The Ani Labsystems/Tecan Neonatal platform is a high throughput system intended for quantitative analysis of neonatal screening samples on 96-well microplates. The instrument is fully automated – all the operator has to do is to place the plates containing the dried blood spot samples on the instrument. Processing steps include: dispensing of reagents, elution of samples, incubation, removing of disks, washing, transfer of liquid samples, measuring, calculation of results and data reporting. Apart from the reagents, no extra consumables (e.g. pipette tips) are needed, which keeps running costs to a minimum. The unique liquid handling system allows analysis of both the ELISAbased assays as well as the enzymatic assays on the same platform. The highly sensitive fluorimetric detection guarantees excellent performance and a large linear range. The neonatal screens available include PKU, TSH, 17-OHP, Toxo-IgM, GAL, G6PD, (IRT to be released soon).
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These innovative new ultra-low temperature (ULT) freezers have been designed to provide laboratories with an energy efficient approach to cold storage. The Thermo Scientific Revco UxF Series incorporates users’ choice of high-performance or energy saving modes, which are easily selected via the intuitive touch-screen interface. This new range of freezers provides outstanding sample protection while using significantly less energy than previous generation models. The series helps laboratories to obtain an energy-efficient approach to maintaining sample viability during long- and short-term cold storage. In addition to providing efficient operation, the series offers temperature uniformity throughout the internal chamber. As a result, users can maximise the use of all available space with the knowledge that all samples will be held at the pre-set optimal temperature.
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Building on the company’s proven cellular analysis technology, Beckman Coulter’s new UniCel DxH 600 Coulter cellular analysis system — complete with recently FDA-cleared advanced soft ware — provides laboratories with exceptional quality results, improved first-pass accuracy and automatic rerun and reflex testing, thereby reducing overall manual review rates and processes. The hematology laboratory’s single most important step, and most time consuming, is the manual review. By reducing manual differential rates, the new analyser frees mid- to high-volume labs to focus time on quickly and accurately reporting patient results. The UniCel DxH 600 is equipped with robust soft ware that provides new features, enhancements and research-use parameters to improve laboratory efficiency, reliability and quality. The soft – ware saves time by allowing labs to partially release patient results manually or automatically via decision rules and offers users the ability to create and edit decision rules during instrument operation; pre-defined decision rules are offered using Cell Population Data (for research use only). Additional features of the soft ware include the ability to track workload by the day, hour and test, as well as providing automatic notification of STAT samples that have not been processed or released within an expected time frame, helping users to report STAT results in a timely and efficient manner.
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The β-Hydroxybutyrate LiquiColor reagent system assays levels of the ketone β-hydroxybutyrate (BHB) in serum and plasma for the clinical diagnosis and monitoring of diabetes mellitus, alcoholism, glycogen storage disease, high fat/low carbohydrate diets, pregnancy, alkalosis, ingestion of isopropyl alcohol and salicylate poisoning. As BHB is the main ketone produced during ketosis (~78%), the blood assay provides a better tool than the nitroprusside test strips commonly used for the detection of ketone bodies in urine, which only detect 22% of ketones present. BHB also demonstrates excellent stability, making it the most reliable indicator of clinically relevant ketosis and ketoacidosis. This reagent produces quantitative and objective results and provides an excellent tool for diff erentiating metabolic acidosis and monitoring therapy. Its precise and sensitive quantitative results enable earlier detection of ketosis and faster patient treatment, thus improving Emergency Room and Critical Decision Unit throughput and efficiency.
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Resistant to Xylene, MEK, IPA, DMSO, etc, Laboratory Labelling Specialists CILS have launched the ultimate solvent-resistant, computer printable durable label – Perfect for microscope slides, HPLC columns, tissue cassettes, vials, tubes etc.

Printable straight from a standard Laser or Thermal Transfer printer, variable data (batch no’s, barcodes etc) can be added ‘in minutes’, saving time and eliminating the risk of smudged/illegible handwritten data.

The specially formulated CILS-8100S computer imprintable surface coating ensures all variable data remains clear and legible under extreme solvent exposure without any secondary laminates or tape.

For more information on the CILS solvent resistant laboratory label range, visit:http://www.cils-international.com/content/cils-ultra-solvent-resistant-labels
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