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The cover story is titled “Become good Laboratory Leader” which talks about the four main categories of management to become a good manger in your laboratory. It also emphasizes on why managing your timelines and budget while you are working on multiple projects is of utmost importance to keep current with research in the fields.
This time we have one of the featured article titled “Sifter Sieves” by Ami Polymer Pvt Ltd. There are many more. Please check out.
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Government planning to make major changes in Drug Pricing Control Order 19 The government will bring in major changes in the Drug Pricing Control Order (DPCO) and come out with a new pharma policy to implement "Namocare" across the country, Union Minister Ananth Kumar said
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ear friends & industry colleagues, I would like to thank you once again for giving me an opportunity to present for all of you our new issue. Hope you liked our New Year Edition which had a focus on keeping our laboratories clean. In this issue, we have brought for you some management skills which are really important to become a leader in laboratory. The cover story is titled “Become good Laboratory Leader” which talks about the four main categories of management to become a good manger in your laboratory. It also emphasizes on why managing your timelines and budget while you are working on multiple projects is of utmost importance to keep current with research in the fields. The current edition also brings for you some of the interesting news from the laboratory market so as to update you with what is going on this industry. Added to this, we have our regular segment covering featured articles. This time we have one of the featured article titled “Sifter Sieves” by Ami Polymer Pvt Ltd. There are many more. Please check out. Further, we have some product launches that highlight some of key innovations and developments in the Laboratory & Pharma industry. Some of the companies whose new products have been launched recently and have been covered in this issue are Ziath, DWK Life Sciences, TTP Labtech, Porvair Sciences, etc. Also, do not miss to read the new addition to this issue where we have covered certain Healthcare Product Launches collected from authentic worldwide sources. I hope you have a good read.
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“Laboratory managers are often promoted from the ranks of the technical staff,” says Rodney Forsman, the immediate past president of the Clinical Laboratory Management Association and an assistant professor emeritus at the Mayo Clinic College of Medicine in Rochester, Minn. “If an individual has the capacity to learn the science of laboratory medicine, they can learn the necessary management skills, given the desire and aptitude to do so.”
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New Low-Profile 2D Barcode Scanner for Liquid Handling Systems The innovative camera-based technology of the DataPaq™ Mirage gives a compact scanner design for easy integration with laboratory automation systems Ziath showcase its new, cost-effective 2D barcode rack scanner, the DataPaq™
Mirage, at SLAS2018. This innovative camera-based scanner has a low-profile design enabling it to be easily integrated with... robotic liquid handling systems, as well as other laboratory automation solutions. As a result, the DataPaq™ Mirage
allows the benefits of a more sophisticated camera-based 2D barcode rack scanner to be brought to automation workflows for the same price as an old flatbed scanner. Researchers working in biotechs, academia, and pharma frequently manage a large number of samples and, as a result, require automated solutions to assist with routine techniques, such as liquid dispensing. Most camera-based scanners are too tall for use on liquid handling workstations; however, the patent-pending technology of Ziath’s DataPaq™ Mirage utilises a mirror to give the scanner a more compact design. The low-profile DataPaq™ Mirage enables easy integration with liquid handling systems, as well as other laboratory automation solutions, allowing samples in SBS format racks to be efficiently scanned and recorded at the point of processing. Despite the compact nature of the DataPaq™ Mirage, its powerful camera system means the depth of image focusing is not compromised, ensuring that a variety of 2D-barcoded tubes can be quickly and reliably scanned. “Here at Ziath, we are proud to have developed the first complete camera-based 2D barcode rack scanner that can fit on the deck of a liquid handling workstation,” said David Anstee, Commercial Director at Ziath. “The DataPaq™ Mirage offers a cost-effective solution for researchers wanting to upgrade their existing flatbed scanner to a faster camera-based system.
The response to the Data Paq™ Mirage has been very positive amongst researchers, with the scanner already in high demand.” For more information : http://ziath.com/
A Proper Stopper for DURAN GL 45 bottles from DWK Life Sciences DWK Life Sciences has launched a new DURAN® branded GL 45 synthetic rubber stopper specifically shaped for the reliable sealing of all laboratory bottles with a GL 45 neck finish.
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Product Launches Thanks to the virtual inertness of DURAN® borosilicate 3.3 glass, high value and sensitive materials are routinely stored in the DURAN® Original GL 45 laboratory bottles. However, most of the commercially available screw closures do not provide a seal that is reliability impermeable to gases and water vapour. Therefore we have developed the new DURAN® stoppers from a high-purity bromobutyl rubber elastomer. Bromobutyl rubber is a wellunderstood material that is essentially impermeable to most gases, including water vapour, and maintaining controlled conditions inside the glass bottle.
“The new GL 45 stoppers meet the critical requirements of many high demand applications such as in anaerobic microbiology, or for the long-term storage of moisture or air-sensitive substances.”
For more information: http://www.durangroup.com
TTP Labtech Launch Dragonfly Discovery at SLAS 2018 New liquid handling platform reduces assay development time and improves assay robustness in high throughput screening TTP Labtech Ltd, a global leader in the design and development of automated instrumentation and consumables for life science applications, has announced the global commercial launch of its dragonfly® discovery liquid handling technology at SLAS 2018, in San Diego, CA USA. The novel liquid handling technology has been developed to provide researchers with a standard platform whereby they can easily develop complex assays and screen them in a robust and cost-efficient manner.
The stopper shape and dimensions have been carefully optimised for a perfect fit to the GL 45 neck. This means that it is usable with the full range of DURAN® GL 45 bottles that range in size from 100ml up to 20 Litres.
Additionally, it permits them to routinely deploy design of experiment (DoE) as part of assay development, particularly beneficial for complex cellular assays. Joby Jenkins, director – product strategy, TTP Labtech, commented: “We are extremely excited to be launching this innovative liquid handling technology to the market. Dragonfly discovery provides high speed, non-contact dispensing from a disposable, positive displacement tip, which will effectively enable researchers to reduce assay development time as well as improve assay robustness in HTS.” For more information: https://www.ttplabtech.com
Impact Support Mats Protect Microplates During Centrifugation
Alistair Rees, DURAN Product Manager at DWK Life Sciences commented: “The new GL 45 stoppers meet the critical requirements of many high demand applications such as in anaerobic microbiology, or for the long-term storage of moisture or air-sensitive substances.” In addition, the soft elastic bromobutyl rubber is reliably self-sealing supporting multiple needle punctures, providing secure access for sampling, or gas purging. Perfect for applications requiring gas purging or sample transfer via a syringe needle.
compatibility, to allow assays to be developed directly in high density plate format using a common liquid handling platform. The combination of innovative technology and the incorporation of specific hardware and software features requested by collaborators ensures that dragonfly discovery not only significantly reduces assay development time, but also enables more seamless transition from assay development in to the screening phase.
TTP Labtech premiered prototype instruments last year at SLAS and have continued to collaborate closely with leading pharmaceutical companies on the further development of dragonfly discovery. With an aim to deeply understand the needs of the scientists involved in early stage drug discovery, TTP Labtech have worked together with their collaborators to develop an instrument that helps the scientists achieve their goal of reducing drug discovery cycle times. The platform enables rapid and reliable low volume (200 nL upwards) dispensing from a positive displacement disposable pipette (with 4 mL capacity), and 96,384 & 1,536 well
Porvair Sciences has extended its range of silicone impact support mats to protect deep well microplates when they are being centrifuged.
Designed to fit into the skirt of the deep well plates, silicone impact support mats allow plates to be used in a centrifuge without risking plate distortion, cracking or
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Product Launches breaking, resulting in well leakage and loss of valuable samples. Impact support mats are now available for Porvair Sciences square deep well plates (2ml, 1ml and 350ul), round well plates (2ml & 1ml) and range of large volume deep well plates.
For further information on impact support mats for protecting deep well microplates during centrifugation please visit www.porvair-sciences.com or contact Porvair Sciences on +44-1978-666222. Established in 1992, Porvair Sciences Ltd. is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Porvair plc.
Astell Scientific launches dedicated Effluent Decontamination Systems website Porvair Sciences offers a range of highquality polypropylene deep well plates for applications in cell biology, molecular biology, drug discovery, combinatorial chemistry, screening and genomics. Manufactured under class 10,000 conditions from ultra-pure grade polypropylene, Porvair deep well plates contain no contaminants that may leach out and affect stored sample or bacterial or cell growth
Astell Scientific, the leading UK manufacturer of laboratory autoclaves, is delighted to announce the launch of a new website and brand name covering its range of aqueous Effluent Decontamination Systems (EDS). Under the name AstellBio, the Kent based company will offer custom built sterilization systems designed to treat waste water from BSL level 3 laboratories and other specialist research and high containment facilities.
Having already supplied such systems to various laboratories worldwide, the addition of the AstellBio brand will further enhance recognition of Astell Scientific as a first choice supplier of biowaste effluent decontamination systems. The new website, astellbio.com, contains background information explaining the various EDS types, available options, and provides guidance in the form of a questionnaire potential prospects can complete online or download. There is also a downloadable product brochure and comprehensive gallery detailing many of the previous projects Astell has completed. Astell Sales & Marketing Director, Dave Thomas, comments: “The creation of the AstellBio brand provides a platform for us to target the more specialist nature of the EDS market whilst leveraging the good work we are already known for in the world of autoclaves. I would urge anyone with a requirement for controlled wastewater sterilization to view our new website and get in touch.� For more information :https://www.astell.com/
Porvair Sciences offers a range of high-quality polypropylene deep well plates for applications in cell biology, molecular biology, drug discovery, combinatorial chemistry, screening and genomics. For sensitive biological applications, Porvair also offers a selection of 96-well deep well plates that are available certified as RNase/DNase free. Available in a selection of well shapes and volumes, Porvair 96-well deep well plates are manufactured to SBS/ANSI dimensions ensuring complete compatibility with microplate washers and automated equipment.
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Desktop Centrifugal Concentrator for Nucleic Acids The miVac DNA centrifugal sample concentrator from Genevac is purpose designed to efficiently remove water and organic solvents from biological samples containing nucleic acids.
For biological labs tasked with higher volumes of samples or samples in different formats such as microplates and vials – Genevac offers the miVac Duo or Quattro concentrators together with miVacSpeedTrap and pump. Genevac, part of SP Scientific and located in Ipswich, UK, offers a comprehensive portfolio of evaporators to suit almost any solvent removal application, purchasing budget or productivity requirement. SP Scientific is a leading manufacturer of centrifugal evaporators and concentrators, freeze drying / lyophilisation, temperature control/thermal management, glassware washers, controlled environments, vial washing and tray loading machines. The company sells its products under wellknown brands including Genevac, VirTis, Hull, FTS Systems, Hotpack and the recently acquired PennTech. SP Scientific has ISO 9001:2008 registered production facilities in the Europe and USA. For more information: https://www.spscientific.com
The compact benchtop system includes a built-in high-performance vacuum pump, concentration chamber with electromagnetic drive for quiet, maintenance-free operation, and a fixed aluminium rotor for microcentrifuge tubes. To use your miVac DNA – simply position the system on your lab bench, connect the power lead and exhaust tube and then start benefiting from fast, trouble-free nucleic acid concentration. Concentration using the miVac DNA is faster than any other system in its class, due to its integral high displacement vacuum pump. A clear acrylic lid allows you to monitor progress and is specially treated with a novel coating to resist the most aggressive chemicals and solvents. The miVac DNA is very simple to use. Experimental parameters including concentration time and temperature can be easily selected and set using the systems intuitive dial and display system. To improve performance and productivity, Genevac has developed built-in special operating modes for removing water and alcohols – the most common solvents encountered when concentrating nucleic acid samples
Acid Fume Hoods Designed for Safe Handling of Perchloric Acids UniFlow perchloric acid hoods from Hemco Corp, Independence, Mo, are engineered for the safe handling of perchloric acids in laboratory procedures. The hoods come in 48-, 60-, and 72-inch widths and include a dedicated wash-down and exhaust system. The UniFlow superstructure is constructed of either polyvinyl chloride or type 316 stainless steel, and features exclusive unitized dual-wall construction for chemical resistance, strength, and durability. A rear drain trough is integral to the superstructure. The fume hood also features a dedicated wash-down with piping spray nozzles and a remote control on the righthand column.
For more information:www.hemcocorp.com
New Generation of ZEISS EVO Scanning Electron Microscope Introduced Modular platform for intuitive operation, routine investigations and research applications ZEISS presents the new generation of its proven high-performance scanning electron microscope (SEM): The new instruments of the ZEISS EVO family come with a variety of improvements regarding usability, image quality and seamless integration into multimodal workflows. With its comprehensive range of available options, the ZEISS EVO family can be tailored precisely to requirements in life sciences, material sciences, or routine industrial quality assurance. ZEISS EVO delivers best-in-class, high quality data – even with difficult requirements, e.g. if non-conductive parts need to remain unaltered to move from instrument to instrument in the course of an investigation in industrial quality assurance, or if samples need to be imaged in their
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Product Launches natural hydrated state, e.g. for pollen classification. For these requirements, ZEISS EVO offers various vacuum modes, such as high vacuum, variable pressure and high pressure, as well as different detector technologies (SE, C2D, C2DX, BSE, EDS). An optional lanthanum hex boride (LaB6)
We really benefit from the system’s imaging and analytical capability. Its seamless integration into multi-modal workflows makes our life a lot more efficient”, says Jim Suth, Quality Manager at ECR Engines. The US-based high-performance engine production, research and development company uses ZEISS EVO for materials characterization and failure analysis. In many environments, whether academic or industrial, SEM material characterization is part of a workflow whereby samples are subjected to other imaging or analytical techniques, such as light microscopes or spectrometers. ZEISS EVO can be configured to be part of a semi-automated multimodal workflow, with tools for seamless relocation of regions of interest and integrity of data collected from multiple modalities. In such configurations, ZEISS EVO enables highly productive correlative microscopy and analysis methods to provide users with more meaningful data and a deeper understanding of their samples.
emitter delivers more beam brightness for superior image resolution and noise reduction. The intuitive, user-friendly experience of ZEISS EVO appeals to both trained microscopists and new users. ZEISS SmartSEM Touch is the highly simplified user interface developed specifically for the occasional operator who has very limited or no knowledge of operating an SEM, e.g. in central microscopy facilities or industrial quality assurance laboratories. “The new ZEISS SmartSEM Touch user interface of ZEISS EVO is so easy to learn – not only experienced microscopists, but also our engineers and interns who are not SEM experts are up to speed in 20 minutes.
For more information:https://www.zeiss.co.in
Amipolymer Pvt Ltd Introduced Sifter Sieve A sieve or sifter, is a device for separating wanted elements from unwanted material or for characterizing the particle size distribution of a sample, typically using a woven screen such as a mesh.
Sifting is mainly used in two areas, Check screening of raw material to remove extraneous material and Sizing to sort, segregate or control the particle size distribution of powders and granules. Sifting is mainly achieved by used of vibratory, rotary & centrifugal screeners. Characteristics: Sieves have to be specially designed to resist the high tensile stress generated. Since particle size distributions plays a vital part in drug dissolutions, maintaining the accuracy of the sieves apertures in an essential part of sieves manufacturing. Proper thickness of wire, accurate nominal apertures sizes, high tensile strength and tautness of the sieves are essential part of sieve for high sifting performance. Material of construction Stainless Steel – 316 and 316L. Aperture sizes – 4075 to 70 microns or mesh sizes 4# to 200# with ASTM standard being certified 90X microscope. Sieves are available in various sizes from 4” to 30” diameter. The most common size used 20” (550mm) & 30” (750mm) diameter. The silicone is food grade material, transparent in appearance. Nontoxic &molded on the stainless-steel ring. Applications: Pharmaceutical Industries Food Industries Used in Vibro-Shifter Machine Chemical Industries Ami Polymer Pvt. Ltd. 319, Mahesh Industrial Estate, Opp. Silver Park, Mira-Bhayander Road, Mira Road (E), Thane - 401104, Maharashtra. INDIA Tel.: +91 22 28555 107 / 631 / 914 | Cell: +91 86910 13935 Email: mktg@amipolymer.com | Web: www.amipolymer.com
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Product Launches The kit is ideal for more difficult primary cell The Manual Capper CM480 operates as a stand-alone device that is space efficient. No samples and for the enrichment of low installation is required to use the capper. To abundant transcription factors. operate, place a Capcluster on the racked sample tubes, slide the rack on the adapter Chromatrap is a business unit of Porvair into the Manual Capper rack entrance and Sciences Ltd. with R&D and production with a simple forward/reverse action of the laboratories based in the UK. Their extensive black handle all tubes are now evenly capped. product range includes ChIP kits, DNA clean After capping 96 sample tubes in one action, up kits and other innovative products for the Capcluster retaining foil can be simply epigenetic research. Now cited in removed to leave each tube individual This latest version of the popular approaching thirty papers - Chromatrap速 securely capped. Chromatrap速 ChIP-Seq kit enables ChIP to ChIP technology is rapidly becoming the Built to meet the varying needs of different be performed from as little as 50mg of a wide method of choice for fast accurate ChIP users, the Manual Capper can seal full or range of extracted tissue samples. assays. partially full racks with the complete range of Fr more information: https://www.porvair- Micronic TPE or EVA plug style Capmats, Capbands and Capclusters. Upon request, sciences.com/ Micronic can develop adapters to make the tubes, caps and racks of other brands compatible with the Manual Capper.
High Performance ChIP-Seq kit for Fresh & Frozen Tissue Samples
Effective Sealing of Sample Storage Tubes with Manual Telstar to Promote their Range of Capper For more information (Author/Source) :Micronic.B.V. (www.micronic.com)
In order to accelerate the sample storage workflow in the lab, Micronic made The new protocol incorporates optimised lysis and hypotonic buffers and guidelines on how to achieve maximum extraction of chromatin from limited sample quantities. This ground-breaking performance, that delivers great results whilst saving your precious samples, is further supported by a number of recent research publications.
the Manual Capper CM480 to seal a full rack of 96 tubes with push caps in a single action.
Compact Laminar Flow Ecocabinets, Aeolus and Mini-V at Arablab
The capper is extremely easy to use and makes the process of sealing tubes with push caps more efficient. The Manual Capper is an At Arablab (Dubai 2018, 18-21 March), ideal economical alternative to large and Telstar will be promoting a range of compact automated capping equipment. laminar flow ecocabinets,Aeolus particularly suitable for handling non-pathogenic samples Chromatrap速 ChIP-Seq kits utilise a and Mini-V, specially designed for PCR proprietary solid-state technology to deliver a applications. streamlined ChIP-Seq protocol from small Particularly suitable for handling noncell numbers and low chromatin pathogenic samples, the Aeolus range of concentrations. Specifically adapted for The manual capper is designed by Micronic cabinets offer up to 35% less power broader chromatin concentrations, to repeatedly and reliably secure tubes consumption than the typical marketplace Chromatrap ChIP-Seq combines the dynamic without the need for electricity. This makes equivalent and are designed to provide range of Chromatrap速 with the downstream the capper is environmentally friendly, protection for the product in an ISO 4 sterile mobile and cost efficient. The capper can be environment. Aeolus integrates energy saving analysis power of deep sequencing. This used to seal tubes in all ANSI/SLAS format EC fans and an automatic airflow velocity allows faster, more reproducible genome racks up to a maximum height of 48mm. wide identification of transcription factor control system, ensuring optimized Consequently, the Micronic 0.50ml, 0.75ml, protection levels. Aeolus offers an extremely binding sites and specific DNA associated 1.10ml and 1.40ml tubes with internal thread low sound level, and up to 20% more sterile protein modifications. can be sealed with the Manual Capper.
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for PCR process to avoid cross contamination between different samples.
Finally, Telstar will also be displaying Bio II Advance, a compact range of microbiological In addition, the safety cabinets that delivers to optimize the Telstar Mini-V ultra- usable work area in laboratories with limited compact vertical space, especially in installations with low laminar flow bench ceilings and where several piece of equipment will be also promoted need to be used in the same area. Intended at Arablab, which has for the laminar flow manipulation of been specifically microorganisms with biological risk levels 2 designed for PCR and 3, the innovative cabinet design offers a applications aimed to body 20% smaller than the market average handle non-hazardous and maintains, at the same time, standard biological samples work space. With dimensions of 759 mm in into DNA width and 1260 mm in height, the Bio II identification Advance provides a working volume of 340 processes. With dm3. optimized dimensions Developed under sustainable production, all (670mm (W) x equipment combine energetic efficiency and 520mm (D) x eco-design technology including the latest 1125mm (H)), the ultra-compact cabinet developments in ergonomics adapted to work features a built–in UV environment characteristics, process analysis, trials, and production requirements. light with a timer particularly suitable For more information: http://www.telstarlifesciences.com
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