Applied Photophysics - For Circular Dichroism and Stopped-flow Spectroscopy

Current and Archived News

Drug Discovery & Development Week - San Francisco
02 - 04 August 2010

We are attending the DDD event in San Francisco where we will be introducing our latest development: the NEW Automated Chirascan circular dichroism spectrometer. Also on the spotlight will be the Chirascan range including Chirascan-plus DMS that is of great interest in biotherapeutic drug development for monitoring the stability and structural integrity of proteins in different formulations.

We are at booth # 313.
 
24th Symposium of the Protein Society - San Diego
02 - 04 August 2010

We are delighted to announce our participation at this year's Protein Society Symposium where we will be demonstrating and giving a seminar on our latest development: the NEW Automated Chirascan circular dichroism spectrometer. Automated Chirascan circular dichroism spectrometer.

We will be at booth # 319.
 
Automated Circular Dichroism
18 June 2010
Another first from Applied Photophysics! Applied Photophysics announces Chirascan-plus Automated Circular Dichroism!

Applied Photophysics has added automated sample preparation and transfer to its world-beating CD spectrometer, the Chirascan™-plus. We have developed technologies and protocols that enable unattended running of up to 384 samples with washing, drying and measuring cycles that virtually eliminate sample dilution and cross contamination.

We have shown that the technology:
  • delivers accurate, reproducible results
  • minimizes sample usage
  • simplifies operation
  • eliminates common faults associated with human error
  • transforms the productivity of this valuable spectroscopic technique


Find out more about Automated Circular Dichroism.
 
Protein Formulation Development Forum
05 May 2010
Applied Photophysics will be exhibiting at Protein Formulation Development Forum, to be held in Barcelona, Spain on 17th and 18th June 2010.
For further information go to: http://www.marcusevans.com/marcusevans-conferences-event-details.asp?EventID=16641&SectorID=31.
 
Applied Photophysics at the SBS meeting
30 March 2010
Applied Photophysics will be attending the 16th SBS (Society for Biomolecular Sciences) Annual Conference & Exhibition to be held in Phoenix - Arizona from the 11th to the 15th of April 2010. Please feel free to come and say hi or to discuss your requirements with our Sales Manager, Mr Chris Smith at booth # 542.

For more information on the SBS meeting, please visit: www.sbsonline.org/i4a/pages/index.cfm?pageid=3654 .

 
Applied Photophysics China
11 March 2010
Applied Photophysics Ltd. is proud to announce the opening of a new Chinese representative office in Shanghai continuing the company’s standard of providing a high-performance range of spectrometers and excellent service.

The branch, which opened officially at the beginning of March, is an integral part of Applied Photophysics’ growth in Asia and will strengthen its position as a premier supplier of circular dichroism, stopped-flow and laser flash photolysis spectrometers and accessories in China.

Located in Shanghai, Applied Photophysics China will provide local sales and support to our Chinese customers. Linda Ao has been appointed as the Managing Director of Applied Photophysics China.

For more information, please contact the Sales team in the UK at sales@photophysics.com or Linda Ao at APL-China@photophysics.com.

 
Come and see us at ABS!
20-23 February 2010
Applied Photophysics is exhibiting at the 54th ABS Meeting in San Francisco.

On display will be the Chirascan circular dichroism spectrometer. Come along and chat with our sales team at booth 709!

For more information on the conference visit http://www.biophysics.org/2010meeting.
 
Meet Applied Photophysics at bioProcessUK
20th October 2009
Applied Photophysics will be presenting at the bioProcessUK Biopharmaceutical Formulation SIG meeting at the Royal Society of Chemistry, London on the 22nd October 2009.
 
New SX spares and accessories catalogue available
06 November 2009
A new complete catalogue of all SX series spares, accessories, upgrades and software is now available from the Downloads Library on the www.photophysics.com website. Current SX users can login and download a copy for reference. You will require your support username and password. If you need to request a new username/password, you can do that here.
 
Need to get more from your protein?
08 September 2009


Applied Photophysics' Chirascan-plus Dynamic Multi-mode Spectroscopy (DMS) allows you to get protein structure, stability, and aggregation information from one experiment, using as little as 70µg of protein. Register Free to read our case study, "Testing the stability of antibody biotherapeutics in different formulations using dynamic multi-mode spectroscopy (DMS)".
 
The Proteins Congress 2009
07 September 2009
The Proteins Congress 2009, is to be held at the Kempinski Bristol Berlin Hotel, Berlin, Germany on the 29th and 30th of October 2009. APL is pleased to be attending and will be at the conference exhibition.

For more information, and to register, visit www.proteins-congress.com.
 
12th International Conference on Circular Dichroism
15 August 2009
Applied Photophysics is pleased to announce that it will be exhibiting at the
ISBC 12th International Conference on Circular Dichroism, and the 5th International Symposium on Biological Chirality, to be held in Brescia, Italy, between August 30th and the 4th of September 2009.

APL is pleased to be sponsoring the event and also presenting two posters.


For more information on the conferences, please visit the Conference website at www.cd-isbc2009.it.
 
Meet Applied Photophysics in July
10 July 2009
Applied Photophysics will be exhibiting at the following meetings in July:

2009 Colorado Protein Stability Conference - July 16 ~ 18
Breckenridge, Colorado, USA.

http://www.webregpro.com/events/uchsc/psc08/.

23rd Annual Symposium of The Protein Society - July 25-29
Boston, MA, USA.

http://www.proteinsociety.org/.

ICBIC 14 ~ 14th International Conference on Biological Inorganic Chemistry - July 25 ~ 30
Nagoya, Japan.

http://icbic14.chem.nagoya-u.ac.jp/index.html.


 
Photophysics.com website server upgrade.
23 June 2009
The www.photophysics.com website server has been upgraded today (Tuesday 23rd June). The server's IP address has also changed. While the DNS records are updating, you may not be able to access the www.photophysics.com website.
 
EBSA European Biophysics Congress
16 June 2009
Applied Photophysics is pleased to announce that they are supporting the EBSA European Biophysics Congress meeting, to be held in Genoa, Italy, between the 11th and 15th of July 2009.
For more information on the meeting visit www.ebsa2009.org.
 
European Protein Society
26 May 2009
Applied Photophysics will be exhibiting at the European Protein Society Meeting in Zurich, between June 14-18. For more information about the meeting visit http://www.proteinsocietyzurich2009.org/.
 
SBS Meeting iPhone Winner Announced!
01 May 2009
The winner of the APL draw at the 15th Annual SBS Meeting in
Lille was Josh Bittker of the Broad Institute, Cambridge, MA, USA.
Congratulations to Josh, the winner of the iPhone - and thank you
to all those who took part.
 
APL at 15th Annual SBS Meeting in Lille, France.
10 March 2009
Applied Photophysics will be exhibiting at the 15th Annual Conference of the Society for Biomolecular Sciences in Lille, France between April 26 and April 30.

In addition to an exhibition stand, APL will be presenting a Poster entitled "Information-rich, label-free spectroscopy as a tool for testing the stability of biotherapeutic formations." A draft of the abstract for the poster is available here.

For more information on the SBS meeting click here or visit the organiser's website at
http://www.sbsonline.org/i4a/pages/index.cfm?pageid=3347.
 
Biophysical Society Annual Meeting 2009
February 28 - March
Applied Photophysics will be exhibiting at the 53rd Annual Meeting of the American Biophysical Society, to be held between February 28 - March 4, 2009, in Boston, Massachusetts, at the Boston Convention and Exhibition Center.
 
APL Introduces Dynamic Multi-mode Spectroscopy
02 November 2008
Applied Photophysics is pleased to announce the introduction of Chirascan-plus Dynamic Multi-mode Spectroscopy.

Chirascan-plus dynamic multi-mode spectroscopy (DMS) is a new technology from Applied Photophysics that uses multiple spectroscopic probes to monitor changes in secondary structure as a function of temperature and to determine the thermodynamics of unfolding. Chirascan DMS will:

  • Prove that a protein is initially correctly folded and hence biologically active

  • Distinguish between unfolding and aggregation steps, which is of potential relevance to future immunogenicity

  • Identify the structural components that change and the order in which they denature, giving valuable information on conformation

  • Determine quantitatively the Tm and enthalpy values as indicators of stability


More information on DMS....
 
Chirascan-plus Launched!
02 November 2008
Applied Photophysics is pleased to announce the official launch of the Chirascan-plus circular dichroism spectrometer.

Chirascan-plus builds on the performance and innovations that were introduced when the Chirascan was launched in 2004. Two years in development and testing, Chirascan-plus brings dramatic performance gains that improve productivity and sensitivity in all circular dichroism applications. It is aimed squarely at those customers with the most demanding requirements, such as biopharmaceutical research and development scientists, whose samples and time are at a premium.

 
Website updated!
02 November 2008
Applied Photophysics is pleased to announce a major website update!

There is now a completely new "Applications" section which describes some of the scientific application areas which are relevant for Applied Photophysics' instruments.

The Applications section is is available here.

To illustrate the range of applications available, a new searchable database of scientific references has been added to the website. A simple registration process enables access to literally thousands of references. Some samples of the database are available without registration here.
 
European Antibody Congress 2008
19 September 2008
Applied Photophysics will be at the European Antibody Congress 2008 in Geneva, Switzerland, 1-3 December 2008.

For more information visit www.confabb.com/conferences/68005-european-antibody-congress-2008.
 
IBC Antibody Engineering
03 September 2008
Applied Photophysics will be exhibiting at the IBC's 19th International Conference entitled Antibody Engineering, to be held in San Diego between December 7th and 11th, 2008.

Come and see us at Booth 310!

Click here for more information about the IBC Antibody Engineering Conference.
 
Analytica China 2008
04 July 2008
Applied Photophysics will be exhibiting at the 4th International Trade Fair for Analysis, Biotechnology, Diagnostics, Laboratory Technology and Services to be held in Shanghai between September 23rd and 25th.

For further information go to: http://www.analyticachina.com.