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The live streamed Gala Event of the prestigious NSTF-South32 Awards took place on Thursday, 30 July 2020. It is the…
The live streamed Gala Event of the prestigious NSTF-South32 Awards took place on Thursday, 30 July 2020. It is the 22nd celebration of South African excellence through this flagship project of the National Science and Technology Forum (NSTF). Outstanding contributions to science, engineering and technology (SET) and innovation were awarded…
Agriculture will play a critical role in the economic recovery of South Africa in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.…
Agriculture will play a critical role in the economic recovery of South Africa in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. In light of this, animal health company, Zoetis, intends introducing a plethora of first world innovations that will help local farmers to increase productivity and, ultimately, contribute towards food security…
No going back to the old normal for the pharma air freight supply chain Few – if any – air…
No going back to the old normal for the pharma air freight supply chain Few – if any – air freight supply chain stakeholders envisaged a global pandemic and air traffic shutdown in their business continuity plans, and all had to react quickly, collaboratively and innovatively to cope with the…
While clinical and medical labs are operating at full capacity due to the Covid-19 pandemic, many other labs and analytics…
While clinical and medical labs are operating at full capacity due to the Covid-19 pandemic, many other labs and analytics facilities stakeholders have had an opportunity to slow down, innovate and strategise during lockdown.
Solis laboratory balances include semi-micro, analytical and precision models. Available from Adam Equipment in South Africa.
Solis laboratory balances include semi-micro, analytical and precision models. Available from Adam Equipment in South Africa.
Microsep offers a variety of high-quality services to ensure weighing instrumentation delivers continued accurate and precise results to meet various…
Microsep offers a variety of high-quality services to ensure weighing instrumentation delivers continued accurate and precise results to meet various industry standards. The range consists of individual weights, weight sets and related balance calibration and validation services. Test weights The weight portfolio covers OIML or ASTM test weights for the…
Advion has acquired Interchim SA. This means that Bruno Steiner Lab Consultancy is now the sole distributor of Interchim laboratory…
Advion has acquired Interchim SA. This means that Bruno Steiner Lab Consultancy is now the sole distributor of Interchim laboratory products in sub-Saharan Africa.
The Eppendorf SciVario® twin is a next-generation bioreactor control system suitable for microbial and cell culture applications. The name SciVario®…
The Eppendorf SciVario® twin is a next-generation bioreactor control system suitable for microbial and cell culture applications. The name SciVario® has its origins from Science and variety. This system can control two vessels at the same time, either individually or two vessels in parallel. The vessels used can either be…
Major extension of Metrohm International Headquarters announced In 2018, Metrohm AG celebrated the company’s 75th anniversary. Only two years later,…
Major extension of Metrohm International Headquarters announced In 2018, Metrohm AG celebrated the company’s 75th anniversary. Only two years later, in the middle of the current global pandemic, Metrohm has made a long-term commitment to its global customers and employees, announcing a major extension of the premises of Metrohm International…
Esco VacciXcell provides an ideal bioprocessing platform and tools for high cell/product yield at a low cost for various applications…
Esco VacciXcell provides an ideal bioprocessing platform and tools for high cell/product yield at a low cost for various applications such as vaccines and cell therapy.
Air and Vacuum Technologies represent Pfeiffer Vacuum in South Africa and supply Hena 50 and 70 vacuum pumps.
Air and Vacuum Technologies represent Pfeiffer Vacuum in South Africa and supply Hena 50 and 70 vacuum pumps.
With water scarcity intensifying, wastewater treatment and reuse are gaining popularity. But some methods for killing microbes in wastewater create…
With water scarcity intensifying, wastewater treatment and reuse are gaining popularity. But some methods for killing microbes in wastewater create disinfection byproducts (DBPs) that could be harmful to human health. Now researchers have found that ozone treatment and subsequent chlorination can convert trace amounts of some pharmaceuticals in wastewater into…
Loss on drying is a key testing method for laboratories, from bacterial biomass determination to pharmaceutical testing, environmental analysis and…
Loss on drying is a key testing method for laboratories, from bacterial biomass determination to pharmaceutical testing, environmental analysis and quality testing. Adam Equipment’s PMB moisture analyser features three drying modes that can be set to start as soon as the PMB’s lid is closed. The PMB allows users to…
Public health agencies worldwide have identified antibiotic resistance of disease-causing bacteria as one of humanity’s most critical challenges. However, scientists…
Public health agencies worldwide have identified antibiotic resistance of disease-causing bacteria as one of humanity’s most critical challenges. However, scientists haven’t discovered a new class of antibiotics in more than 30 years. Now, researchers reporting in ACS Infectious Diseases have uncovered the hidden antibiotic potential of a non-psychoactive cannabis compound called cannabigerol…
ALPA (Air & Lab Products Africa) recently co-hosted an in-depth training session together with Air Techniques International. Presented by Tim…
ALPA (Air & Lab Products Africa) recently co-hosted an in-depth training session together with Air Techniques International. Presented by Tim Triggs, EMEA Regional Director – Air Techniques International, who flew to South Africa specifically to present the courses on containment and pharmaceutical HVAC validation training, the four courses focussed on:…
African Oxygen Limited (Afrox) has achieved Level 1 status under South Africa’s Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment regulations.
African Oxygen Limited (Afrox) has achieved Level 1 status under South Africa’s Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment regulations.
As at the end of 2019, mining production had faced significant losses for two consecutive years, with production levels 1.3% lower…
As at the end of 2019, mining production had faced significant losses for two consecutive years, with production levels 1.3% lower in 2019, which was also 2.1% lower than in 2017. And the reality is that production levels will likely be lower still for 2020 due to the unprecedented times faced…
Robotics and automation technology to extend Into FMCG and food industries due to the contactless element now so important during…
Robotics and automation technology to extend Into FMCG and food industries due to the contactless element now so important during the COVID-19 epidemic.
AltMet founded on novel process to recover platinum group metals from used car catalytic convertors but also supplies laboratory equipment…
AltMet founded on novel process to recover platinum group metals from used car catalytic convertors but also supplies laboratory equipment to universities in order to commercialise the platinum recovery process.
Labotec offers a complete diagnostic solution for COV-19 in South Africa. The automated antibody test can provide results of 8…
Labotec offers a complete diagnostic solution for COV-19 in South Africa. The automated antibody test can provide results of 8 blood, serum, or plasma samples in under 30 minutes and is perfect for vaccine trail experimentation or diagnostic purposes.
Food scientist Dr Paul Williams is among 13 distinguished young professionals recognised by SPIE, the international society for optics and…
Food scientist Dr Paul Williams is among 13 distinguished young professionals recognised by SPIE, the international society for optics and photonics, as one of it is 2020 DCS Rising Researchers. Dr Williams is a lecturer and researcher in the Department of Food Science in Stellenbosch University’s Faculty of AgriSciences. He…
One of the fastest-growing types of positive displacement pumps on the market is the peristaltic pump. Once used exclusively in…
One of the fastest-growing types of positive displacement pumps on the market is the peristaltic pump. Once used exclusively in the lab, this pump has been transformed for use in process control, water treatment and plant production. Yet it remains largely unknown to many people, despite its many advantages. The…
AMS Alliance offers about 500 methods of analysing different types of water: drinking, waste, surface or sea water. A vast…
AMS Alliance offers about 500 methods of analysing different types of water: drinking, waste, surface or sea water. A vast range of agricultural activities such as soil content, fertilisers, plants, tobacco, cereals, etc., can also be analysed.
Why should you compromise accuracy and precision when using a compact balance? Fast and accurate, Highland Precision Compact Balances feature…
Why should you compromise accuracy and precision when using a compact balance? Fast and accurate, Highland Precision Compact Balances feature many different applications. With strong ABS construction, an audible alarm that warns users if capacity is exceeded and its patented ShockProtect® feature that offers advanced overload protection, the Highland is…
The OLS5000 laser confocal microscope precisely measures shape and surface roughness at the submicron level. Data acquisition is four times…
The OLS5000 laser confocal microscope precisely measures shape and surface roughness at the submicron level. Data acquisition is four times faster than the previous model and delivers a significant boost to productivity. The four key values of the LEXT OLS5000 are: Precise imaging – capture the shape of any surface…
Gold Standard Diagnostics offer fully automated, walk away open platform systems for ELISA or CLIA assay processing. Choose between either…
Gold Standard Diagnostics offer fully automated, walk away open platform systems for ELISA or CLIA assay processing. Choose between either the one-plate Bolt analyser for up to 96 samples or the two-plate ThunderBolt analyser for a maximum of 192 samples. Both the Bolt and ThunderBolt analysers are compact in design…
Inject your solid samples directly Getting solid samples ready for analysis can be time-consuming and tedious but it doesn’t have…
Inject your solid samples directly Getting solid samples ready for analysis can be time-consuming and tedious but it doesn’t have to be that way. The 815 Robotic Soliprep for liquid chromatography offers fast and convenient dissolution, homogenisation, dilution and filtration of your solid samples. With the rack accommodating up to…
Chlorides and sulphates cause pitting and stress corrosion in expensive power plant components, such as turbines and boilers, leading to…
Chlorides and sulphates cause pitting and stress corrosion in expensive power plant components, such as turbines and boilers, leading to extensive maintenance and unplanned shutdowns. Monitoring these ions at low ppb levels is therefore a key measurement in power plant chemistry. Mettler Toledo’s 3000CS sulphate and chloride analyser provides on-line…
PicoTechnology, represented locally by COMTEST, announces the PicoScope 6000E Series FlexRes oscilloscopes, featuring 8 channels with 500MHz bandwidth, 16 digital…
PicoTechnology, represented locally by COMTEST, announces the PicoScope 6000E Series FlexRes oscilloscopes, featuring 8 channels with 500MHz bandwidth, 16 digital channels, and resolution of 8, 10 or 12 bits. The products work with PicoScope 6 application software, which takes full advantage of the latest PC performance and display capabilities, showing…
Bandwidth Upgrades | Product Upgrades | Trade-Ins Even the most skilled craftsman is only as good as his or her…
Bandwidth Upgrades | Product Upgrades | Trade-Ins Even the most skilled craftsman is only as good as his or her tools. But these days, the tools keep changing and they’re getting better, smarter, and generally able to do more. Take the Tektronix oscilloscope, which continues to evolve with new features…
