New Technologies
Software Aids Medicine Tracking
April 26, 2013 11:44 am | Product Releases | CommentsCognex Corp. announced the latest version of the In-Sight track & trace identification and data verification solution for healthcare serialization. This version address additional requirements for pharmaceutical and medical device manufacturers to achieve unit-level product traceability.
Small Chillers Provide Robust Cooling
April 26, 2013 11:23 am | Product Releases | CommentsA range of chillers from PolyScience provide up to 1290 watts of cooling at 20°C, making them ideal for use with rotary evaporators, jacketed incubators, small reaction vessels, spectrophotometers, chromatography columns, condensers, and other devices that require robust heat removal.
FLIPR Calcium Assay Offers High Yield
April 25, 2013 12:12 pm | Product Releases | CommentsMolecular Devices has launched the FLIPR Calcium 6 Assay Kits, the latest addition to their range of calcium assay kits to address diversified GPCR and ion channel targets.
Microplate Designed for FCS
April 25, 2013 12:04 pm | Product Releases | CommentsGreiner Bio-One has released the SensoPlate Plus, a 96-well plate with a transparent borosilicate glass bottom and a black cycloolefin frame, SensoPlate Plus was developed especially for use in high-resolution microscopy and fluorescence correlation spectroscopy.
Magnet Makes NMR Less Costly
April 25, 2013 11:52 am | Product Releases | CommentsJEOL Resonance has developed a nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) super conducting magnet that operates on a minimum amount of liquid helium. JEOL's NMR system is capable of acquiring high resolution NMR data when liquid helium is scarce.
HES Better Identifies Lead Compounds
April 23, 2013 12:50 pm | Product Releases | CommentsHigh Efficiency Screening (HES) has been shown to identify significant lead compounds with only a tiny fraction of the expense and effort of traditional high-throughput drug screening.
PUMA Available to Tackle Cancer
April 23, 2013 12:46 pm | Product Releases | CommentsPreclinical Oncology Services Ltd. has launched PRECOS Unique Models of Acquired resistance (PUMA). Derived from cell lines and proprietary PDX models, PUMA models provide a unique bespoke collection of clinically relevant and validated models of resistance.
CaptairBio Protects Sample Preparations
April 23, 2013 12:40 pm | Product Releases | CommentsThe CaptairBio PCR Workstations uses a UV lamp, which allows the working environment to be decontaminated in order to prevent contamination of samples. Air from the laboratory passes through a HEPA H14 filter, which is over 99.995% effective at trapping particles 0.1 microns and higher.
Medicyte Licenses Life Tech Technology
April 22, 2013 12:26 pm | Product Releases | CommentsMedicyte has signed a licensing agreement for the rights to use Lentiviral vector technology from Life Technologies to develop and market next generation, cell-based upcyte cell products to the biopharma and academic research markets.
Polyscience Releases Low-cost Coolers
April 11, 2013 12:34 pm | Product Releases | CommentsAvailable in both immersion probe and flow through styles, these compact systems are ideal for cooling exothermic reactions, freeze point determinations, freeze drying, impact testing, lyophilization, and vapor and solvent trapping.
Biosearch Adds RNA FISH-based Technologies
April 11, 2013 12:31 pm | Product Releases | CommentsBiosearch Technologies Inc. has announced the acquisition of exclusive worldwide rights to continuing Stellaris RNA FISH-based inventions from the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey.
Live-cell Imaging Camera Has High Acquisition Rate
April 11, 2013 12:23 pm | Product Releases | CommentsSPOT Imaging Solutions has released the ultra-sensitive SPOT Pursuit USB digital camera. The SPOT Pursuit camera combines high image quality with excellent temporal resolution for rapid time-lapse recordings, allowing researchers to document live cells and photobleaching fluorescence specimens with ease.
Zenascope PC1 Measures Biomarkers
March 22, 2013 11:57 am | Product Releases | CommentsZenalux Biomedical Inc. is now offering the Zenascope PC1, a biological tissue spectrometer that reliably, quickly and non-destructively measures biological tissue characteristics that reflect underlying function and composition.
Decap 96 Tubes in 8 Seconds
March 21, 2013 12:06 pm | Product Releases | CommentsTargeting the ever-growing requirement for higher sample throughput the latest generation Univo DC480 electric decapper from Micronic enables labs tasked with opening multiple sample storage tubes to achieve significant productivity gains.
Chromatography Consumables for Chemical Analysis
March 20, 2013 1:07 pm | Product Releases | CommentsThermo Fisher Scientific Inc. feature new chromatography consumables during Pittcon 2013. Among them are several columns designed for improved analysis of chemical compounds. The company has added five phases to its family of Thermo Scientific Accucore solid core HPLC columns...
System Extends UHPLC to Biopharmaceutical Workflows
March 20, 2013 12:58 pm | Product Releases | CommentsThe Thermo Scientific Dionex UltiMate 3000 Biocompatible Rapid Separation (BioRS) liquid chromatography system is designed to combine the performance advantages of ultrahigh-performance liquid chromatography (UHPLC) with the corrosion resistant flow path demanded by the analysis of proteins, peptides, nucleic acids and biotherapeutics.
New pH Meter is Calibration-free
March 20, 2013 12:50 pm | Product Releases | CommentsSenova Systems announces the launch and availability of the pHit Scanner—a calibration-free pH meter. The pHit Scanner’s technology platform incorporates an advanced sensor and electronics into a novel product design, eliminating glass electrodes and significantly enhancing usability compared to traditional pH meters.
Tracera Integrates Barrier Discharge Ionization Detector
March 18, 2013 12:06 pm | Product Releases | CommentsThe Tracera gas chromatograph from Shimadzu Scientific Instruments offers a solution to scientists’ most challenging trace analysis needs.
Postnova FFF System Has Broad Separation Range
March 18, 2013 11:46 am | Product Releases | CommentsPostnova Analytics is exhibiting the CF2000, the first commercial centrifugal field-flow fractionation (FFF) system designed for routine use. Samples are injected directly without preparation, no special sample treatment is necessary, allowing the fractionation of complex particulate.
STARlet Works With Any DNA Amplication Kit
March 18, 2013 11:30 am | Product Releases | CommentsHamilton Robotics introduces the PCR setup STARlet, the first automated liquid handling system flexible enough to accommodate any DNA amplification reagent kit, from simple setups and small budgets to highly demanding workflows.
Rockland Antibodies Detect HCP Impurities
March 15, 2013 12:01 pm | Product Releases | CommentsRockland Immunochemicals Inc. has released host cell protein (HCP) antibodies that detect high, medium and low molecular weight proteins.
IDT, SGI Manufacture Gene Products
March 15, 2013 11:55 am | Product Releases | CommentsIDT and SGI have partnered to manufacture, commercialize, and market small synthetic gene products of up to 5 kb. IDT also launched its gBlocks Gene Fragments product line for use in combination with SGI’s proprietary DNA technologies.
Amplus Columns Designed for Protein Analysis
March 15, 2013 11:39 am | Product Releases | CommentsProtea Biosciences Group has introduced the Amplus wide-pore core shell HPLC columns, a line of liquid chromatography columns specifically designed for intact proteins analysis.
XED Enables Ligand-Protein Modeling
March 14, 2013 12:22 pm | Product Releases | CommentsCresset announces the latest release of the XedTools package, including the next generation of the XED force field. The XedTools package contains command line utilities for studying molecular interactions using the XED molecular mechanics force field.
Promega System for DNA Methylation Analysis
March 14, 2013 12:06 pm | Product Releases | CommentsPromega Corporation has launched MethylEdge Bisulfite Conversion System. The system offers an efficient method for rapidly performing bisulfite conversion and DNA clean-up within two hours, while maintaining DNA integrity to provide more intact, converted DNA for a variety of sensitive applications.
