ibidi Fuse-It membrane fusion technology
05 July, 2014ibidi Fuse-It reagents are an alternative to gene transfection. The product line uses membrane fusion to transfer various molecules and particles into living cells. The speed and efficiency of the technique cuts down experiment times from days to minutes.
Using water for chemical synthesis
30 June, 2014Researchers from McGill University have discovered a way to use water as a solvent in one of the reactions most widely used to synthesise chemical products and pharmaceuticals.
Enzo Life Sciences Exendin-4 GLP-1 receptor agonist
12 June, 2014Exendin-4 is a 39 aa polypeptide and incretin mimetic which was first isolated from Gila monster saliva. The synthetic form, Exenatide, is a glucagon like peptide-1 (GLP-1) agonist approved for the treatment of diabetes mellitus type II.
Enzo Life Sciences AdipoRon small-molecule adiponectin mimetic
04 June, 2014Adiponectin controls many metabolic processes and is known to contribute to metabolic pathologies, including diabetes, atherosclerosis and obesity. AdipoRon is a novel small molecule that mimics adiponectin.
CloverDirect tRNA reagents
03 June, 2014CloverDirect tRNA reagents from Cosmo Bio, for site-directed protein functionalisation, allow the incorporation of unnatural amino acids at defined positions of proteins using in vitro translation.
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.
