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Increase in double mastectomy is “striking,” says study

Almost half of patients with early stage breast cancer considered double mastectomy and one in six went ahead, including many who were only at a low risk of developing another breast cancer, according to a new study.

22 Dec 2016

Latest advances in medical imaging for personalized healthcare

After the first ever MediSens conference, 2016, it is fair to say that there is much excitement in the area of medical imaging. The industry is experiencing a drive towards a more personalized approach to healthcare, providing patients with treatment that is specific and adaptive to them.

21 Dec 2016

How can we tackle antimicrobial resistance?

Antimicrobial resistance happens when bugs, like bacteria, fungi or viruses, change, or evolve, when they’re exposed to drugs, like antibiotics, antifungals, or antivirals. Bugs that develop antimicrobial resistance are sometimes referred to as ‘superbugs’.

20 Dec 2016

Study shows the use of Renishaw inVia™ microscope in prostate cancer detection

New research at the Guangdong Medical University suggests a laser-based approach could be the latest breakthrough in prostate cancer detection. The proposed non-invasive blood test uses a combination of two techniques: surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) and a new mathematical analysis technique called support vector machine (SVM).

16 Dec 2016

Recipient of the Pittsburgh Conference Achievement Award announced by Pittcon

The Pittcon Program Committee is pleased to announce this year’s recipients of 15 prestigious awards honoring scientists who have made outstanding contributions to analytical chemistry and applied spectroscopy. Each award will be presented in a scheduled symposium during Pittcon, the world’s leading conference and exposition for laboratory science, March 5-9, Chicago, Illinois, McCormick Place West Hall.

From Pittcon 16 Dec 2016

Environmentally-friendly pipette system launched by Mettler Toledo

METTLER TOLEDO’S Rainin TerraRacks™ have enabled the European Institute of Oncology in Milan, Italy, to adopt a more environmentally-friendly approach to manual pipetting. Dr Bronislava Matoskova, Molecular Medicine Program Manager, explained: “As well as regular biochemistry and molecular biology studies, we analyze human tissue, blood and serum as part of a molecular medicine research program.

15 Dec 2016

Porvair sciences introduce products for use in animal and plant genetics

Porvair Sciences will showcase two important technical breakthroughs at PAG XXV in San Diego (USA) from January 14-18, 2017.

From Chromatrap® - Porvair Sciences Ltd 15 Dec 2016

Mettler Toledo help to make weighing in the lab more accurate

Electrostatic charges exert forces on material to be weighed, potentially falsifying results. Learn how these charges arise—and what to do to mitigate them—in a new white paper from METTLER TOLEDO, available only in December as part of the world-renown lab equipment manufacturer’s 2016 e-calendar.

15 Dec 2016

Fully automated live cell imaging and analysis from BioTek’s BioSpa

BioTek’s BioSpa Live Cell Imaging System fully automates live cell imaging workflows for robust, real-time results without the need for manual intervention.

12 Dec 2016

Selecting the correct microscope camera in digital pathology

An interview with Ian Holland, discussing the differences in microscope cameras and how to determine which one is most suitable for specific pathology applications.

From Teledyne Lumenera 7 Dec 2016

A quick test produced by Mettler Toledo can assess moisture levels

A fast, easy, and cost-effective 10-minute test helps ensure reliable moisture analysis results and meets the demands of regulated industries. This rapid testing puts ongoing results-assurance in reach of even the busiest labs to improve productivity and quality.

From Mettler-Toledo International Inc. 6 Dec 2016

Knauer RID can efficiently detect weakly absorbed compounds

Detection of smallest amounts of dissolved compounds with little or no absorption in the UV-Vis spectral range still represents a chromatographic challenge today. Refractive Index Detection is in many cases the only viable choice in modern analytics.

From KNAUER Wissenschaftliche Geräte GmbH 6 Dec 2016

Honey Profiling for Impurities and Falsifications

Patricia Beaune provides an overview of the honey industry and explains the techniques that are currently being used to detect and identify counterfeit honey products.

From Bruker BioSpin - NMR, EPR and Imaging 6 Dec 2016

Pittcon announce speaker for Wallace H Coulter lecture

The Pittcon Program Committee is extremely pleased to announce that Dr. Karl Deisseroth, the D.H. Chen Professor of Bioengineering and of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Stanford University, and Investigator of the Howard Hughes Medical Institute, will deliver the Wallace H. Coulter lecture at Pittcon 2017.

From Pittcon 5 Dec 2016

The Integra Mediajet provides perfect preparation of petri dishes

Compact in design - MEDIAJET from INTEGRA offers the unique flexibility to fill Petri dishes of various sizes, Petri dishes with two compartments or test tubes of various diameters and length.

From INTEGRA Biosciences 5 Dec 2016

$UCL invest in Postnova Analytics fractionation system to develop nanoscale drug delivery vehicles$

UCL invest in Postnova Analytics fractionation system to develop nanoscale drug delivery vehicles

Postnova Analytics reports on the recent investment by the Department of Chemistry at University College London (UCL) in an AF2000 Field Flow Fractionation System to assist them in their development of novel nanoscale vehicles for drug delivery.

From Postnova Analytics 5 Dec 2016

Integrated Technologies Ltd show potential for new opportunities through accreditation

Integrated Technologies Ltd has successfully achieved accreditation of ITL Virginia Inc., its wholly owned subsidiary in the United States, to ISO 13485.

From Vitl Life Science Solutions 2 Dec 2016

Opportunity for Bibby Scientific to improve services in the EMEA market

Bibby Scientific Ltd announced that it will be taking over the distribution of Argos Technologies products, outside of the USA and Asia Pacific, from December 2016. As Bibby Scientific and Argos Technologies are now both part of the Cole-Parmer group, this gives the company an opportunity to streamline customer experience in the EMEA market.

From Cole Parmer Limited 1 Dec 2016

Automated systems to aid microbiology departments launched by Beckman Coulter

Beckman Coulter has launched two automated systems in the UK to ease rapidly increasing workloads in microbiology and virology departments. The DxN VERIS Molecular Diagnostics system, for same-day molecular viral load testing, and the MicroScan Microbiology Systems for microorganism identification (ID) and antimicrobial susceptibility testing (AST), both rapidly and accurately identify therapeutic pathways for patient management.

From Beckman Coulter Diagnostics 29 Nov 2016

Metabolomics research at the Phenome Centre Birmingham

An interview with Professor Mark Viant, University of Birmingham, UK, Executive Director of Phenome Centre Birmingham and Director of the NERC Biomolecular Analysis Facility.

From Bruker BioSpin - NMR, EPR and Imaging 28 Nov 2016