Bioscience Technology articles from January 2004

Bioscience Technology archives from January 2004

High content protein analysis systems.
January 1, 2004... BD FACSArray[TM] bioanalyzer, for high-content analysis of proteins, is a benchtop system composed of an analyzer with a 96-well plate sampler, an optical detection unit, a computer workstation, and acquisition and analysis software. Up to...

Liquid handling platform provides inert, multi-format sample processing.
January 1, 2004... TekBench-SP[TM] is a fully automated hquid handling platform for the processing of tube- and plate-based samples in an inert environment, providing protection from oxygen, moisture, light, dust--factors known to compromise sample integrity and...

Macro-Illumination Imaging System.
January 1, 2004... Lightools Research Macro-Illumination Imaging System Plus with Cooled CCD facilitates real time imaging of living animals. Multi-wavelength (390-750 nm) illumination from the Illumatool Dual Lighting System improves detection, sensitivity and...

Chemiluminescent, bioluminescent imaging system.(Editor's Choice)
January 1, 2004... ChemiDoc-It Imaging System has a light-tight cabinet features a light-tight cabinet. A high sensitivity, monochrome camera is designed specifically for imaging Western blots and samples in chemiluminescent and bioluminescent applications. The...

Microscopic technology provides benchtop access to image sectioning.(Editor's Choice)
January 1, 2004... OptiGrid[TM] Structured Light Imaging System provides benchtop contrast, sharpness and clarity in microscopic 2D optical sectioning and 3D image reconstruction on the lab bench. The System is suited for multi-wavelength fluorescence imaging...

Purple protein stain.(Editor's Choice)
January 1, 2004... Deep Purple[TM] Total Protein fluorescent stain provides for the detection and visualization of proteins in 1D and 2D gels. The product offers a complete labeling and detection solution for every step of protein analysis, from sample...

Extended range RI detector.(Editor's Choice)
January 1, 2004... Optilab rEX (refractometer with EXtended range) uses a combination of semiconductor photodiode technology and proprietary computer algorithms to have the full range of instrument detection always be present, and to provide full sensitivity over...

Tissue Engineering bioreactor.(Editor's Choice)
January 1, 2004... The EnduraTEC ITEMS (Intelligent Tissue Engineering via Mechanical Stimulation) BioReactor is a scalable biodynamic environmental system that provides a complete closed-loop nutrient-flow subsystem capable of introducing mechanical stresses and...

Mill for cryogenic grinding.(Editor's Choice)
January 1, 2004... Bead mill MM 301 homogenizes sample volumes from 0.5 to 30 mi under liquid nitrogen. The sample and bead are safely contained in the screw-cap stainless steel jar, which is immersed in liquid nitrogen. Grinding sets are placed into the...

Washer for 384-well plates.(New Products)
January 1, 2004... The ELx405[TM] HT washer for 384-well microplates features the processing speed, carrier design and footprint to facilitate integration into automated systems requiring high-throughput washing. Patented Dual-Action[TM] manifold provides...

Chemiluminescent reagents.(New Products)
January 1, 2004... Chemiluminescent reagents sensitive and stable for the enzymes most used in diagnostic immunoassays and reporter gene assays. All reagents are ready-to-use solutions. Substrate for horseradish peroxidase (HRP) can be obtained as a one-bottle or...

Quantitative PCR assays.(New Products)
January 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...

Sample management system.(New Products)
January 1, 2004... Overall efficiency and effectiveness are achieved by integrating TekCel's expanded range of automation platforms into a comprehensive Multi-Format Sample Management System. The system provides a high level of flexibility to address a range of...

Ceramic materials for life science research.(New Products)
January 1, 2004... Ceramic materials and coatings for microarray slides are chemically inertness, resist protein binding, and have superior optical properties. These properties provide an appropriate environment for microarrays used in the analysis of DNA and...

Cell-based screening.(New Products)
January 1, 2004... CyBi[TM]-Cellight modular liquid handling and detection platform provides a flexible system to address a range of applications in drug discovery. The system is configurable to meet requirements used in assay development, primary screening,...

Stem cell hemotoxicity kit.(New Products)
January 1, 2004... HALO[R] multifunctional hemotoxicity testing system that can be used at all stages of drug development from screening to clinical trials. A proliferation assay with luminescence readout performed in a 96-well plate, the platform allows up to 11...

TR-FRET kinase assays.(New Products)
January 1, 2004... LanthaScreen[TM] time-resolved, resonance energy transfer (TR-FRET) detection technology is used for high-throughput detection of kinases in drug discovery research, and measures protein-protein, protein-peptide, and DNA-protein interactions....

Protein expression solution.(New Products)
January 1, 2004... The expressionfactory[TM] combines biology, hardware, and software tools that enable the entire process of expression vector construction, protein expression, and subsequent purification to be automated. The result is the systematic and...

Mycoplasma detection kit.(New Products)
January 1, 2004... MycoAlert[TM] Mycoplasma Detection Kit rapidly detects mycoplasma contamination in cell cultures, even when contamination levels are very low. Convenience and reliability facilitate mycoplasma detection at every cell-passaging step to ensure...

CCD imaging camera.(New Products)
January 1, 2004... QuantiFIRE[TM] monochrome CCD camera features a thermoelectrically (Peltier) cooled system that develops noise-free images with an exposure time of up to 20 minutes. Multiple binning modes facilitate acquisition of high bit-depth monochrome...

DNA polymerase.(New Products)
January 1, 2004... Restorase DNA polymerase combines a long enzyme with a small amount of DNA repair additive. The optimized blend will initiate the repair and further amplification of damaged DNA templates greater than 800 bp. DNA can be damaged in a number of...

Decontamination spray.(New Products)
January 1, 2004... NucleasEliminator[TM] decontamination agent is packaged in a spray bottlethat makes it easy to quickly cover and clean any large DNase/RNase contaminated lab surface (benches, beakers, etc.) by aiming and pulling the trigger. AMRESCO Inc. ...

Gene expression analysis.(New Products)
January 1, 2004... eXpress Profiling technology monitors tens to hundreds of genes using quantitative, highly multiplexed rtPCR. The method measures very low-level transcription events working with only a few nanograms of total RNA, achieves a low cost per data...

384-well compound storage.(New Products)
January 1, 2004... Compound storage plate is solvent resistant and optically clear. Each well has a 160 [micro]l capacity. Conical bottoms maximize usable volume and sample recovery. Plates come with a pre-applied barcode label and an automation-compatible, low...

Microarray data extraction software.(New Products)
January 1, 2004... Agilent's Feature Extraction Software 7.1 is utilized with the company's DNA Microarray Scanner, which is compatible with any 1" X 3" slide microarray. The software extracts microarray data in less than ten minutes per microarray, two to three...

Membrane incorporates asymmetrical pore structure.(New Products)
January 1, 2004... Sterilizing grade membranes that increase speed and throughputs are a cornerstone of a wide range of bioscience filtration and separation processes, machV Technology, a proprietary asymmetrical (V or funnel-shaped) pore structure, enables a...

RNA from regions of diseased human brains.(RNA Investigation)
January 1, 2004... High quality, DNA-free total RNAs are isolated from more than 17 distinct regions of human brains from patients suffering from Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, and AEL. All tissues are ethically obtained and trained neuro-anatomists dissect the...

Purify RNA from total cells.(RNA Investigation)
January 1, 2004... BioRobot[R] EZ1 combines ease-of-use with automated purification of total RNA from 1-6 samples of up to 1 x [10.sup.6] cultured cells or 2 x [10.sup.6] pretreated white blood cells in approximately 55 minutes. Yields of purified RNA correlate...

siRNA transfection reagent.(RNA Investigation)
January 1, 2004... GeneEraser[TM] siRNA transfection reagent has demonstrated high transfection efficiency of siRNA in various mammalian cell lines, and allows the use of very low levels of siRNA to knock out stable or transient gene expression, siRNA is...

RNA evaluation kit.(RNA Investigation)
January 1, 2004... The RNA Inspector Kit evaluates RNA and cDNA for the presence of transcripts from 1 kb to 14 kb from human, mouse and rat tissues and cell lines. The kit evaluates RNA integrity and quality, the success of cDNA synthesis, and ensures...

RNA transcription kit.(RNA Investigation)
January 1, 2004... AmpliScribe[TM] T7-Flash[TM] in vitro transcription kit produces high yields of RNA in a short reaction time. The standard 30 minute kit reaction produces 160-180 [micro]g (8-9 mg/ml) of RNA from 1 [micro]g of DNA template. A 6-fold linear...

Lamin A/C siRNA/siAb kit.(RNA Investigation)
January 1, 2004... The Lamin A/C siRNA/siAb Assay Kit provides a complete, validated assay for silencing a commonly expressed endogenous gene. Each kit contains the essential components required to elicit RNAi in selected cell lines under controlled conditions,...

Drosophila RNAi Collection.(RNA Investigation)
January 1, 2004... The use of RNAi as a genetic tool in Drosophila is made easier through the availability of the Drosophila RNAi Collection, a set of over 7,000 DNA constructs ready for in vitro transcription. The collection consists of dsDNAs covering 50% of...

siRNA intracellular localization.(RNA Investigation)
January 1, 2004... Label IT[R] siRNA Tracker Intracellular Localization Kits directly label and deliver siRNA of individual design in an efficient, non-destructive wanner, for in vitro tracking experiments. Subcellular localization and functional inhibition of...

In vitro transcription system.(RNA Investigation)
January 1, 2004... T7 RiboMAX[TM] Express RNAi System(a,b,c) is an in vitro transcription system designed for producing milligram amounts of double-stranded RNA (dsRNA) in a short amount of time. The dsRNA is free of protein and other contaminants and suitable...

Nuclear Magnetic Resonance in structural proteomics: NMR is uniquely suited to deliver structural information on molecules that are difficult to crystallize.(Tools & Techniques)
January 1, 2004... After nearly four decades of advancements in both technology and methodology, Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) spectroscopy now plays an important role in a wide range of research fields, including structural proteomics. This progress results...

DNA polymerase.(New Products)
January 1, 2004... EPICENTRE's MasterAmp[TM] Tth DNA polymerase contains both reverse transcriptase and DNA-dependent DNA polymerase activities and is offered for single-tube RT-PCR. Reverse transcription using the product can be performed at temperatures up to...

Multi-channel chemistry analyzer.(New Products)
January 1, 2004... Multi-channel chemistry analyzer BioProfile[R] 100 provides automated monitoring of key nutrients and metabolitesin cell culture media. The analyzer offers eight measured tests including glucose, lactate, glutamine, and glutamate, as well as...

Streamlined proteomics data analysis.(New Products)
January 1, 2004... Enabling accelerated processing of complex proteomics data, this streamlined proteomics data analysis system combines SEQUEST Cluster software with the eServer[TM] 1350 Linux[R] Cluster to provide a powerful information technology (IT)...

Western Blot signal enhancer.(New Products)
January 1, 2004... Qentix[TM] Western Blot Enhancer Kit contains two ready-to-use reagents that increase signal intensity with a 15-minute post-transfer treatment of a nitrocellulose or PVDF membrane. Proteins that are weakly immunoreactive have shown increases...

Immunogold Labeling system.(New Products)
January 1, 2004... The EM IGL automated Immunogold Labeling system helps to visualize specific proteins with cells. Preparing tissue and cell samples accurately is essential for optimum TEM image quality. This automated system eliminates the need for manual...

DNA contaminant removal for RT-PCR.(New Products)
January 1, 2004... TURBO DNA-free[TM] Treatment & Removal Reagents remove DNA contaminants from RNA samples using TURBO DNase[TM], and the subsequent removal of the DNase after treatment. The DNase exhibits a greater binding efficiency than wild type DNase I....

Signal transduction assay.(New Products)
January 1, 2004... ECIS[TM] (Electric CellSubtrate Impedance Sensing) method to detect morphological changes of cells in culture via impedance measurements can also be used to detect and monitor the activation of G-protein-coupled receptors. Studies of activation...

Avian IgY antibody conjugates.(New Products)
January 1, 2004... These companies have collaborated to produce avian IgY polyclonal antibodies (anti-Human Serum Albumin (HSA), anti-IgG, anti-Transferrin, anti-Fibrinogen, anti-IgA, and anti-IgM) that function as a fractionation step prior to protein...

DNA, RNA hybridization kits.(New Products)
January 1, 2004... In Situ Hybridization Kit offers a complete non-isotopic system for the localization of DNA and RNA sequences in cells and tissues. Target sequence is visualized by detection of a hybridized hapten-labeled probe followed by anti-hapten...

SNP genotyping data analysis software.(New Products)
January 1, 2004... SNP Assistant is an easy-to-use tool for single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) management, validation, and analysis. It includes features such as marker and sample validation, case-control and TDT tests, LD calculation and publication level...

Robotic fluid dispensing.(New Products)
January 1, 2004... Model 2-4 robotic fluid dispenser is offer for automated lab procedures that require accurate liquid delivery. It is light enough to mount on laboratory robots, can be controlled via RS-485 communication (PC, PLC control), and is also...

MP-TsOH cartridge for amine purification.(New Products)
January 1, 2004... MP-TsOH cartridges contain a sulfonated macroporous polystyrene resin that is a polymer-bound equivalent of p-toluenesulfonic acid. Specifically developed for the isolation and purification of amines and basic heterocycles using a...

Genetic analysis system.(New Products)
January 1, 2004... The CEQ[TM] 8800 Genetic Analysis System processes two 96-well plates and tracks the samples. The majority of genetic analysis functions are automated and integrated into one system that adapts to changes in sample type and complexity. With one...

Sentinel Lymph Node Rapid IHC Kit.(New Products)
January 1, 2004... Sentinel Lymph Node Rapid IHC Kit provides sensitive, reproducible detection of cytokeratins expressed in breast carcinoma and useful for recognition of micrometastases in frozen sections of sentinel lymph nodes. It offers a total solution for...

Laboratory stain remover.(New Products)
January 1, 2004... Erado-Sol effectively eliminates most medical, histological, and chemical stains, including Iodine, Betadine, Wright stain, Lugol's Stain and fresh blood from hands, glassware, plastic, fabric and lab equipment. The product is biodegradable,...

Epac agonists.(New Products)
January 1, 2004... A series of cyclic nucleotides for the modulation of Epac (cAMP-GEF) are now available in North America. Shown to discriminate between Epac and PKA-related signal transduction pathways, these specific agonists are useful tools for studying the...

Pipette tip boxes, Refill System.(New Products)
January 1, 2004... Biohit has introduced a tip Refill System and boxes for their popular tip sizes. The rigid and strong polypropylene boxes and trays are can be fully autoclaved. The tray holds 96 high grade. non-wettable virgin polypropylene tips in a 8 X 12...

Chemical inventory module.(New Products)
January 1, 2004... Internal Document Storage Module for the ChemSW CISPro CIS Chemical Inventory System[R] saves time and eliminates paper trail steps by linking all documents that relate to a particular chemical container in the inventory tracking system....

Quantitative measurements of FRET using standard fluorescence microscopy.(Tools & Techniques)
January 1, 2004... Introduction Fluorescence resonance energy transfer (FRET) is a technique used for quantifying the distance between two molecules conjugated to different fluorophores. Since Forster first described the direct energy transfer from a donor...

Orbital mixing dry bath.(New Products)
January 1, 2004... EchoTherm[TM] SC20 Digital and SC25 Fully Programmable Dry Baths provide chilling and heating for biological samples. Model SC20 is a simple digital unit. Model SC25 is fully programmable, and has five-program memory capacity. Both units have a...

Analytical evaporator.(New Products)
January 1, 2004... Zipvap 18-Sample Analytical Evaporator offers versatile and convenient sample preparation by Nitrogen evaporation or concentration of from 1 to 18 samples. It is best used for volatile sample preparation from Use InfoLINK 4A1152 or Call...

96-well filter plate.(New Products)
January 1, 2004... MultiScrecn Solubility Filter Plates, automation-compatible, 96-well systems for quantitative solubility assays, screen hundreds of samples per day with results that correlate to shake flask methods. The plates conserve sample and provide...

ELISA adhesion molecules.(New Products)
January 1, 2004... ELISA and Instant ELISA kits are offered for a variety of adhesion molecules, and are the subject of a recent study showing the significant correlation between levels of sICAM-1, sVCAM-1, and the proliferation of tumor markers TPS, TPA, and TK....

Benchtop plate preparation.(New Products)
January 1, 2004... The latest addition to Tecan's Aquarius multi-channel pipettor line, AutoLoader Benchtop MultiChannel Pipetting Solution collects, sorts, and stores various plate types for Aquarius, and is fully compatible with the stacker systems on the...

DNA purification kit.(New Products)
January 1, 2004... UltraClean BloodSpin DNA Purification Kit utilizes a silica spin filter method to purify genomic and mitochondrial DNA from whole blood (fresh, frozen, or stored at 4 C), buff), coat, or cultured cells in 20 minutes. In the presence of...

Remote access to modular compound store.(New Products)
January 1, 2004... The TIP LabTech comPANION provides fast, remote delivery of cherry-picked microtubes to any location up to 15 m away from compound. It generates a rack of 96 microtubes individually selected from the company's comPOUND 100,000-tube store in...

Full-length kinase cDNA clones.(New Products)
January 1, 2004... Added to the TrueClone[TM] collection is the Kinase CloneSet[TM], a designated subset of over 500 full-length kinase cDNA clones. The company's TrueClone Collection of 20,000 full-length human cDNAs includes over 75% of the NM sequences in the...

Syringe filters.(New Products)
January 1, 2004... GD/X Syringe Filters enable filtration of viscous samples to make sample preparation easier, faster, and more efficient. Part of a proprietary family of syringe falters, the GD/X is manufactured with a polypropylene housing. Floating pre-filter...

Bioscience microscopes.(New Products)
January 1, 2004... Eclipse 80i series bioscience research microscopes provide stability and mechanical precision, and quality fluorescence performance, and incorporate wide spectrum violet corrected (VC) Plan Apo optics. The DIH digital head of the Eclipse 80i is...

Perfusion pump.(New Products)
January 1, 2004... The 401U/D1 pump provides single or multiple channels for precision metering between 0.01 to 120 ml per minute, making it ideal for perfusion applications. An ultra small footprint design, manual-and auto-analog speed control, and remote...

Universal slide kits.(New Products)
January 1, 2004... New ez-rays[TM] universal microarray surface can be used with cDNA probes, oligonucleotide probes (unmodified, amine-modified, or Acrydite[TM] modified), and proteins. The slides provide high signal intensity, low background, and effective...

Stem/progenitor cell detection system.(New Products)
January 1, 2004... ALDEFLUOR[TM] complete research reagent system aids in the identification and isolation of viable stem/progenitor cells using flow cytometry. The core of the proprietary technology is a substrate for aldehyde dehydrogenase (ALDH), an...

Major Histocompatibility Complex pentamers.(New Products)
January 1, 2004... Pro5[TM] Major Histocompatibility Complex (MHC) pentamers combine five copies of MHC-peptides in a single probe for detecting killer T cells, thus offering enhanced sensitivity. MHC-peptide complexes detect and separate T cells from blood...

Amide synthesis toolkit.(New Products)
January 1, 2004... Amide Toolkit provides tools to explore reaction strategies using amide synthesis in optimization of chemical drugs. The Toolkit combines the appropriate resin-bound reagents, scavengers, as well as a unique coupling reagent and protocols. This...

Slide spinner.(New Products)
January 1, 2004... Mini Centrifuge compact slide spinner dries slides and comes with a rotor and cassettes to hold two slides. It removes wash buffer from microarrays prior to scanning. The removable cassettes catch all liquid spun off of the slides for easy...

Lab Style Bottles.(New Products)
January 1, 2004... Economical soda lime glass Lab Style Bottles feature a wide GLA5 neck opening, are easy to fill and pour, and are offered for storage as well as mixing and sampling. Bottles, caps, and pouring rings can be autoclaved up to 140 C. Permanent...

Confluent Precision Dispense Pumps.(New Products)
January 1, 2004... Precision Dispense Pumps offer long life and good performance. The PDP accurately dispenses volumes from below 1[micro]l up to 5 ml and boast a guaranteed life of 5 million cycles in typical diagnostic applications. Available in a variety of...

Rotary oven.(New Products)
January 1, 2004... Hot ROCS[TM] rotary ovens, used in both combinatorial chemistry labs and chemical synthesis labs, heat and mix reagents in solid phase or solution phase chemical synthesis. Accessory carousels accomodate plates, blocks, or standard glass...

Culture dishes have Ultra-low Attachment surface.(New Products)
January 1, 2004... Coming Incorporated, Life Sciences, is offering an Ultra Low Attachment surface on 60 mm and 100 mm style dishes. The covalently bound hydrogel layer is hydrophilic and neutrally charged. Stem cells are maintained in a suspended state,...

Electronic lab notebook.(New Products)
January 1, 2004... GenSys/ELN[TM] enterprise-ready electronic laboratory notebook offers an open, scalable architecture and integrates existing desktop tools and back-end applications. Benefits of the platform approach include immediate integration of all...

RT-PCR expression profiling.(New Products)
January 1, 2004... MultiGene-12[TM] Kits profile expression of eleven closely related genes by RT-PCR in up to eight different experiments simultaneously. The eight identical twelve-tube strips contain tested gene-specific primer sets representing genes from a...

Pipette calibration software.(New Products)
January 1, 2004... Pipette Tracker Pro pipette calibration software provides the tools needed to comply with regulatory requirements such as 21 CFR Part 11. The security implementation includes: User ID and password control, electronic signatures, and an audit...

Microbial genetics tool.(New Products)
January 1, 2004... EZ::TN[TM] Transposome[TM] complexes are formed between an EZ::TN Transposon and EZ::TN Transposase and provide a reliable method for generating a library of random transposon insertions in vivo. The EZ::TN Transposome may be electroporated...

Animal surveillance system.(New Products)
January 1, 2004... To meet the need for global standardization in the microbiological quality of laboratory animals, the International Health Monitoring System[TM] (IHMS[TM]) has been established. Lab animal facilities that import and export live animals, cells,...

Outsourced gene expression profiling.(New Products)
January 1, 2004... GenUs BioSystems is a laboratory that conducts gene expression and DNA-based experiments with the use of bioarray technology. Experimentation services include sample preparation, sample quality analyses, processing of customer-provided RNA and...

Robot-friendly microplate centrifuge.(New Products)
January 1, 2004... Ixion microplate centrifuge module is controlled via an RS 232 interface, and has a loading shutter that opens and closes under software control. An automatic homing position facilitates robotic access. Accommodating 1 or 2 microplates, deep...

Salivary Cortisol measurement.(New Products)
January 1, 2004... ACTIVE[R] Cortisol (saliva) EIA determines free or biologically active cortisol in saliva. Results obtained for salivary cortisol show a correlation with mass spectroscopy analysis. Moreover, determination of salivary cortisol using EIA has...

SNP analysis.(New Products)
January 1, 2004... LightTyper SNP Analysis Instrument performs high-throughput genotype identification using melting-curve analysis. The instrument allows for identification of 18,000 genotypes in eight hours, application of a 96-or 386-well format, and...