Neogen’s ANSR™ for Salmonella has been validated and approved in accordance with the current  and stringent criteria of a NF Validation study carried out according to the EN ISO 16140 standard.

This new validation (NF Validation by AFNOR certification NEO 35/02-0513) follows the kit’s initial approval by AOAC International and testifies to Neogen’s dedication to increasing its line of accredited pathogen test kits for accurate and rapid results with minimal steps for users. The ANSR system uses an innovative isothermal DNA amplification process and fluorescent molecular beacon technology for detection of the pathogen target...

Dolomite expertise brings microfluidic product to market

Fledgling spin-out company Drop-Tech has turned to microfluidics specialist Dolomite for its product development and fabrication skills to help productize the advanced and innovative Robo­Drop™ technology into the Mitos Dropix, a droplet-on-demand sampler that is set to make it easy to produce extremely miniaturized droplet compartments with excellent control over their contents. Access to this new high-throughput screening format will prove invaluable in basic research, drug discovery and diagnostics applications...

FLIR Systems has announced the release of a new range of thermal imaging cameras optimised for industrial R&D applications including tyre / brake testing, on and through glass measurements, welding / soldering processes and fast moving process control applications.

FLIR A3500sc / A6500sc series thermal imaging cameras incorporate a cooled 3-5 micron MW-IR detector making R&D applications that need better image quality, more sensitivity and a higher frame rate routine. Achieving a high thermal sensitivity  of <25 mK - FLIR A3500sc / A6500sc series  cameras are able to capture the finest image details and temperature difference information...

Nanounity announces their appointment to distribute the Pemtron range of scanning electron microscopes. The compact Pemtron system has been designed to bridge the gap between tabletop and full size tungsten SEMs.

Tabletop SEMs are inexpensive and easy to use compared to standard size SEMs but have limited performance and capability such as small sample sizes, lower magnifications and lower resolution. Full size SEMs would normally provide better imaging performance and more analytical capability but generally require more knowledge to operate and have a higher cost of maintenance. The Pemtron PS-230 and PS-250 SEMs address the gap between these two types of SEM product, offering competitive prices compared with higher end tabletop SEMs, are easy to use and have a low cost of maintenance while equalling or exceeding the performance of a full size SEM...

Scientists at F Cubed have developed a novel molecular analyzer which relies on Tecan’s Cavro^® Centris Pump and Cavro Smart Valve to offer straightforward identification of pathogens in a matter of minutes.

The NESDEP IU Molecular Diagnostic System is designed to detect a wide range of pathogens, offering femtomolar specificity from ultra­small sample sizes. F Cubed technical manager Chris Chanelli explained: “The NESDEP analyzer is an integrated unit that enables the user to perform sample preparation and DNA analysis on a biochip. Accurate, precise control of liquid dispensing is required, and this was one of the reasons we chose the Cavro Centris Pump and Cavro Smart Valve.”...

The dialogue evolves as it’s no longer about volume, cost and size

Healthcare organizations expanding into emerging markets like Brazil, Russia, India and China (BRIC) are realizing there are no shortcuts. This is proving particularly challenging, considering the current healthcare environment, especially in the United States. Companies must change the dialogue around BRIC, as it is now more about establishing value, customizing to local needs, and building regional partnerships to build a sustainable business...

Analytik Jena AG's company museum presents the exciting history of analytical measuring technology in Jena to visitors, customers, business partners and interested guests over 70 square meters, and showcases the successful continuation of instrument development at Analytik Jena up to the present day.

More than 40 exhibits are on display from the three business units of Analytical Instrumentation, Life Science, and Optics, including many historical instruments from the time before Analytik Jena was founded in 1990 - starting in the 1960s and 1970s, and stretching into the 1990s. A variety of instruments ranging from spectrophotometers, atomic absorption spectrometers, thermal cyclers, automatic pipetters, and refractometers to small reflex sights from the Optics unit are on display...

Nottingham company Scientific Laboratory Supplies has walked away with the award for Outstanding Achievement in this year’s Medilink East Midlands Business Competition. The company collected the prize at the Innovation Day awards dinner held on 13 June 2013 at the Radisson Blu Hotel, East Midlands Airport.

Based on the Wilford Industrial Park on the outskirts of the city, Scientific Laboratory Supplies (SLS) is the largest independent supplier of laboratory equipment, consumables, chemicals and Life Science products in the UK. The award recognises the company’s achievement in winning a major contract to supply the Nuclear Decommissioning Agency which commended the technical quality, flexibility and innovative approach shown in the SLS proposal. The commercial impact for SLS has been significant; not least the adoption of safety and quality standards and a drive to implement higher level quality procedures throughout the whole company...

Pfizer Asia Pacific Pte. Ltd, Glaxo Wellcome Manufacturing Pte. Ltd. and Siemens Pte. Ltd, have signed on as founding members of a new A*STAR R&D Consortium Programme

Innovative Processing of Specialties and Pharmaceuticals (iPSP). Launched by A*STAR’s Institute of Chemical and Engineering Sciences (ICES), the consortium offers a platform for pharmaceutical and specialty chemicals industry players to address various challenges such as costs, regulatory compliance and responsiveness in production and processes to bring drugs from trials to markets...

Thermo Fisher Scientific has released additions of WAX and WCX phases for bioanalysis to its revolutionary SOLA solid-phase extraction (SPE) product line. The new phases are available in cartridge and plate formats.

Thermo Scientific SOLA products are the first fritless SPE cartridges and plates, offering: unsurpassed reproducibility at low elution volumes, low failure rates, enhanced sensitivity, and clean sample extracts. The novel design eliminates voiding, channeling and packing inconsistencies that can cause analytical failures or poor reproducibility. Thermo Scientific SOLA products revolutionize Solid Phase Extraction (SPE). This first fritless SPE product range provides greater reproducibility with cleaner, more consistent extracts. SOLA products provide unparalleled performance characteristics compared to conventional SPE, phospholipid removal and protein precipitation products...

Technology gains momentum through collaborations and licensing deals

Molecular farming is poised to address the huge demand for fully functional protein therapeutics and low-cost vaccines. This plant production technology is deployable for applications in basic life sciences research, veterinary applications, personal care, and healthcare to meet the clinical needs of chronic and orphan diseases unmet by the current supply...

Expert Potato Breeder uses SDI’s Syngene G:BOX Image Analysis System to Help Efficiently Identify Unknown Varieties 

Scientific Digital Imaging (SDI’s) Syngene division, a world-leading manufacturer of image analysis solutions is delighted to announce that the G:BOX imaging system is being used at a specialist European potato breeding company, Agrico Research BV in the Netherlands to make it easier to visualise and analyse DNA markers as part of their diagnostics programme to identify unknown potato varieties...

New contracts include usage of ThinPrep Pap Test and Imaging System in all NHS cytology laboratories in Scotland

Hologic, Inc. (Hologic or the Company), a leading developer, manufacturer and supplier of premium diagnostic products, medical imaging systems and surgical products, with an emphasis on serving the healthcare needs of women, today announced that it had entered into five-year managed service contracts for its ThinPrep Pap Test with eight Health Boards in Scotland...

A COMPANY which offers bespoke microbiological testing has secured £100,000 investment.

Perfectus Biomed, based at Sci-Tech Daresbury, received £50,000 from The North West Fund for Biomedical, managed by SPARK Impact, and another £50,000 from venture capital company Midven. Perfectus Biomed specialises in the microbiological testing of biofilm encased bacteria. Persistent biofilm infections have been linked to chronic non-healing wounds, failed medical implants and catheter infections...

Specialised Imaginghas announced a new issue of its informative catalogue - 'High Speed Framing Cameras for Scientific Research'.

High speed digital framing cameras, which provide high resolution results and rapid data analysis, have over the last 10 years largely replaced high speed still and film cameras. Modern cameras, such as the SIM, Kirana, SIR3, and Trajectory Tracker from Specialised Imaging, offer much more flexibility and capability for imaging external, terminal ballistics and other defence related applications. The parallel growth in demand for complex and sophisticated data analysis has resulted in rapid advances in imaging technology to give higher resolution and better quality images...

Tim Freeman, Managing Director of Freeman Technology, will deliver two lectures at the International Powder and Technology Expo (PTX) in  Brazil on the topic of understanding the variability of powder behaviour.

Preclinical program of translational research tasked with identifying new target proteins

Sanofi (EURONEXT: SAN and NYSE: SNY) and the Curie Institute, through its Curie-Cancer partnership under the Institut Carnot label, today announce the establishment of a three-year research collaboration to identify new therapeutic targets for the development of treatments for ovarian cancer. The aim of the collaboration between Sanofi and Curie-Cancer is to revisit the basic biology of this type of cancer through a translational research approach...

Fisher Scientific, part of Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the world leader in serving science, today announced the full programme of events for their annual customer show Science World.  The event takes place on October 10th at ‘The Point’, Old Trafford and is free to attend.

Now in its fifteenth year, Science World 2013 promises to be better than ever. Featuring more than 75 leading industry names, the event provides visitors with the opportunity to see laboratory products firsthand, including demonstrations, seminars and workshops. Keynote speakers include Ben Goldacre and Marcus Du Sautoy. Among the many benefits for attendees are exclusive offers, vouchers, prize draws, competitions and more. Visitors can also go on a guided tour of The Point, based within Lancashire County Cricket Club which is home to The Ashes 2013. All activities are free....

Three of Synexus’ South African dedicated clinical research centres Stanza, Watermeyer and Nyeleti have been identified by Pfizer as meeting the exacting standards that the company demands to join a worldwide network of INSPIRE sites which must be both highly productive and effective.

INSPIRE, which stands for Investigator Networks, Site Partnerships and Infrastructure for Research Excellence, means that these sites have early access to Pfizer‘s portfolio data and advanced information regarding the clinical trials to be sponsored by Pfizer. They are also involved in publications in scientific journals, protocol design, advisory boards and the sharing of best practice across the INSPIRE network...

Vidyo Delivers High-End Scalability and Interoperability, Connecting over 600 Institutes and Universities Across 113 Countries Through Video Conferencing

Vidyo, Inc. today announced it was selected by CERN to support global, large-scale, real-time collaborative video conferencing among a community of 20,000 scientists from over 600 institutes collaborating with the European Organization for Nuclear Research. CERN’s Vidyo infrastructure has the scalability and capacity to hold collaboration sessions with hundreds of participants in a single video conference...

Market leaders in temperature controlled microscopy, Linkam Scientific Instruments report on the use of their dynamic MDSG600 stage for geological research at the Geological Survey of Finland.

Founded in 1886, the Geological Survey of Finland (GTK) was created to promote the systematic and sustainable use of the Earth's resources through the production and dissemination of geological information to society. The GTK is Finland's national geoscientific information centre and it participates actively in international research and project work, with the areas of focus falling into three main categories: mineral resources and exploration; energy supply and environment; and land use and construction...

Expanding from light and electron microscopy into X-ray microscopy solutions

ZEISS, the international leader in the fields of optics and optoelectronics today announced the planned acquisition of the US-based Xradia, Inc. Xradia is an medium-size company providing innovative 3D X-ray microscopes for industrial and academic research applications. The closing of the transaction is subject to the fulfillment of customary closing conditions including a required filing with the U.S. competition authorities. After closing, Xradia, Inc. will operate under the new name Carl Zeiss X-ray Microscopy, Inc...