Laboratory Automation

Robotics, liquid handlers and scheduling software that take repetitive work off the bench, and the interoperability problem that keeps them from talking to each other.

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ProteinSimple Launches Hassle-free Western Blot

ProteinSimple has launched a total protein assay for its Simple Western product. The Total Protein Master Kit allows users to detect all proteins separated in the...

Equipment

New Additions to the Fluent Liquid Handling Platform

Tecan has launched new hardware and software options to increase the possibilities of the Fluent Laboratory Automation Solutions. The new air displacement Flexible Channel Arm offers...

Equipment

Thousands of Single Cell Transcriptomes Analyzed in Parallel

For a long time, gene expression was measured in samples of thousands of cells. The results were an average of the whole cell population. But...

Basic Research

BioChain Presents a Totally Automated Nucleic Acid Extraction Platform

BioChain has released the AnaPrep (Automated Nucleic Acid Preparation System), a nucleic acid extraction platform based on magnetic beads technology. The process consists of three...

Blog

The Labster Effect — Virtual Laboratories for Educational Institutions

What good is studying science without getting a feel of how things are done in an actual laboratory? But setting up a laboratory is a...

Apps

Grenova´s Pipette Tip Cleaner is Economical and Ecological

Grenova has launched the Tipnovus, a benchtop washing device that enables labs to wash used pipette tips. The tips can be washed and reused several times before...

Equipment

Ultrafast Photonic PCR Amplifies DNA in 5 Minutes

Scientists from the University of California, Berkeley have developed a new technique to do PCR experiments at ultrafast speed. Plasmonic photothermal heating allows results within...

Equipment

BioTek presents an Ultra High Performance Plate Reader

BioTek presents the Synergy™ Neo2 Multi-Mode Microplate Reader, the fastest and best performing plate reader on the market. Their patented Hybrid Technology™ with its independent...

Equipment