Faecal occult blood test
01 December, 2008 | Supplied by: Alere Australia
The ColonView quick test from Biohit can be used for identification of patients with faecal occult blood, a known marker for colorectal cancer and pre-cancerous large adenomas. ColonView testing can also give information on other possible diseases of the gastrointestinal tract that are associated with bleeding.
Big demand for biochips
11 November, 2008
Ten percent plus growth is forecast for the biochip market in the US, with demand being led from the drug discovery sector.
Australian gene technology launched in US
10 November, 2008
A microarray that consists of both mRNA and non-coding RNA content which helps to elucidate the function of specific non-coding RNAs in relation to known pathways of gene expression has been invented at UQ and now marketed to the US.
Automated gentle tissue dissociator
08 September, 2008 | Supplied by: http://www.miltenyibiotec.com
The gentleMACS dissociator is a benchtop instrument for the automated dissociation of tissues. The instrument offers programs for a variety of specific applications.
Urine chemistry analyser
01 September, 2008 | Supplied by: Siemens Ltd
The Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics Clinitek Advantus Urine chemistry analyser enables automated reading of Siemens’ Multistix family of urinalysis testing strips in medium to high throughput settings.
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).
Electrolyte analyser
01 July, 2008 | Supplied by: BioSeptic Pty Ltd
Osmetech OptiCCA portable blood gas and electrolyte analyser is designed for applications where simple handling, reliable operation and immediate availability of analytical results is important.
Chromosomal detection
01 July, 2008 | Supplied by: Millennium Science Pty Ltd
Affymetrix has released its Cytogenetic Solution, combining the high-density SNP array 6.0 with a simple assay and intuitive software that provides cytogeneticists with an accurate method of detecting chromosomal abnormalities associated with congenital diseases such as autism and mental retardation.
LDL uptake assay kit
01 July, 2008 | Supplied by: Sapphire Bioscience
Caymin Chemical’s LDL Uptake cell-based assay kit provides a convenient tool for studying LDL uptake and regulation at a cellular level.
Multimode microtitre plate reader
01 July, 2008 | Supplied by: DKSH Australia Pty Ltd
The Triad LT from Dynex is a compact microfunctional microplate detector providing three detection technologies in one instrument.
Luminescence films
01 July, 2008 | Supplied by: Merck
Excel Scientific has introduced BrightMax adhesive white vinyl films. Used with white clear-bottom microplates, the films help to maximise signals in luminescence assays.
Fusion-tagging system
01 July, 2008 | Supplied by: Bio-Rad Laboratories Pty Ltd
Profinity eXact fusion-tag system’s purification resin is part of a complete expression and purification system that simplifies affinity purification and tag removal of fusion-tagged proteins, while avoiding adding time and reagent costs to the purification process.
cDNA synthesis kit
01 July, 2008 | Supplied by: Life Technologies
The SuperScript Vilo cDNA synthesis kit provides reliable and sensitive first strand cDNA synthesis. The kit uses RNAse H reduced SuperScript III Reverse Transcriptase, generating greatly increased yields of cDNA and improving qPCR sensitivity.
Blood fractionation
01 July, 2008
RTS Life Science has unveiled its automated blood fractionation (ABF) system. It is used to extract buffy coat (white blood cells) from whole blood samples.
Tetra cell gel electrophoresis
01 July, 2008 | Supplied by: Bio-Rad Laboratories Pty Ltd
The Mini-Protean Tetra system for vertical mini gel electrophoresis can run up to four mini gels in less than an hour or 2D gels in less than a day.
