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30-Jun-2005
Kodak offers lab software imaging application
Eastman Kodak has announced it will offer a virtual colonoscopy application for use with its Kodak Directview PACS System 5, automatically processing CT images into 3D models for viewing, diagnosis and report generation.
Qiagen, Invitrogen come out top in survey
Suppliers in the RNA purification market seeking to win market share are posed with the challenge of overcoming strong levels of customer loyalty. A survey reveals that Qiagen and Invitrogen came out top as to primary suppliers to laboratories for commercial reagents.
New flavour tool from Symrise opens up opportunities in product development
Number four flavour house Symrise builds a tool that brings new opportunities in product development for food technologists through a stronger understanding of the complex nature of foodstuffs, writes Lindsey Partos.
29-Jun-2005
Portable water content reader gives results in five minutes
UK-based Labcell has launched a meter that can determine the shelf-life of a food product in under five minutes, according to the company, reports Ahmed ElAmin.
28-Jun-2005
Bayer sets up major ARMS deal
Bayer Healthcare has entered into a licence agreement with DxS and BTG in a deal that grants Bayer Diagnostics use of the companies' DNA diagnostic technology to develop pharmacogenomic assays for the $1.9 billion (€1.6 billion) nucleic acid diagnostic market.
HPLC for chiral drugs licensed by Daicel
Chiral Technologies, a wholly owned subsidiary of Daicel Chemical Industries, of Japan, has licensed a chromatography column technology that promises to be particularly useful for the separation of chiral drugs.
Lab techniques advance stem cell R&D
Researchers have used new laboratorial techniques that allowed them for the first time to derive unlimited numbers of purified mesenchymal precursor cells from human embryonic stem cells (HESCs). The cells can be used for regenerative stem cell therapy in bone, cartilage, or muscle replacement.
27-Jun-2005
Tubulin activity encourages drug R&D
Researchers, for the first time, have revealed the forms taken by structures of tubulin during the construction of microtubules. The discovery is of use to drug researchers and developers as tubulin is a target for anticancer drugs, which can prevent the transition from growing to shrinking states.
Olympus launches LEXT microscope
Olympus has introduced a new confocal laser-scanning microscope, which employs a higher resolution than conventional optical devices by combining UV microscopy and confocal scanning technology.
24-Jun-2005
Canaccord defeated by animal extremist actions
The activities of animal extremists took a sinister turn as it was revealed the broker to the drug company Phytopharm quit after a bomb exploded beneath the car of one of the firm's executives.
New center to unlock secrets of smell and taste
A new molecular biology center could transform our understanding of taste and smell perception and help the food industry tackle pressing issues such as salt substitution, writes Anthony Fletcher.
23-Jun-2005
Lab-scale freeze-drier launched in UK
Biopharma Process Systems has introduced a new small-scale freeze-drying system to the UK and Irish markets manufactured by France's Usifroid.
Colipa outlines commitment to animal testing alternatives
In its recently published annual report, European cometics and toiletries body Colipa says that its main focus in the area of research and development remains to find an alternative to the testing of products on animals. Simon Pitman reports on some of the alternatives it is developing that aim to meet regulations that will ban animal testing of cosmetics products by 2009.
Three-minute diagnoses from TB lab test
A new laboratory application for detecting tuberculosis, which cuts waiting time from 24 hours to three minutes using a technique that identifies TB antigens, has been made available by Proteome Systems. The application is set to raise the standards of tests currently available on the market, which suffer from low sensitivity.
22-Jun-2005
thinXXS packs more into new LOC
Microcomponent manufacturer, thinXXS, has launched a novel microfluidic device which combines microprocessing, micromolding and circuit board technology to integrate more functions than other lab-on-a-chip products on the market today.
LyoCheck from Thermo speeds up biopharma QC
Thermo Electron has launched a new rapid method for the analysis of lyophilised (freeze-dried) materials using ts Nicolet Antaris FT-NIR (Fourier transform near-infrared) analyser.
Dairygold invests in food science to build up value-added foods
Irish dairy and food group Dairygold flags up high-margin value-added food products, pouring €15.6 million into a new R&D centre that will double its food scientists.
21-Jun-2005
EU food scientists to receive Brussels funding, new calls
Hours after EU leaders fail to hammer out an agreement on the 2007-13 European budget, the Commission calls on food scientists to submit new research proposals for food quality.
Electronic Sensor smells a new market in food sector
Electronic Sensor Technology's gas sniffer is undergoing trials in the agricultural sector as a food quality tester, to see whether it can detect the gasses of bug infestation in plants in one test and in another, the vapors of mold in a grain silage.
Algorithm application improves lab experiments
A new algorithim, that enables a more accurate deduction of oligonucleotide (oligo) melting temperatures under laboratory conditions, could bring improvements in primers and probe design for use in polymerase chain reaction (PCR) techniques, writes Wai Lang Chu.
Automation and software helps microbiology lab
The combined use of laboratory automation and laboratory information management software (LIMS) has been shown to increase productivity, reduce human error and improve tracking and traceability in a microbiology lab in a recent case study.
20-Jun-2005
Technological advances drive microscopy market
According to a new study, the microscopy sector is set to capitalise on recent technological breakthroughs, with the large-scale digitalisation and advances in image reconstruction and restoration having a positive effect on the market.
17-Jun-2005
Affymetrix scanner analyses 5X more data
Affymetrix has announced the launch of a scanner, which enables analysis of microarrays that feature 500 per cent more data than previous generations making it highly suitable for drug development applications such as RNA expression and DNA analysis.
16-Jun-2005
IDBS launches E-WorkBook
IDBS introduces the E-Workbook, an electronic laboratory notebook, which aims to provide a viable alternative in the way chemists, biologists and pharmacologists record, share and report all relevant experimental information.
15-Jun-2005
Software helps labs manage data
Dublin-based Amartus has released an updated version of its TargetWatch SDMS software, an Internet-based data management system for coordinating and securing global research work, reports Ahmed ElAmin.
14-Jun-2005
Lab technique IDs cancer-causing culprits
A new laboratory technique that displays a more effective way of testing which mutations cause cancer and which are research distractions has been discovered by scientists, who are hopeful this application could become a standard in cancer diagnostics, reports Wai Lang Chu.
Steritest pump adapted for use in isolators
Millipore has launched a new version of its Steritest Equinox pump for sterility testing designed to work with pharmaceutical isolation units.
13-Jun-2005
Varian columns aid solvent residue monitoring
Varian has introduced what it says is the industry's first range of ultra-low-bleed columns for monitoring solvent residues in pharmaceutical preparations.
New work on citrus genome opens up limonoid opportunities?
US researchers open up potential opportunities held in the citrus genome, helping to detect specific genes related to pathogen resistance and to high flavonoid and nutrient levels.
10-Jun-2005
Roche opens world's largest PCR facility
Roche has opened the world's largest polymerase chain reaction (PCR) manufacturing site in the world, investing more than $150 million and creating approximately 350 new jobs.
Thermo Electron introduces breakthrough mass analyser
Thermo Electron introduces a hybrid mass spectrometer that represents the first new mass analyser to be introduced to the market in over 20 years.
Microbial detection offers fast product development
The Soleris system could help food firms formulate new product lines more rapidly by detecting microorganisms in nutritional ingredients quicker, writes Anthony Fletcher.
Unilever opens skincare R&D center
Unilever has opened a $23 million research and development center aimed at consolidating its capabilities for skin care alongside those for laundry products, reports Simon Pitman.
09-Jun-2005
Online research library unveiled
EMBiology, an online resource launched this week, aims to become the main research library for pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies, reports Ahmed ElAmin.
New device could shorten drug development
A new device is set to shorten drug development times by incorporating a method that details protein structure and interactions with drugs and medical devices. The device will be useful for the pharmaceutical industry, particularly in laboratories where protein analysis technology is used.
New lab method diagnoses cancer quicker
US scientists researching cancer have stumbled across a new technique that could help them to distinguish between cancer types. The discovery is set to change the landscape of cancer genetics by providing laboratories with a procedure that could lead to the overhaul of the way cancers are classified, diagnosed and treated.
08-Jun-2005
Caliper launches liquid handling system
Caliper Life Sciences launches a high-volume liquid handling system, which enables independent control of fluid delivery to individual microplate wells, becoming only one of a handful of liquid handlers currently on the market that can independently control fluid delivery to each well.
Low-cost MS for protein analysis
Researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology in the US have developed a device that has the potential to reduce the time needed to analyse proteins, shorten development times for new drugs and bring down the overall cost of protein analysis technology.
Nanotechnology ups cosmetic formulation
UK company Malvern has supplied researchers at Particle Sciences in Pennsylvania, US, with a nano particle characterisation system as part of efforts to improve the formulation of its recently developed encapsulated form of retinol, reports Simon Pitman.
07-Jun-2005
Agilent GC/MS links labs together
Agilent Technologies has launched what it says is the industry's first gas chromatograph/mass spectrometer (GC/MS) system with a user interface that allows the electronic sharing of application methods.
Thermo launches GLP-compliant interface
Thermo Electron has launched its new bi-directional digital interface that promotes compliance with Good Laboratory Practice (GLP) standards and 21 CFR Part 11 electronic records keeping regulations.
06-Jun-2005
Add-on adds mass-spec ability
Nanostream, has introduced a fraction collector add-on to its Veloce system, transforming it into a front-end sample preparation tool that lets users rapidly perform MS assays.
Researchers make antibodies in egg whites
Scientists have successfully achieved the production of a functional humanised antibody in the whites of eggs laid by a transgenic hen, opening the door to using transgenic flocks as an alternative to mammalian cell culture for the production of many protein drugs, reports Phil Taylor.
Teflon solves sticky problem for catalysts
One of the biggest challenges in catalysed chemical reactions is to remove and recycle the catalyst once the process is complete. A new approach, using Teflon, could make recovery simpler and cut down on the use of solvents, writes Phil Taylor.
02-Jun-2005
Upstate launches new EZ ChIP kit
Upstate group has launched a new chromatin immunoprecipitation (ChIP) product that aims to streamline and standardise routine laboratory techniques by making testing quicker, easier and more reproducible, reports Wai Lang Chu.
Lab imager packs the power of a digital telescope
Need the perfect image of that rat in your food lab to show your favourite regulator?
Committee recommends limiting bovine TB testing
The process in Britain to introduce mandatory testing for bovine tuberculosis (TB) is bound to generate more heated debate with the release yesterday of a report recommending limiting the programme to older cattle.
GWC highlights label-free arrays for proteins
GWC Technologies claims that its new SpotReady chips enable labs to carry out label-free array analysis of proteins and other biomolecules, reports Anthony Fletcher.
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