In this Virtual Powder Flow Course, Granutools explore the properties of powders at different scales, from the interactions between the particles at the micro scale to the consequence on the powder processability. Then, you will learn how this new knowledge can be used to better understand the processability of powders through detailed case studies...

Bruker Corporation has announced the acquisition of ACQUIFER Imaging GmbH, a pioneer in big-data management solutions for bioimaging and high-content microscopy. This acquisition adds high-performance on-premise processing, secure storage and networking technology that complements Bruker’s advanced fluorescence microscopy imaging products, such as light-sheet and super-resolution microscopy products, which generate high information content...

As part of its efforts to support emerging biotechnology companies with addressing key challenges of bringing new therapies to market, Thermo Fisher Scientific has announced it has become a founding sponsor of Momentum Labs in Alachua, Fla. Momentum Labs will serve as a collaborative laboratory and office space for growing biotech businesses in the greater Gainesville region...

PhoreMost Ltd., the UK-based biopharmaceutical company dedicated to ‘Drugging the Undruggable®’ disease targets, and ThinkCyte K.K, a biotechnology company pioneering novel cell analysis and sorting instruments, has announced a strategic research partnership aimed at advancing modern phenotypic drug screening using artificial intelligence (AI)...

Agilent Technologies Inc. has announce that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Agilent Resolution ctDx FIRST as a companion diagnostic (CDx) to identify advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients with KRAS G12C mutations who may benefit from treatment with KRAZATI^TM (adagrasib). This is the first liquid biopsy NGS assay approved by the FDA as a CDx for the newly approved KRAZATI in advanced NSCLC and was developed in collaboration with Mirati Therapeutics...

Aptamer Group plc, the developer of novel Optimer® binders to enable innovation in the life sciences industry, announces a selection of new contract wins where Optimer technology is being explored by partners to offer new strategies for therapeutics and potentially offer improved assay sensitivity and selectivity over antibodies. Optimer binders are oligonucleotide-based affinity ligands generated through the in vitro Optimer platform, which can be used as antibody alternatives...

Metrion Biosciences Limited (“Metrion”), the specialist ion channel contract research and drug discovery company, announce the launch of its High Throughput Screening (HTS) capability, as well as the expansion of its state-of-the-art lab and office facilities. Scott Maidment has been appointed as Head of HTS to lead the new service...

AMSBIO reports how the Faculty of Biological Sciences at the University of Leeds (UK) is using their specialty reagents for the production, visualization, and analysis of glycans and to investigate their interactions which are instrumental to the advance of glycobiology. Glycobiology is vital for many biological processes — from fertilization to inflammation — helping unlock information about interactions between carbohydrates and proteins...

Whole-genome sequencing of 35,000 de-identified, diverse genomic DNA samples will begin this month. Illumina Inc., a global leader in DNA sequencing and array-based technologies, and Nashville Biosciences LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC), have announced an agreement with Amgen, a global biopharmaceutical company, to whole-genome sequence approximately 35,000 DNA samples...

The UK’s largest distributor of scientific instrumentation, SciMed, has released a new whitepaper that shares advice with the laboratory industry on ways it can become more sustainable without increasing costs or harming experimental efficiency. These include reducing the use of harmful solvents in procedures such as separations and extractions and using new technology that reduces utilities consumption in lab environments...

This strategic acquisition, which follows a long-standing relationship of almost a decade, will allow Astrea Bio to expand its product offering to include a full range of high-performance chromatography columns for biomanufacturing, complementing and strengthening the company’s existing portfolio of bioprocessing resins, reusable columns, and prepacked single-use columns...

Field-based non-dispersive infra-red spectroscopy instrument produces results that were previously only possible using lab-based techniques. A new scientific report by Concawe, which reviewed field-based and lab-based methods of analysing oil-contaminated soils, determined that the InfraCal 2 ATR-SP total petroleum hydrocarbon (TPH) analyser is an effective instrument for measuring oil contamination of soil and water...

Bruker Corporation and Switzerland-based Biognosys AG have announced a strategic partnership, in which Bruker has made a majority-ownership investment in Biognosys. New strategic partnership aims to broaden access to Biognosys’ leading CRO services and Spectronaut® software tools for unbiased proteomics and epiproteomics...

The life science group Sartorius extended a strategic collaboration partnership agreement with RoosterBio Inc. (RoosterBio) to address purification challenges and establish scalable downstream manufacturing processes for exosome-based therapies. Through this collaboration, Sartorius and RoosterBio will provide best-in-class solutions and expertise for a human mesenchymal stem/stromal cell (hMSC) - based exosome production platform that delivers industry-leading yield, purity, and potency...

This new application note describes the analysis of 7 RNA markers (100 – 1000 bases) using the recently introduced bioinert YMC-Accura Triart Bio C4 column at pH 7 and 80 °C. While conventional column hardware leads to peak tailing and loss of recovery when analysing oligonucleotides, the bioinert coated YMC-Accura Triart Bio C4 column shows excellent recoveries and peak shapes for all 7 well resolved markers...

Sally-Anne Whybrow, Healthcare Business Development Manager, Siemens Financial Services, UK explains why CROs are turning to smart finance solutions from specialist financiers. For more than twenty years the trend of outsourcing R&D activities in the pharmaceutical industry has been gaining traction. Driven by the need for continued innovation, outsourcing to a Contract Research Organisation (CRO) has now become a mainstay for pharmaceutical, biotechnology and biomed companies of all sizes...

Scientific Laboratory Supplies (SLS) the leading supplier of equipment, chemicals and consumables for laboratory use in the UK – are excited to announce the acquisition of C&M Scientific, a Scotland-based distributor of laboratory equipment and service provider specialising in installation, validation, calibration, repair and ongoing maintenance for scientific equipment...

BioGrad is to open the UK's second largest biobank facility in Liverpool, as part of a £7.6m investment into a new headquarters at Wavertree Technology Park. In collaboration with the University of Leicester, BioGrad biobank has already welcomed up to 261,000 samples from the largest long-Covid study in the UK. Further partnerships with Liverpool Women’s Hospital and three private research companies will see BioGrad bank over one million human cell samples banked in its first year...

Accelerated Technology Laboratories, Inc. (ATL), a leader in Laboratory Information Management Systems (LIMS), kicks off the 2023 LIMS Webcast Series on Wednesday, January 18, with The Importance of a Complete LIMS Solution: Don’t Forget the Enhancements, Support, and Training! Purchasing a LIMS –whether for the first time or as a replacement-- can be overwhelming for any laboratory...