Organic solvents that are commonly used in various chemical processes have significant financial costs and can be environmentally damaging. Therefore, a key goal for both industrial and academic labs is to reduce their use in favour of green solvent alternatives. Here Paul Vanden Branden, director and product manager at laboratory equipment supplier SciMed, discusses the potential of supercritical CO2 for replacing environmentally damaging solvents, such as hexane, in separations and extractions...
The new generation of epMotion boasts a range of enhancements aimed at improving user experience, without compromising its trusted performance. The device will maintain its high degree of flexibility, wide range of accessories options, and large selection of available methods. The epMotion offers unparalleled precision and accuracy in liquid handling, with a user-friendly interface and customizable protocols...
TESTA Analytical Solutions e.K has expanded the capabilities of its rapid scanning UV Detector with a new flow cell designed for high temperature operation. The rugged flow cell employs fiber optic connections to the rapid scanning UV detector to enable it to be safely positioned up to 1 meter way from the high temperature process being monitored...
From 9 to 11 May 2023, the laboratory world will meet in Hannover at LABVOLUTION, the European trade fair for laboratory technology and optimised laboratory workflows. Digitisation, artificial intelligence and sustainability will be at the centre of the trade fair for the smart laboratory in 2023. As the leading trade fair for digitalisation in the laboratory, LABVOLUTION 2023 not only showcases innovative lab technology, infrastructure and automation, as well as solutions for optimised laboratory workflows...
Biotech Fluidics has announced the highly efficient degassers optimized for Gel Permeation Chromatography (GPC) applications – the DEGASi Plus GPC and DEGASi Plus GPC Semi-Prep.When pressure or temperature changes in a liquid chromatography system, gas molecules can form bubbles, affecting the accuracy, precision and performance of the equipment. Using an online degasser is a trusted technique for removing dissolved gases from the fluid stream...
INTEGRA Biosciences’ pipetting platforms are being used to streamline the liquid handling steps involved in antimicrobial susceptibility testing (AST), contributing to the early detection of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) and helping to direct patients onto the appropriate care pathway as soon as possible. AMR has become one of the largest threats currently facing public health, with morbidity and mortality rates rising dramatically across the world...
DP5 is the latest version of Ziath's market leading 2D rack decoding software. Drawing upon the latest technologies, DP5 can be run from a laptop, desktop, phone, tablet, or any other network connected device. Using high-speed, web-based, communications protocols - DP5 allows users to run a single scanner in your lab, or multiple scanners connected over a local area network. In the advanced DP5 Network application, scanners can be controlled directly from Wi-Fi connected smart phones, tablets, or laptops...
Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the world leader in serving science, has launched two new wet chemistry analyzers that deliver fully automated, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)-compliant testing for environmental, agricultural, and industrial testing labs. Through custom-designed software, the new Thermo Scientific Gallery Aqua Master and Thermo Scientific Gallery Plus Aqua Masteranalyzers offer extensive workflow automation for high-throughput, simultaneous multiparameter wet chemistry testing...
Biotage has entered into an agreement to acquire Astrea Bioseparations, a high-growth chromatography solutions provider from Gamma Biosciences, a global life sciences platform formed by KKR to address the advanced therapy market with best-in-class bioprocessing solutions. The enterprise value for Astrea is approximately MUSD 190, subject to any closing adjustments and potential milestone-based payments...
Linkam Scientific presents a new cryo-electron microscopy (cryo-EM) research paper at the Microscopy Conference 2023 (MC2023), Darmstadt, Germany: ‘New principle and robot for vitrification of cryo-EM samples with controllable sample thickness and real-time optical inspection’. Lead author of the paper, Linkam’s senior research scientist Dr. Michael Schwertner, will present new findings in cryo-EM at...
Beckman Coulter Life Sciences, a global leader in laboratory automation and innovation, will have a full team of dedicated professionals and informative programming at the upcoming Society for Laboratory Automation and Screening (SLAS) International Conference and Exhibition. The show will take place February 25 – March 1, 2023, at the San Diego Convention Center...
Cleaver Scientific are excited and proud to introduce their brand new line of water distillers. The AquaLab Pro range is a revolutionary concept in distillation, surpassing all accepted purity, performance, and reliability levels of traditional water stills. Available in 4 or 8 L/hr single distilled or 4 L/hr double distilled. The AquaLab Pro has been designed to provide the many benefits of distillation with the minimum of fuss and maintenance...
Infonote Datasystems has developed an enhanced version of its Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS) designed specifically to deliver a range of extended features needed across the laboratory sector, including the ability to administer and control interactions beyond the immediate lab environment. The Infonote LIMS is a configurable cloud-based software solution that manages complex data and human resources interactions centred around a laboratory...
Delivering a boost to immuno-oncology and immunotherapy researchers, Cytek Biosciences, Inc. has announced that it has entered into a strategic partnership with leading life science research and clinical diagnostics products company Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc. Under the terms of the agreement, Bio-Rad’s exceptionally bright, high-performing new StarBright™ Dyes will be available to Cytek to develop and commercialize reagent products to support high-parameter applications on Aurora and Northern Lights™ flow cytometry systems...
Automata, a leading automation company powering life sciences labs, has announced it is partnering with the Advanced Sequencing Facility (ASF) at The Francis Crick Institute, a world-leading laboratory at the forefront of genomics, to unlock the power of open, integrated automation for genomics sample preparation. Integrated automation will support the Crick’s cutting-edge advanced genomics laboratory with greater walkaway time, R&D flexibility and data quality than ever before...
Gilson has launched two new interactive versions of their Fluid News promotional brochures, packed with exclusive special offers, product highlights and resources to make lab life easier for scientists. Gilson's Biotech Fluid News brochure focuses on lab solutions where quality, safety and compliance are paramount, perfect for Biotech, Pharma and Scientific Research applications. Gilson's Academia Fluid News edition highlights their range of dedicated products aimed at scientists from academia, education, healthcare and life sciences...
Tecan and Element Biosciences, Inc. – the developer of an innovative DNA sequencing platform disrupting genomics – are collaborating to offer a true benchtop NGS workflow with MagicPrep™ NGS* and the AVITI™ System. The collaboration will bring together Tecan’s automation expertise and Element Biosciences’ unique sequencing technologies, employing proprietary chemistries from both companies to deliver a hands-free NGS solution offering unprecedented performance and flexibility for a benchtop set-up...
Benchling – the cloud R&D powering the biotechnology industry – launches a new whitepaper in partnership with AstraZeneca, exploring how AstraZeneca has become the first company to recycle critical DNA constructs at scale, reducing the cost of creating DNA constructs by 80-90%. The whitepaper explores how AstraZeneca’s combined team of computational and molecular biologists, along with Benchling, have created the FRAGLER (FRAGment recycLER), a novel solution for the whole DNA synthesis industry..
Achieving reliably precise weighing results in a laboratory setting is of utmost importance. The three most critical factors are selecting the right high-quality balance, understanding how to use it, and mitigating environmental factors that can impact results. Learn how to identify and mitigate external influences that can negatively impact weighing results. The OHAUS Weighing Guide is packed with valuable, in-depth information created to help you understand weighing and various concepts within the weighing industry..
Computer modelling of our very first cells following conception has provided new insights that could lead to new ways of tackling disease through personalised medicine and cell therapy. A scientist at the University of Leicester has created the first computer model that captures the gene networks involved in human gastrulation, the point at which our cells start to develop our tissues and organs, once dubbed ‘the most important time in your life’...
Wheat containing exotic DNA from wild relatives benefits from up to 50 per cent higher yields in hot weather compared with crops lacking these genes. Following a year when temperature records have been smashed, research from the Earlham Institute in Norwich, in collaboration with the International Maize and Wheat Improvement Centre (CIMMYT), offers much-needed hope for improving crop resilience and food security in the face of climate change...
Ubiquigent Limited (Ubiquigent), a drug discovery and development company harnessing novel deubiquitinase (DUB) modulators as new therapeutics for areas of high unmet medical need, has announced it is supporting a Master’s student at the University of Glasgow (UoG) to undertake a research project on USP30, a DUB implicated in neurodegenerative, renal, and cardiovascular diseases. Overseen by structural biology experts Professor Helen Walden, UoG, and Dr Mehmet Gundogdu, Principal Scientist at Ubiquigent...
Organic solvents that are commonly used in various chemical processes have significant financial costs and can be environmentally damaging. Therefore, a key goal for both industrial and academic labs is to reduce their use in favour of green solvent alternatives. Here Paul Vanden Branden, director and product manager at laboratory equipment supplier SciMed, discusses the potential of supercritical CO2 for replacing environmentally damaging solvents, such as hexane, in separations and extractions...
The new generation of epMotion boasts a range of enhancements aimed at improving user experience, without compromising its trusted performance. The device will maintain its high degree of flexibility, wide range of accessories options, and large selection of available methods. The epMotion offers unparalleled precision and accuracy in liquid handling, with a user-friendly interface and customizable protocols...
TESTA Analytical Solutions e.K has expanded the capabilities of its rapid scanning UV Detector with a new flow cell designed for high temperature operation. The rugged flow cell employs fiber optic connections to the rapid scanning UV detector to enable it to be safely positioned up to 1 meter way from the high temperature process being monitored...
From 9 to 11 May 2023, the laboratory world will meet in Hannover at LABVOLUTION, the European trade fair for laboratory technology and optimised laboratory workflows. Digitisation, artificial intelligence and sustainability will be at the centre of the trade fair for the smart laboratory in 2023. As the leading trade fair for digitalisation in the laboratory, LABVOLUTION 2023 not only showcases innovative lab technology, infrastructure and automation, as well as solutions for optimised laboratory workflows...
Biotech Fluidics has announced the highly efficient degassers optimized for Gel Permeation Chromatography (GPC) applications – the DEGASi Plus GPC and DEGASi Plus GPC Semi-Prep.When pressure or temperature changes in a liquid chromatography system, gas molecules can form bubbles, affecting the accuracy, precision and performance of the equipment. Using an online degasser is a trusted technique for removing dissolved gases from the fluid stream...
INTEGRA Biosciences’ pipetting platforms are being used to streamline the liquid handling steps involved in antimicrobial susceptibility testing (AST), contributing to the early detection of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) and helping to direct patients onto the appropriate care pathway as soon as possible. AMR has become one of the largest threats currently facing public health, with morbidity and mortality rates rising dramatically across the world...
DP5 is the latest version of Ziath's market leading 2D rack decoding software. Drawing upon the latest technologies, DP5 can be run from a laptop, desktop, phone, tablet, or any other network connected device. Using high-speed, web-based, communications protocols - DP5 allows users to run a single scanner in your lab, or multiple scanners connected over a local area network. In the advanced DP5 Network application, scanners can be controlled directly from Wi-Fi connected smart phones, tablets, or laptops...
Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the world leader in serving science, has launched two new wet chemistry analyzers that deliver fully automated, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)-compliant testing for environmental, agricultural, and industrial testing labs. Through custom-designed software, the new Thermo Scientific Gallery Aqua Master and Thermo Scientific Gallery Plus Aqua Masteranalyzers offer extensive workflow automation for high-throughput, simultaneous multiparameter wet chemistry testing...
Biotage has entered into an agreement to acquire Astrea Bioseparations, a high-growth chromatography solutions provider from Gamma Biosciences, a global life sciences platform formed by KKR to address the advanced therapy market with best-in-class bioprocessing solutions. The enterprise value for Astrea is approximately MUSD 190, subject to any closing adjustments and potential milestone-based payments...
Linkam Scientific presents a new cryo-electron microscopy (cryo-EM) research paper at the Microscopy Conference 2023 (MC2023), Darmstadt, Germany: ‘New principle and robot for vitrification of cryo-EM samples with controllable sample thickness and real-time optical inspection’. Lead author of the paper, Linkam’s senior research scientist Dr. Michael Schwertner, will present new findings in cryo-EM at...
Beckman Coulter Life Sciences, a global leader in laboratory automation and innovation, will have a full team of dedicated professionals and informative programming at the upcoming Society for Laboratory Automation and Screening (SLAS) International Conference and Exhibition. The show will take place February 25 – March 1, 2023, at the San Diego Convention Center...
Cleaver Scientific are excited and proud to introduce their brand new line of water distillers. The AquaLab Pro range is a revolutionary concept in distillation, surpassing all accepted purity, performance, and reliability levels of traditional water stills. Available in 4 or 8 L/hr single distilled or 4 L/hr double distilled. The AquaLab Pro has been designed to provide the many benefits of distillation with the minimum of fuss and maintenance...
Infonote Datasystems has developed an enhanced version of its Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS) designed specifically to deliver a range of extended features needed across the laboratory sector, including the ability to administer and control interactions beyond the immediate lab environment. The Infonote LIMS is a configurable cloud-based software solution that manages complex data and human resources interactions centred around a laboratory...
Delivering a boost to immuno-oncology and immunotherapy researchers, Cytek Biosciences, Inc. has announced that it has entered into a strategic partnership with leading life science research and clinical diagnostics products company Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc. Under the terms of the agreement, Bio-Rad’s exceptionally bright, high-performing new StarBright™ Dyes will be available to Cytek to develop and commercialize reagent products to support high-parameter applications on Aurora and Northern Lights™ flow cytometry systems...
Automata, a leading automation company powering life sciences labs, has announced it is partnering with the Advanced Sequencing Facility (ASF) at The Francis Crick Institute, a world-leading laboratory at the forefront of genomics, to unlock the power of open, integrated automation for genomics sample preparation. Integrated automation will support the Crick’s cutting-edge advanced genomics laboratory with greater walkaway time, R&D flexibility and data quality than ever before...
Gilson has launched two new interactive versions of their Fluid News promotional brochures, packed with exclusive special offers, product highlights and resources to make lab life easier for scientists. Gilson's Biotech Fluid News brochure focuses on lab solutions where quality, safety and compliance are paramount, perfect for Biotech, Pharma and Scientific Research applications. Gilson's Academia Fluid News edition highlights their range of dedicated products aimed at scientists from academia, education, healthcare and life sciences...
Tecan and Element Biosciences, Inc. – the developer of an innovative DNA sequencing platform disrupting genomics – are collaborating to offer a true benchtop NGS workflow with MagicPrep™ NGS* and the AVITI™ System. The collaboration will bring together Tecan’s automation expertise and Element Biosciences’ unique sequencing technologies, employing proprietary chemistries from both companies to deliver a hands-free NGS solution offering unprecedented performance and flexibility for a benchtop set-up...
Benchling – the cloud R&D powering the biotechnology industry – launches a new whitepaper in partnership with AstraZeneca, exploring how AstraZeneca has become the first company to recycle critical DNA constructs at scale, reducing the cost of creating DNA constructs by 80-90%. The whitepaper explores how AstraZeneca’s combined team of computational and molecular biologists, along with Benchling, have created the FRAGLER (FRAGment recycLER), a novel solution for the whole DNA synthesis industry..
Achieving reliably precise weighing results in a laboratory setting is of utmost importance. The three most critical factors are selecting the right high-quality balance, understanding how to use it, and mitigating environmental factors that can impact results. Learn how to identify and mitigate external influences that can negatively impact weighing results. The OHAUS Weighing Guide is packed with valuable, in-depth information created to help you understand weighing and various concepts within the weighing industry..
Computer modelling of our very first cells following conception has provided new insights that could lead to new ways of tackling disease through personalised medicine and cell therapy. A scientist at the University of Leicester has created the first computer model that captures the gene networks involved in human gastrulation, the point at which our cells start to develop our tissues and organs, once dubbed ‘the most important time in your life’...
Wheat containing exotic DNA from wild relatives benefits from up to 50 per cent higher yields in hot weather compared with crops lacking these genes. Following a year when temperature records have been smashed, research from the Earlham Institute in Norwich, in collaboration with the International Maize and Wheat Improvement Centre (CIMMYT), offers much-needed hope for improving crop resilience and food security in the face of climate change...
Ubiquigent Limited (Ubiquigent), a drug discovery and development company harnessing novel deubiquitinase (DUB) modulators as new therapeutics for areas of high unmet medical need, has announced it is supporting a Master’s student at the University of Glasgow (UoG) to undertake a research project on USP30, a DUB implicated in neurodegenerative, renal, and cardiovascular diseases. Overseen by structural biology experts Professor Helen Walden, UoG, and Dr Mehmet Gundogdu, Principal Scientist at Ubiquigent...