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RX Monza starter package for wine, beverage and fermentation industries

Randox Food Diagnostics are now offering the RX Monza starter package for wine, beverage and fermentation industries. The RX Monza is a compact semi-automated analyser for use in testing wine. It is ideally suited as a point of call for first time testing within the wine and beverage industry.

Higher productivity liquid handling

INTEGRA has announced that it will be displaying liquid handling systems and consumables designed to increase your productivity at SLAS 2013 - one of the world's largest laboratory automation and screening trade shows.

Treatment of inflammatory diseases

Karus Therapeutics, a leader in the development of innovative medicines for the treatment of inflammatory disease and cancer, has entered into a collaboration with the Babraham Institute, to further characterize novel treatments for inflammatory diseases through the regulation of phosphatidylinositol-3-kinase - a family of enzymes important to immune cell function.

Antibiotics based on a new principle may defeat MRSA

Scientists at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden have presented a new principle for fighting bacterial infections, in other words, a new type of antibiotic, in the medical journal FASEB. The new antibiotic mechanism is based on selectively blocking the thioredoxin system in the cells, which is crucial to the growth of certain bacteria.

Flexible multi position heating block system

The DrySyn MULTI from Asynt allows scientists to perform safe, productive heating and stirring experiments with the widest possible range of laboratory glassware.

Stem cell ''sticky spots'' recreated by scientists

Randomly distributed sticky spots which are integral to the development of stem cells by maximising adhesion and acting as internal scaffolding have been artificially recreated by experts from the University of Sheffield for the first time.

New catalogue from Peak Scientific

Peak Scientific have recently released their new product catalogue for 2013. The catalogue shows a layout re-design featuring updated product images and literature.

e-Therapeutics provides update on progress of ETS2101 cancer trials

e-Therapeutics plc provides an update on the clinical trials of its cancer drug ETS2101. Two phase I studies, one in patients with primary or secondary brain cancer and the other in patients with various solid tumours, remain on track to report final data in Q4 2013 and Q1 2014, respectively.

Controlling nucleation on production freeze dryers

SP Scientific has announced that ControLyo™ Nucleation On-Demand Technology can now be retrofitted to a wide range of previously installed production freeze dryers.

Fleming Europe's Global SFE Forum 2013

Identifying and addressing physicians' differing views on the 'right experience' has become one of the top priorities for pharma & biotech companies implementing new commercial models. Find out more at the Global SFE Forum in Amsterdam on 14 – 15 February 2013.

Scientists view the atomic structure of the crystal under the optical microscope

Scientists have analysed the microscopic structure of widely used crystal materials for the first time to reveal their detailed atomic properties.

Serious complications after oesophageal surgery cause lasting health problems in long-term survivors

Oesophageal cancer is a very serious form of cancer that, if not fatal, requires extensive surgery. A new study from Karolinska Institutet shows that when serious complications arise after surgery for oesophageal cancer, many patients suffer other health problems, such as breathlessness, fatigue, insomnia and eating problems, for five years afterwards.

Using 3D imaging to improve the lives of lung disease patients

Pioneering research at the University of Southampton, using hi-tech 3D imaging, could improve the lives of those suffering from chronic lung disease.

Incisive research links teeth with diet

You are what you eat is truism that has been given new impetus by ‘cutting edge’ research led by the University of Leicester that reveals your teeth are literally shaped by your food.

Increased risk of cardiovascular disease for relatives of cancer patients

A current study shows that the risk for coronary heart disease and stroke increases by almost thirty per cent in a person whose partner has cancer. The cause is probably the negative stress to which the cancer patient’s relative is exposed.

Jenway’s new top-of-the-range 6850 spectrophotometer

The 6850 UV/visible spectrophotometer is Jenway’s first double-beam instrument with a variable spectral bandwidth – of 5nm down to 0.5nm. This new instrument has highly stable optics and is particularly well-suited for use in laboratories where compliance to multiple regulatory agencies is required.

Eating flavonoids protects men against Parkinson’s disease

Men who eat flavonoid-rich foods such as berries, tea, apples and red wine significantly reduce their risk of developing Parkinson’s disease, according to new research by Harvard University and the University of East Anglia (UEA).

Quantum process in silicon nanocrystals extracts more energy from sunlight

Reducing energy loss can greatly increase the yield of solar cells. Before the incoming sunlight can generate electricity, a large part of the energy is lost in heating up the solar cell. Now researchers from Technology Foundation STW, NanoNextNL, the University of Amsterdam and TU Delft have gained experimental insights into a quantum process in silicon nanocrystals by which excess light energy is transferred to adjacent nanocrystals, thereby avoiding energy losses to heat.

Therapeutic approach for patients with severe depression

Brain pacemakers have a long-term effect in patients with the most severe depression. This has now been proven by scientists from the Bonn University Medical Center.

Processes at the surface of catalysts

In chemical industry, heterogeneous catalysis is of crucial importance to the manufacture of basic or fine chemicals, in catalytic converters of exhaust gas, or for the chemical storage of solar energy. Scientists of Karlsruhe Institute of Technology and Ruhr-Universität Bochum have developed a new infrared spectroscopy method in order to study processes at surfaces of oxides used as catalysts.

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