NEW GLYCEROL REAGENTS

New chemistry reagents have been released by YSI Life Sciences - now GLYCEROL can be measured on YSI 2700, 2900 and 7100 analysers in range from 0.75 g/l to 40. g/l, with results within 1 minute.

7140 Glycerol Membranes, 7141 Glycerol Calibrator and 7142 Glycerol Linearity Standards are available from YSI (UK), please contact us for prices and application details.

ACHEMA 2012

YSI Life Sciences will be exhibiting at ACHEMA 2012

18-22nd June, Frankfurt am Main, Germany

Hall 4.2, stand P35

SPORTS FINTESS TESTING USING THE YSI 2300 ANALYSER

The article below has been written by the Department of Sports and Exercise at Teesside University, which has been using the YSI 2300 STAT Plus to monitor blood lactate levels since 2008...

"As the 2012 Olympics approaches we examine the use of the YSI 2300 analyser - measuring and monitoring blood lactate levels in athletes around the UK.

At Teesside Univeristy we carry out fitness testing for all levels of ability, seven days a week. Our highly qualified team has a wide level of sport science experience from submaximal, threshold testing and maximal tests (VO2 max tests) to preparing athletes for ultramarathons like the Marathon de Sable.

Dr Matt Weston runs the University's sports science service which is fully accredited by the British Association of Sport and Exercise Sciences. The service has three world-class, fully equipped exercise labs to do testing specific to an athlete's sport - running, cycling, rowing or swimming. From aspiring sports performers to Olympic or world champion athletes, Teesside offers different levels of service. And with a YSI 2300 analyser installed in 2008, we carry out around 100 lactate tests each day.

At Teesside University we carry out regular sport-specific assessments to measure change over time. Clients include the British Bouldering Team and Sharon Gayter, an ultra-distance runner.

Sharon has run over 300 marathons and more than 100 ultra distance races, including 750km in Athens in 2011. She recently smashed two world records on campus, beating the men's and women's world records for long distance running on a treadmill over seven days (18 hours a day), running 832.57km (517.33 miles). We used the YSI 2300 analyser at regular intervals to monitor her blood lactate levels during her record attempt. View Sharon's video

The YSI 2300 glucose and lactate analyser is popular in sports science labs - it's quick, accurate and reliable. And it's simple to use. With its proprietary immobilised enzyme technology, it's the gold standard within its field."

SPEED AND ACCURACY MADE SIMPLE - YSI 2900 Series

YSI Life Sciences has officially released the first YSI 2900 series biochemistry analyser.

Using trusted YSI biosensor measurement technology for ONE MINUTE measurements, the 2900 features an intuitive touch-screen user interface, improved level detection system for flexible sampling from tubes and well plates, built-in automation for up to 96 samples, onboard training videos, modular design for future expansion, data download options incl USB, ethernet and much more, making the 2900 series analysers the easiest to use and most effective way to measure currently up to two compatible chemistries from the list below in a wide range of matrices.

Glucose * Lactate * Glutamine * Glutamate * Xylose * Ethanol * Methanol * Sucrose * Galactose/Lactose * Choline * Hydrogen Peroxide

For more details or to arrange a demonstration please contact us at ukinfo@ysi.com.

EXTENDED RANGE ETHANOL

YSI Life Sciences released Extended Range Ethanol membranes and reagents, to be used on YSI 2700 SELECT, YSI 2900 and YSI 7100 MBS analysers.

7150 ER Ethanol Membranes and 7151 ER Ethanol Standards Kit are now available for measuring ethanol concentrations from 3.0 g/l to 50 g/l without dilution.

For Ethanol concentrations below 3 g/l please use the standard 2786 ethanol membranes.

Next Training for YSI Life Sciences International Dealers

Over the last two years our Training Facility was used for training of Product Specialists and Service Engineers who represent YSI Life Sciences and support our customers in Belgium, Netherlands, France, Germany, Portugal, Finland, Sweden, Poland, India, Italy, Denmark, Czech Republic, Greece and recently Sweden and Spain.

Planned dates for the next YSI Life Sciences Training Session in 2012:

• June/July - dates to be specified

EVENTS & EXHIBITIONS

As from January 2010 YSI (UK) Ltd has the additional responsibility of Sales and Technical support of the YSI Life Sciences dealer network in Europe, Africa, India and the Middle East.

We are actively involved in promoting the YSI Life Sciences products in the territories with our direct sales responsibility and we are looking forward to meeting with you at the following events:

• ACHEMA 2012, 18th - 22th June 2012, Frankfurt am Main (at Kreienbaum, Booth no. P35, Hall 4.2)

• Lab Innovations 2012, 7th - 8th November, NEC Birmingham, UK

YSI (UK) LIMITED now to supply YSI Life Sciences products in Ireland

Due to organisational changes, YSI (UK) Limited has with immediate effect assumed full responsibility for the sales, service and technical support of the YSI Life Sciences product range to Ireland.  This area was previously supported by YSI Hydrodata Ltd.