Fisher Scientific - part of Thermo Fisher Scientific - saw its biggest audience to date at this year’s Activate Science European road-show.
On 25 November 2014, the series of interactive laboratory expo events drew to a close, having welcomed 2400 delegates through its doors. The event offered customers across Europe the opportunity to try out the latest laboratory equipment and to meet the people behind the products; GE Healthcare, Fisherbrand and Mettler Toledo were amongst the exhibitors, offering product demonstrations and exclusive seminars in 27 different locations....
Pre-Filled Syringes Americas returns to Iselin in April 2015.
Over 100 delegates from the world’s leading Pharmaceutical and Biotechnology businesses will meet in New Jersey to discuss the latest achievements in the pre-filled syringe marketplace, developments in human factor studies, device development, regulations and more. Find out how to deliver your product to market with 2 days of interactive presentations, case studies, networking sessions and 2 workshops....
Thermo Fisher Scientific has developed an efficient and simple high-performance liquid chromatography method for the determination of dicyandiamide in milk powder using an ion-exclusion chromatography column that is capable of rapidly analyzing polar compounds such as aliphatic organic acids and alcohols in complex and high-ionic-strength samples.
Thermo Fisher Scientific has developed a pH-gradient-based method that provides excellent resolution for monoclonal antibody (MAb) charge variants.
Application Note 1092: Separation of Intact Monoclonal Antibody Sialylation Isoforms by pH Gradient Ion-Exchange Chromatography demonstrates that this approach is more convenient and straightforward than the isoelectric focusing method routinely used for protein sialylation profiling. This new method uses a cation-exchange protein column on a biocompatible analytical liquid chromatography system; a separate project is...
BIOVISION, the annual life sciences forum organized by the Foundation for the University of Lyon, today announces its 10th edition, which will take place on April 15 and 16, 2015 at the Musée des Confluences in Lyon, France.
Today’s health challenges include globalized epidemiological threats from communicable diseases (influenza, AIDS, hepatitis and, more recently, Ebola) plus a host of non-communicable diseases such as cancer, diabetes and cardiovascular diseases, which are considered ‘new pandemics’. Recent progress in science, medicine and technology highlight the fact that a more personalized approach to disease prevention and treatment could...
Thermo Fisher Scientific has developed an efficient high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) method using a mixed-mode column, the Thermo Scientific™Acclaim™ Mixed-Mode WAX-1 column, with ultraviolet detection for a rapid and sensitive determination of acesulfame in vinegar.
Application Note 1104: Rapid and Sensitive Determination of Acesulfame in Vinegar demonstrates that this approach offers the advantages of simple sample preparation, good method reproducibility, and a wide linear calibration range. This new method also achieves a detection limit much lower than that specified by the Standardization Administration of China. Acesulfame is extensively used as a sugar substitute in foods and...
Asynt won this year’s Lions’ Lair competition, which took place at Lab Innovations on Wednesday 5 November.
The company fought off competition from three other exhibitors all pitching their most innovative products to an expert panel in order to be voted best in show. The panel of Lions’ (judges) included Phillip Broadwith, Business Editor of Chemistry World, Kasia Wincoirek, Laboratory Manager at DNA Electronics, Phil Prime, Managing Editor at Laboratory News and Yahya Akudi, QC Lab Manager at Nuarfarm Ltd. Asynt won with its pioneering product, PressureSyn...
The Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute (CLSI) has released a new document, Liquid Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry Methods; Approved Guideline (C62-A).
This document provides guidance to the clinical laboratorian for the reduction of interlaboratory variance and the evaluation of interferences, assay performance, and other pertinent characteristics of clinical assays. C62-A emphasizes particular areas related to assay development and presents a standardized approach for method verification that is specific to mass spectrometry (MS) technology. This document provides guidance for the development and verification of liquid...
LaVison BioTec introduce new products for their UltraMicroscope and TriM Scope microscopy products at the 2014 annual meeting of the Society for Neuroscience.
LaVision BioTec announce the release of several ground-breaking new products at the 2014 meeting of the Society for Neuroscience to be held in Washington DC, November 15-19. Delegates are invited to visit LaVision on Booth #817 to meet the product group and learn about the latest innovations from the company. TriM Scope II is an intravital 2-photon microscope. Three new developments are announced at the meeting. First is a...
Thermo Fisher Scientific has developed a method to analyze food and environmental matrices for the presence of alkylphenol compounds using a GC-MS/MS system with automated selected reaction monitoring (AutoSRM).
Application Note 10407: Analysis of Alkylphenols Using GC-MS/MS and Automated SRM Development demonstrates the combined analytical power of the Thermo Scientific TRACE 1310 GC, the Thermo Scientific TSQ Duo triple quadrupole mass spectrometer and the Thermo Scientific Dionex Chromeleon Chromatography Data System (CDS) software to detect and quantify alkylphenol compounds in water and solid samples....
Lab Innovations closed its doors to record numbers, reaffirming its position as the UK’s leading event dedicated to laboratory technology & consumables, analytical & biotech equipment.
Over 1,747 attendees, an incredible 25 percent increase on last year’s show, packed into Birmingham’s NEC on 5 & 6 November to celebrate everything the lab industry has to offer. Visitors included senior decision makers from leading names, including Sainsbury’s, Asda, NHS, GlaxoSmithKline, PepsiCo International and Unilever. Katie Morhen, Lab Innovations Event Manager commented...
The S-Lab 2015 Awards for Laboratory Good Practice and Innovation are now open, with a closing date of 12 January 2015.
The categories include design of new and refurbished laboratories, laboratory effectiveness, laboratory environmental improvement, laboratory informatics, and best new or improved laboratory product. The Awards will be presented in conjunction with the ‘Supporting World Class Science’ conference most likely to be held at the University of Bristol on June 16-17 2015. This provides a unique forum for key stakeholders such as science...
Microbiology specialists Lab M will showcase this year’s latest product introductions at Medica 2014 (Düsseldorf, Germany, 12-15 November) with a focus on supporting laboratories in their efforts to maximise process efficiency and optimise workflow.
Here the provision of essential tools, such as convenient or ready-prepared, high quality culture media, is fundamental and Lab M has recently introduced two brand new product lines, µPREP™ and Pinnacle™, to meet these needs. In addition, a new website provides easy access to details of the full range of Lab M microbiology products, with links to the company’s social media channels and newsletter sign up...
New awards to recognise excellence in UK Laboratories
GAMBICA and British Laboratory Managers Association patrons of UK Laboratory Excellence Awards
Awards Night scheduled for London, June 2015
Scientists and lab managers working in the UK’s laboratory sector will have a chance to gain recognition for their achievements in a new awards programme announced today. The UK Laboratory Excellence awards will open for entry on November 24th with 16 awards up for grabs including Laboratory of the Year and Laboratory Scientist of the Year. Tim Collins, Director, Laboratory Technology for GAMBICA said, ‘These new awards will shine a light on the central role that the laboratory plays in both the economy and the society as a whole....
By Cindy Neeley, PhD., Field Applications Scientist, Labware & Speciality Plastics at Thermo Fisher Scientific.
Since their introduction in the 80s, three-dimensional (3D) cell cultures have been employed by tissue engineers, cell biologists, and cancer and stem cell scientists, mostly at university research laboratories. The continuous development of materials and cell culture methodologies has enabled the establishment of cell culture conditions that more closely reproduce the environment found in vivo. The first 3D culture methods were cumbersome, time-consuming....
Read MoreHPV Technology Featured at Infection Prevention 2014 ConferenceNov 6, 2014
Cleaning techniques and their efficacy against pathogens such as VRE, MERS and SARS are just some of the hot topics infection control professionals have been discussing at this year’s Infection Prevention Conference.
Right at the heart of these talks is hydrogen peroxide vapour (HPV) technology and best practices. Bioquell’s Senior Microbiologist, Jon Otter, has presented, along with two of his peers, a study which shows the capacity of pathogens like influenza, MERS and SARS to survive for days on dry surfaces. These can then be transferred from surfaces to hands. Facing this challenge they recommend that healthcare workers need to...
Thermo Fisher Scientific has developed an efficient high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) method with fluorescence detection for sensitive and rapid determination of benzo[a]pyrene in meat products.
This method uses on-line solid-phase extraction (SPE) for sample preparation instead of the commonly used off-line SPE method. Application Note 1093: Determination of Benzo(a)pyrene in Sausage and Preserved Ham demonstrates that this approach reduces costs associated with the SPE cartridge, labor, time, and reagents; and results are more consistent because the cleanup step is performed by automated on-line SPE rather than...
The P500 offers cost-effective bench top automation for clinical chemistry
The Diatron Group, global provider of hematology and clinical chemistry analyzers, will launch its new economic walk-away clinical chemistry analyzer, the P500, at Medica, Dusseldorf (12-15 November 2014), on booth 3A 07. The new medium throughput system (215 tests/hour on a typical sample mix) is ergonomically designed and user-friendly with a high level of automation that delivers assured result quality. The advanced...
EKF Diagnostics, the global diagnostics company, has introduced the DiaSpect TM point of care (POC) hemoglobin analyzer at Medica.
Alongside this new product, EKF exhibited a new version of its Hemo Control hemoglobin analyzer, the industry-leading Biosen glucose and lactate analyzer, as well as previewing SensPoint, a new lactate analyzer designed for use in professional medical settings....
Read MoreSave the Dates! PREP July 26-29, 2015 in Philadelphia, USA!Oct 29, 2014
The PREP series of symposia is the most recognized international conference packed with expert professionals who address key developments, issues, and hottest topics in the Preparative and Process Liquid Chromatography field.
Thermo Fisher Scientific has developed an ion chromatography (IC)-based method to simultaneously determine lithium, sodium, and calcium in lithium carbonate without handling hazardous reagents.
Application Note 1090: IC Assay for Lithium, Sodium, and Calcium in Lithium Carbonatedemonstrates accurate determinations of these three analytes by separation on a cation-exchange column and detection by suppressed conductivity. This approach offers a fast (25 minutes), simple, accurate, and robust alternative to the time-consuming assays for these three analytes in the current United States Pharmacopeia (USP) monograph...
The line-up for the Lions’ Lair competition at Lab Innovations 2014 has finally been unveiled.
Metrohm, Asynt, Spex Certiprep and the current reigning champions, Cleaver Scientific, will all step into the Lair, pitching their latest technologies and innovations to an expert panel of judges, in front of a live audience, in order to win best in show. First into the Lair will be Cleaver Scientific, with its new product, the COMPAC-50 High Throughput COMET Assay system. Comet Assay has become an increasingly popular procedure for assessing DNA damage...
On 25 November 2014, the series of interactive laboratory expo events drew to a close, having welcomed 2400 delegates through its doors. The event offered customers across Europe the opportunity to try out the latest laboratory equipment and to meet the people behind the products; GE Healthcare, Fisherbrand and Mettler Toledo were amongst the exhibitors, offering product demonstrations and exclusive seminars in 27 different locations....
Over 100 delegates from the world’s leading Pharmaceutical and Biotechnology businesses will meet in New Jersey to discuss the latest achievements in the pre-filled syringe marketplace, developments in human factor studies, device development, regulations and more. Find out how to deliver your product to market with 2 days of interactive presentations, case studies, networking sessions and 2 workshops....
Today’s health challenges include globalized epidemiological threats from communicable diseases (influenza, AIDS, hepatitis and, more recently, Ebola) plus a host of non-communicable diseases such as cancer, diabetes and cardiovascular diseases, which are considered ‘new pandemics’. Recent progress in science, medicine and technology highlight the fact that a more personalized approach to disease prevention and treatment could...
The company fought off competition from three other exhibitors all pitching their most innovative products to an expert panel in order to be voted best in show. The panel of Lions’ (judges) included Phillip Broadwith, Business Editor of Chemistry World, Kasia Wincoirek, Laboratory Manager at DNA Electronics, Phil Prime, Managing Editor at Laboratory News and Yahya Akudi, QC Lab Manager at Nuarfarm Ltd. Asynt won with its pioneering product, PressureSyn...
This document provides guidance to the clinical laboratorian for the reduction of interlaboratory variance and the evaluation of interferences, assay performance, and other pertinent characteristics of clinical assays. C62-A emphasizes particular areas related to assay development and presents a standardized approach for method verification that is specific to mass spectrometry (MS) technology. This document provides guidance for the development and verification of liquid...
LaVision BioTec announce the release of several ground-breaking new products at the 2014 meeting of the Society for Neuroscience to be held in Washington DC, November 15-19. Delegates are invited to visit LaVision on Booth #817 to meet the product group and learn about the latest innovations from the company. TriM Scope II is an intravital 2-photon microscope. Three new developments are announced at the meeting. First is a...
Over 1,747 attendees, an incredible 25 percent increase on last year’s show, packed into Birmingham’s NEC on 5 & 6 November to celebrate everything the lab industry has to offer. Visitors included senior decision makers from leading names, including Sainsbury’s, Asda, NHS, GlaxoSmithKline, PepsiCo International and Unilever. Katie Morhen, Lab Innovations Event Manager commented...
The categories include design of new and refurbished laboratories, laboratory effectiveness, laboratory environmental improvement, laboratory informatics, and best new or improved laboratory product. The Awards will be presented in conjunction with the ‘Supporting World Class Science’ conference most likely to be held at the University of Bristol on June 16-17 2015. This provides a unique forum for key stakeholders such as science...
Here the provision of essential tools, such as convenient or ready-prepared, high quality culture media, is fundamental and Lab M has recently introduced two brand new product lines, µPREP™ and Pinnacle™, to meet these needs. In addition, a new website provides easy access to details of the full range of Lab M microbiology products, with links to the company’s social media channels and newsletter sign up...
Since their introduction in the 80s, three-dimensional (3D) cell cultures have been employed by tissue engineers, cell biologists, and cancer and stem cell scientists, mostly at university research laboratories. The continuous development of materials and cell culture methodologies has enabled the establishment of cell culture conditions that more closely reproduce the environment found in vivo. The first 3D culture methods were cumbersome, time-consuming....
Right at the heart of these talks is hydrogen peroxide vapour (HPV) technology and best practices. Bioquell’s Senior Microbiologist, Jon Otter, has presented, along with two of his peers, a study which shows the capacity of pathogens like influenza, MERS and SARS to survive for days on dry surfaces. These can then be transferred from surfaces to hands. Facing this challenge they recommend that healthcare workers need to...
The Diatron Group, global provider of hematology and clinical chemistry analyzers, will launch its new economic walk-away clinical chemistry analyzer, the P500, at Medica, Dusseldorf (12-15 November 2014), on booth 3A 07. The new medium throughput system (215 tests/hour on a typical sample mix) is ergonomically designed and user-friendly with a high level of automation that delivers assured result quality. The advanced...
