Life Science News and Press Releases

Ultra Low Adhesion Plates for Superior 3D Spheroid Cell Culture

AMS Biotechnology (AMSBIO)

04/03/2014

Available from AMSBIO -Lipidure®-Coat low adhesion plates and dishes are shown in cited research to be one of the most effective tools for state-of-the-art 3D spheroid cell culture. These new plates and dishes are available in 384-well format optimised for drug screening or other high throughput applications.Spheroid cell culture is based on the spontaneous formation of an aggregation of cells in an environment where the interactions between cells are superior to...

Compact, New Imaging Spectrograph Outperforms All Others in its Class!

Princeton Instruments

04/03/2014

February 27, 2014 — Trenton, New Jersey - Princeton Instruments is pleased to announce the availability of the new IsoPlane® 160 imaging spectrograph. The IsoPlane 160 brings the award-winning performance of Princeton Instruments’ IsoPlane SCT 320 to a smaller-footprint instrument. The IsoPlane 160 is the world’s first compact spectrometer to provide outstanding imaging, high spectral resolution, and excellent light-gathering power from the vacuum-UV...

New TouchTools™ PCR Wizard aids automated PCR set-up

Tecan Trading AG

25/02/2014

Tecan has launched the TouchTools™ PCR Wizard, an easy-to-use Freedom EVOware® add-on offering straightforward automation of PCR reaction set¬¬up on Freedom EVO® platforms. This new tool simplifies the set-up of applications – including end-point, real-time and multiplex PCR, sequencing, genotyping and gene expression, as well as pathogen and mutagenesis detection – helping to reduce training time and costs. The PCR Wizard’s...

384-Well Reagent Reservoirs Offer Maximum Liquid Recovery

INTEGRA

25/02/2014

Adopting a standard ANSI / SLAS footprint - INTEGRA 384-well reagent reservoirs (100ml) are fully compatible with all liquid handling systems including the VIAFLO 384 Handheld Multichannel Electronic Pipette. 384 individual pyramidal indentations in each reagent reservoir allow maximum liquid recovery when using a VIAFLO 384 electronic pipette as well as other platforms.VIAFLO multichannel reagent reservoirs are both economically and environmentally friendly because users...

ZEISS LAUNCHES PROMOTION ON THE ELYRA P.1 3D SUPERRESOLUTION MICROSCOPE

Carl Zeiss Microscopy

24/02/2014

Special offer for the highest resolution in light microscopy Thornwood, N.Y. – Carl Zeiss Microscopy, LLC announces the launch of a special promotion on the ZEISS ELYRA P.1, the ultimate in three-dimensional, superresolution light microscopy. Using PALM or dSTORM techniques, the ELYRA P.1 can localize fluorescently-labeled structures in three dimensions yielding achievable resolutions down to 20 nm laterally and 50 nm axially. Detection with an effective resolution...

Genetically Characterised FFPE Tissue Samples

AMS Biotechnology (AMSBIO)

24/02/2014

AMSBIO has launched CancerSeq™ - a new range of genetically characterised FFPE tissue samples.CancerSeq™ samples are prepared from genomic DNA extracted from the FFPE tumour tissues and validated by Next Generation Sequencing using Illumina’s TruSeq Amplicon - Cancer Panel (TSACP).Available as tissue slides and whole blocks, samples are delivered with the mutation and variation data for 48 cancer-related genes including BRAF, KRAS, EGFR, ALK and TP53....

Biochrom Introduces EZ Nin Reagent for Improved Amino Acid Analysis

Biochrom Ltd

24/02/2014

Ready to use ninhydrin formulation for ion exchange chromatography systemsCambridge, UK, 24 February 2014 – Biochrom Ltd, a manufacturer of quality scientific instruments for applications in the life science, clinical, and analytical markets, announced today the commercial launch of its EZ Nin ReagentTM, a ready-to-use ninhydrin formulation for use in ion exchange chromatography systems with post-column derivatisation for improved amino acid analysis. The newly...

Protea Announces Release of New Gel Protein Recovery System

Protea Biosciences, Inc.

13/02/2014

The Gel Protein Recovery GPR-850 System enables intact protein recovery from polyacrylamide gels for top-down proteomics applications.Morgantown, WV – Protea Biosciences Group, Inc. (“Protea”) a leading developer of innovative bioanalytical products and services, announced today the release of their advanced Gel Protein Recovery GPR-850 instrument. The GPR® System delivers efficient recovery of gel separated intact proteins through a multiplexed,...

High throughput nanoliter pipetting with Tecan’s MCA 384

Tecan Trading AG

11/02/2014

Scientists working at the Leibniz-Institute for Molecular Pharmacology (FMP) in Berlin, Germany, are benefitting from the low volume pipetting capability of a MultiChannel Arm™ (MCA) 384 for siRNA and small molecule screening. Martin Neuenschwander, an automation scientist working in Dr Jens Peter von Kries’ Screening Unit at the FMP, explained: “We have been using laboratory automation for small molecule screens for several years, and have four Freedom...

Horizon Discovery Launches GENASSIST Line of Kits and Reagents for Gene-Editing, utilizing CRISPR Technology

Horizon Instrument Group, LLC

10/02/2014

New CRISPR-ready cell line kit and validated RNA guide service to enable easier, robust implementation of gene editing experiments Cambridge, UK, 10 February 2014: Horizon Discovery™ (Horizon), a leading provider of research tools to support translational genomics and the development of personalized medicines, today announced it has launched the first products and services from...