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Agilent Unveils Compact 8850 Gas Chromatograph

Agilent Technologies Inc. has launched the 8850 gas chromatograph (GC), a compact
single-channel GC instrument that is half the size of the company’s 8890 GC system.
Its precisely designed air-bath oven enables fast temperature ramps and rapid cool-
down for short turnaround times and high laboratory throughput. It also uses up to 30%
less power than other GC systems.

By employing the same touchscreen interface and connectivity as the 8890 GC, along
with familiar consumables and software, the 8850 has been designed to facilitate
method migration and a comfortable user transition. It is also compatible with the five-
inch capillary or packed metal column format used with the 6850 GC.
Built-in diagnostics, troubleshooting, and ease-of-maintenance support increased
instrument uptime and sample throughput. The system is aimed at applied markets
such as energy, chemicals, food, and pharmaceuticals.

New Thermo Scientific Heracell Incubators Support Cell Therapy Automation

Thermo Scientific has launched a new CO 2 incubator for cell therapy production, the
Heracell VIOS 250i AxD. These CO 2 incubators are designed for integration into
automated and modular laboratories. The incubator opens automatically when
integrated into a centralized laboratory automation platform, allowing vessel loading and
unloading through robotic control to support continuous cell therapy production
processes without risking contamination.

Heracell VIOS 250i AxD CO 2  incubators include in-chamber HEPA filtration to capture
particles of all sizes, to protect cultures from airborne contaminants that can enter an
incubator when the door is opened. They also include active airflow for homogeneous
culturing conditions throughout the incubator chamber. In addition, the system’s sterility
cycle reaches a 12-log sterility assurance level, thus eliminating more than one million
biological indicators for both dry heat sterilization and autoclave sterilization.

Heracell VIOS 250i AxD