Laboratory Products

Laboratory Equipment

Company Announcements

Organomation announced in June that its N-EVAP nitrogen evaporators, solvent evaporators and solvent extraction instruments are now available online through Thomas Scientific.

Eppendorf announced that in July the US District Court has announced a final default judgment in Eppendorf’s 2015 suit against Topscien Instrument (Ningbo China). The judgment permanently enjoins Topscien from using Eppendorf’s MiniSpin centrifuge trademark or product design trade dress (visual product appearance) in the US. Eppendorf was awarded liquidated damages. In September, Eppendorf was also awarded two separate judgments of the Landgericht Duesseldorf in its suit against Ritter for infringement of European Patent Nos. 2575402B1 and 2279791B1 by its Ritips pro and Ritips professional dispenser tips. Ritter recently dropped its appeals. Ritter is permanently enjoined from using Eppendorf’s patents in Germany, and Eppendorf was awarded damages.

In August, Uniqsis named Sentinel Process System as its exclusive working partner and distributor for the US.

In September, Telstar announced that local subsidiaries will now cover distribution in North America, Mexico and Central America, and parts of Europe.

Product Introductions

In August, Boekel Scientific introduced the GEN2 CO2 Incubator, designed and manufactured in the US. The system can accurately control temperatures from +50°C above ambient to 600°C, and has an automated cleaning cycle for decontaminating the unit.

In September, BINDER released the V ultra-low-temperature freezers, featuring low energy consumption, available in sizes of 500 L and 700 L.

Heathrow Scientific released in September the Magnetic Induction Stirrer (3 L plus). The product is motorless, with no moving parts.

In September, Heathrow Scientific introduced the MagFuge, calling it a first-of-its-kind high-speed centrifuge and magnetic stirrer in one unit. Switching is completed by changing out the tool-free rotor. Three rotors are included—2 for centrifugation (12 places for 1.5/2.0 mL tubes and 6 places for 5 mL tubes with adapters for additional tube sizes) and 1 for stirring.

Alliance Scale released in September four models of the new Alliance Ohaus Mini Vortex Mixers, available in fixed- and variable-speed models and feature reduced heat generation.

Eppendorf released in September the Eppendorf SmartExtender, an incubation tool that can easily be used as an add-on to existing mixers and related SmartBlocks in the lab. Up to 12 x 1.5 mL vessels can be incubated in parallel, and the temperature control for heating is independent from the SmartBlock in use.

In September, Thermo Fisher Scientific introduced the Thermo Scientific Savant SpeedVac systems, calling them the first line of vacuum concentrators offering a library of pre-programmed protocols while also allowing users to create custom programs. The Savant SpeedVac line of products consists of eight vacuum concentrators.

 

Laboratory Automation

Company Announcements

NanoScreen announced in August a strategic partnership with SCBIO, the official state affiliate of BIO, the US Biotechnology Innovation Organization.

In September, Brooks Automation named Michael Rosenblatt, MD, chief medical officer of Flagship Pioneering, to its Board, increasing the number of Board members from 10 to 11.

In October Arzeda, the Protein Design Company, Twist Bioscience, TeselaGen Biotechnology and Labcyte partnered to build a DNA assembly platform to significantly reduce the time and cost required to build genes encoding Arzeda’s designed proteins.

Product Introductions

In September, Tecan announced that its Fluent and Freedom EVO liquid handing platforms are available with its Introspect and Common Notification System (Tecan CNS) software tools. Introspect is a new, cloud-based service that provides a comprehensive overview of when and how laboratory automation systems are used.

ARTEL debuted in September a new version of its Multichannel Verification System for volume verification for nearly all automated liquid handlers and multichannel pipettes. Multiple features have been added to the system to streamline processes and increase ease-of-use for more intuitive operation.

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