Laboratory Equipment and Lab Product News

Safe Efficient Concentration of Biological Samples

Genevac Ltd.

11/03/2014

The miVac DNA is a compact concentrator from Genevac capable of safely and efficiently removing water and organic solvents from biological samples in a variety of formats including tubes, microplates and vials.The miVac DNA system is very simple to use. The “select & set” single control knob control enables even new users to obtain excellent results first time and every time. To improve performance there are built-in stored methods for concentration...

Enhanced Crystallisation Control Improves Polymorph Screening

Genevac Ltd.

06/02/2014

Genevac announces eXalt - an exciting new non-destructive evaporation technology developed with partners in the field of pharmaceutical small molecule crystallisation.eXalt has found application in labs that perform tasks including first time crystallisation of amorphous forms, recrystallisation of samples which have only a few known forms, removing a hydrate, solvent screening studies to find the most suitable conditions to take forward in development, high throughput...

Powerful Evaporator for Drug Discovery

Genevac Ltd.

18/12/2013

The HT-4X centrifugal evaporator from Genevac provides optimised sample preparation capabilities for scientists working in the drug discovery environment. Built to the highest specifications, the HT-4X makes demanding applications routine. Corrosive vapours such as trifluoroacetic acid may be removed by the standard system and an inert purge option allows high safety evaporation of flammable solvents. In addition, the HT-4X can also be used to achieve high speed...

Protocol for Preparing Top Quality Lyophilised Samples

Genevac Ltd.

14/11/2013

Genevac has developed a protocol using its SuperCool 75 condenser that, in conjunction with the Genevac HT-12 High Throughput Evaporator, has been proven to set a new benchmark for enhanced evaporation and lyophilisation results.The SuperCool 75 chills to -75C and operates at higher power than any other commercially available condenser, opening the door to greatly improved results with the Genevac LyoSpeed fast lyophilisation process for preparing powdered samples from...

Avoiding Sample Loss During Evaporative Drying

Genevac Ltd.

08/11/2013

Dri-Pure® technology from Genevac offers significant benefits to scientists, especially those working in synthesis and purification. This innovative technology enables scientists to rapidly dry their samples without cross-contamination or loss of sample due to solvent bumping.Other methods of solvent removal tend to be very laborious or lead to unacceptable cross-contamination, Dri-Pure® running on a Genevac evaporator gives smooth, controlled solvent removal...

Rocket 4D Receives Positive Customer Commentary

Genevac Ltd.

08/10/2013

Genevac has reported very positive feedback from early adopters of their Rocket 4D – a fully automated system for automatic drying or concentration of very large volumes up to 100 litres.Launched worldwide during the summer of 2013 – Genevac has received considerable interest, from laboratories drawn by the ease of use, automated productivity and performance of the Rocket 4D.A chemistry scale-up laboratory at a major Pharma company, running kilo scale...

Easy Concentration of Large Sample Volumes

Genevac Ltd.

23/09/2013

SampleGenie 3 is the latest version of Genevac’s unique SampleGenie technology.SampleGenie 3 technology used in conjunction with the Genevac ROCKET Evaporator enables large sample volumes to be dried directly into vials, eliminating a number of time consuming sample handling steps and the attendant risk of errors. The new third generation SampleGenie enhances the exceptional capabilities of this unique sample concentration methodology through improved ease of use,...

Evaporation Chemistry at ACS

Genevac Ltd.

20/08/2013

Genevac, an SP Scientific group company, has announced that it will display its latest products for productive evaporation at the 246th American Chemical Society meeting and exposition in Indianapolis, Indiana, USA (8th – 12th September 2013).Visitors to Booth 2017 will have the chance to see for the first time the ROCKET 4D – a new fully automated system for drying or concentration of very large volumes (a few to 100 litres) in one operation with no user...

Evaporation Chemistry at ACS

Genevac Ltd.

13/08/2013

Genevac, an SP Scientific group company, has announced that it will display its latest products for productive evaporation at the 246th American Chemical Society meeting and exposition in Indianapolis, Indiana, USA (8th – 12th September 2013).Visitors to Booth 2017 will have the chance to see for the first time the ROCKET 4D – a new fully automated system for drying or concentration of very large volumes (a few to 100 litres) in one operation with no user...

Automated Direct-to-Vial Concentration System

Genevac Ltd.

26/06/2013

A series of technical papers are available from Genevac that demonstrate the advantages and benefits that their proprietary SampleGenie technology offers to chemical, environmental and food labs tasked with pooling and concentrating GC and HPLC fractions.Traditional protocols for concentration of GC or HPLC fractions has involved drying multiple fractions in an evaporator, re-suspending pooled fractions into a single vial and then re-drying before storage and...