In an era where both sustainability and cost-effectiveness hold great importance to the lab industry, it can sometimes be hard to find a balance. Ahead of this year’s Lab Innovations, taking place on November 1 and 2 at the NEC, Birmingham, Scientific Lab Supplies (SLS) has shared its top ten tips for the lab industry to go green without financial strain. The company’s team of experts will be on hand at Lab Innovations on stand L70 where it can offer advice and help you find the right solution for your lab...

CloudLIMS, a leading laboratory informatics company offering a secure, truly configurable Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS), is pleased to announce its participation in ARABLAB LIVE 2023 from September 19-21, 2023, in Dubai, UAE. CloudLIMS is delighted to showcase its secure, zero upfront cost, out-of-the-box LIMS purpose-built for clinical and analytical testing labs, at booth 543 in Hall S1...

SciMed, the UK’s largest distributor of scientific instrumentation, is set to host a series of three X-Ray fluorescent (XRF) spectrometry training courses at its Stockport headquarters between September 18 and 22. The comprehensive course covers everything from XRF fundamentals to sample preparation and analysis. Registration to attend is now open and spaces are filling rapidly...

Research labs are complicated environments and it is not always clear what can be done to improve sustainability. To date, most of the discussion around sustainability has focussed on the energy efficiency of instruments and equipment, such as fume hoods and cryogenic freezers. While this is important, it means that things like chemical and solvent selection are overlooked. Here Paul Vanden Branden, Director at SciMed, an exhibitor at Lab Innovations 2023 and member of the show’s advisory board, discusses...

Standigm, a company using artificial intelligence (AI) technology for drug discovery and development, has announced that it is collaborating with Nashville Biosciences, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC), on early drug discovery research. Under the terms of the agreement, Standigm will use Nashville Bioscience’s extensive, de-identified genomic and clinical data to build new, customized AI models for drug discovery...

CloudLIMS, a leading ISO 9001:2015 certified and SOC 2 compliant company offering a secure, configurable, high-quality Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS), is pleased to announce a complimentary webinar titled “From Data Management to Quality Assurance: Exploring the Integration of Healthcare LIMS Software and ISO 15189 in Diagnostic Labs” on August 22, 2023, at 9 A.M. PDT (5 P.M. BST). The webinar will be presented by Martha Hernández, Scientist...

Elsevier, a global leader in scientific information and data analytics, releases an alpha version of Scopus AI for researcher testing – a next generation tool that combines generative AI with Scopus' trusted content and data to help researchers get deeper insights faster, support collaboration and societal impact of research. For more than a decade, Elsevier has been using AI and machine learning technologies responsibly in its products combined with its unparalleled peer-reviewed content, extensive data sets, and sophisticated analytics...

The UK’s science minister has praised a decade of growth at Discovery Park, the leading science and innovation campus in Sandwich, Kent. The ministerial vote of confidence coincided with the Innovation Summit, which attracted more than 300 industry professionals from across the UK, from science, technology, and engineering businesses, plus education, finance and government. Minister of State at the new Department for Science, Innovation and Technology, George Freeman MP said...

Accelerated Technology Laboratories, Inc. (ATL), a leader in Laboratory Information Management Systems (LIMS), continues the 2023 LIMS Webcast Series on Wednesday, July 12, with LIMS: Your Secret Weapon to Avoiding the Most Common Mistakes in the Laboratory. Testing laboratories across many industries experience challenges on a daily basis. Sometimes these challenges cause laboratory staff to make mistakes, negatively affecting the lab’s overall performance...

Visitor registration is now open for Lab Innovations, the UK’s largest trade exhibition for the laboratory industry. This year’s show, taking place on November 1 and 2, 2023, at the NEC, Birmingham, is set to be the biggest Lab Innovations yet, with the show expanding its floorplan following the success of 2022’s show, which saw the highest attendance rate in the show’s history...

Agilent Technologies showcases their significantly expanded InfinityLab GPC/SEC Solution at the HPLC 2023 conference in Düsseldorf, Germany. The Agilent InfinityLab GPC/SEC portfolio has become even more comprehensive as it incorporates added value components from recent acquisition of Polymer Standard Service Ltd. (PSS) including a dedicated GPC/SEC Column Thermostat, a Multi-Angle Light Scattering Detector, the GPC/SEC-Ready Kit, and the powerful WinGPC Software...

Following its biggest gathering since before the pandemic, ISPE Singapore Affiliate’s highly anticipated annual meeting reflects the energy and positive growth for the industry in Asia Pacific. Now into its 23rd edition, the 3 day event will take place from 24-25 August in Singapore, with an online pre-Conference Symposium on 23 August. True to its mission of ‘Connecting Pharmaceutical Knowledge’, the Main conference is also livestreamed and available on-demand for 6 months afterwards...

The Lab Awards, brought to you by Lab Innovations in partnership with Laboratory News, are back and bigger than ever at this year’s show, where winners will be crowned in categories such as sustainability, collaboration and innovation. In previous years, the lab awards has been hosted on the exhibition floor at Lab Innovations, but, this year, the thirteen winners will claim their prizes on the evening of November 1 at The Vox, Birmingham as part of a special black-tie gala dinner...

The European Laboratory Research & Innovation Group (ELRIG) UK has announced the keynote speakers for Drug Discovery 2023, taking place at the ACC in Liverpool from 18–19 October. Prof Janet Hemingway CBE, FRS, Founding Director of Infection Innovation Consortium (iiCON), and Dr Dave Powell, Chief Scientific Officer (CSO) of LifeArc will lead this year’s event focussing on diverse thinking and new perspectives...

Over 450 delegates gathered at ExCeL London on 23-24 May 2023 for the inaugural Genomics and Precision Medicine Expo, in partnership with Genomics England. The conference and exhibition delivered 13 sessions presented by 20 leading speakers in the field. A wide range of professionals, including consultants, pharmacists, healthcare scientists, nurses, pathologists and GPs, attended the event to advance their knowledge and bridge the gap between science and patient care.

ACHEMA 2024, the World Forum for Chemical Engineering, Process Engineering and Biotechnology and the world’s leading show for the process industries, will take place in Frankfurt am Main, Germany, from 10 to 14 June 2024. Now the Call for Papers for the ACHEMA Congress opens. Submissions are possible until 6 October 2023. The ACHEMA Congress is the meeting place for researchers, developers, expert users and visionaries..

Join CloudLIMS' complimentary webinar on May 24, 2023, at 10:00 AM PDT to learn how you can protect your lab data from cyberattacks using the security features of a LIMS. CloudLIMS, a leading SaaS company offering a secure, configurable, high-quality Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS), is pleased to announce a complimentary webinar titled “Protecting Your Lab Data? Use LIMS Security Features” on May 24, 2023, at 10:00 AM PDT (1 P.M. EDT) in association with Astrix....

Intellegens has announced that it will lead a consortium to help accelerate the adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) methods such as machine learning (ML) in the UK materials and chemicals industries. The initial phase of the project, funded by Innovate UK KTN, part of UK Research and Innovation, will study factors that limit use of this technology. It will also recommend steps to increase trust and drive the application of AI/ML to optimise vital products and processes while reducing energy and resource consumption in pursuit of net zero goals...

Genomics and Precision Medicine Expo – taking place on 23-24 May 2023 at ExCeL London – has announced its top 5 ‘not to be missed’ highlights for this year’s inaugural conference. The event, which is being run in partnership with Genomics England, will explore the latest advancements and developments in genome sequencing and genomic testing, and the immediate and future potential for the development of precision medicine within the NHS and beyond...