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Exhibitors Confident in the Run-Up to BIOTECHNICA 2010 31 Aug 2010: The biotech industry is setting its sights on Hannover, where exhibitors and visitors from all over the world will convene this autumn at BIOTECHNICA 2010 from 5 to 7 October. A plethora of small, highly specialized firms will exhibit in Hannover alongside numerous companies and industry leaders, including Eppendorf, Qiagen, Sartorius and Thermo Fisher Scientific. Deutsche Messe AG
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Economic & Fully Motorised Gel Documentation System
27 Aug 2010: The new GENi System from Syngene is a fully motorised gel documentation system that generates true 16-bit, publication quality images of fluorescent and coloured DNA and protein gels. Syngene
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Hamamatsu Photonics to Introduce New Imaging Based Plate Reader at ELRIG 2010
25 Aug 2010: Hamamatsu Photonics is to introduce its new imaging based plate reader, the FDSSµCELL, specifically developed for compound screening and assay development applications in the Pharmaceutical, CRO and Biotech Industries. The FDSSµCELL is optimised for fluorescent kinetic assays using calcium and membrane potential dyes such as FLUO4 and FMP. Hamamatsu Photonics
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Remove Out-of-Focus Blur in Life Science Imaging
18 Aug 2010: The cellSens deconvolution solution module from Olympus is designed to remove out-of-focus blur in advanced life science imaging, providing extremely sharp images. Olympus Europa Holding GmbH
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In Vivo Monitoring of Fluorescently Labeled Cancer Cells 18 Aug 2010: This application poster demonstrates that both bioluminescence and fluorescence can be used to measure primary tumor growth and metastasis in vivo. Tumor progressions were monitored non-invasively and in real time using an enclosed imaging system containing a cooled CCD camera. Caliper Life Sciences
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Measuring Molecular Mobility with Macro Fluorescence Imaging 18 Aug 2010: This application note examines GFP in live plants and observes systematic differences in areas non-invasively. This demonstrates that molecular mobility can be measured by macro imaging with steady state fluorescence anisotropy with the additional benefits of a large field-of-view which compliments both high throughput, in-vitro assay and in-vivo, non-invasive studies. UVP, LLC.
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Trans-illumination – a Solution for Excitation of GFP Transfected Plants in Petri Dishes for In Vivo Imaging 18 Aug 2010: This application note shows that the excitation of GFP-transfected plants in Petri dishes filled with agar can be easily performed by Trans-illumination, with no reflection on the plastic material as it would happen with Epi-illumination. Background light intensities are in the range of 800-1000 RLU at 470 nm and 10% intensity setting of the transilluminator. BERTHOLD TECHNOLOGIES GmbH & Co. KG
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Use of Antibodies In Small Animal Molecular Imaging 18 Aug 2010: In vivo imaging enables the natural course of a disease or experimental model to be monitored. This application note discusses the use of fluorescently labeled primary antibodies for looking at protein expression in vivo imaging. The use of antibodies allows researchers to quickly determine if the test antibody begins to target undesired organs such as the kidneys or livers. Carestream Molecular Imaging
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Andor Cameras used for Minor Planet and Supernovae Exploration 13 Aug 2010: Chinese astronomers are using four frame transfer CCD cameras from Andor to look for faint, transient sources of light, such as supernovae, gamma-ray bursts and minor planets. Andor Technology
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Omega Optical Receive Award to Develop Multispectral Imaging for Cancer Research 11 Aug 2010: The phase II SBIR award from the National Cancer Institute has been given to Omega Optical to develop a high-speed fiber optic based optical spectrum analyzer (OSA) that will be interfaced to confocal scanning microscopy and endoscopy systems. This product research is looking to aid the detection and treatment of cancer. Omega Optical
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