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what’s new
Lab animal management software
The BSI enos Version 3 lab animal management software can
be easily customised to match the user’s facility and optimise
processes and procedures, providing time-saving efficiencies.
Benefits include: save time and costs by aligning the adapt-
able software with the evolving needs of the facility; autofill
features for cages inside racks; easy tracking and management
of animals, activities, protocols, staff, skills, drugs, equipment,
stock and much more; adjust software to suit the role and
profiles of individual team members including facility managers,
investigators, veterinarians and technicians.
Surface plasmon resonance (SPR) instrument
Nicoya Lifesciences OpenSpr is a benchtop surface plasmon resonance
(Spr) instrument designed to provide real-time molecular binding data
without the use of labels on the molecules of interest.
By measuring binding interactions as they occur, OpenSpr allows
researchers to determine both the association rate constant (ka)
and dissociation rate constant (kd) of a wide range of biomolecular
interactions. A key benefit of Spr is that it does not require labelling
molecules with fluorophores or metals, so molecular interactions may
more closely resemble native behaviour.
OpenSpr is compatible with proteins, nucleic acids, small molecules
and even viruses and cells. It has two flow channels which can be
operated either independently or simultaneously to provide data on
both an interaction of interest and a control. It has the capacity to
measure ka from 1x10^3 to 1x10^7 1/M*s and kd from 0.1 to 1x10-6,
allowing determination of affinity constants ranging from mM to pM.
The basic instrument is operated manually, but it can be upgraded
with the xT autosampler to provide fully automated 24/7 operation.
with a compact footprint, the instrument easily fits on a benchtop
and is targeted at research groups that frequently perform interaction
studies and are seeking the convenience of having an instrument in
their own lab.
Jomar Life Research
http://www.jlresearch.com.auThe enos customisable ID generators provide consistent IDs
that can be configured to match the facility processes. It includes
the use of prefix with an auto-increment so that each ID can be
unique. Other features include visualisation of calculated proper-
ties, new ways to present data, enhanced search capabilities
as well as functional developments to labels, cages locations,
stocks, instruments and activities.
APAC Scientific Pty Ltd
http://www.apacscientific.com