Bioscience Technology articles from May 2009

Bioscience Technology archives from May 2009

Getting to know you.(Editor's Note)
May 1, 2009... This month is our first annual Researcher of the Year themed issue. You'll meet our winner C. Shad Thaxton, on page 12, but I wanted to use this space to thank all who entered this year's competition. I also wanted to thank our three...

Fluorescence microscope.(Editor's Choice)
May 1, 2009... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Olympus' FSX100 Bio Imaging Navigator all-in-one microscope system is a compact fluorescence microscope and camera system that allows the operator to capture high quality microscope images with load-and-go...

Biosafety Cabinet.(Editor's Choice)
May 1, 2009... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Labconco's Purifier Logic Class II Biosafety Cabinets feature a patent pending process for controlling airflow. A butt-in electronically commutated motor (ECM) acts as the brain of the cabinet. Its microprocessor is...

Miniature PCR plate spinner centrifuge.(Editor's Choice)
May 1, 2009... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Labnet's MPS-1000 is a miniature centrifuge designed specifically for quick spins of PCR plates. The compact, benchtop instrument is six inches wide. and takes the place of larger centrifuge models that are typically...

Antibody production cartridge.(Editor's Choice)
May 1, 2009... The C5011 hollow fiber bioreactor cartridge from FiberCell Systems is optimized for maximum antibody production when used with the new FiberCell Systems Duet pump. This module can produce from 10 mgs to 100 rags of antibody from a hybridoma...

Researcher of the year: just getting started: C. Shad Thaxton, the first Bioscience Technology Researcher of the Year, has already gathered many accolades.(Researcher of the Year 2009)(Cover story)
May 1, 2009... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] C. Shad Thaxton's is an impressive resume. Bioscience Technology magazine's inaugural Researcher of the Year has a Howard Hughes Medical Institute medical student fellowship, an MD/PhD from Northwestern University,...

Real-time imaging system.(in vivo Imaging Focus)
May 1, 2009... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The IVIS Kinetic from Caliper Life Sciences provides a real-time, fast imaging system that enables acquisition of biologically relevant events within milliseconds. The IVIS Kinetic can perform both quantitative...

Visualization of processes near the cell membrane.(in vivo Imaging Focus)
May 1, 2009... With the introduction of the Laser TIRF 3 microscope system, Carl Zeiss aims to enhance the capability of scientists to visualize near-cell membrane dynamic processes while maintaining optimum specimen incubation conditions. Single molecule...

Cell imaging.(in vivo Imaging Focus)
May 1, 2009... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] GE Healthcare has launched the IN Cell Analyzer 2000, a cell imaging system for high content analysis. The instrument has a combination of hardware and software features for fast image acquisition. The system allows...

in vivo Imaging.(in vivo Imaging Focus)
May 1, 2009... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Cambridge Research & Instrumentation released the Maestro EX in vivo Imaging System incorporating FLEX technology. This technology enables both broad- and narrow-band spectral imaging. Dynamic Contrast Enhancement...

Enterprise ELN strategies: the future for notebooks: a shift in demand is expected as many pharmaceutical and biotechnology organizations express greater desire for a single, organization-wide enterprise electronic lab notebook.(Instruments & Systems)
May 1, 2009... The scientific R&D landscape is undergoing historic changes. Driven by globalization, demands to do more with less, and the constant need to demonstrate return on investment, scientists are under tremendous pressure to increase efficiency and...

Pipetting workstation.(Instruments & Systems: Product News)
May 1, 2009... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Hamilton Robotics expanded its MICROLAB NIMBUS platform with third-party device integration capabilities. NIMBUS is a compact, flexible, automated 96-channel pipetting workstation that fits on the benchtop and in...

Protein characterization system.(Instruments & Systems: Product News)
May 1, 2009... The Cell Biosciences CB1000 protein analysis system is a next generation platform for ultrasensitive characterization of cell signaling proteins. The system measures phosphorylation events and other protein post-translational modifications...

Cellular imaging.(Instruments & Systems: Product News)
May 1, 2009... MDS Analytical Technologies announced the availability of the MetaXpressPowerCore and MetaXpress 3.0 image acquisition and analysis software. These advancements are designed to accelerate the throughput of High-Content Screening (HCS) and...

High content screening.(Instruments & Systems: Product News)
May 1, 2009... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Thermo Fisher Scientific offers HCSDiscover, a new data mining tool for high content applications. Developed by Genedata AG in collaboration with Thermo Fisher Scientific, the Cellomics HCSDiscover software enables...

Biological materials module.(Instruments & Systems: Product News)
May 1, 2009... ChemSW announced the availability of their CISPro Biological Materials Module, delivering enhanced functionality for tracking biological materials in inventory. Biological materials are traditionally difficult to track because they vary greatly...

Automated Pipetting.(Instruments & Systems: Product News)
May 1, 2009... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The Vertical Pipetting Station from Agilent Automation Solutions, formerly Velocity11, delivers speed and performance for demanding sample handling and liquid-transfer applications. The Pipetting Station features a...

Single cell imaging.(Instruments & Systems: Product News)
May 1, 2009... PerkinElmer announced a cellular imaging and analysis software relationship with Accelrys aimed at providing researchers with capabilities for the detection and analysis of single cells via high content screening (HCS) technologies. The...

Gas chromatography.(Instruments & Systems: Product News)
May 1, 2009... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Shimadzu Scientific Instruments' new Multi-Dimensional Gas Chromatography system (MDGC) expands the capabilities of chemists who perform target compound analyses in complex sample matrices, including natural product...

Microplate Reader, washer/dispenser.(Instruments & Systems: Product News)
May 1, 2009... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] BioTek Instruments offers a new modular, monochromator-based Synergy Mx Multi-Mode Microplate Reader with Ultra Fine-Tuned performance. The top- and bottom-read fluorescence system is fully monochromator-based and...

Electroporation system.(Biochemicals & Kits: Transfection Focus)
May 1, 2009... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Bio-Rad Laboratories launched the Gene Pulser MXcell ShockPod cuvette chamber for Bio-Rad's Gene Pulser MXcell system. The ShockPod offers researchers the flexibility to easily transition between electroporation...

Live-Cell microdissection.(Biochemicals & Kits: Transfection Focus)
May 1, 2009... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] MDS Analytical Technologies announced the release of the ArcturusXT Live Cell Application expanding the ArcturusXT laser-capture microdissection (LCM) instrument's application potential for scientists interested in...

In vivo siRNA delivery.(Biochemicals & Kits: Transfection Focus)
May 1, 2009... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] MaxSuppressor RNA-LANCEr II is a non-viral transfection agent optimized for the efficient in vivo introduction of siRNA, miRNA, and other RNAi agents. MaxSuppressor RNA-LANCEr II is comprised of a neutral hydrophobic...

Modified oligonucleotides.(Biochemicals & Kits: Transfection Focus)
May 1, 2009... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Polyplus-transfection has developed a new class of cationic oligonucleotides called ZNA. The company has recently established proof of concept showing that ZNA used as detection probes improve PCR technology...

Benchtop flow cytometry yields new insights into cell analysis.(Biochemicals & Kits)
May 1, 2009... Biological processes, including differentiation, cell division, apoptosis, and signaling, are often characterized by changes in protein expression. Many techniques, including western blotting, enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA),...

Protein blocking.(Biochemicals & Kits: Product News)
May 1, 2009... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] NAP-BLOCKER is an animal-free protein blocking agent for immunoassays and ELISAs. It can be used as an alternative to sera, BSA, casein, or non-fat dry milk to prevent interactions between immunoglobulins in protein...

Alternative to phospho-antibodies.(Biochemicals & Kits: Product News)
May 1, 2009... The Thermo Scientific SH2 Domain Phosphotyrosine Capture Kits are tools for capturing specific tyrosine phosphorylated proteins from mammalian cell lysates. These new kits enable researchers to monitor and prone specific tyrosine...

Toxicity reporter.(Biochemicals & Kits: Product News)
May 1, 2009... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Millipore and CXR Biosciences launched ToxReporter, a panel of engineered cell lines and assays that can screen compounds for toxicity. CXR Biosciences developed the novel ceil lines exclusively for Millipore as part...

Receptor ligand binding and dimerization.(Biochemicals & Kits: Product News)
May 1, 2009... Cisbio Bioassays offers Tag-lite, its new cellular platform for cell surface receptor study and screening. Tag-lite is a homogeneous, non-radioactive alternative for the study of cell surface receptor dimerization and ligand binding. It...

Pooled RNAi screening.(Biochemicals & Kits: Product News)
May 1, 2009... Sigma-Aldrich released MISSION esiRNA, a pool of gene-specific siRNA that provides a novel approach to RNAi screening in mammalian cells. Unlike traditional synthetic RNAi, esiRNA incorporates a pool of hundreds of siRNAs against a single gene...

Nuclear receptor reporter assays.(Biochemicals & Kits: Product News)
May 1, 2009... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] INDIGO Biosciences launched a portfolio of cell-based, nuclear receptor reporter assay products for on-demand use. The assays enable sensitive screening of test compounds for agonist or antagonist activities against...

Isoelectric focusing.(Biochemicals & Kits: Product News)
May 1, 2009... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Beckman Coulter introduces advanced isoelectric focusing (IEF) technology, featuring a new peptide-based pI Marker Kit for the charge heterogeneity analysis of biotherapeutics. Based on capillary electrophoresis...

Primary antibodies.(Biochemicals & Kits: Product News)
May 1, 2009... LI-COR Biosciences added two new primary antibodies to its reagent product line: anti-ss-actin (rabbit monoclonal anti-body), and anti-ss-tubulin (rabbit polyclonal antibody). These reagents are quality-controlled and optimized for use with the...

Monoclonal isotyping.(Biochemicals & Kits: Product News)
May 1, 2009... AMSBIO offers the Iso-Gold Rapid Mouse Monoclonal isotyping kits. Iso-Gold is a rapid-format isotyping kit that reduces the labor of the traditional ELISA protocol to a five minute assay. Determining the class and subclass of a monoclonal...

UPLC solution for glycan characterization.(Chromatography Columns: Focus)
May 1, 2009... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Waters introduced the first UltraPerformance LC (UPLC) analytical solution for the characterization of 2-AB labeled glycans from glycoproteins. The UPLC solution combines new ACQUITY UPLC BEH Glycan Columns with the...

Columns for protein separations.(Chromatography Columns: Focus)
May 1, 2009... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Pall Life Sciences has expanded its line of AcroSep chromatography columns (1 mL) to provide lab technicians with a full palette of color-coded columns that address the wide-range of chromatography separation...

Chiral column line.(Chromatography Columns: Focus)(Column)
May 1, 2009... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Phenomenex introduces the Lux Amylose-2 chiral column, adding new selectivity to its HPLC solutions for the identification and resolution of enantiomers. The new column chemistry incorporates an amylose back bone...

Prepacked chromatography columns.(Chromatography Columns: Focus)
May 1, 2009... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] GE Healthcare offers next generation HiPrep 16/10 columns. The new column hardware has been redesigned to give the same high performance, reproducibility, and ease-of-use, while using significantly less plastic....

Microplate luminometer.(Apparatus & Consumables: Product News)
May 1, 2009... MDS Analytical Technologies introduced six-channel and two-channel versions of the SpectraMax L, a multiple photomultiplier-based platform for microplate luminometers. The SpectraMax L microplate reader is ideal for measuring flash and glow...

Tip loading.(Apparatus & Consumables: Product News)
May 1, 2009... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Optiload is Biohit's original, patented tip loading mechanism for loading and ejection of tips from single and multichannel pipettes. With the Biohit "Systems" approach, the company aims to optimize fit between tip...

Powder-free gloves.(Apparatus & Consumables: Product News)
May 1, 2009... Sempermed offers SemperGuard Latex Industrial Powder-Free Gloves. The gloves provide barrier protection while offering the property advantages of copolymer technology. Made from natural rubber latex, this glove provides tactile sensitivity in...

Freeze Dry System.(Apparatus & Consumables: Product News)
May 1, 2009... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Labconco's FreeZone 4.5 Liter Cascade Benchtop Freeze Dry Systems combines -84[degrees]C collector temperature and a vacuum to freeze dry samples with low eutectic points without sample loss. A separate 12-port...

Sample Tube Rotator.(Apparatus & Consumables: Product News)
May 1, 2009... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Boekel Scientific has introduced a new Tube Rotator that offers a variety of operational and accessory options to accommodate a wide range of sample mixing requirements. The unit features microprocessor speed control...

Startle and Fear Combined System.(Apparatus & Consumables: Product News)
May 1, 2009... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Harvard Apparatus has introduced the StartFear Combined System for conducting both fear conditioning and startle reflex experiments in the same enclosure. For use with rats or mice (15-500g), this system uses a high...

Liquid flow transmitter.(Apparatus & Consumables: Product News)
May 1, 2009... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Omega's FSW-9000 series flow switch monitors measure the velocity of the flow and features a chain of eight LEDs that gives the user a visual indication of the flow rate, as well as set-point status. One di-chromatic...

53-liter Incubator.(Apparatus & Consumables: Product News)
May 1, 2009... The CB 53 Incubator from Binder offers a 1.9 cubic-foot capacity in a compact footprint to reduce operating costs and conserve laboratory space. Hot-air chamber sterilization at 180[degrees]C makes this new addition to the CB family...