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...
Tecan has partnered with Singular Genomics to use the turnkey MagicPrep™ NGS system to create sequencing-ready libraries for the G4™ Sequencing Platform. The agreement will bring together Tecan’s expertise in laboratory automation, genomics and bioinformatics with Singular Genomics’ fast, flexible and highly accurate sequencing technology to simplify life in the lab. MagicPrep NGS draws on Tecan’s many years of experience in robust liquid handling and NGS...
Waters Corporation (NYSE:WAT) has announced it has entered into an agreement to acquire Wyatt Technology, a pioneer in innovative light scattering and field-flow fractionation instruments, software, accessories, and services, for $1.36 billion in cash, subject to certain adjustments. The transaction is expected to close in the second quarter of 2023, subject to regulatory approvals and other customary closing conditions...
PEAK Scientific Instruments has been awarded a new Seal of Quality award, in recognition of outstanding feedback received from scientists globally. The Genius NM32LA Nitrogen Generator, with over 80 reviews and an average star rating of 4.7 out of 5, has earned a Silver Seal of Quality award. Seals of Quality recognize the top 0.1% of products that consistently get the highest customer review ratings on leading independent laboratory technology website...
Visitors to the Autoscribe Informatics booth will see the key developments introduced to our flagship Matrix Gemini LIMS since the last PITTCON. The world’s most configurable Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS) has been further enhanced with a completely new web-based user interface. Other significant changes include improved test creation and editing capabilities that reduce the time to set up or modify tests...
Top 5 Questions to fnd the Perfect Preparative HPLC System for your Purification needs. There are many variables to consider when configuring an HPLC system. To help, here are the top five questions you need to answer. Sample Injection, do you need manual or automated sample injection?. Pumping System, what size of column do you need? Detection, what type of detector do you require? Top tips from Gilson...
Thermo Fisher Scientific, the world leader in serving science, and Celltrio, a leading manufacturer of robotics-based solutions for the life sciences industry, have announced their collaboration to bring a fully automated cell culture system to biotherapeutics customers. The collaboration will integrate the Thermo Scientific Momentum workflow scheduling software with the Celltrio RoboCell cell line automation platform to address the critical unmet market need for high-throughput automated cell line culturing and maintenance...
Waters Corp announces a new test protocol for its Waters LC/GC Certified Vials along with a new addition to its line of Waters TruView pH Control LC/MS Certified Vials. The Waters LC/GC Certified Vials undergo a new and highly-sensitive UPLC-UV Certification test at 195nm at a contamination level of <100 ppb to ensure that not just the sample vial – but its cap and septum too – are all free of contamination...
Eppendorf and the journal Science are now accepting applications for the 2023 Eppendorf & Science Prize for Neurobiology. This annual international research prize of US$25,000 is awarded to young scientists for their outstanding contributions to neurobiological research based on methods of molecular and cell biology. Researchers who are not older than 35 years are invited to apply by June 15, 2023...
TransCure bioServices adds BioVolume 3D imaging to its service offerings, enabling them to deliver even higher quality tumor growth results to customers. With a deeper understanding of how tumors grow and respond to stimuli, researchers can more quickly develop the highly efficacious treatments urgently needed to tackle different cancers. The new service is a world first in 3D imaging, allowing the measurement and visualization of tumor growth in animal models across preclinical research, oncology, and drug development.
Leica Microsystems, a leader in microscopy and scientific instrumentation, has launched Mateo TL, a digital transmitted light inverted microscope for cell culture routine. Mateo TL enables all lab members to check and document cell growth conveniently and comfortably. By measuring confluency consistently, they can also be confident in the sample readiness for their downstream experiments...
As part of a global, multiyear agreement, Thermo Fisher Scientific has announced it is working with AstraZeneca to develop a solid tissue and blood-based companion diagnostic (CDx) test for Tagrisso (osimertinib). The CDx will help identify patients with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) who may be eligible for treatment with Tagrisso by identifying tumors that exhibit epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) alterations including exon 21 L858R mutations, exon 19 deletions or T790M mutations...
Ziath has launched its next generation DataPaq™ Handheld 2 tube reader – designed to be held and operated in one hand, leaving the other free for tube handling. Designed for easy portability, the new DataPaq™ Handheld 2 is a dedicated standalone device for rapidly reading single 2D bar-coded tubes. Its highly intuitive interface, and easy-to-read display, simplify and speed operation...
JEOL has developed a new Focused Ion Beam (FIB) solution for preparation of specimens prior to observation in the Transmission Electron Microscope (TEM). The new JIB-PS500i is a multipurpose FIB-SEM that delivers the synergy of fast sample preparation, SEM imaging and EDS analysis in a single instrument. The new FIB sample stage offers fast transitioning between processing and imaging, allowing for real-time feedback of specimen quality...
Dolomite Bio launches new website, with exciting re brand with a new name and focus. The motivation behind the company’s name change to Do Bio reflects their evolution within the microfluidic, biology and life science space. The expertise behind Do Bio’s technology is built on a strong foundation in the field of microfluidics. As the company has grown in recent years, the focus has shifted from purely single cell based applications, to developing and supporting multiple microfluidics based products for life sciences and pharmaceuticals...
Blood samples and urine tests? MRNA or cancer research? Microbe detection in drinking water or PCR tests? Many young women in the UK have virtually no idea what it would be like to work in a laboratory profession as revealed in a survey by laboratory product manufacturer Starlab International. The lack of knowledge of career profiles in science has a severe impact on skills shortage and on many women’s choice of a profession and career opportunities...
Scientists at Microsynth – a leading European company in nucleic acid synthesis, analysis and sequencing – are taking advantage of the remarkable liquid handling capabilities of INTEGRA’s MINI 96 and VIAFLO 96 handheld electronic pipettes in workflows ranging from nucleic acid isolation to sequencing and different types of PCR. Dr Sergey Yakushev, Head of Genetic Analysis at Microsynth, explained...
Optimize your lab space, accuracy and flexibility with Microtrac's BELSORP MAX X, the latest model in the BELSORP MAX series. This high-precision gas / vapor adsorption analyzer can measure up to four samples over a wide range of pressures and temperatures. BELSORP MAX X covers a broad array of analysis capabilities from specific surface area, pore size distribution, gas and vapor adsorption to chemisorption. Thanks to its compact design, it fits on any lab bench...
New chemistry for DNA analysis will empower forensic laboratories to overcome common challenges including degraded and inhibited samples. PowerPlex® 35GY System, launched by Promega Corporation, is a first-of-its-kind eight-colour DNA analysis kit that helps forensic laboratories get more information out of their most challenging samples. The kit works in tandem with Spectrum CE System, a capillary electrophoresis instrument launched by Promega in 2022...
Novel method of image analysis reveals how cancer cells manipulate their size to resist treatment. Cancer cells can shrink or super-size themselves to survive drug treatment or other challenges within their environment, researchers have discovered. Scientists at The Institute of Cancer Research, London, combined biochemical profiling technologies with mathematical analyses to reveal how genetic changes lead to differences in the size of cancer cells – and how these changes could be exploited by new treatments...
Computational chemistry, a branch of chemistry that applies computer simulation to assist in solving chemical problems, is a heated topic in the modern scientific community. Possessing a powerful team of experts in chemistry, biology, mathematics, crystallography, and pharmacology, Alfa Chemistry focuses on combining the power of computational chemistry with a variety of research focuses on supporting Computer Aided Drug Design...
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...
Tecan has partnered with Singular Genomics to use the turnkey MagicPrep™ NGS system to create sequencing-ready libraries for the G4™ Sequencing Platform. The agreement will bring together Tecan’s expertise in laboratory automation, genomics and bioinformatics with Singular Genomics’ fast, flexible and highly accurate sequencing technology to simplify life in the lab. MagicPrep NGS draws on Tecan’s many years of experience in robust liquid handling and NGS...
Waters Corporation (NYSE:WAT) has announced it has entered into an agreement to acquire Wyatt Technology, a pioneer in innovative light scattering and field-flow fractionation instruments, software, accessories, and services, for $1.36 billion in cash, subject to certain adjustments. The transaction is expected to close in the second quarter of 2023, subject to regulatory approvals and other customary closing conditions...
PEAK Scientific Instruments has been awarded a new Seal of Quality award, in recognition of outstanding feedback received from scientists globally. The Genius NM32LA Nitrogen Generator, with over 80 reviews and an average star rating of 4.7 out of 5, has earned a Silver Seal of Quality award. Seals of Quality recognize the top 0.1% of products that consistently get the highest customer review ratings on leading independent laboratory technology website...
Visitors to the Autoscribe Informatics booth will see the key developments introduced to our flagship Matrix Gemini LIMS since the last PITTCON. The world’s most configurable Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS) has been further enhanced with a completely new web-based user interface. Other significant changes include improved test creation and editing capabilities that reduce the time to set up or modify tests...
Top 5 Questions to fnd the Perfect Preparative HPLC System for your Purification needs. There are many variables to consider when configuring an HPLC system. To help, here are the top five questions you need to answer. Sample Injection, do you need manual or automated sample injection?. Pumping System, what size of column do you need? Detection, what type of detector do you require? Top tips from Gilson...
Thermo Fisher Scientific, the world leader in serving science, and Celltrio, a leading manufacturer of robotics-based solutions for the life sciences industry, have announced their collaboration to bring a fully automated cell culture system to biotherapeutics customers. The collaboration will integrate the Thermo Scientific Momentum workflow scheduling software with the Celltrio RoboCell cell line automation platform to address the critical unmet market need for high-throughput automated cell line culturing and maintenance...
Waters Corp announces a new test protocol for its Waters LC/GC Certified Vials along with a new addition to its line of Waters TruView pH Control LC/MS Certified Vials. The Waters LC/GC Certified Vials undergo a new and highly-sensitive UPLC-UV Certification test at 195nm at a contamination level of <100 ppb to ensure that not just the sample vial – but its cap and septum too – are all free of contamination...
Eppendorf and the journal Science are now accepting applications for the 2023 Eppendorf & Science Prize for Neurobiology. This annual international research prize of US$25,000 is awarded to young scientists for their outstanding contributions to neurobiological research based on methods of molecular and cell biology. Researchers who are not older than 35 years are invited to apply by June 15, 2023...
TransCure bioServices adds BioVolume 3D imaging to its service offerings, enabling them to deliver even higher quality tumor growth results to customers. With a deeper understanding of how tumors grow and respond to stimuli, researchers can more quickly develop the highly efficacious treatments urgently needed to tackle different cancers. The new service is a world first in 3D imaging, allowing the measurement and visualization of tumor growth in animal models across preclinical research, oncology, and drug development.
Leica Microsystems, a leader in microscopy and scientific instrumentation, has launched Mateo TL, a digital transmitted light inverted microscope for cell culture routine. Mateo TL enables all lab members to check and document cell growth conveniently and comfortably. By measuring confluency consistently, they can also be confident in the sample readiness for their downstream experiments...
As part of a global, multiyear agreement, Thermo Fisher Scientific has announced it is working with AstraZeneca to develop a solid tissue and blood-based companion diagnostic (CDx) test for Tagrisso (osimertinib). The CDx will help identify patients with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) who may be eligible for treatment with Tagrisso by identifying tumors that exhibit epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) alterations including exon 21 L858R mutations, exon 19 deletions or T790M mutations...
Ziath has launched its next generation DataPaq™ Handheld 2 tube reader – designed to be held and operated in one hand, leaving the other free for tube handling. Designed for easy portability, the new DataPaq™ Handheld 2 is a dedicated standalone device for rapidly reading single 2D bar-coded tubes. Its highly intuitive interface, and easy-to-read display, simplify and speed operation...
JEOL has developed a new Focused Ion Beam (FIB) solution for preparation of specimens prior to observation in the Transmission Electron Microscope (TEM). The new JIB-PS500i is a multipurpose FIB-SEM that delivers the synergy of fast sample preparation, SEM imaging and EDS analysis in a single instrument. The new FIB sample stage offers fast transitioning between processing and imaging, allowing for real-time feedback of specimen quality...
Dolomite Bio launches new website, with exciting re brand with a new name and focus. The motivation behind the company’s name change to Do Bio reflects their evolution within the microfluidic, biology and life science space. The expertise behind Do Bio’s technology is built on a strong foundation in the field of microfluidics. As the company has grown in recent years, the focus has shifted from purely single cell based applications, to developing and supporting multiple microfluidics based products for life sciences and pharmaceuticals...
Blood samples and urine tests? MRNA or cancer research? Microbe detection in drinking water or PCR tests? Many young women in the UK have virtually no idea what it would be like to work in a laboratory profession as revealed in a survey by laboratory product manufacturer Starlab International. The lack of knowledge of career profiles in science has a severe impact on skills shortage and on many women’s choice of a profession and career opportunities...
Scientists at Microsynth – a leading European company in nucleic acid synthesis, analysis and sequencing – are taking advantage of the remarkable liquid handling capabilities of INTEGRA’s MINI 96 and VIAFLO 96 handheld electronic pipettes in workflows ranging from nucleic acid isolation to sequencing and different types of PCR. Dr Sergey Yakushev, Head of Genetic Analysis at Microsynth, explained...
Optimize your lab space, accuracy and flexibility with Microtrac's BELSORP MAX X, the latest model in the BELSORP MAX series. This high-precision gas / vapor adsorption analyzer can measure up to four samples over a wide range of pressures and temperatures. BELSORP MAX X covers a broad array of analysis capabilities from specific surface area, pore size distribution, gas and vapor adsorption to chemisorption. Thanks to its compact design, it fits on any lab bench...
New chemistry for DNA analysis will empower forensic laboratories to overcome common challenges including degraded and inhibited samples. PowerPlex® 35GY System, launched by Promega Corporation, is a first-of-its-kind eight-colour DNA analysis kit that helps forensic laboratories get more information out of their most challenging samples. The kit works in tandem with Spectrum CE System, a capillary electrophoresis instrument launched by Promega in 2022...
Novel method of image analysis reveals how cancer cells manipulate their size to resist treatment. Cancer cells can shrink or super-size themselves to survive drug treatment or other challenges within their environment, researchers have discovered. Scientists at The Institute of Cancer Research, London, combined biochemical profiling technologies with mathematical analyses to reveal how genetic changes lead to differences in the size of cancer cells – and how these changes could be exploited by new treatments...
Computational chemistry, a branch of chemistry that applies computer simulation to assist in solving chemical problems, is a heated topic in the modern scientific community. Possessing a powerful team of experts in chemistry, biology, mathematics, crystallography, and pharmacology, Alfa Chemistry focuses on combining the power of computational chemistry with a variety of research focuses on supporting Computer Aided Drug Design...