HORIBA UK Limited will be showcasing its new benchtop POCKIT™ Central in-house veterinary PCR analyser on Stand C3 at the BEVA Congress, Birmingham, 4-7 September. HORIBA’s first live event this year will give visitors the opportunity to see how easy it is to carry out in-house PCR Testing on the POCKIT Central. The simple “sample in, result out” process provides fast, accurate PCR testing in only in 85 mins for up to 8 pathogens in one run....
INTEGRA promise all their customers a consistent and reliable supply of pipette tips. How can they make this claim? Simple. INTEGRA produce high-quality GripTips that are only compatible with their own innovative pipetting products, so it has always been their top priority to be able to supply their customers with pipette tips whenever needed. To fully guarantee tip availability, INTEGRA produce pipette tips in excess of market demand...
Ziath, a leading supplier of equipment, software and consumables to simplify your sample management process, offers a range of CryzoTraq™ tubes designed for high integrity cryogenic storage of biological specimens at temperatures down to -196°C. CryzoTraq™ 2D barcoded tubes are manufactured in a Class 7 cleanroom using medical-grade polypropylene. Each batch is beta radiation sterilized by an electron beam, eliminating potential biological contaminants...
Digital Science, a technology company with a vision of a trusted and collaborative research ecosystem driving progress for all, is pleased to announce the launch of a new version of its popular Dimensions platform - Dimensions Life Sciences & Chemistry (Dimensions L&C) - focused on life sciences and chemistry research activities. Dimensions L&C analyzes more than 120 million scientific publications, millions of patents, grants and clinical trial documents...
Porvair Sciences announces that its Ultravap® Mistral XT 150 blowdown evaporator is now able to operate at temperatures up to 80°C thereby significantly increasing the rate of evaporation of both organic solvents and aqueous solutions. Designed to provide dry down of samples in microplates and glass tubes up to 150 mm in length - the Ultravap® Mistral XT150 offers a low maintenance, sample-safe alternative to using water bath-based evaporators...
Fusion Antibodies plc (AIM: FAB), a specialist in pre-clinical antibody discovery, engineering, and supply for both therapeutic drug and diagnostic applications, announces that is has entered into a commercial collaboration with Eurofins, a Eurofins Scientific SE (EUFI.PA) group company; a leading provider of products and services to the drug discovery industry...
With the ANALYSETTE 22 NeXT the precise measurement of particle sizes becomes a simple matter – even for employees with brief instructions and no prior knowledge. Whether in production and quality control, research and development, in the lab or for incoming and outgoing goods inspection, where its robust mechanics are an additional advantage. A brief introduction to the instrument is sufficient; the rest runs automatically....
Graphene represents incredible opportunities for advancement in many fields, including medical science. With so much interest in graphene-enabled medical technologies, can 2D materials live up to the hype? Here, Cinzia Spinato, business developer for biomedical applications at the Graphene Flagship discusses the clinical applications of graphene, and why it is on track to fulfil its promises...
The Quadracell 4-position high pressure reactor from Asynt is a new synthetic tool for scientists seeking the convenience of routine parallel pressure chemistry in a compact footprint. Designed and manufactured in the UK, the robust Quadracell reactor is simple to set up and to operate, with heating and agitation provided by a standard magnetic hotplate stirrer and magnetic flea...
PerkinElmer, Inc., a global leader committed to innovating for a healthier world, has announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has authorized the PerkinElmer® New Coronavirus Nucleic Acid Detection Kit for an additional indication that permits use of saliva as specimen type. The kit now has Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) for the qualitative detection of nucleic acid from SARS-CoV-2 in saliva specimens collected...
With the Eppendorf Pipette Software Update Tool, Eppendorf introduces a new way for its liquid handling customers to update the software of their electronic pipettes or multi-dispensers on their own (without a service technician), for free and in just a few minutes. The new tool enables electronic pipette users to always stay up-to-date with the latest software improvements and new features for their Eppendorf Xplorer®, Xplorer plus, Xplorer plus Move It® pipettes and/or Multipette® E3 and E3x multi-dispensers....
Sartorius Stedim Biotech, a leading international partner of the biopharmaceutical industry, has entered into a partnership with McMaster University to improve manufacturing processes of antibody and virus-based treatments for diseases such as COVID-19, cancers, and genetic disorders. Using a state-of-the-art multi-column chromatography system provided by Sartorius Stedim Biotech, the McMaster team will “perfect” a process for the purification of therapeutic viruses...
Agilent Technologies Inc. announces that researchers at the Indian Institute of Technology Bombay in India and the QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute in Australia have developed a rapid method for differentiating COVID-19-positive patients expected to show severe symptoms from those likely to experience only mild symptoms. The classification algorithm, published in the journal Analytical Chemistry, is based on infrared spectra of blood plasma, acquired on an Agilent Cary 630 FTIR Spectrometer....
One of the UK’s leading technology educators and innovators CREDERSI have teamed up with Covid testing solutions company DAM Health to create the world’s first virtual reality Covid-19 lab training syllabus. The move is aimed at increasing the number of lab technicians being trained in the UK to meet a mass skills shortage and crisis. Research carried out by the Gatsby Foundation prior to COVID-19 indicated that, by 2030, the UK will require a further 700,000 Lab Technicians...
Life science and drug discovery researchers interested in bioluminescent tools will have the opportunity to hear from global thought leaders on the possibilities and applications of luciferase technologies during the upcoming Discover Glo 2021 virtual seminar series. Hosted by Promega and held September 13-16, the series will advance understanding in important therapeutic areas such as Targeted Protein Degradation and Kinase Biology...
Scientists have teamed with farmers from rural areas of Tanzania to track dozens of herds of cattle using satellite GPS (Global Positioning System) devices, to better understand how diseases can pass from one herd to another. The study – led by the University of Glasgow and published in Scientific Reports – is an important step in understanding how to develop effective strategies for controlling a host of diseases in similar settings....
Metrohm USA and Metrohm Canada are pleased to announce that they have entered into a non-exclusive agreement with Agilent Technologies to become a value-added reseller for their single- and triple-quadrupole mass spectrometers as well as ICP-MS and ICP-OES products, software and services. This new partnership significantly expands the ion chromatography (IC) capabilities of Metrohm USA and Metrohm Canada and opens numerous additional applications...
Specialists in flow chemistry - Uniqsis has introduced the Photochemistry LED Illuminator – a new tool to accelerate reaction optimization and batch scale-up of photochemical reactions. The new illumination system incorporates LED arrays operating at 6 different wavelengths from 365 – 525nm. The LEDs are mounted on cassettes for easy interchangeability, in industry-standard 24 or 48 well configurations....
Accelerated Technology Laboratories, Inc. (ATL), a leader in Laboratory Information Management Systems (LIMS), continues the 2021 LIMS Webcast series on Wednesday, September 15th with Top Ten Reasons Why Your Laboratory Needs a LIMS. This webcast is ideal for organizations seeking guidance as they justify purchasing a LIMS. The highlight of our presentation will be counting down a list of the top ten reasons why a typical testing laboratory should invest in a LIMS....
The proven particle sizer ANALYSETTE 28 ImageSizer in combination with the NEW automatic and powerful wet dispersion is especially suitable for fine particles, poorly flowing, fine-agglomerating or sticky materials that do not react in water or other liquids. For perfect dispersion the sample material is fed into a closed liquid circulation system and is pumped with high power through the measuring cell between camera and LED strobe light....
TESTA Analytical Solutions e.K reports that its popular Liquid Chromatography Flowmeter is being used to determine accurate flow rate calibration data from HPLC pumps in just a few minutes. To maintain consistent accuracy of results, each and every HPLC pump needs calibration of the flow rate it delivers on a regular base. The traditional method of calibrating HPLC pump flow rate relies upon a gravimetric method...
Dotmatics Ltd, a scientific informatics software and services company that is driving the automation of laboratory data workflows for scientific discovery and innovation research, today announced it has been selected by Croda International Plc to implement its Research and Development (R&D) digital program. Croda is the name behind the high-performance ingredients and technologies in some of the biggest, most successful brands in the world...