Benchling, the R&D Cloud powering the biotechnology industry, has announced that Novozymes, the global leader in biological solutions, will expand the use of the Benchling R&D Cloud across its entire R&D organization. After initially rolling out Benchling to improve collaboration and accelerate innovation within select strain and engineering research and development (R&D) teams, the company determined Benchling was the right solution to create a central source of truth for data, collaboration, and insights across all Novozymes’ R&D teams...
INTEGRA Biosciences has released a new eBook covering everything you need to know about PCR. This free resource is suitable for all user levels, from complete beginners starting out, all the way to experienced scientists who would simply like a skills refresh. The eBook features in-depth explanations, high-quality application notes and lots of helpful information to enable you to become a PCR pro in no time...
Dolomite Bio launches the RNAdia 2.0 reagent kit for single cell research, as part of their complete workflow, encompassing everything from sample preparation to bioinformatic analysis. Most researchers will be familiar with the frustrations of sourcing reagents, which wastes precious time when performing a standardized single cell workflow. At a significantly lower cost compared to competitor reagents the new and improved RNAdia 2.0 kit alleviates that stress, allowing researchers to focus on what is important...
ACD/Labs, an informatics company that develops and commercializes software in support of R&D, has announced the release of version 2022 software applications on the Spectrus® platform, and updates to Percepta® platform software. “Analytical data utilization ‘beyond just-in-time’ decision making grows every year,” said Andrew Anderson, Vice President of Innovation and Informatics Strategy, ACD/Labs...
Dolomite Bio launches free Droplet Analyzer Software, enabling fast and accurate detection and analysis of hydrogel scaffolds and aqueous droplets generated with microfluidics technology. The analysis of emulsions and products from microfluidics can be slow, difficult, and prone to human error. For this reason, Dolomite Bio is launching a Droplet Analyzer Software as a free online tool...
For small laboratories or those with limited space, the new SMART 60L top-loading autoclave developed by Priorclave is ideal partner. The new SMART 60L top-loading autoclave requires just 472 x 620mm of floor space. Despite its compact size, the vertical chamber makes it the ideal steam sterilizer for labs looking to process tall items such as fermenters. Typically, this autoclave can accommodate easily ten one-litre or sixteen 500ml bottles, alternatively six one-litre Erlenmeyer flasks...
Waters Corporation has announced a new Per-and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) quantitation workflow enabled by enhancements to its waters_connect™ for quantitation software. Through a combination of Waters™ ultra-sensitive instrumentation, sample prep chemistries and software, the end-to-end workflow simplifies and automates the measurement of PFAS in food, soil, air, and water at parts-per-quadrillion levels that meet and exceed regulatory detection limits...
Live Webinar | December 13th, 2022 | 2 - 3.30 PM. For the development of the ZEISS Lattice Lightsheet 7, the ZEISS Microscopy team has received the " Deutscher Zukunftspreis" - the German President's Award for Technology and Innovation. This is a wonderful achievement and to mark the award ZEISS would like to give you the opportunity to learn more about the technology and how it is used to accelerate 3D Live Cell Fluorescence Microscopy...
Sartorius BIA Separations (BIA), a leading bio-chromatography company, now part of the international life science group Sartorius, and Exopharm Ltd., a company at the forefront of transformative medicines using exosomes, or extracellular vesicles (EVs), announced they have entered into a formal collaboration. The two companies have signed a Material Transfer Agreement and associated collaborative programme that aims to exploit the synergy...
Rapid 2D barcode rack readers and automated tube picking equipment from Ziath are helping Colorifix (Norwich, UK) to accelerate development of revolutionary biological dyes to help the textile industry dramatically reduce its environmental impact. Dyeing of fabrics by the textile industry represents one of Man’s most polluting industrial processes, using many toxic chemicals and over 5 trillion litres of water every year...
Trauma is the main cause of premature death internationally, resulting in more deaths in people under 40 years of age than all other causes combined. Even trauma victims that are taken to hospital have a high mortality rate, in part due to massive systemic inflammatory reactions leading to the dysfunction of organs that were not initially injured. A team at Oslo University Hospital in Norway has been investigating the role of the protein HMGB1...
Perfect skin, clear conscience. Asynt reports how sustainable cosmetics innovator – Keracol Ltd (Leeds, UK) is using its DrySyn heating blocks and CondenSyn air condensers in the development and scale-up of their award-winning Dr Craft Mandarin green beauty product range. Keracol Ltd is a sustainable cosmetics spin-out company born from over 15 years of scientific research between Professor Chris Rayner and Professor Richard Blackburn of the University of Leeds, UK...
Huber Kältemaschinenbau presents an ultra-compact laboratory chiller without refrigerants. Ultra-compact, easy to handle and versatile – the new Piccolo chiller convinces entirely with state-of-the-art thermoelectric Peltier technology. This technology enables accurate and rapid heating or cooling, entirely without refrigerant, which is a clear benefit for the environment. Furthermore this model is maintenance-free....
New 410 Flame Photometer Range will now consists of the Classic, Industrial and Scientific models. All three Models of 410 Flame Photometer come with a preloaded filter stick which houses a maximum of three element filters. The filter stick is easily removed and replaced within the chimney housing (no tools required) and as such it is a relatively simple operation to introduce alternative element specific filters...
Scientific Laboratory Supplies (SLS) are excited to announce plans to move to a new, state-of-the-art National Distribution Centre based on the Fairham Business Park development in Clifton, Nottingham. The new multi-million-pound facility, is three times bigger than the current SLS site and will ensure the company’s plans for continued growth can be achieved for many years to come. Once the building is complete, SLS will invest a further £3.5m for an extensive “fit out” process...
IDEXX, the global leader in rapid microbiology testing for water, has acquired Tecta-PDS, an innovative Canadian company that has introduced automation to water microbiology testing for parameters including E. coli and total coliforms. The acquisition allows IDEXX to expand its range of water microbiology testing options for both laboratory-based and in-field testing...
One of the many benefits of a Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS) is that all laboratory data is captured in one place. This allows laboratories to easily extract Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) and detailed management statistics from the data, providing a rich source of information to optimize operations and eliminate wastage. Yet few laboratories take maximum advantage of this capability...
Lab equipment manufacturer Starlab, which is headquarted in Hamburg, has been nominated for ‘Sustainable Laboratory Product of the Year’ in the annual Scientists’ Choice Awards, for its TipOne® Sterile Refill System. The refill system has been developed as a plastic-saving, cost-effective alternative to racked sterile tips, while still fulfilling the high standards required by any laboratory for sterile tips and filter tips...
AMSBIO has added a new range of Vesicular Stomatitis Virus (VSV) to its suite of virus-based tools for cell engineering and the study of viral infection. Vesicular Stomatitis Virus is an enveloped, negative-stranded RNA virus with a simple structure. Its ability to infect a wide range of mammalian cell types has made it a valuable tool to study virus entry, replication, and assembly. A key advantage of the AMSBIO VSV model is that it undergoes only one round of replication....
Esya Labs will be partnering with MSD (tradename of Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, N.J., USA) for this grant to validate peripheral biomarkers for Parkinson’s disease and accelerate potential therapeutics development. MJFF’s mission is to find a cure for Parkinson’s disease through funding diagnostic and therapeutic research efforts to improve the lives of those living with Parkinson’s disease...
Laboratory technology provider Technobis Crystallization Systems has launched the Crystalline Version 2, the eight -reactor parallel crystallizer for formulation and particle visualization. The latest version comes with eight in-line particle view optics and AI-based image analysis, making it easier for chemists to visualize crystallization information on a micrometer scale...