Life Science News and Press Releases

Reproducible Medium Throughput Compound Screening

INTEGRA

28/10/2014

INTEGRA reports on how respiratory drug discovery and development specialists - Pulmocide Ltd. (London, UK) are using a VIAFLO Assist pipetting assistant to enhance the productivity and reproducibility of their screening of novel compounds in a range of biological assays.Drawing upon its world-class drug discovery team - Pulmocide is generating a pipeline of potent anti-infective agents for delivery by inhaled administration for the treatment of life threatening lower...

Serial Dilution in 96- & 384-well Microplates

INTEGRA

01/07/2014

INTEGRA has introduced a Row Dilution Plate Holder accessory for its VIAFLO 96 and 384 handheld benchtop pipettes.The new row dilution plate holder adds the functionality to perform serial dilutions in rows. Serial dilutions are often carried out in row format because it allows experimenters to dilute more samples (12 instead of 8 in a 96-well plate). The plate holder can easily be adapted to work with either 96 or 384 well plates.Serial dilution of assay components is a...

Genetics Institute Improves Efficiency of Replication & Screening

INTEGRA

05/06/2014

The Institute of Genetics and Development of Rennes (IGDR), France reports on how, using a VIAFLO 96 handheld multichannel pipette from INTEGRA, they have been able to improve the efficiency and speed with which they replicate yeast strain collections and perform genetic screens in 96 well plates.The Institute of Genetics and Development of Rennes (www.igdr.univ-rennes1.fr) is one of the major biological research institutes in France. The objective of the IGDR is to...

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...

Smart & Compact Programmable Peristaltic Pump

INTEGRA

26/06/2013

The DOSE IT peristaltic pump from INTEGRA makes dispensing easy. With different application methods and different tubing, the DOSE IT can be set up to accurately and rapidly dispense into almost any labware.DOSE IT is an intuitive programmable peristaltic pump that simplifies the dispensing of cell culture media, buffers and other solutions for volumes ranging from 0.1mL to 999mL. DOSE IT features a very small footprint and weighs only 3.5Kg making it a perfect device for...

Optimised system for preparation of Drosophila melanogaster (fly) food

INTEGRA

11/06/2013

Researchers at the Centro Biología Molecular Severo Ochoa (CBMSO) in Madrid, Spain have demonstrated how the MEDIACLAVE Media Preparator and the DOSE IT Peri¬staltic Pump from INTEGRA are able to signifi¬cantly en¬hance the efficiency and re¬produci¬bility of fly food preparation. Drosophila melanogaster, the common fruit fly, is a commonly used model research organism in genetics, physiology and evolutionary develop¬ment biology. Successful...

Safe Vacuum Aspiration of Liquids in Biosafety Level 1, 2 & 3 Laboratories

INTEGRA

14/03/2013

The VACUSAFE Laboratory Aspiration System from INTEGRA is designed to provide simple, reliable and safe aspiration of hazardous waste liquids in Microbiological and Biomedical Laboratories.The essential elements of the four biosafety levels for activities involving infectious microorganisms and laboratory animals have been laid down by the US Center for Disease Control (CDC)*. The levels are designated in ascending order, by degree of protection provided to personnel, the...

Improving Reproducibility in Real-Time PCR

INTEGRA

19/02/2013

INTEGRA has reported how a leading US clinical diagnostic laboratory has, using a VIAFLO 96 handheld electronic pipette, significantly improved the reproducibility and productivity with which it carries out Real-time PCR assays.An important source of income for the clinical diagnostic lab is the screening of patient samples for the presence of disease markers by gene expression analysis. This analysis involved transferring pre-treated patient samples from a 96-well plate...