New Products

Centrifuge

The medium capacity Allegra X-30 Series Benchtop Centrifuge from Beckman Coulter, Inc. is a versatile instrument for general research use and clinical sample preparation. The 18-inch-wide instrument is available individually or packaged with the appropriate rotors and lab ware to provide high-level performance in a range of applications. Additionally, two new rotors are available in conjunction with the Allegra X-30 instruments: the SX4400, a 1.6-litre swinging-bucket rotor and the S6096 microplate rotor that accommodates 3 x 2 microplates or 2 x 1 deep-well plates. With its newest swinging-bucket rotor and 15 and 50 mL conical tube adapters as well as blood sample processing and microplate application packages provide everything needed. Its swinging-bucket rotor’s maximum speed is 4,700 rpm, with rcf of 4,255 x g. In total, the Allegra X-30 accepts 13 different rotors and a range of lab ware to accommodate a variety of samples and run conditions. A refrigerated version of the centrifuge, the X-30R, can be cooled from room temperature down to 4ºC in less than ten minutes.

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Chemistry Systems

Syrris offers the Asia range of flow chemistry systems for performing a wide variety of chemical reactions. The portfolio includes the Asia 110 system is ideal for beginners in solution phase flow chemistry. It includes a pump, a chip climate controller, a glass microreactor and a pressure controller. The Asia pump is extremely chemically resistant and designed specifically for flow chemistry. It has two continuous pumps for delivering smooth flow from 1µL/min to 10mL/min. The pump has an integrated pressure sensor which allows it to automatically stop in the case of a blockages or leak. The Asia chip climate controller enables the microreactors to be heated from -15 to +150ºC without the need for a circulator or a cold water supply. The entire system can be upgraded to include automated collection, use of solid phase reagents, temperatures up to 250ºC, kg synthesis, analysis integration, flow liquidliquid extraction and full software control.

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Injector

VICI Valco’s introduces its new Cheminert C52 Series Injector. Using its Cheminert HPLC injector design and the 24 volt motor from our popular microelectric actuators, the C52 needs only to be connected to the instrument’s power supply. Control is simplified to require a single contact closure; the injector’s position is determined by whether the closure is held high or low. There’s even an easy way for the instrument to confirm the valve’s position by sensing the output from a built-in sensor. All these features are built into a compact and lightweight package, available in 4, 6, 8, and 10 port configurations, stainless or PEEK.

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Carton Laser Cutting machine

The Spartanics Carton Laser Cutting machine is ideal for the medical/biotech products, equipment and supplies industries, pharmaceutical contract manufacturers and others with carton packaging applications. Features of the Spartanics Carton Laser Cutting Machine include: dual laser head design allows for cutting sheets up to 800 mm (31inches) or greater; unlimited part size length and width up to 400 mm per scan head (16 inches); accurate defect-free cutting of carton stock .75mm or less; equally versatile with virgin or recycled materials; advanced scoring capabilities within parts that perform better in folder-gluer industrial packaging machinery than traditional die cut arts; optional bar code reading to enable change of cut configuration on-the-fly; proprietary fume extraction system; proprietary system for automated slug removal and conveyor belt cleaning; and more.

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Heavy-Duty Glassware

The Kimble Chase selection of heavy-duty glassware includes beakers, bottles, centrifuge tubes, and flasks. KIMAX® HeavyDuty Low Form Beakers offer outstanding performance on hot plates and resist mechanical and thermal shock. KIMAX Heavy-Duty Wide-Mouth Volumetric Flasks are durable, have wide-mouth neck openings for easier pipet access, large volume markings and flat interior bottoms for stirring with standard stir bars. Heavy-Duty Volumetric Flasks are also available using KIMAX processed with RAY-SORB® for light-sensitive compounds. KIMAX Heavy-Wall Filter Flasks safely hold 1 atmosphere (29 inches of mercury) of vacuum, and are available in sizes from 25 mL to 4000 mL. Often used in clinical and microbiological laboratory applications, KIMAX Heavy-Duty Screw Thread Centrifuge Tubes are made using a heavier wall tubing to withstand high centrifuge speeds and are offered with tapered or round bottoms. The KIMAX Heavy-Duty Solution Bottle (Carboy) has a five gallon capacity and can be supplied with a two or three-port, platinum cured stopper assembly and sanitary KYNAR clamp for sterile transfer with no extractables.

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Thermometer

Control Company’s new Traceable® Infrared Dual Lasers Thermometer with Type-K Probe is simple; turn on, point at sample, and take a reading in less than a second. Dual lasers indicate the outer diameter of the surface area being measured and the white LED light illuminates the surface. Field of view is 12:1 (for example, at a distance of 24 inches the reading spot size is two inches). Unit reads both fahrenheit and celsius of any surface for solids, semisolids, and liquids. Non-invasive, notouch, measurements are ideal for food, life sciences, pharmaceuticals, petroleum products, clean rooms, electronics, and field use. Temperature range is –76 to 1022°F and –60 to 550°C. Resolution is 0.1°. Accuracy is ±2% or 2°C + 2%. For measurement of different types of material, adjustable emissivity may be set from 0.1 to 1.00 in increments of 0.01. Range using Type-K thermocouple jack is –83 to 2552°F and –64 to 1400°C.

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NEW PRODUCTS

Freezer

The new Thermo Scientific Revco UxF Series ultra-low temperature (ULT) freezers provide sample protection, while maintaining high standards in energy efficiency and capacity per footprint. Equipped with a unique touchscreen control panel that features an event log, health monitoring system and controlled access options, the Revco® UxF Series provides a constant update on the integrity and health of the freezer compartment. Five new capacities range in size from 421 to 949 litres (14.9 to 33.5 cu. ft.) and provide a number of options to suit any storage and lab space requirements. The freezers’ new cabinet design and vacuum panel insulation allow storage of up to 70,000 2mL tubes or 118,300 1mL Thermo Scientific Cryobank tubes.

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Turbo Pumping Station

Vacuum equipment manufacturer Edwards has launched a new compact entry level turbo pumping station which provides users in laboratories and research centres with fast pump down to an ultimate pressure of less than 5 x 10-8 mbar. The new T-station 75 turbo is the smallest in Edwards’ range of pumping stations at just 395 x 350 mm and achieves the fastest pump down of large chambers (greater than 10 litres in volume) for its size. The T-station can pump a chamber to the required vacuum up to twice as fast as competitive products thanks to higher capacity backing pumps and is simple to use with a single button system to start and stop. The T-station arrives pre-assembled and is easy to install. users just plug it in and begin work.

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COMPANY & ADVERTISER INDEX

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Acasti Pharma Inc.............................6......................... Afexa Life Sciences............................6......................... AlgaeBio ..........................................6......................... Allegra............................................15................4481 BIOTECanada....................................3......................... BC Cancer Agency ............................4......................... Canadian Science Policy............................................. Conference ....................................17................4489 Caledon Laboratory Chemicals ........7.................4476 Cervical Cancer Screening Lab ...........1......................... Chemical Institute of Canada.........3, 6...............4475 Children’s Miracle Network...........14................4480 Control Company.............................15................4486 Edwards .........................................16................4488 Eppendorf......................................20................4490 Genome BC......................................4......................... Hitachi High Technologies Canada .......3......................... Immunovaccine Inc............................7......................... Isotechnika Pharma Inc. ....................6......................... Kimble Chase...................................15................4485 Kinexus Bioinformatics ......................3......................... Malvern Instruments ........................2......................... Miele Professional.......................9, 11....4477, 4478 Miraculins Inc...................................6......................... Oncolytics Biotech Inc.......................6......................... Retsch...........................................13................4479 Samuel Lunenfeld Research Institute ..5......................... sanofi Aventis...................................7......................... Select Biosciences............................4......................... Spartanics ......................................15................4484 Spectra Research.............................2......................... Syrris.............................................15................4482 Thermo Scientific.............................16................4487 VICI Valco........................................15................4483 VWR ...............................................2.................4473 Wyvern Scientific ...........................5.................4474