8 ANALYTICAL AND LABORATORY EQUIPMENT
system opens up new possibilities for biomedical and proteomics researchers.”
According to van Soest, the nanoLC 400 system is the only low-flow system that - when combined with the existing Eksigent cHiPLC system - enables highly reproducible proteomics across a broad range of workflows in busy multi-user, multi-instrument laboratories. Te cHiPLC system is a chip-based platform that serves as a ‘docking station’ for easy switching between different types of experiments, such as direct injection and trap-loading. With the new nanoLC 400 system, injections can now be done 5-10 times faster with a higher precision autosampler for nano LC.
“Te Eksigent nanoLC system enables me to go to a higher flow rate within the same system, when I need it, and that is a tremendous benefit,” said Nick Morrice, group leader at the Beatston Institute for Cancer Research in Glasgow, Scotland. “Nano LC with 75µm ID columns is great for thorough, detailed discovery, but it takes longer than I would like. Using microflow LC on my TripleTOF 5600 system with the 25µm ID hybrid electrode and the DuoSpray Source, my routine protein identifications using the same injection volume are three times faster than nano LC. Te flexibility of being able to switch between nano LC and micro LC in minutes is really valuable. It’s a step forward for the
Decreasing procedural errors P
erkinElmer has launched Ensemble for QA/QC, an integrated informatics solution tailored to decrease procedural errors and accelerate data
review and results delivery of quality assurance (QA) and quality control (QC) laboratories. The solution can be implemented in virtually
any industry where testing and results are needed to control manufacturing processes and to ensure the quality of raw materials, in process samples and finished goods. Some of the key industries currently served include pharmaceutical, food and beverage, chemical/petrochemical and environmental.
www.scientistlive.com In QA/QC laboratories, time is of the essence,
accuracy is critical and processes and procedures must be carried out and fully documented in a manner that supports regulatory compliance. The Ensemble for QA/ QC platform integrates people, procedures and lab systems into one cohesive system that makes data and information available and accessible, wherever and whenever it is needed. This enables real time control and automation that helps laboratories decrease procedural errors, reduce time spent on data review and speed up the delivery of results to end users.
“Decision makers in QA/QC laboratories need
critical information to respond quickly and effectively to support business decisions,” said Michael Stapleton, general manager, informatics, PerkinElmer. “The new Ensemble platform enables QA/QC laboratories to maintain high attention to detail while reducing time and cost required to qualify an area or material for use, as well as deliver metrics on operational effectiveness and reduce non-value add tasks.” The platform utilises a scalable architecture to
support all levels of deployment from a single site to the entire enterprise.
proteomics community.”
Meanwhile, Scientists using Qlucore’s recently-released Omics Explorer 2.3 bioinformatics software are reporting key benefits including greater ease of use and enhanced creative reporting capabilities.
“Qlucore Omics Explorer is adding more creativity to our research than any other software I have used,” reported David Gisselsson Nord, associate professor in the department of clinical genetics at Lund University. “Te new flexibility and wide range of plot types, introduced in Qlucore Omics Explorer 2.3, make it a lot easier to generate
pictures for publications.”
Previous versions of Qlucore’s visualisation software have helped scientists across the globe to speed up their research projects and present their findings in areas including human diseases such as leukemia and diabetes, animal testing for allergens, and blood doping in sports.
Te new version also has an advanced ability to import and export data from a wide range of devices and platforms, while enhanced presentation capabilities are enabling researchers to be much more creative when presenting findings in reports and presentations (Fig. 1).
Left The new features and enhancements of Qlucore Omics Explorer 2.3 target the same key objective: to make it simpler and faster for researchers, biologists and scientists to import, analyse and report on their own, and other, data instantly and far more creatively.
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