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Value-based healthcare and the role of the diagnostics lab

WEBGillian Hall of Roche Diagnostics shares why diagnostic labs play a critical role in driving a value-based approach to healthcare. Over the last 15 years, there has been a growing movement towards value-based healthcare as a potential response to many of the challenges facing healthcare systems today. At its core, value-based healthcare is a

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The importance of the right pH in cell culture applications

WEBThe importance of maintaining pH stability in cell culture. " The pH is critical in many aspects of cell culture. All mammalian cells grow best in the pH range of 7 to 7.7, with most experiencing ideal conditions at pH 7.4,” says Gleichauf. Nearly everyone who works in cell culture will also do transfection.

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2022 Scientists’ Choice Awards for Life Sciences winners

WEB12 Apr 2022. CytoFLEX SRT Benchtop Cell Sorter from Beckman Coulter Life Sciences is the winner of Best New Life Sciences Product of 2021. The world’s most innovative and effective life science technologies have been recognized at the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) Annual Meeting in New Orleans, USA.

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GE Healthcare Launches Mag Sepharose™ Beads SelectScience

WEB23 Jul 2009. GE Healthcare has launched Mag Sepharose™ magnetic beads for the efficient capture and selective enrichment of proteins and peptides. The visible, dense magnetic beads are easy to use, with simple, flexible protocols and elution conditions optimized for both electrophoresis and MS analysis. The Mag Sepharose beads are …

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Decentralizing healthcare through point-of-care diagnostics

WEBPoint-of-care technologies are becoming increasingly favored for their ability to reduce the time from a result to a decision and as a tool to help decentralize the practice of primary healthcare services. However, for diagnostic companies developing these testing platforms, the route to the patient is still quite complex.

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Proteomics advancing drug discovery and human health

WEBProteins are the true indicators of the interaction between genes and environment, and recent advances in the throughput and reliability of proteomics tools are beginning to transform both our understanding of human health and the drug discovery process. A consortium of biopharmaceutical companies has recently teamed up with the …

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Combating antibiotic-resistant STIs with molecular testing

WEBAlongside the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, overcoming antimicrobial resistance is thought by many scientists to be one of the greatest challenges to twenty-first-century healthcare, even being described as a hidden pandemic in its own right 1.Resistance across bacterial species is developing rapidly and is putting pressure on …

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SelectScience: Why mental health is top of our agenda

WEBMost people with a mental health problem will wait over 12 months before telling their closest friends and family. Through this fundraising, SelectScience raised a total of £478 for the Bath-based charity. SelectScience Editor-in-Chief and Publisher Kerry Parker said: “I’d like to thank Tom for his idea to put this great session together.

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High-sensitivity troponin: The road ahead for point of care

WEBExpediting critical care: Reducing vein-to-brain time with point-of-care devices. While hs-cTn assays have drastically shortened the timeframe required to safely rule out AMI, one roadblock for rapid decision-making has been prolonged turnaround times of results from central laboratories, primarily due to the transport, handling, and …

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Point-of-care testing Products, Reviews and Suppliers on …

WEBPoint-of-Care Testing (POCT) or Near Patient Testing (NPT) products are available for urine, blood and other clinical chemistry analyses. POCT includes: blood glucose testing, blood gas and electrolytes analysis, rapid coagulation testing (PT / INR), rapid cardiac markers diagnostics, drugs of abuse screening, urine strips testing, pregnancy testing, …

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GE Healthcare Introduces ÄKTA™ avant 150 Liquid

WEBGE Healthcare announces the launch of ÄKTA™ avant 150, the second system in the new generation of ÄKTA liquid chromatography systems. ÄKTA avant 150 complements the ÄKTA avant 25 system to fully exploit the advantages of modern BioProcess media, enabling smooth development of scalable chromatographic processes for …

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IDEX Health & Science SelectScience

WEBIDEX Health & Science. 4.7/5.0 (1 reviews) IDEX Health & Science is the global authority in fluidics and optics, bringing life to advanced optofluidic technologies with our products, people and engineering expertise. We are respected worldwide for solving complex problems and delivering complete path innovation for analytical, diagnostic and

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GE Healthcare Launches Amersham ECL Prime Chemiluminescent …

WEB18 Nov 2010. GE Healthcare has introduced Amersham™ ECL* Prime, a highly sensitive reagent characterized by stable signal emission up to three hours after addition of the reagent, allowing for the possibility of repeated exposures and making it easier to process several blots in the same experimental run. High signal intensity means that

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Airborne Pollutants

WEBAirborne pollutants are particulates, biological molecules or other harmful materials that exist in the atmosphere. These pollutants are known to cause harm to health and the environment. Examples include persistent organic pollutants (POPs), carbon monoxide, sulfur oxides, and nitrogen oxides.

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Health data science tool making discovery 100 times faster

WEBGroundbreaking health data science tool set to make drug discovery 100 times faster. bioXcelerate, a new and innovative health data science division of Optima Partners Limited, has revealed a new groundbreaking AI tool, which is set to accelerate the process for identifying and developing new drugs. The tool, known as PleioGraph, can …

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How to achieve the Lab of the Future with expert insights

WEBDr. Joshua Kangas, Carnegie Melon University. The process of digital transformation in a lab involves three crucial steps: Integrate people, equipment, consumables, systems, and data to eliminate siloed data and enable data availability. Establish end-to-end workflows using digital technology to optimize processes.

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Roche MICROSAMPLER PROTECT Makes Arterial Blood Gas

WEBThe exceptionally small needle of Roche MICROSAMPLER PROTECT helps to minimize discomfort and improve the patient experience in the collection of arterial blood gas (ABG) samples. Compliant with the new EU Health and Safety Regulations 2013 (Sharp Instruments in Healthcare), the unique design of MICROSAMPLER PROTECT …

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Behind-the-scenes at Coca-Cola

WEBPopping a can of soda may only take a second. But behind each can or bottle of soft drink is a long, highly regulated quality control process that maintains beverage integrity and protects consumer health. In this exclusive SelectScience interview, we get a sneak peek behind the scenes at Coca-Cola and learn more about how quality is …

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