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.
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.
Giardia/cryptosporidium assay
08 April, 2008 | Supplied by: Dutec Diagnostics Pty Ltd
Coris BioConcept has introduced a rapid two-sided immunochromatographic strip allowing the rapid detection of giardia and cryptosporidium in stool samples.
Biospek drugs of abuse testing
08 April, 2008 | Supplied by: BioSeptic Pty Ltd
Biospek Drugs of Abuse Rapid Tests provide reliable diagnostic information and are available as test strips or test cassettes.
Automated colony counting and zone sizing
08 April, 2008 | Supplied by: In Vitro Technologies Pty Ltd
The Synbiosis ProtoCOL automated colony counting and zone sizing systems can be used to speed up testing of antibiotics for therapeutic use and to collect and monitor zone size data for surveillance purposes.
MCE-202 microchip electrophoresis system
08 April, 2008 | Supplied by: Shimadzu Scientific Instruments (Oceania) Pty Ltd
The MCE-202 MultiNA quickly and easily performs DNA and RNA nucleic acid size confirmation and quantitation. It uses microchip technology to conduct fully automated high-speed electrophoresis separation, with fluorescence detection for high-sensitivity analysis.
Metabolite identification software
06 March, 2008 | Supplied by: Thermo Fisher Scientific
MetWorks 1.1.0 is an updated version of Thermo Fisher Scientific's metabolite identification software. The software facilitates automated acquisition, processing and reporting of LC/MSn data in support of biotransformation studies. MetWorks software is compatible with all Thermo Scientific mass spectrometers capable of performing MS/MS and MSn fragmentation. In addition, MetWorks allows high-resolution accurate mass data from the Thermo Scientific LTQ Orbitrap and LTQ FT instruments to be fully leveraged.
Custom-made blood and sample collection tubes
06 March, 2008 | Supplied by: http://www.haemtech.com/Products_Overview.htm
The SCAT series of collection tubes have been developed specifically to minimise in vitro artifact by rapidly quenching unwanted protease activity.
Slab gel analysis system
06 March, 2008 | Supplied by: QIAGEN Pty Ltd
Analysis of DNA fragments, such as single- or multiplex PCR products and qualitative and quantitative RNA analysis, is easy and fast with the QIAxcel system. It fully automates sensitive, high-resolution capillary electrophoresis of up to 96 samples per run.
Breast cancer detection
06 March, 2008 | Supplied by: Fermiscan Holdings
The Fermiscan Test is a safe, non-invasive technology that utilises X-ray diffraction of hair fibres to screen and monitor women of all ages for breast cancer. The Fermiscan Test will be available for women in Australia in 2008 and Fermiscan is also commencing further clinical trials and regulatory approval processes in the US.
Real-time transilluminator
07 February, 2008 | Supplied by: Life Technologies
With the E-Gel Safe Imager Real-Time Transilluminator, users can watch migration of DNA bands in real time when carrying out electrophoresis using the E-Gel iBase and E-Gel Pre-Cast Agarose gel containing SYBR Safe DNA Gel Stain. The transilluminator is designed to fit beneath the E-Gel iBase Power System and is intended for use with E-Gels containing SYBR Safe. Blue light emitted by the instrument is suitable for viewing DNA that is stained with SYBR Safe.
Automated gentle tissue dissociator
07 February, 2008 | Supplied by: http://www.miltenyibiotec.com
The gentleMACS Dissociator is a benchtop instrument for the automated dissociation of tissues.
Microbiology system
07 February, 2008 | Supplied by: ALPE Pty Ltd
The Biomic V3 Microbiology System now performs semi-automated reading for all varieties of Etest (AB Biodisk) strips. An enlarged plate image with the Etest strip(s) and its drug-specific MIC scale is displayed on-screen. The user selects the appropriate MIC value, triggering an S-I-R interpretation. Etest results can be printed or transferred to an LIS. High resolution colour Etest images can also be saved for future review.
New hope for disease prediction
06 February, 2008
For the first time, scientists can now show how a particular family of diseases is passed down from mother to child, and how this can lead to the severity of the disease differing widely.
Biosignal compounds much more effective
24 January, 2008
Results from UK testing show Biosignal Ltd compounds have substantially outperformed the industry standard product glutaraldehyde against harmful sulphur reducing bacteria (SRB).