Cellular imaging acquisition and analysis system at an affordable price point. Molecular Devices, LLC, a leader in protein and cell biology technologies,has announced the launch of its ImageXpress® Pico Automated Cell Imaging System. Building on over 20 years of experience in the high content imaging space, this compact, affordable imaging system brings the power of both imaging and analysis to the individual lab bench....
Lonza has announced the latest addition to its cell-culture product portfolio – the Quasi Vivo® System. The Quasi Vivo® Device consists of an advanced, interconnected fluidics system to create more physiologically relevant cell-culture conditions, helping researchers improve the predictive value of their studies. This new product offering from Lonza is a result of a worldwide marketing and distribution agreement with...
In order to accelerate the sample storage workflow in the lab, Micronic made the Manual Capper CM480 to seal a full rack of 96 tubes with push caps in a single action. The capper is extremely easy to use and makes the process of sealing tubes with push caps more efficient. The Manual Capper is an ideal economical alternative to large and automated capping equipment....
Amazon Filters announce the launch of the new 86B Series Bag Filter housing which has been designed to provide a safe, cost effective in-line filtration solution for hazardous or high temperature fluids. The robust cast head of the 86B Series bag filter housing, incorporates an integral one-piece unique cast head featuring in-line connections for the inlet and outlet, double vent ports and a special bolt retaining mechanism. With minimal product hold up volumes 20% less than conventional side entry housings...
Tecan’s range of advanced liquid handling solutions will soon be enhanced with the introduction of the new Fluent® Gx Automation Workstation, designed specifically to meet the stringent needs of clinical and regulated laboratories. This latest addition to the Tecan family will offer the flexibility to meet a host of laboratory needs – such as clinical diagnostics, next generation sequencing and nucleic acid purification – and provide the advanced process security features required for regulated applications in clinical, GCP, GLP, GMP and QC facilities....
Environmentalists in Scotland have created mobile phones for SEALS in order to track their movements and feeding habits.
The technology was developed following alarming revelations that the Harbor Seal population in the Orkney Islands has gone down by about 70 per cent in the last ten years. In order to identify the cause, the University of St Andrews Sea Mammal Research Unit (SMRU) teamed up with Vodafone....
Porvair Sciences has posted a new online video demonstrating how nitrogen blowdown evaporators offer a useful tool for removing the solvent dry-down bottleneck in LC/MS sample preparation.
In the new video the presenter demonstrates how nitrogen blowdown evaporators can quickly and easily remove most chromatographic solvents, enabling fast recovery of dry compounds and allowing re-suspension of unknown mixtures in optimised solvents for LC/MS analysis. Additionally, the video introduces Porvair Sciences complete range of MiniVap and UltraVap blowdown evaporators. Blowdown evaporators give significant throughput advantages...
Astell Scientific, the UK’s leading autoclave manufacturer, is pleased to announce the launch of a new section of its website dedicated to hosting video.
The first area of focus is that of Astell’s advanced colour touchscreen controller, with a selection of seventeen video tutorials available to explain common functions and setting adjustments, making it easy for owners of Astell sterilizers to find the perfect setup. Each clip provides a walk-through of steps....
Porvair Sciences has published an informative video demonstrating how to use a solid-state filter microplate to remove interfering proteins from serum, plasma or even whole blood samples prior to analysis by LC/MS
Biological samples commonly contain proteins that interfere with downstream applications. The Porvair Sciences Protein Precipitation Plate (P3) plate uses the CRASH method, in which the protein is denatured with acetronitrile and the flocculant filtered out, allowing 96 samples to be handled at one time....
Read MoreNew Video Demonstrates Fast and Easy Microplate PipettingOct 19, 2017
INTEGRA continues to place itself at the forefront of pipetting technology, developing and perfecting its VIAFLO 96/384 range of microplate pipettes for a variety of applications, including ELISA, PCR, and nucleic acid and protein extraction.
With intuitive hand guided operation, these systems enable the simultaneous transfer of entire plates in a single step, increasing throughput and reproducibility. The benchtop VIAFLO 96 and 384 channel pipettes benefit from a small footprint and easily exchangeable pipetting heads....
Inlabtec has published a customer video report that describes the experiences of Swiss Quality Testing Services (SQTS) (Courtepin, Switzerland) in replacing traditional test tube based serial dilution with the Inlabtec Serial Diluter.
SQTS is a leading Swiss provider of quality laboratory services for food testing. Using state-of-the-art analytical methods, more than 80 experts offer comprehensive services for virtually all quality assurance issues from the conception phase to marketed products....
Nikon Instruments announces winners of seventh annual competition that reveals details about an unseen microscopic world
Nikon Instruments Inc. have unveiled the winners of the seventh annual Nikon Small World in Motion Photomicrography Competition, awarding First Place to Daniel von Wangenheim from the Institute of Science and Technology Austria for his time lapse video following the root tip of Arabidopsis thaliana...
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 provides results for a wide measuring range, delivers multiple shape parameters and evaluation possibilities for particle size....
Innovative Molecular Spectroscopy Solution Provides Advanced Analysis for Food, Pharma and Industrial Applications
PerkinElmer, Inc., a global leader committed to innovating for a healthier world, today announced the launch of the Spectrum Two N™ FT-NIR system. This instrument is designed for laboratory technicians and staff conducting molecular spectroscopy analysis on a wide range of pharmaceutical, food and industrial samples....
INTEGRA has published a new video that demonstrates how US-based biotech contract research specialists Likarda LLC are using their VIAFLO ASSIST to cost effectively develop high throughput cell based assays for their customers.
Early phase drug discovery research requires the highest level of accurate and reproducible testing in order to give you the proof to move confidently forward. While Likarda developed and uses a proprietary approach to 3D cell-based testing...
Technology leader Anton Paar has launched three new compact refractometer models: Abbemat 3200, 3100, and 3000.
These instruments are available with or without temperature control in different temperature and measuring ranges. They ensure fast, easy, and precise refractive index and concentration measurements. In the daily laboratory routine many tasks and responsibilities need to be handled....
Inlabtec AG reports upon the positive results from a 30-month use, by SGS Fresenius GmbH (Germany), of the Inlabtec Serial Diluter for food quality and safety testing.
SGS is the world's leading inspection, verification, testing and certification company and recognized as the global benchmark for quality and integrity. With more than 90,000 employees, SGS operates a network of more than 2000 offices and laboratories around the world....
SepSolve Analytical Ltd (Peterborough, UK) has announced the launch of a flow modulator, INSIGHT™, for routine comprehensive two-dimensional gas chromatography (GC×GC).
The new modulator will substantially broaden the uptake and appeal of GC×GC, thanks to simplified technology, which offers high performance while avoiding use of liquid nitrogen. This approach means a greatly reduced cost of ownership for laboratories wishing to utilise the power of GC×GC...
The laboratory glassware washers/disinfectors from Miele are your professional ally for cleaning all your lab glassware. Very gentle on materials, the Miele brand is recommended by the leading glassware manufacturers worldwide.
The New model PG8583 is everything you need to make sure your glassware gets absolutely clean with no concerns about stubborn residues. This new model is all about savings: time, money and more especially resources. With short batch times & low consumption values this glasswasher has optimum cleaning performance....
Synbiosis is delighted to announce a new development coll-aboration with high quality laboratory automation firm, AAA Lab Equipment, to integrate a ProtoCOL 3 colony counting system within an Irina automated plate feeder.
The integrated system will allow microbiologists to load plates and count colonies on up to 500 plates in 90 minutes, improving throughput and accuracy in QC laboratories. Engineers at AAA Lab Equipment are working with Synbiosis to integrate the ProtoCOL 3 colony counter into their Irina automated plate feeding system....
Chemistry is becoming more productive than ever before, as UK manufacturer Radleys launch their new Mya 4 Reaction Station.
Mya 4 is a 4-zone reaction station that offers precise heating, active cooling, software control and data logging for 24/7 unattended chemistry. The new Reaction Station allows for multiple experiments with individual control in a single compact benchtop system....
Read MoreShort Videos Offer Informative Tips on Sample EvaporationMay 18, 2017
Genevac announces a major new online video resource for any lab tasked with removing solvent from its samples.
The new Tips and Tricks series of short videos (www.youtube.com/user/spscientific/playlists), presented by Genevac applications specialists, highlights some of ways to get the best out of your evaporation system....