RECENT PRODUCT NEWS

Dry-Dye Check Strips, together with good record keeping, contribute to compliance with quality assurance requirements for microwell readers.

The detection of emerging drug resistance and identification of evolving pathogens is now available to microbiologists in the UK, following the launch of Microscan by Dade Behring.

Labcold has introduced a new range of portable refrigerators and temperature loggers to ensure the safe transport of temperature-sensitive medical and blood products.

Oxoid has extended its range of diagnostic test kits to include the rapid and reliable Remel Wellcolex Colour tests.

Rapid Sample Processing offers a complete system for clearing lipaemic samples.

Millipore has announced the availability of the new BioPak C disposable ultrafiltration cartridge.

Thermo Fisher Scientific and MayLab Analytical Instruments have released a new software control for MayLabÆs MistraSwitch multicolumn selector for the Mistral oven with the Thermo Scientific Surveyor Plus high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) system.

Porvair Sciences has introduced a range of clear-bottomed microplates designed to offer excellent performance in the long wavelength ultraviolet (UV) region. Krystal-UV plates are available in 24-, 96- and 384- well formats, in black or white ultrapure-grade polystyrene, and offer excellent photometric performance down to 325 nm.

Tecan has launched the latest version of its easy-to-use, intuitive Freedom EVOware software, designed to control and enhance the performance of the Freedom EVO series of liquid handling platforms.

The sensitivity, accuracy and ease of use offered by the automated Clinitest human chorionic gonadotrophin (hCG) assay from Siemens Medical Solutions Diagnostics have been highlighted in an evaluation of 11 æpallet typeÆ professional urine pregnancy tests conducted recently by the NHS Purchasing and Supply Agency (PASA).

Lab MÆs innovative Captivate immunomagnetic separation (IMS) products and methodology are being used to enhance and accelerate a range of microbiological processes.

Radleys has announced a new and improved version of its popular Carousel stirring hotplate.

Oxoid has extended its range of laboratory preparations to include Tryptone X (code LP0642), a new vitamin-rich pancreatic digest of casein.

Inverness Medical has announced the launch of the SmartCheck INR monitoring device.

EppendorfÆs new online calculator shows how reagent savings are possible using epMotionÆs precise, automated pipetting to reduce real-time polymerase chain reaction (PCR) set-up volumes, which can be as little as 10 ∞L or less.

The EasyCyte Mini from Guava Technologies is designed to make flow cytometry accessible to anyone in the laboratory, and delivers top-quality flow cytometric results.

Axis-Shield has launched the Afinion multiparameter desktop analyser for use at the point of care.

Applied Biosystems has released TaqMan Gene Expression Master Mix and TaqMan Genotyping Master Mix reagents, which can boost the performance of quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction (PCR) or single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) genotyping applications.

Free kappa and free lambda light chains are now available as part of the Randox International Quality Assessment Scheme (RIQAS) Specific Proteins programme, for a one-year pilot study.

Olympus has introduced a new multi-laser combiner for its FluoView FV1000 confocal laser scanning microscope (cLSM).