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INDUSTRY PRODUCTS
Torrey Pines Scientific's New Corrosion-resistant
Analog Hot Plates and Stirrers
Torrey Pines Scientific, Inc. announces its new line of
corrosion-resistant multi-position stirring analog hot plates and
stirrers featuring 5 or 9 stirring positions making them ideal for
acid digestions and working with most any corrosive solutions.
The large 12" (305 mm) square ceramic heater tops have a
temperature range to 450°C. A purge port on the rear on the
units is provided for purging with a positive pressure of any
inert gas. Most chassis openings have been closed. This keeps
corrosive vapors from getting inside the units and protects the
electronics and stirrer motors.
The 5-position stirring units can stir 5-800 ml beakers, and
the 9-position units can stir 9-500 ml beakers of corrosive
aqueous solutions from 100 to 1500 rpm. Each stirring position
is individually controlled.
The units measure 19" (432 mm) deep by 12.5" (318 mm)
wide by 5.25" (134 mm) tall. They can support more than
50 pounds (22.6 kg) on the plate surface. All controls are
mounted well in forward of the heater surface to protect against
accidental burns, and the units are designed to keep spills out of
the chassis.
The units are available in 115VAC/60Hz, 220VAC/60Hz,
and 230VAC/50Hz. They have a main AC on/off switch and are

Bio-Rad Quality Control Testing Laboratory
for Food and Water Safety Receives ISO 17025
Accreditation
Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc. a company of life science research
and clinical diagnostic products, has announced that its food
and water safety quality control laboratory in Steenvoorde,
France, has obtained ISO 17025 accreditation following an
audit of the lab's quality management system by the French
Accreditation Committee (Cofrac).
ISO 17025 accreditation recognizes that the controls used in
batch release for water and food microbiology testing performed
in the laboratory are uniform, so downstream laboratories can
reduce their testing and controls and still ensure food and water
safety. If a laboratory is not accredited, the downstream lab must
strictly monitor its products and services to ensure they are
performing as anticipated.
"Testing requirements for food and water continue to
increase, so it is critical that we deliver products under

fused for safety. They are supplied with user's manual and
detachable line cord for the country of use. All units are UL,
CSA and CE or equivalent rated.
Torrey Pines Scientific, Inc.
+1 866.573.9104
Carlsbad, CA
www.torreypinesscientific.com
accreditation to our customers, so they can have confidence in
our product quality," said Jean-Michel Plancq, quality manager,
Bio-Rad. "We are pleased that we met the requirements during
[our] initial accreditation audit with little deviation from our
normal protocols."
The accreditation process uses the internationally accepted
ISO 17025:2017 standard for testing and calibration
laboratories. Certificates of analysis that report the quality of
products are accepted anywhere without the need for further
testing. As a result, the standard can streamline cooperation
among manufacturers, regulatory entities, and accreditation
organizations to offer customers confidence that the
manufacturer provides conformity in testing via the validation
of their controls by independent experts.
Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc.
+1 800-4.BIORAD
Hercules, CA
www.bio-rad.com

ViroStat's New Antibodies for COVID-19
Virus Detection

ViroStat is a primary manufacturer, supplying infectious
disease reagents to researchers and rapid test manufacturers
since 1985.

ViroStat has developed and just released a set of new
monoclonal antibodies to the nucleocapsid of the COVID-19
virus. These final 5 antibodies were selected from an initial
group of 60 based upon highest binding affinity and best ELISA
pairing for detection of native viral antigen.Download the data
sheet for these at www.virostat-inc.com.

ViroStat, Inc.
+1 207.856.6620
Portland, ME
www.virostat-inc.com

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