More companies around the world continue turning to Beckman Coulter Life Sciences, a global leader in laboratory automation and innovation, for their next generation sequencing (NGS) needs with the Biomek NGeniuS System. The company continues building a robust demonstrated application library as it announces an application development agreement with Pillar Biosciences, which specializes in developing and commercializing IVD & RUO NGS testing solutions...
Transmission electron microscopes (TEMs) have evolved throughout the years to offer ever greater resolution and magnification capabilities. However, for an instrument to work at its best, all external interferences that can affect the position of the electron beam – such as vibrations and stray magnetic fields – need to be removed. Researchers at Cataler Corporation have turned to Spicer Consulting to help them to optimise their equipment for investigations into non-homogeneous catalysts...
Agilent Technologies Inc. has announced the opening of the Dissolution Center of Excellence (CoE) facility in Craven Arms, United Kingdom. The newly modernized premises will house the core of Agilent’s dissolution business, including research and development, quality, support, applications, marketing, and more. This investment allows all Agilent dissolution activities to be consolidated under one roof...
The Medical Device Innovation Consortium (MDIC) has partnered with PerkinElmer's Horizon Discovery to develop and manufacture somatic reference samples (SRSs) to simplify and support validation of next generation sequencing (NGS)-based cancer diagnostics. The SRSs are expected to be commercially available by early 2024, following a rigorous characterization and validation process in collaboration with the National Institute for Standards and Technology (NIST)...
The American scientist Ann Kennedy, Ph.D., Assistant Professor at Northwestern University, Chicago, USA has won the 2022 Eppendorf & Science Prize for Neurobiology for her work on the neural population dynamics that generate and maintain our emotions and behavioral drives. By comparing the activation of neurons in multiple deep brain regions, she identifies differences between them that point to the role each region plays in shaping the drives behind survival behaviors such as fighting or fleeing...
OGT, A Sysmex Group Company, announces the recent launch of several new solutions to support its growing NGS portfolio. These include the SureSeq™ Myeloid Plus panel, which has been designed to detect aberrations in genes implicated in a variety of Myeloid disorders. Additionally, OGT has also launched a new improved library preparation workflow—the OGT Universal NGS Complete Workflow, compatible with its haematology, inherited and rare disease NGS panels...
Sartorius entered a research partnership with The BASE Facility at The University of Queensland (UQ) to improve the manufacturing process of nucleic acid products led by the external collaboration group, Separation Technology Marketing team. The BASE facility is an internationally recognized leader in mRNA sciences at the Australian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology (AIBN) at UQ...
Evident announced the opening of its new Asia-Pacific (APAC) headquarters in Singapore, marking its ongoing commitment to expand its business and operations in the APAC region. The headquarters leads Evident’s strategy, technology and innovation in the APAC region, which includes operations in Australia, New Zealand, India and Korea. The company has doubled its headcount in Singapore since the beginning of 2022 and plans to further expand its presence...
Aims to improve efficiency of pharma pipelines by leveraging industry-leading ability to identify genetic variants that contribute to human disease. Illumina Inc., a global leader in DNA sequencing and array-based technologies, has announced a strategic research collaboration with AstraZeneca, a global, science-led biopharmaceutical company, to accelerate drug target discovery by combining their strengths in artificial intelligence (AI) based genome interpretation and genomic analysis...
Shimadzu and Germany's UMG – University Medical Center Göttingen – are teaming up to develop new clinical LC-MS methods for a more rapid and flexible TDM analysis. As part of Shimadzu’s ambitious European Innovation Center (EUIC) program, this new collaboration seeks to speed up the LC-MS analysis of TDM tests. LC-MS analysis already offers accuracy and flexibility that is superior to conventional methods of TDM test analysis...
GenNext Technologies, Inc., a growth-stage company that provides instrumentation, software, and services to pharmaceutical researchers, has announced that it received the 2022 Grand Prize Award in the BioTools Innovator competition. BioTools Innovator is the largest life science accelerator in the world, supported by founding partners Research Corporation Technologies and BroadOak Capital Partners....
The Native Antigen Company (part of LGC Clinical Diagnostics), one of the world’s leading suppliers of reagents that enables research into vaccines and diagnostics for emerging and endemic infectious diseases, thas announced the commercial launch of its latest SARS-CoV-2 antigens for the newly designated Omicron BA.5 variant. The Company’s new range of RBD (receptor binding domain) antigens will support scientists in the research and development of in vitro diagnostics, therapeutics and vaccines for the current variant of concern.
The UK is investing £2M to kick-start research on the next generation of radiotherapy treatments for cancer, through the development of the Ion Therapy Research Facility (ITRF). The UK has driven important advances in cancer therapy and treats many patients successfully with radiotherapy, using both X-rays and protons. However some tumours remain difficult to treat. Scientists believe that heavier particles, such as helium and carbon ions may offer therapeutic advantages...
PacBio, a leading developer of high-quality, highly accurate sequencing solutions, announce the commencement of external beta testing of the Onso™ Sequencing System. This innovative benchtop short-read DNA sequencing platform is expected to provide an extraordinary level of accuracy by utilizing PacBio’s unique sequencing by binding (SBB) technology...
Carrying the Everyday Load from Classroom to Lab. OHAUS Corporation, a leading worldwide manufacturer of scales, balances and laboratory equipment announced the launch of their new Guardian 2000 Series Hotplate Stirrers designed to safeguard your lab with rugged construction, reliability, and affordable operation. The OHAUS Guardian 2000TM Analog Hotplate Stirrers are ideal for classrooms and other lab environments that require affordable, durable, fast heating, and reliable stirring...
First LAUDA agency Beun de Ronde is awarded the Dr. Rudolf Wobser Medal. The Dutch laboratory dealer Beun de Ronde B.V., a provider of scientific equipment with an impressive history going back 100 years, has been one of LAUDA DR. R. WOBSER GMBH & CO. KG.’s most reliable partners for decades. Since 1958, the two family companies have worked together thoughout. Beun de Ronde was LAUDA’s first agency abroad, meaning it has been at the world market leader’s side almost from the very beginning...
Can you use a large electron microscope next to a freight train? In this article, Dr. Thomas E. Davies, Experimental Officer with the School of Chemistry at Cardiff University, describes how working with vibration control specialist Mason UK allowed him and his colleagues to overcome the challenges of operating highly sensitive equipment surrounded by vibration-generating activities...
Novitain launches a complete labware solution in SBS-format, including the Novitain 0.75ml Screwtop Tubes with 2D Data-Matrix code on the bottom, to process your samples safely and in a traceably way. The Novitain Screwtop Tubes have an internal or external thread and they can be capped with either the: Seal Mats Flex, Seal Mats & Strips Solid or Solid Screw Caps. The Novitain 0.75ml Screwtop Tubes are available in the rigid Grid Rack 96-D...
Beckman Coulter Life Sciences, a global leader in laboratory automation and innovation, introduces an automated solution for the grueling and time-consuming process of manual gating flow cytometry data, with no programming skills required. This revolutionary feature is part of the new Cytobank v10 platform upgrade which is available now. An Automated Gating Workflow can shorten hands-on time by up to 75%...
Malvern Panalytical, a leading analytical instrumentation supplier, announces that it will host a unique forward-looking online event, ‘Future Days’, on November 8 to explore the future of energy storage systems and additive manufacturing industries. By engaging with customers, suppliers, and partners through this two-track event, consisting of two-hour online events, Malvern Panalytical will help bring different industry parties together to discuss and shape what’s next.
At Lab Innovations 2022, Ellutia will present the newest addition to its nitrosamine detection solutions, the Automated Total Nitrosamine Analyser (ATNA). The fully automated solution allows for rapid testing of apparent total nitrosamine content (ATNC) and has the right selectivity and sensitivity, so it can quickly identify whether or not nitrosamines are present down to 1ppb levels...
Merck, a leading science and technology company, has opened a commercial facility for its new Millipore® CTDMO Services offering at the company’s site in Martillac, France. The 2,700-square-meter facility will provide global supply of commercial drug substances, including mAbs and other recombinant proteins, from an integrated site featuring state-of-the-art single-use equipment and onsite regulatory, quality and technical experts...