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BioTek’s Synergy H4™ Hybrid Reader is LanthaScreen® Plus Certified 04 Mar 2010: The Synergy™ H4 Hybrid Microplate Reader from BioTek Instruments was awarded the LanthaScreen® Certified Plus designation from Invitrogen, part of Life Technologies, a provider of essential life science technologies for research, production and diagnostics. This ensures that the Synergy H4 is validated to strict standards in instrument setup and assay performance. BioTek Instruments, Inc.
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Determination of Well-to-Well Crosstalk in Microplates used for Luminescence Measurements 01 Mar 2010: This application note evaluates well-to-well crosstalk in commercially available microplates. The combination of effective quenching by carbon black and increased reflectivity from titanium dioxide brightener yields an improved signal-to-noise ratio and better intra-plate dynamic range, giving screeners the opportunity to screen for weaker hits at lower detection levels. Porvair Sciences Ltd
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Pall Introduces Next Generation AcroPrep Advance Filter Plates 26 Feb 2010: Pall Corporation introduces its next generation 96-well filter plate that delivers consistency and reproducibility in applications, such as neonatal screening and multiplexing. The Pall AcroPrepTM Advance filter plate employs new design features that provide uniform filtration rates, lowers hold-up volumes and ensures consistent sample/bead recovery from the wells. Pall Life Sciences Laboratory Products
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Discover Interscience's New EasySpiral® Automatic Bacterial Plater
25 Feb 2010: INTERSCIENCE will introduce the new EasySpiral® at PITTCON (Orlando, USA) and ANALYTICA (Munich, Germany). EasySpiral® provides standardized plating with a sensitivity from 30 to 10 million CFU/ml on only 1 Petri dish without preliminary dilutions for higher lab capacities. Interscience
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Reproducible High Integrity Plate Sealing
09 Feb 2010: The Thermobond II manual heat sealer from Porvair Sciences Ltd. has been designed to seal polypropylene collection plates, PCR plates, microplates and deep well blocks with a specially prepared pierceable film or foil. Sealing plates prevents sample evaporation and leakage during storage and transportation. Porvair Sciences Ltd
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Analytica Announces InnovationArea - Start-ups in the spotlight 08 Feb 2010: Analytica will continue its initiative for new companies again in 2010. From March 23 – 26, 2010, international start-ups and research organizations in the biotechnology sector will present their business ideas and document the importance of the life sciences in a special area known as the InnovationArea. Messe Munchen International
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QuantiScientifics, LLC Introduces the A2 Multiplex Assay System at LabAutomation 2010 04 Feb 2010: QuantiScientifics, LLC acquired the A2 Business from Beckman Coulter, Inc. and relaunched the product this year at LabAutomation. The A2 MicroArray System with Universal Linker Technology is a microplate-based platform for the development of multiplex assays. QuantiScientifics, LLC
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TTP LabTech Launches New High-Content Contract Screening Service 02 Feb 2010: TTP LabTech has today launched its new contract screening service based around the company’s HCS technology, the Acumen® microplate cytometer. The service will provide clients with high-content data using cell-based assays for the investigation of various biological phenomena - including cell cycle, RNAi profiling, angiogenesis and signal pathway profiling. TTP LabTech
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SBS Announces the Election of New Board Members
02 Feb 2010: The Society for Biomolecular Sciences (SBS) is pleased to announce the election of two new board members, Melvin Reichman, Ph.D. and Sue Holland-Crimmin, Ph.D. and the re-election of John Wang, Ph.D.. Each will serve a three-year term on the SBS Board of Directors. Society for Biomolecular Sciences (SBS)
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Caliper Life Sciences Introduces Sciclone G3 Liquid Handler 29 Jan 2010: Caliper Life Sciences, Inc. announces the introduction of the Sciclone G3 and several new platform innovations at the LabAutomation 2010 conference in Palm Springs, CA. The Sciclone G3 combines the flexibility of its predecessors with powerful new innovations including pioneering tube-to-plate reformatting technology and non-contact liquid level. Caliper Life Sciences
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