Rapid tests for drug-resistant TB
01 September, 2008
People in low-resource countries who are ill with multidrug-resistant TB (MDR-TB) will get a faster diagnosis — in two days, not the standard two to three months — and appropriate treatment due to two initiatives by WHO, the Stop TB Partnership, UNITAID and the Foundation for Innovative New Diagnostics (FIND).
SDMS
01 September, 2008 | 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).
Multi-vendor hardware control
01 September, 2008 | Shimadzu Scientific Instruments (Oceania) Pty Ltd
Control of Shimadzu’s Prominence series high-performance liquid chromatograph (HPLC) by Waters Empower/Empower 2 chromatography data system is now available through a collaboration between Waters and Shimadzu utilising the Open Interface Portal for multi-vendor hardware control.
Web browser interface
01 September, 2008 | LabWare Australia Pty Ltd
Version 3 of the LabWare LIMS Web Browser Interface provides a rich user experience in a zero footprint solution that requires no code installation on the user’s local desktop.
Sterile scalpels
01 September, 2008 | Arthur Bailey Surgico Pty Ltd
The safety cover on the Feather Safety Razor Sterile Safeshield Scalpel protects the blade in procedure and handling. The clear protective shield can be advanced (to cover the blade) and retracted as required.
LIMS upgrade
01 September, 2008 | 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.
Collaborative knowledge management software
01 September, 2008 | Right Approach Pty Ltd
Ardenno Collaborative Knowledge Management software enables teams and individuals to leverage and use existing internal data sources and database content across the entire enterprise.
Conjugation kits
07 August, 2008 | United Bioresearch Products Pty Ltd
The Lightning-Link conjugation system from Innova Biosciences represents a quantum leap forward in conjugation technology. It allows the user to make antibody conjugates with minimal hands-on time — less than 30 seconds. It simplifies immunoassay techniques, such as western blotting, ELISA and immunohistochemistry, by eliminating secondary reagents and cutting the number of incubation and wash steps.
SPOT Idea Digital microscopy cameras
07 August, 2008 | SciTech Pty Ltd
The SPOT Idea Digital Cameras are high-performance, value-packed, low-cost digital imaging systems for researchers, pathologists, scientists and engineers.
New dimensions of fluorescence microscopy
07 August, 2008 | Leica Microsystems Pty Ltd
The Leica M205 FA stereomicroscope is suitable for demanding fluorescence applications in developmental, molecular and cellular biology.
EDS X-ray microanalysis system
01 August, 2008 | Thermo Fisher Scientific
The Thermo Scientific Noran System 7 advanced EDS X-ray microanalysis system is equipped with a high throughput pulse processor, spectral imaging capability and a sophisticated software suite.
Single-use laboratory plastics
01 August, 2008 | VWR International Pty Ltd
Formerly part of Barloworld Scientific, Sterilin is a newly formed independent business, specialising in the manufacture of single-use laboratory plastics.
Rapid ashing systems
01 August, 2008 | Ai Scientific Pty Ltd
The Phoenix line of microwave-powered muffle furnaces can be used to ash samples in minutes. Available in two configurations with a variety of options, the system offers a choice of either a high-temperature furnace, reaching 1200°C, or a high-capacity furnace, reach 1000°C.
Organics and drug discovery products
01 August, 2008 | Chem-Supply Pty Ltd
The full range of Acros Organics products together with Maybridge Building Blocks and Screening Collections is now available from Chem-Supply.
Particulate monitoring
01 August, 2008 | Ecotech Pty Ltd
MetOne Instruments has announced that the BAM-1020 Beta-Attenuation Mass Monitor has been approved under Australian Standard AS/NZS 3580.9.11.2008 for the determination of particulate matter, PM10, using Beta attenuation.
