LaVison BioTec, developers of advanced microscopy solutions for the life sciences, report on the research of Dr Matteo Iannacone of the San Raffaele Scientific Institute in Milan where intravital microscopy is being applied to the study of host-viruses and associated immune responses.
Matteo Iannacone, MD, PhD is the Group Leader in the Division of Immunology at the San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy. His research program seeks to dissect the complex dynamics of host-virus interactions with a particular focus on the development and function of adaptive immune responses. Since it is still beyond the reach of even the most sophisticated in vitro methodology to simulate the complex interplay of physical...
UK-based MR Solutions demonstrate its latest commercially available cryogen-free multi-modality preclinical MRI imaging systems at the 23rd Annual Meeting of the International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine (ISMRM).
The preclinical range, which is commercially available, includes the cryogen-free 3T, 4.7T and 7T MRI systems. MR Solutions has developed multi-modality preclinical imaging systems so the need for separate systems is no longer necessary. PET-MRI and SPECT-MRI imaging modules can either be inserted or clipped-on according to system configuration. PET-MRI and SPECT-MRI imaging can be carried out with independent acquisition of data, or sequential acquisition, or simultaneous acquisition.
Biobank operators can now benefit from a cost-effective, rapidly deployable sample management software package
Titian Software has drawn from its extensive knowledge of biobanking requirements to develop a cost-effective, pre-configured software package optimised for managing small to medium-sized sample collections. Ideal for biobanks, the new Mosaic Freezer Management software package is being launched at the International Society for Biological and Environmental Repositories (ISBER) 2015 annual meeting and exhibition, on May 5th, 2015 in...
DELMIC develops and manufactures products which are focused on high performance, user friendly, integrated microscopy solutions.
Users of Delmic's SPARC technology from Stanford University and the FOM Institute AMOLF in the Netherlands are using cathodoluminescence measurements for nanoscale optical tomography. Engineers at Stanford University and the FOM Institute AMOLF, in the Netherlands, have developed a way to visualise the optical properties of objects that are thousands of times smaller than a grain of sand, in 3-D and with nanometer-scale...
Market leaders in temperature controlled microscopy, Linkam Scientific Instruments, have upgraded the control systems for their family of temperature stages with the launch of the new LinkPad 2 touch screen system.
The LinkPad 2 has been developed from Linkam's successful stand-alone series of controllers. The key motivation behind its release is to provide users with the ability to control complete experiments from an intuitive touch screen without the need for a PC. LinkPad 2 is now the flagship controller for the complete range of Linkam's temperature stages. These stages have been individually designed to meet specific applications needs, each calling...
Soft tissue disorders like tumors are very difficult to recognize using normal X-ray machines.
There is hardly any distinction between healthy tissue and tumors. Researchers at the Technische Universität München (TUM) have now developed a technology using a compact synchrotron source that measures not only X-ray absorption, but also phase shifts and scattering. Tissue that is hardly recognizable using traditional X-ray machines is now visible. X-ray images have become an integral part of daily medical practice. Bones, for example...
Market leaders in temperature controlled microscopy, Linkam Scientific Instruments report on the use of their temperature controlled stages in the study of the effects of cryopreservation of Koala spermatozoa in Australia.
Since its inception, the technique of Artificial Insemination (AI) has been a controversial yet vital in vivo fertilization method which is regularly used as a fertility treatment for humans, as well as for animal breeding and conservation. The technique, which has been around since the early part of the twentieth century, really became mainstream after the birth of the first ‘test tube baby’ in 1978. Since the 1980s, AI has become a multi-billion pound...
Olympus has released the new CX23 microscope for outstanding reliability and ease-of-use in routine and educational microscopy.
Every aspect of use has been taken into account during the design process providing an effortless user experience across all workflows. Enabling maximum comfort and ease-of-use for routine observations, the high-performing, ergonomically-designed, compact and robust CX23 microscope is packed full of well-considered, clever features to enhance every step of the workflow. Delivering Olympus’ renowned high-quality optics and featuring updates to increase portability...
Lonza has today released CytoSMART™ System, an easy-to-use and affordable live cell imaging system that enables researchers to take time-lapse videos and images of their cell culture without needing to manually inspect their cells.
The images taken with the CytoSMART™ Device are transmitted into the cloud, enabling researchers to view their cell culture outside of the actual cell culture lab at any given time through a web browser, whether via a computer, tablet or smartphone. CytoSMART™ System offers a number of benefits to researchers, including 24 hour peace of mind that their cells are safe and well, all without them ever having to step foot in the lab. It also provides a...
Protea Biosciences Group, Inc. (OTCQB: PRGB) (“Protea”) announced that it is presenting an application of the recently released software and workflow known as Histology Guided Mass Spectrometry (HGMS) in collaboration with Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSKCC).
This work is being presented at the American Association for Cancer Research Annual Meeting. This workflow combines optical microscopy and histology with high resolution mass spectrometry including online and remote access, annotation, and sharing capabilities. “Histology Guided Mass Spectrometry enables clinical researchers to indicate where to perform targeted mass spectrometry on groups of cells, while still in their laboratory...
JPK Instruments, a world-leading manufacturer of nanoanalytic instrumentation for research in life sciences and soft matter, reports on the use of their NanoWizard® AFM system in the Institute of Chemistry of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.
The Hebrew University of Jerusalem was founded in 1918. It is Israel's premier university as well as its leading research institution. It stresses excellence and offers a wide array of study opportunities in the humanities, social sciences, exact sciences and medicine. The university encourages multi-disciplinary activities in Israel and overseas and serves as a bridge between academic research and its social and industrial applications...
Flagship Biosciences and Advanced Cell Diagnostics collaborate to develop quantitative RNAscope® assays for pharmaceutical clinical trials in the CLIA environment
Flagship Biosciences, the leading service provider of tissue image analysis solutions, announced today the utilization of its wet assay development and image analysis quantification capabilities for RNAscope® RNA in situ hybridization (ISH) from Advanced Cell Diagnostics, Inc. (ACD), a technology and market leader in the field of molecular pathology and developer of cell and tissue-based analysis tools. The two companies will work to optimize...
LaVison BioTec, developers of advanced microscopy solutions for the life sciences, report on the research of Professor Kurt I Anderson and his groups' studies of cell migration in the context of cancer metastasis at the Beatson Institute for Cancer Research.
Professor Kurt I Anderson is the Group Leader of the Tumour Cell Migration research program at the Beatson Institute, part of Cancer Research UK. His work focuses on developing fluorescence microscopy approaches to study the cellular and molecular dynamics of metastasis in vitro and in vivo. Metastasis is linked to mortality in most types of cancer, and a matter of intense investigation around the world. Metastatic invasion is challenging to study...
New Feature Can Capture up to 3,000 Frames per Second
Photometrics launched its new LightSpeed mode for the Evolve 512 Delta EMCCD Camera. LightSpeed mode maximizes image acquisition rates for dynamic live cell, high-speed events enabling frame rates of up to 2,400 frames per second (fps). The new mode, which will be featured on all new Evolve 512 Delta cameras, will be unveiled at the 2014 Society for Neuroscience annual meeting taking place in Washington, DC November 15-19.
Enhanced NMR screening efficiency designed to save time and cost
Researchers engaged in drug discovery can now benefit from a new library of fluorinated compounds with superior drug-like characteristics designed to maximize the efficiency of fluorine Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) and X-ray crystallography screening, saving both time and cost in the process. The new Maybridge Fluorine Labeled Fragment Library is a diverse fragment library of 480 fluorinated compounds that has been...
Delong America is proud to announce the international release of the new model LVEM25 compact electron microscope.
Built on the same miniature and easy to operate platform as the widely used LVEM5 benchtop TEM, the LVEM25 is the most powerful desktop electron microscope. The LVEM25’s variable voltage (6-25kV) and high resolution imaging capabilities make it a true competitor to a full sized TEM. The LVEM25 is able to work with biological and polymer thin sections that are prepared by standard procedures for conventional TEM and is well suited for applications...
For the first time a 3T, 4.7T or 7T preclinical bench top MRI scanner can be placed inside a Class 3 or 4 laboratory providing superior soft tissue contrast and high spatial resolution.
This is because the revolutionary new high powered MRI scanners from MR Solutions, which are cryogen free, no longer need any external venting. Laboratory facilities are designated ‘levels’ dependent upon the risk of the various chemical agents they work with. Regulation stipulates that Class 3 and 4 laboratories are required to adhere to strict isolation and ventilation requirements which make the use of all other high powered MRI scanners...
Syngene, a world-leading manufacturer of image analysis solutions, today announced its G:BOX Chemi XX6 is being used by scientists at Northumbria University for imaging chemiluminescent enzymes and other proteins on Western blots.
This is contributing to rapidly providing researchers with accurate information on changes in protein in chronic conditions such as diabetes, heart disease and cancer. Researchers in the Department of Applied Sciences at Northumbria University in the UK are using a G:BOX Chemi XX6 multi-application imager to analyse enzymes and other proteins on chemiluminescent Western blots. This is allowing scientists there to accurately quantify the amount of drug metabolising enzymes that are...
The first Photonics Technology Roadshow of 2015 visited the University of Southampton in March for a special event celebrating the launch of an EPSRC funded project on the manufacturing and application of Chalcogenide glasses including an exhibition of over 40 companies and a programme of technology tutorials.
Attendance numbers beat previous records for a one-day Roadshow event. Partners within the Chalcogenide Advanced Materials Partnership (ChAMP) conference at Southampton (Heriot-Watt, Exeter, Oxford and Cambridge Universities) were welcomed by Dan Hewak, who leads the ChAMP Partnership. He explained, "Unlike many large research collaborations which hold open days near the end of their project to communicate their results, we...
Market leaders in temperature controlled microscopy, Linkam Scientific Instruments, in partnership with Cyversa announce the availability of VISTA, a visual approach to thermal analysis.
The product made its debut at TAC 2015, Churchill College, Cambridge, March 30th – April 1st. Linkam Scientific Instruments have collaborated with renowned UK inventor and innovating researcher, Professor Mike Reading of the University of Huddersfield. They have developed a product line of instrumentation based on new technologies that are announced at the 50th Anniversary meeting of the UK's Thermal Methods Group at...
Syngene, a world-leading manufacturer of image analysis solutions today introduced the new PXi Access range of compact, multi-application imaging systems.
The easy-to-use PXi Access systems offer major advances on film detection and can rapidly generate high quality images of virtually all types of large blots and gels. The new compact PXi 6 or 9 Access systems are complete with high performance cameras capable of imaging a wide range of blot and gel types and sizes. The camera in each PXi Access features superb optics, which means scientists can set up quickly and detect even the faintest amounts of DNA or ...
NIOSH utilizes mass spectrometry imaging tools for workplace toxin inhalation studies
Protea Biosciences Group, Inc. announced that the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) has established a scientific collaboration with Protea’s Imaging and Bioanalytical Laboratory to study the occupational hazards of the inhalation of aerosols released during welding and electronic manufacturing processes. NIOSH is the federal agency that conducts research and makes recommendations for preventing...
Matteo Iannacone, MD, PhD is the Group Leader in the Division of Immunology at the San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy. His research program seeks to dissect the complex dynamics of host-virus interactions with a particular focus on the development and function of adaptive immune responses. Since it is still beyond the reach of even the most sophisticated in vitro methodology to simulate the complex interplay of physical...
The preclinical range, which is commercially available, includes the cryogen-free 3T, 4.7T and 7T MRI systems. MR Solutions has developed multi-modality preclinical imaging systems so the need for separate systems is no longer necessary. PET-MRI and SPECT-MRI imaging modules can either be inserted or clipped-on according to system configuration. PET-MRI and SPECT-MRI imaging can be carried out with independent acquisition of data, or sequential acquisition, or simultaneous acquisition.
Titian Software has drawn from its extensive knowledge of biobanking requirements to develop a cost-effective, pre-configured software package optimised for managing small to medium-sized sample collections. Ideal for biobanks, the new Mosaic Freezer Management software package is being launched at the International Society for Biological and Environmental Repositories (ISBER) 2015 annual meeting and exhibition, on May 5th, 2015 in...
Users of Delmic's SPARC technology from Stanford University and the FOM Institute AMOLF in the Netherlands are using cathodoluminescence measurements for nanoscale optical tomography. Engineers at Stanford University and the FOM Institute AMOLF, in the Netherlands, have developed a way to visualise the optical properties of objects that are thousands of times smaller than a grain of sand, in 3-D and with nanometer-scale...
The LinkPad 2 has been developed from Linkam's successful stand-alone series of controllers. The key motivation behind its release is to provide users with the ability to control complete experiments from an intuitive touch screen without the need for a PC. LinkPad 2 is now the flagship controller for the complete range of Linkam's temperature stages. These stages have been individually designed to meet specific applications needs, each calling...
There is hardly any distinction between healthy tissue and tumors. Researchers at the Technische Universität München (TUM) have now developed a technology using a compact synchrotron source that measures not only X-ray absorption, but also phase shifts and scattering. Tissue that is hardly recognizable using traditional X-ray machines is now visible. X-ray images have become an integral part of daily medical practice. Bones, for example...
Since its inception, the technique of Artificial Insemination (AI) has been a controversial yet vital in vivo fertilization method which is regularly used as a fertility treatment for humans, as well as for animal breeding and conservation. The technique, which has been around since the early part of the twentieth century, really became mainstream after the birth of the first ‘test tube baby’ in 1978. Since the 1980s, AI has become a multi-billion pound...
Every aspect of use has been taken into account during the design process providing an effortless user experience across all workflows. Enabling maximum comfort and ease-of-use for routine observations, the high-performing, ergonomically-designed, compact and robust CX23 microscope is packed full of well-considered, clever features to enhance every step of the workflow. Delivering Olympus’ renowned high-quality optics and featuring updates to increase portability...
The images taken with the CytoSMART™ Device are transmitted into the cloud, enabling researchers to view their cell culture outside of the actual cell culture lab at any given time through a web browser, whether via a computer, tablet or smartphone. CytoSMART™ System offers a number of benefits to researchers, including 24 hour peace of mind that their cells are safe and well, all without them ever having to step foot in the lab. It also provides a...
This work is being presented at the American Association for Cancer Research Annual Meeting. This workflow combines optical microscopy and histology with high resolution mass spectrometry including online and remote access, annotation, and sharing capabilities. “Histology Guided Mass Spectrometry enables clinical researchers to indicate where to perform targeted mass spectrometry on groups of cells, while still in their laboratory...
The Hebrew University of Jerusalem was founded in 1918. It is Israel's premier university as well as its leading research institution. It stresses excellence and offers a wide array of study opportunities in the humanities, social sciences, exact sciences and medicine. The university encourages multi-disciplinary activities in Israel and overseas and serves as a bridge between academic research and its social and industrial applications... 
Flagship Biosciences, the leading service provider of tissue image analysis solutions, announced today the utilization of its wet assay development and image analysis quantification capabilities for RNAscope® RNA in situ hybridization (ISH) from Advanced Cell Diagnostics, Inc. (ACD), a technology and market leader in the field of molecular pathology and developer of cell and tissue-based analysis tools. The two companies will work to optimize...
Professor Kurt I Anderson is the Group Leader of the Tumour Cell Migration research program at the Beatson Institute, part of Cancer Research UK. His work focuses on developing fluorescence microscopy approaches to study the cellular and molecular dynamics of metastasis in vitro and in vivo. Metastasis is linked to mortality in most types of cancer, and a matter of intense investigation around the world. Metastatic invasion is challenging to study...
Photometrics launched its new LightSpeed mode for the Evolve 512 Delta EMCCD Camera. LightSpeed mode maximizes image acquisition rates for dynamic live cell, high-speed events enabling frame rates of up to 2,400 frames per second (fps). The new mode, which will be featured on all new Evolve 512 Delta cameras, will be unveiled at the 2014 Society for Neuroscience annual meeting taking place in Washington, DC November 15-19.
Researchers engaged in drug discovery can now benefit from a new library of fluorinated compounds with superior drug-like characteristics designed to maximize the efficiency of fluorine Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) and X-ray crystallography screening, saving both time and cost in the process. The new Maybridge Fluorine Labeled Fragment Library is a diverse fragment library of 480 fluorinated compounds that has been...
Built on the same miniature and easy to operate platform as the widely used LVEM5 benchtop TEM, the LVEM25 is the most powerful desktop electron microscope. The LVEM25’s variable voltage (6-25kV) and high resolution imaging capabilities make it a true competitor to a full sized TEM. The LVEM25 is able to work with biological and polymer thin sections that are prepared by standard procedures for conventional TEM and is well suited for applications...
This is because the revolutionary new high powered MRI scanners from MR Solutions, which are cryogen free, no longer need any external venting. Laboratory facilities are designated ‘levels’ dependent upon the risk of the various chemical agents they work with. Regulation stipulates that Class 3 and 4 laboratories are required to adhere to strict isolation and ventilation requirements which make the use of all other high powered MRI scanners...
This is contributing to rapidly providing researchers with accurate information on changes in protein in chronic conditions such as diabetes, heart disease and cancer. Researchers in the Department of Applied Sciences at Northumbria University in the UK are using a G:BOX Chemi XX6 multi-application imager to analyse enzymes and other proteins on chemiluminescent Western blots. This is allowing scientists there to accurately quantify the amount of drug metabolising enzymes that are...
Attendance numbers beat previous records for a one-day Roadshow event. Partners within the Chalcogenide Advanced Materials Partnership (ChAMP) conference at Southampton (Heriot-Watt, Exeter, Oxford and Cambridge Universities) were welcomed by Dan Hewak, who leads the ChAMP Partnership. He explained, "Unlike many large research collaborations which hold open days near the end of their project to communicate their results, we...
The product made its debut at TAC 2015, Churchill College, Cambridge, March 30th – April 1st. Linkam Scientific Instruments have collaborated with renowned UK inventor and innovating researcher, Professor Mike Reading of the University of Huddersfield. They have developed a product line of instrumentation based on new technologies that are announced at the 50th Anniversary meeting of the UK's Thermal Methods Group at...
The easy-to-use PXi Access systems offer major advances on film detection and can rapidly generate high quality images of virtually all types of large blots and gels. The new compact PXi 6 or 9 Access systems are complete with high performance cameras capable of imaging a wide range of blot and gel types and sizes. The camera in each PXi Access features superb optics, which means scientists can set up quickly and detect even the faintest amounts of DNA or ...
Protea Biosciences Group, Inc. announced that the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) has established a scientific collaboration with Protea’s Imaging and Bioanalytical Laboratory to study the occupational hazards of the inhalation of aerosols released during welding and electronic manufacturing processes. NIOSH is the federal agency that conducts research and makes recommendations for preventing...