WITH quality monitoring and control being a vital consideration for many modern laboratories, Randox has launched a new online data management programme to complement its Acusera range of reference controls. It says Acusera 24.7 Live Online will help improve quality…
Category: software
Gene analysis software now includes copy number variation (CNV) mode
THE NEWEST version of SoftGenetics’s NextGene software includes a module for copy number variation (CNV) and a user selectable reporting functions among its enhancements. NextGene 2.3.1 includes the CNV analysis tool, which uses a proprietary method to normalise coverage between two…
Popular mathematical software now in free version
MATHCAD claims to be the world’s most popular engineering calculation software, and is now available in a free version. Mathcad Express gives users the full functionality of the premium Mathcad Prime 2.0 software for a period of 30 days, after…
How to avoid disaster on a Lims project
ACCORDING to John Boother, founder and CEO of Laboratory Information Management System (Lims) provider Autoscribe, many projects to implement a Lims collapse or fail because of inadequate planning. “Projects frequently go over budget or incur additional costs such as IT…
Software automates materialographic identification
THE NEWEST version of Olympus’s materials science microscopy imaging software, Stream 1.8, provides new features to integrate and automate materialographic workflows. These include the automation of a multiple stage location engine, extended data management, and new additions to optional extensions.…
Lims designed to keep IT managers happy
Autoscribe says the latest version of its Matrix Gemini laboratory information management system (Lims) provides flexibility within a framework that will satisfy IT managers. Matrix Gemini is an application for 32 or 64 bit platforms, designed specifically for Windows and…
Free molecular modelling software
JUST DAYS after launching its TorchV10 molecular modelling software, Cresset has released a free version. Offering 3D molecular viewing, sketching, and editing, TorchV10lite is available for Windows, Linux, and Mac. The software works with 2D and 3D structures, displaying the…
Alliance to tackle lipidomics research
TWO LEADING suppliers of analytical tools to laboratories worldwide have announced a new alliance to offer complementary technologies which they hope will help clinical researchers boost lipidomics research. By integrating their systems, Agilent Technologies and Premier Biosoft say they hope…
Next-generation molecular design on the desktop
MOLECULAR design on the desktop is the promise of TorchV10, described as a next-generation software tool for medicinal chemists. Offering molecule design and 3D SAR (structure-activity relationship) modelling, the package allows molecule properties to be visualised and modified easily, says…
Software accelerates screening for contaminants and illicit drugs
SCIENTISTS and lab technicians can now screen hundreds of samples for hundreds of potential contaminants and residues, using customised compound libraries, thanks to a new software application from AB Sciex. LibraryView, when coupled with QTrap and TripleTof mass spectrometry technologies,…