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Vote for Best New General Lab and Analytical Science Products in the Scientists’ Choice Awards
For the chance to win a $500/£400/450€ Amazon.com Gift Card, cast your vote for the new product which has made the most impact in your lab
24 Jan 2020
Carrie Haslam
Associate Editor
Editorial article
Scientists around the world are casting their votes for the Best New General Lab and Analytical Science Products of 2019 in the Scientists’ Choice Awards®.
The annual Scientists' Choice Awards celebrate the industry’s top innovations and give scientists the chance to recognize the instruments which have made the most difference to their work. We had a fantastic response to our call for nominations, with scientists across the globe getting involved by naming their top new products of the past year. Now it’s time to cast your votein three categories — General Lab, Spectroscopy and Separations
The three winning products, which will be announced at Pittcon on March 4, will be recognized as having significantly advanced laboratory efforts in 2018. As a thank you for your time and insight, all scientists who vote will be entered into a drawing for the chance to win a $500/£400/450 € Amazon Gift Card.
Vote NowNominees for Best New General Lab Product of 2019 are:
- OsmoTECH® PRO multi-sample micro-osmometer from Advanced Instruments
- HandyStep® touch repeating pipette from BrandTech® Scientific, Inc
- Corning® Lambda™ EliteTouch™ Pipettors from Corning Life Sciences
- Eppendorf conical tube 25 mL from Eppendorf
- RCT 5 digital magnetic stirrer with heating from IKA
- SureFlo™ multichannel reagent reservoirs from INTEGRA Biosciences
- XPR analytical balance from Mettler-Toledo International Inc
- DuraChill® portable recirculating chillers from PolyScience
- Cubis® II laboratory balance from Sartorius Group
- Thermo Scientific Cytomat 2 C-LiN Series automated incubator from Thermo Fisher Scientific
Nominees for Best New Separations Product of 2019 are:
- Agilent 8890 GC system from Agilent Technologies
- Pure chromatography systems from BUCHI
- Sepapure® FPLC columns from KNAUER
- TD100-xr automated thermal desorption system from Markes International Ltd
- Strata®-X PRO SPE solution from Phenomenex Inc
- Allure Acrylamide LC columns from Restek Corp
- Nexera UHPLC series from Shimadzu Scientific Instruments Inc
- YMC-Triart Bio C18 columns from YMC
- Automated TD-SIFT-MS technology from Syft Technologies and GERSTEL
Nominees for Best New Spectroscopy Product of 2019 are:
- Agilent InfinityLab LC/MSD iQ system from Agilent Technologies
- XGT-9000 X-ray analytical microscope (μXRF) from HORIBA Scientific
- Jupiter XR Atomic Force Microscope (AFM) from Oxford Instrument Asylum Research
- MALDImini-1 digital ion trap mass spectrometer from Shimadzu Scientific Instruments Inc
- Thermo Scientific™ Orbitrap Eclipse™ Tribrid™ mass spectrometer from Thermo Fisher Scientific
- SYNAPT™ XS high resolution mass spectrometer from Waters
- ParticleScout particle analysis tool from WITec GmbH
- ultraDAWN™ real-time multi-angle light scattering system from Wyatt Technology
Voting closes on February 21, 2020. The winner will be announced during a special ceremony at Pittcon 2020 International Conference and Expo in Chicago, USA, on March 4, 2020.
About the Scientists’ Choice Awards®
SelectScience, the leading independent online resource for the global scientific community, began the Scientists’ Choice Awards in 2007 to enable scientists to voice their opinions on the best laboratory products. Once a year, SelectScience invites members to nominate and vote for their favorite products of the year in each category. Nominations in the other categories remain open, see the Scientists' Choice Awards website for details.
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Find the best atomic absorption, photoelectron and optical emission spectrometers in our peer-reviewed product directory: compare products, check customer reviews and receive pricing direct from manufacturers.Infrared / IR SpectroscopyInfrared (IR) spectroscopy measures the interaction of infrared light with a sample, including transmission, reflectance & absorbance, facilitating the identification of analytes. Equipment used for quantitative analysis includes Fourier-transform infrared (FTIR) spectrometers, infrared cameras, FTIR gas analyzers, as well as attenuated total reflectance (ATR) accessories and pellet or film presses. Find the best IR spectroscopy products in our peer-reviewed product directory: compare products, check customer reviews and receive pricing direct from manufacturers.Near Infrared SpectroscopyNear-infrared (NIR) spectroscopy measures the interaction of near-infrared light with a sample, including transmission, reflectance and absorbance, facilitating the identification of analytes. Measurements can be conducted using a Fourier-transform near infrared (FT-NIR) spectrometer, while there are also UV-Vis- NIR spectrophotometers that measure a broader spectrum of wavelengths. Find the best NIR spectroscopy products in our peer-reviewed product directory: compare products, check customer reviews and receive pricing direct from manufacturers.NMR and EPR SpectroscopyNuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy is used to resolve the local chemical environment of atomic nuclei with spin, revealing information on molecular structure, dynamic processes and chemical reactions of organic molecules, from proteins to synthetics. Electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) also known as electron spin resonance (ESR) spectroscopy is used to detect and quantify paramagnetic species in a sample, including free radicals as transition metal ions. By immersing the sample in a strong magnetic field, both NMR and EPR spectrometers probe the sample with either radio waves or microwaves respectively. A range of benchtop, solid-state and time domain NMR spectrometers & EPR spectrometers are available, as well as NMR tubes, NMR solvents, software, coils, and magnets. Find the best NMR & EPR equipment in our peer-reviewed product directory: compare products, check customer reviews and receive pricing direct from manufacturers.Raman SpectroscopyRaman spectroscopy is used to discern the vibrational and rotational states of molecules and hence the chemical composition of a sample by measuring the inelastic scattering of monochromatic light. Explore a range of Raman spectrometers, including handheld/portable Raman spectrometers for QC/QA labs and in situ spectrometers for processes. Conduct Raman imaging for microanalysis of mixed samples using a Raman microscope. Raman spectrographs are also available. Find the best Raman spectroscopy products in our peer-reviewed product directory: compare products, check customer reviews and receive pricing direct from manufacturers.Spectroscopy LampsMonochromators, filters and spectroscopy lamps are available for specific applications of spectroscopy instruments. 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Find the best UV-Vis spectroscopy products in our peer-reviewed product directory: compare products, check customer reviews and receive pricing direct from manufacturers.X-Ray Diffraction and SpectroscopyX-Ray diffraction & spectroscopy are used in material characterization to discern the structure and elemental composition of a sample. X-Ray diffractometers (XRD) are superior instruments in elucidating the dimensional atomic structure of crystalline materials, including powders, thin films and single crystals. For large unit cells or ordered macromolecules, consider small-angle X-ray scattering (SAXS). X-ray spectroscopic techniques include X-ray fluorescence (XRF) and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), both providing simple and accurate methods for determining the elemental composition of a material. Energy dispersive (EDXRF) and wavelength dispersive (WDXRF) XRF spectrometers are available, as well as handheld/portable devices. 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