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3D Culture Cell Harvesting Kit

Fri, 11 May 2012 11:05:36 GMT

The AMSBIO Cultrex 3D Culture Cell Harvesting Kit is based on a non-enzymatic approach that prevents biochemical degradation during processing and overcomes the problems associated with extracting cells from 3D culture in BME or Laminin I.

Budding Bioscience Entrepreneur Scoops £10,000 prize

Fri, 11 May 2012 03:01:00 GMT

University of Edinburgh academic Nick Gilbert has beaten off tough competition to win a prize worth £10,000 at a boot camp for aspiring bioscience entrepreneurs run by BioCity Scotland and sponsored by North Lanarkshire Council. Nick received the accolade at the BioEntrepreneur Boot Camp Scotland, an annual event designed for scientists looking to commercialise a business idea or to gain a greater understanding of enterprise.

New Cell Metric™ CLD imaging and analysis system with microplate stacker for automated cell ...

Fri, 11 May 2012 03:00:00 GMT

Solentim, the provider of high resolution imaging for fast clone selection, has introduced the new Cell Metric^TM CLD bench top system, optimised to provide fast, reliable and automated cell line development (CLD). The high resolution offered by Cell Metric's unique cell imaging and analysis system offers an alternative approach to manually checking cell line monoclonality, providing the fast, unequivocal identification, qualification and tracking of clones derived from single cells. The proven Cell Metric platform is paired with an integrated stacker system to form the new Cell Metric CLD...

Unwinding the genetic clock with Tecan’s Infinite® M1000 plate reader

Fri, 11 May 2012 03:00:00 GMT

Tecan's Infinite^® M1000 plate reader has enabled researchers at the Institute of Entomology (ENTU), Czech Republic, to automate hourly luminescence measurement of transgenic Drosophila for the study of insect circadian clocks. Dr David Doležel, a researcher at ENTU, explained: "The expression of circadian genes is studied using transgenic Drosophila containing luciferase reporter genes controlled by the promoter of the gene under study. This requires a microplate reader that includes a luminescence module equipped with filters to discriminate between red and green luciferases, allowing us to follow multiple genes per well. Automatic plate transfer is also essential in order for measurements to be performed at regular intervals throughout the day and night."...

Purdue University researchers use nanoscale IR spectroscopy via AFM-IR to provide key insights ...

Fri, 11 May 2012 02:16:00 GMT

Two new papers are going to press featuring the use of Anasys Instruments' nanoIR^TM system by Professor Lynne S. Taylor's group in the Department of Industrial and Physical Pharmacy at Purdue University. In each study, miscibility of pharmaceutically relevant blends was examined and specific sub-micrometer-sized domains characterized using standard atomic force microscopy (AFM) and nanoscale Infrared spectroscopy (AFM-IR)...

Tornado Plus heats, cools and stirs viscous samples in parallel

Fri, 11 May 2012 02:00:00 GMT

The Radleys' Tornado Plus System (www.radleys.com) is the ideal synthesis solution for stirring both viscous samples and for the dispersion of delicate solids in solution; where conventional magnetic stirring is not suitable. Tornado Plus allows scientists to use a single overhead stirrer to simultaneously deliver high-torque mechanical stirring to six round bottom flasks from 50 to 250ml. The Tornado saves valuable fumehood space, money and increases the productivity of your work by up to 600%, when compared with conventional set-ups...

Analyzing environmental samples for percentage levels of carbon, hydrogen and nitrogen

Fri, 11 May 2012 02:00:00 GMT

Analyzing environmental samples for percentage levels of carbon, hydrogen and nitrogen (CHN) is achieved quickly, easily and reliably using the CE 440 Elemental Analyzer from Exeter Analytical Inc. Traditional methodologies for determining CHN content of soil, plant and insect samples typically use macro-CHN or Kjehldahl Nitrogen analysis. While both these techniques are proven to generate useful data, both have drawbacks. Macro-CHN analyzers are relatively expensive to purchase and run compared to Micro-CHN systems, such as the CE 440, and Kjehldahl requires use of highly corrosive and toxic chemicals...

Peer-Reviewed Paper Shows Matched Performance between ambr and 2L Bioreactors

Fri, 11 May 2012 02:00:00 GMT

TAP Biosystems, a leading supplier of innovative cell culture systems and consumables for life science applications, today announced that a peer reviewed paper authored by scientists at a leading US biopharmaceutical company, has demonstrated that the advanced micro bioreactor system (ambr^TM) system is equivalent in performance to a 2L bioreactor, showing that ambr is a realistic scale-down model...

Electrofusion System

Thu, 10 May 2012 13:53:39 GMT

The Hybrimune from BTX is an advanced pulse generator capable of delivering variable AC pulse frequencies; utilizing patented technology to enhance the alignment of cells in large volumes- up to 9 mls in one run.

Founder of National Children’s Leukemia Unveiled Non-Embryonic Stem Cell Treatment Promising ...

Thu, 10 May 2012 03:04:00 GMT

A monumental discovery that provides the promise of a cure not only for leukaemia, but cancer at large was announced this morning in London during GIL 2012: Europe. Steve Shor, the founder of the National Children's Leukemia Foundation, a leading non-profit organisation in the United States, unveiled a ground-breaking therapy his research teams in the United States and Israel have discovered. Mr Shor and National Program Director, Dr. Sara Gardin, presented this new non-embryonic stem cell treatment for cancer and leukaemia, referred to as the "Stem cell cocktail" which delivers a combination of therapies including core stem cells and various compounds to tackle cell metastasization...

Grant Instruments wins prestigious Best Customer Orientation Award from VWR

Thu, 10 May 2012 03:00:00 GMT

VWR International Management Services GmbH & Co. KG, a global laboratory supplies and services company, has selected Grant Instruments as the recipient for Best Customer Orientation Award for 2012 at the Annual VWR European Sales Conference. Each year, this award goes to the supplier who has given dedication and outstanding support to VWR...

SAW Instruments Launches sam®X Biosensor Access Program

Thu, 10 May 2012 03:00:00 GMT

SAW Instruments, developer of the innovative sam^® family of biosensors for real-time, label-free assays using viable cells, has launched its new sam^®X Biosensor Access Program. Designed to provide access to the sam^®X with no capital spend, the program offers a six month lease of the sam^®X and includes four free packs of CM short dextran chips for cell work, as well as four free days of application training worth $10,000. With an option to buy after six months, when 100% of the rental money paid is redeemable against the purchase price, the Biosensor Access Program provides the perfect opportunity to see how the sam^®X would revolutionize the measurement of biomolecular interactions in your laboratory...

New multimode inlet enables a single GC-MS system to support multiple analysis tasks

Thu, 10 May 2012 03:00:00 GMT

Shimadzu UK Ltd has released the OPTIC-4 Multimode Inlet for Gas Chromatograph Mass Spectrometers to address the growing R&D demand for a single GC-MS system that can accommodate multiple analysis tasks. The introduction of the multimode inlet device is targeted at chemical manufacturers, food producers and university research departments...

OGT Releases Major CytoSure™ Software Update

Thu, 10 May 2012 02:00:00 GMT

Oxford Gene Technology (OGT), provider of innovative clinical genetics and diagnostic solutions to advance molecular medicine, has released a major new update to its CytoSure^TM Interpret Software for array Comparative Genomic Hybridisation (aCGH) analysis. By utilising an entirely new relational database design, the software now allows sample data to be stored and analysed in accordance to its relationship with other data. For example, samples can be segregated into different projects by sample type or by user, thereby simplifying analysis...

Student Proof Heating Block System

Thu, 10 May 2012 02:00:00 GMT

Developed in response to widespread demand - Asynt has introduced a new version of its popular DrySyn heating block system for teaching and academic research laboratories. The DrySyn Scholar brings together robustness, low cost, enhanced operator safety features and ease of use - making it the ultimate 'student proof' heating block system...

Freeze Drying Specialists BTL Announce New Cytotoxic Capability

Thu, 10 May 2012 02:00:00 GMT

Biopharma Technology Ltd (BTL) have completed construction of a new standalone cleanroom, enabling them to provide freeze drying R&D services for cytotoxic products. Freeze drying is a complex operation and many drug developers outsource development to contract research organisations specialist in this field. However, few CROs with freeze drying expertise have the ability to handle cytotoxic drugs safely...

Thermal Imaging Helps Improve Safety in Space

Wed, 09 May 2012 03:01:00 GMT

An applications report is available from FLIR Systems that describes how its infrared camera systems were selected and have been used by NASA Langley Research Center for its shuttle and International Space Station programs. The US Space Agency initially opted in favour of infrared technology to inspect possible tile damage on the heat shields of its space shuttles following the 2003 Columbia space shuttle catastrophe. Following a thorough evaluation of all infrared cameras on the market, the NASA engineers chose a ThermaCAM S65 camera developed by FLIR Systems to undertake its investigative research...

The Zoom Microscope Axio Zoom.V16 by Carl Zeiss

Wed, 09 May 2012 03:00:00 GMT

With Axio Zoom.V16, Carl Zeiss is defining a new instrument class in microscopy. For the first time, zoom microscopes are now combining typical benefits of stereomicroscopes such as zoom optics and long working distances with the higher resolutions of light microscopes. In comparable image fields, Axio Zoom.V16 offers a 2.5 times higher resolution than stereomicroscopes. With a 16x zoom range, Axio Zoom.V16 surpasses all comparable microscopes currently available...

Test laser optics at Altechna

Wed, 09 May 2012 02:04:00 GMT

Altechna has developed a highly equiped metrology laboratory. Together with the know how of qualified physicists staff it offers variety of laser optics quality tests.

Memmert develops cooled vacuum oven

Wed, 09 May 2012 02:00:00 GMT

As the first manufacturer worldwide, Memmert has developed a cooled vacuum oven. Low temperature vacuum drying on a laboratory scale is applied among other things during the drying of bacteria and starter cultures or in the simulation of storage conditions during long distance flights...