Pathology In Practice

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Autoclave manufacturer celebrates 25th anniversary

Recently, British autoclave manufacturer Priorclave celebrated 25 years since first opening its doors for business on 16 February 1988 and during this period has delivered from its London factory almost 5000 steam sterilisers worldwide. It makes Priorclave the most successful UK laboratory autoclave producer.

Other News

	Infinite reader applications Tecan has developed an AlphaScreen module for its popular Infinite F200 PRO ultimode reader, providing customers with a cost-effective solution for AlphaScreen and AlphaLISA assays.
	Live-cell incubator system Warner Instruments has introduced the Okolab Bold Line stage-top incubator system for live-cell imaging. Features include longitudinal studies of cell cultures, easy-to-use touchscreen interface, and superior performance with operational flexibility.
	Positive-displacement dispensing Eppendorf has launched Combitips advanced, which offer safe, accurate dispensing of liquids by positive displacement. Features include colour coding for easy size recognition, elongated tips to empty all standard laboratory tubes completely, a dispenser box with chute, and an additional purity grade – Eppendorf PCR clean.

• Innovative training programme for prostate cancer scientists	• Webshop facilitates online ordering
• Oncology assays in development	• Genomic test to breast cancer patients
• Celebrating 40 years of pipetting	• Malaria monoclonal antibodies

Features

Making sense of big data: studying leukaemia in the USA and Sweden

The use of genomic analysis in the study of disease is now commonplace, but the vast quantity of data produced can be daunting. Here, Dr Anna Andersson explains why she relies on visualisation tools. (Image: NCI-Dr Lance Liotta Laboratory)

	Benefits of standalone air filtration systems Creating a safe and healthy environment is important. Here, Christopher Osborne from Commercial Air Filtration provides industry-specific insights into the importance of managing the air quality in the laboratory.
	Diagnostics at your side: laboratory-equivalent analyses from a single sample AgPlus Diagnostics unveils the first working prototype of its new handheld system for rapid, on-the-spot diagnostic results.
	Access all areas: the Congress experience The next Biomedical Science Congress is now less than six months away. More than just a scientific meeting, this complete professional experience can be tailored to the individual needs of all who work in biomedical science.

• Immunodiagnostics: a quarter of a century of Italian influence	• Erythrocyte sedimentation rate: old test, new machine
• Researching patient hypoxia through high-altitude exposure	• Accelerating patient care decision-making at the point of care
• Reconfiguration of pathology: in the vanguard of NHS change	• Implementation of a bespoke sample sorter in haematology

Latest Issues

PATHOLOGY IN PRACTICE

Consolidation of maternal, fetal and neonatal
The extensive range of tests available from Roche allows laboratories to offer a comprehensive portfolio of markers for maternal, fetal and neonatal health monitoring on a single analytical platform, including markers for anaemia, bone health, fertility, inflammation, pregnancy, preeclampsia, thyroid function and TORCH infections (toxoplasmosis, rubella, cytomegalovirus, herpes simplex and HIV).

BIOMEDICAL SCIENTIST

Counting Cells One at a Time
Researchers at Aberystwyth University have measured the ‘microbial budget’ of a glacier surface for the first time, discovering how the presence of bacteria may help to melt glaciers.

BJBS

Acinetobacter baumannii microorganisms in stationary phase
Members of the genus Acinetobacter are non-motile rods, becoming spherical in shape during their stationary phase of growth, which are widely distributed in nature and an emerging cause of some hospitalacquired infections.

DIARY EVENTS

Patient Safety Congress
ICC, Birmingham
20-22 May 2013
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Medical Sciences Historical Society Summer Lectures
Institute of Biomedical Science
25 May 2013
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IBMS Annual General Meeting
London
8 June 2013
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PRODUCT PROFILE

Point-of-care troponin T testing
Forth Valley Royal Hospital has been able to reduce lengths of stay and ward admissions for patients presenting with chest pain, as well as ensuring rapid referral for patients with positive findings, through the introduction of a Chest Pain Assessment Unit (CPAU). This offers streamlined patient care and rapid access to diagnostic testing, including troponin T testing, using the Roche cobas h 232point- of-care (POC) cardiac marker system.

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Other News

• Innovative training programme for prostate cancer scientists

• Webshop facilitates online ordering

• Oncology assays in development

• Genomic test to breast cancer patients

• Celebrating 40 years of pipetting

• Malaria monoclonal antibodies

Features

• Immunodiagnostics: a quarter of a century of Italian influence

• Erythrocyte sedimentation rate: old test, new machine

• Researching patient hypoxia through high-altitude exposure

• Accelerating patient care decision-making at the point of care

• Reconfiguration of pathology: in the vanguard of NHS change