Laboratory Equipment and Lab Product News

Cherwell shortens autoclave validation process

Cherwell Laboratories

19/11/2012

DataTrace® wireless data logger cuts validation time for JPen MedicalBicester, UK, 19th November 2012: Cherwell Laboratories is helping JPen Medical, market leader in on-site maintenance and calibration of medical equipment and devices, to cut hours off equipment testing and validation times. By using DataTrace® self-contained, wireless, high-precision dataloggers for autoclave testing and validation, JPen Medical engineers can save as much as three hours at...

Combustion System Provides Safe Determination of Halogens, Phosphorus & Sulfur

Exeter Analytical

13/11/2012

The Model OFCU-1 from Exeter Analytical provides a highly safe tool for preparing samples for elemental analysis of Halogens, Phosphorus and Sulfur using the Oxygen Flask Combustion procedure.The oxygen flask combustion procedure is provided as the preparatory step in the determination of bromine, chlorine, fluorine, iodine, phosphorus and sulfur in some Pharmacopeial articles. Combustion of the material under test (usually organic) yields water-soluble inorganic products,...

Post Accelerated Solvent Extraction (ASE) Sample Preparation

Genevac Ltd.

08/11/2012

The Genevac Flip-Flop system is an innovative tool designed to facilitate post ASE® concentration and preparation of samples. Samples are collected in the special Flip-Flop tube, the funnel and vial are fitted, the tube flipped over and second cap removed.Your ASE sample can now be concentrated directly into a GC autosampler vial using a Genevac ROCKET Evaporator. The Genevac ROCKET Evaporator enables rapid concentration or evaporation of up to 18 Dionex ASE® vials...

Protecting Light Sensitive Samples From Degradation

Porvair Sciences Ltd

06/11/2012

To protect light sensitive samples - Porvair Sciences offers a selection of high quality, black microplates and seals that eliminate sample degradation, even over long storage periods. Manufactured from ultra-pure grade polypropylene, Porvair black microplates are resistant to a wide range of solvents and have near zero leachates ensuring long-term sample integrity. The black plates are supplied RNase / DNase free meaning they can be used with even the most sensitive...

New Sales Manager Joins HORIBA Medical

Horiba Medical

01/11/2012

Northampton, UK– 1 November 2012 – HORIBA Medical is delighted to announce the appointment of Andy Taylor as Sales Manager. HORIBA customers will benefit greatly from Andy’s extensive expertise in the area of healthcare diagnostics, acquired both at the laboratory bench and many years spent visiting hospitals and laboratories in a variety of diagnostics sales roles.Cleve Wright, UK General Manager of HORIBA Medical, said: “We are very pleased to...

Advanced Options for Users of Leica Total Digital Pathology

Leica Microsystems, Inc.

22/10/2012

Nussloch, Germany (October 22, 2012) Today, Leica Biosystems, provider of world-leading Total Digital Pathology solutions, introduces two new product offerings to their portfolio. Digital Pathology use cases are multifaceted and these new solutions provide direct support for two of the fastest growing applications of this emerging technology. A fully integrated scanner with a web-enabled management system offers a straightforward solution for entry level users, while the...

The Microplate Reader Durable Enough to Withstand Changes in Gravity

BMG LABTECH

17/10/2012

Studying the physiological effects of gravity fluctuations on plants, researchers at the University of Tuebingen in Germany use BMG LABTECH’s POLARstar microplate reader in parabolic flights. It is known that light and gravity are the two most important factors in helping plants determine where top and bottom are. It is easy to eliminate light to see what effect it has on plants, but trying to investigate changes in gravity prove a little more difficult. By measuring...

Safe and Rapid Biological Sample Concentration

Genevac Ltd.

17/10/2012

For laboratories looking for a safe, rapid and affordable sample concentrator for biological samples - Genevac reports on the significant operational benefits of their miVac sample concentrator compared to 'blowdown' evaporation systems.Removing solvent by blowing inert gas into open sample vessels, blowdown evaporators often have to operate at 50°C or more to concentrate samples in a relatively short space of time. For many laboratories dissolution of samples in low...

Increased flexibility and choice for Tecan’s Cavro® Centris Pump

Tecan Trading AG

16/10/2012

The state-of-the-art Cavro Centris Pump from Tecan is now available with a range of glass syringes and plastic valves to complement the existing portfolio of long-life ceramic components. These new options provide customers with a greater choice of materials to suit their instrument design, bringing the advanced features of the Cavro Centris Pump to a wider range of precision liquid handling applications.The Cavro Centris Pump is a compact, UL-recognized syringe pump...

IDT’s gBlocks™ Gene Fragments Used to Investigate Biology of the Immune Response

Integrated DNA Technologies

11/10/2012

The latest DECODED newsletter discusses an exciting synthetic biology case studyCORALVILLE, IA – 11 October 2012 – Integrated DNA Technologies (IDT), the world leader in oligonucleotide synthesis, has released the latest issue of DECODED. This quarter’s edition describes the research of Dr Vigneault (Church Laboratory, Harvard Medical School), and the lab’s use of IDT gBlocks™ Gene Fragments to study the biology of how patients respond to...