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Spectroscopy

Genevac concentrator helps sports drug testing lab accelerate sample preparation

High brightness deuterium light source module

Imaging

Dover Motion DDM series open frame X-Y table suits high throughput image and bio processing

Product thermal characterisation using freeze drying microscopy

Dentistry

Many young children off to poor start with dental health

Beverages erode teeth

Cell Cultures

Sartorius Stedim Biotech and Refine Technology announce cooperation

Porvair Announces New Tissue Culture Treated Microplates

Automation

Cutting edge products for 3D cell culture, regenerative medicine & glycobiology

Waters and Tecan sign agreement for clinical assay platform

Process Technology

Microbubbles provide new boost for biofuel production

Whiskered robot used to model for monkey business

Today's Science News

Genevac concentrator helps sports drug testing lab accelerate sample preparation

Genevac has announced an applications report that details how its miVac Duo sample concentrator has been used by a leading testing laboratory to develop a new sample preparation method to help curb sports doping.

Porvair Announces New Tissue Culture Treated Microplates

Porvair Sciences has expanded its range of tissue culture treated clear bottomed microplates. Now available in 6-, 12-, 24- and 96-well formats - the bottom surface of Porvair tissue culture treated microplates is treated to enhance cellular attachment and growth in uniform layers.

Half of care home patients suffer drug errors

Errors in administration of medication are a serious problem in long-term residential care. A new electronic medication management system specifically developed for use in residential and nursing homes has been shown to significantly reduce drug administration errors, according to UWE Bristol and University of Warwick.

Qosina Saf-T Cube Needle Holder

The Qosina Saf-T Cube Needle Holder # 12135 is made of EVA and Polypropylene and features a double sided adhesive, which ensures stability of the needle holder. This disposable Saf-T Cube Needle Holder may be used for all gauge needles and engages with a single handed technique.

Olympus releases the new CX22 series of microscopes for use in educational and routine microscopy

Olympus has today released the new CX22 microscopes for routine and educational microscopy. Building on the success of the CX21 series of microscopes, the CX22 series feature significant improvements for convenient microscopic observations.

Cryogenic storage rack for high volume samples

Durably constructed the thick-walled Arctic Rack-24 from Micronic is a new rack and cover enabling high integrity sample storage at ultra low (cryogenic) temperatures over extended periods of time.

Performance seals for use where cleanliness is critical

Pharmaceutical and food process lines which are required to operate at the highest hygiene levels, utilise pure, high temperature aggressive water (WFI) systems for their SIP (Steam in Place) and CIP (Clean in Place) processes.

High quality chromatography glassware

Kimble Chase designs and manufactures glass products for preparative scale-up, thin layer chromatography (TLC) and HPLC
 

Lab Products

Qosina Saf-T Cube Needle Holder

The Qosina Saf-T Cube Needle Holder # 12135 is made of EVA and Polypropylene and features a double sided adhesive, which ensures stability of the needle holder. This disposable Saf-T Cube Needle Holder may be used for all gauge needles and engages with a single handed technique.

Cryogenic storage rack for high volume samples

Durably constructed the thick-walled Arctic Rack-24 from Micronic is a new rack and cover enabling high integrity sample storage at ultra low (cryogenic) temperatures over extended periods of time.

Multipurpose Liquid Handling Instrument

INTEGRA has announced VIAFILL™ - a ground breaking new product that delivers high performance bulk reagent dispensing, multichannel pipetting and microplate washing capabilities all from a single multipurpose instrument.

Dyes give better photo-stability allowing more time for image capture

Cambridge Research Biochemicals signs agreement with Life Technologies to offer custom dye labelled antibodies

Pharma & Biotech

Thousands of dogs and other animals spared cruel chemical tests in Europe

Humane Society International/Europe is celebrating a change in European law on biocides (non-food pesticides) that will save tens of thousands of dogs, rabbits and rodents from painful and lethal chemical poisoning tests - the largest animal test reduction in history.

Highly specific Lp(a) assay from Randox available for chemistry analysers

The Randox liquid ready to use Lipoprotein (a) assay provides a highly sensitive and specific method for the detection of Lp(a) in human serum and plasma.

Performance seals for use where cleanliness is critical

Pharmaceutical and food process lines which are required to operate at the highest hygiene levels, utilise pure, high temperature aggressive water (WFI) systems for their SIP (Steam in Place) and CIP (Clean in Place) processes.

Half of care home patients suffer drug errors

Errors in administration of medication are a serious problem in long-term residential care. A new electronic medication management system specifically developed for use in residential and nursing homes has been shown to significantly reduce drug administration errors, according to UWE Bristol and University of Warwick.

Drug Discovery

Heptares scientist report the first use of structure-based drug design to discover GPCR-targeted drug candidate

Heptares Therapeutics, the leading GPCR drug discovery company, provides an update on recent scientific publications that highlight its unique ability to generate valuable information on GPCR structures and ligand binding.

Protein researcher receives prestigious European award

Professor Matthias Mann has just received the prestigious Louis-Jeantet Prize for medicine for his outstanding results in areas such as cancer research. His work has significant therapeutic implications that could improve the diagnosis and treatment of for instance cancerous tumours.

Drug screening assays in living zebrafish disease models

Microplate reader systems enable development of in vitro and in silico assays that allow high throughput screening

Drug discovery techniques focus on speed and cost reduction

Drug discovery relies on a huge range of techniques, from polymerase chain reaction analysis to clinical trial design. Here we highlight the latest innovations designed to cut costs and increase the speed of new drug discovery
 

Medical & Biological

Multi million pound investment in training tomorrow’s bioscience research leaders

The University of Nottingham is to share in a £67m investment in postgraduate training for future bioscientists to learn the skills required to meet economic and social challenges for the future.

Biologists a step nearer to solving the Parkinson's conundrum

Scientists at the University of York have made a significant step forward in isolating the cause of Parkinson’s disease in younger adults.

Artificial tissue - New impetus for the development of implants

The generation of artificial tissue for implants has long been the focus of medical research. One of the biggest challenges has been to create multi-layer tissue structures designed to enable the diffusion of nutrients for surrounding cells in a similar manner to natural tissue.

University scientists launch new Musculoskeletal Ageing Centre

Scientists from the Universities of Sheffield, Liverpool and Newcastle have been awarded £2.5 million to establish a new Medical Research Council (MRC) and Arthritis UK Centre for Integrated Research into Musculoskeletal Ageing.

Food & Beverage

Making sure the food we grow is good enough to eat

Producing enough food to feed the world’s growing population is becoming a major concern. But making sure the food we grow is safe, nutritious and good enough to eat is also fraught with difficulty. A new Centre of Excellence for Post-harvest Biotechnology has opened to develop new technologies aimed at reducing food losses, improving overall quality and food safety.

Route parasite takes to infect fish uncovered

Scientists in Aberdeen have made a discovery which could ultimately help to develop a control for a major cause of infection in farmed fish.

Scientists discover new clue to the chemical origins of life

Organic chemists at the University of York have made a significant advance towards establishing the origin of the carbohydrates (sugars) that form the building blocks of life.

API Holographics enhances its security labels solutions

With 2011 once again highlighting the growing threat of counterfeiters to the international food and beverage industry, API Holographics has further enhanced its already impressive portfolio of security solutions with the upgrading of its selective release label base.

Chromatography

Thermo Fisher Scientific simplifies gas chromatography column selection

Thermo Fisher Scientific provides you with easy access to its GC Column Configurator, an iPhone and iPad optimized selection tool that enables you to choose the appropriate column for your chromatographic specifications.

High quality chromatography glassware

Kimble Chase designs and manufactures glass products for preparative scale-up, thin layer chromatography (TLC) and HPLC

Nano-ultra high performance liquid chromatography

Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc says the Center for Experimental Bioinformatics (CEBI) at the University of Southern Denmark is using Thermo Scientific nano-ultra high performance liquid chromatography (UHPLC) technology to accelerate productivity and improve efficiencies during its proteomics research

Analytical gas chromatography column

Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc TraceGOLD GC Column with SafeGua combines an analytical gas chromatography (GC) column with a built-in guard column. The SafeGuard feature extends the life of the analytical column without compromising its chromatographic performance
 
 

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