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BioRobot MDx Workstation

Fully automated sample preparation for clinical laboratories. Standardized processing and proven QIAamp chemistries for reliable results QIAsoft MDx software for protected protocols and secure user environments...

Monitoring Receptor-Mediated Changes in [Ca2+]i Using Single-Wavelength and Dual-Wavelength Indicators on the FlexStation Workstation

Simon Lydford & Petra Averbeck, Molecular Devices Limited, U.K. The FlexStation scanning fluorometer integrates sensitive optics, fluid transfer and temperature control, making it ideal for kinetic, cell-based fluorometric assays, such as the measurement of intracellular calcium, membrane potential and intracellular pH. <...

96 Well Pipetting Precision and Accuracy Using the RapidPlate 96/384 Workstation

Initially, work in 96 well microplat...

New Sonic Foundry search engine finds words, phrases in video presentations

The Madison-based business is marketing the e...

Corn prices and ethanol: Are the markets flaky - or working as they should?

- About eight percent of the weight of a box of corn flakes is corn. Less than five percent of the price of a box of corn flakes represents the cost of the corn - the rest is transportation, packaging, Super Bowl commercials, little plastic-wrapped toys for your kids, and more. Heck, the price of the box alone probably exceeds the cost of the co...

The more ways to produce stem cells, the better. Thats how science works

Now that a team from the Harvard Stem Cell Institute has turned ordinar...

Midwest holds strong position in worldwide diagnostics business

To put diagnostics into perspective, Steve B...

Tornadoes put technology to work

The 26 F3-grade tornadoes that swept through the south central and western parts of the state set a record for the number of tornadoes here in o...

Improve your networking skills by learning from other professionals

Without effective and proper networking techniques, you may not be maximizing your time while attending events or when reaching out to other professionals. While people have their own networking style that works for them, it may not work for others. You need to do what works best for you and your personality. At the same time, it never hurts to learn new ideas about networking from other...

In an increasingly 'flat' world, Wisconsin must adapt to compete

Speaking to business leaders in Milwaukee, Hewlett-Packard vice president Kevin Gilroy said the "hypercompetitive global economy" has made it difficult for companies to stand out in the crowd. The worldwide "digital transformation" means facto...

Off-the-grid networking can help you cut past chit-chat

When Midwest tech people talked about networking a decade ago, they were mostly talking about reaching out to their friends and colleagues for job opportunities and business development leads. In other words, to most Midwest tech networkers, "networking" meant "using your existing net...

Using Technology to Professionally Network in the Midwest

CHICAGO Professional networking has traditionally been a face-to-face interaction in which people meet for the first time in person. Since the technology boom, the networking landscape has changed thanks to the introduction of innovations such as e-mail list servs and online social networking. People no longer have to initially meet in person to start building relationships....

Agilent's new network chip was designed in Wisconsin

Eau Claire, Wis. - , a firm based in Eau Claire, designs application-specific inte...

How to keep young talent working for you

Many companies are their own worst enemies when it comes to retaining young talent. Ive lost count of the number of managers Ive met that have given up on this task. Many seem to believe that young people have some form of career ADD or commitment phobia that prevents them from staying in any one company for more than a few years. This is a myth. While there are undoubtedly some young people who...

Screening of Beer-Spoilage Bacteria Using the LightCycler PCR Workflow System

The new LightCycler foodproof Beer Screening Kit (dedicatedto the detection of beer-spoilage bacteria on theLightCycler Instrument) in combination with the MagNAPure LC DNA III Kit (for the automated isolation of bacterialDNA on the MagNA Pure LC Instrument) offersbr...

Rapid hit confirmation and early hERG liability testing using the IonWorks HT system

By James Costantin, Ph.D., Yen-Wen Chen, Ph.D., Jinfang Liao, Ph.D., Jeff Quast, Andrew Wittel, Shawn Handran, Ph.D. and Naibo Yang, Ph.D. Molecular Devices Corporation...

IMPROVE SILENCING SUCCESS: siRNAs THAT WORK BETTER!

High Quality Custom Synthesis of siRNAs Cenix Pre-designed siRNAs to Human, Mouse, and Rat Genomes Superior si...

Preserve Samples for RNA Expression Microarrays RNAlater Around the World

protects cellular RNA within specimens during sample collection and during shipping. Whether you are in the lab, in the OR, or out in the field, you can use this aqueous, non-toxic Tissue Collection:RNA Stabilization Solution from ambient temperatures down to...

RNAlater Around the World: The Art of Processing Difficult Samples

Draw on the strength of RNA to protect cellular RNA within specimens during sample collection or shipping. Whether you are in the lab or out in the field, this aqueous, non-toxic Tissue Collection:RNA Stabilization Solution functions from...

The World's Best DNase Improved TURBO DNA-free

Removes trace quantities of DNA that plague RT-PCR DNase enhancer increases the potency of TURBO DNase by 2-3 orders of magnitude Remove DNase from RNA solutions in 5 minutes without phenol, alcohol, or heating </...

Working With Laser Capture Microdissection Samples

Laser Capture Microdissection (LCM) is a method for obtaining pure populations of cells from heterogeneous samples. LCM permits the selection and capture of cells, cell aggregates, and discrete morphological structures from thin tissue sections. For LCM, frozen and OCT embedded, or formalin-fixed and paraffin emb...

National Instruments DIAdem -- Complete Your Technical Data Management Framework with Powerful Off-line Analysis, Visualization, and Report Generation

Today, as a research or design engineer, you are faced with designing higher quality products faster than ever before. As you quickly perform tests to validate designs and analyze the data from scientific tests, the storage and analysis of collected measurement data has become quite complicated. Often, large amounts of data are stored in different formats on numerous computers,...

Total RNA Purification from Cultured Cells Using the ABI PRISM 6700 Automated Nucleic Acid Workstation and Total RNA Lysis Reagents

These new...

Maintaining High Sensitivity when Working with Small-Volume Samples

20 L, 50 L, 250 L, or 1 mL <P > <br >enzymes amino acids <P > <br>photon-counting <P >Samples can be valuable. Either you dont want to waste them, or you may not have very much with which to start. Biological prot...

High Throughput Plasmid DNA Preparation Using A Magnetic Bead Kit On An Automated Workstation

Applied Science and Technology Department, Caliper Life Sciences, Inc., Hopkinton, MA 01748 Agencourt Bioscience Corporation, 100 Cummings Center, Suite 107J, Beverly, MA 01915 The goal for plasmid purifi...

World Class Life Science and Pharmaceutical Companies Leverage DoveBid s Global Reach for Asset Management and Disposition

), the global leader in capital asset auction and valuation services, announced today it will be conducting its 50th global Life Sciences / BioPharma Exchange auction online, on August 15, 2006. The event...

IT Task Force to examine Workforce Development projects

The hearing, which will focus on three Department of...

While schools combat low tech enrollment, are businesses contributing to IT workforce woes?

Judging by the growing number of technology activ...

To be a player in the "Knowledge Economy," Wisconsin needs more tech workers

Wisconsin's assets in the 21st century knowledge economy are impressive when compared with other states of its size. But its weaknesses are intimidating, especially when it comes to training and retaining a skill...

Merge launches diagnostic mammography workstation in Europe

Merge, a medical imaging software and services provider, said the workstation, known commercially as Merge Mammo version...

Techware to extend broadband wireless network to Butler

The company, which started the build out in Germantown, said it will begin to deliver broadband service that is capable of providing speeds up to 14 <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mega...

No network infrastructure, no Olympics, no nothing

With Chicago and the region trying to add the Olympics to their list of great accomplishments, they better include updating the network infrastructure with more than just a third-party Wi-Fi agreement. The City that Networks has to look beyond national comparisons on Wi-Fi and into the real competition of global cities that have significant investments in fiber opti...

The Right Brain: A neurological solution to the flattening world

article titled It's a Flat World After All and its impact on the world of biotechnology. After returning from my visit to India this year, Friedman's thoughts brought new meaning to my persp...

Northwestern Mutual, American Family make Computerworld's best IT workplaces

Northwestern Mutual ranked 25th among the top 100 IT workplaces, while American Family was number 66 on the list....

MailFoundry claims world's fastest anti-spam filter

The product, called the series 9100 anti-spam appliance, was unveiled at this week's Interop exhibit in Las Vegas. The series 9100 is designed to comba...

Media-savvy workers: New front in the War for Talent

A new front in the War for Talent is opening up. Tens of millions of people adept at using interactive technology and media are set to join, or are already in, the workforce - bringing expectations, skills and ways of working that will revolutionize the workplace. Those organizations that can inspire the passion and harness the skills of these "media-savvy" workers...

Purchase of Madison broadband network may bring improved service

, according to a report in the <a href="http://www.madison....

Defining the X-factor: What is an ounce of software worth?

Huh? Size doesn't have units of time. How big was another 11,000-hour project that was canceled without producing any software? Or a third 11,000-hour project that produced only a little bitof software, but software that was extremely profitable? There's an intuitive sense...

UW-Madison launches new high-speed research network

The network, which makes the Univer...

H-1B jobs: Where is the shortage of skilled workers?

133,000 H-1B visa applications submitted in two days was the cover story of this week's <...
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