Ziath has released a module to enable their Mirage, Cube or Express tube readers to decode Brooks Acoustix tubes. Acoustix is a small sample tube with a screw cap which is increasingly favored for storage of novel compounds in solution in large compound stores. It is also compatible with the latest generation of Labcyte Echo acoustic dispensers. However, many traditional tube readers find Acoustix tubes difficult to read because the code is split into 4 sections....
Researchers in the Department of Biomedicine at the University of Basel are using INTEGRA’s VOYAGER adjustable tip spacing electronic pipette to increase the efficiency of their workflows and reduce pipetting errors. Korcan Ayata is a member of the gastroenterology group – led by Prof. Dr Jan Niess – which focuses on researching mucosal immunology and gastroenterology....
Simplify your measurements of particle size distributions in production, quality control, research and development with the NEW Laser Particle Sizers ANALYSETTE 22 NeXT: automatic measurement and evaluation in less than 1 minute, flexible, residue-free cleaning, almost maintenance-free. With the NEW Laser Particle Sizers ANALYSETTE 22 NeXT you choose according to your requirements...
The FRITSCH ANALYSETTE 28 ImageSizer for dry and wet measurement is the ideal Particle Sizer for all applications that require accurate and reproducible measuring results for both particle shape and size. The optical process of Dynamic Image Analysis delivers accurate measuring results, which are available immediately in less than 5 minutes. Your advantage: Great flexibility for different measurement tasks for particle sizes of 20 µm – 20 mm in quality control, research and laboratory....
Asynt has introduced a second-generation version of its popular DrySyn OCTO reaction station that delivers the same outstanding performance, at the same price, with improved features and a new, more aesthetically pleasing, design. Like its popular predecessor, the DrySyn OCTO Mk II is an 8-position reaction station that provides chemists with powerful magnetic stirring, heating, inert atmosphere....
Ziath reports strong uptake of its Mohawk semi-automated tube picker in smaller biobanks and biorepositories. Small biobanks and biorepositories need to select tubes from cold racks straight from the freezer, but cannot afford the huge investment in robotics to fully automatically pick and place tubes from racks. The Mohawk, being small and compact, can simplify picking tubes, up to 16 in one go, from a 96-position tube rack....
More than 305,000 high-resolution, multi-channel COVID-19 cellular images captured in less than four weeks with Molecular Devices ImageXpress® Micro Confocal High-Content Imaging System are now available to the scientific community. With the COVID-19 pandemic impacting millions around the globe, researchers are racing to develop a vaccine or drug treatment. In an effort to better understand the cellular responses to COVID-19, the digital biology company Recursion has publicly released the world’s largest imaging dataset....
With Move It®, Eppendorf AG announces the market entry for Adjustable Spacing Pipettes, which they have redefined from scratch according to their own premium standards. Eppendorf thus responds to customer requests for an efficient and safe solution for synchronous pipetting of a series of samples between different vessel formats, such as between tubes and plates....
The COVID-19 rapid antibody test, developed by Abingdon Health, the medical device manufacturer leading the UK-Rapid Test Consortium (UK-RTC), has received its CE mark. This means it is approved for professional use in the UK and EU. This milestone means the rapid test, for detection of IgG antibodies to the SARS-CoV-2 virus (COVID-19) is now available for distribution for professional use....
GA International announces the launch of a new laser printable CryoSTUCK® labels for frozen surfaces. These labels adhere to frozen surfaces, removing the need to thaw cryogenically stored samples that require re-labeling. Previously, these labels were only available for thermal-transfer printers, and GA has now adapted them to laser printers as well....
Pall Laboratory, a global leader in proven filtration, separation, and sample preparation solutions, has introduced two AcroPrep™ 24-well filter plates. The first is the AcroPrep™ 24-well Cell Clarification and Sterile Filtration Plate, and it performs cell clarification and sterile filtration of CHO, HEK, or other cultured cells in one step, in a single device, in minutes. This new filter plate is ideal for laboratories that desire faster and more efficient protein purification workflows....
The FRITSCH Cutting Mill PULVERISETTE 19 with variable rotational speed and Cyclone is an efficient instrument to receive both: optimal, homogeneous sample of large quantities of cannabis plants and for CO2 extraction to produce cannabis oils. Have a look how easy cannabis can be prepared. The most common method to extract the active ingredients from the cannabis plant is supercritical CO2 extraction....
Researchers at the University of Liverpool have built an intelligent mobile robot scientist that can work 24-7, carrying out experiments by itself. The robot scientist, the first of its kind, makes its own decisions about which chemistry experiments to perform next, and has already discovered a new catalyst. It has humanoid dimensions and works in a standard laboratory, using instruments much like a human researcher does....
Xebios Diagnostics, based in Düsseldorf, Germany, manufactures high quality, ready-to-use culture media for microbiological diagnostic applications, and is using DOSE IT to aliquot viral transport medium (VTM) into sterile screw-capped tubes to meet market demand. There has been an unprecedented increase in demand for diagnostic testing to identify cases and track the virus spread...
OHAUS Corporation, a leading worldwide manufacturer of weighing products, laboratory equipment and analytical instruments announced the launch of the newest addition to their FRONTIER 5000 series Multi-Pro Centrifuges. The FC5916 brings unmatched safety, endless versatility and consistent reliability to the modern laboratory....
The ReactoMate DATUM from Asynt is a high quality, dual-rod stainless steel and aluminium support system built to ensure the stability and safety of your lab reactor. Sturdy, yet compact, the ReactoMate DATUM support system can accommodate a wide range of reaction vessels from 100 mL up to 5000 mL. Designed with user-friendliness in mind, the ReactoMate DATUM support system incorporates a suite of innovative features....
Abingdon Health is pleased to announce further expansion at its York headquarters in the UK, following further investment in state-of-the-art lateral flow automation. This will provide a significant increase in its manufacturing footprint, resulting in Europe’s largest capacity for rapid test manufacturing. This news comes weeks after the UK Government announced Abingdon Health as one of the leading members of the UK Rapid Test Consortium (UK-RTC)....
Manufacturers of personal protective equipment (PPE) and protective rubber clothing can now quickly gain CE stamp of approval through the use of Ellutia automated Permeation analysis system. The automated systems speeds up analysis time through new simultaneous testing methods, to determine the rubber glove material resistance to chemical permeation specified under European Regulation EN 16523-1.[1] Test results can be reported as specified by ISO to qualify for the appropriate CE mark for essential protective clothing....
The compact design of the VACUSIP system means it can fit on any bench or into any safety cabinet, offering the flexibility to be used wherever needed. With a hydrophobic filter to protect against contamination, and a fully autoclavable liquid path for easy decontamination...
To capture the importance of this initiative, and in anticipation of the grand opening of the Ellison Institute’s new building, Olympus has created a video, highlighting the relationship between imaging analysis tools and precision cancer medicine. One focus of the partnership is encouraging projects that engage translational oncology and precision anti-cancer drug screening...
With the NEW ANALYSETTE 22 NeXT you choose according to your requirements: The ANALYSETTE 22 NeXT Micro with a measuring range of 0.05 – 1500 µm for all typical measurement tasks or the high-end instrument ANALYSETTE 22 NeXT Nano with an extra wide measuring range of 0.01 – 3800 µm for maximum precision and sensitivity for smallest particles with an additional detector system....
The Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering at Harvard University and Cytosurge AG, a company manufacturing unique high-precision nanotechnology instruments, have announced that they will collaboratively investigate CRISPR-based approaches to more effectively introduce multiple edits into the genome of single cells, while minimizing CRISPR-related toxicity. This capability could become instrumental in driving forward diverse large-scale efforts such as...