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Bead system is faster, more efficient
September 5, 2014 Laboratory Product News Chromatrap, the novel solid-based matrix for ChIP assays has been successfully used to isolate high quality chromatin from a wide range of biological matrices by research groups around the world. It uses a solid phase porous polymer functionalised with either…
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Fraction collection storage solution is comprehensive
September 5, 2014 Laboratory Product News Complete storage solution for HPLC fractions comprises a 2ml round deep well microplate and high integrity cap mat seals. The design of the 2ml deep well plate – which provides scientists with a genuine 2ml working volume in a 45mm…
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System enables 3D volume imaging of cells and tissues
September 5, 2014 Laboratory Product News Researchers in cellular, tissue, developmental and neurobiology, as well as toxicology and pharmacology, need to see nanoscale detail over relatively large sample volumes in order to understand functions and interactions within cells and tissues. The Teneo VS scanning electron microscope…
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Alberta team designs compound that targets brain cancer
September 5, 2014 by Lab Canada Edmonton, AB – University of Alberta chemistry professor Christopher Cairo and his team of researchers have synthesized a first-of-its-kind inhibitor that prevents the activity of the enzyme neuraminidase. Although flu viruses use enzymes with the same mechanism as part of…
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Platform measures cardiomyocyte contractility and electrophysiology
September 5, 2014 Laboratory Product News A next generation cardio system, the xCELLigence RTCA CardioECR system, has been introduced to fill the need for more predictive preclinical assays for cardiac liability. The system combines impedance and multi electrode array (MEA) technology with a pacing function. The…
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Crude oil analyzer quickly determines H2S levels
September 5, 2014 Laboratory Product News The Stanhope-Seta H2S crude oil analyzer, combined with a vapour phase processor (VPP), offers a fast and robust means of determining H2S levels to ensure efficient treatment of crudes. The instrument provides a cost-effective alternative to traditional methods which cannot…
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Pressure/temperature data loggers offer high accuracy
September 4, 2014 Laboratory Product News The new OM-PR series of pressure/temperature data loggers features a temperature range of -20 to 85°C, pressure ranges of 35, 150, 350, 550, 2000, 5800 psia and vacuum ranges of 760 and 380 Torr. The data logger is packaged in…
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Prostate cancer researchers awarded funding
September 4, 2014 by Lab Canada Markham, ON – The Canadian Urologic Oncology Group, the Canadian Urological Association and Astellas Pharma Canada announced the four inaugural recipients of the CUA-CUOG Astellas Research Grant. Last year, Astellas pledged $450,000 over three years to the program, which supports…
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$2.7M for weather and environmental services research
September 4, 2014 by Lab Canada Montreal, QC – The federal government has announced $2.7 million in funding that will support 14 projects involving research in the areas of weather and environmental services. Projects receiving funding are as follows: Project Title: Provision of Avalanche Safety Programs…
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OICR joins Open Cloud Consortium to collaborate on genome data
September 4, 2014 by Lab Canada Chicago, IL – The Ontario Institute for Cancer Research (OICR) and the Open Cloud Consortium (OCC) say they have entered into a multi-year agreement that brings OICR into the OCC. OICR will be involved with several OCC Working Groups, including…
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$68M funding supports five new commercialization centres
September 4, 2014 by Lab Canada Vancouver, BC – Five new commercialization centres are receiving support from the federal government to support their research and development activities. In Vancouver, for example, the Accel-Rx Health Sciences Accelerator will receive $14.5 million over five years to support new…
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Key mechanism in metastasis discovered by Alberta researchers
September 2, 2014 by Lab Canada Edmonton, AB – A new study from the research group of Dr. John Lewis at the University of Alberta and the Lawson Health Research Institute has confirmed that invadopodia play a key role in the spread of cancer. The study,…
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Intense light source enhances high speed visualization
September 2, 2014 Laboratory Product News A new light source improves the accuracy and sensitivity of high-speed video, ultra high-speed framing camera, Schleiren imaging and Shadowgraph systems. The SI LUX640 laser illumination system, made by Specialised Imaging in conjunction with Cavitar, is based on proprietary pulsed…
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Multiplexing system provides more data in less time
September 2, 2014 Laboratory Product News Homogeneous, all-in-one-well multiplexing reagent system performs ultra-sensitive immunoassay analyses while providing research professionals with more data in less time and with minimal human intervention. Reagents in the AlphaPlex system are designed to extract more information from each assay by simultaneously…
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Easy-to-use, quantitative gamma-H2AX sssay
September 2, 2014 Laboratory Product News The first commercially available gamma H2AX Pharmacodynamic assay kit has been developed for the study of double strand DNA breaks through the detection of gamma H2AX. H2AX is a phosphorylated histone historically proven as a highly specific and sensitive molecular…
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Forensic detection of regular cannabis
September 1, 2014 Joe Anacleto, VP for market development, Bruker Daltonics Applied Markets Business Group; A. Collgros, application engineer, Bruker France; and A. Hurbain, application engineer, Bruker France In a study, scientists conducted forensic detection of regular cannabis use by the analysis of THC-COOH in hair using gas chromatography mass spectrometry.
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Pipette system boosts lab’s productivity
September 1, 2014 by Lab Canada Integrating an Integra Viaflo 96 multichannel pipette into its high-throughput expression facility has enabled Molecular Partners in Zurich, Switzerland to streamline the discovery and development of a novel class of targeted protein therapeutics termed DARPins. Molecular Partners is a privately…
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How can asset management benefit your lab?
September 1, 2014 Ben Potenza, EquipNet Inc. Working with an outsourcing partner is not a new concept within chemical, pharmaceutical and biotech companies. By concentrating on the core areas of business and working with specialists for other, non-essential tasks, they are able to manage costs better, boost…
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High-purity acid line handles more trace metal testing
August 15, 2014 Laboratory Product News New Baker Instra-Analyzed Plus acids enable customers to test for more trace metals with tighter specifications to optimize their laboratory operations. The new grade of high-purity laboratory acids is optimized for trace metal analysis and designed to meet the needs…
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Bench-top solution for XRF analysis of milk powder
August 15, 2014 Laboratory Product News The new Epsilon 1 XRF (X-ray fluorescence) bench-top spectrometer for the analysis of milk powder, provides a compact and cost-effective ‘out-of-the-box’ pre-calibrated solution for the analysis of potassium, calcium, iron and zinc in milk powder. The spectometer offers a complete…
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$5M supports research into neurodegenerative diseases
August 15, 2014 by Lab Canada London, ON – A $5-million gift to Western University will be devoted to supporting researchers studying neurodegenerative diseases. The funding will be used to advance a special five-year study, led by Dr. Michael J. Strong, Dean of Schulich Medicine &…
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Gene variant identified as a heart disease risk factor for women
August 15, 2014 by Lab Canada London, ON – When it comes to heart disease, Dr. Ross Feldman says women are often in the dark. Historically, it was thought that heart disease was a men’s-only disease, however, data has shown that post-menopausal women are just as…
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Tuberculosis specialist wins medical association’s top honour
August 15, 2014 by Lab Canada Edmonton, AB – The University of Alberta’s Anne Fanning has won the Canadian Medical Association’s highest honour, the Frederic Newton Gisborne Starr Award. A graduate of the University of Western Ontario medical school, Dr. Fanning did postgraduate training in internal…
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Digital pathology supplier forms new distributor agreements
August 15, 2014 by Lab Canada Toronto, ON – Objective Pathology Services, which develops digital pathology infrastructure and software solutions, has announced two new distribution agreements. The company has formed a partnership with Microscopes International to introduce their new uSCOPE Digital Microscope, which it says is…
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University Health Network appoints new chief executive
August 12, 2014 by Lab Canada Toronto, ON – Dr. Peter Pisters, currently vice president of the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center’s Regional Care System, has been named as the University Health Network (UHN)’s next president & CEO. Dr. Pisters is an internationally known…
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Black hole at the birth of the universe
August 12, 2014 by Lab Canada Waterloo, ON – Our universe may have emerged from a black hole in a higher-dimensional universe, propose a trio of Perimeter Institute researchers in the cover story of the latest Scientific American. The big bang poses a big question: if…
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Discovery sheds light on where visual memories are born
August 12, 2014 by Lab Canada Montreal, QC – Researchers at McGill University have discovered there is a clear frontier in the brain between the area that encodes information about what is immediately before the eyes and the area that encodes the abstract representations that are…
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Research uncovers treatment for male infertility FASEB
August 12, 2014 by Lab Canada Kingston, ON – Richard Oko, a researcher at Queen’s University, and his co-investigators have come up with a promising method of treating male infertility using a synthetic version of the sperm-originated protein known as PAWP. They found this protein is…
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Just how many bugs are on that elevator button?
August 12, 2014 by Lab Canada Toronto, ON – Elevator buttons are more likely to be colonized by bacteria than toilet surfaces, a new Sunnybrook-led study of three large urban hospitals has found. “Elevators are a component of modern hospital care, and are used by multiple…
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Mixed genes mix up the migrations of hybrid birds
August 12, 2014 by Lab Canada Vancouver, BC – Mixed genes appear to drive hybrid birds to select more difficult routes than their parent species, according to new research from University of British Columbia zoologists. The study was recently published online in Ecology Letters. Researcher Kira…
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