GPCR antibodies
07 April, 2009 | United Bioresearch Products Pty Ltd
G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) are one of the major classes of drug targets and an estimated 30-50% of all marketed drugs act on them. They are integral membrane receptors that transmit signals from various small molecules, peptides and lipids via G proteins where they affect many physiological functions in almost all organs.
Plate washers
07 April, 2009 | Millennium Science Pty Ltd
The ELx405 microplate washer offers several options for processing 96- and 384-well microplates to meet all throughput requirements.
Add safety to pipetting
07 April, 2009 | Alere Australia
Safe-Cone filters prevent contamination of the pipettor and the sample.
Automated immunofluorescence
07 April, 2009 | In Vitro Technologies Pty Ltd
The Binding Site has released a fully automated slide processor capable of providing walk-away automation for immunofluorescence assays. The ASP1200 uses a space-saving design (50 x 50 x 55 cm), making it suitable for any size laboratory. Up to 12 slides and four different immunofluorescence assays can be processed simultaneously on the instrument.
CGH microarray software
07 April, 2009 | Agilent Technologies Australia Pty Ltd
Agilent DNA Analytics 4.0 software can be used for visually exploring, detecting and analysing patterns in microarray data. New in this release are: the ability to analyse more than 100 samples per experiment, a free genomic browser and copy number variation (CNV) analysis capability. These features join existing chromatin immunoprecipitation-on-chip (ChIP-on-chip), array-based comparative genomic hybridisation (aCGH), and gene expression analytics capabilities.
SDMS
07 April, 2009 | Waters Australia Pty Ltd
Waters has released the NuGenesis scientific data management system (SDMS) for the Business and Enterprise editions of the Microsoft Windows Vista operating system platform (32 bit, Service Pack 1). Waters NuGenesis SDMS 7.1 Service Release 3 (SR3) also supports Microsoft Office 2007 with SP1 and includes updates for SDMS Vision Publisher that allow it to be validated on Vista and Office 2007.
Peptide library
07 April, 2009 | Mimotopes Pty Ltd
The rapid endopeptidase profiling library (REPLi) is a generic screening tool that overcomes known hurdles to identifying the cleavage site requirements for protease substrates, which are viewed as possible drug targets in disease treatment.
LIMS for the food quality lab
07 April, 2009 | PerkinElmer (Australia) Pty Ltd
PerkinElmer has released a food industry-specific version of its Labworks Laboratory Information Management Systems (LIMS) package. Labworks foodLIMS simplifies data management and integrates with tracing software to support compliance with regulatory requirements including The BioTerrorism Act of 2002, which requires food and beverage producers to trace their products both backward into the supply chain and forward through the distribution system.
Microscope cameras
07 April, 2009 | Scientific Instrument & Optical Sales
Tucsen C mount microscope cameras are available in a range of resolutions including 1.3, 3, 5 and 8 megapixels. The colour CMOS cameras feature a USB 2.0 interface and are compatible with Windows XP and Vista. Manual image analysis as well as twain drivers are included in the software package.
Hyperspectral imaging
07 April, 2009 | SciTech Pty Ltd
The Cytoviva Hyperspectral Imaging System (HSI) from Scitech provides spectral analysis of materials and biologicals imaged with the CytoViva Nano-scale Optical Microscope.
LIMS upgrade
07 April, 2009 | LabWare Australia Pty Ltd
LabWare LIMS v6 is the foundation application in LabWare’s fully integrated LIMS solution suite, which offers built-in instrument interfacing and a broad range of functional modules. Under the flexible Labware licensing scheme, users may leverage the v6 application to meet needs across their entire enterprise including everything from comprehensive sample management and automated data acquisition to inventory tracking, environmental monitoring, customer contact management, shelf-life stability study management, clinical protocol set-up and control, biorepository and storage resource management, among many others. The system is equally well suited to quality control and quality assurance as well as research and development settings and continues LabWare’s emphasis on user configurability, negating the need for complex programming and application customisation.
Plasmid purification kit
07 April, 2009 | Merck
The GenElute HP 96-well plasmid miniprep kit for DNA purification is suitable for a variety of pharmaceutical and biotechnology research applications, providing rapid purification of plasmid DNA that can generate transfection-grade plasmid with high viral titers.
Aerosol barrier tips
07 April, 2009 | Interpath Services Pty Ltd
Aerosol Barrier Tips come in a rack with a hinged lid for easy access and can be used with multi-channel pipettes.
Mouse ventilator
07 April, 2009 | SDR Scientific
Mice can be ventilated while myocardial infarctions are induced with the HSE-HA MiniVent.
Amino acid analysis
07 April, 2009 | Waters Australia Pty Ltd
The MassTrak AAA Solution is a system designed for the reliable and reproducible analysis of physiological amino acids using ultraperformance liquid chromatography (UPLC).
