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Of Interest in 2010 the Anthos 2010 Microplate Reader - Biochrom

When running routine microplate absorbance assays a robust, easy to use microplate reader is needed.

The Biochrom Anthos 2010 Microplate Reader is simply designed to meet researchers needs for a quality instrument at a moderate price.
Four filters are supplied as standard that cover the wavelengths for most common absorbance assays with a colorimetric endpoint e.g. ELISA, BCA, Bradford, and Lowry assays and additional filters are available. A choice of software packages enables...

NEW Electrophoresis & Radiation Protection Catalog From Scie-Plas

Celebrating over 25 years as a leading manufacturer of affordable and innovative Electrophoresis Products for the Life Sciences, Scie-Plas Ltd. has introduced its NEW Catalog.
The Scie-Plas Catalog includes:
-A complete range of hand built Vertical & Horizontal units, including the HU15– the market standard for horizontal electrophoresis
-Specialist Gel Units such as DGGE, Cellulose Acetate, & COMET systems
-VG-FAST96 – a 96-well solution for high throughput...

Submitted by maestrojed on March 5, 2010 - 10:29am in Laboratory Equipment, Life Science Industry
maestrojed Industry News Image - LabGrab - Genetics

Its amazing to see the costs of sequencing DNA erode so rapidly. It's fostering some great innovation and business. I not every day in this industry that you see small start-ups developing unique approaches that compete with power houses such as Agilent Technologies and IBM.

[Illumina] just sold 128 HiSeq 2000 machines to the Beijing Genomics Institute. The machines can sequence two people’s genome for less than $10,000. Other companies such as Affymetrix, Agilent Technologies, and...

Submitted by LabGrab on March 4, 2010 - 10:14am in Life Science Industry, Nanotechnology Instruments
FEI Logo - Scanning Transmission Electron Microscope (S/TEM)

Hillsboro, Ore./March 3, 2010―FEI Company (NASDAQ: FEIC), a leading diversified scientific instruments company providing electron and ion-beam microscopes and tools for nanoscale applications across many industries, announces the completion of a multiple system installation at the Materials Ageing Institute (MAI) in France, a utility-oriented research center financed by Electricité de France (EDF), the Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO), the Kansai Electric Power Company (KEPCO) and the US...

Submitted by BioKM on March 4, 2010 - 1:18am in Lab Product Announcement
BioKM Update Logo

BioKM is launching an update to our linking system and helping you connect the dots of your research by showing you its complete picture. Now you won’t have to waste time and frustration searching for your project related papers or protocols. You won’t need to keep looking up references to which plasmids or antibodies you are using in your project. When it comes to writing a paper, you’ll have all your project’s information organized and in one place. Click the link icon next to an item and...

Submitted by Buchi Corp on March 1, 2010 - 10:58am in Laboratory Equipment
Buchi Corp Melting Point - Discover 70 years of innovation at www.mybuchi

Buchi proudly introduces the new digital M-560/565 Melting Point to provide a fast and accurate means of determining melting and boiling points. Improved techniques to capture automated boiling and melting points are accomplished in a very small footprint. Simple menus and programs are easy to navigate on the intuitive LCD display. An integrated camera in the M-565 continuously captures real-time high-resolution images of each...

Submitted by Buchi Corp on March 1, 2010 - 10:51am in Laboratory Equipment
Buchi Corp SpeedDigester - Discover 70 years of innovation at www.mybuchi

Typically, the main advantage of block digesters is the high level of automation, whereas infrared digesters have a higher heat transfer capability. The new Buchi SpeedDigester is the first infrared digestion system, in the marketplace, to combine both a high level automation and precise temperature control. The automation and shortened digestion times dramatically increases throughput while reducing operating costs.
The system...

Submitted by Buchi Corp on March 1, 2010 - 10:41am in Laboratory Equipment
Buchi Corp R-3 Rotavapor - Discover 70 years of innovation at www.mybuchi

Buchi, the world leader in rotary evaporation, is pleased to announce the launch of its newest rotary evaporator, the R-3 Rotavapor®. Buchi builds on its industry-leading position in evaporation technology by offering a unit dedicated to academia and other customers who demand a lower-priced system but still want a high quality, Swiss-made instrument that will stand-up to the rigors of everyday use. The R-3 has...

Submitted by Buchi Corp on March 1, 2010 - 10:32am in Laboratory Equipment
Buchi Corp Industry News Image - Discover 70 years of innovation

After 10 successful years in the market, Buchi’s 20 liter Rotavapor® R-220 is ready for an upgrade. Buchi has refined its industrial Rotavapor implementing new accessories and technologies with its new Rotavapor R-220 SE (Second Edition).
The new Rotavapor® R-220 SE focuses on safety and ease-of-use. The concept behind all Buchi equipment stems from the idea that with easy handling, safer operation is achieved. The...

Submitted by Buchi Corp on March 1, 2010 - 10:28am in Laboratory Equipment
Buchi Corp Industry News Image - Discover 70 years of innovation at www.mybuchi

The main focus of modern analytical laboratories is minimizing the time that elapses between sample analysis and result generation. Even today, despite modern extraction techniques, the extraction process can be very time consuming. Thanks to the unique design of Buchi’s new SpeedExtractor, pressurized solvent extraction is taken to a new dimension.
With its parallel format, up to six samples can be extracted...