May 2012 New Products

May 28, 2012

May 29, 2012 | A summary of the new products in bio-IT released in the past month.  

NGS Sample Prep 

Rubicon Genomics has launched the first product in its innovative ThruPLEX family of sample preparation kits designed and optimized for next generation sequencing (NGS).  ThruPLEX-FD kits leverage Rubicon’s patented DNA repair and ligation methods to deliver significantly faster and more sensitive sequencing of plasma, formalin-fixed, ChIP and other fragmented DNA with substantially increased throughput.  ThruPLEX kits are also applicable to sample preparation for PCR and microarray testing. ThruPLEX-FD is a streamlined one-tube, three-step process without intermediate purifications, transfers, columns or gels. It is currently available as 48-reaction, 12-index kits for sequencing on Illumina HiSeq, MiSeq and Genome Analyzer instruments.  ThruPLEX-FD kits are also being developed for additional formats and platforms.
Company: Rubicon Genomics
Product: ThruPLEX
For more information: www.rubicongenomics.com/products/ThruPLEX-FD  

Dissolution Solution 

Agilent Technologies has introduced the 280-DS Mechanical Qualification System, a new instrument for routine and effortless calibration of a dissolution apparatus. The 280-DS accurately measures, verifies, and documents physical parameters established with recently enhanced mechanical qualification standards, eliminating the need for visual interpretation of measurements from manual gauges.         Dissolution is a technique used in the pharmaceutical industry to determine the rate at which active pharmaceutical ingredients release from solid dosage forms such as tablets and capsules. The 280-DS Mechanical Qualification System, with its 280-DS Workstation Software, redefines dissolution qualification with optical-sensing technology that delivers virtually hands-free measurements in seconds.
Company: Agilent
Product: 280-DS Mechanical Qualification System
For more information: www.agilent.com/lifesciences/280-DS  

Storage-As-A-Service 

NaviSite has introduced NaviCloud Intelligent Storage (NCIS) that enables enterprises to store, manage, and protect distributed, unstructured content with a flexible and scalable solution. NCIS offers IT an easy-to-manage, secure, and reliable managed cloud storage solution that complements existing storage and retention requirements while also addressing several new business needs around mobility and on-demand storage. Leveraging the EMC Atmos cloud storage platform, NCIS allows NaviSite to offer storage-as-a-service; mobile file share and endpoint backup; archival storage and recovery; and network attached storage (NAS) extension.
Company: NaviSite
Product: NaviCloud Intelligent Storage
For more information: www.navisite.com  

Process Automation 

Pilgrim Software has released SmartSolve 9.1, the latest and most enhanced version of its integrated process automation platform. The latest version of SmartSolve contains a diverse set of enhancements to help meet users’ operational and compliance requirements. The real power of SmartSolve 9.1, however, is its configurability. SmartSolve 9.1 provides user-friendly configuration tools and best practice templates built from years of industry experience, providing shortened implementation cycles, rapid return on investment and reduced cost of quality and compliance. The enhanced user interface provides for improved usability and increased end-user productivity, while further reducing costs.
Company: Pilgrim Software
Product: SmartSolve 9.1
For more information: www.pilgrimsoftware.com  

Clinical e-Document Management 

Copernicus Group IRB (CGIRB) has released CGIRB Connexus 2.0. Connexus 2.0 is a complete upgrade to the e-document management system’s look and feel, offering a cleaner, faster, and more intuitive experience, while still giving users the ability to track submissions, access an electronic file cabinet of all IRB documents and receive instant notification when a submission is complete. New features in Connexus 2.0 include: cleaner inboxes for workspace managers; instant access to live chat with CGIRB support personnel; and links to CGIRB news on the Connexus login screen, for the latest information.
Company: Copernicus Group IRB
Product: Connexus 2.0
For more information: http://www.cgirb.com  

Mobile Technologies for Digital Marketing 

MedPoint Digital has announced several mobile technologies. XPort, Medical Expert Portal, is now compatible across devices, operating systems, and browsers. TelePoint Virtual Meeting System supports live virtual meetings that simultaneously connect participants from desktop computers, smart phones and tablets. ActivMedia Modules is MedPoint’s mobile-compatible development platform to produce its next generation of multimedia/interactive web modules. SDX, Secure Document Xchange for Online Contracting, allows medical experts to review and complete consulting agreements and other contracts using mobile devices.
Company: MedPoint Digital
Product: several mobile applications and technologies
For more information: www.medpt.com  

Waters Releases Several Instruments, Software Platform  

Waters has introduced two new additions to its popular line of Xevo mass spectrometers – the Xevo G2-S QTof and Xevo G2-S Tof mass spectrometers – for the first time bringing Waters proprietary StepWave ion optics technology to its benchtop quadrupole time-of-flight mass spectrometry products. StepWave is a unique, off-axis ion source technology that delivers robust, reproducible, classleading sensitivity to mass spectrometry. Waters has also unveiled three new solutions with UNIFI: the Waters Screening Platform Solution, the Waters Pesticide Screening Application Solution and the Waters Metabolite Identification Application Solution. These new solutions with UNIFI bring everything a laboratory needs—LC and MS hardware, software, consumables and standards and reagents—for routine, general purpose screening, for screening of pesticide residues in foods and beverages and for the separation, identification, and quantification of metabolites. Finally, Waters announced new software that promises to revolutionize the way results are visualized and processed for ion mobility mass spectrometry experiments.
Company: Waters
Products: new mass spectrometers, new LC/MS instruments for pesticide residue screening and metabolite identification applications, and a new Omics Research Platform 
For more information: www.waters.com