A brand new line of -30˚C biomedical freezers provides cost-efficient and secure sample storage across a wide range of applications. A combination of technological advances reduces energy consumption and improves temperature stability, delivering the effective, reliable environmental control needed when storing valuable materials such as vaccines, diagnostic samples, enzymes, culture media and reagents. In conventional freezers, single speed compressors maintain the freezer temperatures by cycling on and off. Panasonic’s new biomedical freezers incorporate inverter compressors which can run at varying speeds to optimize cooling performance under different conditions and ensure highly reliable, efficient operation. This is the first time that such technology has ever been employed in -30˚C freezers. The use of inverter compressors significantly improves the temperature uniformity of the freezer and reduces energy consumption for decreased environmental impact and lower running costs. Natural hydrocarbon (HC) refrigerants also contribute to the low carbon footprint of these new freezers. The -30˚C biomedical freezers feature intuitive microprocessor control with an easy-to-read digital display, which delivers comprehensive set point, alarm, monitoring and diagnostic functions to track system conditions and alert users in the unlikely event of temperature abnormalities.
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A new test kit for Soluble Tumour Necrosis Factor receptor 1 (sTNFr1) is available for sale. sTNFr1 identifies diabetic patients at high risk of End Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) up to 10 years in advance. Based on a standard ELISA, the test detects circulating levels of sTNFr1 in just a few hours. Early diagnosis of ESRD leads to improved patient outcomes and reduced healthcare costs. The ELISA kit was developed in conjunction with the Joslin Diabetes Center in Boston, USA. 20 years after the onset of overt nephropathy, approximately 20% of diabetic patients will have progressed to ESRD. The sTNFr1 assay will lead to improvements in the way ESRD is detected and managed.
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Now introduced is a two-component immunoturbidimetric reagent for the determination of hemoglobin A1c on general chemistry analysers. The methodology uses a highly specific monoclonal antibody to hemoglobin A1c to generate increased turbidity in the presence of hemoglobin A1c. With the single R2 component stabilized, mixing two separate R2 components is no longer necessary. This single R2 component provides the consumer with unsurpassed ease of use. Automated hemolysis can be performed on many different chemistry analyzers, providing a totally automated test system. The simple competitive binding principle used in this hemoglobin A1c method provides direct determination of hemoglobin A1c. This eliminates the need to perform a total hemoglobin assay, providing greater accuracy and precision by removing the additive error from performing two assays to achieve a single result. The method can be applied to most general chemistry analysers. This eliminates the need for a dedicated hemoglobin A1c analyser, reducing capital expenditures and labour costs while increasing efficiency and productivity. These hemoglobin A1c reagents are liquid-stable and have been shown to be accurate and precise. Pointe Scientific’s hemoglobin A1c calibrators are referenced to IFCC materials and are also NGSP certified. Hemoglobin A1c controls are also available for use with the new hemoglobin A1c reagent.
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The Union instrument has been designed to deliver affordable automation in small and medium size laboratories through improved workflow simplification resulting in increased efficiency and productivity. The analyser offers a wide range of tests spanning from routine to specialty assays: infectious disease, autoimmunity, thyroid, tumour markers, fertility and more to come because the instrument enables the easy adaptation of any existing ELISA test.
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The MAGLUMI 800 CLIA analyser offers excellent performance to medium or small-sized laboratories. It has been designed with a small size, but still provides high operating performance, through its high capacity for samples (40 with direct barcode reading) and for 9 reagents with a throughput of 180 tests/hour. Easy operation via PC touch screen, continuous loading and 24 hours ready to use facilitate routine and special immunoassay. Moreover, a clot detector and liquid level detector guarantee accurate results. Three operation modes, Random, Batch and STAT, as well as user-friendly software ensure easy-to-use testing options and data management. The refrigerated system assures all the 110 test parameters perform well at all times.
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