SP Industries, Inc., (“Scientific Products”) a leading global provider of fill-finish drug manufacturing solutions, lyophilizers, and laboratory equipment and supplies, is now going to market as ATS Life Sciences Scientific Products. Scientific Products was acquired by industry-leading automation solutions provider, ATS Corporation, in November 2021, to better support the needs of customers throughout the lifecycle of pharmaceutical development and production, as well as in diagnostics and broader life sciences...
Agilent Technologies Inc. has announced the release of an on-deck thermal cycler (ODTC) that integrates with the Agilent Bravo NGS automated liquid handling platform. The optional ODTC accessory enables the Bravo platform to provide thermal cycling as part of an automated workflow for next-generation sequencing (NGS), end-point PCR, and cell-based applications...
Ziath has launched a new version of their popular DP5 Network application that enables tube barcode readers and scanners to be remote controlled from your smart phone or tablet via a Wi-Fi connection. Powered by the very latest software tools - DP5 Mobile brings you unmatched speed and accuracy when decoding barcoded tube racks combined with a new user interface optimised for mobile devices...
The HK Series Differential Viscometer from TESTA Analytical offers labs using Gel Permeation Chromatography (GPC/SEC) the opportunity to upgrade their system performance with a new best-in-class detector. Traditionally GPC/SEC viscometers have been based upon measurement of differential pressure across a capillary network. Using a next generation HK Series Differential Viscometer, GPC/SEC system users can now dramatically reduce their experimental noise level and increase sensitivity by more than an order of magnitude...
iotaSciences, a spin-out from Oxford University in the field of single-cell handling solutions announce product development completion for its newly built single cell picker instrumentation isoPick™. isoPick™ represents a powerful addition to iotaSciences´ existing product portfolio for single-cell handling solutions based on its proprietary fluid-shaping technology. The product portfolio comprises instruments for automatic isolation, feeding and harvesting of cells...
The globally active Eppendorf Group has divested its micro manipulation product portfolio to Calibre Scientific GmbH in Hamburg, Germany. Calibre Scientific GmbH is part of the U.S.-based global life sciences company Calibre Scientific, Inc. With this sale, Eppendorf is focusing even more strongly on its core business areas of Liquid Handling, Consumables and Separation & Instrumentation, as well as Bioprocess...
Edinburgh Instruments is delighted to announce the release of its new benchtop FTIR Spectrometer, the IR5, designed and manufactured at their global headquarters in Scotland. The IR5 is the first Fourier Transform Infrared (FTIR) spectrometer of the Edinburgh Instruments brand, renowned for its expertise in instrumentation for Raman, fluorescence, and UV-Vis absorption spectroscopies...
ZEISS introduces the ZEISS Xradia 630 Versa X-ray microscope (XRM) for academic and industrial research. The newest addition to the ZEISS Xradia Versa family breaks resolution performance barriers, delivers an intuitive user experience, and accelerates productivity for all with easy, guided workflows and higher throughput. With the ZEISS Advanced Reconstruction Toolbox (ART) 3.0, the platform also leverages game-changing artificial intelligence (AI) for reconstruction...
ProColl are now able to offer their bovine and recombinant human collagen product ranges at a significantly lower price than ever seen before. Innovative manufacturing processes now allow ProColl to bring to market single figure prices per gram for native bovine collagen, where market prices are typically more than £2,000 per gram, opening up new applications in markets where structured collagen has been price prohibitive...
Illumina Inc., a global leader in DNA sequencing and array-based technologies, announce that its first NovaSeq X Plus system was recently delivered to the Broad Institute. Alex Aravanis, PhD, chief technology officer of Illumina, made the announcement in a presentation at the Advances in Genome Biology and Technology (AGBT) conference in Hollywood, Florida. Aravanis also announced much anticipated updates on Illumina's innovation roadmap including Illumina Complete Long Reads, the company's long-read sequencing technology...
Researchers at Uppsala University in Sweden are using INTEGRA Biosciences’ PIPETBOY pro pipette controllers with integrated LED lighting to study the physiological function of mast cells and their role in allergic reactions. Their ultimate aim is to develop novel vaccines and therapies to prevent and treat common allergies. The incidence of atopic allergies – such as hay fever and asthma – has dramatically increased in the past 50 years, with up to 30 percent of people in some western countries experiencing severe symptoms...
LTE Scientific are delighted to announce the launch of its latest line, the Touchclave-V series of laboratory autoclaves. The Touchclave-V series offer a cost-effective solution capable of processing most laboratory applications. Designed with simplicity in mind the Touchclave-V range come in 2 standard sizes of 50 and 80-litre capacities. The range consists of 3 models with each offering more expediency allowing for a greater range of applications to be processed...
Asynt are proud to confirm that age 16+ learners attending Thomas Rotherham College (South Yorkshire, UK) Sixth Form College are using the CondenSyn waterless air condenser and Distillation Adapter in their lessons after recent updates in the science department. Luke Hanson, Lead Science Technician at the college, shared the college’s excitement at this change: ”We are proud to be one of the first pioneering sixth form colleges in the country to adopt the use of the CondenSyn in our teaching...
InDevR, Inc., a provider of best-in-class analytical technologies for vaccines and biotherapeutics, announced that it has raised $9 million in series B financing. Adjuvant Capital has invested $4 million, and bioMérieux – a worldwide leader in in vitro diagnostics and microbiological quality control solutions for the food and pharmaceutical industries – $5 million. Together, these investments will support InDevR’s commercial expansion and ongoing development of new reagent kits for its VaxArray® platform...
Particle Works, a leading provider of game-changing microfluidic nanoparticle synthesis platforms, is collaborating with NanoVation Therapeutics UK to reduce the time and costs associated with the screening of new lipid nanoparticle (LNP) formulations for use in drug delivery applications. Through this partnership, Oxfordshire-based NanoVation will benefit from Particle Works' Automated Library Synthesis (ALiS) System, which accelerates LNP formulation development while increasing throughput and precision...
To celebrate International Women’s Day (IWD) today, contract research and scientific consultancy organization Broughton has released a whitepaper. Based on the experiences of five of its female scientists, the roundtable discussion shares their career journeys, gives behind the scenes access to what a career in science really looks like, and busts common myths. The whitepaper can be accessed here...
Scientists of all disciplines are aware of the gender imbalance across the industry. Today, on International Women's Day, Dr Carmen Guguta of Technobis Crystallization Systems speaks below about her experiences of growing up, studying and working as a woman in STEM. Growing up in Romania, influenced by her family, Dr Carmen Guguta, global head of business development at Technobis Crystallization Systems, had an interest in science from a very young age...
Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc. (NYSE: BIO and BIOb), a global leader in life science research and clinical diagnostic products, and Element Biosciences, Inc., developer of a new DNA sequencing platform disrupting genomics, have announced a partnership to demonstrate the capabilities of the Bio-Rad SEQuoia RNA Sequencing Library Preparation portfolio on the Element AVITI™ Benchtop Sequencer...
Accelerated Technology Laboratories, Inc. (ATL), a leader in Laboratory Information Management Systems (LIMS), continues the 2023 LIMS Webcast series on Wednesday, March 15, with Financial Considerations When Purchasing a LIMS. This webcast will assist laboratory professionals in making an informed purchasing decision and maximizing their investment. Our discussion begins with creating a comprehensive plan based on stakeholder input and a thorough needs assessment...
Inify Laboratories, a company providing fully digitalized laboratory services within prostate cancer diagnostics, has completed its new laboratory – including staffing up with skilled professionals – in less than a year. “The laboratory has been finished in record time. We now have an ultramodern AI-based laboratory, and a dedicated team with a broad spectrum of expertise within digital pathology,” says CEO Fredrik Palm at Inify Laboratories...
Precisa Gravimetrics AG is delighted to announce that it has successfully passed the EU/OIML and UKCA certification for their 520 PT and PB analytical and precision balances, designed and manufactured in Switzerland. The EU/OIML and UKCA certification provides assurance to Precisa Series 520 balance users that their equipment can be verified meet the official standards required by governmental bodies and industry regulations...
Waters Corp announces RapiZyme™ Trypsin, a chemically optimized, recombinant trypsin. This trypsin provides gold-standard performance while cutting lengthy digestion times from over three hours to just 30 minutes. RapiZyme trypsin’s industry-leading autolysis resistance enables use at higher enzyme-to-protein ratios, allowing for rapid and uncompromising 30-minute digestions without resorting to high temperature...