Haselmeier has announced that the first application of its Axis-D pen platform has been launched. Commissioned by its client Merck Serono, a division of Merck KGaA, Germany, the new injection device has been designed to allow self injection by patients of a ready to use biopharmaceutical solution for injection.

“With the Axis pen platform it is easy to tailor the injection device to various needs. Following our client’s specifications, we have developed a device that enables users to adjust the volume of the injection and reuse the pen several times until the cartridge is empty.

Mindray Medical International Limited , a leading developer, manufacturer and marketer of medical devices worldwide, today announced the introduction of the company's new DP-50 ultrasound system in the United States. The black and white portable unit provides outstanding imaging quality in a compact system and is designed for use in numerous specialty markets. With DP-50's launch, Mindray has expanded the compact solutions to its product portfolio.

Having recently acquired the KidShape marks and pediatric wellness program, IMD Companies, Inc. is announcing the launch of KidShape 2.0. This release is the latest comprehensive children's wellness program focusing on education and behavior modification using the most recent tools and techniques available. After being in development for over one year, the PLAY program has been combined with the KidShape wellness products to create the KidShape 2.0 system that is ready to be deployed in both the clinical and research fields. With several interested parties having already contacted the company, IMD hopes to have the program in use through licensees within the next few weeks.

The NEW Scie-Plas CM250 Mini Orbital Shaker with adjustable speed is a compact and quiet instrument.
The Digital LED display and easy programming sequence make setting speed and time simple; the timer can be set from 0 to 99.59 hours or for continuous operation.
The CM250 Mini Orbital Shaker can be adjusted to speeds from 50 to 250 rpm, and has an orbit of 20mm.
The unit has a small footprint and is cold room compatible for applications that require refrigeration. It is CE certified and will operate on Universal Voltage from 100-240 VAC, 50/60 Hz.

When it comes to reliable and automatic integrity testing of membrane filter systems, the Sartocheck product family from Sartorius Stedim Biotech has been the number one choice for more than 30 years. Sartocheck makes integrity testing, such as the bubble point, diffusion or water intrusion test, fast and uncomplicated. It is easy to operate and meets the high technical requirements placed by the biopharmaceutical industry on advanced testing equipment.

‘Print, apply and identify’ with new CILS-9100 Cap & Tube label sets. Multiple CILS label shapes and sizes on a single roll/letter size sheet allowing variable data printing (batch numbers, barcodes etc) ‘inlab, on demand’ straight from your standard Laser or Thermal Transfer printer.

Made to any cap & tube size and shape combination, CILS label sets are available colour-coded for immediate sample recognition.

Chikungunya virus can be found in tropical Asia and Africa. It typically causes a 2-3 day fever sometimes with an associated rash. Arthritic pain in the joints and limbs often follows and can last up to weeks or months.
Chikungunya virus is a member of the Alphaviruses. The virus is transmitted by the bite of an infected Aedes mosquitoe and thus is an Arbovirus.
ViroStat has released 3 new monoclonal antibodies specific to the Chikungunya virus as well as 2 monoclonal antibodies that are Alphavirus group specific.

GE Healthcare Life Sciences has extended its leading range of Amersham™ Hyperfilm™ products with Amersham Hyperfilm Blue, a blue sensitive film which enables rapid, qualitative results for the detection of chemiluminescent signals in different blotting assays. The film requires minimal exposure time, often only one minute, to produce sharp and high contrast radiographs, making it ideal for use when experimental times need to be kept to a minimum.   

Raising particle sizing to a smarter level, the new Mastersizer 3000 from Malvern Instruments delivers unique performance and productivity advantages, wrapped in a stylish, compact and practical instrument design. Now anyone can make good measurements and get exactly the data they need quickly and easily.

With an extended dynamic range that spans 0.01 to 3500 microns, the Mastersizer 3000 laser diffraction particle size analyzer delivers precise, robust wet and dry measurements right across the milli-, micro- and nano-meter size ranges.

Lonza introduces a new module for the 4D-Nucleofector™ system, the 4D-Nucleofector™ Y unit. The Y unit enables adherent Nucleofection™ of neural cells grown in 24-well tissue culture plates. For transfection, disposable conductive polymer 24-well dipping electrode arrays are inserted into the culture plate. Dr. Herbert Mueller-Hartmann, Head of R&D Discovery Tools, states that “with the introduction of the Y unit neural networks can be transfected with up to 70% efficiency and analyzed by confocal microscopy or patch clamping when they were plated on coverslips.