Life Science News and Press Releases

Serial Dilution in 96- & 384-well Microplates

INTEGRA

01/07/2014

INTEGRA has introduced a Row Dilution Plate Holder accessory for its VIAFLO 96 and 384 handheld benchtop pipettes.The new row dilution plate holder adds the functionality to perform serial dilutions in rows. Serial dilutions are often carried out in row format because it allows experimenters to dilute more samples (12 instead of 8 in a 96-well plate). The plate holder can easily be adapted to work with either 96 or 384 well plates.Serial dilution of assay components is a...

Promega Introduces New Mass Spec Reagents, IdeS Protease and Human and Yeast Protein Extracts

Promega Corporation

27/06/2014

Madison, WI USA. (26th June 2014) Promega Corporation announces the launch of new products for scientists working with mass spectrometry. The IdeS Protease enables fast, easy, high performance digestion of immunoglobulin, while the Human and Yeast Protein Extracts provide a test material for optimizing mass spec sample preparation. The new products add to the company’s existing range of proteases and services to improve mass spec sample prep workflows.IdeS Protease...

Merck Millipore Launches Simplicon RNA Reprogramming Technology for Efficient Generation of Virus-Free iPSCs

Merck Millipore

26/06/2014

• Enables easier reprogramming using a single transfection step• Creates integration- and virus-free induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs)• Allows controlled elimination of reprogramming factorsJune 17, 2014, Darmstadt, Germany — Merck Millipore, the Life Science division of Merck, today launched Simplicon™ RNA Reprogramming Technology, which uses synthetic self-replicating RNA to create...

Tecan offers Dual Z arm for Cavro(R) Omni Robot

Tecan Trading AG

19/06/2014

Tecan has introduced a Dual Z arm for the popular Cavro® Omni Robot. Available with a broad choice of lengths, orientations and options for all three axes, the Cavro Omni Robot is designed to combine precision OEM liquid handling with straightforward integration, and the launch of the Dual Z option provides instrument designers with even greater flexibility.The Dual Z option offers two independent pipetting channels in a single housing, doubling the robot’s...

Micronic Launch Automated Screw Cap Storage Tube Decapper

Micronic

05/06/2014

Micronic has announced the launch of an Automatic Screw Cap DeCapper™ system. The next-generation Screw Cap DeCapper is an innovative, easy-to-use device that provides automated decapping/capping of screw cap storage tubes in 96-tube racks in portrait or landscape formats. The device is able to cap or decap 96 Screw Cap tubes, in rows of 8 or 12, in just 60 seconds. The new device is able to provide an automated capping / decapping solution for Micronic screw cap...

Genetics Institute Improves Efficiency of Replication & Screening

INTEGRA

05/06/2014

The Institute of Genetics and Development of Rennes (IGDR), France reports on how, using a VIAFLO 96 handheld multichannel pipette from INTEGRA, they have been able to improve the efficiency and speed with which they replicate yeast strain collections and perform genetic screens in 96 well plates.The Institute of Genetics and Development of Rennes (www.igdr.univ-rennes1.fr) is one of the major biological research institutes in France. The objective of the IGDR is to...

HP D300 offers speed and reliability for drug titrations at GSK

Tecan Trading AG

03/06/2014

GlaxoSmithKline’s quest for improved anti-malarial treatments has been revolutionized by the speed and reliability of the HP D300 Digital Dispenser. The system – distributed by Tecan – has enabled scientists working at GSK’s Malaria Discovery Performance Unit (DPU) in Tres Cantos, Spain, to increase throughput for standard drug titrations and to test additional combinations of candidate compounds. Dr Laura Sanz, an investigator in the Malaria...

CellSens 1.11 - Discover a new level of simplicity

Olympus Europa Holding GmbH

27/05/2014

With Olympus’ unique GEM interface integrated into the latest release of the cellSens imaging software, executing even the most intricate life science imaging experiments is now realised with outstanding ease and efficiency. Hamburg, 26.05.2014 – Personalised automation is the key to managing complex multi-dimensional experiments, and the latest Olympus cellSens imaging software (version 1.11) seamlessly controls motorised hardware to allow effortless set-up of...

Powerful Tool for Genomic Editing

AMS Biotechnology (AMSBIO)

22/05/2014

AMSBIO announces the introduction of CRISPR/Cas9 - a full gene editing tool designed to produce a genetically modified cell using any mammalian cell line and targeting any gene.CRISPR/Cas9 is revolutionizing the field of genomic editing by providing scientists with a powerful tool able to change any gene, in any cell in a highly targeted manner and without introducing foreign DNA. The benefits of CRISPR/Cas9 over previous forms of gene editing, such as TALENs and zinc...

New Multilayer Flask Enhances Cell Culture Production

Porvair Sciences Ltd

22/05/2014

Porvair Sciences has announced a new 5-layer cell culture flask developed to fulfil the need of the growing number of applications that require large numbers of cells. While single layer flasks are well proven for small-scale cell culture scale up, their use can become laborious and time-consuming when large numbers of cells are required. Offering a sterile growth area of 870cm2 in a compact footprint - Porvair's new 5-layer cell culture flask offers a high performance...