Thermo Fisher Scientific has announced the launch of a next-generation, compressor-free plate sealer, designed to alleviate the maintenance burden on operators, while offering unparalleled process customization capabilities, intuitive operation and significant work efficiencies. Biotechnology, pharmaceutical and academic research laboratories can now benefit from a system capable of simplifying the plate sealing process and enabling improved reliability and productivity for both stand-alone, as well as, integrated robotic projects....
Open Pharma Research, a platform for information exchange and networking in the life sciences, has announced the introduction of Lab of the Future USA. The event will see major life science and pharmaceutical companies, research institutes and service companies gather on the 19–20th May 2020 at Hilton Back Bay in Boston, USA. The event follows the highly successful Lab of the Future Europe event, which saw more than 300 senior pharma executives meet to discuss the latest advancements in the life science industry....
A collaborative global scientific effort, which includes a group of researchers from the University of Glasgow, has completed the most comprehensive study of whole cancer genomes to date. The work will significantly improve our fundamental understanding of cancer, signposting new directions for its diagnosis and treatment. The Pan-Cancer Analysis of Whole Genomes Project (PCAWG), or the Pan-Cancer Project, has discovered causes of previously unexplained cancers....
MR Solutions has installed a 3T PET-MR preclinical imaging system at Western University’s one of a kind ImPaKT Laboratory in Ontario. The system offers dual modality imaging with both PET and MRI imaging available within one system. The great benefit of the MR Solutions’ system - particularly for a containment laboratory - is that the superconducting magnet is not cooled by liquid helium doing away with the need for an extensive....
Ziath announce, that as a result of a booth raffle at the recent SLAS 2020 exhibition, that they will be donating $1000 to the KoalaComeback Campaign (KCC). Steve Knight, Commercial Director at Ziath "We are delighted to be able to make our donation to this very worthwhile cause. We particularly liked how KCC will give fifty percent of the donation to Earth Alliance’s Australia Wildfire Fund and the remaining fifty percent will go to WildArk....
Accelerated Technology Laboratories, Inc. (ATL), a leader in Laboratory Information Management Systems (LIMS), continues the 2020 LIMS Webcast series on Wednesday, February 12th with Lab Automation in the Water/Wastewater Industry. This webcast will provide an update on some of the leading challenges facing water, wastewater and environmental laboratories today and highlight some of the latest advances in laboratory automation and LIMS in addressing these challenges....
Oxford Gene Technology (OGT), A Sysmex Group Company, has launched a transformative next-generation sequencing (NGS) panel for constitutional cytogenetics research. The CytoSure™ Constitutional NGS Panel contains the most up-to-date, hand-curated content for intellectual disability (ID) and developmental delay (DD) research. Delivering accurate and reliable detection of copy number variations (CNVs), single nucleotide variations....
PerkinElmer, Inc., a global leader committed to innovating for a healthier world, has introduced new workstations and a high content screening system at SLAS2020 in San Diego. These technologies automate workflows so that disease research and drug discovery professionals can improve productivity, increase reproducibility, and garner key insights. PerkinElmer highlighted these new systems, along with several key offerings from its comprehensive portfolio of instruments and reagents....
California-based drug discovery company Neuropore Therapies is using INTEGRA Biosciences’ EVOLVE, VIAFLO and VOYAGER pipettes to help accelerate research in both its in vitro and in vivo pharmacology departments. The company, which is dedicated to halting the progression of neurodegenerative diseases by targeting the core processes underlying these disorders, has been a long term supporter of INTEGRA, as a Neuropore scientist explained...
JEOL introduces a new Field Emission Scanning Electron Microscope with several features unique to the company’s FE SEM product line: NeoEngine, employing analytical intelligence for optimizing electron beam setup and tuning; embedded EDS with Live Analysis for real time imaging and elemental analysis; and Zeromag navigation function, seamlessly transitioning between optical imaging to nanoscale investigation with the high-powered optics of the SEM....
Group identifies the parts of the wheat genome that control fibre content of white flour – raises hope that products will be in supermarkets within five years. It might be the best thing to happen to bread since, well, sliced bread. An international group of scientists led by Rothamsted Research and the John Innes Centre have opened the door to healthier white bread, after they pinpointed genes responsible for the dietary fibre content of flour....
Agilent Technologies Inc. has introduced a new product designed to address key challenges that laboratories encounter when preparing DNA sequencing libraries for their research. The new Agilent SureSelect XT HS2 DNA Kit represents the state-of-the-art in library preparation and target enrichment, offering researchers a complete solution that allows them to choose workflow options that best suit their needs....
Thermo Fisher Scientific, the world leader in serving science, recently announced the winners of the Fisher Scientific Channel Supplier Awards during its annual Fisher Scientific European Sales Conference held in Madrid. From January 27-30, 2020, a total of 817 delegates attended the Fisher Scientific European Sales Conference at the Melia Castilla hotel in Madrid. This was the ninth event of its kind, bringing together delegates from 23 different countries....
Priorclave, a leading British laboratory autoclave design and manufacturing company, has launched a new autoclave website. The new site reflects the true status of this dedicated British autoclave manufacturer, with its products from small benchtop to large rectangular chamber machines in use in virtually every country around the world. The site’s simple global navigation structure enables potential customers to gain quickly an insight into Priorclave’s comprehensive range of laboratory autoclaves...
Co-Diagnostics, Inc., a molecular diagnostics company with a unique, patented platform for the development of molecular diagnostic tests, has announced that it has completed principle design work for a PCR screening test for new coronavirus, 2019-nCoV, intended to address potential need for detection of the virus. An outbreak of respiratory illness caused by the pneumonia-like 2019-nCoV has spread rapidly over the past two weeks, after first being discovered in the Chinese city of Wuhan...
Whenever you need a fast, quantitative assessment of a pipette’s accuracy, just pull out a Checkit. Available for various size pipettes, the Checkit checks your pipette’s accuracy at the bottom, middle and top of its range. Wouldn’t it be nice to know whether a pipette needs recalibration, or if lab personnel could use a brush-up on their pipetting technique? With the Checkit, a clear answer is seconds away....
ERS Genomics Limited, which was formed to provide broad access to the foundational CRISPR/Cas9 intellectual property (IP) co-owned by Dr. Emmanuelle Charpentier, has announced it has signed an agreement with New England Biolabs (NEB®), a global leader in the discovery and production of enzymes for molecular biology applications, granting NEB rights to sell CRISPR/Cas9 tools and reagents.
The new system offers the world’s most rapid detection of bacteria and viruses by analysing samples taken from a patient in as little as 15 minutes. New technology and the latest innovations in laboratory medicine were the main focus of the inaugural Transformation Talks, taking place at Medblab Middle East until Thursday 6th February at the Dubai World Trade Centre. In line with the show’s theme of Transforming tomorrow’s diagnostics....
Known for its ease of configurability the latest version of Matrix Gemini LIMS (Laboratory Information Management System) from Autoscribe Informatics will be on show at PITTCON 2020. Unique among LIMS vendors every customer LIMS is based on the same software with configurable workflows and screen designs to suit any industry. The graphical configuration tools allow controlled changes to be made to the system without the need for software coding skills...
Micronic, leader in innovative sample storage and automation solutions, launches the state-of-the-art Micronic Tube Handler HT700. The HT700 is a brisk and an advanced answer for otherwise monotonous and mistake inclined manual arraying of sample tubes. Reconfigure or single out sample tubes in 96-well format Micronic racks (ANSI/SLAS standard) for downstream processes at room temperature....
Underpinning the study is the researcher’s use of Agilent’s specialized Fourier-transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy technology. Agilent has developed a prototype sampling approach that enables researchers to work non-invasively, and with speed and accuracy. This technology, built around Agilent’s 4300 Handheld FTIR, is already being used in studies for direct skin measurements, where it provides higher-quality data more reliably when compared to prior methods....
Tecan’s new DreamPrep NAP workstation is designed to simplify your nucleic acid extraction workflows. Tecan has collaborated closely with Zymo Research to offer a ready-to-go processing solution for the ZymoBIOMICS™ 96 MagBead DNA Kit, including walkaway quantification and normalization with an on-board Infinite® 200 PRO reader. The DreamPrep NAP featuring Zymo Research platform provides flexible processing of virtually any magnetic bead-based extraction workflow...