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Help Patients Provide Better Samples

Ensuring minimum fuss, easy specimen sampling and preventing contamination with toilet water and chemicals, the simple Fe-Col paper loop is an economical way to make faecal collection more convenient and testing more controlled.

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Fully Automate Your Calprotectin Testing

The BÜHLMANN fCAL® turbo calprotectin assay in combination with the new CALEX extraction device design enables fully automated calprotectin testing on laboratory track systems.

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A Cost Effective Alternative to Colonoscopy

NICE DG30 - How Does This Impact Your Clinical Practice?
Find out the latest views on Faecal Immunochemical Tests (FIT) for symptomatic testing for bowel disease.

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Supporting New Standards of Care for IBD

IBDoc® is the first CE marked Calprotectin Home Test. It provides a practical way for more frequent monitoring of patients in the privacy of their own home.

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Clinical Chemistry from A-Z

From ACE to Zinc we have an extensive range of Clinical Chemistry assays, calibrators, standards and controls from the highest quality manufacturers. Check out the full range.

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New Issue of Leading Edge

Read about a new pathway for Faecal Calprotectin testing in primary care, introducing patient home tests for Calprotectin in a routine District General Hospital and logistics for FIT testing in this new issue of our diagnostics newsletter.

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Focus on FIT

Since the publication of NICE DG30, interest in Faecal Immunochemical Testing (FIT) to triage patients with abdominal symptoms has escalated. Find out about current FIT studies and clinical thinking on the application of FIT, from experts in the field.

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Easy Allergy Testing without the Risk

Read all about the BÜHLMANN Flow CAST® assay in the new Basophil Activation Test Brochure. Offers a safe and simple in vitro alternative to traditional allergy testing.

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Celebrating 10 Years of UK Calprotectin Testing

2017 marks the 10th anniversary of our partnership with BÜHLMANN, developing the use of calprotectin analyses in the UK to become the major biomarker for IBD. See how technology has evolved to advance calprotectin services to meet increasing demands.

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What's New for the Laboratory World?

Laboratree - Tips for Trees

Alpha's Laboratree scheme for users of Fastrak® environmentally friendly pipette tips has now planted 1500 trees. Join now for free to get a unique combination of green benefits and help sustainability in UK woodlands..

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Supplies for Schools

Alpha Laboratories has been specified on the UK OCR Science projects curriculum for schools to supply a range of consumables for laboratory practical classes. See the detail here.

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Half Price Lab Consumables Whilst Stocks Last!

We occasionally overstock products, have discontinued lines or need to make space for new products arriving. That’s all good news for you because we then offer our Clearance Stock at 50% discount. Don’t miss the opportunity to pick up a bargain.

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NEW Issue of LabVantage Laboratory Newsletter 3-2018

Read our latest issue of LabVantage for amazing savings including over 40% off Pipette Multipacks, 30% off EveryDay Containers and over 20% off NEW Laboratory Equipment.

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Fast Racking, Less Packing, Quality Tips

Compared to other tip refill systems, Fastrak® is smaller, lighter and has less packaging. It reduces waste, saves time and helps you lower your carbon footprint.

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CE IVD Labelling of Pipettes, Tips, Pastettes and Centrifuge Tubes

For a number of years, there has been confusion on whether products such as pipettes and tips could carry the CE IVD mark. In 2012 the European Commission Directorate General for Health and Consumers issued guidelines on certain products to clarify the position on CE IVD marking.

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Great Pipetting at a Great Price

Do you need new pipettes but are restricted by available budget? We have just the solution for you. You'll be amazed at the quality and pipetting performance you can get at such an affordable price with the new alpha+ pipettes.

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Pipetting Academy™

Training for Better Pipetting Performance, Ergonomics and Safety. Now with Essentials and Advanced Programmes to best suit your needs. Seminars, videos and practical activities delivered by technical experts.

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Custom Designed Consumables

Did you know that we can help you with various options and customised production for a variety of components for diagnostic and laboratory kit manufacturer?

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Pastette® Resin Source Change

From the second quarter of 2018 we will be utilising a newly sourced Low Density Polyethylene resin for the manufacture of our Pastettes. Follow the link to find out more about this change.

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Golden Ticket Winners!

Congratulations to some of the Golden Ticket Winners in the Pastette® 40th Anniversary Giveaway. Check your Pastette boxes to find a winning ticket and you could join them.

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Inter-Regional Laboratory Agreement (IRLA)

Alpha Laboratories Ltd. is an awarded supplier on the current IRLA agreement for the supply of laboratory consumables and pipettes.

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The Record Breaking Pastette® User

As part of the 40th anniversary celebrations for Pastette® we asked who has been using them the longest?
We have a winner!

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Supporting Your UN3373 Compliance Obligations

Tailor Made Sample Collection & Transport Kits

Complete solutions for clinical trials, diagnostics, health screening, food testing etc. We can custom design whatever you need.

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SpeciSafe® Could Save You 60% in Transport Costs

The compact, flat design of SpeciSafe® secondary mailing packs mean blood tubes and other thin primary containers can be mailed at the lower large letter rate rather than the more expensive small parcel rate.

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Quality Samples for Quality Results

Making sample collection easy and convenient for the patient means the lab is more likely to receive good material for analysis. Our innovative faecal and urine sample collection devices can help.

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Medical Sample Carriers

Our UN3373 labelled specimen carriers are a popular choice with couriers and hospital transport staff. Additional pouches, absorbent etc. ensure your complete compliance.

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Complete End-to-End Sample Transport Compliance Solutions

From primary sample containers to innovative secondary and outer packaging solutions we have a wide range of options to support your UN3373 compliance whatever your sample size and volume.

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Get Compliant with New UN3373 Training

Learn how to meet your responsibilities and ensure legal compliance for biopackaging by attending an Alpha Laboratories Sample Transport Seminar.

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Meet the Requirements of IATA Regulations

Additional requirements are necessary for compliant transport of biological samples by air. Our IATA pouches undergo rigorous testing at both -40C and +55C to ensure they can withstand extremes of pressure and temperature.

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Try SpeciSafe®
It's So Quick and Easy!

The all in one design of the SpeciSafe secondary packaging system saves you time and money. No need to use additional absorbent or wrap tubes separately. Just place in the robust shell and insert into your appropriate outer packaging.

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Custom Designed Consumables

Did you know that we can help you with various options and customised production for a variety of components for diagnostic and laboratory kit manufacturer?

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Specialist Reagents to Support Your Research

Time Out for ³²P Kinase Assays

Phos-tag™ is revolutionising the study of protein phosphorylation. Its binding is selective for phosphate groups enabling it to replace conventional radioisotopes and enzyme immunoassay in traditional detection protocols.

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Anti-iba1 Microglial Marker

Iba-1 (ionised calcium binding adaptor molecule 1) is a specific marker for macrophages and microglia cells. We have antibodies for immunohistochemistry and western blotting.

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Create Your Own Immunoassays

Setting up your own high quality, customised immunoassay solutions quick, easy and more cost-effective with BioPorto distinctive, top-quality, pre-matched capture and detection antibody pairs.

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Research Reagents and Kits Literature

We have a wide range of brochures detailing the applications areas of our Research reagents and Kits. Click the link below to download literature for the various ranges.

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Perfecting Your Transfection

ScreenFectA, is a new multipurpose cationic lipid transfection reagent combining high transfection efficiency with low cell toxicity.

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Don't Let the Frost Bite

Cell cultures are valuable research assets that need to be protected during cold storage and revival. BAMBANKER™ and StemSure cryoprotectant media maximise cell recovery.

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Variability Free IgE

The unique IgE preparations from BioPorto are the only commercially available human monoclonal IgE antibody. They eliminate the problem of the batch to batch variability and ensure very high reproducibility.

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Nephrotoxicity: Rapid Identity During Drug Development

Establishing safety of new drug candidates remains a major challenge at every stage of the development process. NGAL is a biomarker that rapidly identifies Acute Kidney Injury.

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Here to Help

Take Stock!

Set up a Forecast or Confirmed Supply Schedule for simple, flexible ordering and improved efficiency with added cost savings, quality benefits, ease of ordering and reduced administration.

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Support for Your ISO 15189 Accreditation

Equipment validation services, verified third party controls and calibrators, true cellular controls and frozen plasma products can all help with your quality control procedures.

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ISO 9001:2015 Accredited

Alpha Laboratories has been ISO certified since 1993 and is audited annually by National Quality Assurance. This has recently been upgraded to the new ISO 9001:2015 standard.

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The Dedication of a
Family Run Business

In 2015 Alpha Laboratories celebrated 40 years of providing support to UK and international scientists. The company remains today, as always, a family-run business with the same vision and ethos, whilst continuing to focus on customer needs and ever-changing technologies.

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Diagnostics Kits - Information for the Public

Alpha Laboratories is a supplier of diagnostic kits for use by professional medical personnel within a clinical laboratory or doctors surgery. They are not available to the general public for home testing.

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New Issue of Leading Edge

Download the 2018-3 diagnostics newsletter for case studies, clinical articles and new technologies.

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Alpha Labs Website

Register on the Alpha Labs website to access any special discount agreements set up for your institute.

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Custom Designed Consumables

Did you know that we can help you with various options and customised production for a variety of components for diagnostic and laboratory kit manufacturer?

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Latest News

See our latest news including current offers, articles, press releases and much more...
Recently added: New Supplier Partnerships for Both Diagnostic and Laboratory Products!

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Preparing for 'No Deal' BREXIT

We understand how important reliable supply of essential healthcare and laboratory products is for our customers. Find out how we are doing everything we can to ensure this is maintained in the event of a 'No Deal' BREXIT.

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