Biotage Releases Comprehensive New Catalog of Sample Preparation Products and ApplicationsFeb 1, 2011Biotage® (STO: BIOT), a leading supplier of tools and technology for medicinal and analytical chemistry, announced the release of its new Analytical Sample Preparation Catalog. The expanded, 200-page catalog includes a range of products for Bioanalytical, Forensic, Clinical, Environmental, Agrochemical and Food Applications
Read MoreThermo Fisher Scientific to Present New Mass Spectrometry-based Targeted Protein Quantitation Approach at APA India 2011Feb 1, 2011Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the world leader in serving science, today announced that Amol Prakash, a senior software scientist at the BRIMS (Biomarker Research Initiatives in Mass Spectrometry) Center, has been invited to give a talk during Applied Pharmaceutical Analysis (APA) India 2011. Mr. Prakash will present a mass spectrometry-based targeted protein quantitation approach to identify and quantify proteins, peptides and their resulting metabolites
Read MorePalintest Launches 9100 UV-Vis Spectrophotometer at ARABLAB 2011Jan 31, 2011Leading water analysis specialist Palintest Ltd will be launching its new 9100 UV-Vis Spectrophotometer at the ARABLAB 2011 exhibition in Dubai. The new 9100 UV-Vis Spectrophotometer provides stand alone or dedicated PC operation using Palintest's specially-designed software. The instrument extends the company's existing product range, offering high-end analysis specifically designed for the lab environment.
Read MoreDionex and US EPA Collaborate to Improve Analysis of Highly Toxic Cr(VI) in Drinking WaterJan 31, 2011Dionex announces planned improvements to EPA 218.6: Determination of Dissolved Hexavalent Chromium in Drinking Water, Groundwater and Industrial Wastewater Effluents By Ion Chromatography. Increased sensitivity will result in detection levels to 0.02 μg/L.
Read MoreNew Year, New Products, New Offers: Grab our New Product Guide, Today!Jan 24, 2011The new Phenomenex product guide is now available and includes HPLC, GC and SPE product selection guides. The 2010/2011 guide, with more than 360 pages of Phenomenex chromatography products, accessories and equipment, also features an expanded offering of vials and syringes as well as new Kinetex® phases and StrataTM SPE sorbents.
Read MoreGreyhound announces website re-launch with easy search facility for over 30,000 products.Jan 24, 2011Greyhound Chromatography and Allied Chemicals has been supplying high quality chromatography consumables to laboratories world-wide, for almost 30 years. 2010 was another very busy year with new products added to our already varied product range, including ULC/MS grade Solvents, GC Headspace Solvents and Reagents. With plans to further extend our product portfolio in 2011 our website will be a comprehensive source of up-to-date industry information and new product launches.
Read MoreNew Phenomenex Sorbent is Designed and Tested for Drugs of Abuse Extraction in Forensic ToxicologyJan 24, 2011Phenomenex Inc., a global leader in the research and manufacture of advanced technologies for the separation sciences, introduces StrataTM-X-Drug B, a new solid phase extraction (SPE) sorbent specially designed and quality-control tested for drugs of abuse. Strata-X-Drug B, a polymeric strong cation-exchange SPE sorbent, does not require conditioning, saving time and solvent expense.
Read MorePrecisa Gravimetrics AG introduce new range of UV-Vis Spectrophotometers under the Dynamica brandJan 24, 2011Precisa Gravimetrics AG (Zurich, Switzerland) are pleased to announce the introduction of their Halo range of sophisticated UV-Vis spectrophotometers under the Dynamica brand. Featuring ratio beam, split beam and double beam instruments at present, the Dynamica range covers a wide range of teaching and research applications.
Read MoreMalvern shows new SEC-LS dual integrated detector package at macromolecules conferenceJan 24, 2011Malvern Instruments will introduce the Zetasizer µV with OmniFACE and OmniSEC, a new SEC-LS (size exclusion chromatography - light scattering) detector package, at SCM-5, the 5th International Symposium on the Separation and Characterization of Natural and Synthetic Macromolecules
Read MoreOxford Instruments to Showcase MQC Benchtop NMR Analyzer at Pittcon Conference & Expo 2011Jan 20, 2011Oxford Instruments Magnetic Resonance, a leading supplier of low-field benchtop nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) technology, with North American operations based in Concord, Massachusetts, announces that it will be showcasing its popular MQC analyzers at the Pittcon Conference and Expo 2011
Read MoreMonoclonal Antibody Characterization Automation Solutions from DionexJan 20, 2011Worldwide sales of monoclonal antibodies (MAbs) continue to grow rapidly, with many market analysts predicting sales of over 50 billion USD per year by 2014, due to their extensive use as biotherapeutic drugs in the treatment of human diseases. With this high demand for newer and better MAb candidates, overcoming the characterization bottleneck becomes vital. Dionex is pleased to provide high-throughput, automated solutions to resolve the challenges for MAb characterization processes, described in a new brochure, Monoclonal Antibody Characterization
Read MoreALMSCO International to Showcase TargetView Software for Improved Analysis of Target Compounds in Complex GC/MS Data at PITTCON 2011Jan 19, 2011ALMSCO International today announces that it will demonstrate its recently launched TargetViewTM software package at PITTCON 2011. The innovative software has been designed to automate and improve detection and measurement of multiple target chemicals in complex GC/MS data sets. The software will benefit GC/MS users in a range of important fields, including environmental monitoring, food/flavour/fragrance profiling, forensic science and testing chemical emissions from consumer goods
Read MoreThermo Fisher Scientific Launches YouTube Chromatography ChannelJan 18, 2011Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the world leader in serving science, today announced the launch of a YouTube Channel dedicated to Chromatography. The first two videos uploaded are entitled ‘How GC Columns Work' and ‘An Introduction to SPE' and are ideal educational pieces to give rapid training on how various aspects of chromatography work.
Read MoreThermo Fisher Scientific Responds to Dioxin Food Safety Crisis in GermanyJan 17, 2011Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the world leader in serving science, today announced that its Global Food Safety Response Center in Dreieich is now monitoring the dioxin crisis in Germany where animal feed additives may have been tainted with industrial fats containing the toxic chemical. Meanwhile, Thermo Fisher is also alerting manufacturers and food safety labs that it has existing methods for detecting dioxins in food and animal feed. In Germany, approximately 3,000 tons of dioxin-contaminated animal feed additives were recently released for sale.
Read MoreThermo Fisher Scientific ICP-MS Implemented by University of Oviedo for Reliable and Efficient Sulfur Detection in ProteinsJan 17, 2011Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the world leader in serving science, today announced that the University of Oviedo's analytical spectrometry research group has implemented the Thermo Scientific XSERIES 2 ICP-MS to perform reliable and interference-free sulfur detection in proteins. In the past, interference from gas-based polyatomics has made the accurate determination of sulfur isotopes particularly challenging for the research group. The XSERIES 2 ICP-MS has overcome these issues, offering high levels of accuracy while also optimizing the efficiency of analyses.
Read MoreSPE Methods Development Made EasyJan 17, 2011Porvair Sciences has introduced a version of its popular MicroluteTM Solid Phase Extraction (SPE) microplate which provides a wide assortment of phase chemistries and sorbent loadings in a single plate making it ideally suited for method development. The mix of phase chemistries and sorbent loadings available in the Development MicroluteTM allows you to simply and rapidly screen for the optimal retention and selectivity required to achieve your sample preparation objectives.
Read MoreOne Closure Now Offered in Three SolutionsJan 14, 2011Worldwide Glass Resources is pleased to announce the release of a new, convenient solution for laboratory scientists: 3 vials, 2 colors, 1 closure.
Read MoreNew Benchtop Evaporator Removes Even Highest Boiling Point SolventsJan 14, 2011Genevac has launched the EZ-2 Elite - a new addition to its popular EZ-2 evaporator range. The EZ-2 Elite is designed to remove high boiling point solvents and deliver enhanced solvent recovery thereby improving final drying of stubborn samples and enabling fast lyophilisation of HPLC fractions.
Read MoreFaster Separation and Quantification of Metabolites in Brassica napus RapeseedsJan 12, 2011Dionex is proud to announce a new platform developed by a customer to measure various metabolites in Brassica napus seeds. In cooperation with the Leibniz Institute of Plant Genetics and Crop Plant Research, the company has released Customer Application Note 109: Primary Metabolite Analysis of Plant Material Using a Triple Quadrupole MS Coupled to a Monolith Anion-Exchange Column. This method combines separation using the 1 mm IonSwiftTM MAX-100 anion-exchange column and ICS-3000 system and detection with the API 4000TM electrospray ionization (ESI) tandem mass spectrometry (MS/MS) system from AB SCIEX, providing a simple, rapid, specific, and sensitive method for the simultaneous detection and quantification of several primary metabolites involved in the tricarboxylic acid (TCA) cycle and glycolysis pathway.
Read MoreBiochrom S80 UV/Visible spectrophotometer Jan 10, 2011The Biochrom Libra S80 is the ideal instrument for the busy pharmaceutical laboratory. Satisfying all requirements of the European Pharmacopoeia (EP) and featuring system qualification as an option, the S80 is a high performance, variable bandwidth, double beam system that gives consistent results of the highest quality.
Read MoreWyatt Technology MALS Detectors Used in Breakthrough Virus ResearchJan 7, 2011Wyatt Technology Corporation, the world leader in absolute macromolecular characterization instrumentation and software, announces that its instruments were used in a recent landmark study that transforms the previous scientific understanding of immunity to viral diseases like the common cold, 'winter vomiting' and gastroenteritis. The breakthrough research carried out by the United Kingdom's Medical Research Council Laboratory of Molecular Biology (MRC LMB) demonstrates the ability of tripartite motif-containing 21 (TRIM21) to neutralize viral infection. Wyatt Technology's Multi-Angle Light Scattering (MALS) detectors were used to monitor the interaction between TRIM21 and Immunoglobulin G (IgG).
Read MorePhenomenex Online Video Shows How to Maximize HPLC Results with High-Performance MediaJan 6, 2011Phenomenex Inc., a global leader in the research and manufacture of advanced technologies for the separation sciences, has produced an online video tutorial on optimizing conventional HPLC systems for use with advanced, high-performance media. New core-shell technology columns, such as Kinetex® from Phenomenex, can produce ultra-high performance results on standard LC systems. Extra dead volume in HPLC instruments prevents maximum performance of the new, high-performance columns
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