Lab Services - Reference Materials

Fisher Scientific
Address: Bishop Meadow Road, Loughborough, Leicestershire, United Kingdom LE11 5RG
Tel: 01509 231166 Fax: 01509 231893
Web: www.fisher.co.uk Email: FSUK.sales@thermofisher.com
Contact: .

Company Profile
Fisher Scientific is the world's oldest and largest suppliers of laboratory equipment to the scientific community.
The one-stop lab shop with >130,000 product lines. These ranges include laboratory & fine chemicals, bioreagents, life science, safety, laboratory capital equipment and consumables.
Products cover balances, centrifuges, freezers, pH meters, rotavapours, spectrometers, filtration, and glassware.

Health Protection Agency Culture Collections
Address: Health Protection Agency, Centre for Emergency Preparedness and Response, Porton Down, Salisbury, Wiltshire, UK SP4 0JG
Tel: + 44 1980 612512 Fax: +44 1980 611315
Web: www.ecacc.org.uk Email: ecacc@hpa.org.uk
Contact: Dr Elizabeth Fashola-Stone

Company Profile
Formation of the Health Protection Agency in 2003 brought together four of the existing UK culture collections, NCTC, NCPV, NCPF and ECACC:

EUROPEAN COLLECTION OF CELL CULTURES (ECACC)
One of the world's premier collections of authenticated cell cultures, with over 40,000 cell lines representing 45 different species. Along with a new range of Early Passage Cells and associated media.

NATIONAL COLLECTION OF PATHOGENIC FUNGI (NCPF)
The UK's only culture collection specialising in fungi pathogenic to humans and animals. The NCPF holds about 2500 strains, most of which are available for sale and distribution.

NATIONAL COLLECTION OF PATHOGENIC VIRUSES (NCPV)
Preserves well-characterised, authenticated human pathogenic viruses in a secure facility, and supplies the agents or nucleic acids derived from them to the scientific community according to national and international guidelines.

NATIONAL COLLECTION OF TYPE CULTURES (NCTC)
Supplies reference bacterial cultures of medical, scientific and veterinary importance world-wide to support academic, health, food and veterinary institutions. The collection comprises over 5000 bacterial cultures, over 100 mycoplasmas and more than 500 plasmids, host strains, bacteriophages and transposons.

The collections also support a range of identification, characterisation and testing services. HPACC supplies its microorganisms, products and services to both academic and commercial customers worldwide.

Product and services: Cell culture, Cell Lines, Cell Line, Normal Early Passage Cells, Normal Early Passage Cell Media, Synoviocytes, dermal papilla cells, endothelia cells, HUVEC, Coronary artery, smooth muscle cells, skeletal muscle cells, chondrocytes, osteoblasts, preadipocytes, keratinocytes, melanocytes, primary cultures, human control DNA, genomic DNA, primate DNA, ethnic diversity DNA, ethnic DNA, Diabetes, Diabetes Type 1 DNA, Diabetes Type 2 DNA, microbial testing, sterility testing, DNA extraction, RNA extraction, cell pellets, virus testing, mycoplasma testing, mycoplasma eradication, cell culture scale-up, training courses, blood processing, EBV transformation, cGMP Safe Deposit, Safe Deposit, Patent Deposit, Cell Banking, quarantine cell banking, inventory management, cell analysis, quality assurance, cell verification, genomic modification of cells, serum-free adaptation and banking, tissue processing, cryo-preserved tissue digests, laboratory automation, pharmacogentics, HTS, high screening, DNA quantification, liquid handling, blood collection, cell collection, drug analysis, biomaufacturing, biotechnology, life science, genetic, pharmaceutical, drug discover, consultancy, cell culture troubleshooting, facility set-up, growth profiling, cell phenotype analysis, second site storage, bacterial, reference standards, plasmids, host strains, bacteriophages, transposons, LENTICULE, International Depository Authority, viruses, fungi, yeast, dermatophytes, mould, dimorphic fungal pathogens.

Apex Finance Ltd
Address: 14 High Street, East Grinstead, West Sussex, United Kingdom RH19 3AW
Tel: 01342 301784 Fax: 01342 301865
Contact: .

Company Profile
Finance and leasing company specialising in financing laboratory equipment and general assets into a wide range of industry sectors. Our main focus is in the Health, lifescience/biotechnology, NHS, Chemical, and Food manufacturing sectors.

Birmingham Metal Co Ltd
Address: Garrison Street, Bordesley, Birmingham, West Midlands, United Kingdom B9 4BN
Tel: 0121 766 6022 Fax: 0121 766 7485
Contact:

Company Profile
Birmingham Metal is a manufacturer of Platinum and Gold products for the scientific, research, glass and engineering industries.

Our specialist team has more than 35 years experience in manufacturing precious metals into a wide variety of products and alloys. A specialist service in labware, wires, rods, sheets and sputtering targets

BookFactory
Address: PO Box 868A, KINGSTON-UPON-THAMES, Surrey, United Kingdom KT1 9HE
Tel: +44 (0) 208 390 3813 Fax: +44 (0) 207 900 3562
Contact: Andy McDevitt

Company Profile
BookFactory is a scientific notebook company that specialises in standard and bespoke Laboratory Notebooks and Log Books. Our books conform to EU, GLP, and FDA guidelines and are produced with Intellectual Property Protection in mind. They are section-sewn for tamper resistance and can have sequential book numbers on the cover, spine and on the inside pages. There are a variety of colours, cover materials, and sizes to choose from and we can have your custom branded books to you in just three weeks.

Please contact us for a quote or visit our website to find out why 12 of the 15 largest pharmaceutical companies and some of the most prestigious universities in the world use BookFactory Lab Books and Log Books.

Brookhaven Instruments Ltd
Address: Chapel House, Stock Wood Lane, Stock Wood, Worcestershire, United Kingdom B96 6ST
Tel: 01386 792727 Fax: 01386 792720
Web: www.brookhaven.co.uk Email: info@brookhaven.co.uk
Contact: Sales Department

Company Profile
Authorised distributor of Brookhaven Instruments' particle size, zeta potential & polymer molecular weight characterization instruments and light scattering systems and Duke Scientific certified particle size standards, fluorescent and flow cytometry microspheres.

First Link (UK) Ltd
Address: 1 Valepits Road, Garretts Green, Birmingham, West Midlands, United Kingdom B33 0TD
Tel: 0121 783 8139 Fax: 0121 786 2747
Contact:

Company Profile
Manufacurer of Healthcare research reagents and intermediates for diagnostics

Foodtech UK
Address: PO Box 5299, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, United Kingdom MK15 8BD
Tel: 01908 613323 Fax: 01908 210656
Contact: Emma Cash

Company Profile
Food safety, food hygiene, food quality, food technology trade exhibition. Includes research and development, quality control and assurance, food technologists, production and laboratories, training and HACCP, food legislation and trade publications. Also includes food safety workshops.

Jaytee Biosciences Ltd
Address: Unit 171-173, John Wilson Business Park, Whitstable, Kent, United Kingdom CT5 3RB
Tel: 01227 265333 Fax: 01227 265331
Contact: Lucy Jones

Company Profile
Jaytee Biosciences Ltd are a global supplier of chromatography parts, and consumables to laboratories throughout the UK, Europe and Worldwide. Jaytee service, calibrate and offer full support for HPLC, GC and associated instruments from all manufacturers. We also stock a large selection of reconditioned / refurbished instruments and systems for purhcase or rental schemes.

Below is just a fraction of consumables we stock ready for next day dispatch.
Vials and Caps, Syringe Filters, Electronic Crimpers, HPLC Flow Meters, Rheodyne, RheBuild Kits, Optimize, DataApex Software.

Jepson Bolton & Co Ltd
Address: Suite 1, 186 St Albans Road, Watford, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom WD24 4AS
Tel: 0208 386 6853 Fax: 0208 386 5130
Contact: Mr J F Bolton

Company Profile
Established in 1931. Dealer for Heathway and Arnold glassworking machines, tools and accessories, Tintometer, Electrothermal, MSE Centrifuges, Soniprep, Gallenkamp, ultra low freezers, Knight burners, polariscopes, Fistreem and Hamilton waterstills, Comark thermometers, high temperature tools. Mini Monitor radiation meters.

Labbay
Address: Willem de Zwijgerweg 76, Geldermalsen, The Netherlands 4191 WG
Tel: +31 345 582885 Fax: +31 345 577244
Contact: Peter Jackson

Company Profile
European Focus
Labbay® has been formed with the European consumer in mind, where sourcing laboratory supplies within the European community. Labbay® provides a hassle free method for buying products without the worry of expensive import duties and equipment voltage requirements. Buyers can search from either within their specific country for products and services or from further afield, for a wider availability.

Linking Products and Services
Labbay® provides the unique service of placing customers in contact with local service and support companies, where support to customers is provided in their local language. Each equipment item is linked to service organizations, that are qualified to support the make and model of each item. This provides sellers from outside Europe with the opportunity to work with European service companies, registered on Labbay®, who provide buyers with a guarantee of local after sales support.

Additional Resources
Labbay® supplies a “wanted” section for those searching for rare or difficult to find items; which lists sellers of laboratory equipment with a qualified list of buyers. Finally a discussion forum offers an arena in which scientists may search for advice on all aspects of laboratory related subjects.

Laboratory News
Address: 6th Floor Davis House, 2 Robert Street, Croydon, CR0 1QQ
Tel: 0208 253 4613 Fax: 0208 253 4609
Web: www.labnews.co.uk Email: admin@laboratorynews.co.uk
Contact: Mark Wass

Company Profile
Laboratory News is the UK’s leading scientific and laboratory equipment title with over 35 years of service to 11,050 registered buyers, producers and consumers of all types of cientific equipment.
Bringing news, comments, reviews and all the latest jobs Laboratory News is the most highly trusted and respected magazine serving the laboratory sector and is the must read for all laboratory staff.
Every month Laboratory News brings you the latest from a rapidly changing industry, keeping its finger on the pulse and its readers informed of the latest news and developments in products and their applications.
With a young dynamic team behind it Laboratory News strives
to give you the best in marketing opportunities through an ever-expanding portfolio of products. From the magazine itself with audience targeted supplements to the new labnewsdirectory, labnews.co.uk and job emails.
A must have for anyone involved in the laboratory industry.

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