Thermo Fisher Scientific, the world leader in serving science, and Celltrio, a leading manufacturer of robotics-based solutions for the life sciences industry, have announced their collaboration to bring a fully automated cell culture system to biotherapeutics customers. The collaboration will integrate the Thermo Scientific Momentum workflow scheduling software with the Celltrio RoboCell cell line automation platform to address the critical unmet market need for high-throughput automated cell line culturing and maintenance...
Waters Corp announces a new test protocol for its Waters LC/GC Certified Vials along with a new addition to its line of Waters TruView pH Control LC/MS Certified Vials. The Waters LC/GC Certified Vials undergo a new and highly-sensitive UPLC-UV Certification test at 195nm at a contamination level of <100 ppb to ensure that not just the sample vial – but its cap and septum too – are all free of contamination...
Eppendorf and the journal Science are now accepting applications for the 2023 Eppendorf & Science Prize for Neurobiology. This annual international research prize of US$25,000 is awarded to young scientists for their outstanding contributions to neurobiological research based on methods of molecular and cell biology. Researchers who are not older than 35 years are invited to apply by June 15, 2023...
TransCure bioServices adds BioVolume 3D imaging to its service offerings, enabling them to deliver even higher quality tumor growth results to customers. With a deeper understanding of how tumors grow and respond to stimuli, researchers can more quickly develop the highly efficacious treatments urgently needed to tackle different cancers. The new service is a world first in 3D imaging, allowing the measurement and visualization of tumor growth in animal models across preclinical research, oncology, and drug development.
Leica Microsystems, a leader in microscopy and scientific instrumentation, has launched Mateo TL, a digital transmitted light inverted microscope for cell culture routine. Mateo TL enables all lab members to check and document cell growth conveniently and comfortably. By measuring confluency consistently, they can also be confident in the sample readiness for their downstream experiments...
As part of a global, multiyear agreement, Thermo Fisher Scientific has announced it is working with AstraZeneca to develop a solid tissue and blood-based companion diagnostic (CDx) test for Tagrisso (osimertinib). The CDx will help identify patients with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) who may be eligible for treatment with Tagrisso by identifying tumors that exhibit epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) alterations including exon 21 L858R mutations, exon 19 deletions or T790M mutations...
Ziath has launched its next generation DataPaq™ Handheld 2 tube reader – designed to be held and operated in one hand, leaving the other free for tube handling. Designed for easy portability, the new DataPaq™ Handheld 2 is a dedicated standalone device for rapidly reading single 2D bar-coded tubes. Its highly intuitive interface, and easy-to-read display, simplify and speed operation...
JEOL has developed a new Focused Ion Beam (FIB) solution for preparation of specimens prior to observation in the Transmission Electron Microscope (TEM). The new JIB-PS500i is a multipurpose FIB-SEM that delivers the synergy of fast sample preparation, SEM imaging and EDS analysis in a single instrument. The new FIB sample stage offers fast transitioning between processing and imaging, allowing for real-time feedback of specimen quality...
Dolomite Bio launches new website, with exciting re brand with a new name and focus. The motivation behind the company’s name change to Do Bio reflects their evolution within the microfluidic, biology and life science space. The expertise behind Do Bio’s technology is built on a strong foundation in the field of microfluidics. As the company has grown in recent years, the focus has shifted from purely single cell based applications, to developing and supporting multiple microfluidics based products for life sciences and pharmaceuticals...
Blood samples and urine tests? MRNA or cancer research? Microbe detection in drinking water or PCR tests? Many young women in the UK have virtually no idea what it would be like to work in a laboratory profession as revealed in a survey by laboratory product manufacturer Starlab International. The lack of knowledge of career profiles in science has a severe impact on skills shortage and on many women’s choice of a profession and career opportunities...
Scientists at Microsynth – a leading European company in nucleic acid synthesis, analysis and sequencing – are taking advantage of the remarkable liquid handling capabilities of INTEGRA’s MINI 96 and VIAFLO 96 handheld electronic pipettes in workflows ranging from nucleic acid isolation to sequencing and different types of PCR. Dr Sergey Yakushev, Head of Genetic Analysis at Microsynth, explained...
Optimize your lab space, accuracy and flexibility with Microtrac's BELSORP MAX X, the latest model in the BELSORP MAX series. This high-precision gas / vapor adsorption analyzer can measure up to four samples over a wide range of pressures and temperatures. BELSORP MAX X covers a broad array of analysis capabilities from specific surface area, pore size distribution, gas and vapor adsorption to chemisorption. Thanks to its compact design, it fits on any lab bench...
New chemistry for DNA analysis will empower forensic laboratories to overcome common challenges including degraded and inhibited samples. PowerPlex® 35GY System, launched by Promega Corporation, is a first-of-its-kind eight-colour DNA analysis kit that helps forensic laboratories get more information out of their most challenging samples. The kit works in tandem with Spectrum CE System, a capillary electrophoresis instrument launched by Promega in 2022...
Novel method of image analysis reveals how cancer cells manipulate their size to resist treatment. Cancer cells can shrink or super-size themselves to survive drug treatment or other challenges within their environment, researchers have discovered. Scientists at The Institute of Cancer Research, London, combined biochemical profiling technologies with mathematical analyses to reveal how genetic changes lead to differences in the size of cancer cells – and how these changes could be exploited by new treatments...
Computational chemistry, a branch of chemistry that applies computer simulation to assist in solving chemical problems, is a heated topic in the modern scientific community. Possessing a powerful team of experts in chemistry, biology, mathematics, crystallography, and pharmacology, Alfa Chemistry focuses on combining the power of computational chemistry with a variety of research focuses on supporting Computer Aided Drug Design...
Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc., a global leader in life science research and clinical diagnostic products,has announced the launch of the CFX Opus Deepwell Dx Real-Time PCR System, a real-time PCR system listed with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for in vitro diagnostic (IVD) testing, and developed in accordance with the European Union’s regulations for in vitro diagnostic medical devices (EU 2017/746)...
Wastewater testing labs can now scale up their infectious disease surveillance using two reliable technologies in a single kit. The new system released by Promega Corporation pairs the company’s Maxwell HT chemistry® with Ceres Nanosciences’ Nanotrap® particles, an established technology for capturing and concentrating low-abundance analytes such as viral particles. Together, these technologies empower labs to purify pathogen nucleic acids from wastewater samples in high-throughput workflows...
Agilent Technologies has announced it is investing approximately $725 million to double manufacturing capacity of therapeutic nucleic acids in response to rapid growth of the $1 billion market and strong demand for the company’s high-quality active pharmaceutical ingredients (API).Therapeutic nucleic acids, also called therapeutic oligonucleotides or oligos, are short DNA and RNA molecules that serve as the API for drugs targeting a growing number of diseases...
Azenta, Inc. has announced that it has acquired Ziath, Ltd. and its subsidiaries ("Ziath"). Based in Cambridge, UK, Ziath is a leading provider of 2D barcode readers for life sciences applications. Founded in 2005, Ziath's innovative 2D barcode readers are a key component of the laboratory automation workflow serving pharmaceutical, biotech and academic customers worldwide...
Accelerated Technology Laboratories, Inc. (ATL), a leader in Laboratory Information Management Systems (LIMS), continues the 2023 LIMS Webcast series on Wednesday, February 15, with See How LIMS is Making a Splash in the Water/Wastewater Industry. This webcast will provide an update on some of the leading challenges water, wastewater, and environmental laboratories are facing today and focus on the ways in which some of the latest advances in laboratory automation and LIMS are addressing these challenges...
INTEGRA Biosciences has expanded its range of products to include 8 row and 12 column automation friendly reagent reservoirs, offering a greater variety of reservoir dimensions to suit the increasing diverse applications of automated workstations. Laboratory automation is increasingly important, driving a need for reagent reservoirs that are compatible with industry-standard liquid handling platforms...
Chemists from the Chianese Group at Colgate University (NY, USA) have shared kinetic data obtained using the Asynt Multicell 10-position high pressure laboratory reactor in their recent paper, “The Key Role of the Latent N0H Group in Milstein’s Catalyst for Ester Hydrogenation”. Their characterisation of the mechanisms of Milstein’s catalysts has enabled greater understanding of the reactivity of these catalysts in ester hydrogenation...
Thermo Fisher Scientific, the world leader in serving science, and Celltrio, a leading manufacturer of robotics-based solutions for the life sciences industry, have announced their collaboration to bring a fully automated cell culture system to biotherapeutics customers. The collaboration will integrate the Thermo Scientific Momentum workflow scheduling software with the Celltrio RoboCell cell line automation platform to address the critical unmet market need for high-throughput automated cell line culturing and maintenance...
Waters Corp announces a new test protocol for its Waters LC/GC Certified Vials along with a new addition to its line of Waters TruView pH Control LC/MS Certified Vials. The Waters LC/GC Certified Vials undergo a new and highly-sensitive UPLC-UV Certification test at 195nm at a contamination level of <100 ppb to ensure that not just the sample vial – but its cap and septum too – are all free of contamination...
Eppendorf and the journal Science are now accepting applications for the 2023 Eppendorf & Science Prize for Neurobiology. This annual international research prize of US$25,000 is awarded to young scientists for their outstanding contributions to neurobiological research based on methods of molecular and cell biology. Researchers who are not older than 35 years are invited to apply by June 15, 2023...
TransCure bioServices adds BioVolume 3D imaging to its service offerings, enabling them to deliver even higher quality tumor growth results to customers. With a deeper understanding of how tumors grow and respond to stimuli, researchers can more quickly develop the highly efficacious treatments urgently needed to tackle different cancers. The new service is a world first in 3D imaging, allowing the measurement and visualization of tumor growth in animal models across preclinical research, oncology, and drug development.
Leica Microsystems, a leader in microscopy and scientific instrumentation, has launched Mateo TL, a digital transmitted light inverted microscope for cell culture routine. Mateo TL enables all lab members to check and document cell growth conveniently and comfortably. By measuring confluency consistently, they can also be confident in the sample readiness for their downstream experiments...
As part of a global, multiyear agreement, Thermo Fisher Scientific has announced it is working with AstraZeneca to develop a solid tissue and blood-based companion diagnostic (CDx) test for Tagrisso (osimertinib). The CDx will help identify patients with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) who may be eligible for treatment with Tagrisso by identifying tumors that exhibit epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) alterations including exon 21 L858R mutations, exon 19 deletions or T790M mutations...
Ziath has launched its next generation DataPaq™ Handheld 2 tube reader – designed to be held and operated in one hand, leaving the other free for tube handling. Designed for easy portability, the new DataPaq™ Handheld 2 is a dedicated standalone device for rapidly reading single 2D bar-coded tubes. Its highly intuitive interface, and easy-to-read display, simplify and speed operation...
JEOL has developed a new Focused Ion Beam (FIB) solution for preparation of specimens prior to observation in the Transmission Electron Microscope (TEM). The new JIB-PS500i is a multipurpose FIB-SEM that delivers the synergy of fast sample preparation, SEM imaging and EDS analysis in a single instrument. The new FIB sample stage offers fast transitioning between processing and imaging, allowing for real-time feedback of specimen quality...
Dolomite Bio launches new website, with exciting re brand with a new name and focus. The motivation behind the company’s name change to Do Bio reflects their evolution within the microfluidic, biology and life science space. The expertise behind Do Bio’s technology is built on a strong foundation in the field of microfluidics. As the company has grown in recent years, the focus has shifted from purely single cell based applications, to developing and supporting multiple microfluidics based products for life sciences and pharmaceuticals...
Blood samples and urine tests? MRNA or cancer research? Microbe detection in drinking water or PCR tests? Many young women in the UK have virtually no idea what it would be like to work in a laboratory profession as revealed in a survey by laboratory product manufacturer Starlab International. The lack of knowledge of career profiles in science has a severe impact on skills shortage and on many women’s choice of a profession and career opportunities...
Scientists at Microsynth – a leading European company in nucleic acid synthesis, analysis and sequencing – are taking advantage of the remarkable liquid handling capabilities of INTEGRA’s MINI 96 and VIAFLO 96 handheld electronic pipettes in workflows ranging from nucleic acid isolation to sequencing and different types of PCR. Dr Sergey Yakushev, Head of Genetic Analysis at Microsynth, explained...
Optimize your lab space, accuracy and flexibility with Microtrac's BELSORP MAX X, the latest model in the BELSORP MAX series. This high-precision gas / vapor adsorption analyzer can measure up to four samples over a wide range of pressures and temperatures. BELSORP MAX X covers a broad array of analysis capabilities from specific surface area, pore size distribution, gas and vapor adsorption to chemisorption. Thanks to its compact design, it fits on any lab bench...
New chemistry for DNA analysis will empower forensic laboratories to overcome common challenges including degraded and inhibited samples. PowerPlex® 35GY System, launched by Promega Corporation, is a first-of-its-kind eight-colour DNA analysis kit that helps forensic laboratories get more information out of their most challenging samples. The kit works in tandem with Spectrum CE System, a capillary electrophoresis instrument launched by Promega in 2022...
Novel method of image analysis reveals how cancer cells manipulate their size to resist treatment. Cancer cells can shrink or super-size themselves to survive drug treatment or other challenges within their environment, researchers have discovered. Scientists at The Institute of Cancer Research, London, combined biochemical profiling technologies with mathematical analyses to reveal how genetic changes lead to differences in the size of cancer cells – and how these changes could be exploited by new treatments...
Computational chemistry, a branch of chemistry that applies computer simulation to assist in solving chemical problems, is a heated topic in the modern scientific community. Possessing a powerful team of experts in chemistry, biology, mathematics, crystallography, and pharmacology, Alfa Chemistry focuses on combining the power of computational chemistry with a variety of research focuses on supporting Computer Aided Drug Design...
Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc., a global leader in life science research and clinical diagnostic products,has announced the launch of the CFX Opus Deepwell Dx Real-Time PCR System, a real-time PCR system listed with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for in vitro diagnostic (IVD) testing, and developed in accordance with the European Union’s regulations for in vitro diagnostic medical devices (EU 2017/746)...
Wastewater testing labs can now scale up their infectious disease surveillance using two reliable technologies in a single kit. The new system released by Promega Corporation pairs the company’s Maxwell HT chemistry® with Ceres Nanosciences’ Nanotrap® particles, an established technology for capturing and concentrating low-abundance analytes such as viral particles. Together, these technologies empower labs to purify pathogen nucleic acids from wastewater samples in high-throughput workflows...
Agilent Technologies has announced it is investing approximately $725 million to double manufacturing capacity of therapeutic nucleic acids in response to rapid growth of the $1 billion market and strong demand for the company’s high-quality active pharmaceutical ingredients (API).Therapeutic nucleic acids, also called therapeutic oligonucleotides or oligos, are short DNA and RNA molecules that serve as the API for drugs targeting a growing number of diseases...
Azenta, Inc. has announced that it has acquired Ziath, Ltd. and its subsidiaries ("Ziath"). Based in Cambridge, UK, Ziath is a leading provider of 2D barcode readers for life sciences applications. Founded in 2005, Ziath's innovative 2D barcode readers are a key component of the laboratory automation workflow serving pharmaceutical, biotech and academic customers worldwide...
Accelerated Technology Laboratories, Inc. (ATL), a leader in Laboratory Information Management Systems (LIMS), continues the 2023 LIMS Webcast series on Wednesday, February 15, with See How LIMS is Making a Splash in the Water/Wastewater Industry. This webcast will provide an update on some of the leading challenges water, wastewater, and environmental laboratories are facing today and focus on the ways in which some of the latest advances in laboratory automation and LIMS are addressing these challenges...
INTEGRA Biosciences has expanded its range of products to include 8 row and 12 column automation friendly reagent reservoirs, offering a greater variety of reservoir dimensions to suit the increasing diverse applications of automated workstations. Laboratory automation is increasingly important, driving a need for reagent reservoirs that are compatible with industry-standard liquid handling platforms...
Chemists from the Chianese Group at Colgate University (NY, USA) have shared kinetic data obtained using the Asynt Multicell 10-position high pressure laboratory reactor in their recent paper, “The Key Role of the Latent N0H Group in Milstein’s Catalyst for Ester Hydrogenation”. Their characterisation of the mechanisms of Milstein’s catalysts has enabled greater understanding of the reactivity of these catalysts in ester hydrogenation...