Wine analysers
07 April, 2006 | Foss Pacific Pty Ltd
Foss has released a new generation of analysers for routine analysis of wine and grape-must. The analysers are: WineScan Grape for dedicated analysis of grape-must, WineScan Flex for analysis of both grape-must and wine and WineScan Auto for efficient, unattended analysis of wine.
Protein blotting handbook
07 April, 2006 | Merck Pty Limited
Millipore has released the fifth edition of its Protein Blotting Handbook. The publication includes techniques for protein blotting including 17 protocols for protein transfer, visualisation and immunodetection.
Gene knockout vectors
07 April, 2006 | Merck
Sigma-Aldrich has introduced TargeTron vectors designed for use with the TargeTron gene knockout system. The vectors enhance the capabilities and increase the flexibility of the system providing researchers with a targeted method to knock out multiple genes in prokaryotic organisms, to generate knockouts without using selection or by using removable selection and to produce knockouts in organisms lacking a source of T7 RNA polymerase.
Drug target screening panels
07 April, 2006 | Applied Biosystems Pty Ltd
Applied Biosystems has introduced four gene signature panels as part of its TaqMan low density array range for real-time PCR applications.
Multiple vial analysis
07 April, 2006 | Foss Pacific Pty Ltd
The MultiVial analyser features automated reflectance analysis of a ray of multiple vials. The tray is loaded and inserted into the machine and the movable (X-Y) sampling mechanism analyses each vial.
Electronic single channel pipette
07 April, 2006 | Interpath Services Pty Ltd
VistaLab Technologies has released its electronic single channel model to its Ovation BioNatural pipette range.
Cell harvesting and blood separation
07 April, 2006 | Beckman Coulter Australia
Beckman Coulter has introduced an adapter that spins 50 mL conical tubes in the Allegra X-15R and X-12 Series benchtop centrifuges. The adapter accommodates 28 tubes per run in a BioCertified, self-balancing rotor and is suitable for cell harvesting and blood separation applications. The adapter runs at up to 5250 x g in the Aries 4 x 750 mL self-balancing rotor, which detects and automatically corrects for imbalance, continuing the run without shutdown.
Microtitre plate washer
07 April, 2006 | BEST Lab Instrumentation Pty Ltd
The Atlantis microtitre plate washer from ASYS Hitech (Austria) has automated and affordable aspiration and dispensing facilities for 96 or 384 well plate analysis to suit all laboratories using microtitre plates for routine assays.
Electron microscopy specimen preparation
07 April, 2006 | AVT Services Pty Limited
The Auto 306 high vacuum coating system provides the electron microscopist with a high quality vacuum system capable of performing a wide range of different preparation techniques in a single vacuum chamber.
Bioanalysis software
08 March, 2006 | Thermo Fisher Scientific
Thermo Electron has expanded its software for its Finnigan TSQ Quantum series of triple quadrupole mass spectrometers with LCQUAN 2.5 data acquisition system.
DNA amplification system
08 March, 2006 | Pacific Laboratory Products
Pacific Laboratory Products (formerly Proscience/Tech-Pro divisions of Radiometer Pacific) has extended its range to incorporate Agilent's bioconsumables and the genomics/molecular biology products of Bioneer.
Coeliac disease research tool
08 March, 2006 | PerkinElmer (Australia) Pty Ltd
Delfia probes, specific for HLA alleles, provide a research tool for investigating genes involved in predisposition to coeliac disease.
Heat-resistant gloves
08 March, 2006 | Ansell
Ansell's ThermaPrene combines the flexibility and chemical resistance of Neoprene and the heat resistance of a soft thermal liner. ThermaPrene can protect against intermittent contact with hot surfaces up to 200°C and is virtually unaffected by detergents and common cleaning solutions.
Vibration and acoustics analysis
08 March, 2006 | Kingdom Pty Ltd
The Ace-Quattro vibration and acoustics analyser from Data Physics is portable and is claimed to provide 40 times faster data and signal transfers as well as provide nanometer displacement measurements.
Inhaler aerosol sizing
08 March, 2006 | ATA Scientific Pty Ltd
A group of pharmaceutical companies has combined to develop the next-generation impactor specifically for pharmaceutical inhalers.
