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26-Aug-2004
Waters starts roll-out of AcQuity UPLC
Waters has started shipping its new 'ultra performance liquid chromatography' (UPLC) system AcQuity, first introduced to the laboratory sector at the Pittcon exhibition earlier this year and the winner of the gold award for the best new product.
25-Aug-2004
Li-Cor launch in-cell Western assay
A novel, non-radioactive, quantitative cell-based assay, which uses the In-Cell Western technique, has determined the functional potency of agonists and antagonists for D2 and D3 receptors, allowing drug researchers to quantify multiple proteins in multiple pathways in a single plate within intact cells.
24-Aug-2004
Trade group calls for united front to handle WEEE regs
New legislation handed down by the European Union is having an impact on suppliers of laboratory equipment that includes electrical or electronic components, reports Phil Taylor.
23-Aug-2004
Grace expands chromatography business
WR Grace subsidiary The Separations Group has acquired Alltech International in a move that raises its standing in the manufacture and supply of chromatography products even further.
20-Aug-2004
Microscopy method fishes out individual proteins
Researchers in the US and Austria have developed a method that could vastly improve the ability of atomic force microscopes to visualise the chemical composition of a sample, follow variations of the sample, as well as map its topographic structure.
18-Aug-2004
iColor boasts flow cytometry - and more
A new cytometer launched by CompuCyte claims to be the first product on the market that can allow simultaneous analysis of fluorescent and chromatically-stained specimens.
17-Aug-2004
2D gel electrophoresis market heading for boom?
Two-dimensional (2D) gel electrophoresis can be time-consuming and labour intensive, but its value to proteomics research means that the market for these products will more than double by 2010.
13-Aug-2004
Real time microscope enables live imaging
Imaging Systems Company, Richardson Technologies, are to showcase its Real Time Microscope (RTM), a radical imaging system capable of providing real time, full colour images, providing improved sample detail, essential for pharmaceutical research.
12-Aug-2004
Fisher completes Apogent merger
Fisher Scientific has completed its €3bn merger with Apogent Technologies, continuing an acquisitive period which has seen it become one of the top companies in the market for research tools.
Audit finds Mettler-Toledo blameless on interim results
Mettler Toledo, the world's largest manufacturer of weighing instruments, has reported a healthy 8 per cent hike in sales for the first half of 2004, helped by favourable currency factors.
10-Aug-2004
Need for fragrance allergens to be labelled
A professor is demanding that the US government builds on its recent ruling that major allergens in food products be clearly visible on product labels, by passing a similar piece of legislation for fragranced products.
Servomex develops portable gas analyser for coffee
A US coffee producer has installed a Servomex 574 portable gas analyser at its plant to help ensure its coffee is produced to the same standard.
09-Aug-2004
Aurora Discovery launches the Scout MPD Workstation
Aurora Discovery has introduced a low volume-handling instrument that enables highly automated miniaturization of research assays for life science laboratories specialising in drug research and development.
05-Aug-2004
Food database extends knowledge on potential carcinogens
Extending food scientists' understanding of potential carcinogens in food products and allowing food makers to quantify dietary exposure to these compounds, a group of researchers in Spain have compiled an extensive database of harmful compounds formed during food preservation and cooking.
04-Aug-2004
IonGate launch transporter-screening technology
SurfE2ROne, a new detection technology for drug discovery and development, has been launched by its makers IonGate Biosciences who believe that in using this technology drugs can be developed faster and more efficiently.
ViaGen DNA test reveals poor beef labelling
Between eight and 50 per cent of US retail beef carrying a label with the name 'Angus' does not meet the USDA criteria for Angus branding, according to a recent DNA test.
02-Aug-2004
US scientists develop fish quality reference standard
US-based National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has developed Standard Reference Material (SRM) 1946 to help fish processors accurately determine the quality of their product.
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