Life Science News and Press Releases

Robot-Compatible Automatic Dry Down Station

Porvair Sciences Ltd

10/09/2013

Porvair Sciences will officially launch the UltraVap Mistral robot-compatible automatic dry down station at Biotechnica 2013 (Hannover, Germany).Drawing upon Porvair’s market leading position in nitrogen blow down evaporation – the UltraVap Mistral offers a simple, turnkey solution for integrating an automatic dry down step into your automated liquid handling protocol. The UltraVap Mistral is fully optimised to work with robotic liquid handling systems...

Porvair Launches Genuine 2ml Deep Well Plate

Porvair Sciences Ltd

27/08/2013

Porvair Sciences has developed the first 96-well round deep well plate that genuinely delivers 2.00 ml liquid capacity / well in an automation compatible SLAS / ANSI footprint. The revolutionary "common wall" design provides a full 2ml round well, round bottom well within a 45mm height limit, thus ensuring full compatibility with most plate handling equipment.Unlike other '2ml' deep well plates that typically offer just 1.80-1.90ml / well, the new Porvair plate...

96-Well Chromatin Immunoprecipitation (ChIP) Assay

Porvair Sciences Ltd

30/07/2013

Porvair Sciences has announced an application note describing the excellent results achievable from a new 96-well format version of its ChromaTrap chromatin immunoprecipitation (ChIP) assay technology.Developments in the field of epigenetics are rapidly expanding as researchers elucidate the principles governing gene regulation through the in vivo dynamic binding of proteins to DNA. Key to this is the need to analyse large numbers of high and low abundant regulatory...

Novel Microplate Design Eliminates Well-to-Well Crosstalk

Porvair Sciences Ltd

19/06/2013

To address performance limiting well-to-well crosstalk inherent in most assay plates – Porvair Sciences has developed the Krystal 2000 microplate range. Incorporating unique individual clear cups molded into either a black or white polypropylene matrix – crosstalk is eliminated and the sensitivity, photometric accuracy and repeatability of your bottom reading absorbance, fluorescence and luminescence measurements markedly improved.Maintaining industry...

Enriching Epigenetic Marks from Primary Human Cells

Porvair Sciences Ltd

04/06/2013

A new application note from Porvair Sciences details a protocol for its Chromatrap® ChIP assay kit that has been developed to enrich epigenetic marks from primary human tissue cells.Chromatrap® Pro-A, the novel solid-based matrix for chromatin immunoprecipitation assays (ChIP) has been successfully used for isolation of high quality chromatin from difficult biopsy material. Focusing on an application to precipitate epigenetic marks from primary endometrial stromal...

Orbital Shaker Helps Accelerate Protein Precipitation Sample Preparation

Porvair Sciences Ltd

22/04/2013

Porvair Sciences has announced an online video demonstrating its MicroShake™ orbital shaker and how it can be used to accelerate sample preparation when using the company's popular p3 protein precipitation plates.By simply placing a p3 plate on the MicroShake™ dedicated plate holder and agitating for less than 30 seconds - rapid and complete mixing of serum samples with acetonitrile is ensured. The MicroShake™ has been rigorously tested with p3 plates to...

Entry Level Thermal Plate Sealer

Porvair Sciences Ltd

15/04/2013

The MicroSeal from Porvair Sciences is a manual microplate heat sealer designed to be compact, easy-to-use and offer great performance all with an affordable list price.Of the various methods of sealing microplates, heating sealing has become the preferred option for many labs as it creates an air tight and chemically-resistant seal without the complications of adhesives being applied to a plate. Incorporating a unique ergonomic pull down mechanism makes single action heat...

Porvair Sciences Expands Product Range for Epigenetics

Porvair Sciences Ltd

28/03/2013

Porvair Sciences has announced the addition of the novel Chromatrap chromatin immunoprecipitation (ChIP) assay range to its portfolio of products for epigenetics.Developed in conjunction with Department of Life Sciences at University of Swansea, UK - Chromatrap® uses a solid phase porous polymer functionalised with protein A, allowing the chromatin capture to be more efficient than bead based methods. The Chromatrap spin column approach offers significant advantages...

Microplate Barcoding Service

Porvair Sciences Ltd

12/03/2013

Porvair Sciences has announced a new barcoding service for its complete range of 24-, 48-, 96- and 384-well microplates. High quality barcode labels can be affixed to any side of a Porvair microplate to assist in ensuring sample traceability. Porvair's barcoding services offer a non-repeatable barcode sequence to prevent label duplication.The barcode labels have been tested for optimal readability as well as solvent resistance and prolonged exposure to temperatures ranging...

Meet the Microplate Specialists at Pittcon 2013

Porvair Sciences Ltd

17/01/2013

Porvair Sciences has chosen the forthcoming Pittcon 2013 exhibition to showcase its latest applications focused microplates and microplate equipment to scientists visiting the event in Philadelphia, PA (17-21st March).Visitors to Pittcon Booth 2854 will be able to meet Porvair's technical specialists, see the company's new MiniSeal II heat sealer, a wide selection of high quality microplates and have a preview of a new microplate evaporator - the UltraVap Mistral.The new...