Clearview Simplify® D-dimer test from Inverness Medical put to the test!

Bedford, UK, 30th October, 2007: In a study1 by the Carolinas Medical Centre, North Carolina, USA, Inverness Medical’s Clearview Simplify® D-dimer rapid test has been shown to be as effective in diagnosing pulmonary embolism as quantitative laboratory testing. The research, presented at the European Emergency Medicine Congress in Sorrento details how the qualitative Simplify test not only “demonstrated similar diagnostic accuracy” as laboratory tests, but is far more versatile for rapid point of care use in emergency departments.

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Thermo Scientific Sorvall RC3BP Plus Offers Improved Ease of Use and Operational Efficiency

MILFORD, MA., (October 29, 2007) – Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the world leader in serving science, today introduced the new Thermo Scientific Sorvall® RC3BP Plus™ low-speed centrifuge for blood banking, bio-processing and general sample processing applications. The Sorvall RC3BP Plus is an enhanced version of the industry standard Sorvall RC3BP centrifuge, offering an improved operator interface, a new electronic lid-latching system, and a more powerful motor and refrigeration system to increase operational efficiency.

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Versatility of the advanced inkjet-based system expands research capabilities

Edinburgh UK: Arrayjet today announced that the first Sprint microarrayer sold in the UK will be installed at the Bio Nano Centre (BNC), a joint venture of University College London and Imperial College London. Sprint’s non-contact inkjet technology will support rapid prototyping for protein microarraying and precision deposition in flexible formats. Furthermore, the versatility of the Arrayjet Sprint will enable the BNC to develop multi-scale fabrication technology combining micron scale patterning with nanolithography techniques.

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Watford, 22.10.2007 – Olympus UK Ltd has introduced the latest member of the AU clinical chemistry family, the AU680. Based on in-depth customer consultation, the AU680 is intended to help medium to high throughput laboratories meet ever increasing pressures on time and productivity.

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Determine HIV 1/2 rapid HIV test launched

Bedford, UK, 22nd October, 2007: Since August 2007, the Ministry of Health for Singapore has made rapid HIV testing available in community clinics across the country. In support of this new service, Inverness Medical is promoting rapid HIV testing with informational posters in the 125 approved clinics. Where traditional blood tests for HIV can take days to provide results, rapid tests deliver reliable results in as little as 15 minutes whilst the patient is still present. Inverness Medical understands the importance of early diagnosis in saving lives and reducing the spread of HIV infection, and has launched Determine HIV 1/2 from the Determine STI range of rapid diagnostic tests.

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Europe’s largest microscopy and imaging event expands to four days

Building on the success of previous years, London’s ExCeL will once again host MICROSCIENCE, Europe’s premier international conference and exhibition on the science of microscopy, imaging and analysis in both the life and physical sciences. Organised by the Royal Microscopical Society (RMS), this major biennial event further reflects its previous years’ successes by expanding to four days in 2008, from 23rd to 26th June.

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Syrris announce FRX competition winners

Royston, UK – Leading chemistry automation product innovator, Syrris, has announced the winners of its competition to win the use of its new FRX300 flow chemistry system. Academics from around the world were asked to submit an abstract detailing the research they would carry out if they won the use of a Syrris FRX300. From the many entrants, the three most novel proposals came from the University of Twente, The Netherlands, the University of Southampton, UK, and the University of Oregon, USA. Each winner not only has one month’s free use of the FRX300, but also delivery, training and system support for this time.

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Guildford, UK, October 2007 – IDBS, provider of data management, analysis and decision support software, today announces the release of E-WorkBook Suite 7.1. E-WorkBook is a compliant, secure and extensible electronic laboratory notebook (ELN) designed for research scientists of any discipline.

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Hamburg, 18.10.2007 – Olympus Life Science Europa GmbH has introduced the latest member of the AU clinical chemistry family, the AU680. Based on in-depth customer consultation, the AU680 is intended to help medium to high throughput laboratories meet ever increasing pressures on time and productivity. The benefits of the AU680 can be divided into three main categories – improved user convenience including automation options; extended analytical reach and reduced operating costs.

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Collaboration to Improve Drug-Discovery Efficiency through Automated Sample Preparation, Analysis with Unsurpassed Throughput

SANTA CLARA, Calif., and WOBURN, Mass., Oct. 17, 2007 – Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE: A) and BioTrove Inc. today announced they have signed an agreement to co-market the Agilent 6410 Triple Quadrupole Mass Spectrometer with BioTrove’s RapidFire high-throughput sample preparation systems. The two systems together provide an integrated solution for ultra-high-throughput preparation and analysis of in vitro biological assays in pharmaceutical drug research.

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