Enzo Life Sciences MegaCD40L enhanced TNF ligands
03 June, 2014MegaCD40L from Enzo Life Sciences is an optimised soluble human CD40L oligomer, composed of two CD40L trimers joined via self-assembling chimeric domains.
Reagent enables a urine test for bladder cancer
29 May, 2014Sienna Cancer Diagnostic has successfully registered its lead product, Anti-hTERT antibody (SCD-A7), with the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA). SCD-A7 is an antibody against telomerase, an enzyme which can be found in 80-90% of human carcinomas.
Randox Acusera Liquid Assayed Chemistry Premium and Premium Plus controls
20 May, 2014The TGA has cleared two Randox liquid assayed chemistry controls for use in Australian medical laboratories. Randox believes the controls will revolutionise quality control in laboratories, saving time and money while ensuring accurate results and patient diagnosis.
Cayman Practice EIA Kit
20 March, 2014The Cayman Practice EIA Kit is a useful tool for inexperienced users to practice enzyme immunoassay (EIA) workflow without risking precious samples or expensive reagents.
Merch Millipore Msynth plus chemicals
19 March, 2014The Msynth plus line, from Merck Millipore, makes qualification of starting materials simple. Developed for organic synthesis in quality-conscious or regulated environments, such as the pharma, electronics or cosmetics industries, Msynth plus products are accompanied by the necessary quality documentation to help users easily fulfil regulatory requirements.
Epigentek EpiQuik MeDIP Ultra Kit for methylated DNA immunoprecipitation
03 February, 2014The EpiQuik MeDIP Ultra Kit is a complete set of optimised reagents to enrich and capture methylated DNA fragments in a convenient microplate-based format. The methylated DNA that is enriched with the kit can be used for various downstream applications, including qualitative and quantitative PCR (MeDIP-PCR), microarray (MeDIP-chip) and especially sequencing (MeDIP-seq).
Cosmo Bio Easy-Western primary antibody detection reagent for Western blots
28 January, 2014Cosmo Bio has introduced Easy-Western (EZW), a primary antibody detection reagent kit for Western blots. The kit is based on multi-antibody detection (MAD) technology.
Promega ViaFect Transfection Reagent
15 January, 2014Promega has announced ViaFect Transfection Reagent, a tool for efficient DNA transfer into a wide variety of cell lines, including challenging suspension cells and stem-cell-derived lines. The product allows researchers to develop transfection-based assays in the cell line most relevant for their biology of interest.
Affymetrix USB Prep2Seq DNA Library Prep Kit
05 December, 2013For those facilities performing next-generation sequencing (NGS), Affymetrix USB has developed an NGS library prep kit. The company created a kit to produce high-performing, efficient, chimera-free NGS libraries to attain peak performance on the Illumina sequencing platform, with only 100 ng of input needed.
B/R Instrument histology and pathology solvent recycling
28 November, 2013B/R Instrument offers a variety of automatic systems for recycling xylene, alcohol, formalin and xylene substitutes. Simply put the used solvent into place, push start and let the solvent recycler do the rest.
Toku-E Dust-Free SDS
29 September, 2013Toku-E’s Dust-Free SDS is a pellet form of SDS specifically designed to prevent aerosolised dust when preparing SDS solutions.
Higher incidence of cancer for those near benzene release sites
30 July, 2013An increased risk of Non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma (NHL) has been observed in recent years among individuals with occupational exposure to benzene, a chemical carcinogen linked to blood cancers. A study released in the journal Cancer set out to determine the risk of NHL for those living near benzene release sites.
Roche metabolite-testing reagent sets for iron and phosphate
08 July, 2013Roche has launched metabolite-testing reagent sets to determine the concentration of iron and phosphate, two parameters relevant for cell growth and productivity during fermentation processes.
Merck Millipore SmartFlare detection reagent for live cell RNA
31 May, 2013The SmartFlare detection reagent is a novel probe capable of detecting specific mRNAs and miRNAs in live, intact cells. The technology allows for carrier-free cellular endocytosis of the reagent, followed by detection and relative quantitative analysis of RNA levels.
Roche SeqCap EZ Pure Capture Bead Kit
30 May, 2013Roche has launched its SeqCap EZ Pure Capture Bead Kit for supporting target enrichment workflows prior to DNA sequencing. The kit is designed to provide sensitive and robust methods for the capture and purification of DNA sample libraries, enabling high-quality targeted sequencing results.
