TripleTOF technology is considered a leading platform for simultaneous qualitative and quantitative analysis, integrating the highest available sensitivity and speed with high resolution and accurate mass to generate better quality information from every sample. The increasing complexity of disease research is among the factors driving the need for a wider range of laboratories worldwide to adopt high-speed, accurate mass-based technology. Developed to bring the groundbreaking functionality of TripleTOF technology to routine analysis, the TripleTOF 4600 is a ‘workhorse’ system delivering unparalleled value for a variety of applications, including high-throughput discovery proteomics. Combining very fast acquisition rates with intelligent acquisition strategies, the benefits of UHPLC separations for high resolution accurate mass MS and MS/MS data are maximised. Routine accurate mass quantitative and qualitative analysis is now available to virtually any laboratory.
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The OneWell Plate is a cell culture dish with a compartment that is particularly suitable for cultivating and analysing bacteria. Its automation-friendly plate format enables automated replication of bacteria colonies. The rectangular, stackable plate allows highly efficient use of incubator space. A model with a surface hydrophilized by physical treatment is available for adherent cell culture. The FourWell Plate, with four individual chambers, offers space for four slides, thereby enabling parallel experiments. Cell and tissue samples cultivated on these slides can be supplied with fresh medium quickly and easily and examined directly under a microscope. Semi-circular cavities in the base of each well facilitate the removal of slides with tweezers, and spacers prevent the slides from slipping to the edge of the well and covering these cavities. Both plates, made of transparent polystyrene, are sterile and free of detectable pyrogens, human DNA and DNases/ RNases. Their external dimensions comply with ANSI microplate standards and the plates can be used with a variety of automated systems. A bevelled edge on lid and dish ensures the lid can only be applied in one direction. The plates can also be used as multi-purpose containers for washing membranes (Southern, Northern and Western blots), for example.
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A new range of immunoassay controls provides clinically relevant levels of Vitamin B12 capable of accurately assessing the sensitivity of vitamin B12 assays. Vitamin B12 levels may be anywhere between 200 – 900 pg/mL with values under 200pg/mL indicating deficiency; signs of neurological deficiency or anaemia are usually evident in patients with levels below 150pg/mL. The Acusera Level 1 Immunoassay Premium, Immunoassay Premium Plus and Liquid Immunoassay controls contain low enough levels of Vitamin B12 (approx 150pg/mL) to assess assay performance at the clinical decision level, removing the need to purchase a separate anaemia control. In addition to low Vitamin B12 levels, the Premium and Premium Plus controls also contain ultra low levels of Ferritin and TSH, as well as a wide range of other immunoassay parameters, allowing consolidation of fertility hormones, thyroid hormones, kidney function tests, therapeutic drugs and other vitamins. In addition to this the Premium Plus control also contains many of the routinely run tumour markers including AFP, CA15-3, CA19-9, CA-125, CEA, PSA and Free-PSA.
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Roche has extended its serology panel to include a new generation Elecsys anti-HCV II, optimising workflows, saving costs and providing accurate, rapid results.
With an estimated 216,000 individuals chronically infected in the UK alone, hepatitis C (HCV) remains a major public health problem, and HCV-related end stage liver disease and mortality continue to increase. It is thus necessary to sustain and enhance efforts to raise awareness, prevent new infections, increase diagnosis, and treat more individuals with infection. Due to the high rate of asymptomatic infections, clinical diagnosis of hepatitis C is difficult and screening assays are of major importance.This new assay can play an effective part in this strategy, as it is used to demonstrate the presence of antibodies against HCV during acute and chronic stages of disease, and after a passed infection. A hundred percent clinical sensitivity is provided for all known genotypes, leading to early detection of infection and patient-oriented decision making. With high specificity as demonstrated in blood donors (99.84%) and samples from clinical routine, pregnant women and dialysis patients, use of this assay increases laboratory testing efficiencies. To optimise workflows and provide operational cost savings, the ready-to-use liquid reagents have a long onboard stability of 31 days on all the company’s immunoassay platforms. The new assay complements the Roche serology assay menu that includes assays for Hepatitis A, Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C, HIV, TORCH, Herpes, Syphilis and other infectious diseases.
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The second generation of the popular automated urinalysis system that combines a urine chemistry analyzer and a urine sediment analyzer is introduced. The LabUMat 2 is designed for high volume urine test strip reading and for analyzing three physical parameters. The UriSed 2 is able to detect urine particles in urine sediment with high accuracy. Relying on the automation of traditional manual microscopy and advanced image processing the sediment analyzer offers a unique method for sedimentation. It performs sample preparation, provides whole field of view microscopic images of sediment and identifies urine particles in a fully automated way, while human evaluation is also possible any time after the measurement on screen, without manual microscopy. The interfaced LabUMat 2 & UriSed 2 analyzers form a Complete Urine Laboratory System working without any special liquid reagents. This latest development of 77 Elektronika is a walk-away system dealing with the workload of big laboratories. The automated technology improves diagnostic quality by increased reproducibility and accuracy and also improves productivity by eliminating the time consuming procedure of manual sample preparation.  

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