ZEISS experts Dr. Thomas Kalkbrenner, Dr. Jörg Siebenmorgen and Ralf Wolleschensky have been nominated for the 2022 German Future Prize. Their project: the innovative microscope ZEISS Lattice Lightsheet 7 for the gentle 3D imaging of living cells. By combining imaging that protects samples with high resolution, the system allows researchers to observe subcellular dynamics in 3D over hours and days, which was not previously possible with other microscopy technologies....
McCrone Microscopes & Accessories will present a range of Linkam’s leading temperature and environment-controlled stages at booth #1134, AMS 2022. The Linkam Modular Force Stage (MFS) is designed to gain a better understanding of a material’s behaviour under different temperature, mechanical stress and environmental conditions. The system offers advanced sensitivity, high resolution and a modular concept for customised experiment design and control...
The Chairmen and Organizers of the 51st International Symposium on High-Performance Liquid Phase Separations and Related Techniques (HPLC 2023) are delighted to announce the conference dates and details for the upcoming 2023 edition of the HPLC symposium series. Since its first edition in 1973, the HPLC symposium series has established itself as the world’s leading scientific conference on high-performance liquid phase separations and related techniques...
Jacobs was selected as full lifecycle delivery partner to support infrastructure renewal projects at various facilities run by the U.K.’s government owned, but operationally independent, National Nuclear Laboratory (NNL). NNL estimates the contract value at $12 million (£10 million) and the initial contract term is one year with options for three additional one-year extensions. Scope includes design, build and refurbishment work at the Windscale and Central Laboratories at Sellafield in Cumbria...
EnviroMate™ is a benchtop environmental control chamber from Copley, the world’s leading manufacturer and supplier of inhaler testing equipment, designed specifically to improve the repeatability and integrity of inhaler test data. The performance of orally inhaled and nasal drug products (OINDPs) can be directly influenced by ambient temperature, humidity and electrostatics found in the laboratory, as highlighted by the US and European Pharmacopoeias...
A compact, affordable microfluidic system for custom microfluidic and genomics research. This new system from Dolomite Bio, combines the microfluidic technology underlying their Nadia Instrument, with the customisable parameters of the Nadia Innovate, granting access to the custom microfluidic protocol development without the necessity of large capital outlay...
Vyon® porous plastics from Porvair Sciences are the perfect material for filtration applications in the healthcare and medical device market The tortuous path of Vyon® porous plastics make these materials particularly effective at bacterial filtration and preventing microbial ingress. Manufactured to a variety of pore sizes and thickness, Vyon® porous plastic materials can also be used to filter out a wide variety of different contaminating particles...
The next competition is officially open at INTEGRA Biosciences. The company is giving away a comprehensive ASSIST PLUS pipetting robot package that includes a D-ONE single channel pipetting module. The innovative ASSIS PLUS pipetting robot enables elegant automation of repetitive tasks to increase throughput in your lab...
What would a microscope be without the ability to capture the amazing details it reveals? ZEISS offers a wealth of microscope cameras as diverse as your imaging and documentation tasks. And because development never stops, we have once again updated and expanded the ZEISS Axiocam portfolio to better support your most demanding applications. Explore the new ZEISS Axiocam models...
This webcast is targeted at laboratories who are planning to implement a new LIMS, either for the first time or as a replacement for an aging LIMS that is no longer meeting the organization's business needs. Where do you start and what evaluation factors are most important? We will answer those questions as well as providing advice that will help ensure you make the right LIMS selection...
Beckman Coulter Life Sciences, a global leader in laboratory automation and innovation, announces its continuing commitment to the next generation of researchers and scientists with a call for registrations for its SPRI Grants for Genomic Research. Reinforcing its dedication to providing streamlined genomic workflow solutions, the company will award up to eight grants in 2022...
The Franklin is the national institute developing disruptive new technologies designed to tackle major challenges in health and life sciences. The competition aims to make these technologies – and the expertise of Franklin scientists – available to a small company in the UK to help them overcome a specific research challenge. The winning company will take part in a 12-week residency starting in April 2023, working with Franklin scientists to use technologies at the cutting edge of the field...
Asynt introduce the LightSyn Lighthouse – a new photochemical reactor system in their LightSyn range, developed in response to customer demand for higher reaction yields, ease of use, high operational safety, and competitive pricing. The LightSyn Lighthouse uses new technology to channel light through a quartz rod directly into the reaction medium, maximising power intensity while keeping photon flux even throughout....
Prior Scientific is pleased to introduce its newest automated slide loader, the SL160. The SL160 is compatible with most upright microscopes and is easily integrated with today’s best image analysis software. Both efficient and reliable, Prior Scientific’s robotic handling solution can load up to 160 slides at one time. The loader is ideal for OEMs and system integrators, and allows for precise and safe loading of slides for the life science research, pathology, cytology, and high throughput screening applications...
Aseptic Process solutions specialist Telstar will be expanding its facilities with the construction of three additional modules, adjacent to the building where the headquarters are currently located. The result will be a modern industrial site based on a total floor area of 16,000 m2, which will accommodate all the current activity of the company in Catalonia. A total of 70% of the space will be intended for production plants...
RQM+, the leading MedTech service provider with the world’s largest global team of regulatory and quality experts, and portfolio company of Linden Capital Partners, has announced the acquisition of Jordi Labs. With these new capabilities, RQM+ provides comprehensive regulatory, quality, clinical and laboratory services, supporting market access throughout the entire product lifecycle for medical devices and diagnostics....
Researchers at the Australian National Phenome Centre (ANPC) at Murdoch University have successfully detected and quantified newly discovered biomarkers of SARS-CoV-2 acute infections and of ‘Long COVID’. They used a benchtop Fourier Transform-nuclear magnetic resonance (FT-NMR) spectrometer with a permanent magnet, thereby lowering the barrier to clinical translation of this epidemiological and diagnostic research technology...
Sherwood Scientific's Mk1 and Auto Magnetic Susceptibility Balances are utilised for detecting and quantifying the magnetic properties of gases, liquids and solids. The Mk 1 balance adheres closely to the Late Professor Evans' original design, whilst the MSB AUTO is a microprocessor controlled balance. Improved sensitivity, versatility and overall performance make it ideally suited to new applications in the research laboratory and industrial quality control...
The set-up of many critical research and development laboratories may require a sterile path in an out of the working area. There may be air locks for staff to pass through, extracting, cleanings and renewing the air, a system in operation where high-risk conditions are the norm, such as a containment suite. In a similar manner, some laboratories need to have a secure, clean exit path for its waste so that it can be safely discarded...
The COVID-19 pandemic has put a spotlight on the dangers of misinformation in the science industry. This phenomenon has been amplified with the popularity of forums and platforms that act as news distribution networks without a filter or editorial oversight. Here Aleiya Lonsdale, Head of Event at the largest laboratory event in the UK, Lab Innovations 2022, discusses how the lab community has tried to hold back against the tide of scientific misinformation.
Shimadzu, a global thought leader in analytical instrumentation, is introducing the LCMS-9050 Q-TOF mass spectrometer. It features the fastest and most sensitive quadrupole technology with TOF architecture to date. Its main characteristics can be summed up in three words: Accuracy, Acceleration and Accommodation of customers’ needs. Users will experience trusted mass accuracy stability and increased availability and throughput on the system...
The Institute of Cancer Research, London, has expressed disappointment that NICE has confirmed its decision not to recommend olaparib for previously treated, hormone-relapsed metastatic prostate cancer. NICE’s decision means that men in England and Wales with prostate cancer will miss out on a highly innovative treatment option. It puts the NHS in England and Wales out of step with Scotland, where olaparib was approved last year for the treatment of prostate cancers with faulty DNA repair genes...