Australasian Association of Clinical Biochemists

  Sydney 16-18 July 2007  

Company Sponsors

PM Separations

PM Separations is a 100% Australian owned and operated company that has been built on a

reputation of high quality products and technical support and supported by outstanding customer service.

PM Separations is today a leader in the Australian market with our products being routinely used in Clinical Laboratories, Work Place Drug Testing Laboratories, Forensic Laboratories, Equine Forensic Laboratories, and Environmental Testing Laboratories

Our business partners include: United Chemical Technologies: UCT is regarded as the world leader in SPE technology. The UCT range of columns offers unequalled lot-to-lot reproducibility and flow properties even with viscous samples such as Post Mortem blood or Equine urine.

Our columns produce extremely clean extracts with high absolute analyte recoveries, making UCT columns the first choice for SPE columns. We back our columns with technical support from the leaders in the field of SPE giving you and your staff peace of mind.UTAK Controls: UTAK are the gold standard in controls world wide, using only the highest purity analytes and a 100% human matrix, UTAK controls are the most accurate and consistent in the industry.

Wether it be a standard product or a custom control, UTAK’s QC approach and human matrix makes then the ideal control for a wide range of applications.   Recipe: Recipe HPLC kits provide the convenience that comes with kit technology. Used extensively in biochemistry laboratories world wide, Recipe kits offer a cost effective alternative to other kit makers. Their range of calibrator material compliments the UTAK Control range.

You are now able to purchase independent calibrators and controls from the one source…PM Separations MicoSolv Technology: From innovative technology such as TYPE-C silica to commonly used items such as vials, filters, HPLC spare parts to HPLC Qualification kits we have the full range to support your laboratory.

All these products will be on show at the AACB meeting in July
 

Australian Scientific Enterprise

Australian Scientific Enterprise Pty Ltd

10/45 Leighton Place Hornsby NSW 2077

Ph: 61 2 9477 3870 Fax: 61 2 9477 7646

www.aseonline.com.au

Australian Scientific Enterprise (ASE) is a progressive, independent provider of clinical diagnostic products, in operation since 1986. The manufacturing facility is located in Sydney and from this site services Australia and Asia.

 Products manufactured by ASE include clinical chemistry reagents, general laboratory solutions, calibrators and quality control material. ASE has extensive experience in freeze drying and contract manufacturing, which includes manufacturing many programs for RCPA Chemical Pathology and Haematology QAPs.

Australian Scientific Enterprise is certified to ISO 13485:2003 and ISO 9001:2000, thus ensuring our customers receive the highest quality products and services.

RCPA Quality Assurance Programs Pty Limited

BIO-RAD

Varian

Did you know that Varian

is a leading suppliers of LCMS, HPLC, HPLC columns, and SPE?
is one of the top ten Australian companies for expenditure on R&D?
has three full-time experts on GC, HPLC and SPE method development in Australia who can assist you?
 

To find out more about what Varian's HPLC, GC, GC Columns, and SPE columns, instruments and accessories can do for your analysis, call us on

03 9566 1134, or e-mail us on nigel.simpson@varianinc.com, damian.pomeroy@varianinc.com, annabel.mitchell@varianinc.com

Or to hear about the latest LCMS, HPLC, GC and GCMS instruments, contact your local representative: 1300 368 274 or sales.australia@varianinc.com

And don't forget to call us if you have any

AA, ICP, ICPMS, UVVis, FTIR and fluorescence, FTMS and NMR needs.
 

DIONEX Pty Ltd (Dionex Corporation)

Dionex Pty Ltd was created in Australia/New Zealand as a subsidiary of Dionex Corporation in May, 2004 to facilitate sustained business growth in this region.  Dionex Corporation was founded in 1975 with the goal of helping chemists become more productive by providing them with products that eliminate repetitive, time-consuming tasks. 

At the time, Dionex was developing ion chromatography (IC), an innovative analytical technique that enabled chemists to quickly separate, isolate, and identify ionic components of chemical mixtures.  Since then, the scope of Dionex technology has expanded to include a broad range of techniques, including IC, high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) including capillary and nano LC, accelerated solvent extraction (ASE), automation, and on-line process analysis. Innovation and quality have made Dionex a leader in the worldwide separations industry. 

Our expertise allows us to work closely with chemists, biochemists, and other customers in various markets. We actively seek new technologies to help our industry. 

Customer satisfaction is the foundation for our continued growth and strong financial condition.  And it is the organizing principle for all of our operations, from R&D and manufacturing, to sales and customer support. 

Dionex Pty Ltd Head Office is in Lane Cove, NSW with representatives in NSW,QLD, VIC and New Zealand and distributors in SA and WA. Contact information by emailing sales@dionex.com.au or phoning 1800 081 116 or 61 2 9420 5233 and Fax 61 2 9420 5244.
 

Waters

COMPANY NAME: Waters Australia Pty Limited
CONTACT PERSON AND POSITION
Craig Panigiris - Marketing Coordinator
POSTAL ADDRESS
Waters Australia Pty Limited
P.O. Box 84 RYDALMERE NSW 1701
TELEPHONE 1800 222 133  FACSIMILE (02) 9898 1455
EMAIL waters_australia@waters.com
 

Waters Corporation develops Liquid Chromatography, Mass Spectrometry and Data Management products that improve laboratory effectiveness within pharmaceutical, life science, environmental, food and beverage, agriculture and industrial applications.
Our system offerings include the chemistries, software, and instrumentation required for specific applications, and all are backed by the company's global, certified, post-sales service and support organization. Waters is dedicated to providing laboratory technologies that assure the quality of analytical results, while helping researchers meet regulatory compliance.

Astral Scientific

Astral Scientific, established in 1987, is an Australian owned business supplying the Clinical Diagnostic,

Life Science and Industrial Markets.
 

Astral Scientific offers a range of high quality products, most notably:

* Chemicals and biochemicals
* Enzymes and molecular biology kits
* Nucleic acid isolation and purification kits
* HPLC kits for clinical diagnostics
* Laboratory consumables
* Organic and Inorganic Standards and Certified Reference Materials
 

Shimadzu Scientific

 Shimadzu began in Kyoto Japan in 1875 by a man named Genzo Shimadzu. He first produced items in order to teach school children about science, things such as prisms that refract light and simple telescopes.
He later developed X-ray machines and other medical devices and as the company grew they then began to produce gas and liquid chromatography equipment. Thus the scientific arm of Shimadzu was created.
With each new generation, Shimadzu Corporation has been committed to commercializing cutting edge technology and providing it to customers in a wide range of industries. As we enter the 21st century, we at Shimadzu will build on the technical foundation we have established thus far and continue to introduce even more new businesses, faster than ever, for the field of medical measurement, as well as R and D and quality control fields of pharmaceuticals, food products, semiconductors and life science industries.
Shimadzu is a player on the world stage. Based on a 5 block overseas network consisting of North America, Central Asia, South America, Europe, China and Asia Oceania, we established marketing and production bases all over the world. We have created business structures that can respond to the varying needs of different countries and regions, and are actively working towards internationalization of technological development through greater cooperation in areas of research, development and marketing.
Shimadzu is striving to develop business in a way that reflects the importance of our partnerships with customers all over the world. Regarding the global issue of environmental conservation, we produce a wide variety of environmental products, such as exhaust-gas analyzers and water-quality monitoring systems, and actively promote their production overseas.
Shimadzu is also committed to R and D in 2003 a Shimadzu employee Koitsi Tanaka won the Nobel prize for chemistry for his contribution to the development of MALDI-TOF technology.
Shimadzu is committed to a very bright scientific future and looks very much forward in its thinking and its actions.
 

CHROMSYSTEMS

"Diagnostic kits and quality controls for clinical routine analyses by HPLC and tandem mass spectrometry have established Chromsystems in laboratories worldwide and the company is a leading producer of special diagnostic analysis systems. The comprehensive product range is completed by an excellent customer support programme. All Chromsystems products are produced according to the IVD guideline 97/98 EC which simplifies meeting regulatory requirements in customer's laboratories.

With Chromsystems any laboratory can implement HPLC and LC-MS/MS methods in their diagnostic routine without specific prior knowledge. With our kits analyses can be started immediately - no time consuming preparations! We invest continuously in the development and improvement of products; this keeps customers at the fore-front of diagnostic technology. A worldwide distribution network guarantees the availability of our products and services anywhere at any time. Practical workshops and fast customer support complete our service range. Chromsystems - For safe Diagnostics worldwide."

Stanton Scientific

SIIS Stanton Scientific SIIS
http://www.stantonscientific.com

Mass Spec. Data bases and support products
 

Applied Biosystems

Frank Rooney PhD MRACI C Chem
Proteomics and Small Molecules
Marketing Manager
Australia and New Zealand
Applied Biosystems
1800 033 747 (in Australia)
0800 446 416 (in New Zealand)
61 3 9730 8600 (International)
rooneyfr@appliedbiosystems

Analytical Technologies

(a division of Biolab)

The Role of the ESA CoulArray Detection System in the Analysis of Biological Fluids

The ability to identify and quantitate levels of biogenic catecholamines in both plasma and urine samples is fundamental to the routine clinical diagnosis and management of a number of pathological conditions.
In addition, the determination of levels of urinary vanillylmandelic, homovanillic and 5-hydroxy indole acetic acids can be used for the diagnosis and maintenance of tumors of neural crest origin, such as pheochromocytoma, neuroblastoma, ganglioneuroma and carcinoid tumor and syndrome respectively.

The use of High Performance Liquid Chromatography, coupled with electrochemical detection is a useful technique for the determination of each of the above-mentioned groups of analytes.
Specifically, the use of ESA’s CoulArray detection system has allowed these groups of analytes to now be determined without lengthy extraction procedures having to be employed.

This presentation provides an overview of some of the principles of the coulometric detection system and the enhanced capabilities of the CoulArray detector. The use of the CoulArray detector in a number of clinical applications, including the extraction free procedures mentioned, will be discussed.
 

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