Esco | News Release


Esco Launches the CelCulture® CO₂ Incubator with High Heat Sterilization Esco is proud to announce the launch of Esco CelCulture® CO2 Incubator with High Heat Sterilization (CCL-HHS). This new product adopts a 180°C dry heat sterilization system, proven effective in killing normally resistant fungi, bacterial spore,... Read More
The Lab Cycle: Esco Scientific Quarterly Newsletter - Issue 1, May 2020 Esco Scientific proudly launches The Lab Cycle, a quarterly newsletter, highlighting new products, customer installations and success stories of Esco's laboratory equipment. This issue focuses on the COVID-19 pandemic and how Esco provided solutions... Read More
COVID-19 Response: A letter to our customers COVID-19 Response A letter to our customers The COVID-19 pandemic has been dominating global headlines in recent times. It is indeed worrying for everyone, and it is uncertain how the situation will pan out in the coming months. Nonetheless,... Read More
Quick Guide to Carbon Filters Carbon filters are used to remove toxic gases, hazardous fumes, and odors. These filters are constructed from high quality carbon pellets and durable chemical-resistant cases. Carbon filters trap gaseous pollutants through the process of adsorption wherein... Read More
Esco invests RMB100 million into new 20,000m² Innovation Center in China Pictured: Artists impression of the new Esco Jiangsu Innovation Centre Breaks ground on its new state-of-the-art manufacturing and innovation complex to accelerate commercialisation of life sciences, medical devices, reproductive medicine and... Read More
Esco Group to acquire AT Medical UAB SINGAPORE, June 14, 2018 — Esco Group to acquire AT Medical UAB, an Esco Ventures portfolio company, to accelerate development of the Esco life sciences ecosystem and delivery of innovative fertility technologies. Acquisition will... Read More
The Fight Against Lung Cancer is On Lung cancer is listed as the most common cancer in the world, with 1.8 million new cases diagnosed in 2012. The Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) report that in the United States, more people... Read More
The 1000th Esco Miri Customer finds convenience with SAFE Sens integration When SAFE Sens integration to the Esco Miri® benchtop incubator was announced at ESHRE last year, it was well received by IVF laboratories worldwide. The ability to measure, record and archive pH during a cycle, provides the lab extra assurance of... Read More
Why gas and temperature stability matter When embryos are cultured in the lab, they are housed in incubators where gas and temperature levels are closely monitored to mimic the environment of a woman’s fallopian tube. The moment embryos are exposed to the unstable environment; they may... Read More
How to Properly Collect and Store Water Sample for BOD Testing Biological Oxygen Demand (BOD) measures the amount of oxygen consumed by microorganisms in decomposing organic matter in stream water. The greater the BOD, the more rapidly oxygen is depleted in the stream. This means less oxygen is available... Read More
Stress-free Working Practices in the Lab Always feeling tired after a full-day's work inside your lab? All that work-related stree might have caused you to experience fatigue. DNA research and other activities performed in the laboratory can be physically demanding and stressful. Feelings... Read More
Affordable Solution to USP 800 Non-Sterile Drug Compounding To protect operators, a number of engineering controls and personal protective solutions are available, one of which is the Esco PowderMax™ cabinet. This equipment is designed to provide operator protection by drawing harmful airborne powders away... Read More
Take extra step to Safety Perchloric acid, because of its strong oxidizing properties, is used in a wide range of chemical applications. When heated, it vaporizes and condenses to form metallic perchlorates on hood,... Read More
Understanding Work-Related Asthma One in 10 cases of asthma in adults (both new asthma symptoms and childhood asthma symptoms returning) is caused by work-related factors. ALLERGIC... Read More
10 Common PPE Mistakes 1 Not wearing lab coats There are a lot of important reasons why a lab coat is essential in any... Read More
Esco, ISO 13485:2003 certified With the continued efforts and dedication of our people, and the strong partnership with our customers, Esco is able to grow and develop into a more competitive provider of laboratory, medical and pharmaceutical equipment. Esco Micro Pte. Ltd. demonstrated... Read More
Easy and Accurate Validation Devices for IVF Incubators During embryo culture and in vitro fertilization (IVF) process, it is essential that the incubator runs in a consistent and accurate temperature, gas concentration and pH.... Read More
An Undersea-like Place to Call Home Marine invertebrate cell culture has been advantageous in generating models for a number of studies including animal development, cell activation, and malignant transformation. For instance, a pioneering work by Bergmann... Read More
Minimize the risk of contamination in your cell culture laboratory Contamination has always been a major concern in a cell culture laboratory. Contaminants attack cell cultures in one way or another, at any time and usually without the knowledge of the laboratory workers. Consequences... Read More
Safety Beyond Standard \| Biological Safety Cabinet Safety is always our priority. That is why Esco complies to all standards and often times exceeds minimum requirements set by international certification bodies. Furthermore, as part of our promise to be advocates of safety, we make sure that we... Read More
Here's what happens when you take safety for granted 10 TOXIC LABORATORY CHEMICALS AND WHAT THEY DO TO YOU Acetonitrile Flammable... Read More
Brainy Fact: Brain-eating Amoeba Infection Naegleria fowleri Naegleria fowleri, one of the species in the genus Naegleria and the only one known to cause disease in humans. It is known to proliferate... Read More
Esco certified by NEBB for Cleanroom Performance Testing Esco recently acquired a National Environmental Balancing Bureau (NEBB) Australia Certification on Cleanroom Performance Testing of Cleanrooms and Cleanroom Systems. Likewise, Poh Seah Seow, Esco Service Manager, is named as NEBB Certified Professional. Esco... Read More
Meet us at ASPIRE 2017 Esco Medical is your partner in achieving better success! Come and see us at the 7th Congress of the Asia Pacific Initiative on... Read More
Did I Purchase the Right CO2 Incubator? A CO2 incubator is an essential laboratory equipment used to cultivate cells and tissues for an array of applications. Using a CO2 incubator, parameters such as temperature, carbon dioxide, humidity, and oxygen can be... Read More
Free your Lab from Bioburden with Esco's ISOCIDE™ Powder Coating Technology "The... Read More
Product Spotlight: Fertilisafe™ Workstation with Miri Chambers Fertilisafe Workstation, Model: MAW- Esco Medical understands the importance of keeping your samples safe at all times. To maximize every step in your IVF routine, we have integrated the Miri Chambers into the workstation to provide a safe and stable... Read More
Are We on the Same Page? A Guide to Time-Lapse Nomenclature and Annotation Evaluation of embryos in vitro has significantly improved over the past years with the introduction of time-lapse technology, which provides us with new tools to assess the morphological characteristics and implantation potential of an embryo. This... Read More
Esco Medical Incubators with Excellent Quality Control features Easy quality control and validation are factors to consider when buying an IVF incubator as absence of such may affect successful outcomes. Gametes and embryos optimally grow by ensuring that they get the right environment – optimal gas concentration,... Read More
TaPestle Rx organizes a fruitful seminar in the Land Down Under TaPestle Rx successfully conducted another seminar on Innovative Technology in Pharmacy Compounding in partnership with Fisher Biotec Australia, Esco’s distributor in the region, last November 29, 2016, held at Pullman Melbourne Albert... Read More
Carmentix and the University of Melbourne Announce "Preterm Birth Biomarker Discovery" Initiative SINGAPORE, Dec. 9, 2016 -- Carmentix Private Limited ("Carmentix") and the University of Melbourne are proud to announce the "Preterm Birth Biomarker Discovery" initiative. The aim of this collaborative clinical... Read More
“Open front” cabinets and Isolators compared In making compounded sterile preparations (CSPs), International Standards highly recommend the use of primary engineering controls (PECs). A PEC is a device or room that provides an ISO Class 5 or Grade A environment for compounding of CSPs. While it... Read More
Microbial Contamination Risk Levels and Beyond-Use Dating According to USP <797>, CSPs are assigned primarily according to the potential for microbial contamination during compounding. Potential sources of contamination include, but are not limited to, solid and liquid matter from compounding personnel... Read More
Miri and Mini-Miri to Use World’s Most Advanced Continuous pH Monitoring System Blood Cell Storage, Inc. (BCSI) and Esco Medical, a division of Esco Micro Pte. Ltd., Singapore, announced the signing of a contract for the integration of the SAFE Sens® TrakPod within the MIRI family of benchtop incubators. “We... Read More
What are you missing without Time-Lapse? Diana Stein, embryologist for over 30 years and Lab Director of Laniado Hospital-Sanz Medical Center (Israel) and a Miri® Time-Lapse user, had an initial impression after a quick look of the embryo status morning of Day 2 to transfer the embryo... Read More
Just Clean It: Cleaning and disinfecting compounding areas Surfaces in compounding areas are a major source of microbial contamination of compounded sterile preparations (CSPs). Therefore, scrupulous attention must be paid to cleaning and disinfection. Cleaning is a process that results in the removal of... Read More
Choose the right SPOT: Ultra Low Temperature Freezers It is important that Ultra Low Temperature Freezers be placed in your laboratory appropriately to ensure maximum efficiency, safety and longer equipment life. Here are some pointers that you can follow in choosing the right spot for your ULT... Read More
Discover the most diverse compounding pharmacy isolators Esco Pharma is pleased to launch our latest range of isolators specifically engineered to meet the growing demands of pharmacy compounding industry. Most Diverse Isolator Range Esco currently has the most diverse range of standard isolators for every... Read More
Cytotoxic Drugs: Safe Handling in the Workplace Cytotoxic drugs (sometimes known as antineoplastics) Describe a group of medicines that contain chemicals which are toxic to cells, preventing their replication or growth, and so are primarily used to treat cancer. Once inside the body, their action... Read More
Esco Factory Clearance Sale From today until Dec 31, avail of up to 30% discount* on selected factory items! *Discount may vary depending on the model AVAILABLE PRODUCTS Biological Safety Cabinets CO2 Incubators Cold Storage Compounding... Read More
Esco Medical holds Miri TL Workshop in Linz, Austria From left to Right: Uwe Weidner (Hamburg, Germany), Irene Cuevas (Valencia, Spain), Thomas Ebner (Linz, Austria), Peter Fancsovits (Budapest, Hungary), Lisa Schanze (Düsseldorf, Germany), Stefanie Schansker (Kiel, Germany),... Read More
Esco Secures FDA Clearance For Commercial Distribution of Miri® TL, a Proprietary Next Generation Time-lapse Embryo Incubator for IVF Esco Medical, the IVF business unit of the Esco Group, announced that it has received the U.S Food and Drug Administration (FDA) 510(k) clearance on the Miri® Time-Lapse Embryo Incubator. The Miri® TL is a multi-room incubator with a built-in... Read More
Know your Risk Group Working in a Microbiology laboratory includes exposure to different agents with different hazard levels. It is important to be aware of the threats in order to know how to be protected and ensure safety. The Center for Disease Control (CDC) and the... Read More
Esco Miri® TL Embryo Incubator Granted FDA 510(k) Clearance Esco Medical, the IVF business unit of the Esco Group, today announced that it has received the U.S Food and Drug Administration (FDA) 510(k) clearance on the Miri® Time-Lapse Embryo Incubator. The Miri® TL is a multi-room incubator with a built-in... Read More
Esco Ventures Labs, ready for incubatee companies Esco Ventures, the corporate venture arm of Esco Group, proudly announces the establishment of Esco Ventures Labs, a biomedical incubation space with wet labs, at Ayer Rajah Crescent, Singapore's start -up cluster. The purpose of Esco Ventures Labs... Read More
Dealing with Chemical Spills Dealing with Chemical Spills Chemical spills or leaks are hazardous to laboratory users. Emergency plans of action must be strictly implemented in case of chemical accidents. These rules must provide a solution on how to contain the spill and... Read More
Meet our Embryo Incubators at ASPIRE Congress 2016! The 6th Congress of the Asia Pacific Initiative on Reproduction (ASPIRE 2016) aims to address, share and discuss significant development and scientific advancements in fertility preservation, embryology, andrology, PCOS (Polycystic Ovary Syndrome),... Read More
Choosing the right ventilation enclosure made easier with LVES app The Laboratory Ventilated Enclosure Selector app is a new easy way to help you out when choosing the right ventilated enclosure for your lab. This ensures that you will be using the correct cabinet to give you the protection that you need. The... Read More
Chemical Pneumonia: A Life Hazard What is Chemical Pneumonia? Chemical Pnuemonia or chemical pneumonitis is the inflammation of lungs caused by inhaling chemical fumes or breathing in harmful dust or particles. Inhalation of chemical fumes or particles will cause difficulty... Read More
What you need to know about Zika The Zika virus is a mosquito-transmitted infection related to dengue, yellow fever and West Nile virus. First discovered in the Zika forest in Uganda in 1947, Zika virus is common in Africa and Asia. However, it did not begin spreading widely in... Read More
Why ULPA Filters? Both ULPA and HEPA filters are air filters designed to trap a vast majority of very small particulate contaminants from an air stream. These filters are used in applications requiring very efficient filtering of airborne pathogens which can cause disease.... Read More
Working safety in your Biosafety Cabinets: Dealing with Spills When handling biological hazards, it is important to ensure safe working practices. However, even in your most careful moments, a biological spill can occur. What should you do? A biological or infectious spill shall be promptly contained and cleaned... Read More
Esco Pharma ships out General Processing Platform Isolator (GPPI) to a client in Canada The platform design with pre-proven engineering provides a perfect solution to meet a potent product formulation application with the shortest engineering and fastest delivery time. The Esco GPPI features an integrated analytical load cell with external... Read More
How can FiltraCheck App help you? Problems with choosing the right fume hood model and suitable carbon filter? Worry no more! Esco proudly presents the FiltraCheck™, the world’s first chemical evaluation application. This app is equipped with a user-friendly interface... Read More
Pointers on Working Safely with your Fume Hood Hi lab Mates, Certainly, working inside the lab is a challenge, to say the least. In all the hustle of pipetting, pouring and mixing chemicals, worker health and safety can be overlooked -- sometime with dire consequences. Esco has always been... Read More
Esco at Medica 2015 Medica 2015 was a great success Esco has exhibited with a booth area at the Singapore Pavilion, in Hall 3. Medica 2015 was held on 16 – 19 November with 130,000 specialist visitors from around 120 nations with strikingly large number came from... Read More
Ensure your safety, Choose Esco quality Equipped with all the latest design features and its commitment to quality, Esco Labculture Class II Type B2 biosafety cabinets ensure operator, product and environmental protection against microbiological agents and chemical fumes. Esco Labculture... Read More
Esco Medical Chinese Website, now online! The demands of Esco Medical products are increasing, and IVF centers around the world have shifted and are using our products, most specifically the Miri® TL Time Lapse Embryo Incubator, Miri® Multi-room Benchtop Incubator and Fertilisafe™... Read More
Esco awarded as the Overall Winner in the Singapore Prestige Brand Awards 2015 Esco was again recognized and honoured as an Overall Winner of the Maybank Regional Brands Category in the Singapore Prestige Brands Awards (SPBA) held on October 30, 2015. Esco has won SPBA for two consecutive years. Evaluations were based on the success... Read More
Esco Medical at ASRM 2015 Thank you for visiting our booth! ASRM, held on October 17-21 at Baltimore Convention Center, Maryland, USA, is indeed a very successful and enjoyable experience for Esco Medical. We are truly grateful for those who visited us and showed interest in... Read More
Why choose Lexicon II ULT freezer? If you find this video informative, please don’t forget to share it. Esco’s Lexicon II is designed for laboratory use that aims to protect your samples with its excellent design and robust materials. Excellent Door Seal A gasket... Read More
Why animals are used in research? Animals are used in research when it is necessary to know what happens in the whole, living body, which is far more complex than the sum of its parts. The following are the four main reasons why animals are used in research: 1. To advance scientific... Read More
Esco Pharma exhibited concurrently in Pharma Expo Las Vegas and IPEX Packaging Expo in Jakarta Esco Pharma is dedicated to providing specialist services, equipment packages and process solutions from our core platform products leading to improved protection of operators, reduction of cross-contamination and more efficient processing. To uphold... Read More
Thank you for being with us at FSA Conference 2015! To everyone who visited us at Booth 27 in the National Convention Center in Canberra, thank you very much! It was nice to meet the crowd behind the successful and ever-growing IVF community of Australia / New Zealand. We are truly ecstatic to have your... Read More
Myth debunked: Not all fume hoods are energy spenders! Fume hoods are literally huge energy spenders, with each one consuming more energy than three average homes in the US. Depending on climate and system design, estimated energy costs for fume hoods range up to US$9000 annually. The cost of running more... Read More
All about Biological Oxygen Demand (BOD) How does it affect Water Quality? When abnormally high levels of bacterial activity takes place, often due to organic pollution from domestic sewage, industrial sewage, septic tank leakage, and fertilizer runoff, the level of dissolved oxygen... Read More
A new level of quality control is coming your way at FSA 2015 Esco Medical will be exhibiting at the Fertility Society of Australia Annual Conference 2015 on 13-16 September to bring you our state-of-the-art products that will translate your procedures into a new level of quality control. Esco Medical is focused... Read More
Why it is safer to use ductless fume hoods? Esco Ascent™ Ductless Fume Hoods provide protection to both laboratory personnel and environment by filtering toxic chemical fumes. These fume hoods use activated carbon to "clean" hazardous vapors and recycle it back to the laboratory.... Read More
Thank you for visiting Esco at ACHEMA 2015! ACHEMA 2015 was a great success, thanks to our visitors. We have received excellent feedback for our latest innovative technologies and product developments in Biosafety, Thermostatics, Isolators and Bioprocessing (Bioreactors) Technology. Among them... Read More
Thank you for visiting us at ESHRE 2015! Thank you for visiting us at our stand! ESHRE 2015 was a very special experience for For Esco Medical. We are grateful to the existing users, our loyal customers, who helped by bringing their colleagues over to see our Miri TL and Miri Multiroom... Read More
A new level of quality control Esco Medical at ESHRE 2015 Happening Now! A new level of Quality Control has come your way... Esco Medical at ESHRE 2015! Visit Us at Booth G04-F07. We are right in front of the libation. We are showcasing the latest addition to our IVF product line. Semi Closed Environment... Read More
Esco at ISPE Exhibition As we finish another successful exhibition—ISPE at Suntec, Singapore on 28-29 May, 2015, we would like to thank all of you for the continuous support and interest. At the event, we displayed our latest products in the market under Esco: Containment... Read More
Esco Medical held its annual technical training in Singapore As part of our commitment in providing quality products and services, Esco has successfully conducted its annual Advanced Technical Training in its headquarters in Singapore. Once again we would like to thank all distributors across Asia and... Read More
Miri TL time lapse embryo incubator - monitoring your embryos' every move (IVF) At the heart of the New Esco Miri® TL is its Time Lapse monitoring of embryo development. This value- added treatment holds the most unique incubation environment with the market's... Read More
Salute to Lee Kuan Yew Driven, persistent, with a solid dedication and passion, a man of foresight with a fighting spirit, the one who believes in every person’s capability to contribute to the growth of the society, Lee Kuan Yew—The Founding Father of Modern Singapore. For... Read More
Combating the Invisible Foe \| Ebola Download pdf RELATED PRODUCTS ► REQUEST A QUOTE ► REQUEST A QUOTE ► REQUEST A QUOTE ... Read More
Esco is Now on iOS In line with Esco's effort in delivering its best platform for business development and providing a powerful, yet simple integrated experience, Esco can now be easily reached through your iOS devices.Who does not love to receive quicker services?... Read More
New CO2 Incubator White Paper: Antimicrobial Testing on Copper versus Copper Alloys Laboratory incubators are devices used to grow and maintain microbiological cell cultures. CO2 incubators work in such a way that it controls three important factors for cell growth: temperature, relative humidity, and carbon dioxide level. It is important... Read More
New GPRS/GSM Modem for SMS Alerts for Lexicon® ULT Freezer with U-Series Controller Esco is continuously improving its products and services to better cater the demands of freezer users.For this reason, we would like to announce that we now have a new GPRS/GSM Modem accessory for SMS Alerts on Esco Lexicon® ULT freezers. The GPRS/GSM... Read More
Introducing the New Aeris Thermal Cycler Another innovative product from Esco is out! The Aeris™ Thermal Cycler is the 3rd generation of thermal cyclers in the Esco PCR family. It carries the proven reliability of Swift™ Maxi and MaxPro Thermal Cyclers.While retaining Swift™ Thermal... Read More
Introducing the Latest from Esco: Labculture Class II Type B2 BSC Generation 2 The Labculture Class II Type B2, Esco's total exhaust system biosafety cabinet, has been improved and is now a Generation 2 B2 cabinet(LB2 G2), which comes with new and enhanced features: 1. Lower exhaust volume and pressure, to... Read More
Esco Has Received the UL Classification for its Chemical Fume Hoods Joining the ranks of the major US chemical fume hood manufacturers, Esco has received Underwriters Laboratories, USA classification under the fume hood standard 1805. A predominant US standard, UL 1805 Classified products... Read More
NordicSafe 6ft Model is HPA Certified The NordicSafe Microbiological Safety Cabinet, model NC2-4L8, was launched during the second quarter of this year followed shortly by the 6-foot model, NC2-6L8. Now, both sizes are HPA-certified according to the European Standard EN12469. The certificate... Read More
TIS Certificate Now Available for Isotherm Forced Convection Ovens Reliable, stable, uniform temperature in a laboratory oven is essential to guarantee superb performance. That is why Esco’s Isotherm Forced Convection Laboratory Oven is not only manufactured according to the DIN 12880 standard, it has also been calibrated... Read More
ISO 9001/14001 Certificates Renewed! Esco enforces adherence to the latest international standards within its facilities and processes. In line with this, our ISO 9001 and ISO 14001 certificates have been renewed and are now available. You may now download the certificates from DNET or contact... Read More
Launch of NEW Jetstream Air Showers Today Esco is releasing a new line in the Cleanroom product category, Jetstream Air Shower (JAS). The new line will eventually replace the older Esco Cleanroom Air Shower (EAS). The Jetstream Air Shower includes some updates and new features. The JAS... Read More
Airstream Generation 2 After months of testing and development, Esco announces the release of its "Airstream" Biological Safety Cabinet product line update. The updated model dubbed "Airstream Generation 2," supports a more comprehensive micro-controller Esco Sentinel... Read More
Esco published new Safe Use of Biological Safety Cabinet video Esco publishes a new and updated "Safe Use of Biological Safety Cabinets" today. This video features a general recommendation on the use of Class II BSCs or Class II Type A2 BSCs which are used in practically all micro-biological and disease research... Read More
NEW Esco Animal Containment Workstation Performance Testing White Papers Esco announces the publication of a series of white papers focused on the performance testing of lab animal research workstations. The white papers document the outcome of Esco's research into the following topics: Operator and environmental allergen... Read More

News Release

Contact Us

More Links