RECENT PRODUCT NEWS

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.

Lancer has launched a medium-sized washing machine for high-performance cleaning of laboratory glassware.

Beckman Coulter has introduced IOTest CD85d (ILT4) PE-conjugated monoclonal antibody.

Qiagen has expanded its protein product portfolio with new tools to streamline and simplify protein research.

Serotec has launched the only commercially available anti-human CD19 (MCA2454) monoclonal antibody suitable for paraffin-reactive immunohistological studies.

Surgipath Europe can now supply Tissue Marking Squeezers. Available in seven colours, these dyes are supplied in convenient, easy-to-use 4 mL squeezable ampoules.

Focusing on plastic consumables, the latest Eppendorf Advantage promotion features two global offers and five local distributor offers, running to 30 June.

A new range of rapid and simple diagnostic tests, available from Oxoid, will help healthcare staff provide certain diagnostic services closer to the patient, as outlined in the UK governmentÆs White Paper Our health, our care, our say: a new direction for community services.

The London Independent Hospital (LIH) has carried out an evaluation of the potential benefits of introducing universal rapid patient screening for methicillinresistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) colonisation.

The new second-generation EZ-2 centrifugal evaporator, now available from Genevac, further extends the benchmark performance, operational versatility and ease of use of its market-leading predecessor.

Handling cells in automated systems requires smooth and reliable operation and specialised equipment. Thus, Velocity11 has announced a new configuration of its BioCel sampleprocessing platform, which has been designed to automate cell-based ELISA procedures.

Acolyte Biomedica has introduced a new platform for its BacLite Rapid methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) test, which promises to set the benchmark for laboratorybased rapid screening.

Agilent Technologies has introduced the Agilent 1200 series liquid chromatography (LC) system. Liquid chromatography is used in applications from forensics to food safety, pharmaceuticals to protein research, and is applied to separate, identify, quantify and purify compounds.

Beckman Coulter has introduced an adapter that spins 50-mL conical tubes in the Allegra X-15R and X-12 series benchtop centrifuges.

One of the biggest obstacles to acquiring meaningful live-cell time-lapse data has been swept away with the launch of the new real-time focus facility on the Nikon TE2000-PFS motorised inverted microscope.

Thermo Electron has unveiled the HCS WorkCell, a new high-content screening (HCS) system that combines a small footprint with state-of-the art software.

Exclusively available from Anachem, the new VITLAB Maneus pipette controller provides precise and controlled pipette filling.

The revolutionary Tissue-Tek Xpress continuous rapid tissue processor and Tissue-Tek AutoTEC automated embedding systems, now available from Bayer Diagnostics, were shown for the first time in the UK at the Biomedical Science Congress last September.

Oxoid has extended its range of products for the detection of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) by the addition of Staphaurex Plus, a rapid and convenient latex agglutination test that is able to detect MRSA as well as methicillin-susceptible S. aureus (MSSA).

Thermo Electron has introduction its Carousel Autosampler accessory, designed for use with the Nicolet Almega XR dispersive Raman microscope and NXR FT-Raman spectrometers.