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6 CRITICAL DECISIONS FOR BIOPROCESS LAB EQUIPMENT SELECTION

In recent years, biopharma and biotech industries have been adopting single-use technologies in cGMP manufacturing more often, making single-use supply strategy absolutely vital. That is why Thermo Fisher Scientific employs a combinatorial strategy that utilizes standardization, global capacity expansion, and quality harmonization processes to help ensure you have consistent access to high-quality products.   Locally supported […]

SCIENTISTS DEVELOP A SIMPLE AND USEFUL METHOD FOR MEASURING THE CONCENTRATION OF CANNABIDIOL (CBD) AND CONVERTIBLE THC IN CBD OIL.

Purelab water

Extracts of Cannabis sativa L. are highly complex, containing more than 100 naturally-occurring active cannabinoids. The two most important compounds are the psychoactive delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) – and the non-psychoactive cannabidiol (CBD), which is growing in popularity as a natural remedy for many common ailments. CBD is widely sold over-the-counter in the form of concentrated oils, food […]

PASSIONATE ABOUT OIL. MONITOR YOUR FRYING OIL TO MAINTAIN FOOD QUALITY

    The Ebro Food Oil Monitor FOM 330 helps find the right time to change frying oil when frying food. This helpful device detects any high concentrations of potentially harmful substances, e.g. acrylamide, and will contribute to taste and crispness. The Food Oil Monitor FOM 330 shows you exactly, whether you still can use […]

FOOD NIR PARAMETERS IN A FLASH WITH ROBUST PROXIMATE. NEW SOFTWARE INTRODUCTION

ProxiMate™ from the Swiss manufacturers Büchi is a robust and cost-effective NIR spectrometer designed especially for the food and feed industries offering at-line ready for analysis of samples from many stages of production. Now, greater levels of functionality for ProxiMate™ NIR instruments are enabled with the release of the new cloud-hosted and web browser-based Flux™ […]

NEW RANGE OF VWR MICROSCOPES – FIRST-CLASS CONSISTENCY AND PERFORMANCE

Labotec has been appointed as the exclusive agent for the VWR range of microscopes for southern Africa. Here you will find the most basic to cutting-edge optical technology, as well as microscope slides, coverslips, and associated handling products from VWR, plus a full range of slide storage and image recording equipment.  So, whether you are […]

LET’S SAVE PLASTIC WITH INTEGRA’S ECO-FRIENDLY LIQUID HANDLING SOLUTIONS

Even where disposable plastic is inevitable in one’s laboratory, one can reduce the amount of waste produced. Integra have developed a range of greener, eco-friendly liquid handling packaging options that will reduce the amount of pipette racks, reagent reservoirs and tips that land up in the bin pile.  In addition, Integra have used 60% less […]

WE HAVE A WINNER FOR OUR RAFFLE

  Congratulations to Dylan Wolff, the winner of the Labotec raffle held at the first ever virtual exhibition Labotec partook in, the Wits (University of the Witwatersrand) Faculty of Health Sciences Biennial Research Day 2020. Our winner, Dylan an undergrad studying medicine at Wits received a hamper of goods valued at R2000. He commented saying, […]

THERMO SCIENTIFIC TSX SERIES HIGH-PERFORMANCE PHARMACY REFRIGERATOR ADAPTS TO YOU AND YOUR ENVIRONMENT

TSX Universal Series ULT Freezers

Thermo Scientific’s TSX Pharmacy high-performance refrigerators supplied locally by Labotec offer maximum protection for pharmaceutical samples and materials, featuring adjustable basket drawers and glass doors for the easy identification and access of vaccines, pharmaceuticals, chemotherapeutics and other material requiring stable temperature control from 2 to 8°C storage.   The TSX Pharmacy fridges have V-drive technology, […]