Jack Ma,Founder

of Alibaba Group

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IntroducingHiCynth™Media

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IntroducingPalm PCR

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Kissan Mela

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NEWSLETTER

Vented Phyta Jars

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SAP HANA®

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5thgenerationINNOVENTION 2015

in MICROBIOLOGY MEDIA

in animal and plant hydrolysates can be overcome by the component consistency of synthetic ingredients.

Advantages :» Increased consistency» Improved reproducibility » Comparable productivity» Reduced risk

“Success doesn’t come easy - it is the continuous endeavor of creative minds, tireless efforts and a determined goal.”

“Change is the watchword of progression.”

After a journey of a thousand miles in the field of ‘Make in India Vision’ and our relentless efforts in lowering the carbon footprint, HiMedia does it again. The innovative minds have come up with a revolutionary range of products called “HiCynth™ Media” thus becoming pioneers in the introduction of Chemically Defined Microbiology Media.

At a time when the regulatory bodies are posing challenges towards the use of animal based peptones and genetically modified organism/ plant, the replacement of these peptones with completely defined chemical components can be considered as the need of the hour. It not only mitigates the safety risks of animal and plant hydrolysates by being free from BSE/TSE/GMO but also contributes towards the responsibility of sustainable environment.

“HiCynth™ Media” the latest innovation, the first of its kind, the 5th generation as we term it in our range of Dehydrated Culture Media makes use of specially developed HiCynth™ peptones. These proprietary chemically defined peptones

used in the formulations meet the nutritional requirements of microorganisms in a defined manner. They substitute the undefined organic sources of animal and plant based origin peptones thereby reducing the risk of process related impurities ensuring increased consistency. Thus the component variability

Introducing HiCynth™ - Chemically Defined Media

PRODUCT LISTING» Dehydrated Culture Media

- Powdered- Granulated- Encapsulated- HiVeg™- HiCynth™

» Ready Prepared Media» Antimicrobial Susceptibility» Lyophilized ATCC Cultures» Stains and Indicators» Animal and Vegetable

Hydrolysates

Did You Know?Did You Know?Today’s “Make in India” vision was HiMedia’s dream come true 40 years ago by becoming the first ever Dehydrated Culture Media manufacturer to facilitate the Indian scientists to work with ease.

USE HiCynth™

Escherichiacoli

SalmonellaEnteritidis

MCD031XLD HiCynth™Agar

NO GMO RISK NO TSE/BSE RISKS

INNOVENTION 2015Innovative Passion

Fires Inventive Minds

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APPLICATION INDUSTRIES• Food Pathogen Detection• Pharmaceuticals• Clinical Diagnostics• Research• Environment • Dairy• Forensic• Beverage• Agriculture

Palm PCR takes as less as 8 minutes to complete a PCR assay.

That’s even faster than the time taken to prepare an Agarose Gel !!!

Did You Know?Did You Know?

PRODUCT LISTING» Palm PCR Kit» Palm E.coli 0157:H7

Detection Kit» Palm Salmonella Detection

Kit» Palm Mycobacterium

Tuberculosis Detection Kit» Palm Malaria Detection Kit» Palm Listeria Monocytogenes

Detection Kit

» Palm Multi Drug Resistant Mycobacterium Tuberculosis (MDR-TB) Detection Kit

» Palm PCR Sample Tube Rack (Holding Capacity : 6 X 8 Places)

» Palm PCR Centrifuge Adaptor (Adaptor for holding Palm PCR tube during centrifugation).

Polymerase Chain Reaction or PCR is a technique in Molecular Biology to amplify a single or few copies of DNA to generate millions of copies of DNA sequence of our interest. This fast and inexpensive ‘Molecular Photocopying’ technique revolutionized the nearly impossible study of isolated pieces of DNA.

Palm PCR is an ultra-fast, battery-powered, palm-size portable PCR machine. This unprecedented machine is a small, handheld device which features a fully portable, stand-alone thermocycler that delivers PCR amplification with high speed and sensitivity.

A protocol to perform a PCR requires setting up of only 4 control parameters:

» PCR speed» Annealing temperature» PCR time» Preheat

Melting and Extension temperatures are automatically controlled by the operating software.

SPECIFICATIONS• PCR Performance : 8 to 39 mins.• Dynamic Range : 120 bp to 2 kbp.• Extreme high efficiency : Near single copy amplification

sensitivity below 10 copies• Weight : 350g (including battery)• Display : 1.3 inch color TFT LCD• Number of Wells : 12• Sample Volume : 20 µl• Temperature : Well-to-well uniformity < 0.1°C : Stability : < 0.1°C : Accuracy : < 0.2°C• Operating Temperatures : 0°C to 40°C

Introducing Palm PCR in Molecular Biology

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PRODUCT FEATURESPlant Tissue Culture vented Phyta Jars are autoclavable and made up of highly purified polypropylene/ polycarbonate which provide excellent light transmission.

The vent on the top of cover is sealed by a PTFE filter membrane of 0.2 µm pore size which form a barrier against bacterial and fungal contamination.

The vent with a knob is adjustable for different ventilation rate to meet the different demands of gas exchange.

APPLICATIONHardening of in vitro raised plants.Plant Tissue Culture has been extensively used for rapid

multiplication of plants in artificial conditions. However, it’s wide spread use is circumvented by the loss of high percentage of plantlets when transferred to ex-vitro conditions. During in vitro conditions, plantlets grow under special conditions in air tight containers under high humidity and heterotrophic mode of nutrition. The use of closed tissue culture containers decrease air turbulences which increase leaf boundary layers and limits the inflow of CO2 and outflow of gases from the containers. The cultivation media are often supplemented with carbohydrates as energy source and growth regulator for multiplication. The addition of carbohydrate decreases the water potential of the medium considerably. These conditions result in the formation of plantlets of abnormal morphology, physiology and anatomy. After transfer from in vitro to the field conditions, plantlets have to correct mentioned abnormalities in a few weeks by acclimatization to the low humidity of natural conditions gradually.

To avoid the failure of plantlets during hardening and to acclimatize plants towards natural climatic conditions, HiMedia Laboratories has introduced Plant Tissue Culture Phyta Jars. Phyta Jars ensure higher percentage of survival of plantlets in natural conditions.

Vented Phyta Jars for Plant Tissue Culture

Orchid Maintenance Medium Banana Rooting Medium

Did You Know?Did You Know?In addition to the role of Plant Tissue Culture (PTC) in advancement of plant science research, PTC is also contributing enormously in food production, secondary metabolite production, endangered species conservation and in crop improvement.

PRODUCT LISTING» Classical Media, Basal Salts and Vitamins» Crop Specific Media» Phycology Media» Orchid Culture Media» Phytopathological Media» Hydrophonic Media» Plant Culture Tested Chemicals and Lab Aids

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Did You Know?Did You Know?DNA testing and analysis that could take days can be processed in minutes.The Next Generation Sequencing Analysis platform, built on SAP HANA®, dramatically speeds up analysis processes, due to which rapid interpretation of genome variation data is now possible.The key to the solution is the lightning-fast computing power made possible by SAP HANA’s in-memory database. It consolidates and stores comprehensive read assembly data (SAM data) and variant calls with annotation data, which is then accessed through other programs and R scripts for further analysis and reporting.

For more details refer :

https://blogs.saphana.com/2013/02/12/sap-hana-for-personalized-medicine

Embracing Business Success in Real Time with SAP® Business Suite Powered by SAP HANA®

With a focus on accessing business data and executing business operations at lightning speed, HiMedia migrated its SAP® Business Suite applications to the SAP HANA® platform. The company now has excellent insight into production planning as well as tighter control over inventory requirements. These improvements give HiMedia more time to focus on delivering consistent, quality products, driving continued innovation in Biosciences.

With great pride we would like to disclose that HiMedia is the first in Biosciences industry and overall second in Asia to adopt and implement SAP® Business Suite on HANA.

For more info log on to www.himedialabs.com

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PLANT HEALTH MANAGEMENTHiMedia has signed an agreement for technical collaboration with National Institute for Plant Health Management. HiMedia will use this technology for welfare and upliftment of farmers.

KISSAN MELAHiMedia won First Award under Bio-fertilizer and Micronutrient Category in “All India Farmers’ Fair and Agro-Industrial Exhibition 2014”. More than 450 companies from all over India had participated in the mega event. The Exhibition was organized by G. B. Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, Uttarakhand, from October 05-08, 2014.

Mr. Rajiv Ray, HiMedia Labs receiving the Award

HiMedia Director Dr. Rajas Warke collaborating with National Institute

METAGENOMICS SEMINAR

HiMedia had participated in “National Seminar on Metagenomics” which was held on July 27, 2015. The seminar was organized and sponsored, under the Popularization of Science Program, by Tamil Nadu State Council for Science and Technology, St. Joseph College, Cuddalore.

Mr. G. Rajsekaran (Zonal Sales Manager) gave an introductory talk about HiMedia and its product range whereas Mr. Abhijit A. Gade (Molecular Biology Product Specialist) gave a talk pertinent to HiMedia Molecular Biology products/ instruments in detail.

Undergraduate and postgraduate students, research fellows and faculty members from colleges in and around Cuddalore district attended the Metagenomics Seminar.

Awards & Recognition

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Did You Know?Did You Know?Jack Ma, Founder of Alibaba Group

• He failed his university entrance exam 2 times.

• He wrote to Harvard for a total of 10 times and was knocked back every single time.

• He applied to 30 jobs when he was looking for work and was rejected from all of them, including a job at KFC where 24 people applied and they hired everyone except him.

• Against all odds he founded Alibaba Group, the Internet Giant which now has market capitalization of 255 billion Yuan.

~ NEVER GIVE UP!

GIGS & GAGS

1. What do you call a dinosaur with an extensive vocabulary? Answer : A Thesaurus

2. Why can’t bike stand on its own? Answer : It’s two tired

3. What begins with T, ends with T & has T in it? Answer : A Teapot

HERE ARE SOME OF THE MOST INTERESTING FACTS ABOUT LIFE

1. If you stop getting thirsty, you need to drink more water. For when a human body is dehydrated, its thirst mechanism shuts off.

2. The pupil of the eye expands as much as 45 percent when a person looks at something pleasing. Interesting!!

3. Bats always turn left when exiting a cave. Awesome.

4. The reason honey is so easy to digest is that it’s already been digested by a bee.

5. Your left lung is smaller than your right lung to make room for your heart.

6. When Hippos are upset, their sweat turns red.

7. Google is actually the common name for a number with a million zeros.

8. The owl is the only bird to drop its upper eyelid to wink. All other birds raise their lower eyelids.

OPTICAL FACTS & INFORMATIONOn Venus, it snows metal. Mountains on Venus have been found to be capped with two types of metals : galena and bismuthinite just like snow capped mountains on earth.

The flame from a match looks the way it does beause of gravity.

Hotter gases form the “tongue” and can fight against the force of gravity better than the cooler gases on the sides.

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Reality Bites