INTEGRA has chosen the annual meeting of the Society for Laboratory Automation and Screening (SLAS) to launch its new 384-channel handheld electronic pipette. Capable of both 96- and 384-channel pipetting, the new Viaflo 384 is said to be ideal for…
Month: December 2012
Darkfield illumination now possible on virtual slide imaging
OLYMPUS says its new VS120 virtual slide microscope system is the only microscope-based virtual slide system to offer darkfield illumination. This novel whole slide imaging system also offers brightfield and fluorescence illumination. Darkfield imaging is favoured in situations where the…
Streamlining pathology sample handling in UK hospital labs
NEW SOFTWARE to improve the way samples are handled in pathology laboratories is about to be tested in the UK. The new Automated Sample Receipting (ASR) system has been developed by InterSystems for its Ensemble platform, and is to be…
Spheroids make better models when assessing cancer cell invasion
AMSBIO says there is a growing need for more complete and physiologically predictive cancer invasion models, and so has launched its new 3D Culture 96-Well BME cell invasion assay to address this. The BME (basement membrane extract) assay offers a…
Randox lab tests blog gets makeover
RANDOX has unveiled the new design of its popular Lab Tests blog, which provides a useful resource for professionals to learn about the company’s innovations as well as relevant diagnostics research and industry news. The blog was created to act…
Weekly news: the power of scientific video
I’VE ALWAYS been a sucker for scientific imaging competitions, which is just as well as this seems to be one of the main growth areas in science today. Every month seems to bring along a new competition for scientists to…
Continuous flow reactions made easier for simplified chemical synthesis
SYNTHESIS capabilities in the laboratory can be improved using a new range of modular flow systems based on the Binary Pump Module (BPM) and FlowSyn flow reactor from Uniqsis, says the company. The original FlowSyn flow reactor is described as…
Malvern opens São Paulo applications lab
MATERIALS characterisation instrument maker Malvern Instruments has opened a new applications and demonstration laboratory in Sao Paolo, Brazil. The new laboratory, located within the existing premises of its parent company Spectris, provides support to customers and joins the group’s other…
Bio-Rad closes deal to buy AbD Serotec
BIO-RAD Laboratories has signed a definitive agreement to acquire AbD Serotec, a supplier of antibodies and reagents, from MorphoSys, for €53 million (about US$70 million) in cash. The transaction is expected to be completed in January 2013. “We are impressed with…
Turbomolecular vacuum pump improves lab efficiency
THE FIRST in a new series of high performance turbomolecular vacuum pumps from Agilent, the TwisTorr 304 FS, has applications in analytical instrumentation, research programmes, and the semiconductor and nanotechnology sectors. TwisTorr 304 FS features a novel type of floating…