Selective agar supplements
08 April, 2009 | Dutec Diagnostics Pty Ltd
CHROMagar Microbiology has released three selective supplements for use with CHROMagar Orientation media.
Next-generation sequencing service
08 April, 2009 | Australian Genome Research Facility Ltd
Foreshadowing the changes in the next-generation sequencing market, AGRF is expanding its current range of next-generation sequencing services via the acquisition of the illumina Genome Analyser II (GA II, utilising Solexa technology). The GA II service, combined with the established Roche GS FLX (454) service, will enable the genomics research community to access a suite of scalable next-generation sequencing services spanning both long and short read lengths.
Imaging flow cytometer
08 April, 2009 | Millennium Science Pty Ltd
Amnis has released an Extended Depth of Field (EDF) upgrade for its ImageStream imaging flow cytometer.
Mutagenicity assay kits
08 April, 2009 | Haematex Research Pty Ltd
The Ames II, Ames MPF 98/100, Ames MPF 1535 and Ames MPF 1537 kits can be used to perform the Ames test in the liquid 384-well microplate format with a colorimetric read-out.
Tissue bath
08 April, 2009 | SDR Scientific
The Mayflower Tissue Bath System is suitable for investigations on small muscle preparations, vascular rings or tracheal rings.
Atomic force microscope
08 April, 2009 | Agilent Technologies Australia Pty Ltd
The Agilent 5600LS is a high-resolution atomic force microscope that uses a fully addressable 200 x 200 mm stage to image large samples in air or smaller samples in liquid. The system also enables high-resolution imaging of a small sample area using a low-noise AFM or STM scanner.
Nanoparticle tracking
08 April, 2009 | Particle & Surface Sciences Pty Ltd
The Nanoparticle Tracking Analysis system from NanoSight Techology is based on laser light scattering microscopy. The instruments can visualise and dynamically size populations of particles in a liquid on an individual basis in the particle size range of 10-1000 nm, dependent on material.
Organ perfusion system
08 April, 2009 | SDR Scientific
The Advanced Research PSCI Perfusion System is designed for harvesting individual cells from the isolated organs of mice, rats and guinea pigs. The system features dual perfusion pathways — one circuit delivers perfusate to flush out blood cells, while a second circuit delivers an enzyme solution to disintegrate tissue and release individual cells.
Laboratory management course
08 April, 2009 | Science Industry Australia
The New Manager program is a comprehensive and accelerated course designed to assist managers in developing their skills of self management and managing the performance of others. It covers the breadth of people management skills and introduces participants to practical tools and strategies.
Sterile valve connections
08 April, 2009 | FlowTherm Australia Pty Ltd
Colder Products Company has released the Steam-Thru II Connections, which provides a sterile connection between disposable systems and existing stainless steel processing equipment.
Flip-top sample tubes
08 April, 2009 | Bacto Laboratories Pty Ltd
The BD Falcon 50 ml polypropylene conical tube with flip-top cap is suitable for any research applications requiring one-handed operations to open and close the cap.
CCD detector
08 April, 2009 | Meeco Holdings Pty Ltd
The Saturn A200 is a large aperture CCD detector designed to provide faster readout times and better sensitivity than earlier models.
Antidepressant testing assays
08 April, 2009 | Beckman Coulter Australia
The DRI Tricyclics Serum Tox Assay leads a panel of three serum tox assays available through Beckman Coulter. The panel includes the DRI Barbiturate Serum Tox Assay and DRI Benzodiazepine Serum Tox Assay.
Acute phase assays
08 April, 2009 | Bio-Rad Laboratories Pty Ltd
Bio-Plex Pro human acute phase assays can deliver accurate and reproducible measurements of nine commonly studied acute phase markers: a-2-Macroglobulin, CRP, ferritin, fibrinogen, haptoglobin, procalcitonin, SAA, serum amyloid P (SAP) and tissue plasminogen activator. A snapshot of panel performance is demonstrated by representative parallelism and linearity of sample dilution in normal human serum and plasma.
Recombinant supplements
08 April, 2009 | Novozymes Biopharma Au Limited
Novozymes provide a range of recombinant supplements ready in scalable manufacturing quantities for consistency of supply.
