Life Science News and Press Releases

Short Term Storage of Blood or Urine Samples

Micronic

05/02/2014

Micronic has introduced a unique post-analytical capping solution for sample collection tubes containing blood or urine that require secure storage for several days in case additional tests need to be done.Blood and urine analysis are two of the most important diagnostic tools available to clinicians testing for evidence of infection, disease or abnormalities. Typically blood and urine is collected in vacuum tubes before being sent to a hospital laboratory for...

Merck Millipore Launches guava easyCyte™ 12 Flow Cytometer for More Powerful Benchtop Cell Analysis

Merck Millipore

05/02/2014

• Provides 12 simultaneous detection parameters, including 10 fluorescent colors • Significantly increases the analytical power of flow cytometry• Consumes less sample and generates less waste February 5, 2014, Darmstadt, Germany - Merck Millipore, the Life Science division of Merck, today launched the guava easyCyte™ 12 flow cytometry system, which provides a simple benchtop method for...

ZEISS Crossbeam Sets New Standards in 3D Nanotomography and Nanofabrication

Carl Zeiss Microscopy

30/01/2014

Fast Materials Processing and High Resolution Imaging JENA, REGENSBURG/GermanyZEISS will be presenting the first system of the new Crossbeam series at the MC 2013 in Regensburg, Germany. Its outstanding features include high speed in materials analysis and processing and its wide diversity of applications. Time intensive 3D experiments that used to run for several days can now be completed overnight.The newly developed focused ion beam (FIB) column enables fast and...

Tecan offers Cavro® Air Displacement Pipettor option for Cavro Omni Robot

Tecan Trading AG

28/01/2014

Tecan has introduced a Cavro® ADP (Air Displacement Pipettor) module for the popular Cavro Omni Robot. Available with a broad choice of lengths, orientations and options for all three axes, the Cavro Omni Robot is designed to combine precision OEM liquid handling with straightforward integration, and the launch of the Cavro ADP option provides even greater flexibility in instrument design.The Cavro ADP provides an alternative to the existing liquid displacement...

First Blood Collection Tube for IVD Genomic DNA Testing Now Available

BD (Becton, Dickinson and Company)

28/01/2014

BD Launches the PAXgene® Blood DNA Tube in EuropeOxford, United Kingdom (January 28, 2014) – BD (Becton, Dickinson and Company), a leading global medical technology company, today announced the commercial availability of the CE-marked PAXgene® Blood DNA Tube in Europe. The PAXgene® Blood DNA Tube is the first blood collection tube designed specifically for in vitro diagnostic (IVD) genomic DNA testing. The product was developed by PreAnalytiX GmbH, a...

Virtual microscope images at your fingertips

Olympus Europa Holding GmbH

27/01/2014

Olympus launches its OlyVIA Mobile iPad App, an image viewer dedicated to virtual slides. Allowing fast and easy-to-use remote viewing, the free-to-download app conveniently displays large brightfield as well as multidimensional fluorescence images.Hamburg, 27.01.2014 – Researchers and educators are now able to access their entire library of virtual microscope images with just a tap of the finger on the OlyVIA Mobile iPad App. Free to download from the iTunes App...

ChIP Enzymatic Shearing Kit

Porvair Sciences Ltd

27/01/2014

Porvair Sciences has announced a new Chromatrap Enzymatic Shearing Kit that contains all the necessary reagents and buffers for up to 10 chromatin preparations. The success of a ChIP assay is highly dependent on the quality of chromatin prepared. The Chromatrap® enzymatic shearing kit - allows you to determine optimal shearing conditions for your chromatin preparations and can supply you with enough chromatin to perform up to 24 ChIPs if using standard...

Innova Biosciences and TGR BioSciences Announce Co-Marketing Agreement for Core Technologies

Innova Biosciences

22/01/2014

Combining Innova’s Lightning-Link® conjugation kits with TGR’s CaptSure™ ELISA technology simplifies ELISA development and improves sensitivity.Cambridge, UK and Adelaide, Australia, 16 January 2014: TGR BioSciences Pty Ltd (TGR), a life sciences company focused on the development of rapid, high sensitivity ELISA systems using their CaptSure technology, and Innova Biosciences (Innova), a specialist provider of bioconjugation systems, announced that...

A Rapid Safe Technique for Drying DNA and Oligonucleotide Samples

Genevac Ltd.

20/01/2014

A technical article is available from Genevac that describes a rapid, safe technique for drying oligonucleotide and DNA samples.DNA and oligonucleotide samples are sensitive and care needs to be exercised during concentration. Research done at the Welcome Trust Centre for Human Genetics (UK) shows that the Genevac EZ-2 evaporator is an ideal tool for concentrating SNP and oligonucleotides in microplates when preparing samples for microarraying and for Sequenon analysis....

AMSBIO has announced the introduction of new aptamer kits for cell isolation and flow cytometry.

AMS Biotechnology (AMSBIO)

17/01/2014

The AptoPrep™ cell isolation kit products from AMSBIO combine the advantage of the specificity of aptamer to target cell with the convenience of isolation/elution of a particular cell from complex cell samples. The new kits offer unique characteristics and provide advantages over alternative methods. AptoPrep™ cell isolation kits deliver positive isolation in as little as 30 min. Mild and unique cell releasing technology allows you to isolate bead- and...