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Exhibitors Confident in the Run-Up to BIOTECHNICA 2010 31 Aug 2010: The biotech industry is setting its sights on Hannover, where exhibitors and visitors from all over the world will convene this autumn at BIOTECHNICA 2010 from 5 to 7 October. A plethora of small, highly specialized firms will exhibit in Hannover alongside numerous companies and industry leaders, including Eppendorf, Qiagen, Sartorius and Thermo Fisher Scientific. Deutsche Messe AG
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KBiosystems to Present Colony Identification and Isolation Systems at ELRIG 2010
25 Aug 2010: Visit KBiosystems to learn more about the wide range of off the shelf automation systems, and the ability to supply custom solutions to application specific requirements. KBiosystems also specialise in colony identification and isolation systems, micro-well sealers and stacking systems. KBiosystems Ltd
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Rapid Aerobiocontamination Control in Clean Rooms
18 Aug 2010: The CORIOLIS® from Bertin Technologies is a new microbial air sampler dedicated to capture biological particles in the air. It relies on a cyclonic patented technology to concentrate airborne particles (for example bacteria and molds) into a liquid media quickly. Bertin Technologies
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In Vivo Monitoring of Fluorescently Labeled Cancer Cells 18 Aug 2010: This application poster demonstrates that both bioluminescence and fluorescence can be used to measure primary tumor growth and metastasis in vivo. Tumor progressions were monitored non-invasively and in real time using an enclosed imaging system containing a cooled CCD camera. Caliper Life Sciences
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Trans-illumination – a Solution for Excitation of GFP Transfected Plants in Petri Dishes for In Vivo Imaging 18 Aug 2010: This application note shows that the excitation of GFP-transfected plants in Petri dishes filled with agar can be easily performed by Trans-illumination, with no reflection on the plastic material as it would happen with Epi-illumination. Background light intensities are in the range of 800-1000 RLU at 470 nm and 10% intensity setting of the transilluminator. BERTHOLD TECHNOLOGIES GmbH & Co. KG
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Tecan and Miltenyi Biotec to Work Together to Develop Automated Cell Biology Workflows
17 Aug 2010: Tecan is working with Miltenyi Biotec to develop a range of automated solutions for cell biology, based on the powerful MACS® Magnetic bead technology. This will allow customers to benefit from the capabilities of Tecan’s Freedom EVO® liquid handling platforms when performing a wide range of separation, cultivation and analysis processes for cells and biomolecules. Tecan
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US Biodefence Facility to Use TAP’s CompacT SelecT System for Automated Cell Culture
17 Aug 2010: The CompacT SelecT™ automated cell culture system from The Automation Partnership (TAP) has been installed at a new US defence facility in order to produce high quality, assay-ready mammalian cell lines in containment conditions. This will enable the culture of many cell lines in parallel without risking cross contamination. The Automation Partnership
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New Rapid E. coli Test to Assist Food Safety 03 Aug 2010: A new E. coli test from Life Technologies uses real-time PCR technology to detect Escherichia coli rapidly. Life Technologies has also secured Performance Tested MethodsSM certification from the AOAC Research Institute for detection of E. coli O157:H7. Life Technologies
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Novel Probe for Visualization of Actin Cytoskeleton Organization and Dynamics 03 Aug 2010: Ibidi introduces LifeAct for Actin cytoskeleton visualization. Past Actin markers visualized Actin but also disturbed the activity of the protein but this new Actin marker binds to the structure protein without constraining its activity. ibidi GmbH
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New CO2 Incubators Offer Contamination Resistance Solution
03 Aug 2010: The new CytoGROW™ GLP CO2 incubator series from Sanyo offers precise control and a contamination resistance solution, ideal for a broad range of cell culture applications. This series now includes the 6.0 cu.ft. MCO-18AC, MCO-18AC(UV) and the 12.0 cu.ft. MCO-36AC and MCO-36AC(UV). SANYO Biomedical and Environmental Solutions
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