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18-Jan-2005

System speeds up texture analysis

Materials testing specialist Stable Micro Systems has launched a texture analysis device which promises to increase productivity and improve cost-effectiveness where higher volume, repetitive quality testing is required.

17-Jan-2005

ibidi launches µ-Slides for live-cell-imaging

German BioMicroscopy supplier ibidi GmbH has launched a range of "Lab-on-a-Slide" micro-slides (µ-Slides) that can be used for cell analysis and biomolecules. The slides allow cell culturing and high-resolution microscopy to be performed on the same slide for cell-based assay procedures in research and high throughput applications.

14-Jan-2005

Applied Biosystems introduces new mass spectrometer

Applied Biosystems launches the latest addition to its API family of triple quadrupole analysers that aims to add to the sensitivity and accuracy of mass spectrometry for small molecule quantification, essential for DMPK and ADMET studies.

FDA clears MRSA detection test

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has given clearance to a new product, which simplifies the process, offers improved specificity and decreases the time to result in the identification of methicillin-resistant Staphyloccus aureus (MRSA) identification.

13-Jan-2005

New broth slices day away from listeria testing

Tracking the harmful foodborne pathogen Listeria in the food chain, UK firm Oxoid has designed a new broth that could accelerate detection time for the food industry.

12-Jan-2005

mPLC expands into solubility testing

Microfluidics company Nanostream has introduced a new range of cartridges designed specifically for quantitative applications such as solubility assessment and dissolution testing using its micro parallel liquid chromatography (mPLC) system.

Thermo unveils FT-IR spectrometer for QA/QC

Thermo Electron has launched a new FT-IR spectrometer specifically targeted at quality control and assurance laboratories in the pharmaceutical, chemical and polymer industries.

11-Jan-2005

Rapid detection of food pathogens, new technology

New techniques to minimise the risk of the harmful food pathogen E. coli in the food chain sees the launch of rapid detection system that could speed up identification and reduce costs for the meat industry.

10-Jan-2005

Agilent Technologies announces microarray platform expansion

A hive of activity at Agilent Technologies has trnsformed the company into a significant player in the competitive microarray platform market with the expansion of its array-based genomics, disease research and drug R&D applications.

New EU commissioner underlines food safety priority

Markos Kyprianou, the new Commissioner for Health and Consumer Protection in Brussels, will continue in his predecessor David Byrne's foodsteps, pushing to maintain high levels of food safety in the EU.

07-Jan-2005

Scientists firm up kits to detect food pathogens

Stopping the distribution of contaminated foods from the farm to the fork is a ceaseless challenge for the food industry that relies heavily on technology to identify any anomalies.

Rapid proteins expression from insect cells

NextGen Sciences has licensed a new technology for protein expression from Oxford Brookes University that reduces expression timelines for proteins in insect cells by up to 10 days.

05-Jan-2005

Proteomic research to improve flour quality

An improvement in the quality of flour ingredients is the focus of new research by US government scientists who are taking a closer look at hundreds of different proteins in the wheat kernels.

Green fluorescent protein reagent improved

Researchers in the US have developed a fluorescent tag for proteins - based on a fragment of green fluorescent protein (GFP) - that can penetrate cells and so be used to detect proteins in living cells and cell lysates.

03-Jan-2005

Tripos to buy informatics specialist

Informatics company Tripos has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire privately held Optive Research, which develops software for computer-assisted molecular discovery.

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