Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the world leader in serving science, today announced the launch of an innovative solution for the preparation of ferrous metals samples for optical emission and X-ray fluorescence. The solution integrates the Haas Mini Mill milling machine from Haas Inc. with the Thermo Scientific ARL PrepControl automation extension. Combining the power of a robust, rapid and flexible milling machine from the world's largest CNC machine tool builder with the leading ARL PrepControlTM automation system, the new solution addresses the requirements of modern process control laboratories for high-quality, reproducible and reliable ferrous metals sample preparation.
Read MoreDionex Improves USP Monograph Assay Time for Drug Products Used to Treat TuberculosisDec 21, 2010Dionex is proud to announce a new method for improving the United States Pharmacopeia (USP) monograph assays for drug products containing either three or four active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs) used to treat tuberculosis (TB). This new application, AN 257: HPLC Assay Method for Drug Products Containing Anti-Tuberculosis Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients, uses the hydrolytic-stability-enhanced Acclaim® PolarAdvantage II (PA2) column with an UltiMate® 3000 system to assay drug products using either a conventional HPLC approach or a time- and mobile-phase saving UHPLC approach. All APIs can be determined with one method rather than two, and in less time.
Read MoreHPLC training from world-renowned experts John Dolan and Mel Euerby - guaranteed to increase productivity and efficiencyDec 13, 2010Hichrom's 2011 HPLC training programme is now available, featuring courses covering every area of HPLC and delivered by world-renowned experts John Dolan, Mel Euerby and Tom Jupille. Whether you are a relative newcomer to HPLC or a seasoned veteran, you can benefit from one of these courses.
Read MoreAutomated Sample Preparation of Peptides Designated for MALDI MSDec 2, 2010A new application note from Agilent Automation Solutions describes a protocol for automated sample preparation and MALDI spotting developed with the protein analytics group of Dr. Lottspeich at the Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry in Martinsried, Germany
Read MoreDionex Releases New Column for Exceptionally High Resolution and Characterization of Monoclonal Antibody VariantsNov 24, 2010Dionex is pleased to announce the release of the MAbPacTM SCX-10 column, designed specifically for high-resolution analysis and characterization of monoclonal antibody variants. This new column's unique nonporous pellicular resin provides exceptionally high resolving power, permitting the separation of monoclonal antibody variants that differ by as little as one charged residue. Hydrophobic interactions with the resin are essentially eliminated for very efficient peaks.
Read MoreHandheld FTIR Spectrometer Gaining Acceptance for Art ConservationNov 24, 2010
A2 Technologies handheld Exoscan FTIR spectrometer, equipped with new, interchangeable spherical internal reflection (ATR) and diffuse reflection sampling interfaces is gaining rapid acceptance with scientists and researchers involved the conservation, restoration and authentication of art and historical objects. The technology is currently being used to analyze a wide range of priceless objects including fine art, murals, illuminated manuscripts, historic photographs, ancient pottery, statuary, tapestries, tiles and mosaics.
Read MoreVarian Joins the Crawford familyNov 22, 2010Crawford Scientific is pleased to announce that from 1st November, they will be supplying the complete range of Varian Chromatography Consumables products via their purchase by Agilent Technologies. Crawford Scientific will then become the largest independent official supplier of Varian products in the UK resulting in a wider range of top quality well established products available for supply to their customer base thus expanding the ways in which they can support clients Chromatography... every step of the way.
Read MoreThermo Fisher Scientific Launches Calibration Validation Carousels (CVCs) to Streamline Performance VerificationNov 19, 2010Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the world leader in serving science, today announced the launch of its new Calibration Validation Carousel (CVC) accessories for the Evolution series UV-Visible spectrophotometers enabling automated performance verification and adherence to pharmaceutical guidelines. Automated performance verification saves significant time and money by reducing the amount of hands-on time required to complete instrument qualification and testing.
Read MoreDionex Releases New Column for the Exceptionally High-Resolution Characterization of Protein VariantsNov 19, 2010Dionex is pleased to announce the release of the next-generation ProPac® SCX-20 column, providing exceptionally high resolution for characterization of protein variants. The ProPac SCX-20 column has a strong cationexchange surface chemistry on a unique nonporous pellicular resin, together providing exceptionally high resolving power, permitting the separation of protein variants that differ by as little as one charged residue.
Read MoreScripting Language Increases Power of Jaz Modular SpectrometerNov 19, 2010Now available for Ocean Optics' Jaz modular sensing system, Jaz Scripting Language (Jaz-SPL),enables users to customize spectrometer data acquisition, processing and export functions.
Read MoreNovel bioaffinity-MS tandem system developed Nov 17, 2010Researchers at the University of Konstanz, have for the first time successfully developed a novel on-line bioaffinity-electrospray ionisation (ESI) mass spectrometry approach, which enables the simultaneous label-free detection, identification and quantification of protein-ligand interactions. Combining the sam5TM surface acoustic wave (SAW) biosensor from SAW Instruments directly with ESI-MS has enabled the direct connection of protein-ligand KD analysis with their subsequent quantification and structural characterisation by mass spec.
Read MoreFDA Chooses Award Winning Ion Chromatography System from Dionex for Analysis of Biogenic AminesNov 17, 2010Dionex, a leader in ion chromatography separations, is pleased to announce that the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in Irvine, California has purchased the new award-wining Dionex ICS-5000 (analytical and capillary scale) with Mass Spectrometry system for the analysis of biogenic amines (histamine, putrescine, and cadaverine) in fish samples. Consumption of large amounts of biogenic amines can lead to allergic reactions in some individuals, and can also be life threatening in some cases. The most well known intoxications of biogenic amines are scombroid poisoning and the cheese reaction, which occur from consuming food products containing high concentrations of histamine or tyramine, respectively
Read MoreSage-N Research Optimizes Data Generation for the Sanford-Burnham Medical Research InstituteNov 15, 2010Sage-N Research Inc. (Sage-N), the world leader in computational proteomics, today announced that The Sanford-Burnham Medical Research Institute (SBMRI), a private, non-profit based research institute dedicated to finding cures for human disease, has implemented the Sage-N SORCERER Enterprise proteomics platform.
Read MoreThermo Fisher Scientific Launches Mass Frontier 7.0: the Chemically Intelligent Small Molecule Structural Elucidation Software for Mass SpectrometryNov 15, 2010Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the world leader in serving science, today announced Mass Frontier 7.0, the newest release of its small molecule structural elucidation software. The software simplifies the management, evaluation and interpretation of mass spectral data and can be used for metabolism, metabolomics, forensics, natural products, impurities and degradants research.
Read MoreMalvern shows latest imaging solutions at AAPSNov 12, 2010Visitors to Malvern Instruments booth (#1647) at next week's AAPS Annual Meeting and Exposition will have an early opportunity to discover the benefits of integrating the automated size/shape analysis of particles with the chemical identification provided by Raman spectroscopy, using Malvern's Morphologi G3-ID system.
Read MoreDionex Demonstrates SPE Method to Recover Low Concentrations of Microcystins in WaterNov 11, 2010Dionex is proud to announce a newly developed method that can fully recover low concentrations (< 1 μg/L) of three microcystins (-RR, -YR, and -LR) when added to water samples. Application Note 261: Sensitive Determination of Microcystins in Drinking and Environmental Waters demonstrates recovery at lower concentrations than the maximum recommended by the World Health Organization (WHO).
Read MoreSuper Lab selects Jenway spectrophotometersNov 11, 2010London Metropolitan University's Faculty of Life Sciences boasts the biggest wet teaching lab in Europe. With 280 individual workstations, the Super Lab offers an extensive range of state-of-the-art equipment, including 16 Jenway 7315 spectrophotometers.
Read MoreImproved Purity with Reveleris Amino & Diol Flash CartridgesNov 10, 2010Grace Davison Discovery Sciences announced the launch of new flash cartridges in Amino and Diol phases. When combined with the patent-pending RevealXTM technology of the Reveleris® Flash Chromatography System, these specialty phases allow fast, easy purification of challenging polar compounds such as carbohydrates and improve selectivity for non-polar compounds such as lipids.
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Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the world leader in serving science, today announced a new and powerful addition to its range of automated optical emission and X-ray fluorescence spectrometers. In today's competitive environment, process control laboratories are often required to balance high productivity and throughput with stringent quality control regulations. In response, the Thermo Scientific ARL SMS-2500 provides an integrated, workflow-oriented automation approach that enables users to easily switch from sample to chemical analysis while ensuring ultimate analytical performance.
Dionex announces a new method for carbamate analysis that uses HPLC with fluorescence detection following postcolumn derivation to enhance method sensitivity and selectivity. Application Update 177: Faster and More Sensitive Determination of N-Methylcarbamates in Drinking Water by HPLC demonstrates an optimized 20 minute method for determining carbamates using a Dionex UltiMate® 3000 HPLC system with an Acclaim® Carbamate column.
Biotage® (STO: BIOT), a leading supplier of tools and technology for analytical and medicinal chemistry, introduced a new sample preparation application note for the extraction of ethyl glucuronide from urine by LC-MS.
World leading supplier of optical components, spectrophotometer cells and Certified Reference Materials for spectrophotometry, Starna Scientific, has introduced the Starna Optical Polishing Cloth (OPC) to assist laboratory technicians in maintaining the quality of the optical faces of a cuvette, without fear of scratching or damaging the surface.
Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the world leader in serving science, today announced the launch of an innovative solution for the preparation of ferrous metals samples for optical emission and X-ray fluorescence. The solution integrates the Haas Mini Mill milling machine from Haas Inc. with the Thermo Scientific ARL PrepControl automation extension. Combining the power of a robust, rapid and flexible milling machine from the world's largest CNC machine tool builder with the leading ARL PrepControlTM automation system, the new solution addresses the requirements of modern process control laboratories for high-quality, reproducible and reliable ferrous metals sample preparation.
Hichrom's 2011 HPLC training programme is now available, featuring courses covering every area of HPLC and delivered by world-renowned experts John Dolan, Mel Euerby and Tom Jupille. Whether you are a relative newcomer to HPLC or a seasoned veteran, you can benefit from one of these courses.
A new application note from Agilent Automation Solutions describes a protocol for automated sample preparation and MALDI spotting developed with the protein analytics group of Dr. Lottspeich at the Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry in Martinsried, Germany
A2 Technologies handheld Exoscan FTIR spectrometer, equipped with new, interchangeable spherical internal reflection (ATR) and diffuse reflection sampling interfaces is gaining rapid acceptance with scientists and researchers involved the conservation, restoration and authentication of art and historical objects. The technology is currently being used to analyze a wide range of priceless objects including fine art, murals, illuminated manuscripts, historic photographs, ancient pottery, statuary, tapestries, tiles and mosaics.
Crawford Scientific is pleased to announce that from 1st November, they will be supplying the complete range of Varian Chromatography Consumables products via their purchase by Agilent Technologies. Crawford Scientific will then become the largest independent official supplier of Varian products in the UK resulting in a wider range of top quality well established products available for supply to their customer base thus expanding the ways in which they can support clients Chromatography... every step of the way.
Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the world leader in serving science, today announced the launch of its new Calibration Validation Carousel (CVC) accessories for the Evolution series UV-Visible spectrophotometers enabling automated performance verification and adherence to pharmaceutical guidelines. Automated performance verification saves significant time and money by reducing the amount of hands-on time required to complete instrument qualification and testing.
Now available for Ocean Optics' Jaz modular sensing system, Jaz Scripting Language (Jaz-SPL),enables users to customize spectrometer data acquisition, processing and export functions.
Researchers at the University of Konstanz, have for the first time successfully developed a novel on-line bioaffinity-electrospray ionisation (ESI) mass spectrometry approach, which enables the simultaneous label-free detection, identification and quantification of protein-ligand interactions. Combining the sam5TM surface acoustic wave (SAW) biosensor from SAW Instruments directly with ESI-MS has enabled the direct connection of protein-ligand KD analysis with their subsequent quantification and structural characterisation by mass spec.
Sage-N Research Inc. (Sage-N), the world leader in computational proteomics, today announced that The Sanford-Burnham Medical Research Institute (SBMRI), a private, non-profit based research institute dedicated to finding cures for human disease, has implemented the Sage-N SORCERER Enterprise proteomics platform.
Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the world leader in serving science, today announced Mass Frontier 7.0, the newest release of its small molecule structural elucidation software. The software simplifies the management, evaluation and interpretation of mass spectral data and can be used for metabolism, metabolomics, forensics, natural products, impurities and degradants research.
Visitors to Malvern Instruments booth (#1647) at next week's AAPS Annual Meeting and Exposition will have an early opportunity to discover the benefits of integrating the automated size/shape analysis of particles with the chemical identification provided by Raman spectroscopy, using Malvern's Morphologi G3-ID system.
London Metropolitan University's Faculty of Life Sciences boasts the biggest wet teaching lab in Europe. With 280 individual workstations, the Super Lab offers an extensive range of state-of-the-art equipment, including 16 Jenway 7315 spectrophotometers.
Grace Davison Discovery Sciences announced the launch of new flash cartridges in Amino and Diol phases. When combined with the patent-pending RevealXTM technology of the Reveleris® Flash Chromatography System, these specialty phases allow fast, easy purification of challenging polar compounds such as carbohydrates and improve selectivity for non-polar compounds such as lipids.