PEAKS Studio 5 - De Novo Sequencing Software

Waterloo, Canada - Feb. 4, 2009…Bioinformatics Solutions Inc released their latest proteomic tandem mass spectrometry software solution, PEAKS Studio 5, earlier today.

Recognized globally for de novo sequencing (identifying peptides not found in databases) and meta protein id tool, inChorus, PEAKS Studio welcomes this latest edition to its growing product line.

Loading and processing enormous RAW files, such as in excess of 35 Gigabytes, represents BSI’s commitment to supporting instrumentation technological innovations. How many other ms/ms software can perform this task…on a laptop! No longer a secret this solution derives from the introduced project based management approach. This approach allows users to easily process multiple runs, and simultaneously compare, combine, filter the results together for straightforward interpretation.

For cases where neither a database nor protein identification yields a viable solution, there is an improved SPIDER tool, for sequence reconstruction. Not only are more accurate results produced, but in a fraction of the time… 14 times faster than before…and people thought it was fast before. SPIDER also now supports both fixed and variable PTMs.

Quantitation is also introduced with this release. Provided seamlessly within PEAKS Studio 5, this available node supports ICAT, iTRAQ, SILAC, and all other label methodologies.

More information about RAPTOR including a 30-day evaluation license, please contact Advanced Labs.

RAPTOR 4.2: Protein Structure Prediction Software

Waterloo, Canada - Nov. 6, 2008…Bioinformatics Solutions Inc. has announced the release of RAPTOR 4.2, a protein threading software package, ranked as one of the very top servers in CASP8 (Critical Assessment of Techniques for Protein Structure Prediction 2008) for all targets, for the fourth consecutive competition.

RAPTOR accurately predicts protein structures by threading a query protein sequence through structure template libraries. The latest edition of RAPTOR, version 4.2, offers a new internal 3D structure modeling application to eliminate the need for expensive third-party Modelling software. Further RAPTOR applications include three different threading engines and a homology search module (PSI-BLAST based).

iCHEMS - Chemical Inventory Tracking for Laboratories

Singapore - Feb. 6, 2008…Chemical inventory management has been somewhat neglected by software developers because chemical stockrooms are not regulated by Government agencies even in pharmaceutical companies. The rise in cost of chemicals and reagents as well as the trend towards a paperless office require that laboratory personnel track inventory electronically.

iCHEMS integrates a robust chemical information database management system with a front-end interface focusing on the cabinet. The highlight of the software is that it tracks the usage of chemicals robustly. Similar to the way library books are checked-in and checked-out, the system not only captures, creates, and stores information of any new or existing laboratory chemicals, but also it executes and maintains it in a real-time and consistent manner.

Lambert Instruments exhibiting at BiOS 2008 and SPIE Photonics West

Leutingewolde, The Netherlands - Jan. 18, 2008…SPIE Photonic West is the only photonics event in North America covering the entire spectrum of light-driven technologies.

BiOS 2008 (part of SPIE Photonic West) is the world’s largest and most prestigious international biomedical optics and imaging conference. The BiOS exhibition provides the ideal venue for interacting with the early adopters of the newest biomedical technologies, as well as a launch pad for new applications and technologies in diagnostics, therapeutics, and instrumentation. For companies involved in biomedical optics, BiOS is the place to see and be seen.

Biomedical Optics Exhibition: January 19-20, 2008
Photonics West Exhibition: January 22-24, 2008

PEAKS Studio Promotion - 10% off until Year-end

Singapore - Sept. 3, 2007…PEAKS Studio, de novo sequencing and protein ID software, is even more affordable with our year-end special pricing.

Corporate customers and government institutes will receive 10% off the retail price of BSI’s PEAKS Studio 4.5 software for de novo sequencing and protein/peptide identification. Academic customers will receive 5% off their already discounted low price*. To qualify, orders must be received before December 31, 2007.

Read more and download the brochure here.

Contact us for a quotation.

*Offer valid only in the following countries: Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, China/Hong Kong/Taiwan, Korea, India and Viet Nam.

PEAKS Studio 4.5 - De Novo Sequencing Software

Waterloo, Canada - July 10, 2007…BSI (Bioinformatics Solutions Inc.) announced today, their much anticipated release of PEAKS 4.5 for peptide mass spectrometry analysis. PEAKS, known for its leadership role in de novo sequencing (sequencing of peptides not present in any database) is once again guiding tandem mass spectrometry researchers into in a new era of data analysis through sequence reconstruction. Accurate sequence reconstruction is performed by the built in SPIDER tool, which has been demonstrated to increase peptide findings by upwards of approximately 20%.

Other cutting-edge enhancements to PEAKS help researchers to identify peptides using predicted retention time. PEAKS provides all of the necessary tools for superior peptide sequence derivation and protein identification from tandem MS/MS spectra - all within an intuitive graphical interface. PEAKS Studio 4.5 provides fast, accurate results for spectra from both sequenced and unsequenced organisms. Instrument Capabilities: Researchers are now fully capable of processing raw data, straight from their instruments (Agilent, Bruker, Shimadzu, Thermo and Waters to name a few).

Tags: peptides, protein

PEAKS at ASMS 2007

Waterloo, Canada - June 8, 2007…Bioinformatics Solutions Inc. (BSI) has completed another successful ASMS Conference. Two new tools introduced were the new SPIDER, which leads to better understanding of proteins by finding mutated peptides, and inChorus, that lets you directly launch multiple search engines (including Sequest and Mascot) to get better results.

Other improvements allow you to better organize your findings, export results. In short, you can easily integrate de novo sequencing with your other tools — that’s important because you’ll never get better confirmation of peptide hits, and you’ll pick up new peptides that couldn’t be found any other way.

Tags: ASMS, sequencing

Lambert Instruments Announces New Gated Intensified High-Speed Camera

Leutingewolde, The Netherlands - April 16, 2007…Lambert Instruments has extended the range of it’s high-speed camera product line with the “new” HI-CAM CR, gated intensified high-speed camera.

The HI-CAM CR records images up to 100,000 fps allowing recording of fast events at high time-resolution. At the same time, the HI-CAM CR offers single photon detection capability. Fast moving objects are recorded sharply by shuttering the image intensifier down to 40ns and optionally 5ns.

The dual stage image intensifier is specially designed for the use in high-speed cameras. (Photocathodes with different spectral response from the UV to the near IR are available). Enhanced maximum output brightness results in a optimal signal/noise ratio at high frame rates. The intensifier is coupled to the CMOS sensor by using tapered fiber optics that matches the intensifier to the sensor format.