Company Announcements

In February, Pressure BioSciences announced CE marking for its Barocycler 2320EXTREME.

Product Introductions

Promega launched in fall 2016 the Maxwell RSC GMO and Authentication Kit for food testing. It provides efficient purification of DNA for use in PCR-based testing for GMO DNA sequences, and PCR-based food and ingredient authentication. It utilizes paramagnetic particles and works with target material from 1 to 16 samples.

MO BIO Laboratories (now QIAGEN) introduced last fall the AllPrep Bacterial and Fungal DNA/RNA/Protein Kits, which utilizes a spin filter format and a bead beating method.

In fall 2016, S-BIO, a division of Sumitomo Bakelite, launched the EZGlyco mAb-Kit with 2-AB for analyzing N-glycans in IgG and Fc-fusion proteins from culture supernatant samples in a rapid, simplified and streamlined single tube operation.

In fall 2016, Innova Biosciences released the AbPure Magnetic Purification system based on Protein A Magnetic Beads to facilitate the production of conjugates.

Chromatrap, a Porvair business, released in fall 2016 the filter-based FFPE ChIP Kit, available in 96-well or spin column formats.

Beckman Coulter Life Sciences introduced in fall 2016 the FormaPure DNA, a FFPE DNA extraction kit, featuring reduced turnaround times and less than 15 minutes of hands-on time when automated with the Biomek liquid handler. Sold in three kit sizes, it is currently available in North America.

In November 2016, Zymo Research introduced: the ZymoPURE Plasmid Miniprep Kit, which yields up to 80 µg of ultra-pure and highly concentrated plasmid DNA; the ZymoPURE-EndoZero Kit, which yields up to 3 µg/µL highly concentrated plasmid DNA; and the ZymoPURE-Express Plasmid Midiprep Kit, which isolates endotoxin-free plasmid DNA directly from culture in only 15 minutes.

Restek introduced in December 2016 improved SPE cartridges that completely separate aliphatic and aromatic compounds into distinct fractions.

In December 2016, Porvair Sciences introduced the 96-well Seed Genomics plates for high-throughput plant genomic sample preparation. They withstand demanding applications using steel ball bearings in wells shaken at up to 1,500 rpm.

Creative Diagnostics released in January new magnetic beads as part of its Absolute Mag platform.

In February, Sage Science introduced the SageHLS platform for extracting and purifying extremely large DNA fragments directly from bacterial and tissue cultures, blood samples or other cell sources. It can purify DNA into fragments ranging from 50 kb to 2 mb.