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ExhibitorsThe following companies will be exhibiting at Biosensors 2008: Applied Enzyme Technology Ltd • Autolab • Biodot Inc • Biosensing Instrument Inc • Cranfield • Cross-Tech Development • DEK • DropSens, S.L • Elsevier • Ercon Inc • G-E-M • Genzyme • Icx Technologies • KSV Instruments Ltd • Microvacuum Ltd • Palm Instruments • Q Sense • Uniscan Instruments • Zenteris GmbH Ercon Incorporated
Ercon Incorporated Email: techsupport@erconinc.com Ercon is a leading manufacturer and preferred source of high-performance coating materials designed for diagnostic biomedical electrodes and electrochemical sensors, including a broad range of screen-printable conductive polymer thick film inks such as silver, silver/silver chloride, carbon, platinum, gold and Insulayer inks which are used worldwide in disposable and reusable sensors for the detection, quantification and monitoring of bodily fluid and environmental constituents and in other healthcare diagnostics and therapeutics. Ercon focuses on developing innovative sensor materials and develops customized materials solutions for specific applications in addition to its standard Biosensor Coating Materials line of products. Ercon's patented chloridised silver compositions and proprietary carbon particles technologies are used in billions of the industry's leading blood glucose sensor test strips each year, enabling the smallest sample requirements, rapid measurement and optimized performance for its clients. An ISO 9001 registered company, Ercon is committed to providing its customers with high quality products and services which has enabled Ercon to become the preferred source for electrochemical sensor coating materials. Applied Enzyme Technology Ltd
Monmouth House Contact name: Dr. Guido Drago AET was established in 1994 with core expertise in protein stabilisation. Application of expertise and patented technology has resulted in the successful stabilisation of many enzymes and antibodies spanning a wide variety of applications. Stabilisation of biomolecules used to produce specific responses in biosensors is a highly specialised area of protein stabilisation. AET has been particularly successful in stabilising and immobilising enzymes onto the surfaces of Biosensors. The synergy within the Gwent Group (LRH Ltd. and Gwent Electronic Materials Ltd.) was obvious and now we can provide a “One Stop Shop” for biosensor design and production. Novel Biosensors Protein Stabilisation Protein immobilization Speciality Enzyme Production Protein Stabilisation Kits Autolab / Eco Chemie BV
Founded in 1986 and since 1999 a member of the Metrohm group, Eco Chemie designs and manufactures state of the art Autolab series of instrumentation and software for electrochemistry and biochemistry. ISO 9001:2000 certified, Eco Chemie has been setting the benchmark in electrochemical research instrumentation for already two decades. Our instrumentation for surface plasmon resonance spectroscopy is regarded as the best alternative available at this moment. With our background and knowledge in electrochemistry and biochemistry and our worldwide distributor network, our mission is to serve the research community worldwide by supplying modern, affordable instruments, software and accessories. Kanaalweg 29G Tel: +31 30 2893154 BioDot Inc.
17781 Sky Park Circle BioDot is the leading supplier of systems for the research, development and manufacturing of diagnostic tests. Its Mission is to enable, inspire and educate scientists to commercialize their R&D ideas through to manufactured product. Using its core competencies in low volume non contact and contact dispensing, BioDot has developed a range of equipment for the research and development, and manufacture of biosensors. Contact: Barbara McIntosh Biosensing Instrument
One West Elliot Rd Biosensing Instrument (BI) Incorporated is devoted to providing high-performance Surface Plasmon Resonance (SPR) instruments for creative research and efficient analysis. Using innovative designs, our instruments offer high sensitivity for detecting analytes of various sizes, a wide time response range for slow and fast kinetics, and maximum versatility and flexibility. In addition to Liquid SPR, BI offers Gas SPR and Electrochemistry SPR. Our Products are ideal for: Life Science Research, Biosensors, Electroanalysis, Drug Discovery, Food Quality and Safety, Environmental Science, and Gas-and Liquid-Phase Chemical Sensors Contact: Dr Nguyen Ly Cranfield University
Cranfield University (link opens in a new window) Contact: Professor Anthony Turner Cranfield University is a wholly postgraduate institution with a worldwide reputation for expertise in health, environment and water, manufacturing, aerospace, automotive, defence, engineering and management. Cranfield Health is the newest of the five schools within the University and was created to provide the research, education and consultancy to healthcare and related industries. Its work is underpinned by an industrial realism and draws upon a multidisciplinary approach combining science, technology, human factors and management to provide new solutions for the health sector. This work centres on these key areas:
Cranfield Health is committed to developing the technologies and techniques which have a real effect on people’s lives and their ability to enjoy good health. In the Biosensor field, Cranfield is best known for its work on mediated amperometric glucose sensors for home use by people with Diabetes. Having pioneered the screen printing and mediated technologies that now underpin this $8 billion a year industry, Cranfield continues its commitment to improving diabetes care with its latest work on fully-integrated sampling and sensing systems for Pelikan Technologies in Palo Alto. In addition, it undertakes a wide range of consultancy, R&D and postgraduate training in all aspects of biosensors and biomimetic sensors for companies and organisations throughout the world. Cross-Tech Development CO., Limited
Cross-Tech Development CO., Limited Contact: Mr Nick Zhang Cross-Tech Development CO., Limited (Cross-Tech) is a professional dealer focused in China for many high-tech instruments all over the world. Cross-Tech who persists in honesty, quality, service and innovation will provide many Chinese users with most advanced instruments and best services. Cross-Tech is luckily living in a period of quick development of China and Cross-Tech promise that we will be a bridge connecting Chinese science and technology with developed country all of the world. So Cross-Tech will share the rapid growth of China. DEK
DEK is the world’s leading provider of equipment and processes for the high accuracy mass imaging of materials onto substrates. By combining the strengths of an extensive product portfolio encompassing equipment, stencils, screens, consumables, process support products and productivity tools, DEK delivers comprehensive support for a range of deposition processes. Having developed screen printing technologies for leading-edge electronic assemblers since 1968, DEK has played a consistently pivotal role in furthering the science of materials deposition into the high-speed, high-accuracy, highly repeatable process it is today. The company now delivers new process solutions and expertise for biosensor production applications alongside its acclaimed products and support services for surface mount electronics, semiconductor packaging and alternative energy market sectors including fuel and solar cell production. With offices and manufacturing facilities located throughout Europe, Asia and the Americas, DEK’s award-winning technologies are enhanced by the company’s unparalleled global service & support infrastructure. Offering the ultimate process partnership, DEK’s unique knowhow encompasses process implementation services, equipment utilisation assistance and applications engineering to maximise yields and productivity. DEK Printing Machines Ltd Contact: Michael Brown China address: DropSens, S.L.
C/ Julián Clavería, s/n Contact: Dr. David Hernández Santos DROPSENS, S.L. is a New Technology-Based Firm (EIBT) (awarded as the Best Spanish New EIBT in 2007) that develops and commercializes electrochemical biosensors based on thick-film hybrid technology (screen-printed electrodes). In combination with portable instrumentation, these biosensors use micro-volume samples and are employed in clinical analysis and environmental control sectors, among others. The company dedicates to R&D&i activities most of its resources (human and technological) with the purpose of obtaining important competitive advantages. DROPSENS develops a R&D&i strategy that allows it being the reference company in the electrochemical biosensors field; the main interests and R&D&i lines are focused in:
The Technology that the company uses in its internal R&D&i and offers to its clients for the development of specific products can be summarized as follows:
The main commercial activity of the company is now focused in the development and commercialization of different models of screen-printed electrodes that show similar properties (disposable, small and portable, user-friendly for non-qualified personnel), as well as other accesories to be used with the electrodes. Some of the products are:
DROPSENS distributes its products worldwide, through distributors in several countries (USA, Canada, United Kingdom, Ireland, Portugal, Romania, Tunisia, Korea, India, Taiwan…) and also through the direct relationship with clients. The main sectors where the company bases its activity are the clinical, agri-food and environmental sectors, being the principal clients the universities, technological centers and companies from those sectors. Elsevier
The Elsevier name has represented a dedication to excellence in the exchange of information for over 100 years. Today Elsevier remains committed to that mission and has grown into an information provider of global proportions with offices around the world. Elsevier has become the undisputed market leader in the publication and dissemination of literature covering the broad spectrum of scientific endeavors. Working with the world's most respected scientists and researchers, Elsevier has set a high standard for quality. Its publications are written and edited by international scholars with excellent technical and scientific credentials, and wide research and teaching experience in their fields. Just as the tools used in scientific research are changing, so too are the tools used in scientific communication. Elsevier has taken a leadership role in advancing the technologies necessary to create a seamless electronic information delivery environment. This is today's Elsevier: innovative, experienced and uniquely positioned to lead scientific publishing into the 21st century. Contact: Hanneke van Doorn Genzyme Diagnostics
One of the world’s foremost biotechnology companies, Genzyme is dedicated to making a major positive impact on the lives of people with serious diseases. Founded in Boston in 1981, Genzyme has grown from a small start-up to a diversified enterprise with annual revenues exceeding $3 billion and 10,000 employees in locations spanning the globe. With many established products and services helping patients in nearly 90 countries, Genzyme is a leader in the effort to develop and apply the most advanced technologies in the life sciences. The company’s products and services are focused on rare inherited disorders, kidney disease, orthopaedics, transplant, cancer, and diagnostic testing. Genzyme’s commitment to innovation continues today with a substantial research and development program focused on these fields, as well as immune disease, infectious disease, and other areas of unmet medical need. Genzyme Diagnostics was the very first division within the corporation and now offers a unique product portfolio for diagnostic manufacturers and clinical laboratories worldwide. Our product offering comprises of three different areas; critical raw materials, finished reagent kits for use on clinical chemistry analyzers and point of care rapid tests. Genzyme’s critical raw materials are manufactured in our Kent, UK facility which is both cGMP and ISO certified. With over 25 years experience in research, development, manufacture and quality control of critical raw materials, we are one of the world’s leading manufacturers and suppliers of enzymes and chemical substrates to the diagnostics industry. Genzyme Diagnostics is also a key partner for custom manufacture for the biosensor industry. Genzyme Diagnostics Clare Dane Gwent Electronic Materials Ltd.
Monmouth House Contact: Mr. Robin Pittson Gwent Electronic Materials Ltd (GEM) was founded in 1988 with the objective of manufacturing materials for the electronics and associated industries. Since it’s founding, GEM has grown to become a major supplier of pastes and inks within these industries. Using new technology strategies, GEM supplies sophisticated cost-effective electronic materials whether for structural, functional or decorative applications. The current capability of the production facility is in the region of 100,000 to 200,000 kilograms of paste per year. All products are manufactured using custom-designed, fully computerised equipment; coupled with an extensive range of testing and analysis equipment we ensure that all products meet the highest standards. GEM also undertakes contract research for companies wishing to explore new areas of technology and who do not have the in-house capability or expertise. GEMs research facility if of sufficient size to ensure that continuous development of products can be performed in parallel with customer research. It is GEMs policy to ensure that the company remains a leader in the provision of new materials for our sector of the industry. GEM has been developing the diagnostic sensor business since 1995, GEM’S first product in this market was a reference electrode material for a disposable blood glucose sensor. Since then we have developed a family of associated products that we have supplied to various diagnostic companies throughout the world. Platform Technologies
ICx Technologies
Bioinstrumentation Division ICx Technologies has developed the SensiQ family of surface plasmon resonance biosensors for the determination of the affinity and kinetics of biomolecular interactions. Whether researchers are involved in studying protein-protein, protein-small molecule, antigen-antibody, or other types of interactions, ICx Technologies has systems to fit every need and budget. The latest addition to the SensiQ family is the SensiQ Pioneer, a fully-automated, high throughput system designed primarily for protein kinetics analysis as well as studies of protein-small molecule interactions. The Pioneer can process samples from microplates, tubes, or vials, has in-line buffer degassing capability and a wide variety of surface chemistries to choose from. The original semi-automated SensiQ system was designed for those laboratories with lower throughput requirements but still had the need to generate high quality affinity and kinetics data. Peltier temperature control, advanced sensor design and microfluidics all contribute to the generation of high quality data in a very cost-effective platform. The entry-level SensiQ Discovery is a fully manual system designed for laboratories just getting started in SPR studies or teaching laboratories looking for an easy-to-use, robust system. ICx Technologies is committed to providing the highest level of data quality for interaction analysis in cost-effective formats. Please stop by to see to get the latest information on all of our SensiQ systems or contact me at ron.gulka@icxt.com. Contact: Ron Gulka KSV Instruments Ltd
Höyläämötie 7 KSV Instruments manufactures the widest available range of fine scientific equipment for the area of surface and interfacial science. The first major product line is contact angle / surface tension measuring devices. Several different techniques are available to allow determination of the contact angle of liquids on surfaces, the surface free energy of solids and the surface and interfacial tension of liquids. These parameters are of fundamental importance in a plethora of academic and industrial applications. The second major product line is the Langmuir-Blodgett devices for preparation and study of monolayers and multilayers for nanotechnology and biology applications. More recent product lines such as dissipative QCM and monolayer analysis equipment illustrate our commitment to innovation. Often in cooperation with academic and industrial research scientists to meet more exacting needs, this culture of innovation pushes the boundaries in terms of quality and precision. We support our customers in every way we can. Particularly in industrial process/production/QC applications, where the tool should fit the job. This is where we excel – ability to engineer new solutions, or customize existing ones, to match the requirements that our customers define. Whether you need fully automatic, inline process tension meters to be used by production/QC operatives or key research instruments with wider research At the Biosensors conference, KSV will be presenting the new surface plasmon resonance platform, SPR-Navi. Designed to be powerful yet simple to use, SPR-Navi allows demanding applications researchers to quickly obtain the data they need to move forward. The wide angular range allows simultaneous measurement in air and water, which is very useful for sensor systems. With trained representatives all over the world, we can help you meet your needs. Contact: Matthew Fielden MicroVacuum Ltd.
Kerékgyártó u.10. Contact: István Szendrő MicroVacuum is a world leader in the R&D and production of optical grating-coupled waveguide based biosensors (OWLS) and related modular plug & measure instrumentation. MicroVacuum was one of the first companies that commercialized label-free biosensor technology in the early 90th. The OWLS technology provides label-free, real-time, high-sensitivity, cost-effective tools for analyzing and quantifying biochemical interactions on solid surfaces, thus revealing the specificity, the dynamics and the strength of the reaction and the binding. The OWLS system is an excellent tool for analyzing living cell adhesion and spreading on different surfaces. As an immunosensor, it has wide application in food research on determining toxins and harmful bacteria as well with typically several orders of magnitude better sensitivity compared to ELISA kits. MicroVacuum supports the broad application of OWLS technique by offering different thin-film coatings on the sensor chip surface, including conductive, transparent coating for Electrochemical-OWLS measurements. The Fluoro-OWLS system with special fluoro-cuvette allows combined fluorescent labeled & owls measurements. The OWLS system is marketed world-wide. Palm Instruments
Palm Instruments develops and distributes the PalmSens instrument which is a battery-powered, handheld instrument for electrochemical sensors. The instrument is controlled by means of a Pocket PC or a PC and provides all relevant electroanalytical methods for amperometric and voltammetric sensors. A multiplexer is available for sensorarrays. EmStat is a new potentiostat designed for OEM purposes. Producers of sensors can use this device for their specific applications. It is connected to a PC or laptop by a mini-USB cable. For further information contact Palm Instruments QCM-D by Q-Sense
Q-Sense develops and markets research instruments based on the patented Quartz Crystal Microbalance with Dissipation Monitoring (QCM-D) technology. Since 1999, when the first commercial system for measurements in liquid was launched, The heart in a QCM-D instrument is a sensor that oscillates at a specific frequency when voltage is applied. The frequency changes as the mass on the sensor changes. Turning off the voltage causes the oscillation to decay and the decay-rate is related to the elasticity and viscosity, or structure, of the adsorbed film on the sensor. Simultaneous measurements of both mass and structural properties give a thorough understanding of molecular adsorption and interaction under a variety of experimental conditions. Molecular events and processes such as adsorption, degradation, interactions, cross-linking, cell attachments and swelling can be investigated using QCM-D. www.q-sense.com (opens in a new window) Uniscan Instruments
Uniscan Instruments designs and manufactures electrochemistry instrumentation. At Biosensors 2008, Uniscan will be showing both small, hand held potentiostatic and galvanostatic instruments and multi-channel potentiostat systems which can be used for up to 14 simultaneous experiments. Uniscan’s Model PG580 digital scanning hand-held potentiostat system represents a state of the art, generic platform for biosensor development, and is target programmable for field based validation studies. Uniscan’s Model PG580RM multi-channel system can be configured to operate with 2 to 14 independent channels. With its ability to perform all the common electrochemical techniques it is an ideal instrument for applications such as combinatorial micro-electrochemistry, electroanalytical analysis, multi-layer electrochemical sensor production, electrochemical sensor validation and simultaneous specific electrochemical sensing. Uniscan also partners sensor developers in order to design application specific instrumentation for use with electrochemical biosensors. In addition to these instruments Uniscan also manufactures precision xyz scanning systems for use in Scanning Electrochemical Microscopy (SECM) and other electrochemical scanning probe techniques (SVET, LEIS, SKP). Experience of design and supply to the leading names in electrochemical analysis instrumentation, combined with our own hardware, micro-controller, and software design expertise means that Uniscan is ideally suited as your partner for instrumentation design and production project management. See the Model PG580 hand-held potentiostat system and the Model PG580RM multi-channel potentiostat system on the Uniscan booth at Biosensors 2008. Address Details: Uniscan Instruments Ltd., Sigma House, Burlow Road, Buxton, SK17 9JB United Kingdom Contact Details: - Mike Dawson, mike.dawson@uniscan.com Tel: +44 (0)1298 70981 Web address Details: - www.uniscan.com (opens in a new window) Zenteris GmbH
Winzerlaer Str. 2 Zenteris GmbH is an innovative provider in the field of safety-related detection of hazardous biological agents and is emerging as platform partner for tomorrow`s molecular diagnostics. The Zenteris multiplex analysis systems reliably enable on the spot diagnostics and thus considerably reduce the needs for elaborate laboratory analysis. The APPROVE-B® system delivers fast, fully-automated and parallel detection of multiple biomolecules / DNA or proteins via dedicated PCR-or ELISA-based assays. Zenteris is based in Germany with product validation carried out within central laboratories and institutions throughout Germany and Europe. Zenteris' success is well founded in strategic and flexible partnerships. International collaboration with companies and institutes allows Zenteris the exchange of leading knowledge and technical advice in the field of molecular diagnostics. Contact: Dr Claudia Gluch |
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