RECENT NEWS

Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust has become the 20th UK hospital to adopt the modular pre-analytics system (MPA) from Roche Diagnostics.

SyngeneÆs ChemiGenius2 multipurpose imaging system is being used by the University of Oklahoma for a fluorescence imaging application which is part of an important study into the causes of blindness associated with diabetes.

It has been announced that Affymetrix has awarded premier application status to Beckman CoulterÆs ArrayPlex for automated target RNA preparation.

Beckman Coulter has recently introduced BioSafe AeroSeal covers for its AllSpin JS-5.3 rotors

A family fun day at Wimpole Hall, the beautiful National Trust property to the west of Cambridge, was recently organised by Papworth Hospital.

Acolyte Biomedica, the company spun out of the MoD establishment at Porton Down, has launched the BacLite Rapid MRSA test.

Oxoid is introducing a new product that will help the fight against Vibrio cholerae and other Vibrio species.

The latest issue of LC World Talk, the newsletter from Shimadzu for the HPLC community, is available to view on line at www.shimadzu.co.uk.

CliniSys, one of the UKÆs leading providers of pathology software solutions, has announced its acquisition of MIPS, one of the largest and most successful suppliers of laboratory information systems in Europe. Head-quartered in Belgium, MIPS has a strong track record of sales success throughout Europe and a long history of product and service innovation.

Researchers at the Wellcome Trust Centre for Human Genomics [WTCHG] at the University of Oxford have teamed up with Oxford-based microarray specialists OGT Services to develop an in situ spotting method for double-stranded d DNA on microarray slides.

Researchers recently had an æon the doorstepÆ opportunity to see the latest advances in genomics, proteomics, cellular analysis and centrifugation, as Beckman Coulter mounted a major roadshow tour.

The UK's largest veterinary laboratory, IDEXX, has successfully automated haematology analysis for a wide range of companion animals and production animals, using the advanced multi-species software available for Bayer DiagnosticsÆ ADVIA 120 haematology system.

Nikon Instruments Europe and HESP Technology have formed a collaborative partnership to provide powerful software for cytogenetics analysis.

Thermo Electron has introduced it s Columns and consumables for GC and GC/MS catalogue, which has been updated to highlight the full breadth of ThermoÆs TRACE capillary GC columns and consumables.

Bibby Sterilin has launched a new identity to coincide with the opening of a new ú5 million distribution centre at its UK headquarters in Stone, Staffordshire.

Bio-Stat has placed a further two UF-100 instruments, one at St ThomasÆ Hospital, London, and the other at Torbay Hospital, bringing the total in the UK to 26.

The worldÆs first commercially available test for the detection of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) antibodies was released 20 years ago.

Cambridge BioScience has been appointed UK distributor for Cell Biolabs, a supplier of specialised research tools.

In late 2003 a fire destroyed the entire biochemistry laboratory at Strathclyde UniversityÆs Department of Applied Physiology. Just nine months later the department took delivery of a newly launched ABX Pentra 400 benchtop clinical chemistry analyser from Horiba ABX.

UVItec has launched a new website (www.uvitec.co.uk), which will include details of the entire UVItec range of gel documentation systems, chemiluminescence imaging systems, analysis software, ultraviolet (UV) light sources, UV crosslinkers and UV safety wear.