Biotool Switzerland has added a new version of its TubeFiller automated bottle / tube filling system to their range of easy-to-use, productivity enhancing sample handling and sample preparation equipment. The TubeFiller TF 3000x is a versatile system proven to deliver true walkaway filling of tubes, well plates or bottles in any standard rack format. The TubeFiller is not only versatile but is the only automated filling instrument on the market capable of filling up to 2000 tubes or bottles per hour with good reproducibility, making it perfect for COVID-19 testing labs...
FOx BIOSYSTEMS, a company on the mission to revolutionize life science and pharmacological research with innovative real-time, analysis products and the Biosensors research group at KU Leuven, focused on developing innovative bio-molecular detection concepts and miniaturized analysis systems, announced a novel, label-free assay that can characterize the polyclonal antibody response against SARS-CoV-2 directly in patient blood...
Gibco cell culture at 60. As part of our anniversary celebrations, we’re revisiting pivotal moments from the past 60 years of cell culture. From the first time a budding scientist looked down the microscope, to one young professional’s career-defining conversation, our round-up of industry leaders, product designers and cell culturists have spoken and shared their stories and poignant snapshots....
The Mohawk tube selector and picker from Ziath employs a linear rack reader and ninety-six pins that allow a frozen or thawed sample tube to be raised when a rack is scanned according to a picklist. The use of this innovative technology avoids the need for slow and expensive robotics which can take minutes to process racks. Using a Mohawk - a rack is scanned, and tubes selected and picked in just seconds...
INTEGRA Biosciences’ VOYAGER adjustable tip spacing pipettes save time and improve lab productivity, and the company has created a testimonial video showcasing the pipette’s many useful features. The video shows how the VOYAGER increases productivity using a real-life situation, portraying how researchers at the National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS) in Montpellier, France, are using it to study the dynamics of the latent HIV reservoir and investigate drug-resistant mutations...
ZEISS recently caught up with the team from the Mostowy Lab at the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, UK. Watch the video below to hear how their ZEISS Celldiscoverer 7 has transformed the way they carry out research across the entire lab - from streamlining workflows to standardising results. ZEISS Celldiscoverer 7 is your automated microscope for live cell imaging, combining the ease-of-use of an automated high-end imaging system with the image quality and flexibility of a classic inverted research microscope...
INTEGRA Biosciences has created the D-ONE single channel pipetting module for hands-free transfers from individual tubes or wells using the ASSIST PLUS pipetting robot. This system effectively automates tedious tasks such as serial dilutions, sample normalization, hit picking or pipetting of complex plate layouts, increasing productivity and reproducibility in the lab while reducing hands-on time, processing errors and physical strain...
From now on the impossible is possible. Monitor & Regulate temperature during the grinding process with the innovative new Retsch MM500 Control Mixer Mill. Key Features include - Dry, wet and cryogenic grinding with up to 30Hz for high energy grinding, Fast and comfortable sample processing with two screw lock jars of up to 125ml each, Patented hermetically closed fluid system ensures the safe operation of thermal fluids...
Formedix, a leading provider of clinical trial software solutions, announces the launch of the Formedix ryze Community, to provide their customers with a location to collaborate, expand their knowledge and share information. Through a range of tools, the ryze Community will support the pharmaceutical industry to streamline and enhance clinical trial set-up and build. The new platform includes a user forum and knowledge base, allowing customers to learn from the wider scientific community...
Beckman Coulter has announced the European launch of the DxU Iris Workcell, a fully-automated system that streamlines urinalysis workflow and reduces manual microscopy. A routine urinalysis is one of the most frequently-ordered tests, representing up to 30% of all samples received in the lab. Many of these samples require a lab technician to perform manual inspection, resulting in workflow disruption and increase in workload...
Genoskin, a biotechnology company that leverages live ex vivo human skin to test therapeutic and non-therapeutic products, announces the launch of MANTIS®, a new spatial biology imaging platform dedicated to skin immunology. This new offer was developed by Dr. Nicolas Gaudenzio and his team at Inserm. Dr. Gaudenzio was recently appointed CSO (Chief Scientific Officer) at Genoskin....
ZEISS introduces ZEISS Mineralogic 3D software for automated quantitative mineralogy that achieves greater productivity and increased efficiency for the mining industry. By understanding composition, mineral relationships, and fabric of the geological materials under scrutiny, including locked grains, miners are able to respond faster to critical production questions...
Ziath reports how it has worked with the Hubrecht Institute (Utrecht, Netherlands) which has developed a pioneering automated test robot, called STRIP-1, which can process up to 20,000 samples for SARS-CoV-2 testing in just 24 hours. This makes it much faster than all other automated SARS-CoV-2 testing systems used to date. In addition, all samples can be tracked precisely because they have a 2D-barcode on the bottom of each tube that is scanned multiple times throughout the process....
Imagine if the speed and gentleness of light sheet microscopy was combined with the near-isotropic resolution at confocal range for your live cell imaging. ZEISS Lattice Lightsheet 7 makes light sheet fluorescence microscopy available for live cell imaging at subcellular resolution – whilst also allowing you to use standard sample carriers. With this automated, easy-to-use system, gentle volumetric imaging of subcellular structures and dynamics over hours and days is now available to everyone....
There is a lot in common between science and art. Both require creative thinking, innovation, experimentation and striking that fine balance between rational and imaginative thinking. But what happens when the two professions come together to create a piece of art that depicts the beauty of science? We paired research scientists with artists from around the world, each exhibiting their own incredibly unique and distinctive artistic styles....
SP Industries (SP) announces the launch of its new SP Genevac EZ-2 4.0 Benchtop Evaporator series for the fast, safe and environmentally-friendly removal of all commonly used solvents and acids. Very versatile, it is capable of drying, concentrating, lyophilizing – to a ‘fluffy’ powder - and even producing crystals! The new EZ-2 4.0 centrifugal evaporator makes evaporation effortless, even for the less experienced user....
Dolomite Bio is leading the way towards affordable single cell research with the release of the new RNAdia kit. This new kit gives researchers the same reliable, world leading results, at 50% of the cost of competitor reagents. Together with the Nadia platform, the RNAdia kit offers a high quality, low cost, complete solution for single cell RNA-Sequencing...
Brooks Automation, Inc. announces Brooks Life Sciences Services and Products businesses will be rebranded under the creation of a new identity – Azenta Life Sciences ("Azenta"). Azenta will bring together our existing portfolio of life sciences products and services to deliver integrated enterprise-wide sample exploration and management solutions.
The new line of products, available exclusively in the UK and Ireland from SLS gives laboratories control over their gas and LN2 supplies and promotes sustainability by eliminating the need for cross-country transportation of gas cannisters and Dewar flasks. On-site generation of gas and LN2 has gained popularity in recent years, as more companies have decided to free themselves from having to rely on external suppliers....
Watch two scientists with two different research focus areas read their love letters, where they will share the details of their aspirations, admiration and of course, their very similar love for their cells. “Soon, we will develop artificial cells capable of defending the body from viral or bacterial infections” Dr. Vivek A. Kamat, Postdoctoral Associate has a particular focus on understanding how cells respond to electrical impulses in order to help develop implantable or variable sensors. Dr. Marietta Hartl, Postdoctoral Researcher...
With the ANALYSETTE 22 NeXT the precise measurement of particle sizes becomes a simple matter – even for employees with brief instructions and no prior knowledge. Whether in production and quality control, research and development, in the lab or for incoming and outgoing goods inspection, where its robust mechanics are an additional advantage. A brief introduction to the instrument is sufficient; the rest runs automatically....
The proven particle sizer ANALYSETTE 28 ImageSizer in combination with the NEW automatic and powerful wet dispersion is especially suitable for fine particles, poorly flowing, fine-agglomerating or sticky materials that do not react in water or other liquids. For perfect dispersion the sample material is fed into a closed liquid circulation system and is pumped with high power through the measuring cell between camera and LED strobe light....