Bioscience Technology articles from February 2004

Bioscience Technology archives from February 2004

Normal human astrocytes.
February 1, 2004... Integrated Clonetics[R] Astrocytes cell and media system offers non-transformed, non-immortalized, primary derived cells. The system features: cryopreserved Astrocytes--1,000,000 cells per amp; Astrocyte Growth Medium BulletKit[R] that includes...

Micro parallel liquid chromatography system.
February 1, 2004... Nanostream[R] Veloce[TM] micro parallel liquid chromatography (PLC) system uses established HPLC techniques and integrates with conventional laboratory work-flow. At the heart of the system, the 24-column Brio[TM] cartridge enables multiple...

Balance enclosures.
February 1, 2004... Xpert[TM] Balance Enclosure features a 23" deep interior that accommodates large digital and analytical balances. Patented Clean-Sweep[TM] airfoil allows air to sweep the work surface. Upper containment sash foil bleeds air into the enclosure...

Array building kits.(Editor's Choice)
February 1, 2004... Thiol-based Functionalization Kits include the a choice of thiol-based chemicals, gold-coated glass slides or coverslips, as well as an easy-to-follow protocol. The kits offer an alternative to purchasing custom-synthesized chemicals in bulk...

Electroporation methods optimization.(Editor's Choice)
February 1, 2004... The BTX Methods Optimization System MOS 25 boosts electroporation productivity by optimizing conditions and increasing yields and viability. The MOS 25 takes less then 5 minutes to run. Entire libraries can be efficiently screened. The system...

Microarray slides.(Editor's Choice)
February 1, 2004... Vivid[TM] microarray slides are constructed of a glass base with a membrane printing area. The use of membrane slides as a microarray substrate facilitates high binding and simple immobilization methods. Vivid slides offer high signal to noise...

Microplate luminometer with injectors.(Editor's Choice)
February 1, 2004... Veritas[TM] microplate luminometers offer sensitivity and dynamic range sufficient for all bioluminescent and chemiluminescent applications. With two optional injectors, the Veritas is capable of performing both flash and glow type luminescent...

Normalized cDNA library services.(Editor's Choice)
February 1, 2004... Normalized cDNA library construction service utilizes customer cDNA libraries (i.e., standard libraries, microquantity libraries, etc.) and Express Genomic's proprietary ExTREme[TM] technology. Biotinylated driver RNA and single-stranded (ss)...

Spinning disk confocal system.(Editor's Choice)
February 1, 2004... DSU spinning disk confocal system uses proprietary slit disk technology to enhance signal transmission while maintaining confocality. Arc lamp excitation source can be used, offering wavelength flexibility. DSU disk and optical components are...

Collection, transport, purification and storage of PCR-ready plant DNA.(Tools & Techniques)
February 1, 2004... Introduction The number of PCR-based methods for plant molecular research has increased dramatically. Application of these methods alone, or in combination with other tools, range from marker assisted selection, molecular mapping, varietal...

Circulators.(Pittcon Preview)
February 1, 2004... Lauda[R] Integra Process Thermostats are offered in over 10 circulator models providing temperatures from -30 C to +150 C and high heating and cooling capacities. Small internal bath volume, a powerful pump and electronic control deliver quick,...

Glassware washers.(Pittcon Preview)
February 1, 2004... Generation G 78 undercounter glassware washers will be exhibited by Miele at Pittcon Booth 2655. Model G 7883 offers 10 standard programs for in-lab washing. The G 7883CD adds HEPA-filtered forced air-drying and on-board liquid...

Fittings, tubing, valves.(Pittcon Preview)
February 1, 2004... Asahi/America's EMT Fitting and Tubing System (Pittcon Booth 3664) is comprised of tubing, fittings, valves, flare tools and flow meters. Fittings for small tube diameters, known as Series 1M, simplifies joining miniature tubes with increased...

Low UV absorbance detector.(Pittcon Preview)
February 1, 2004... Beckman Coulter has introduced the AD 200 Absorbance Detector (Pittcon Booth 3018) a monochromator-based system for assays requiring detection in the low UV range, including DNA quantitation and characterization. The AD 200 can read 6-to...

Water purification software.(Pittcon Preview)
February 1, 2004... Explore Data[TM] Software for Millipore Corporation next generation Elix[R] and RiOs[TM] water purification systems records historical real-time data to monitor water quality and system performance. This diagnostic tool captures system data for...

Evaporation, concentration, synthesis.(Pittcon Preview)
February 1, 2004... Genevac will be showing products for solvent evaporation, concentration and parallel synthesis at Pittcon Booth 4234. The EZ-2 Personal Evaporator system offers a new concentration mode that enables the system to concentrate samples down to a...

Glassware Washers.(Pittcon Preview)
February 1, 2004... LANCER undercounter Glassware Washers, to be exhibited at Pittcon Booth 2445, offer 2 independent wash levels (racks are interchangeable between levels and units), the 810 LX, 815 LX and 820 LX washers are fully automatic, have microprocessor...

Automated C[O.sub.2] Incubator.(Pittcon Preview)
February 1, 2004... Thermo Electron Corporation offers the Steri-Cult[R] R Automated C[O.sub.2] Incubator. Instrument capacity is 196 plates. Stable, uniform chamber is ideal for ADME/Tox absorption assays, such as Caco2, other cell-based assays, and general...

Baths.(Pittcon Preview)
February 1, 2004... The positioning of a large-area heating on three sides within Memmert water bath working chambers ensures effective heat distribution throughout the medium to guarantee temperatures from 10 to 100 C. Pittcon Booth 3203. Stainless steel...

Bottle caps sparge, filter fluids.(Pittcon Preview)
February 1, 2004... Omnifit has customized its inert bottle caps to produce a system capable of sparging, filtering and transferring fluids from storage bottles to the inlets of an automated chromatography instrument. Securing ring on the cap rotates separates...

LIMS software.(Pittcon Preview)
February 1, 2004... Autoscribe will be displaying software developed using the .NET framework at Pittcon Booth 654. Matrix Version 5 Laboratory Information Management System provides access via conventional Windows[R] client or Interact Connections. Interfaces are...

384-well hybridization plate.(Lab Automation & Robotics Focus)
February 1, 2004... GenePlate[R]HT, a high-throughput, 384-well-format, automation-friendly mRNA isolation plate, facilitates fast, sensitive, reproducible isolation of mRNA from cell culture and tissue sources. The benefits of the RNAture 96-well GenePlate, which...

Assay automation workstation.(Lab Automation & Robotics Focus)
February 1, 2004... The CRS Mini DM Workstation is a scalable and reliable automation platform for automating ELISA and other biochemical assays. Modular design allows the system to expand easily by adding or swapping instruments and storage as assay and...

Inert, multi-format sample processing.(Lab Automation & Robotics Focus)
February 1, 2004... TekBench-SP[TM] is a fully automated liquid handling platform for the processing of tube- plate-based samples in an inert environment, providing protection from factors known to compromise sample integrity and stability (oxygen, moisture,...

Filter plates for automated workstations.(Lab Automation & Robotics Focus)
February 1, 2004... [MultiScreen.sub.HTS] filter plates were developed specifically for use with automated workstations. One-piece plate design facilitates use with robotic gripper arms and stackers. Rigid sidewalls provide ample surface to accommodate bar code...

Robotic centrifuge for the automated laboratory.(Lab Automation & Robotics Focus)
February 1, 2004... Rotanta 46 RSC refrigerated, robotic centrifuge features pc control and rotor positioning. Controlled by remote optical data transmission, it automatically performs routine laboratory tasks. If needed, all functions can be controlled manually...

Microplate reagent dispenser.(Lab Automation & Robotics Focus)
February 1, 2004... Bio-Tek Instruments has expanded its line of [micro]Fill[TM] bulk reagent dispensers to with a unit that dispenses into 24-well plates with an easily adapted manifold designed specifically for cell-based applications. The instrument's fluid...

Liquid handling workstation.(Lab Automation & Robotics Focus)
February 1, 2004... Eppendorf epMotion 5070 liquid handling workstation enables rapid and reproducible liquid handling through automated pipetting, dispensing and dispensing variants. Sequences and protocols that had been carried out manually can be transferred to...

Sample storage, retrieval system.(Lab Automation & Robotics Focus)
February 1, 2004... The Mid-Size Store[TM] from REMP is a fully automated sample storage and retrieval system. Unit size (32' 10" X 11'10" X 9'2" should allow it to fit in most existing laboratory spaces. The system can hold more than 7.8 million compound tubes...

Robotics and automation enclosures.(Lab Automation & Robotics Focus)
February 1, 2004... EnviroMax Enclosures isolate liquid handling workstations, HPLC equipment, high throughput screening systems and other automated equipment, providing exhaust air systems and temperature/humidity controlled environments. Systems maintain either...

Multiple well filter plate.(Lab Automation & Robotics Focus)
February 1, 2004... AcroPrep[TM] 384 multi-well filter plate eliminate lateral cross contamination by individually sealing each well. Laboratories can process 384 samples in minutes, increase output and identify promising drug targets to treat diseases. Rigid...

Yeast shuttle vector.(Genomics Focus)
February 1, 2004... Yeast shuttle vector pORF-CLONE provides cost-effective selection of clones containing long cDNA inserts with a correct open reading frame (ORF). The background of false ORFs can be significantly reduced allowing for the generation of...

Supercoiled DNA Marker Set.(Genomics Focus)
February 1, 2004... Supercoiled DNA Marker Set is suitable for size analysis of cDNA clones and BAC subclones by agarose minigel or Pulse-Field Gel Electrophoresis (e.g., FIGE, CHEF). It can also be used for the size analysis of any supercoiled plasmid larger than...

IEF fractionation system.(Genomics Focus)
February 1, 2004... Solution phase isoelectric focusing with the ZOOM[Tm] IEF Fractionator provides reproducible separations in three hours with fractionated samples ready for further analysis by two dimensional gel electrophoresis (2DE), one dimensional gel...

DNA Polymerase Mix.(Genomics Focus)
February 1, 2004... BD Qtaq[TM] DNA Polymerase Mix is a full-length Taq DNA polymerase optimized for use with BD Qzyme[TM] Assays and most other qPCR detection applications and provides increased DNA and RNA quantitation sensitivity and reproducibility in qPCR and...

Ex Taq Polymerase for real-time PCR.(Genomics Focus)
February 1, 2004... Real time PCR offers a quantitative method for viral and bacterial pathogen detection, measurement of gene expression, and mutation detection. Takara's Real Time Ex Taq[TM] Polymerase, available through Takara Mirus Bio, is a new version of Ex...

Gene silencing in difficult to transfect cells.(Genomics Focus)
February 1, 2004... Ambion's pSilencer[TM] adeno 1.0-CMV System combines the advantages of adenoviral vectors with an efficient siRNA expression system. It allows easy delivery of an siRNA expressing construct into many difficult to transfect cells, including...

Microarray labeling.(Genomics Focus)
February 1, 2004... Label IT[R] [micro][Array.sup.Biotin] Kits (Mirus Corp.) offer a single color, chemical labeling method optimized for use in microarray applications. Substitute this simple method for covalent mRNA, cDNA and cRNA labeling directly into a...

Broad pH range IPG strips.(Genomics Focus)
February 1, 2004... Immobiline DryStrip[TM] gels extend pH range in the basic region from 10 to 11, yielding a broad overview of protein composition, enhancing gel resolution, and improving reproducibility of the protein pattern in the extreme basic region....

GPCR clones.(Genomics Focus)
February 1, 2004... OriGene Technologies Inc. has added GPCR CloneSet[TM], a designated subset of over 300 full-length human non-olfactory G protein-coupled receptors, to the TrueClone[TM] Collection product line. G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) form a large...

Whole genome amplification kit.(Genomics Focus)
February 1, 2004... GenomePlex[TM] whole genome amplification (WGA) point of use kit (Rubicon Genomics, Inc.) complements. The WGA in-house service business was launched earlier this year. A proprietary in-vitro method is used to convert very small amounts of...

Clear bottom microplates.(Labware Focus)
February 1, 2004... Labnet International has partnered with Porvair Sciences, Ltd. to distribute the Krystal[TM] and Krystal 2000[TM] clear bottom microplate products for fluorescence and luminescence assays. Krystal plates feature a standard SBS footprint for use...

Solvent resistant filter plate.(Labware Focus)
February 1, 2004... MultiScreen[R] Solvinert filter plates (Millipore) offer broad solvent compatibility. The plates are optimized for applications including total drag analysis, bead-based cleavage of new chemical entities from combinatorial libraries, and sample...

UV microplate.(Labware Focus)
February 1, 2004... The well height of the half area 96-well UV microplate allows for a sample volume (175 ml) directly corresponding to a 1-cm path length for calibration using UV absorbance, while offering a reduction in reagent costs. The plates, including the...

Protein crystallization.(Labware Focus)
February 1, 2004... CrystalQuick[TM] 96 well plate has a unique well design with 3 sample wells per mother buffer well. Available with either square-rounded or round sample wells for sitting drop applications, the plates are made to SBS standards and work with...

Portable beta shield.(Labware Focus)
February 1, 2004... The Denville Beta Station is a dual purpose beta shield and covered work surface. With the shield in the "down" position, it functions as a fully enclosed beta shielding box. Using two knobs, the shield may be secured in a vertical position or...

High yield tips.(Labware Focus)
February 1, 2004... AdvanTip[TM] LT pipette tips virtually eliminate retention of samples and reagents. The wall surfaces of the tips are completely free of occlusions and cavities. This is achieved through a modification to the polypropylene resin combined with...

Reagent reservoirs.(Labware Focus)
February 1, 2004... Reagent reservoirs feature low binding polypropylene construction. The reservoirs offer chemical resistance for aggressive solvents, a pyramid bottom for low dead volume, and capacity of over 40 ml per column. Innovative Microplate. Use...

Semi-Skirted Microplates.(Labware Focus)
February 1, 2004... Microseal[R] 96-well Semi-Skirted Microplates from MJ Research are offered for use with a wide range of instruments, including both MJ Research and ABI thermal cyclers. The half-height skirt adds stiffness to these thin-wall microplates, and...

Threaded Vented Cap provides sterility protection.(Labware Focus)
February 1, 2004... The Wheaton Vented Cap, for use with sterile culture flasks and bottles, provides an inexpensive, single use method for allowing the container to breathe or vent while preventing bacterial contamination. The unit, which consists of a 45 mm open...

Deep-well microplate.(Labware Focus)
February 1, 2004... The 24-well Deep-well microplate is offered for biological and combinatorial applications requiring rapid large-scale generation of target compounds. With a capacity of 10 ml per well, the plate permits reproduction of a variety of chemistries...

Extended length pipet tips.(Labware Focus)
February 1, 2004... TallTips[TM] extended length pipet tips are available in 250 [micro]l--77 mm or 300 [micro]l--102 mm lengths, and are suited for pipetting into long tubes, reagent vials, or deepwell blocks without contaminating the pipettor. Narrow design...

Mats seal 96-well plates.(Labware Focus)
February 1, 2004... The WebSeal[TM] Kit consists of a 96 well mid-depth polypropylene microplate preinserted with 500 [micro]l glass vials and includes the WebSeal silicon/PTFE sealing mat. Sealing all 96 wells eliminates cross contamination of the samples. A...

Aerosol resistant pipet tips.(Labware Focus)
February 1, 2004... ART[R] (Aerosol Resistant Tip) pipet tips contain a patented barrier, eliminate carryover contamination, and are suitable for PCR procedures and handling radioactive and highly infectious samples. The barrier material is non-wicking,...

Pipette tips for proteomics research.(Labware Focus)
February 1, 2004... OMIX[TM] Pipette Tips for Micro-Extractions ontain a small bed of functionalized monolithic sorbent inserted inside a pipette tip. This miniaturized SPE (solid phase extraction) bed accommodates micro-liter loading and elution volumes required...

Plates for solid phase assays.(Labware Focus)
February 1, 2004... With hydrophobicity greater than NUNC MaxiSorp[TM] but less than PolySorp[TM] the unique biomolecular selectivity of the MediSorp[TM] surface can improve assay signal-to-noise ratios. Specifically designed for use in solid phase immuno assays,...

Anti-STEAP polyclonal.(Immunochemical Reagents & Assay Focus)
February 1, 2004... STEAP (Six-transmembrane epithelial antigen of the prostate) is a prostate-specific cell surface antigen that is highly expressed in human prostate cancers. STEAP is unique among cell surface prostate antigens in its potential function as a...

HSP27 (heat shock protein) ELISA.(Immunochemical Reagents & Assay Focus)
February 1, 2004... HSP27 [pS82] phosphoELISA[TM] is sensitive to 1,000 cells/well, demonstrated with HeLa cell lysates. Additional validated cell lines include THP-1, HT1080, Jurkat and 293 cells. The assay is validated for cell lysates and tissue homogenates and...

Characterize, quantify IgG purity and heterogeneity.(Immunochemical Reagents & Assay Focus)
February 1, 2004... ProteomeLab[TM] IgG purity/heterogeneity assay (Beckman Coulter) is offered in kit format with a validated standard operating protocol (SOP). It includes all the necessary chemistry components to resolve both native and reduced immunoglobulins...

Chemiluminescent substrate.(Immunochemical Reagents & Assay Focus)
February 1, 2004... BioFX's chemiluminescent substrates are used in immunoassay and immunoblotting applications. The reagents are intensified and the signal duration increased by proprietary enhancers. The chemiluminescent reagent/enhancer combination offers...

Fluorescent screening for kinase, phosphatase inhibitors.(Immunochemical Reagents & Assay Focus)
February 1, 2004... The Z'-LYTE[TM] assay platform (Invitrogen Corp.) provides a fluorescence-based biochemical detection technology used to screen for potential inhibitors of protein kinases and phosphatases, two enzymes critical for biological mechanisms such as...

Phospho-ERK2 ELISA.(Immunochemical Reagents & Assay Focus)
February 1, 2004... Phospho-ERK1/ ERK2 DuoSet[R] IC ELISA Development System kits (R&D Systems) provide an alternative to Western blots for intracellular factors involved in signal transduction, apoptosis, and transcription. Each kit is available in three pack...

Untouched B cell isolation.(Immunochemical Reagents & Assay Focus)
February 1, 2004... Miltenyi Biotec has announced the release of several new MACS[R] products for the isolation of untouched human B cells. B Cell Isolation Kit II and the Naive B Cell Isolation Kit II contain reagents for specific isolation of lineage B cells or...

TAFI (Thrombin Activatable Fibrinolysis Inhibitor) assay.(Immunochemical Reagents & Assay Focus)
February 1, 2004... Pefaki[R] TAFI is a highly specific, 2-step chromogenic assay for the measurement of TAFI (Thrombin Activatable Fibrinolysis Inhibitor) in plasma. It is a flexible assay that allows for MTP (microplate) or fully automated coagulation analyzer...

Inhibin B ELISA.(Immunochemical Reagents & Assay Focus)
February 1, 2004... Diagnostic Systems Laboratories, Inc. has launched an Inhibin B ELISA. It is specific for dimeric Inhibin B, does not require sample pretreatment, and can be fully automated on open-platform microplate systems. INHIBIN B is a protein hormone...

HDAC8 activity assay.(Immunochemical Reagents & Assay Focus)
February 1, 2004... HDAC8 Colorimetric/Fluorometric Activity Assay/Drug Discovery Kit is HTS-friendly assay and allows real-time monitoring of HDAC activity. This is made possible by HDAC-TRAC[TM] substrate and buffer, which also enables a choice of either...

Marker for degenerating neurons.(Immunochemical Reagents & Assay Focus)
February 1, 2004... Fluoro-Jade[R] B is a polyanionic fluorescein derivative that sensitively and specifically binds to degenerating neurons. It is a dark red powder that has a green iridescence with excitation peak at 480 nm and emission peak at 525 nm. A...

Quantitative PCR assays.(Immunochemical Reagents & Assay Focus)
February 1, 2004... DNA amplification system for real-time detection and quantification of specific cDNA and genomic DNA targets is compatible with all real-time PCR instruments and readily adapted for use in single or multiplex analyses. QZyme Assays measure...

Homogenous assay.(Immunochemical Reagents & Assay Focus)
February 1, 2004... HitHunter[TM] homogeneous, non-radioactive assays come with clear protocols and can be read on both plate readers, and imaging platforms such as LEADseeker[TM] Multimodality Imaging System. The product line features homogeneous assays for...

Fibrinolysis, cardiovascular research reagents.(Immunochemical Reagents & Assay Focus)
February 1, 2004... Technoclone monoclonal antibodies, proteins, plasma proteins, ELISAs and other products for research on vascular diseases include products for the study of coagulation, thrombophilia, thrombosis and lipid metabolism research. Fibrinolysis...

DNA/RNA oxidative damage markers.(Immunochemical Reagents & Assay Focus)
February 1, 2004... Murine Monoclonal Antibody recognizes 8-hydroxy-deoxyguanosine, 8-hydroxyguanine and 8-hydroxy-guanosine. The antibody can be used in ELISA and immunohistochemistry to detect these markers of oxidative damage to DNA and RNA. It may also be used...

Anti-human TCR antibodies.(Immunochemical Reagents & Assay Focus)
February 1, 2004... Anti-human TCR V[alpha]12.1 monoclonal antibody is for validated applications including flow cytometry, immunoprecipitation, frozen tissue staining, and T cell activation. Anti-human TCR V[beta]6.7 monoclonal is available for validated...

Co-stimulatory molecule ELISA.(Immunochemical Reagents & Assay Focus)
February 1, 2004... New series of ELISAs and Instant ELISA kits is offered for the detection of soluble co-stimulatory molecules. The products are useful for research into how manipulation of of the co-stimulatory signals enhance or terminate immune responses....

Microvolume pipettes.(New Products)
February 1, 2004... Hamilton SoftGrip[TM] pipettes provide accuracy within +/- 1.2% and precision is within +0.6% at nominal volume for the 2 [micro]l adjustable volume pipette. Hamilton Company Use InfoLINK 4B1115 or Call 800-287-0633 [ILLUSTRATION...

Labels for frozen, heated surfaces.(New Products)
February 1, 2004... Freezer Bondz[TM] thermal transfer printable labels adhere to solidly frozen surfaces, including cryogenic vials. Freezer Bondz will survive exposure to common lab substances and environments, including liquid nitrogen, freezers to -70 C,...

Rotator/rocker/shaker.(New Products)
February 1, 2004... Roto-Shake Genie[R] provides rocking, rotating and orbtial shaking of samples in almost any temperature environment. Most plasticware, glassware, tubes and bags are easily and securely attached to a stainless steel magnetic platform for...

Phi29 DNA polymerase.(New Products)
February 1, 2004... RepliPHI[TM] Phi29 DNA Polymerase is a highly processive enzyme with exceptional strand displacement activity. The enzyme contains an inherent 3' to 5' exonuclease (proofreading) capability. The polymerase is formulated at 1 mg/ml concentration...

Microwave synthesis system.(New Products)
February 1, 2004... Investigator[TM] Raman-based spectroscopy system (CEM Corp.) provides an integrated approach for real-time reaction monitoring in a CEM microwave-enhanced synthesis system. Samples can be analyzed in real time in the original reaction vessel,...

Self-masking micro/semi-micro cells.(New Products)
February 1, 2004... Measurements at high absorbance ate among the most demanding tasks for a UV-visible spectrophotometer, with factors such as instrument linearity, stray light, and detector noise all conspiring to introduce potential errors. This situation is...

Ultracentrifuges.(New Products)
February 1, 2004... SORVALL[R] Discovery[TM] SE floor model ultracentrifuges and micro-ultracentrifuges are available with a complete range of proprietary ultra and micro-ultra rotors, tubes, bottles and accessories. Exclusive rotor systems including STEPSAVER[TM]...

CCD camera.(New Products)
February 1, 2004... Cascade:512B "on-chip multiplication gain" imaging system utilizes a back-illuminated CCD with dual amplifiers for use in applications requiring sensitivity and a combination of quantum efficiency and dynamic range. The low-noise,...

Bench-top multimode reader.(New Products)
February 1, 2004... Benchtop plate::screen[R] from Carl Zeiss MicroImaging provides automated microplate reading, and, when used in conjunction with the plate::vision[R] and the robotic plate:: lift, permits unattended processing of large macroplate batches. The...

Anti Iba-1, rabbit.(New Products)
February 1, 2004... Two antibodies have been released for Iba-1. Anti Iba-1, rabbit, is specific to microglia and macrophages, and will cross-react with human, mouse, and rat Iba-1. The company offers an Anti Iba-1 for Immunocytochemistry and another for Western...

Laminar airflow station for animal labs.(New Products)
February 1, 2004... PuriCare Vertical Flow Station provides personnel, animal and environmental protection. HEPA-filtered vertical laminar airflow provides ISO Class 5 (formerly Class 100) clean air in the work area, protects mice and other small rodents from...