New CILS-8100X labels naturally conform/bond to curved surfaces without detaching….

● Technically developed CILS adhesive for all laboratory environments and labware surfaces.

●  Unique CILS computer printable surface coating for ‘in-lab’ Laser & Thermal Transfer data printing!

●   Perfect for: Tubes, vials, Cryo-vials, Petri-dishes, Glass beakers, Barcoding, IVF liquid straws, Clinical trials, Bottles, beakers, etc.

●   Labels resistant to: Extreme Temperatures (-80°C to +155°C), Freezer storage, Laboratory solvents, Cleaning Agents, Water baths, Humidity & Moisture, Repeated Handling, etc.
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Sectra’s solution for storing, viewing and sharing digital pathology images has received the CE mark for primary diagnostic use. The system enables more efficient cancer care by enhancing collaboration and sharing of images between pathologists and radiologists. Pathologists will now be able to review cases digitally on a computer screen, enabling them to eliminate the microscope. The digital format brings new tools to the pathologists’ fingertips and also allows samples to be sent easily to other pathologists to share the workload or for specialist consultations, thereby facilitating quicker and more accurate diagnosis. Pathology and radiology are at the centre of cancer diagnosis and their collective findings are the basis for patient treatment and its outcome. Both disciplines are highly dependent on adequate clinical information in order to provide accurate and useful reports for the clinician, surgeon, oncologist or patient. Despite their joint responsibility for cancer diagnosis, the exchange of information between the two groups is often very limited as the radiology and pathology workflows are usually completely different. Sectra’s system for digital pathology is built on the same platform as its radiology PACS for managing radiology images. The common technical platform enables closer collaboration between the two specialties, sometimes referred to as integrated diagnostics, facilitating, for example, more efficient multi-disciplinary team meetings. Focusing on end-user experience and workflow efficiency, the system provides a platform where images from different hardware vendors can be viewed and archived, and where histology or cytology images can be shown together with macro images. Furthermore, it allows full case overview including integration with other image systems, enabling access to radiology or dermatology data and images in the same workstation. Sectra digital pathology workstation, IDS7/px, consists of a dedicated image window for pathology images and the regular IDS7 information window. The information window includes worklists, full patient information, with possibility to access images from other specialties such as mammography, radiology and dermatology and a reporting window with support for speech recognition. The possibility to reach different types of images, such as pathology and radiology from the same workstation is especially useful for multidisciplinary teams (MDT) meetings. The image window supports the pathologist during review, preparation of MDTs and education and it contains for example tools for text annotations, distance and area measurements. Images from the same block are registered as such and if similar enough are automatically synchronized by the software enabling efficient comparison of the same structure stained with different techniques.

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Formerly known as “Puritan Liquid Amies Transport System” for aerobic & fastidious bacteria, this combination of Puritan liquid Amies medium and HydraFlock® swabs is now marketed under a new brand name, Opti-Swab™. The Opti-Swab™ name and fresh new label assure the end user rapid and easy product recognition and confirmation that they’ve made the optimal choice.
Opti-Swab™ incorporates 1ml of liquid Amies medium and is available in 3 configurations – with one standard, one mini-tip, or one ultrafine tip HydraFlock® swab for specimen collection.  Vial and cap, medium and swab – all components have been engineered and produced by Puritan.   
Opti-Swab™ Transport Systems was independently confirmed by a complete validation study on Copan’s Wasp®: Walk-Away Specimen Processor (WASP).

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Siemens Healthineers unveiled the Atellica™ Solution, a highly flexible immunoassay and clinical chemistry solution featuring patented bi-directional magnetic sample-transport technology that is 10 times faster than conventional conveyors. “We engineered the Atellica Solution based on our customers’ needs and extensive research of market trends,” said Franz Walt, President, Laboratory Diagnostics, Siemens Healthineers. “The result is a game-changer that delivers control and simplicity, so our customers can focus on driving better business and clinical outcomes and spend less time managing operations.”                                                                             
In addition to the speed afforded by the Atellica Magline™ Transport technology, the Atellica Solution offers a multi-camera vision system and intelligent sample routing for independent control over every sample from routines to STATs.
The Atellica Solution provides unprecedented flexibility to adapt to growing testing needs and space constraints. The solution can be used as a stand-alone system, is scalable up to 10 components and can be combined into more than 300 customizable configurations, including L-shaped, U-shaped, and linear formations. It can also be connected to Aptio® Automation for a comprehensive multidisciplinary solution. The system can handle more than 30 sample container types including pediatric and special containers.
Further, the same reagents can be used across configurations and locations, simplifying laboratory operations, streamlining inventory control, and enabling consistent testing results. Additionally, a single immunoassay analyser processes more than 400 tests per hour, delivering the highest productivity per square meter in the industry.
Other benefits of the Atellica Solution include remote-access monitoring and control to maximize uptime, and a broad, expanding assay menu using proven detection technologies.
The Atellica Solution is the first in a new line of Atellica products.
The products are under FDA review, and not available for sale at this point.  

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Laboratory labelling experts CILS have developed high performance ‘sign & seal’ durable laboratory labels for situations where the users do not have the facility to print labels using a thermal transfer or laser printer. The new CILS ‘sign & seal’ labels allows the user to handwrite information and then protect the label with the attached, easy-toapply, ‘wipe clean’ over-laminate layer. The durable labels shown protect handwritten data against solvents (xylene, DMSO, etc.), extreme temperatures (-80ºC to +155 ºC), alcohol wipes, autoclave cycles, repeated handling, humidity and moisture, etc. CILS durable labels are manufactured to any size, shape, format and design for all laboratory applications and are easily transportable – ideal for ‘off-site’ clinical trials.
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