Carbolite Gero. Carbolite Gero has two manufacturing and sales sites. One is based in Derbyshire, United Kingdom, where Carbolite has been manufacturing laboratory and industrial ovens and furnaces up to 1800 °C since 1938...
Read MoreNEW Generation Syngene Imaging Systems for Gel and Blot Imaging Live on Stand 140 at ARABLAB 2017Feb 16, 2017
Syngene, a world-leading manufacturer of image analysis solutions, is delighted to announce the new range of imaging systems will be on Stand 140 at ARABLAB 2017 on March 20th-23rd.
Designed for simple set-up and accurate performance, there will be systems on display to suit all budgets and imaging applications. Scientists looking for a low cost, yet powerful DNA and protein imaging system, should check out Syngene’s NuGenius, live on stand. This compact gel doc system, featuring a 5 million pixel CCD camera and motor driven zoom lens, enables perfect imaging of any gel or blot size up to 20cm x 24cm....
Booths #3016, 3017, PITTCON, Chicago, IL, USA, March 5th – 9th 2017
Autoscribe Informatics will be showcasing two new capabilities for remote usage of its Matrix Gemini LIMS (Laboratory Information Management System) at PITTCON 2017. The Matrix Gemini Field Analytics System extends the use of the LIMS to the field, allowing data to be recorded off-line and uploaded to the LIMS when an internet connection can be re-established....
The Pittcon marketing department is pleased to announce the release of its official 2017 conference and exposition planning tool, Pittcon at a Glance, which is available in app version for mobile devices (Pittcon 2017) and optimized as a web version.
The app version, available for free download in the App Store for iOS and Android devices and the Kindle Fire, serves as a valuable resource tool before, during and after the event. It acts as an all-inclusive real-time show guide containing details on exhibiting companies, technical sessions, Conferee Networking sessions, short courses, events and local city information....
The Design And Operation Of Research Laboratories, Incubators And Science Park Facilities – York Racecourse
The United Kingdom Science Park Association (UKSPA) and S-Lab: Supporting World Class Science are jointly organising a Conference, Exhibition and Gala Dinner at York Racecourse, in partnership with; the International Association of Science Parks and Areas of Innovation (IASP); Innovation DB Forum; Praxis Unico and York Science Park....
British autoclave manufacturer Priorclave is showcasing one its’ most versatile front loading autoclaves at the Medlab exhibition.
The combination of energy efficiencies, superior sterilising performance and very competitive pricing has made the EH150 front loading autoclave a popular choice for so many labs in the food, pharmaceutical and healthcare sectors as well as numerous research centres and educational establishments....
A leading producer of high performance filtration and separation technology is driving fresh innovation at the world’s largest annual medtech event with its cutting edge BioVyon™ sintered porous plastic.
Porvair Filtration Group will be on hand at MD&M West, taking place from 7-9 February at the Anaheim Convention Center in California, where it will showcase BioVyon™’s wide-ranging applications across the life sciences, analytical, pharma and medical markets. Its extensive range of features make it the ideal choice in many areas for filtration, separation...
BMG LABTECH unveils new visual brand identity and showcases the streamlined readers at SLAS 2017
BMG LABTECH’s visual appearance is heading into a new direction. The microplate reader company launched a new corporate colour identity that will be rolled out across all products as well as external and internal communication channels in the coming weeks. “As the company grows and develops, it is important that our brand continues to reflect the high quality, reliability and innovation of our products....
The Festival of Genomics London brings together academia, biopharma and healthcare to explore the power of the genome in driving R&D and the diagnosis and treatment of disease into the future.
Stop by booth #29 to see the CLARIOstar®, the microplate reader that provides advanced flexibility and sensitivity for drug discovery, genomics, cancer studies and synthetic biology. The festival takes place from the 31st ofJanuary - the 1st of February and is thought for anyone generating, using, or studying genomic information....
A white paper that provides evidence of the positive effects of post-curing on the reduction of cyclosiloxane contamination in silicone tubing manufacture has been publishedby Watson-Marlow Fluid Technology Group (WMFTG).
As a provider of single-use components including world-leading niche peristaltic pump and associated fluid path technologies, WMFTG demonstrates that the post-curing process significantly reduces the presence of cyclosiloxane contaminates in silicone tubing. Thereby, drug manufacturers opting to use post-cured tubing and tube assemblies, will benefit from improvements to the safety of the final drug product...
Firstly, the company announces the release of its CompassCDS software platform v4.0, which features new capabilities that extend its applicability to a wider range of laboratories. CompassCDS brings more than 20 years of customer experience and development, and provides a user-friendly and application-rich GUI with unique integration and extended calculation and reporting capabilities.
Due to a warming global environment there has been a rise in occurrences of cyanobacteria blooms in lakes which can generate cyanotoxins. With surface water a major source of drinking water, the presence of cyano bacterial blooms pose a potential threat to human health. Using Ultra-high Performance Liquid Chromatography (UPLC) researchers have been able to...
The cell membrane is a bilayer of phospholipids with embedded proteins. It contains cholesterol that determines the membrane’s fluidity, permeability and activity of membrane proteins. Changes in membrane cholesterol are implicated in diseases such as Alzheimer’s and cancer, demanding its investigation....
Usually large cell numbers are required for performing ChIP, which poses something of a challenge when dealing with limited starting material. The available techniques for tackling small amounts of sample, rare cell types or difficult cell types which provide low yield of chromatin are usually long and complex, and involve DNA amplification or the spiking of samples...
As part of this, they will share new applications of the RAFT™ 3D Cell Culture System and primary cells, enabling researchers to more comprehensively devise and develop their cancer experiments. Lonza will present a poster ‘A 3-Dimensional RAFT™ Co-Culture as Advanced Model for Breast Cancer Drug Discovery’ demonstrating how the RAFT™ 3D Cell...
The company's trusted line of laboratory autoclaves, suitable for almost any application, is based around the Systec H-Series, which includes large, standing horizontal autoclaves and pass-through / air lock autoclaves. The Systec Mediafill system, which is used to automatically fill and stack culture media in petri dishes but also tubes, is another focal point of the company's exhibition presentation...
With some 30,000 samples from 5,200 volunteers and patients now collected, a Matrix Gemini Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS) from Autoscribe Informatics has been implemented to manage all aspects of sample handling and allow the most efficient use of freezer storage space. System actions include sample tracking, location recording and chain of custody reporting with full audit trails of all activities...
Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the world leader in serving science, has announced new technologies that are designed to automate and standardize workflows, helping to boost productivity and efficiency for laboratories working in a range of research environments. The new solutions were on display at the 2017 Society for Laboratory Automation and Screening (SLAS) conference.
The company offers material characterisation solutions aimed at optimising process performance, increasing productivity and improving quality in a diverse range of sectors, including powder coatings. Freeman Technology’s solutions include the FT4 Powder Rheometer®, a unique and comprehensive powder tester, which uses patented dynamic methodology, automated shear cells...
Ellutia Chromatography Solutions, the world-renowned gas chromatography instruments and solutions company, will officially unveil its 500 Series range of instruments at Pittcon 2017 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. The 500 Series Gas Chromatograph is an exciting new concept in gas chromatography, with the ability to perform....
For more than three decades, ROMIL has been dedicated to achieving the highest standards of chemical purity, using a unique blend of experienced staff and leading-edge production facilities to create a wide range of high purity solvents, acids, reagents and certified reference materials meeting ISO Guide 34 requirements. Today, the company supplies analytical and life scientists around the world with exceptional quality products...
The new range of circular chamber autoclaves is available in sizes from 33 to 344 litres in capacity, as benchtop, compact, and free-standing units, and with options of top and front loading chambers. All benefit from improvements in design, operation and functionality, as visitors to the show will be able to see first-hand....
In January 2016 Carbolite (UK) and Carbolite Gero (Germany) joined to become one company under the name of Carbolite Gero. Carbolite Gero has two manufacturing and sales sites. One is based in Derbyshire, United Kingdom, where Carbolite has been manufacturing laboratory and industrial ovens and furnaces up to 1800 °C since 1938...
Designed for simple set-up and accurate performance, there will be systems on display to suit all budgets and imaging applications. Scientists looking for a low cost, yet powerful DNA and protein imaging system, should check out Syngene’s NuGenius, live on stand. This compact gel doc system, featuring a 5 million pixel CCD camera and motor driven zoom lens, enables perfect imaging of any gel or blot size up to 20cm x 24cm....
Autoscribe Informatics will be showcasing two new capabilities for remote usage of its Matrix Gemini LIMS (Laboratory Information Management System) at PITTCON 2017. The Matrix Gemini Field Analytics System extends the use of the LIMS to the field, allowing data to be recorded off-line and uploaded to the LIMS when an internet connection can be re-established....
The app version, available for free download in the App Store for iOS and Android devices and the Kindle Fire, serves as a valuable resource tool before, during and after the event. It acts as an all-inclusive real-time show guide containing details on exhibiting companies, technical sessions, Conferee Networking sessions, short courses, events and local city information....
The United Kingdom Science Park Association (UKSPA) and S-Lab: Supporting World Class Science are jointly organising a Conference, Exhibition and Gala Dinner at York Racecourse, in partnership with; the International Association of Science Parks and Areas of Innovation (IASP); Innovation DB Forum; Praxis Unico and York Science Park....
The combination of energy efficiencies, superior sterilising performance and very competitive pricing has made the EH150 front loading autoclave a popular choice for so many labs in the food, pharmaceutical and healthcare sectors as well as numerous research centres and educational establishments....
Porvair Filtration Group will be on hand at MD&M West, taking place from 7-9 February at the Anaheim Convention Center in California, where it will showcase BioVyon™’s wide-ranging applications across the life sciences, analytical, pharma and medical markets. Its extensive range of features make it the ideal choice in many areas for filtration, separation...
BMG LABTECH’s visual appearance is heading into a new direction. The microplate reader company launched a new corporate colour identity that will be rolled out across all products as well as external and internal communication channels in the coming weeks. “As the company grows and develops, it is important that our brand continues to reflect the high quality, reliability and innovation of our products....
Stop by booth #29 to see the CLARIOstar®, the microplate reader that provides advanced flexibility and sensitivity for drug discovery, genomics, cancer studies and synthetic biology. The festival takes place from the 31st ofJanuary - the 1st of February and is thought for anyone generating, using, or studying genomic information....
As a provider of single-use components including world-leading niche peristaltic pump and associated fluid path technologies, WMFTG demonstrates that the post-curing process significantly reduces the presence of cyclosiloxane contaminates in silicone tubing. Thereby, drug manufacturers opting to use post-cured tubing and tube assemblies, will benefit from improvements to the safety of the final drug product...