Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for treating a liquid sample comprising at least one diagnostic assay reagent after use. The present invention further relates to a tablet, a purified liquid sample, a diagnostic assay reagent, a waste water treatment system, a kit and uses thereof for treating the said liquid sample.

Abstract: A diagnostic system and method and an interconnected laboratory system comprising clinical diagnostic systems are presented. The diagnostic system comprises a sample preparation module, a liquid chromatography (LC) separation module coupled to the sample preparation module via a sample preparation/LC interface, a mass spectrometer (MS) module coupled to the LC separation module via an LC/MS interface, and a result calculation module for identifying and/or quantifying analytes or substances of interest contained in the samples and passed through the LC separation and MS modules.

Abstract: A diagnostic system and method and an interconnected laboratory system comprising clinical diagnostic systems are presented. The diagnostic system comprises a sample preparation module, a liquid chromatography (LC) separation module coupled to the sample preparation module via a sample preparation/LC interface, a mass spectrometer (MS) module coupled to the LC separation module via an LC/MS interface, and a result calculation module for identifying and/or quantifying analytes or substances of interest contained in the samples and passed through the LC separation and MS modules.

Abstract: A method for generating an entry for an electronic laboratory journal is presented. The method includes selecting a laboratory workflow specifying at least one action an operator has to carry out. The action involves one or more pieces of laboratory equipment. The method also comprises recording one or more images or videos of the action by the operator by using a camera associated with an augmented-reality device worn by the operator and generating an entry for an electronic laboratory journal based on the recorded one or more images or videos.

Abstract: A method for detecting analytes in a sample liquid is provided in which the sample liquid is subjected to a mixing treatment on a surface of a support having in particular immobilized reactants, wherein an in particular trough-like vessel with an essentially flat bottom as a support surface for the immobilized reactants is used as the vessel for the sample liquid. The sample liquid is moved relative to the immobilized reactants by an oscillating movement of the vessel during the mixing treatment in one direction, typically along a line or a curve. In addition, a device is provided for carrying out the method according to the present disclosure.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for investigating the modulating effect of a test substance on a PKC?-dependent signal transduction pathway or for finding a PKC? modulator in a human or animal cell, including the steps (a) contacting the cell with the test substance or with the PKC? modulator; (b) where appropriate inducing the kinase activity of PKC?; (c) incubating the cell under conditions which bring about phosphorylation at least of a serine or threonine residue of PKC?; (d) where appropriate lysing the cell; and (e) determining the phosphorylation content of the at least one serine or threonine residue of PKC?.