Life Science News and Press Releases

Merck Millipore Launches New Immunoassay Kits for Use on the High-Throughput Gyrolab™ Platform

Merck Millipore

25/03/2014

• Simple, automated, nanoliter-scale assays requiring as little as 1 µL of sample• Ready-to-use kits are fully qualified for reliable use in clinical research• Accuracy and precision meets or exceeds ELISA performanceMarch 24, 2014, Darmstadt, Germany - Merck Millipore, the Life Science division of Merck, today announced the release of five new immunoassay kits designed specifically for use on the...

Eliminate tedious sample preparation with laboratory automation from Tecan

Tecan Trading AG

25/03/2014

Tecan offers a wide range of laboratory automation solutions for mass spectrometry (MS) sample preparation, ensuring there is a system to meet your workflow and throughput needs. From solid phase extraction and liquid-liquid extraction to protein precipitation and straightforward ‘dilute and shoot’ methods, Tecan provides seamless automation of routine sample preparation applications, helping to alleviate major bottlenecks for many laboratories.Recent advances...

New updates to leading aCGH data analysis software

Oxford Gene Technology

25/03/2014

OGT releases new CytoSure™ Interpret Software to enhance CNV detectionOxford, UK – 25 March 2014. Oxford Gene Technology (OGT), The Molecular Genetics Company, is pleased to announce the latest version (4.5.3) of its class-leading CytoSure™ Interpret Software. Complimentary with all CytoSure array purchases, CytoSure Interpret Software is a powerful and easy-to-use package for the analysis of aCGH data, the gold-standard for copy number variation (CNV)...

Integrated DNA Technologies Advances Human Health and Clinical Research

Integrated DNA Technologies

25/03/2014

Two new xGen® next generation sequencing panels to be launchedCORALVILLE, IA – 24 March 2014– Integrated DNA Technologies (IDT), the world leader in oligonucleotide synthesis, is extending its portfolio of NGS panels with the addition of the xGen® Inherited Disease and Pan-Cancer Panels. Adding these to the xGen AML Panel which was launched at the end of last year, IDT now offers a range of panels for deep sequencing that can be supplemented to cover a...

Device for Removal of Dying and Dead Cells

AMS Biotechnology (AMSBIO)

21/03/2014

AMSBIO announces ClioCell™ - an ex-vivo device for removal of dying and dead cells, improving viability and quality of cell populations and their subsequent productivity. The system comprises super-paramagnetic nanoparticles which have been coupled with proprietary elements that bind to dead and dying cells and cell debris. The resultant product selectively initiates dead-cell removal, emulating dead-cell clearance mechanisms which operate in-vivo to keep tissues...

Toshiba Nanoanalysis Corporation Expands Capabilities with ZEISS Xradia 520 Versa

Carl Zeiss Microscopy

21/03/2014

Thornwood, N.Y. – Carl Zeiss X-ray Microscopy, formerly Xradia, Inc., announced today that Kawasaki, Japan-based Toshiba Nanoanalysis Corporation has selected the recently-introduced ZEISS Xradia 520 Versa 3D X-ray microscope (XRM) to expand the capabilities of its busy analysis lab. Toshiba Nanoanalysis offers imaging services for complex analytical demands in semiconductor, biosciences and materials science research for industry and academia.According to Mr....

ChromaTrap Receives Positive Commentary in Cited Research

Porvair Sciences Ltd

18/03/2014

Porvair Sciences reports on positive commentary by researchers in published papers citing how using the fast, sensitive ChromaTrap™ Chromatin Immunoprecipitation (ChIP) technology has benefited their research.In a paper by C.R Williams et al (Am J Physiol Cell Physiol 303: C213–C223, 2012) - Chromatrap was used to assess the occupation of NFkB p65 onto the Nox4 promoter in human aortic endothelial cells which had been treated with normal and high glucose. ChIP...

Reinventing buffer screening with Avacta’s Optim technology

Avacta Analytical

18/03/2014

Avacta’s Optim protein stability analysis technology is helping researchers at Manchester University to approach buffer selection in an entirely new way. Dr Tom Jowitt, Manager of the University’s Biomolecular Analysis Core Facility, explained: “Academic institutions tend to work by word of mouth on protein projects, sticking to buffer conditions they are familiar with, or that have been used on previous projects within the laboratory. The buffers in use...

Double O-ring Ensures High Integrity Cap Mat Seal

Porvair Sciences Ltd

12/03/2014

Porvair Sciences has introduced new silicone cap mats for its range of 2ml deep well storage blocks. Incorporating a novel double O-ring feature - the new silicone cap mats ensure a tight liquid proof seal every time. Such is the quality of the seal that capped storage blocks can be shaken, inverted or frozen without any loss of stored sample integrity.Manufactured under class 10,000 clean room conditions from high grade silicone, which is resistant to most solvents, the...

Stackable Chest Freezer Racks Improve Sample Storage

Micronic

07/03/2014

Micronic has added a Modular Vertical Freezer Rack to its extensive range of sample storage accessories for biobanking.The Modular Freezer Rack provides a flexible and low cost solution for organising sample storage in a chest freezer. The lightweight modular storage system fits into all chest freezers and is fully compatible with all ANSI / SLAS standard footprint storage racks.To set up the easy-to-use modular system simply click individual rack holders (height: 68mm)...