Caliper Life Sciences, Inc. , a leading provider of tools and services for life science companies, today announced the availability of the Zephyr NGS Post-PCR Workstation. This new Zephyr platform has been specifically designed and pre-programmed to address post-PCR steps in next generation sequencing (NGS) sample preparation workflows, such as magnetic bead-based purifications, QPCR setup, sample normalization, and sample pooling (multiplexing) protocols.

Novel Software Allows Life Scientists to Access the Power of MRI with "Push-Button" Simplicity

TORONTO, Canada and SHOHAM, Israel, Sept. 6, 2011 /PRNewswire/ - Aspect Imaging today announced the launch of its Certainti? software for simplifying preclinical research applications on its M2? compact high-performance MRI system.

Certainti is Aspect Imaging's simple-to-use "push button" software that eliminates the need for a researcher to have extensive imaging or MRI expertise in order to quickly set-up and run rapid MRI studies on the M2 platform and to generate meaningful, robust data.

Bruker, a global leader for proteomic solutions based on mass spectrometry, this week announced PRIME(TM) (PRoteomics via Integrated MALDI and ESI), a novel and unique integrated solution for proteomics, which will be showcased at the 10th HUPO World Congress in Geneva (www.hupo2011.com).

Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the world leader in serving science, today announced that it has significantly expanded its range of Acros Organics Ultra Pure Inorganics products to meet increasing demand in high-technology industries and other chemistry applications.

This portfolio, which is now 50 percent larger, features new high-purity inorganic compounds with ultra-low metal contaminants, which are critical in specific high-technology applications such as petroleum refining, micro-electronics, energy and space technology, communications and other industries.

As part of its new quarterly Decoded newsletter, Integrated DNA Technologies (IDT), the world leader in oligonucleotide synthesis, provides insightful and interesting articles, features, news and technical tips. In the latest issue, Adam Clore, a Scientific Applications Specialist at IDT, provides advice on how to optimize agarose and polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis. Although electrophoresis is widely used in laboratories around the world, researchers often complain of poor resolution, smearing, streaking, and a host of other problems that limit the effectiveness of the technique. The new article provides tips on running your gels and answers common user questions, such as whether to employ TAE or TBE and which voltage settings to use.

Researchers at the Department of Communication Sciences & Disorders at the University of Iowa in the US replicate the stresses that affect the human voice. The team studies how vibration affects laryngeal cells, using a rotational shear rheometer from Malvern Instruments coupled with a piezo-electric driver to measure viscoelastic properties of soft tissues. The team is also part of the National Center for Voice and Speech (NCVS), a consortium of voice researchers and professionals from institutions across the country. Dr Sarah A. Klemuk, Assistant Research Scientist, said; “Our voice is easy to take for granted, until we lose it.

AMSBIO has announced the availability of highly modified synthetic 5-prime capped mRNA products for reprogramming of human cells. These new ready-to-use products provide a simple, safe non-integrating methodology for reprogramming cell fate based on the administration of synthetic modified mRNA that greatly increases efficiency whilst reducing the innate antiviral response of viral protocols.

 Clinical applications of induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) have traditionally been limited [1] by the low efficiency of iPSC derivation and the fact that most protocols modify the genome to effect cellular reprogramming.

Harvard Apparatus-Hugo Sachs Electronik has introduced its NEW Aerosol Exposure Unit (AEU) for mice and rats.
This system is ideally suited for exposing groups of mice or rats to aerosolized powders or liquids. This is Harvard Apparatus-Hugo Sachs Electronik's first system dedicated to inhalation studies in awake animal models.

The AEU is a compact system that works with up to four mice or four rats at a time. The advantage of this system is that the animals remain awake, and metabolic functions are not affected by anesthesia. Researchers also have the option of using this system with dry powders or soluble aerosols.

BMG LABTECH – The Microplate Reader Company – will be exhibiting their innovative microplate reader solutions at the ELRIG Drug Discovery 2011 in Manchester, UK. Visit our booth K 6 & 7 on September 7th and 8th to find out more about our life science and high-throughput screening solutions.

This year, BMG LABTECH will be highlighting the FLUOstar Omega with Atmospheric Control Unit (ACU). This multimode microplate reader provides you with the best combination of performance and flexibility for a wide range of applications in basic research, life science studies, and assay development.

Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the world leader in serving science, offers a complete portfolio of Thermo Scientific Nalgene bottles, carboys and containers, suitable for a broad range of applications. Not all containers are created equal and Nalgene® bottles set the standard for quality and superior performance. Each Nalgene bottle comes with a leakproof guarantee to protect valuable liquids. Sizes range from 4 mL to 50 L, so scale-up can occur without the need to re-validate materials as projects progress from research into production. Nalgene bottles and containers are available in a wide range of certified resins for laboratory, food and pharmaceutical use.