LGC Clinical Diagnostics, a leading supplier and partner to global in vitro diagnostics manufacturers and clinical laboratories, announce the extension of their exclusive partnership with Stanford University Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology - Maternal Fetal Medicine Division. Under the terms of the agreement, Stanford University will continue to provide LGC with clinical guidance in recruiting and selecting rare patient donors’ blood samples whose pregnancy has been identified with a genetic abnormality...

Agilent Technologies Inc. has announced it has acquired Polymer Standards Service GmbH (PSS) a provider of solutions in the field of polymer characterization. PSS specializes in hardware and software solutions used in defining the makeup and creation of molecular structures. The company provides complete solutions for gel permeation chromatography (GPC) and size exclusion chromatography (SEC) used in applications to determine the molecular weight and size distribution of macromolecules.

New Application note from YMC - Fast UHPLC Analysis of Biomarkers Related to Tobacco Smoke Exposure using YMC-Triart C18 and YMC-Triart Diol-HILIC. Both RP and HILIC allow for high resolution peaks and fast separation. In addition to nicotine, the metabolite cotinine is also determined. The challenge here is that this is only detectable for a short time. NNAL, a breakdown product of the lung carcinogen NNK, is also suitable. In addition, human cells are exposed to oxidative stress when smoking...

Carterra, Inc., the world leader in innovative technologies enabling high-throughput biology, and La Jolla Institute for Immunology (LJI), a globally recognized non-profit research organization dedicated to understanding the power of the immune system to promote human health, announce that LJI has acquired a Carterra LSA instrument to enhance its antibody screening and characterization work...

Resolve Optics has received an order from a leading aerospace company to design and supply an optimised wide waveband lens for a multi-spectral microscope required for a Moon exploration mission. Due for delivery and launch in 2024 – a new solar powered land rover – ‘Lunar Vertex’ will explore the Reiner Gamma swirl, one of the most distinctive natural features and so-called “magnetic anomalies” on the Moon...

The globally positioned Eppendorf Group, a life science specialist, is picking up speed when it comes to climate protection. The company is reducing its CO2 emissions and will be climate-neutral by 2028 – much earlier than specified by the EU. To enable this, Eppendorf has developed a company-wide climate strategy with numerous measures for reducing its CO2 emissions. “With our climate strategy, we will make Eppendorf climate-neutral by 2028....

MolPort Inc., the compound sourcing specialist, is proud to unveil new branding and an uplifted website to simplify access to the global R&D chemical marketplace and celebrate 15 years of supporting the drug discovery community. The new, integrated website provides intuitive and seamless access to unique chemicals from a vetted network of more than 70 global chemical suppliers, delivering simpler compound sourcing to millions of scientists around the world...

CrestOptics S.p.A., a manufacturer of high-end microscopy solutions and advanced systems for fluorescence microscopy and diagnostic applications, has been recognised as developing one of the ten best microscopy innovations in the 2022 Microscopy Today Innovation Awards, DeepSIM. Launched in October 2021, DeepSIM is a super resolution module developed to enhance the imaging capabilities of high end microscope systems...

We all know the phrase ‘a picture is worth a thousand words’. Well, in scientific paper publication, a single image is worth your entire reputation. Here Dr. Dror Kolodkin-Gal Ph.D., founder of automated image integrity detection software expert Proofiger Ltd, explains why researchers should focus on image integrity as much as content quality to streamline the publication process and protect their reputation...

TetraScience, the Scientific Data Cloud company, announce that ACD/Labs, a leading provider of scientific software for R&D, has joined the Tetra Partner Network to help pharma and biopharma customers achieve greater scientific insights and outcomes. "We are thrilled to partner with ACD/Labs, who have a long history of innovating how customers use analytical data analysis in R&D," said Simon Meffan-Main, Ph.D., VP, Tetra Partner Network...

The Earlham Institute is expected to contribute around £4 billion to the global economy over the next 10 years, according to a new socioeconomic impact report on the Norwich-based research institute. With an anticipated return of nearly £13 globally for every £1 invested over the same time period, the report highlights the impact of the Norwich-based Institute’s diverse research, innovation and training activities....

A screening tool developed in research led at the University of Strathclyde, UK could increase the number of tests on a solid tumour sample by up to 50 times. The tool is designed for testing at scale the latest immunotherapies, such as Chimeric Antigen Receptor (CAR) T-cell therapy, which is effective against many haematological cancers but presents challenges when used to treat solid tumours. Traditional 2D models that are currently used fail to reproduce the complexity of the tumour’s microenvironment...

ExcellGene SA, privately held and founded 2001, offers services in research, development and manufacturing for the biopharmaceutical industry. The Company announces its role in the recently approved consortium funding through the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI), a global partnership of public, private, philanthropic and civil society organisations founded to develop vaccines against future epidemics...

The only UK-based manufacturer of World Health Organisation accredited vaccine fridges, Dulas Limited, has secured a funding package from HSBC UK to ramp up the development of its solar powered vaccine refrigeration units. The funding will allow the Welsh firm to meet extra demand from UN agencies and NGOs supporting low-income countries that remain in the early stages of Covid-19 vaccination programmes.

FUJIFILM Irvine Scientific, Inc., a world leader in the development and manufacture of serum-free and chemically defined cell culture media for bioproduction and cell therapy manufacturing, has announced the completion of its Armstrong Cell Culture Center of Excellence. More than doubling the R&D facility’s footprint, the new state-of-the-art center enables the Company to expand its capabilities in cutting-edge discovery research, bioproduction, cell and gene therapy, Assisted Reproductive Technologies (ART) and cytogenetics...

PerkinElmer, Inc. has announced it has entered into an agreement with the intention to divest its Applied, Food and Enterprise Services businesses to New Mountain Capital, a leading growth-oriented private equity firm, for total consideration of $2.45 billion in cash, $2.30 billion of which will be received at the closing and $150 million of which will be payable contingent on the exit valuation New Mountain Capital receives on a sale or other capital events related to the business...

It’s competition time at INTEGRA Biosciences, and the company is giving away the world’s most affordable and portable 96 channel pipette! The innovative MINI 96 electronic pipette is designed to help busy labs fill 96 and 384 plates faster and more precisely than traditional handheld pipettes, accelerating the efficiency of liquid handling protocols. With this instrument, users can enjoy accurate and reproducible pipetting of entire or partial plates, while minimizing the strain of repetitive tasks...

InnovaPrep Concentrating Pipette Select Automated Bio-Concentrator used for the International Space Station! The Concentrating Pipette Select uses dead-end filtration with single-use Concentrating Pipette tips to capture microorganisms from fluid samples. A patented process called Wet Foam Elution is then used to recover the microorganisms into sample volumes that closely match the input volumes of modern molecular methods such as qPCR in minutes...

Paragraf^® announces Innovate UK Biomedical Catalyst grant award to develop the first proof of concept graphene-based diagnostic test to immediately identify patients who need an antibiotic treatment. The test will be the first in a pipeline of affordable, portable, easy-to-use, graphene-based IVD products, which will at least match the performance of the most advanced hospital laboratory, but at the point of care...