Geneva SwissDeCode set a global DNA testing milestone today with the commercialization of the world’s first portable, completely self-administered DNA test, the only test empowering your staff to confirm supply chain integrity in 30 minutes with no disruption to existing workflows. Put the power of purity in your hands, reduce cycle times and liberate yourself from lab […]

Torrance, Calif. – Phenomenex, Inc., a global leader in the research and manufacture of advanced technologies for the separation sciences, announced today that it will begin to directly serve customers in Switzerland, effective September 1, 2017. For over 26 years, Phenomenex has partnered with local distributer, Brechbühler AG, in pursuing the common goal of providing […]

La Vista, NE – The trusted cell stability technology of Streck, Inc.’s glass Cell-Free DNA BCT® and Cyto-Chex® BCT is now available in the Fusion2TM plastic blood collection tube. Streck has partnered with SiO2 Medical Products, Inc., a manufacturer of high quality pharmaceutical and medical device components, for the customization and manufacture of the unique hybrid plastic […]

Telstar has developed a new standardized version of its high-end ecological biological safety cabinets, intended for centers and laboratories which need to cover processes which are demanding,  but shaped by conventional and standard requirements. Based on the customized biological safety cabinets BioVanguard, the company has designed a new efficient and versatile solution integrating the main characteristic […]

Oxford Nanopore has released a new basecaller, Albacore v2.0.1, that identifies DNA sequences directly from raw data, rather than utilising an intermediary stage called ‘event detection’. This upgrade enhances accuracy of the single-read sequence data, contributing to high consensus accuracy for nanopore sequence data. Moving to raw basecalling also opens up opportunities for further improvements […]

—Five New Types Developed for SEC and Ion Exchange Chromatography— Showa Denko (SDK) (TOKYO:4004) will start selling next month five new types of ShodexTM high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) columns, namely, “GPC HK-401,” “GPC HK-405” and “GPC HK-HFIP404L” packed columns for gel permeation chromatography (GPC*1: size exclusion chromatography [SEC*2] using organic solvents) as well as “OHpakTM LB-805” packed […]

AMSBIO announces the availability of StemFit® Basic02 feeder-free stem cell culture media. Stem cells and genome editing offer exciting opportunities within regenerative medicine. However, any clinical application of stem cells requires strict regulation to ensure that the cells are not exposed to  animal derived products. StemFit® Basic02 is a xeno-free, defined medium for human pluripotent stem […]

Shimadzu announces the release of the EDX-8100 energy dispersive X-ray fluorescence spectrometer. This instrument offers enhanced versatility with the ability to analyze even light elements in liquid samples with high sensitivity by helium purging. In addition to retaining the excellent analysis capabilities, operability, and expandability of the EDX-8000 energy dispersive X-ray fluorescence spectrometer, the product’s […]

Nanoparticle Counting is Newly Defined with TSI’s New CPCs For more than 40 years, TSI’s Condensation Particle Counters (CPCs) have paved the way for researchers in nanoparticle counting. The new 4th generation of CPCs from TSI will continue to be the benchmark for aerosol research, improving on overall software functionality and performance. TSI’s next generation CPCs are setting unparalleled […]

Markes International (Llantrisant, UK) has announced the launch of its CIA Advantage-xr instrument for the automated analysis of trace-level ‘air toxics’ and other pollutants in accordance with popular protocols such as US EPA Method TO-15 and Chinese EPA Method HJ 759. Thanks to the ground-breaking Dry-Focus3™ technology, every CIA Advantage-xr system offers robust, high-throughput analysis of high- and low-concentration […]