icon.article.dark Article (N)IR Spectrometrie Preparation of Propargyl Chloride and its Application in Electroplating Propargyl chloride (CAS number 624-65-7), also known as 3-chloro-1-propyne, is an organic compound with the chemical formula C3H3Cl. It is a colorless liquid that is widely used in various industrial applications. In terms of safety, propargyl chloride is a highly Lees meer icon.arrow--dark
icon.article.dark Article Flexible LIMS helps dairy company tackle complex analyses The main reason Dairygold sought a new LIMS was the abolition of the EU milk quota system. Higher volumes of milk required more complex analyses and hence a flexible, adaptive Laboratory Information Management System. Two years after its introduction, the company is still fully satisfied with its LIMS. Lees meer icon.arrow--dark
icon.article.dark Industry news Expanding EM portfolio solves Annex 1 challenges at Cell & Gene Therapy Conference Cherwell, specialists in cleanroom microbiology solutions for the pharmaceutical, healthcare and related industries, is to highlight how its expanding environmental monitoring (EM) product portfolio can fully support the safe production of ATMPs in line with new EU GMP Annex 1 Lees meer icon.arrow--dark
icon.article.dark Article Testing Sports Materials and Equipment at Kiwa ISA Sports Lab Kiwa ISA Sports tests sports materials and equipment for national and international sports federations. LABinsights took a tour of their recently completed lab facilities in Apeldoorn and saw how artificial turf, hockey sticks and tennis balls are tested. Lees meer icon.arrow--dark
icon.article.dark Article Inductively Coupled Plasma (ICP) Microwave Sample Preparation of Asphalt Samples for R&D and Q&C Laboratories The research project, led by Willem Suitela at TNO Mobility & Built Environment in Delft, the Netherlands, focuses on building materials such as cement and concrete, road construction materials such as asphalt concrete and aggregates, and asphalt in particular. The aim is to make asphalt either more durable or more recyclable. Lees meer icon.arrow--dark
icon.news.dark News TAAG F – Multiplex real-time PCR kits for pathogen detection Our TAAG F-kits are simple, intuitive, and ready-to-use multiplex real-time PCR kits designed to simultaneously detect up to 4 pathogens such as E. coli, L. monocytogenes, S. aureus and Salmonella spp. in a single enrichment step and one PCR reaction, Read more icon.arrow--dark
icon.article.dark Article Software for lab automation Total Lab Automation a reality in LUMC A modern, largely robotized laboratory that connects departments and processes sample material quickly, safely and accurately according to standardized procedures. Too good to be true? It is already operational at the Leiden University Medical Center (LUMC). Lees meer icon.arrow--dark
icon.article.dark Article Unique microbial fingerprint from a hand smear test Forensic scientists can now determine who has touched a given object by sampling its surface. The technique, known as microbial profiling, is a big advance in metagenomics. Read more icon.arrow--dark
icon.article.dark Article Raman Spectroscopy ‘Raman shows you exactly what’s happening in the fermentor’ Biofermentation requires continuous monitoring of processing conditions and periodical checks on reaction processes. In-line pH, oxygen and conductivity measurements and Raman-spectroscopy help labs to control and optimize bioreactor processes. “We offer labs the equipment to scale up from lab to pilot, or pilot to production, and to meet the most stringent regulations in controlled environments,” says Tomaso Della Vedova, Food & Beverage and Life Sciences Industry Manager at Endress+Hauser. Lees meer icon.arrow--dark
icon.article.dark Article Dutch National Heritage Lab zooms in with new SEM The Dutch National Heritage Laboratory in Amsterdam is where heritage professionals and managers can turn with questions about the material composition, origin, decay and conservation of objects. Its researchers use state-of-the-art equipment, including a new SEM, to find answers. Senior Conservation Specialist Ineke Joosten: “If you want to know about the gilding on the Golden Coach, you turn to us.” Read more icon.arrow--dark