New York Genome Center purchases four Ion Proton Sequencers for cancer research
16 August, 2012 | Supplied by: Life TechnologiesLife Technologies Corporation has announced that the New York Genome Center (NYGC) has purchased four Ion Proton Sequencers for its new Innovation Center. The sequencers will be used to accelerate research on the genetic mechanisms of cancer.
Gastrointestinal Pathogen Panel monitors public health during Olympic Games
13 August, 2012 | Supplied by: Luminex CorporationLuminex Corporation has announced that Public Health Wales has used Luminex’s CE marked xTAG Gastrointestinal Pathogen Panel (GPP) for outbreak investigation activities during Olympic and Paralympic training and events taking place in Wales. Results of a substantial diagnostic validation of the GPP test conducted by The Public Health Wales Microbiology laboratory team at the University Hospital of Wales, Cardiff, are anticipated to be published in a peer reviewed journal.
Abraxis LAT kit for non-O157 shiga toxin producing E. coli
01 August, 2012 | Supplied by: United Bioresearch Products Pty LtdAbraxis has announced the availability of its Latex Agglutination Test (LAT) kits for the ‘big six’ non-O157 shiga toxin producing E. coli (STEC). The kits are intended for identification of presumptive positive non-O157 STEC colonies.
Agrisera Protein Extraction Buffer with Precellys homogeniser for plant and algal protein isolation
27 July, 2012 | Supplied by: Sapphire BioscienceProtein Extraction Buffer (PEB) from Agrisera is designed for the solubilisation of total protein from plant tissue and algal cells. The use of the anionic detergent LDS increases the quantity of solubilised and non-degraded proteins.
Qiagen mericon Salmonella spp. kit for food samples
26 July, 2012 | Supplied by: QIAGEN Pty LtdQiagen has announced that its mericon Salmonella spp. kit, in combination with the QIAsymphony RGQ automation platform, has received validation from the AOAC Research Institute, an independent third-party organisation that evaluates analytical methods for use in food safety and other testing.
BioTek awarded patent for Hybrid Technology in multimode microplate readers
23 July, 2012BioTek has been awarded US patent 8,218,141 covering the combination of two alternate paths for light within the same analytical instrument.
Qiagen therascreen KRAS RGQ PCR kit
18 July, 2012 | Supplied by: QIAGEN Pty LtdQiagen has received FDA approval to market the therascreen KRAS RGQ PCR kit (therascreen KRAS test) to provide guidance on the use of Erbitux (cetuximab) as a treatment in patients with metastatic colorectal cancer.
Promega PowerPlex Y23 STR system
18 July, 2012 | Supplied by: Promega Pty LtdPromega has announced the PowerPlex Y23 system - a rapid human identification Y-short tandem repeat (Y-STR) assay for forensic casework, offender databasing and relationship testing.
Berthold TriStar² Microplate Reader
10 July, 2012 | Supplied by: Berthold Australia Pty LtdBerthold Technologies has presented the second generation of its multi-label TriStar² microplate reader. TriStar² employs the optical concept ALL-4-ONE, enabling luminescence, fluorescence and absorbance measurements with, what is claimed to be, the highest respective sensitivity from dedicated instruments.
DNA sequenced for parrot’s ability to parrot
03 July, 2012Scientists say they have assembled more completely the string of genetic letters that could control how well parrots learn to imitate their owners and other sounds.
miacom diagnostics hemoFISH S.aureus/CNS Screen
02 July, 2012 | Supplied by: Dutec Diagnostics Pty LtdThe hemoFISH S.aureus/CNS Screen is based on fluorescence in-situ hybridisation and designed to differentiate Staphylococcus aureus from coagulase-negative staphylococci in positive blood cultures.
SDIX RapidChek CONFIRM non-O157 STEC immunomagnetic separation (IMS) test kit
30 June, 2012 | Supplied by: Arrow ScientificSDIX, a supplier of rapid-detection solutions to the food pathogen testing market, has announced that its RapidChek CONFIRM non-O157 STEC immunomagnetic separation (IMS) test kit has been reviewed by the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) and has been listed in the USDA Microbiological Laboratory Guidebook (MLG) 5B.02 as the IMS reagents to be used in E. coli testing.
Wyatt Technology DynaPro Plate Reader II
22 June, 2012 | Supplied by: Shimadzu Scientific Instruments (Oceania) Pty LtdWyatt Technology has announced the launch of an upgraded version of its DynaPro Dynamic Light Scattering (DLS) Plate Reader. The DynaPro Plate Reader II includes the addition of an onboard camera capable of acquiring images of each well.
Neogen ANSR for Salmonella molecular platform for pathogen testing
19 June, 2012 | Supplied by: Cell Biosciences Pty LtdCell Biosciences has launched the Neogen ANSR molecular platform on the Australian market. ANSR for Salmonella is the first pathogen test available for the system, and provides results after only 10 min of reaction time.
SeraCare anti-dengue mixed titer performance panel
16 June, 2012 | Supplied by: abacus dxSeraCare Life Sciences has launched what it claims to be the first commercially available anti-dengue mixed titer performance panel. This addition to the company’s line of infectious disease panels responds to growing demand for accurate testing for dengue virus.
