….and the winner of the Elga Dino Competition with entries from all over the world was won by a SOUTH AFRICAN LAB!!! Congratulations to Carien Muller from Onderstepoort Veterinary Academy – Animal Clinical Studies. She wins for the lab a year’s supply of consumables for their Elga Medica R7-15, plus chocolates flown in from the […]
Category Archives: News
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Jun
Jun
Who has the oldest Büchi ROTAVAPOR in the country? We were on a quest to find the oldest working Rotary Evaporator from the Swiss manufacturers Büchi, who are renowned for quality systems and lasting attributes worldwide. They are also the inventors of the modern day evaporators. We believe we have finally found it. Congratulations to […]
24
May
May
Guest speaker, Bernie Hertz from Buchi in Switzerland recently unveiled the latest and most innovative rotary evaporator, the R-300, at launch seminars held countrywide in Midrand, Cape Town and Durban. These seminars focused on the solutions and benefits to ease daily evaporation needs. Delegates attending were the first ones to experience the Buchi Rotavapor® R-300 […]
07
Apr
Apr
Measurement by ion-selective electrodes (ISE) is particularly useful for the determination of the titration end-point, as they are unaffected by sample colour or turbidity. ISEs are inexpensive and typically the cost per test is very small. The Orion brand from Thermo Scientific is a world leader in ISE technology and its range of electrodes form […]
07
Apr
Apr
The KwaZulu-Natal Sharks Board situated just north of Durban has been using a Telstar freeze dryer supplied by Labotec to preserve biological samples used for local and collaborative research. Their work focuses on stable isotopes which are delivering interesting information on the presently little known food web interactions over ontogeny, the presence of retroviral DNA, […]
07
Apr
Apr
Senmin of South Africa is a leading local manufacturer of chemicals used for the beneficiation and flocculation of a wide range of ore bodies such as platinum, diamonds, heavy minerals, coal, gold, uranium and base metals. Their state-of-the-art manufacturing facility in Sasolburg has a new R&D laboratory that opened in June 2015, and to control […]
Labotec has partnered with The Rental Company to provide leasing options to clients who would like to purchase new equipment, but perhaps would prefer a more affordable alternative to an immediate capital expenditure. Some of the benefits of rentals includes : Cash flow benefit and preservation, with smoothed cash flow to help with affordability. No […]
04
Jan
Jan
INTEGRA has published a new white paper that discusses how observing good pipetting practice helps to achieve better results in serial dilution assays. Preparation of reproducible serial dilution assays, especially in 384-well plates, is a challenging task because they require many pipetting actions and are highly dependent on an operator’s technique and experience. However, observing […]
04
Jan
Jan
Implen has launched a completely new attractive looking range of Nanophotometers to measure the smallest of DNA, RNA and protein nanovolume samples (0.3 – 4 microlitres) on the market today. Researchers now have the convenience of automatic dilutions and other built-in features to save time and money along with a reduced handling error. These features […]
04
Jan
Jan
Hettich Zentrifugen UNIVERSAL 320 and UNIVERSAL 320R centrifuges are even more versatile than ever before with the introduction of new rotors to the accessory list that will enable you to carry out virtually any centrifuging task required in any industrial, research or clinical laboratory. Ten swing-out rotors, seven fixed-angle rotors, one haematocrit rotor and three […]