Turn-key Packages for Process Scale Reactions
October 18, 2013
The new ReactoMate Pilot jacketed reaction vessel, from Asynt, offers precise control of reaction variables, a powerful direct drive overhead stirrer and excellent reaction visibility even with the vacuum jacket option. Optimised for process scale reactions from 1 to 30 litres - the ReactoMate Pilot is available packaged with a Julabo A40 Presto Circulator to [...]
Porvair Launches High Throughput ChIP Assay Plate
October 17, 2013
Porvair Sciences has announced that it will officially launch Chromatrap®96 HT – an innovative 96-well chromatin immunoprecipitation (ChIP) assay plate at Epigenomics of Common Diseases (Wellcome Trust, Cambridge, UK) from 7th-10th November 2013. The Chromatrap®96 HT is a new high throughput ChIP microplate based on the novel spin-column ChIP technology. It is essentially 96 separate [...]
European Institute of Oncology Implements Thermo Scientific LIMS for Biobanks
October 17, 2013
PHILADELPHIA -- The European Institute of Oncology (IEO), a Milan, Italy-based organization committed to making an active contribution to fighting cancer--particularly tumors of the breast, lung, prostate and bowel--has implemented a new laboratory information management system (LIMS) to more efficiently manage its biospecimen data. IEO is now using Thermo Scientific LIMS to process more than [...]
Applied BioPhysics Inc. Announces the ECIS Trans Filter Adapter
October 17, 2013
Troy, NY -- Manufacturer of biological and drug research instruments, Applied BioPhysics Inc., announces the new ECIS® trans Filter adapter. The adapter enables continuous electrical monitoring of the barrier function of cells grown in culture. ECIS® (Electric Cell-substrate Impedance Sensing) is a label-free, non-invasive method to electronically monitor, in real-time, cells grown in tissue culture. [...]
New Quan Solution Offers User-Friendly, Open Access Software for Shimadzu’s Triple-Quadrupole LCMS
October 17, 2013
COLUMBIA, Md. — Shimadzu Scientific Instruments has released Quan Solution, quantitative open access software for use with the LCMS-8030, LCMS-8040 and LabSolutions LCMS. Quan Solution gives users unfamiliar with LCMS software the opportunity to perform LC/MS/MS analysis using pre-set methods without extensive training. Because the primary function of triple quadrupole mass spectrometry is quantitative analysis, [...]
SENIOR LEADERSHIP APPOINTMENTS STRENGTHEN TRAJAN’S GLOBAL DIRECTION
October 17, 2013
Trajan Scientific and Medical (Trajan) has enhanced its global leadership team with a number of key appointments: Dr Harry Ritchie, formerly Director of Technology and Business Development at ThermoFisher Scientific has joined Trajan as Director of Operations in Europe, based in the UK. Glenn Clivaz, formerly Director of SGE Analytical Science has relocated from Melbourne, [...]
Labfolder Raises High Six-Digit-Figure
October 17, 2013
Berlin – Vogel Ventures, IBB Ventures and the business angel Jan Bohl invest a high six-figure sum in labfolder. labfolder is developing a digital laboratory notebook for scientists – “the Evernote for researchers,” as the three founders Simon Bungers, Florian Hauer and Mathias Schäffner state it. In research laboratories, scientists have to document their experiments [...]
October 17, 2013
SANTA CLARA, Calif., and WILMINGTON, Del.-- Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE: A) and Healex Systems Ltd. today announced that Healex's ChemLaunch remote instrument access and control software now operates with Agilent's OpenLAB CDS ChemStation Edition chromatography data system software. ChemLaunch, in combination with OpenLAB CDS, provides an integrated software environment for large-scale, distributed analytical labs. "Customers [...]
October 17, 2013
Burlingame – Biodesy, Inc., a privately held developer of novel systems to analyze real-time protein function for research and clinical applications, announced today that it has closed a $15.0 million Series A venture financing round from 5AM Ventures, Pfizer Venture Investments and Roche Venture Fund. In addition, Greg Yap has been named Chief Executive Officer [...]
Malvern Instruments launches new models of the Kinexus rotational rheometer
October 17, 2013
Malvern, UK: Malvern Instruments has introduced two new models to its Kinexus line of rotational rheometers. The new Kinexus pro+ and Kinexus ultra+ incorporate enhancements to Malvern’s unique proprietary air bearing technology, the performance defining technology that sits at the heart of the rotational rheometer. These enhancements add to the capabilities of Malvern’s rotational rheometers [...]

