Tiziano Ultra-Compact Automatic Stainer New from Diapath the Tiziano is an automatic stainer for special stainings, intraoperative pathology consultation, H&E, Papanicolaou, and R.O.S.E.. Ideal for user in Cytology, Anatomic Pathology and Microbiology laboratories. The Tiziano is small in size, an extremely versatile and low maintenance instrument optimizes the space inside the laboratory. The automation allows […]
For the fourth year running MSC has proudly sponsored the Keith Tipton medal for the best postgraduate project. The medal was awarded to Xiaoxiao Yu. Her supervisor is Martin Caffrey and the working title of her thesis is: “Structural and Functional Studies of Lipoprotein Signal Peptidase (LspA) from Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA)”.
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The Life Science team set off on our Equipment Roadshow event for the 4th year running in the MSC van at the end of September. We visited nine different sites, and over five universities/institutes displaying over 20 pieces of equipment. Included, were, pipettes, heat blocks, shakers, centrifuges, vortexes, gel documentation systems, tube labellers, plate readers […]
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Since the discovery of antibiotics, they have served as the foundation of modern medicine. Continuous misuse and overuse have been responsible for and the spread of antibiotic resistance. When bacteria become resistance to the drugs used to treat them, we end up with dangerously high levels of antibiotic resistance. Antibiotic resistance is one of the […]
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Our friends over at Microbiologics have an excellent blog post on the importance of environmental isolate testing and identification in pharmaceutical laboratories. The post gives a summary of a presentation by Microbiologics Vice President of Research and Development Brian Beck Ph.D at Pharmaceutical Microbiology Fall Forum in Philadelphia, USA. Key topics covered include: • Importance […]
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We are delighted to be able to say that we partner with Copan who have announced that their FecalSwab™ is the first Cary-Blair collection and preservation device supplied with a certifcation that no detectable levels of nucleic acids of most common gastro-intestinal pathogens are found in the medium. FecalSwab™ Cary-Blair Collection and Transport System Convenient fecal […]
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MPW 352 Centrifuge was €4,300 offer Price is now €2,800 The MPW-352 centrifuge is a laboratory centrifuge designed for general use. The MPW-352 is used, among other, for the isolation of platelet-rich plasma, fat content in milk, drainage of effluents, cytological tests and many others. MPW-352 has been involved in the study of obtaining […]
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Lisa from the Life Science team recently took a trip to the US to visit our suppliers Mirus Bio and BioLegend, and to attend the Society of Neuroscience (SFN) Meeting in San Diego. Mirus Bio treated Lisa to two days of intensive training in both the lab and desk on their extensive transfection portfolio. With […]
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What role can technology play in supporting the Pharmacist? Within every pharmacy exists the need to demonstrate safe medicine management, and so proper processes need to be in place for the storage and access-control of temperature-sensitive medicines and restricted medicines respectively. To quantify this, we are talking about basic fridges and freezers and door locks, […]
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Himac European Dealer Meeting MSC recently attended the Himac (formerly Hitachi Himac) European Dealer meeting in Livingston, Scotland. As well as updates on the existing ultracentrifuges (CP100NX), micro-ultracentrifuges (CS150NX, CS150NX), and high-speed centrifuges (CR22N, CR7) the new high-speed CR30NX was launched. The CR30NX bridges the gap between traditional high-speed centrifuges and ultracentrifuges. It offers max […]