Biochrom WPA Spectrophotometers now available with PC controlFeb 10, 2012For the first time, WPA users have the opportunity to control their spectrophotometer from a Windows PC. Resolution software is available in four different suites that enable users to meet individual application requirements. Resolution delivers maximum instrument control providing straightforward data analysis and incorporates a familiar Microsoft® Office look, compatible with Windows XP, Vista and 7.
Read MoreLinkam temperature controlled probe stage used in conjunction with Raman microscopy at RMIT, Melbourne, AustraliaFeb 7, 2012Market leaders in temperature controlled microscopy, Linkam Scientific Instruments, report on the work of Dr Sharath Sriram, a Research Fellow at RMIT University in Melbourne, Australia. He uses Linkam specialist temperature stages with micro-Raman spectroscopy systems to investigate temperature dependent spectral measurements...
Read MoreMustard Tree Instruments CEO Todd Blonshine to Present on Quality Control at Pittcon 2012Feb 3, 2012Mustard Tree Instruments®, continuing to lead the way in developing innovative solutions to evolving pharmaceutical and chemical manufacturing challenges, announced today that CEO Todd Blonshine will be presenting on quality control issues at Pittcon 2012 in Orlando, Fla. on Sunday, March 11... Read MoreSartorius Stedim Biotech to launch first HIC membrane adsorberFeb 3, 2012Sartobind® Phenyl for removal of hydrophobic contaminants
Sartorius Stedim Biotech, a leading international laboratory and process technology provider, is launching the first commercially available membrane adsorber for hydrophobic interaction chromatography (HIC).Sartobind Phenyl membrane adsorbers allow increased flow rates to ensure faster processes and can be used for process upgrades in purification and polishing of therapeutic proteins... Read MoreABB introduces the new MB-Rx for Rx in-situ reaction monitoring Feb 2, 2012ABB, the leading power and automation technology group, announces the introduction of the new MB-Rx in-situ Reaction Monitor for research laboratories and pilot plants in the chemical, petrochemical, pharmaceutical and biopharmaceutical industries...
Read MoreSpectro, Inc. to introduce analytical technology platforms at Pittcon 2012Feb 2, 2012"Our goal at the 2012 Pittcon Conference & Expo," says Spectro, Inc. President and CEO Brian Mitchell, "is to introduce Spectro's broad and analytically significant technology platforms to a much wider marketplace. The company has built a strong and differentiated market position in the field of oil and lubricant analysis where its products are considered the ‘gold standards'. It is evident that Spectro has the potential to reach substantially larger end user markets with its lab, field portable, and hand-held analytical tools which are based on emission, infrared, FTIR and X-ray technologies among others...
Read MoreNew Line of Mercury Analyzers from Teledyne Leeman LabsFeb 2, 2012
The Hydra II line of mercury analyzers advances the performance, sample analysis throughput and operational simplicity benchmarks that were previously established by the company's popular Hydra Series. The Hydra II employs an innovative "integrated modular" design architecture that provides an unprecedented level of configuration flexibility. This translates into the ability for the system to be configured to conduct the analysis of liquids by sample digestion...
Read MoreTecan injects new life into environmental scienceJan 31, 2012Picarro, a laboratory instrument manufacturer specializing in isotope analysis for the environmental sector, is using Tecan's Cavro® Centris Pumps as part of an innovative atmospheric water vapor isotope analyzer. Based on Cavity Ring-Down Spectroscopy (CRDS), the Picarro analyzer provides environmental scientists with important information on the movement and cycling of water around the world...
Read MoreDow Corning uses Malvern Viscotek GPC to provide customers with in-depth polymer structure dataJan 25, 2012The installation of a multi-detection Viscotek TDAmax gel permeation chromatography (GPC) system from Malvern Instruments is enabling Dow Corning Europe S.A. in Belgium to meet customer demand for increasingly comprehensive polymer structure data. In addition, Dow Corning experts are saving resources by applying rapid, cost-effective GPC methods to pre-select the most promising new polymer candidates, significantly reducing the number of nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) investigations required wherever possible... Read MoreThermo Fisher Scientific Simplifies Gas Chromatography Column SelectionJan 24, 2012Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the world leader in serving science, provides you with easy access to its GC Column Configurator, an iPhone and iPad optimized selection tool that enables you to choose the appropriate column for your chromatographic specifications. Access to the GC Column Configurator can be found on the Chromatography Resource Centre (CRC), or by simply searching "TraceGOLD" in iTunes. Just enter your current part number or column dimensions and this easy-to-use tool will find the corresponding Thermo Scientific GC column. These GC columns provide enhanced performance with ultra-low bleed, greater reproducibility and inertness for your applications...
Read MoreDo you know how to select the right GC inlet liner for your analysis?Jan 23, 2012Choosing the right inlet liner and injection parameter can increase peak areas and reduce detection limits by up to 300 %. The enhanced SGE inlet liner range aims to make it simple for all gas chromatographers to select the right liner with color coding of inlet liners by geometry. SGE has also developed a liner selection tool to help you select the right inlet liner for your instrument, injection and sample. The tool includes a handy Vapor Volume Calculator that checks if you are injecting too much for a particular liner. It can help you avoid the ghost peaks, injector contamination, and quantitation errors associated with flashback...
Read MoreShimadzu releases new version of GC/MS Method Package for Residual Pesticides in FoodsJan 18, 2012To address the increasing demand to reliably check for critical amounts of residual pesticides in foods, feed additives and veterinary drugs Shimadzu is releasing the company's GC/MS Method Package Ver. 2 for Residual Pesticides in Foods. The new analysis package has been developed to improve the speed and efficiency of using GC/MS technology to analyze as many as 800 different residual pesticides by providing simpler inspection methods and batch analysis of multiple component samples. The method package covers almost all pesticides that can be analyzed by GC/MS technologies...
Read MoreNon-invasive instrument for skin cancer screening demonstratedJan 10, 2012Now, a joint US-Dutch team under the direction of Anita Mahadevan-Jansen, Vanderbilt University, US, has developed a non-invasive probe capable of both morphological and biochemical characterization of skin cancers. The portable instrument combines a Raman spectroscopy (RS) system with an Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT) device and enables sequential acquisition of co-registered OCT and RS data sets...
Read MoreISO Releases New Standard for the Determination of BromateJan 10, 2012Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. is pleased to announce its bromate analysis solutions are fully compliant with the new ISO standard for bromate analysis by ion chromatography (IC) titled, Water quality - Determination of dissolved bromate - Method using ion chromatography (IC) and post column reaction (PCR) (ISO 11206:2011(E)). The standard adds improved limits of detection and simplifies the lab work compared to ISO 15061:2001...
Read MoreNew 896 Professional Detector and 850 IC Amperometric DetectorJan 10, 2012Metrohm complements its portfolio of intelligent ion chromatography systems with an amperometric detector. As an alternative to conductivity and UV/VIS detectors it can always be used when electroactive (i.e. oxidizable or reducible) components are to be determined. The new amperometric detector excels by its high selectivity and measurement sensitivity. It can be used for sensitive and accurate determination of concentrations down to the ng/L-range.
Read MoreThermo Fisher Scientific and PREMIER Biosoft to Co-market SimGlycan SoftwareJan 6, 2012Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the world leader in serving science, and PREMIER Biosoft, today announced an agreement to co-market PREMIER Biosoft's SimGlycan® software. The agreement aims to advance glycobiology by dramaticallyspeeding the characterization of complex glycans through automated interpretation of the rich data produced by Thermo Scientific mass spectrometer systems...
Read MoreSt AndrewDec 21, 2011If you can't tell your Bruichladdich from your Irn-Bru, or your Glenfiddich from your Glenmorangie, help is at hand from the physics department at St Andrews University. Praveen Ashok, Kishan Dholakia and Bavishna Praveen of the optical manipulation group have developed a microfluidic device that can not only detect counterfeit whisky samples but also characterise genuine samples by brand, age and, even, cask...
Read MoreDiba Industries Names Kinesis Ltd Worldwide Distribution PartnerDec 21, 2011Fluid handling specialist Diba Industries has further expanded into the global scientific analysis market by naming Kinesis Ltd. its worldwide distribution partner. The appointment allows a higher level of technical and logistical support for current and potential customers of Diba's Omnifit® Labware and DibafitTM Fitting Systems...
Read MoreLow Profile Deep Well Plate Increases Storage CapacityDec 20, 2011Porvair Sciences has introduced a low profile deep well microplate designed to make optimum use of storage space in HPLC autosamplers, robotic stackers and freezers. The new low profile 96-well deep well plate achieves a storage volume of 1.6ml / well in a height of just 32 mm. This allows more plates to be stored or stacked in a give space. Combining an affordable price with uncompromising high quality, Porvair low profile 1.6ml deep well plates are precisely manufactured to comply with ANSI/SBS dimensions** ensuring complete compatibility with all automated sample handling systems, microplate readers and washers...
Read MoreHPLC Method Development Calculator Tools Available on the Thermo Scientific Chromatography Resource CenterDec 20, 2011Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the world leader in serving science, provides invaluable assistance with the HPLC Method Development Calculator to chromatographers looking to optimize methods with the latest column technologies. This interactive range of online tools is hosted on the Thermo Scientific Chromatography Resource Center and helps calculate initial conditions for gradient and isocratic methods. In addition, an LC column selection tool is provided to assist in the choice of the appropriate column for any application.
Read MoreSharpshooting your Chromatography Method Development with Thermo Fisher ScientificDec 19, 2011Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the world leader in serving science, enables analysts to quickly and simply obtain technical advice to help resolve common problems with Liquid Chromatography (LC), Gas Chromatography (GC) and Solid Phase Extraction (SPE) protocols. The interactive "Troubleshoot an issue tool is available on the Thermo Scientific Chromatography Resource Center (CRC) and brings easy-to-access technical expertise to your computer. Simply identify the issue from the list of common symptoms, for help in finding the common causes and solutions...
Read MoreLeading Innovator Introduces New Line of Value-Priced Flash CartridgesDec 15, 2011Biotage® the first company to pre-pack flash purification cartridges, broadened its extensive range of chromatography products with the new Biotage ZIPTM line of value-priced flash purification cartridges. The Biotage ZIP flash cartridge line is an evolution in Biotage's long history of manufacturing flash purification cartridges. Biotage ZIP cartridges deliver industry-leading performance at a price that is well below today's benchmark for performance based cartridges...
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For the first time, WPA users have the opportunity to control their spectrophotometer from a Windows PC. Resolution software is available in four different suites that enable users to meet individual application requirements. Resolution delivers maximum instrument control providing straightforward data analysis and incorporates a familiar Microsoft® Office look, compatible with Windows XP, Vista and 7.
Market leaders in temperature controlled microscopy, Linkam Scientific Instruments, report on the work of Dr Sharath Sriram, a Research Fellow at RMIT University in Melbourne, Australia. He uses Linkam specialist temperature stages with micro-Raman spectroscopy systems to investigate temperature dependent spectral measurements...
Mustard Tree Instruments®, continuing to lead the way in developing innovative solutions to evolving pharmaceutical and chemical manufacturing challenges, announced today that CEO Todd Blonshine will be presenting on quality control issues at Pittcon 2012 in Orlando, Fla. on Sunday, March 11...
Sartobind® Phenyl for removal of hydrophobic contaminants
ABB, the leading power and automation technology group, announces the introduction of the new MB-Rx in-situ Reaction Monitor for research laboratories and pilot plants in the chemical, petrochemical, pharmaceutical and biopharmaceutical industries...
"Our goal at the 2012 Pittcon Conference & Expo," says Spectro, Inc. President and CEO Brian Mitchell, "is to introduce Spectro's broad and analytically significant technology platforms to a much wider marketplace. The company has built a strong and differentiated market position in the field of oil and lubricant analysis where its products are considered the ‘gold standards'. It is evident that Spectro has the potential to reach substantially larger end user markets with its lab, field portable, and hand-held analytical tools which are based on emission, infrared, FTIR and X-ray technologies among others...
The Hydra II line of mercury analyzers advances the performance, sample analysis throughput and operational simplicity benchmarks that were previously established by the company's popular Hydra Series. The Hydra II employs an innovative "integrated modular" design architecture that provides an unprecedented level of configuration flexibility. This translates into the ability for the system to be configured to conduct the analysis of liquids by sample digestion...
Picarro, a laboratory instrument manufacturer specializing in isotope analysis for the environmental sector, is using Tecan's Cavro® Centris Pumps as part of an innovative atmospheric water vapor isotope analyzer. Based on Cavity Ring-Down Spectroscopy (CRDS), the Picarro analyzer provides environmental scientists with important information on the movement and cycling of water around the world...
The installation of a multi-detection Viscotek TDAmax gel permeation chromatography (GPC) system from Malvern Instruments is enabling Dow Corning Europe S.A. in Belgium to meet customer demand for increasingly comprehensive polymer structure data. In addition, Dow Corning experts are saving resources by applying rapid, cost-effective GPC methods to pre-select the most promising new polymer candidates, significantly reducing the number of nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) investigations required wherever possible...
Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the world leader in serving science, provides you with easy access to its GC Column Configurator, an iPhone and iPad optimized selection tool that enables you to choose the appropriate column for your chromatographic specifications. Access to the GC Column Configurator can be found on the Chromatography Resource Centre (CRC), or by simply searching "TraceGOLD" in iTunes. Just enter your current part number or column dimensions and this easy-to-use tool will find the corresponding Thermo Scientific GC column. These GC columns provide enhanced performance with ultra-low bleed, greater reproducibility and inertness for your applications...
Choosing the right inlet liner and injection parameter can increase peak areas and reduce detection limits by up to 300 %. The enhanced SGE inlet liner range aims to make it simple for all gas chromatographers to select the right liner with color coding of inlet liners by geometry. SGE has also developed a liner selection tool to help you select the right inlet liner for your instrument, injection and sample. The tool includes a handy Vapor Volume Calculator that checks if you are injecting too much for a particular liner. It can help you avoid the ghost peaks, injector contamination, and quantitation errors associated with flashback...
To address the increasing demand to reliably check for critical amounts of residual pesticides in foods, feed additives and veterinary drugs Shimadzu is releasing the company's GC/MS Method Package Ver. 2 for Residual Pesticides in Foods. The new analysis package has been developed to improve the speed and efficiency of using GC/MS technology to analyze as many as 800 different residual pesticides by providing simpler inspection methods and batch analysis of multiple component samples. The method package covers almost all pesticides that can be analyzed by GC/MS technologies...
Now, a joint US-Dutch team under the direction of Anita Mahadevan-Jansen, Vanderbilt University, US, has developed a non-invasive probe capable of both morphological and biochemical characterization of skin cancers. The portable instrument combines a Raman spectroscopy (RS) system with an Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT) device and enables sequential acquisition of co-registered OCT and RS data sets...
Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. is pleased to announce its bromate analysis solutions are fully compliant with the new ISO standard for bromate analysis by ion chromatography (IC) titled, Water quality - Determination of dissolved bromate - Method using ion chromatography (IC) and post column reaction (PCR) (ISO 11206:2011(E)). The standard adds improved limits of detection and simplifies the lab work compared to ISO 15061:2001...
Metrohm complements its portfolio of intelligent ion chromatography systems with an amperometric detector. As an alternative to conductivity and UV/VIS detectors it can always be used when electroactive (i.e. oxidizable or reducible) components are to be determined. The new amperometric detector excels by its high selectivity and measurement sensitivity. It can be used for sensitive and accurate determination of concentrations down to the ng/L-range.
Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the world leader in serving science, and PREMIER Biosoft, today announced an agreement to co-market PREMIER Biosoft's SimGlycan® software. The agreement aims to advance glycobiology by dramatically speeding the characterization of complex glycans through automated interpretation of the rich data produced by Thermo Scientific mass spectrometer systems...
If you can't tell your Bruichladdich from your Irn-Bru, or your Glenfiddich from your Glenmorangie, help is at hand from the physics department at St Andrews University. Praveen Ashok, Kishan Dholakia and Bavishna Praveen of the optical manipulation group have developed a microfluidic device that can not only detect counterfeit whisky samples but also characterise genuine samples by brand, age and, even, cask...
Fluid handling specialist Diba Industries has further expanded into the global scientific analysis market by naming Kinesis Ltd. its worldwide distribution partner. The appointment allows a higher level of technical and logistical support for current and potential customers of Diba's Omnifit® Labware and DibafitTM Fitting Systems...
Porvair Sciences has introduced a low profile deep well microplate designed to make optimum use of storage space in HPLC autosamplers, robotic stackers and freezers. The new low profile 96-well deep well plate achieves a storage volume of 1.6ml / well in a height of just 32 mm. This allows more plates to be stored or stacked in a give space. Combining an affordable price with uncompromising high quality, Porvair low profile 1.6ml deep well plates are precisely manufactured to comply with ANSI/SBS dimensions** ensuring complete compatibility with all automated sample handling systems, microplate readers and washers...
Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the world leader in serving science, provides invaluable assistance with the HPLC Method Development Calculator to chromatographers looking to optimize methods with the latest column technologies. This interactive range of online tools is hosted on the Thermo Scientific Chromatography Resource Center and helps calculate initial conditions for gradient and isocratic methods. In addition, an LC column selection tool is provided to assist in the choice of the appropriate column for any application.
Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the world leader in serving science, enables analysts to quickly and simply obtain technical advice to help resolve common problems with Liquid Chromatography (LC), Gas Chromatography (GC) and Solid Phase Extraction (SPE) protocols. The interactive "Troubleshoot an issue tool is available on the Thermo Scientific Chromatography Resource Center (CRC) and brings easy-to-access technical expertise to your computer. Simply identify the issue from the list of common symptoms, for help in finding the common causes and solutions...
Biotage® the first company to pre-pack flash purification cartridges, broadened its extensive range of chromatography products with the new Biotage ZIPTM line of value-priced flash purification cartridges. The Biotage ZIP flash cartridge line is an evolution in Biotage's long history of manufacturing flash purification cartridges. Biotage ZIP cartridges deliver industry-leading performance at a price that is well below today's benchmark for performance based cartridges...