Inoculation loops
01 January, 2009 | Supplied by: Interpath Services Pty Ltd
The Copan Italia range of calibrated disposable inoculation loops comes in 1 and 10 µL sizes, in peel pouches of 20. The volume delivery consistency of each loop is quality controlled using the Evans Blue Dye Method, recommended by the American Society of Microbiology.
Nucleic acid extractor
01 January, 2009 | Supplied by: Beckman Coulter Australia
The Spri-te nucleic acid extractor for the automated purification of DNA and RNA prepares between one and 10 samples in about 30 minutes and requires minimal user training.
p53 transcription factor assay kit
01 January, 2009 | Supplied by: Sapphire Bioscience
Cayman’s p53 Transcription Factor Assay is a non-radioactive, sensitive method for detecting specific transcription factor DNA binding activity in nuclear extracts.
H. pylori infection and atrophic gastritis diagnosis
01 January, 2009 | Supplied by: Alere Australia
The non-invasive GastroPanel examination diagnoses H. pylori infection as well as atrophic gastritis and its location. It also reveals if risk of gastroesophageal reflux disease is increased due to high stomach acid secretion.
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.
PSA/fPSA immunoassay analysis
01 December, 2008 | Supplied by: Olympus Australia Pty Ltd
Olympus has released PSA and fPSA assays for the Olympus AU3000i immunoassay analyser. The assays feature assay sensitivity of 0.015 µg/L. In the monitoring of patients after prostate cancer treatment, the sensitive PSA assay is suitable for the detection of recurrence of the disease.
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).
Organ chamber
01 July, 2008 | Supplied by: SDR Scientific
The Moist Chamber type 834/8 from Harvard Apparatus is a flexible and useful tool for perfusion of organs, such as liver and kidney from typical rodent models.
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.
Protein detection system
01 July, 2008 | Supplied by: Merck Pty Limited
The Snap i.d. protein detection system is designed to allow researchers to produce higher quality Western blots 80% more quickly than with conventional immunodetection protocols.
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.
