Bioscience Technology articles from March 2003

Bioscience Technology archives from March 2003

Benchtop centrifuge.
March 1, 2003... The Hettich Mikro 20 centrifuge makes available five different fixed-angle rotors (12, 20, 24, 30 and 32 place) for spinning various combinations of cryo, PCR or standard microtubes at speeds up to 13,000 rpm and 16,249 rcf. The instrument may...

CDNA library services.
March 1, 2003... Standard cDNA Libraries are produced from customer supplied tissue using a proprietary technology. First strand cDNA is made from mRNA that is primed using oligo dT. After the second strand is synthesized, the double stranded cDNA is size...

Mouse genome array.
March 1, 2003... CodeLink[TM] UniSet Mouse 1 Bioarray contains DNA probes spotted onto a glass slide, with each probe representing one of about 10,000 mouse genes. By adding an RNA sample prepared from mouse tissue to the bioarray, scientists can determine...

Bioreactor and process control system. (Bioreactor Focus).
March 1, 2003... [Cyto.sup.3] bioreactor and process control system cultures attachment dependent cells at high density and viability. The device is constructed of plasma treated styrene plates stacked together in a sealed sterile module to provide a large...

Reagents and tests for carcinogenesis. (Cancer Antibody Focus).
March 1, 2003... Multi-faceted line of reagents for cancer research includes reagents and tests for the analysis of different aspects of carcinogenesis, and several new antibodies in a drug resistance product line. Three antibodies (MAB4155, MAB4145, and...

PCR strip rotor for microcentrifuges. (Editor's Choice).
March 1, 2003... This rotor for the proprietary SORVALL[R] Pico and Fresco Microcentrifuges allows users to process PCR strips and individual PCR tubes. The PCR strip rotor is equipped with an aerosol-fight, Easy-Twist-On biocontainment lid, and accommodates 4...

Array-Ready Oligo Sets. (Editor's Choice).
March 1, 2003... Qiagen Operon continually develops Array-Ready Oligo Sets[TM] for differential gene expression analysis and now adds the arabidopsis, Candida albicans, Caenorhabditis elegans, and Drosophila melanogaster genomes to its existing product line...

Benchtop incubator. (Editor's Choice).
March 1, 2003... Sterilaire[R] incubators provide precise temperature control and uniformity by utilizing microprocessor control. Shortwave ultraviolet sterilizes the chamber between experiments. The incubator is designed with minimal airflow disturbance. Two...

Plate dispenser, washer, incubator. (Editor's Choice).
March 1, 2003... Products in the Millennium line include a 96/384 microplate dispenser, 96/384 microplate washer and 96 microplate incubator shaker. The products are fast, accurate and reliable with simple microprocessor programming for high-throughput...

Nano-Focusing Device. (Editor's Choice).
March 1, 2003... The P-721.CLQ PIFOC[R] Nano-Focus Device, for applications such as scanning microscopy and cell tracking, can be mounted between the turret and objective of any microscope for fast and accurate focus control. Direct-measuring, two-plate...

Removable chambered coverglass. (Editor's Choice).
March 1, 2003... Removable 16 well, chambered, sterile coverglass allows high resolution microscopy of in situ cell culture, coverglass mounting and storage. Growth surface is #1.5 German borosilicate coverglass with 0.4 [cm.sup.2] culture area per well....

Compact balances. (New Products).
March 1, 2003... EKi and EWi compact balances come with a large backlit LCD display and a standard RS-232C for connection to a printer or computer. The EWi models have added triple range weighing. With the optional Ni-MH rechargeable battery, these lightweight...

Protein:Protein Interaction Kits. (New Products).
March 1, 2003... ProFound Label Transfer Sulfo-SBED allows users to label a purified protein with biotin. When the labeled protein is incubated with a sample, the biotin is transferred to another protein as the result of a protein:protein interaction. The...

Colony count and inhibition zone measurement. (New Products).
March 1, 2003... ProtoCOL automated system, which includes ProtoZONE and the upgraded Version 4 ProtoCOL software, measures inhibition zones and enumerates colonies. The software offers a method for automatically measuring antibiotic susceptibility zones. The...

Glovebox. (New Products).
March 1, 2003... The SterilSHIELD[R] glovebox (also known as a Barrier Isolator) is designed for sterile compounding of non-hazardous drugs. It is a positive pressure sterility assurance glovebox that provides a physical barrier between the pharmacist and the...

Microscopy software. (New Products).
March 1, 2003... Montage Explorer Version 2 produces stitched images of adjacent fields of view and now offers a fast-scanning mode and a link to the Syncrospy Syncroscan sample-mapping module. The module allows users to automatically scan at speeds of up to 20...

Visualization and analysis tool. (New Products).
March 1, 2003... IDL 5.6, visualization and cross-application development software, is now available in a version that adds a host of features that increase performance and flexibility, and offers the option of a Personal Use license. The Personal Use License...

Nucleic acid purification kits. (New Products).
March 1, 2003... The NucleoSpin[R] Multi-8 Blood Kits allow users to purify genomic DNA from 200-ml samples of whole blood, plasma, serum, or other biological fluids. The NucleoSpin Multi-8 Virus Kits and NucleoSpin Multi-96 Vires Kits allow users to purify...

Modular components for TIRF microscopy. (New Products).
March 1, 2003... Modular components and complete turnkey systems are offered for Total Internal Reflection Fluorescence (TIRF) Microscopy. The extendable configuration of the Nikon TE2000 microscope enables simultaneous mounting of both TIRF and...

FastPrep[R] Instrument. (New Products).
March 1, 2003... The FastPrep[R] Instrument will lyse any cell and tissue sample in 40 seconds or less and with minimal nucleic acid shearing or protein denaturing. Even difficult and uncharacterized samples are easily lysed. A completely self-contained system,...

Microarray reader. (New Products).
March 1, 2003... VersArray ChipReader[TM] laser confocal scanners for imaging microarrays, feature high light collection efficiency, and use low laser power to excite the bottom end of the range without saturating the top end. The instruments contain...

Bottletop dispensers. (New Products).
March 1, 2003... Bottletop dispensers are available in adjustable and fixed-volume capacities from 0.5 to 100 ml. The Teflon "wiping" seal eliminates piston swelling and freezing. The dispensers feature grooved positive-lock volume adjustment for precise...

Chromatography data acquisition package offers complete networking solution. (New Products).
March 1, 2003... OpenLAB[TM] iCON XP[TM] is for intelligent control and data acquisition of analytical instrumentation. It creates a complete networking solution by reducing the number of dedicated computers and enabling full instrument Ethernet connectivity....

Protector RNase Inhibitor. (New Products).
March 1, 2003... Protector RNase Inhibitor inhibits a wide spectrum of RNases, and offers flexibility, inhibiting over broad pH and temperature ranges. Reliability is ensured, as there is no interference with subsequent sample analyses. Roche Applied Science,...

Protein Purification Kits. (New Products).
March 1, 2003... The Acidic and Basic Protein Purification Kits are general purpose kits for purifying and separating select acidic or basic proteins. They contain everything required for rapid protein purification: spin columns for the initial clearing step of...

Cell culture process development. (New Products).
March 1, 2003... Pre-clinical Development, Process Development and Scale-up, and Bio-manufacturing services include media development, optimization, and customization; cell adaptation; analytical and stability testing; and systems optimization. Invitrogen...

Gene Expression Amplification Technology. (New Products).
March 1, 2003... Ribo-SPIA[TM] Gene Expression Amplification Technology allows users to perform RNA amplification from samples of less than 1 ng. It is suited for the analysis of RNA derived from tissue biopsies, laser-captured micro-dissected (LCM) material,...

Transfection plates. (New Products).
March 1, 2003... Advanced Transfection product line uses gold-plated disposable multi-well electroporation plates and precision electronics to create powerful tools for high throughput transfection. These new products combine automated transfection optimization...

Infrared microscopy. (New Products).
March 1, 2003... Featuring full automation, infrared chemical imaging, crystal-clear sample viewing and a variety of IR and visible objectives, the Hyperion[TM] provides everything needed to easily and efficiently conduct intensive microanalysis. The Hyperion...

Isoflurane/Halothane Scavenger. (New Products).
March 1, 2003... Fluovac isoflurane/ Halothane Scavenger allows continuous flow gas anesthesia and protects the researcher from exposure during surgery. Easy to use, it recaptures escaping gases by vacuum and draws them through a disposable Fluosorber filter...

Bioreactor and process control system. (Bioreactors).
March 1, 2003... [Cyto.sub.3] bioreactor and process control system cultures attachment dependent cells at high density and viability. The bioreactor is a patented parallel plate device constructed of plasma treated styrene plates stacked together in a sealed...

Hollow Fiber Cell Culture System. (Bioreactors).
March 1, 2003... SOLO Hollow Fiber Cell Culture System is a closed continuous flow bioreactor that can cost-effectively achieve cell densities over [10.sup.8]/ml and produce 100 mg to 2 grams of protein per month. Various molecular weight cutoff (MWCO) hollow...

Scalable cell culture bioreactor systems. (Bioreactors).
March 1, 2003... Wheaton Science Products offers Cell Optimizer and Mini Pilot Plant bioreactor systems, which enable automated control of optimum operating parameters over culture volumes ranging from 250 ml to 45 liters. Ideal growth conditions can be quickly...

Flexible cell cultivation roller system. (Bioreactors).
March 1, 2003... CELLROLL modular, expandable cell cultivation system automates the task of rolling cell cultivation bottles. The flexible system, comprising moisture-resistant bottle deck and removable control unit, enables cell cultivation to take place in...

Vessels, controllers, accessories. (Bioreactors).
March 1, 2003... Bellco Biotechnology offers a complete line of bioreactor vessels, controllers and accessories in volumes from 1 to 36 liters for cell culture and fermentation. Vessels with 45 mm angled/vertical sidearms are available with 100 mm neck finish...

Bioreactors. (Bioreactors).
March 1, 2003... BioBundle[TM] bioreactors are available in 1-, 3-, 7- and 15-liter sizes for microbial or cell culture applications. BioBundle bioreactors are complete fermentation systems that are prepackaged with an autoclavable glass bioreactor, sensors,...

Multi-channel chemistry analyzers. (Bioreactors).
March 1, 2003... BioProfile[R] automated multi-channel chemistry analyzers provide real-time, on-line method for monitoring key nutriets, metabolites and gases in cell culture and fermentation media. Measurements are provided for glucose, lactate,, glutamine,...

Disposable bioreactor. (Bioreactors).
March 1, 2003... Wave Biotech's largest, pre-sterile, single-use, disposable Wave Bioreactor[R] system, the SYSTEM1000, has a capacity of 50-500 liters of insect, mammalian and plant cell culture. Applications include various cell lines for protein/mAb...

Modular bioprocess system. (Bioreactors).
March 1, 2003... Biostat[R] I modular bioprocess system is capable of running one or two experiments simultaneously. Low maintenance single-walled spinner flasks or stirred-tank may be used, increasing system versatility. Integrated measurement amplifiers for...

Fermentor/bioreactor. (Bioreactors).
March 1, 2003... BioFlo 110[R] research fermentor/bioreactor is now available with water-jacketed vessels, offering an alternative to the version that provides temperature control using heater-blankets. Both options provide precise, uniform regulation of media...

Multiple benchtop fermenter/bioreactor. (Bioreactors).
March 1, 2003... MFS2K bioreactor is made of easy to clean 316 stainless steel. A large alphanumeric screen displays set points and process bio-variables (dissolved oxygen, pH, agitation, temperature) in real time. Water-tight membrane keypad provides easy...

Cancer and p53 modifications: the transcription factor responds to stress by inducing or repressing many different genes. (Tools & Techniques).
March 1, 2003... The development of cancer involves changes in gene expression. The tumor suppressor protein p53 is probably the most studied regulator of transcription activators. The p53 protein is a sequence-specific transcription factor that responds to...

Experimental Biology and American Association for Cancer Research. (Exhibits Preview).
March 1, 2003... American Association for Cancer Research will hold their annual meeting April 6-9 at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre, Toronto, Canada. The 2003 Experimental Biology meeting will convene April 11-15 at the San Diego Convention Center, San...

HeLa cells as starting materials. (Exhibits Preview).
March 1, 2003... Experimental Biology Booth 1202. Accurate Chemical offers large quantifies of 4C[R] HeLa cells and make them available as frozen whole cell pellet, nuclear extract, nuclei, mitochondria, cytosol or even purified protein. Since the HeLa cell...

Protein study products. (Exhibits Preview).
March 1, 2003... AACR Booth 1703. Pierce Biotechnology will feature protein studies products and endogen research tools including cytokines, antibodies to cytokines and related factors, and fully validated ELISAs and SearchLight[TM] proteome arrays--all of...

RNA isolation reagent. (Exhibits Preview).
March 1, 2003... AACR Booth 213; Experimental Biology Booth 2003. Qbiogene, Incorporated's BIO101[R] Systems will be exhibit the new FastRNA[R] Pro Kit, the latest addition to the FastPrep System line. Also featured at these two events will be Isis DNA...

Mammalian cell counter. (Exhibits Preview).
March 1, 2003... AACR Booth 1306; Experimental Biology Booth 844. Accurately counting mammalian cells in under a minute, the NucleoCounter[TM] uses patented fluorescence technology and disposable cartridges pre-filled with a nuclei-staining dye to sample and...

Thermal cyclers. (Exhibits Preview).
March 1, 2003... AACR Booth 746; Experimental Biology Booth 337. Apollo thermal cyclers are a complete line of state-of-the-art, sub-ambient, compact, stand-alone personal and expandable multi-block systems. Three power supplies deliver temperature uniformity...

Memmert incubators. (Exhibits Preview).
March 1, 2003... AACR Booth 1004; Experimental Biology Booth 1201. Memmert BE and BP series incubators offer precise temperature control from +5 C above ambient up to 70 C. Utilizing double doors and gentle, all-around heating, the units are available in sizes...

Reverse osmosis water. (New Products).
March 1, 2003... RO-8600 features all stainless steel plumbing. Critical readings are automatically logged. Information can be downloaded or viewed through Web interface. Alarm ensures clean animal drinking water. Edstrom Industries, Inc., Waterford, WI....

Low-protein serum-free media. (New Products).
March 1, 2003... This serum-free, low protein culture media is formulated to meet the needs of researchers working with specialized mammalian cells lines. Each product is developed especially for a commonly used cell line. Some media are chemically defined and...

Diode-laser systems. (New Products).
March 1, 2003... The 56 ICS CleanBeam[TM] series of compact, diode-laser systems features output at 635, 640, 660, or 785 nm, and offers the beam quality previously available only from a gas laser. Systems are available with output power ranging from 7 to 35 mW...

Color digital camera. (New Products).
March 1, 2003... Utilizing a combination of 36 MHz readout, programmable gain, high QE, and color mosaic technology, the RT-KE color digital camera offers a 19 fps live mode, making finding and focusing quick and easy, even at low light levels. Full resolution...

New 60-mer microarray kits. (New Products).
March 1, 2003... Three new 60-mer catalog oligo microarray kits, based on standard 1" x 3" glass slide formats, are easy to integrate into established microarray laboratories. The 60-mer microarray format offers the ability to detect one transcript per cell per...

Image analysis software. (New Products).
March 1, 2003... GeneTools MADGE system robot-compatible software makes high throughput gel studies quick and easier to perform. Microtiter Array Diagonal Gel Electrophoresis (MADGE) gels are run in a grid format based on a microtiter plate and have the...

Primary gas flow calibrator. (New Products).
March 1, 2003... The ML-500 is a [+ or -] 0.4% (standardized), high-speed calibrator. Field-rugged, it is used in the manufacture and recalibration of mass flow controllers, flow meters and other equipment in the 5sccm to 50slm range. The turndown ratio allows...

Clear microplates. (New Products).
March 1, 2003... SpectraPlate microplate line consists of 96- and 384-well clear plates in three different formats: SpectraPlates with medium protein binding affinity (MB); high protein binding affinity (HB); and tissue culture treated plates (TC) for adherent...

Mixer. (New Products).
March 1, 2003... The Process Pilot[TM] mixer has a modular, belt drive system that connects the servo-motor and the mixing chambers allowing each unit to operate at identical tip speeds. The Process Pilot is designed for multiple uses including mixing and...

Phospho-specific ELISAs. (New Products).
March 1, 2003... New phosphoELISA Kits are offered for Akt, ERK 1/2, JNK, p38 MAPK, EGFR, IR, Rb, and Tau. The kits contain all reagents needed for an assay. Protein phosphorylation may be quantitated on a specific amino acid residue using a 96-well format....

Monoclonal antibody production service. (New Products).
March 1, 2003... In addition to contract ascites production of monoclonal antibodies, O.E.M. Concepts now offers in-vitro production of monoclonal antibodies in bioreactors. The company is now capable of producing antibody in bioreactors with yields...

Centrifugal Concentrator processes DNA samples. (New Products).
March 1, 2003... CentriVap[R] DNA Centrifugal Concentrator processes DNA samples and other minute quantifies of solvents. Up to 60 each 1.5 ml and 72 each 0.5 mi microcentrifuge tubes may be processed at once. With a built-in, removable diaphragm pump, the...

Cellular analysis platform. (New Products).
March 1, 2003... A custom designed assay platform automates the IN Cell Analyzer 3000 sub cellular analysis system. The IN Cell Analyzer 3000 is an advanced High Content Screening (HCS) instrument. The system's detection technology permits sub-cellular imaging...

Streptavidin coated microbeads. (New Products).
March 1, 2003... Dynabeads[R] MyOne[TM] Streptavidin complement traditional Dynabeads M-280 Streptavidin and hydrophilic Dynabeads M-270 Streptavidin. While designed for IVD and immunoassays, the 1 [micro]m MyOne beads are applicable also to other molecular...

On-line degasser for HPLC. (New Products).
March 1, 2003... Degassex Model DG-4400 on-line degassing system removes dissolved air from all HPLC mobile phases. The system replaces the methods of helium sparging or ultrasonication. Dissolved oxygen is removed in-line up to 0.6 ppm. Based on the principle...

Circulators. (New Products).
March 1, 2003... PRESTO series circulators are offered for applications where wide temperature ranges and small footprints are required. Temperature ranges of -50 to +250 C are available on the water-cooled LH50, and of -45 to +250 C are available on the...

Direct transformation ligation kit. (New Products).
March 1, 2003... CloneDirect[TM] Rapid Ligation Kit is a rapid alternative to traditional ligation and transformation protocols. Conventional DNA ligation kits require a post-ligation cleanup step before electroporation, which this kit eliminates. A 15-minute...

Silicon tubing. (New Products).
March 1, 2003... PumpSil[TM] platinum-cured silicon tubing features LaserTraceability, a tracing system that provides laser etching of the part number, lot number and use-by date. It is created with a fine etch on the surface of the tube, preventing...

Chromatography Data System. (New Products).
March 1, 2003... CLASS-VP[TM] v7.2 Client/Server Chromatography Data System focuses on the needs of pharmaceutical customers and has built-in features to ensure compliance with US FDA's 21 CFR Part 11 requirements. Enhancements include a signing authority...

Life Sciences Cluster. (New Products).
March 1, 2003... The Evolocity[TM] Life Sciences Cluster is a system that combines the benefits of a proprietary cluster configuration with life science applications such as BLAST, HMMer, ClustalW, Amber, Gaussian, and Sort. The cluster is ready to process data...

Under-counter washer/dryer. (New Products).
March 1, 2003... The 815LX is an under-counter, professional glassware washer-dryer. It features 304L stainless steel construction, microprocessor controls, electronic programming, and serf-diagnostic tools for monitoring all aspects of operation. In addition,...

Multilwell plates. (New Products).
March 1, 2003... Plates in 6, 12, 24 and 48 well formats are available tissue culture treated for anchorage dependent cell growth, and non-treated for suspension cell growth. Plates reduce cross contamination and facilitate gas exchange. Greiner Bio-One, Inc.,...

HPLC columns. (New Products).
March 1, 2003... ShortFast[TM] reverse phase HPLC columns find application in reaction kinetics, combinatorial library screening, and proteomics. With inner diameters from 2.1 to 50 mm, and lengths of 50 or 100 mm, the columns are packed with synthetic 300...

Colony counting software. (New Products).
March 1, 2003... ProtoCOL Version 4 colony counting software comes with a range of features designed to improve accuracy by eliminating the common problem of scoring food particles as colonies during counting. Synbiosis, Frederick, MD. 304-876-9289;...

Magnetic bioreactor drives. (New Products).
March 1, 2003... The company offers a range of bioengineering magnetic stirrers, suitable for all applications where clean media must be hermetically sealed. Magnetic drives offer features such as no stirrer shaft rotating seal, loss-free torque transmission,...

Hybridization Oven. (New Products).
March 1, 2003... Shake `n' Stack Hybridization Oven enables the safe stacking of up to three units, saving valuable space. With each oven operating with a rotisserie or shaking platform, one compact triple oven tower can be set up to undertake three distinct...

Integrated bar code and label printing. (New Products).
March 1, 2003... Users of NEXXIS and LimsLink software from Labtronics Incorporated can print bar codes and labels, containing both text and graphics, directly from within either application. Any information that is contained within either software can be...

Compound storage and retrieval. (New Products).
March 1, 2003... Designed as a modular system to fit in any standard lab, the comPOUND storage system offers a cost-effective method of cherry-picking individual tubes from a sample library with speed and accuracy. Each module can store up to 100,000 samples in...

Reagents and tests for carcinogenesis. (Cancer Antibodies).
March 1, 2003... Multi-faceted line of reagents for cancer research includes reagents and tests for the analysis of different aspects of carcinogenesis, and several new antibodies in a drug resistance product line. Three of these antibodies (MAB4155, MAB4145,...

Antiphosphotyrosine antibody. (Cancer Antibodies).
March 1, 2003... Upstate is well known for the 4G10 anti-phosphotyrosine antibody--the gold standard for the study of tyrosine phosphorylation. Upstate also offers the most comprehensive range of antibodies and enzyme targets for cancer research, including...

Human Wip-1 monoclonal antibody. (Cancer Antibodies).
March 1, 2003... Wip-1 is a serine/threonine phosphatase that is a transcriptional target of p53 and is implicated in cell cycle control, spermatogenesis, and lymphoid cell function. Wip-1 mRNA is rapidly induced in response to DNA damage and the protein...

Custom antibody production. (Cancer Antibodies).
March 1, 2003... Strategic BioSolutions provides custom polyclonal and monoclonal antibody production and purification services including antisera production, hybridoma development, ascites production, in-vitro production, purification, conjugation,...

Apoptosis detection kit. (Cancer Antibodies).
March 1, 2003... Patented M30 Apoptosense[TM] ELISA is specific for apoptosis in epithelial cells and has high sensitivity. The M30 antibody recognizes a neo-epitope which is exposed during caspase cleavage of cytokeratin 18 and will not react with necrotic or...

Oncology research tools. (Cancer Antibodies).
March 1, 2003... Roche Applied Science offers formalin-grade antibodies for analysis of paraffin-embedded tissue sections for the expression of Dihydropyrimidine dehydrogenase, Thymidine phosphorylase and Thymidylate synthase. TeloTAGGG products include an...

Protein A Detection kit. (Cancer Antibodies).
March 1, 2003... OEM Concepts' Protein A Detection kit provides high sensitivity measurement of small amounts of contaminating protein A in antibody products. Recovery is normally close to 100%, and sensitivity is less than 1 ppm--even in high concentrations of...