Laboratory Equipment and Lab Product News

Phasefocus’ high-precision Lens Profiler helps practitioners to resolve clinical complications arising from corneal oxygen deficiency

Phase Focus Limited

18/03/2014

Sheffield UK, 18th March, 2014: Phase Focus Ltd (Phasefocus), the company that is revolutionising microscopy and imaging with the Phasefocus Virtual Lens®, reports on how optical lens practitioners are using the Phasefocus high-precision Lens Profiler to study potential clinical complications arising from corneal oxygen deficiency. Contact lens manufacturers universally quote values for oxygen transmissibility (Dk/t) to the cornea based only on the centre thickness of...

Keep Your Cells Well Rounded with new PrimeSurface™ Culture Ware

Alpha Laboratories

14/03/2014

New PrimeSurface™ culture ware, developed by the Sumitomo Bakelite Company, Japan, is now available in the UK from Alpha Laboratories Ltd. PrimeSurface plastic culture vessels include proprietary low-protein-adsorption technology that prevents cell adhesion, making these ideal for spheroid cell colony formation. PrimeSurface products provide stable culture surfaces with an ultra-hydrophilic polymer coating containing a high density hydroxyl group. This prevents...

Olympus at Analytica: dedicated to light microscopy

Olympus Europa Holding GmbH

11/03/2014

Olympus will showcase its latest innovations at Analytica 2014, including a presentation on the new high-speed multiphoton excitation imaging system. Visitors can also experience the limitless possibilities of ‘open source’ microscopy and advances in live-cell imaging incubation. Hamburg, 11.03.2014 – Demonstrating the company’s commitment to advancing microscopy, Olympus will display its latest light microscopy systems and accessories at Analytica,...

Ruggedized Flowmeter for Metering Low Flow Fluids at High Pressure

Titan Enterprises Ltd.

11/03/2014

Titan Enterprises announces a new ruggedized IP67 / NEMA 4 compliant version of its OG2 flowmeter for metering low flow fluids, such as viscous hydraulic oils used in heavy machinery, at pressures of up to 700 bar and temperatures up to 150°C.Manufactured in durable 316 stainless steel - the compact Titan 700 bar OG2 Special flowmeter uniquely combines high performance with a low cost of ownership. With a standard flow range from 0.03 to 4.0 litres / minute on...

Safe Efficient Concentration of Biological Samples

Genevac Ltd.

11/03/2014

The miVac DNA is a compact concentrator from Genevac capable of safely and efficiently removing water and organic solvents from biological samples in a variety of formats including tubes, microplates and vials.The miVac DNA system is very simple to use. The “select & set” single control knob control enables even new users to obtain excellent results first time and every time. To improve performance there are built-in stored methods for concentration...

Dolomite introduces groundbreaking microfluidic system for high throughput droplet microfluidics

The Dolomite Centre Ltd

04/03/2014

Royston, UK (27th February 2014) – Dolomite, a world leader in the design & manufacture of microfluidic products, has launched Telos, an innovative system for high throughput droplet, particle, and flow product generation. It benefits a wide range of applications including: DNA, cell and bead encapsulation and screening, emulsion and foam generation, microparticle and nanoparticle synthesis and micro-reaction engineering.The heart of the groundbreaking Telos...

Precise Low Temperature Control Improves Reaction Reproducibility

Asynt

26/02/2014

Sygnature Discovery (Nottingham, UK) has been using an Asynt DrySyn SnowStorm system to perform low temperature reactions which have traditionally been difficult to undertake reproducibly on a small to medium scale.The Asynt DrySyn SnowStorm offers an attractive solution to laboratories undertaking low temperature reaction chemistries. Available in a choice of configurations, the DrySyn SnowStorm system provides controlled cooling and heating for sub-ambient parallel...

Entry Level System Provides Top CHN Microanalysis Performance

Exeter Analytical

25/02/2014

Exeter Analytical has introduced an entry-level manual version of their high performance Model 440 Elemental Analyser for determining percentage levels of carbon, hydrogen and nitrogen (CHN) quickly, easily and reliably across the widest range of sample types.Competitively priced, the manual Model 440 offers labs running smaller numbers of samples a no-compromise entry point into high performance CHN analysis.The manual Model 440 is based upon Exeter Analytical’s...

HORIBA Medical Launches Compact Multifunctional Haematology Analyser

Horiba Medical

24/02/2014

The new Pentra XLR brings reticulocyte technology with STAT capabilities to a smaller platformNorthampton, UK– 24th February 2014 – HORIBA UK Ltd, Medical Division, has launched the new Pentra XLR compact 5 part DIFF haematology analyser incorporating full reticulocyte parameters to facilitate the investigation and diagnosis of haemopoiesis and anaemia. As the latest addition to the Pentra family, the XLR brings HORIBA’s gold standard reticulocyte...

Fast Frozen – Ready-to-Use Plasma Products Improve Quality and Process Flow

Alpha Laboratories

18/02/2014

Compared to traditional lyophilised plasma controls, the Precision BioLogic (Nova Scotia, Canada), range of CRYOcheckTM Factor Deficient Plasmas provide significant quality and productivity improvements for the haemostasis laboratory. Exclusively available in the UK from Alpha Laboratories (Hampshire, UK), these frozen, platelet-poor plasmas are immunodepleted and assayed at less than 1% for the specific factor, by functional and antigenic methods*. The plasma is buffered...