RECENT NEWS

Lambda Advanced Technology (LAT) is offering organisations in the UK the use of a scanning electron microscope for a day at no charge.

An innovative antimicrobial technology has been announced that claims to be able to defeat hospital- and community-acquired infections, including those caused by Clostridium difficile and PVL toxin-bearing methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) strains.

Two new ADVIA 2120 haematology systems are being supplied to Christie Hospital NHS Foundation Trust in Manchester by Siemens Medical Solutions Diagnostics as part of a major laboratory equipment procurement contract covering haematology, chemistry and immunodiagnostics.

Asynt now distributes the Porvair Sciences range of microplates and microplate accessories.

The Analytical Toxicology Laboratory at Llandough recently installed a pair of Dimension Xpand Plus analysers from Dade Behring.

Molecular Profiles, a leader in the provision of innovative contract research services to the pharmaceutical, biopharmaceutical and biomedical sectors worldwide, has been awarded a QueenÆs Award for Enterprise in the Continuous Innovation and Development category.

Randox Laboratories recently celebrated 25 years of service to the clinical diagnostics industry.

Recently, a biomedical scientist from Hackney embarked on an adventure to climb Mount Everest as part of a pioneering medical research project called Caudwell Xtreme Everest.

The British In Vitro Diagnostics Association (BIVDA) announced the appointment of a new president, Mr William Burns, at the official opening of its new office.

The Central Office for Research Ethics Committees (COREC) has been relaunched as the National Research Ethics Service (NRES).

Recently, Salisbury District Hospital launched a new microbiology laboratory system, the first in Europe to use the electronic Kiestra system to process specimens containing organisms such as methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA).

An exciting new venture, Labs are Vital, was launched at the recent Focus 2007 meeting in Manchester.

ESA Biosciences has opened an expanded service and support centre in St Neots to provide an enhanced level of customer service and support throughout Europe for its expanding base of high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) detectors, including the popular Corona charged aerosol detector (CAD).

Oxoid has announced the winners of the 2006/2007 Oxoid Infection Control Team of the Year Awards.

Touchclave laboratory autoclaves from LTE Scientific

Beckman Coulter has been awarded a grant to develop quality assurance and quality control materials to be used to verify the accuracy of a planned point-of-care human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)/acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) test for resource-poor countries. The grant was awarded by Imperial College LondonÆs CD4 Initiative, which is funded by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.

Thermo Fisher Scientific has announced the availability of a new technical poster to highlight the special plate-handling capabilities of Thermo ScientificÆs Nautilus LIMS for highthroughput applications.

QSI has introduced new customer support services for WinLIMS Rental, a product that has proved particularly popular with smaller laboratories and businesses for which the outright purchase of an information management system would be out of the question.

John Merry (pictured) has been appointed business development manager for CamlabÆs LabService.

Linda Satterley has joined Medical Solutions as its new cytology support manager.