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PERKINELMER OPENS NEW DIAGNOSTICS FACILITY IN CHENNAI
With this move , PerkinElmer has expanded its footprint in India . This new diagnostics facility in Chennai , Tamil Nadu will provide a comprehensive menu of diagnostic screening services to hospitals , maternity nursing facilities , diagnostic labs and clinicians throughout India . Mr Prahlad Singh , President-Diagnostics , PerkinElmer formally inaugurated the facility in the month of February , 2016 in presence of a leading group of clinicians , including gynaecologists , fetal medicine specialists and pediatricians , along with medical research professionals and key opinion leaders .
Since 1981 , PerkinElmer has been providing instruments and services to customers in India , spanning a wide range of markets . The opening of the Chennai laboratory broadens PerkinElmer ’ s diagnostic offerings to respond to India ’ s growing need for easier access to technologies that can screen for and help diagnose prenatal and neonatal conditions . Newborn screening helps detect metabolic and other inherited disorders that are treatable only when identified during the first few days of life .
“ We are experiencing a steady rise in demand for maternal fetal health and newborn screening solutions in India as hospitals , clinicians and expectant parents strive to ensure healthier outcomes through early detection , diagnosis and proper management of prenatal and neonatal conditions ,” said Jayashree Thacker , President , PerkinElmer India .
BIO-RAD EXPANDS ITS CELL BIOLOGY PORTFOLIO WITH HIGH PERFORMANCE FLOW CYTOMETER
Bio-Rad Laboratories and Propel Labs in February , 2016 jointly announced that Bio-Rad has acquired a high performance analytical flow cytometer platform from Propel Labs that will enable advanced and novice users to perform basic and multi-parameter cytometry for a wide range of applications and chemistries . Bio-Rad expects to launch the instrument later this year .
Flow cytometry is a technique used for identifying and sorting cells and their components . The flow cytometry platform will support a variety of applications including immunology , phenotypic monitoring , cell signaling , and stem cell research . This innovative and proprietary technology will offer researchers greater confidence in results along with convenience that is unmatched by other available systems .
" We welcome the opportunity to expand our relationship with Propel Labs ," said Shannon Hall , Bio-Rad President , Life Science Group . " The new instrument will complement our S3e™ Cell Sorter . When these instruments are combined with our antibody portfolio , Bio-Rad will offer researchers an unparalleled combination of ease and technology enabling greater insights into cellular mechanisms ."
" This exciting new agreement builds on our already successful partnership with Bio-Rad ,” said Tidhar Sadeh , CEO of Propel Labs . “ We are pleased to support Bio-Rad as it introduces an instrument that we believe will have a great impact in the area of cancer research .”
AGILENT ANNOUNCES EARLY ACCESS TO CUSTOM GUIDERNA FOR FUNCTIONAL GENOMICS
Agilent Technologies has announced a program that gives biologists conducting functional genomics research early access to a potential new resource : custom CRISPR guideRNA libraries using Agilent ' s highquality oligo library synthesis platform . The same was revealed at the technology conference — Advances in Genome Biology and Technology ( AGBT ) in Florida recently . The custom SureGuide gRNA libraries will complement Agilent ' s SureGuide Cas9 nuclease kit when that kit is available for commercial release . Both will be part of an integrated solution for research involving clustered regularly interspaced short
palindromic repeats ( known as CRISPR systems ) and associated genes .
Researchers are excited about CRISPR-Cas9 gene-editing technology because it enables scientists doing large-scale , functional genomics screens to investigate the role of genetic mutations in human disease . With CRISPR libraries , researchers have access to the first system that can fully remove the function of genes at the DNA level , compared with other tools like RNA interference that suppress gene expression at the RNA level .
SHIMADZU LAUNCHES NEW ICPMS
The new ICPMS-2030 from Shimadzu is designed to respond to the ICH ( International Conference on Harmonisation of Technical Requirements for Registration of Pharmaceuticals for Human Use ) Q3D guidelines for elemental impurities in pharmaceutical products .
The ICH Q3D specifies allowable limits of daily intake of 24 elements of toxicological concern , and requires high sensitive and high precision measurement of such elements . The ICPMS-2030 satisfies these requirements with ppt level high sensitivity , which is achieved by newly developed collision cell and optimized internal structure , offering FDA 21 CFR Part 11 compliance , automated analytical method development function , and unique measurement result evaluation function to provide analytical results with exceptionally high reliability .
US pharmacopoeia indicates limits of elemental impurities ( USP < 232 >) and detection technique by ICP-MS ( USP < 233 >), which will be in effect in January 2018 . In USP < 735 >, X-ray Fluorescence Spectrometry is adopted as general analytical method . For those demands , Shimadzu offers total solution for elemental impurities analysis from screening without sample preparation by the EDX- 7000 / 8000 , FDA 21 CFR Part 11 compliant Energy Dispersive X-ray Fluorescence Spectrometers , to high-sensitive and precision analysis by the ICPMS-2030 .
METTLER TOLEDO TO HOLD WEBINAR ON SAFE CHEMICAL PROCESSES IN LABS
A new live METTLER TOLEDO webinar on May 19th will explore thermal analysis techniques that help determine process risk early in development . This insight into thermal behavior can help ensure safety when processes are eventually implemented at plant scale . The webinar will be presented in English three times throughout the day to allow participation from around the globe . The list of presentations be accessed by registration on thermal analysis webinars webpage . Thermal analysis experts will review the complementary techniques of DSC , TGA and RC . These high-potential screening techniques can be used to assess thermal safety aspects of chemicals and chemical processing , providing a window into a reaction ’ s true heat release patterns . The insights gained allow the set-up of robust processes that work within plant capabilities . This helps to prevent the loss of life and environmental degradation caused by thermal runaway and subsequent explosions .
BD INTRODUCES ' FACSCELESTA FLOW CYTOMETER '
BD ( Becton , Dickinson and Company ), introduced the BD FACSCelesta flow cytometer during the BD Horizons Global Tour 2016 . Uniquely designed to leverage the broad BD Horizon Brilliant reagent portfolio , this new system offers simultaneous measurement of up to 14 different single cell characteristics . As per the information released by the BD , its FACSCelesta is an advanced system for driving scientific insights for a wide range of applications . Available now for research segment use , the FACSCelesta is the latest advancement in the award winning BD cell analyzer portfolio . It offers performance that is typically only seen in higher end systems , enabling consistency of results and seamless transfer of applications between BD platforms with 14 parameters in a three-laser benchtop system .
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BioVoiceNews | May 2016