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Oxford Genetics collaborates with Sphere Fluidics, the University of Edinburgh and Twist Bioscience to develop next-generation, microfluidic enabled gene editing workflows. Oxford Genetics and Sphere Fluidics announce a multi-partner collaboration to expedite the development of automated microfluidic systems for rapid and high-throughput gene editing in mammalian cell lines....

New Ocean Lab Services offering provides feasibility testing, expertise in experimental design, and consultation capabilities. Ocean Optics, the applied spectral knowledge company, has introduced a lab testing and application consultation service. Ocean Lab Services combines the company’s world-class facilities, machine learning capabilities and decades of experience in optical sensing applications to provide a range of services for various customer application...

Thomas Heydler has been a member of the Supervisory Board of Eppendorf AG since January 25, 2019. He succeeds Dr. Michael Schroeder, who resigned for personal reasons. "With Thomas Heydler, we have succeeded in gaining another very experienced manager for the Eppendorf Supervisory Board. We are looking forward to this and to working with him", says Philipp von Loeper, Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Eppendorf AG...

Metrohm USA is pleased to announce the winner of its 2019 Young Chemist Award, Jeffrey Lopez. Jeffrey is a postdoctoral fellow at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) where he works under the supervision of Prof. Zhenan Bao, the K.K. Lee Professor of Chemical Engineering, and by courtesy Professor of Chemistry, Materials Science and Engineering. Jeffrey’s research focuses on stabilizing lithium...

Porvair Sciences has announced that its industry standard 96-well sample storage plate - the round bottom 1ml deep well microplate is now available manufactured in the USA. Produced from ultra-pure grade polypropylene, Porvair's round bottom 1ml deep well plates are certified as RNase / DNase free and contain no measurable contaminants that can leach out and contaminate your stored samples.  In an independent study*, despite...

New state of the art cleanroom facilities will enable a leading international gene and cell therapy company to expand its bioprocessing operations and manufacturing capabilities. Multi-disciplinary engineering company WHP has secured the design, construction and project management contract for the development of a new viral vector manufacturing centre for Oxford BioMedica. The new facility is being established in a former...

Bidwells’ latest analysis indicates Cambridgeshire remains a magnet for science and technology companies that are looking beyond the current Brexit uncertainty. Their analysis of the Cambridge office and laboratory market finds that 0.6 million sq ft of new space will be complete during the first half of 2019. This is the highest level of new supply in over a decade. This perhaps sounds alarm bells given the apparent...

Sartorius Stedim Biotech (SSB), a leading supplier for the biopharmaceutical industry, and Novasep based in Pompey, France, have entered into a collaboration agreement in the area of chromatography and single-use bioprocessing. Novasep provides various products and services to the life science industry, based on specialized technologies. In particular, this company is a recognized system provider with substantial expertise in the design, manufacture and control of resin-based batch and continuous chromatography systems....

The city of Cambridge, a global hub for research and healthcare innovation, is to host Cambridge BioTech Week from 24-28 June 2019. The week will feature a series of events dedicated to celebrating, showcasing and accelerating the biotechnology and health technology work taking place in and around Cambridge. With events and activities organised by key players in the cluster, the Innovation Forum, the Milner Institute at the University of Cambridge, One Nucleus....

AchemAsia 2019 is setting new standards. Three months before the opening of the event on 21 May 2019 in Shanghai, the booked exhibition space already exceeds the final count of the 2016 event. Exhibitors from 15 countries have  booked their stands so far, and more applications are coming in daily. Visitor registration is opening soon – even now, participants can start preparing their AchemAsia experience on the website...

Sysmex demonstrates confidence and investment in OGT and the United Kingdom. Oxford Gene Technology, The Molecular Genetics Company, has announced that it is expanding its Cytocell®operations with a move to a new facility in Cambridge, UK. Cytocell, OGT’s fluorescence in situ hybridisation (FISH) probe brand, will be moving into the significantly larger facility on the prestigious Cambridge Science Park, due to expansion...

Forum LABO PARIS has revealed the nominees in the 2019 Innovation Awards, which reward the exhibitors’ know-how and the most outstanding new products. The jury of experts from industry, academic research and the trade press has selected 17 nominees from the record-breaking 106 candidates in six categories - Instrumentation, Consumables / reagents / kits, Equipment, computing and Services....

BioTek Instruments was recently honored with the 2018 Supplier of the Year Award in recognition of its outstanding achievements and contributions as a global Fisher Scientific supplier. The award was presented by Ms. Lisa Witte, Thermo Fisher Scientific President, Research & Safety Market Division during the Supplier Awards Luncheon at the 2019 Fisher Scientific North America Sales Meeting in Orlando, Florida....