biological sample News
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PicoQuant Student Berlage Wins Physics Prize for Work on Photon Antibunching Effect
Caroline Berlage, a former student at PicoQuant, is one of this year’s winners of the prestigious Physik-Studienpreis awarded by the Physikalische Gesellschaft zu Berlin. Berlage studied physics at the Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin and carried out the experimental work for her master's thesis from 2016 to 2019 at PicoQuant as well as the laboratory of professor Oliver Benson. ...
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NorayBio presents at FELASA NorayBio Software Platform, a perfect ecosystem for the management of the entire life science research cycle
Three years later, the AniBio team has returned to the FELASA congress, held this time in Marseille, France. On this occasion around 2000 attendeees and 95 companies have participated together with us in the event. NorayBio Software Platform is composed of all the software lines in which we currently work, focused on the management of information related to both ...
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Don`t Fade Away! - Durable Scientific Labelling
Laboratory and biological samples often have to be stored for very long periods, for legal reasons, for archiving, for GLP compliance or simply to preserve them for future use. Brady’s guaranteed labelling technology protects against the potential disaster of being unable to identify a sample after protracted storage. Hand written labels are particularly prone to smearing when handled and to ...
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Bring on the colors – Metrohm presents the 887 UV/VIS detector
Metrohm’s new 887 Professional UV/VIS Detector enables safe and reliable quantification of substances that are active in the ultraviolet or visible spectrum. The instrument is operated by the user-friendly MagIC Net™ software and determines a broad variety of analytes via direct or indirect extinction. Besides the classical anions and cations, transition metals and a range of organic ...
By Metrohm AG
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Indian law haulting biodiversity research
A group of Indian botanists say that the country's stringent biodiversity laws are stifling research. In an article in the latest issue of Current Science (25 January), published by the Indian Academy of Sciences, the scientists say India's 'draconian' rules on free exchange of biological samples could 'totally isolate Indian biodiversity researchers and is akin to a self-imposed siege on ...
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Live Webinar: Simple Mercury Analysis of Complex Samples: Soil, Oil, Foodstuffs and More
Determination of mercury in complex samples presents specific challenges for laboratory analysis. This especially applies to soil, crude oil, wastewater, ores, foodstuffs, and biological samples. As a rule, these samples represent complex mixtures of various organic and inorganic compounds. Conventional AA and AF analysis techniques require lengthy stages of sample preparation and mercury ...
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Preparing biological samples for elemental analysis by ICP-MS
For the clinical industry, the transition from Atomic Absorption Spectroscopy (AAS) to Inductively Coupled Plasma – Mass Spectrometry (ICP-MS) has been gradual over the past two decades. The ability to measure more elements per sample in less time has made it the technique of choice. With a large dynamic range and ultra-low detection limits, ICP-MS is able to meet the growing demands within ...
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Kinesis launches TELOS MicroPlate™ – versatile 96-well SPE format for small volume biological fluid samples
Kinesis has launched the new TELOS MicroPlate™, a versatile 96-well plate for the extraction of drug molecules from small volume biological fluid samples. Available as either loose wells or populated plates, the TELOS MicroPlate is available in 5 and 10mg sorbent masses and allows analyte elution in as little as 50µl. The full range of TELOS neo Generic SPE Sorbents (PRP, PCX, WCX, ...
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The Minamata Convention on Mercury Enters Into Force on August 16, 2017
History was made on May 18, 2017, when the number of Parties to the Minamata Convention on Mercury reached 50. As this number satisfies the requirement for the Convention to enter into force, it will be enforced on August 16, 2017. Thereafter this document will become legally binding for all its Parties. Lumex Instruments Company supports the aim of the Minamata Convention to protect the human ...
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Mercury in gold mining: Environmental and health problems - Live webinar in Portuguese
Globally, the use of mercury in artisanal gold mining (coal mining) is growing and represents today the largest intentional use of mercury in the world, with 1500 tons per year of mercury used and released into the environment. The number of gold miners in the world is estimated at 16 million, producing around 400 tons of gold every year in more than 70 countries. With our webinar speaker, Dr. ...
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ASTM D4638 - 11 standard guide for preparation of biological samples for inorganic chemical analysis
The chemical analysis of biological material, collected from such locations as streams, rivers, lakes, and oceans can provide information of environmental significance. The chemical analysis of biological material used in toxicity tests may be useful to better interpret the toxicological results. Many aquatic biological samples, either as a result of their size, or their method of collection, ...
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Shimadzu’s New LC/MS/MS method package for primary metabolites enables fast, simultaneous analysis of 55 primary metabolites
Unlike current techniques, such as CE/MS, derivatization followed by GC/MS, or HILIC LC/MS, Shimadzu’s new package allows simultaneous analysis of a wider range of compounds. The new LC/MS/MS Method Package for Primary Metabolites permits high-throughput simultaneous analysis of 55 primary metabolites in a single 20-minute injection using ion-pair chromatography coupled to LC/MS/MS ...
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Versatile Thermo Scientific Helios 5 PFIBs Enable Materials and Life Sciences Research
Thermo Fisher Scientific today released the Thermo Scientific Helios 5 Plasma Focused Ion Beam (PFIB) DualBeam and the Thermo Scientific Helios 5 Hydra DualBeam focused ion beam scanning electron microscopes (FIB-SEMs). Built for a wide range of uses, from metals and battery characterization to structural biology, these instruments are well-suited for labs that conduct both materials and life ...
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Waters introduces new solid phase extraction manifold
Waters Corporation (WAT:NYSE) today introduced a new device to help drug discovery and development scientists improve the efficiency of their sample extractions. The Waters® Positive Pressure-96 Processor is specifically designed to perform solid-phase extraction (SPE) for analytes in biological samples using Waters 96-well Oasis® mElution Plate or the Waters Oasis 96-well macro plate. ...
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Mercury in gold mining – webinar now in Spanish
Today the intentional use of mercury in artisanal gold mining is the largest in the world, with 1500 tons per year used and released into the environment. Globally, the number of gold miners is estimated at 16 million, producing around 400 tons of gold every year in more than 70 countries. This webinar will address solutions to the problems of environmental liabilities, especially for mining ...
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New Fully Automated Sample Pretreatment System Enables Faster, Safer, and Simpler Biological LC-MS/MS Analysis
Shimadzu Scientific Instruments today announces the release of the Clinical Laboratory Automation Module (CLAM-2000), a fully integrated sample pretreatment module for LC-MS. The system automatically performs all of the processes necessary for analyzing blood and other biological samples, from scanning in information from the blood collection tubes to sample pretreatment and LCMS analysis. ...
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Universal mercury analyser with direct Hg determination for human biomonitoring
Human biomonitoring (HBM) remains a high priority for medical and biomedical laboratories. Exposure to toxic metals is a special focus in HBM, while mercury is recognised by WHO as one of the top 10 chemicals or groups of chemicals of major public health concern. HBM is included into the UNEP/WHO global observation system for mercury (GOS4M) in support of the Minamata Convention. Elevated ...
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Agilent Technologies introduces next-generation cary 60 UV-Vis, offering improved performance in flash lamp technology
Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE: A) today introduced a new Cary 60 UV-Vis, the leader in xenon flash lamp technology, with improved performance, ease-of-use and sample handling. Supporting a multitude of applications, the new UV-Vis is designed to improve workflow in a wide variety of settings, including chemical, industrial, academic and pharmaceutical/biotech laboratories. With its unique, ...
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909 UV Digester – get rid of organic matter in your samples fast!
Metrohm presents the 909 UV Digester, a new digestion unit for sample preparation by UV photolysis. The 909 UV Digester enables simultaneous digestion of up to 12 samples and excels by its robust design and short digestions times. It is recommeded for voltammetric and spectroscopic methods, where organic matter present in the sample interferes with the determination of the the heavy metal ...
By Metrohm AG
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Agilent Technologies updates NMR software to run on Windows and Mac OS, easily create workflows
Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE: A) today announced the release of VnmrJ 3.2, enhancing this industry-leading software for nuclear magnetic spectroscopy in a number of significant ways. With the release of VnmrJ 3.2, Agilent now offers a data station version that runs on Windows(r) and Mac OS in addition to Linux. This enables users to analyze NMR data anywhere in off-line mode rather than be ...
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