INTEGRA Biosciences has created the D-ONE single channel pipetting module for hands-free transfers from individual tubes or wells using the ASSIST PLUS pipetting robot. This system effectively automates tedious tasks such as serial dilutions, sample normalization, hit picking or pipetting of complex plate layouts, increasing productivity and reproducibility in the lab while reducing hands-on time, processing errors and physical strain...
Microtrac MRB and Colloid Metrix GmbH announce that effective February 15th, 2022 Microtrac MRB has acquired the STABINO™ product line from Colloid Metrix. Microtrac MRB is a leading provider of particle characterization technologies and part of the Scientific Division of the international Verder Group. The STABINO™ has been established as a worldwide standard for the measurement of zeta potential and stability in suspensions and emulsions for many years.
Coriolis Pharma, a globally operating service provider and one of the world leaders in formulation research and development of biopharmaceuticals and vaccines, has announced the opening of its new ATMP development facilities under biosafety level S2 (BSL2 / S2). After one year of re-construction, the new facilities in close proximity to Coriolis’ headquarters in Martinsried will significantly increase Coriolis’ capabilites for ATMP development....
Nuclera, a biotech company developing cutting-edge benchtop protein printing technologies, today announced that the first close of its Series B financing has raised $42.5 million. The funds raised will be used to accelerate the development and commercialization of its eProtein™ desktop bioprinter. Nuclera’s ground-breaking protein printing technology has attracted many new and existing institutional and strategic investors...
SPT Labtech, a global leader in laboratory automation for the life sciences industry, has announced the launch of apricot DC1, a versatile, 4-in-1 automated liquid handling platform, at the SLAS 2022 International Conference and Exhibition in Boston. The launch introduces a new class of compact and accessible automated pipettor that opens up affordable opportunities for many laboratories to streamline and automate their everyday manual or semi-manual pipetting processes across a wide variety of applications.
Linkam Scientific Instruments, expert in sample characterisation, has launched the latest update to its range of humidity control systems. The new RHGen Relative Humidity (RH) Controller offers humidity control between 3% and 95% RH, at temperatures from ambient to 85°C, with an upgraded RH sensor and improved connectors, providing environmental control to a variety of Linkam temperature control stages and third-party chambers...
In December 2021, ZEISS entered a strategic partnership with the Kennedy Institute of Rheumatology (KIR) and the Institute of Developmental and Regenerative Medicine (IDRM), developing the Oxford-ZEISS Centre of Excellence (Oxford-ZCoE). The Kennedy Institute of Rheumatology (KIR) is a world-leading medical research centre where discovery research drives development of transformative therapies for chronic inflammatory and degenerative disease....
A first of its kind, mobile platform for cell and gene therapy was introduced by Germfree Labs, a Florida company, at Advanced Therapies Week in Miami Beach. The new bioGO® cGMP Mobile Cleanroom solves complex logistical challenges facing the CGT (cell and gene therapy) industry. The flexible bioprocessing platform was designed by Germfree in response to critical constraints in the development, manufacturing and delivery of new and emerging curative therapies...
The BI-MwA Multi-Angle Light Scattering (MALS) system from Testa Analytical Solutions e.K. is a high-performance detector for studying polymers and proteins in solution as well as investigating aggregation, oligomerization, and complex formation. If you are looking to determine absolute molecular weights of proteins and polymers quickly and accurately, then look no further....
A new 'Guide to Dry Down Solvent Evaporators' from Porvair Sciences offers an informative insight into traditional bottlenecks in chromatography sample preparation workflows and describes how blowdown evaporators work. Further the guide looks at factors that can enhance the speed and efficiency of sample dry down in microplates and vials and provides advice on how to choose the right evaporator for your laboratory....
Asynt reports how the Process Intensification Group, within the School of Engineering at Newcastle University, UK is using the MultiCell-PLUS High-Pressure Reactor as part of their program of ongoing research to create a new environmentally friendly generation of catalysts for production of biorenewable chemicals. Many industrial processes rely on catalysts containing expensive precious and metals, or metals sourced from areas of conflict...
Insightful Science, the software company enabling the Cloud for Scientific Discovery, announce that it has acquired Omiq Inc, a company specialized in data science SaaS solutions for high dimensional flow cytometry and quantitative multi-omics data. The company’s principal product, OMIQ, is a flexible cloud platform enabling researchers to identify drug or therapeutic interactions with a biological system through the tracking of biomarkers within lab samples...
Agilent Technologies Inc. announced the release of the Agilent Seahorse XF Pro Analyzer, featuring new pharma-oriented workflow solutions incorporating advanced experimental design and analysis tools. With enhanced performance, more robust and efficient workflows, and an optimized user experience, the XF Pro enables operators at any skill level to access the most advanced cellular metabolism analysis technology for understanding cellular fate, fitness, and function...
Biotechnology company Ingenza is excited to report the successful conclusion to its recent six-month project with Johnson Matthey, a speciality chemicals and sustainable technologies supplier. Together, the companies have developed new, efficient approaches for the production of industrially-relevant enzymes – including cytochrome P450 – through judicious selection of suitable microbial hosts...
Univercells S.A. (Univercells) announces its acquisition of SynHelix, a biotechnology company that aims to debottleneck biotherapeutics development through an unprecedented robust, scalable and automated DNA synthesis technology resulting in one-step generation of long DNA fragments, in large quantities, with high purity, in a cGMP-compliant setup. SynHelix’s offering will complement the RNA platform being developed by Quantoom Biosciences...
For all static light scattering applications - dn/dc (the specific refractive index increment) is a crucial parameter for ensuring accurate and precise measurements of molecular weight. Developed and refined over many years -TESTA Analytical's cutting edge technology sets a benchmark for precise determination of the dn/dc of polymers and proteins. TESTA Analytical's powerful HK Series dn/dc refractor system may be used to make measurements in either static or dynamic mode...
French CRO kicks off new growth phase by boosting research capacity, with plans to use site to set up therapeutic innovation campus, including center for cryo-electron microscopy. NovAliX, a Contract Research Organization (CRO) specializing in drug research and development, today announces the first stage in its development project that will allow it to offer clients a more complete, high-quality portfolio with enhanced biological and pharmacological services...
The startup company Novel Concepts Medical is delighted to announce another major breakthrough in its research of COVID-19. Its novel plant-based treatment has resulted in successfully inhibiting the COVID-19 Omicron variant and blocking its connection to human cells. In case studies, volunteers had negative PCR results within 48 hours and quickly recovered from more than 16 symptoms of long COVID-19, including memory loss, loss of taste and smell, headaches, fatigue, and many symptoms that are common to both COVID-19 and the flu...
Thermo Fisher Scientific’s customers based in Russia can now directly buy and receive support on the complete chromatography and mass spectrometry portfolio. Scientists and laboratory personnel based in Russia using chromatography and mass spectrometry systems now have easy access to the complete collection of instruments and solutions, as well as comprehensive customer support from installation to routine use in the laboratory, with direct access to Russian-based expert sales teams...
BBI Solutions, the world’s leading independent provider of immuno-diagnostic reagents and contract services, has announced the acquisition of “Biotez”. BioTeZ Berlin-Buch GmbH (also including Steffens Biotechnische Analysen GmbH), is a Germany-based manufacturer of reagents and finished tests for the In-Vitro Diagnostics (“IVD”) market, as well as components for the food safety market....
Ziath reports on the widespread adoption of its DataPaq™ Cube rack reader in Covid-19 testing labs for tracking of sample tubes cryogenically stored in cryoboxes. Keeping track of large numbers of Covid-19 RNA extraction samples can be an onerous task. Many labs around the world are using 2ml screw cap tubes with 2D-barcodes on the base for this work, including those laboratories equipped through the successful UN/IAEA supply program....
SPT Labtech, a global leader in the design and development of automated instrumentation and consumables for life science applications, announce the launch of firefly®, an innovative liquid handling platform for next-generation sequencing (NGS) library preparation. Paving the way for a new era of genomics laboratory automation, firefly transforms NGS liquid handling workflows by bringing together pipetting and dispensing within a compact all-in-one design....