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(last updated 07/17/08)
Congratulations To The Endocrinology '08 Survey Winner!
Dr. Mi Hye Lee of the Medical University of South Carolina is the winner of the iPod for participating in Worthington's Cell Isolation Survey at the 2008 Endocrinology annual meeting held in San Francisco, CA earlier this month. The survey information will help us better meet the needs of all primary cell isolation researchers. Congratulations to Dr. Lee and thanks to all survey participants!
ISO9001:2000 RECERTIFICATION OF WORTHINGTON BIOCHEMICAL CORPORATION
Worthington Biochemical Corporation is proud to announce their successful company-wide ISO9001:2000 recertification upon completion of the three year reassessment audit by ANAB-accredited SGS US Testing Company, Systems & Services Certification.
Worthington Biochemical develops and produces high quality purified enzymes, proteins, nucleic acids and cell isolation kits for applications in life science research, diagnostics, bioprocessing, biopharm & biotechnology. Founded in 1947 and privately held, Worthington has maintained a reputation for quality products and excellent customer service which their ISO9001:2000 recertification confirms.
With worldwide distribution, Worthington markets products direct to domestic customers and internationally through a network of distributors. Products are supplied for primary cell isolation & cell culture, protein research, molecular biology and many other research applications. As a primary manufacturer, Worthington can meet enzyme requirements from research-scale to bulk bioprocessing quantities with all manufacturing taking place at their facility located in Lakewood, NJ.
For additional information: Ph: 800.445.9603 • 732.942.0660, Fax: 800.368.3108, 732.942.9270 or visit www.worthington-biochem.com.
Contact: Jim Zacka, VP, ph: 732.942.1660, e-mail: jzacka@worthington-biochem.com
Collagenase Product(s) Raw Material Certification
Although it does not affect the majority of research customers, please be aware that the FDA has recently issued a 'Risk of BSE in Collagenase Enzymes' notice to all FDA-regulated users of Collagenases. (5/23/07 FDA Collagenase Note: PDF Version) Worthington currently provides Collagenase to many such customers for which this issue is likely to arise. We recently drafted a document (Collagenase Products Raw Material Certification) in response to the FDA's letter to all regulated Collagenase user, available on our website. Please note that although Worthington is not currently a cGMP manufacturer of collagenase we operate under GMP guidelines and are ISO9001:2000 Certified. In addition and most importantly, Worthington has never used Brain Heart Infusion (BHI) media in our collagenase production process. Other low-risk animal sourced raw materials are of USDA or equivalent inspected and approved as suitable for human consumption. We have also been working on developing a completely Animal Origin Free (AOF) collagenase product and have raised the priority of this due to recent inquiries such as this. We hope to have AOF Collagenase evaluation material available for sampling within a few months. We would welcome the opportunity to provide evaluation samples as soon as they become available if interested. Please let us know if we can be of additional assistance or if any additional information is required by any of your customers. We look forward to continuing to provide collagenase to meet the technical and regulatory requirements of the market.
NEW HEPATOCYTE ISOLATION SYSTEM NOW AVAILABLE!
Optimized and Functionally Tested Enzyme System For Hepatocyte Isolation
The New Worthington Hepatocyte Isolation System has been developed to provide researchers with a reliable, convenient, and consistent hepatocyte cell isolation system. By using the pre-optimized combination of enzymes contained in this kit, it is possible to minimize the lot-to-lot variation and improve the quality of the isolated hepatocytes. In addition, Worthington use-tests each lot by isolating hepatocytes from adult rat to assure performance, reliability, and consistent yield of viable cells.
Each kit includes single-use enzyme vials, balanced salt solution, buffer, culture media and an optimized protocol for five separate adult rat liver perfusions. The method is based on that described by Berry, M.N., modified by Seglen, P.O., and further optimized in conjunction with several collaborating researchers. Available on-line at www.worthington-biochem.com, e-mail: techservice@worthington-biochem.com , Call: 800.445.9603/732.942.1660 or Fax: 732-942-9270 for additional information!
New Collagenase Lot Selection Tool Now Available Online!
Worthington's 'Collagenase Lot Selection Tool' is now available online at our website. This new feature was designed to help researchers select and evaluate current collagenase lots that match previous lots or desired activity profiles. Users may enter target values for collagenase, caseinase, clostripan, and tryptic activities or specify previous lot numbers. Each value can be weighted based on the relative level of importance to the application. After the search for matches is completed, a ranked list of collagenase lots currently available is generated. The selected lots can then be sampled simply by using the built in link to the Free Collagenase Sampling Program. As always, Worthington Customer and Technical Service personnel are available via phone at 800.445.9603/732.942.1660 and e-mail to assist with collagenase or any other products.
Product Certificates of Analysis Now Available Online
Certificates of Analysis for any Worthington product are now available online at our website, http://www.worthington-biochem.com. This new feature will enable customer's to instantly obtain a Certificate of Analysis with assay and descriptive information for any lot of Worthington product. Simply enter the desired lot number to obtain the current, lot-specific information. As always, Worthington Customer and Technical Service personnel are available via phone at 800.445.9603/732.942.1660 and e-mail to assist with this or any other issues.
New Sales Rep For New Jersey, New York and Pennsylvania (excluding Pittsburgh)
Worthington Biochemical is pleased to announce the appointment of Bill Dombro as Sales Representative for New Jersey, New York and Pennsylvania, excluding Pittsburgh. Worthington is well-known as a primary producer of high-quality enzymes, related biochemicals and kits for cell culture, molecular biology and other life-science research applications. Bill has extensive research sales experience and is known to many of you already for his individual service and attention to research laboratories within your area. We have recognized and combined these individual strengths in order to provide Worthington products to researchers with even better service. Please join us in welcoming Bill to the Worthington team!
New! On-Line Ordering Now Available
Customers worldwide can now order Worthington products on-line through our new, easy to use on-line ordering system. Simply click the 'On-Line Ordering' link on our homepage and enter the requested information. As always, customer assistance and technical service is available BY PHONE: (732) 942-1660 or 1-800-445-9603, BY FAX: (732) 942-9270 or 1-800-368-3108 and e-mail.
Primary Cell Isolation & Tissue Dissociation Guide Available
Worthington's latest Tissue Dissociation Guide is available to assist researchers with selecting enzymes, developing and optimizing protocols and better understanding the process of enzymatic primary cell isolation and tissue dissociation. The guide also discusses the enzymes most commonly used, their handling and specificity, and includes hundreds of new detailed cell and species-specific references. Available online at www.tissuedissociation.com
Request a copy online, by phone (800.445.9603 or 732.942.1660), or by Fax (732.942.9270).
For additional information contact Jim Zacka, 732.942.1660 or email: jzacka@worthington-biochem.com
New Tissue Dissociation Website
Worthington has launched a new website: www.tissuedissociation.com
It contains all information published in our popular Tissue Dissociation Guide. Also, annotated references ("Tissue Tables") will be updated regularly. You can use the Advanced Search feature to find references relevant to your research.
E•RASE™ RNase A/T1 Blend Digests RNA Faster!
Worthington E•Rase™ Ribonuclease Blend is an optimized blend of purified ribonucleases with differing base cleavage specificities designed to achieve more complete digestion of target RNAs in various applications requiring its removal such as plasmid purification, ribonuclease protection assays, RT-PCR, etc. Bovine pancreatic RNase A cleaves RNA after U and C nucleotides whereas RNase T1 preferentially cleaves after G.
E•RASE™ Ribonuclease Blend contains an optimized combination of these enzymes that digests RNAs more efficiently than either one alone. E•Rase™ contains 0.5mg/ml of RNase A and 100,000u/ml of RNase T1, prepared in a 50% glycerol solution for convenient storage and use, and tested to be free of contaminating DNase and Protease.
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