Tecan/Miltenyi Biotec range of automated solutions
07 October, 2010 | Supplied by: Miltenyi Biotec Australia Pty Ltd
Tecan is working with Miltenyi Biotec to develop a range of automated solutions for cell biology, based on the MACS magnetic bead technology. This agreement will allow users to benefit from the advanced capabilities of Tecan’s Freedom EVO liquid handling platforms when performing a wide range of separation, cultivation and analysis processes for cells and biomolecules.
Applied Biosystems ViiA 7 real-time PCR system
07 October, 2010 | Supplied by: Applied Biosystems Pty Ltd
The ViiA 7 real-time PCR system seamlessly integrates a variety of quantitative PCR (qPCR) and genotyping applications.
Applied Biosystems 7500 Fast Dx real-time PCR instrument
07 October, 2010 | Supplied by: Applied Biosystems Pty Ltd
The Applied Biosystems 7500 Fast Dx real-time PCR instrument is now available as a platform suitable for in vitro diagnostics (IVD) use in Australia and New Zealand. Clinical laboratories that develop in vitro molecular diagnostic assays in oncology, genetic disease and infectious disease can leverage the instrument’s regulatory status to develop tests for clinical applications.
Tecan and PhyNexus protein purification automation
07 October, 2010 | Supplied by: Tecan Australia
Tecan and PhyNexus have developed standard processes for automating protein purification using PhyTip columns integrated onto a Freedom EVO liquid handling platform. The Freedom EVO is equipped with a liquid handling arm and a MultiChannel Arm and controlled using specially adapted scripts of standard Freedom EVOware operating software.
GenoLogics Geneus LIMS system
07 October, 2010 | Supplied by: OnQ Software Pty Ltd
GenoLogics is providing the Queensland Centre for Medical Genomics (QCMG) with Geneus, a LIMS system that is built to enable genomics research. Geneus will help them to manage the sequencing data produced by the 11 Applied Biosystems SOLiD systems, currently in use in the lab. The next-generation sequencing instruments at QCMG are generating terabytes of data on a weekly basis and sample tracking is quickly becoming unmanageable with existing Google docs, spreadsheets and other manual methods.
Agilent Technologies and South Bend Medical Foundation LC/MS/MS
07 October, 2010 | Supplied by: Agilent Technologies Australia Pty Ltd
Agilent Technologies and South Bend Medical Foundation have collaborated to develop urine testing methods to meet the new mandatory US guidelines for federal workplace drug testing. The new guidelines, which took effect on 1 October, will allow for the first-time use of liquid chromatography/triple quadrupole mass spectrometry (LC/MS/MS) for confirmatory urine drug testing.
Harvard Apparatus 192-well DispoEquilibrium Dialyzers
07 October, 2010 | Supplied by: SDR Scientific
Harvard Apparatus ready-to-use, disposable 96-sample equilibrium dialysis plates are suitable for analysis of free or unbound analytes like free T4, free cortisol, free testosterone, or for protein-ligand binding studies.
Applied Biosystems Dx Genetic Analyzer
07 October, 2010 | Supplied by: Applied Biosystems Pty Ltd
The Dx Genetic Analyzer is now available in Australia and New Zealand as an in vitro diagnostic (IVD) medical device as an IVD medical device.
Iris StatSpin Express 3 mobile blood processing system
07 October, 2010 | Supplied by: Lomb Scientific (Aust) Pty Ltd
The mobile Iris StatSpin Express 3 blood processing system can be used anywhere that blood collection and processing is required. It is designed to run off an alternative power source such as a car battery, making it suitable for use in remote locations.
BaySpec 1stGuard handheld Raman analyser
06 October, 2010 | Supplied by: Applied Infrared Sensing
The BaySpec 1stGuard handheld Raman analyser is specifically targeted for identification of hazardous materials, unknown substances and industrial-grade materials. It is designed to meet the needs of people on the move, allowing personnel to quickly and accurately identify unknown chemical substances on the spot. It is battery operated, lightweight, ruggedised and easy to use.
Screening tool can detect colorectal cancer from a small blood sample
30 September, 2010
Diagnostic Product Development has developed a microRNA screening assay that detects the majority of early-stage colorectal cancers with good specificity and sensitivity.
MicroRNA panel provides a more precise lung cancer diagnosis
30 September, 2010
A test based on a panel of microRNAs under development by Rosetta Genomics Ltd, in Israel, may allow for more precise diagnosis and better targeted therapy for patients with lung cancer.
Kyratec SuperCycler compact gradient thermal cycler
20 September, 2010 | Supplied by: BioTools Pty Ltd
Australian designed and manufactured, the Kyratec SuperCycler is an ultra-compact, high-performance gradient block cycling system configured and optimised for 200 µL individual or strip tubes (domed or flat-capped) or 96-well plates (low, semi or high skirted) with strip caps or adhesive film seals. Configuration and profile set-up is easy and temperatures are displayed in real time during the run.
UQ innovation licensed to biopharmaceutical company
17 September, 2010
A new cancer vaccine concept developed by researchers at The University of Queensland's Diamantina Institute has been licensed to US-based developer of RNAi therapeutics, Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, through UniQuest - UQ's main research commercialisation company.
StellARray Gene Expression System Revealing Profiles with Unbiased Significance Application Examples
07 September, 2010 by Daniel Shaffer, Aaron Brown, William Olver, Bar Harbor BioTechnology, Inc. and Marjorie Smithhisler, Lonza Walkersville, Inc. | Supplied by: Capsugel Australia Pty Ltd
In this paper, we present three application examples demonstrating the utility of the StellARray Gene Expression System to reveal gene expression level changes in diverse biological contexts such as toxicology, cancer, and stem cell differentiation.
