JEOL, the global leader in the development of cutting-edge Electron Microscopes for materials characterization and analysis, introduces its latest SEM, the JSM-IT510. This new Scanning Electron Microscope features productivity enhancing automation, including “Simple SEM” automated imaging, automated montaging (both image and EDS map) and live EDS analysis (spectrum and map)...
BioChromato Inc reports how the renowned Chemistry Research Laboratories (CRL) at Oxford University (UK) are using several Smart Evaporator C1 units to support their drug discovery activities in therapeutic areas including oncology and regenerative medicine. The Smart Evaporator C1 units, ably supported by local agent – Asynt, have found wide ranging use by the medicinal chemistry team....
IonSense, the leading provider of Direct analysis in real time mass spectrometry (DART) for rapid mass spectral analysis of a large variety of samples, has announced its ground-breaking DART-MS technology has been selected as part of a new drug screening program, piloting in five states across the United States. The pilot program is testing drugs and drug paraphernalia using highly accurate fast detection mass spectrometry enabled by IonSense’s DART, to identify the contents of drugs within minutes...
Do you want to know how to choose the right column for your separation? Then check out our new technical note focusing on how to select the perfect LC column! In this technical note, the differences in selectivity and resulting separation behaviour of various phases are shown. Primary and secondary interactions between the analyte and stationary phase are explained for each phase. Two application examples demonstrate how these interactions affect your analysis...
Ball mills are powerful size reduction tools which produce fine grind sizes due to high energy input. The resulting temperature increase inside the grinding jar can be challenging for some applications. In this free live webinar on February 2nd, RETSCH discusses solutions for temperature-controlled ball milling and shares tips and tricks how to keep your sample material cool. Our milling experts will give a live demonstration from the application lab, so don’t miss out on this interesting webinar!...
Following the recent launch of Dolomite Bio’s RNAdia kit for single cell research. Dolomite Bio is now launching a Bioinformatics Service, which can be purchased alongside the kit as simply as if you were buying reagents. With upfront costs, allowing for easy forecasting, cost-effective and hassle-free single cell RNA-Sequencing. Data analysis is an essential part of single cell research, but it isn’t always possible to have bioinformatic capabilities in house...
The new Verso® Q50 and Verso Q75 Automated Sample Storage Systems from Hamilton Storage offer compact, walkaway sample storage and access to decrease manual labor and increase overall laboratory efficiency. Much like the ultra-compact Verso Q20 launched in 2020, the high-density Verso Q50 and Verso Q75 Automated Sample Storage Systems are crafted to be conveniently located next to the benchtop...
Eppendorf and the journal Science are now accepting applications for the 2022 Eppendorf & Science Prize for Neurobiology. This annual international research prize of US$25,000 is awarded to young scientists for their outstanding contributions to neurobiological research based on methods of molecular and cell biology. Researchers who are not older than 35 years are invited to apply by June 15, 2022....
Asynt has supplied AM Technology Ltd (Runcorn, UK) with two ReactoMate ATOM lab reactor support stands to enhance the speed and ease of switching reaction vessels feeding their Coflore® flow chemistry systems. AMT's Coflore flow reactor range was developed to provide truly scalable flow chemistry solutions in a laboratory environment. Coflore technology provides efficient active-mixing even at very low flow rates, providing versatility...
Global warming is a challenge for mankind – Glasgow just reminded us again. Sustainability discussions primarily focus on energy consumption. There is no exception for laboratory devices. Even the most environmentally friendly and energy-efficient ultra-low temperature freezers still require a significant amount of energy to maintain extremely low temperatures of -80°C, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, for years...
QIAGEN has announced it is working with genetic laboratories around the world to increase COVID-19 testing capacity with its artus® SARS-CoV-2 Prep&Amp UM Kit that uses liquid-based sample-preparation technology to cut processing times for PCR results by up to two thirds. The company has significantly expanded production capacities to be able to meet the growing testing demand spurred by the emergence of the new Omicron variant...
Gilson’s AmpliPur® Expert Tips, perfect for molecular biology applications, are in stock, ready-to-ship. Gilson’s AmpliPur Expert Tips are equipped with filters that protect precious samples from cross-contamination and are designed to fit various manual and electronic pipette brands for maximum convenience on the bench. If you would like to try a FREE tip sample in your lab, simply complete the online request form...
The Ultravap® Mistral family of microplate evaporators from Porvair Sciences are used in labs worldwide to remove the traditional laboratory ‘bottleneck’ of solvent evaporation from 12- to 384-well microplates and vials up to 15cm tall. The latest generation of Ultravap® Mistral evaporators are designed with new flat front profile and platform shuttle enabling easy interfacing with liquid-handling robots for increased automation efficiency...
The life science group Sartorius is expanding its bioanalytics portfolio by acquiring a majority stake in ALS Automated Lab Solutions GmbH. The laboratory technology company based in Jena, Germany, develops, manufactures and markets solutions for the automated analysis, selection and isolation of cells. With these solutions, ALS enables life science customers to significantly reduce time to result and cost in cell line development and antibody discovery...
The Thermo Scientific™ TSB Series of blood bank refrigerators provides best-in-class quality, while supporting laboratories’ sustainability goals. Healthcare professionals, and those working in clinical research, can now benefit from a new range of fully compliant and sustainable refrigerators designed specifically for the cold storage of blood and blood-related products and samples...
Pittcon, scheduled March 5-9, 2022, in Atlanta, Georgia, USA, will not be held as an in-person event due to the continuous impact of COVID-19. This decision did not come lightly; however, in the face of health and safety risks resulting from the ever-increasing communicability of emerging COVID-19 strains, this was a decision we had to make. As much as we all hoped to carry forward with an in-person Pittcon, we value the wellness of you and all our participants infinitely more....
Malvern Panalytical, a company providing advanced analysis and services solutions for the pharma drug product development, as well as services and solutions for other industries, has announced its acquisition of Creoptix AG, a specialist bioanalysis sensor company. The acquisition forms a critical part of Malvern Panalytical’s strategy to expand its capabilities in support of drug discovery...
In Libya, the Deutsche Gesellschaft für internationale Zusammenarbeit GmbH (GIZ) has installed laboratory containers from Waldner, which were completely planned and designed in Wangen im Allgäu, Southern Germany. These laboratory capacities are intended to increase the accessibility of PCR tests in the region. On behalf of the German government, GIZ supports developing and emerging countries in the fight against corona...
The Eppendorf Research® plus single-channel pipette line-up with variable volume has been certified with an “ACT®” Environmental Impact Factor Label by the “My Green Lab®” non-profit organization. By emphasizing Accountability, Consistency, and Transparency (ACT) around manufacturing, energy and water use, packaging, and end-of-life, the ACT label makes it easier for labs to choose more sustainable products....
Vaccines against the SARS-CoV-2 virus have been made possible by an unprecedented worldwide partnership. But medications against Covid-19 have as yet seen only partial success. With the support of the Bavarian Research Foundation, a Munich research team has developed a protein which has reliably prevented infection by the virus and its variants in cell culture tests...
Insightful Science, the software company enabling the Cloud for Scientific Discovery, announce that it has completed the transaction to acquire Protein Metrics, Inc., a leading provider of biopharmaceutical protein characterization and proteomics analysis software. The acquisition expands the Company’s R&D value chain to widen the biopharmaceutical protein analysis arena, unblocking data analysis bottlenecks currently associated with large-scale protein studies...
Borealis™ from Uniqsis is a new high intensity LED lamp unit, available in a range of fixed wavelengths (370, 410, 440, 460 and 520nm), that converts their Cold Coil™ standalone reactor module into a flow reactor for photochemical applications. Both the Borealis™ LED lamp and the Cold Coil™ reactor modules require liquid cooling from either a piped water supply or a closed loop recirculator...