ZEISS introduces two new software functionalities: With ZEISS LSM Plus and ZEISS Airyscan Joint Deconvolution, users achieve better results in confocal microscopy. Laser scanning microscopes (LSMs) are the multifunctional high-end microscopes in every imaging facility, valued as much for their instant, high-quality imaging of optical sections as for their ease of use and application flexibility...
New laboratories and scientific start-ups can benefit from a special offer aimed at making high-performance appliances more accessible. Miele is the leading manufacturer of laboratory glasswashers and washer-disinfectors for businesses in the science and healthcare sectors. Effectively cleaning laboratory glassware is not only vital to remove contaminants that can cause unreliable results but also to gain consistent levels of cleaning through validated cycles....
Micronic, leader in innovative sample storage and automation solutions launches the Micronic Tube Reader DT510. The Micronic DT510 is high-speed storage tube code reading at its best. Attractively designed to enhance your lab space – the Micronic DT510 is truly versatile - it reads 1D rack barcodes, 1D barcoded tubes and 2D Data-Matrix coded tubes (in 96-, 48- and 24-well formats) all in less than a second...
PacBio has announced an expansion of its extensive suite of HiFi applications with Azenta Life Sciences, formerly GENEWIZ. The deal will increase PacBio’s HiFi sequencing platforms across Azenta’s newly combined company and support Azenta’s mission to enable life science companies to deliver impactful breakthroughs and therapies to market faster...
Novel Concepts Medical, founded by Rachel Alkalay, PhD, and based in Tel Aviv, is delighted to announce the successful testing of its plant-based formulations for the treatment of SARS-CoV-2, the virus responsible for the COVID-19 pandemic. The testing methodology was devised by Dr. Alkalay, who is the inventor of these formulations. The testing, led by Tracey Campbell, PhD, was carried out by the Centre for Microbial Chemical Biology at the Michael G. DeGroote Institute for Infectious Disease Research at McMaster University...
40 senior people working across UK labs were surveyed by Automata on their current challenges and views. The poll identified that automation is seen as a solution to relieve existing pressures, improve day-to-day capacity and turnaround time, reduce human error and ultimately enhance patient outcomes. Respondents worked across pathology (60%) and diagnostics (38%), with the vast majority (93%) of those questioned undertaking NHS work...
To achieve highly reproducible flow chemistry scale-up the control of mixing and temperature is essential, particularly for highly exothermic or fast, mixing-dependent reactions. Uniqsis expanding range of Glass Static Mixer (GSM) chip reactor blocks produce an efficient, turbulent mixed reagent stream for flow chemistry reactions that is not diffusion dependent...
Telstar expresses its sorrow for the death of its president who has left us on December 19 at the age of 57. Born in Terrassa on November 21st, 1964, Ton Capella has been closely linked to Telstar, a family business founded in 1963 for the design and manufacture of vacuum pumps for industry. After joining the company in 1991 to drive the activity of the company in the foreign market and the initiation of its export activities in 1992, he drove a solid internationalization process leading the company to operate in more than 100 countries....
From now on the impossible is possible. Monitor & Regulate temperature during the grinding process with the innovative new Retsch MM500 Control Mixer Mill. Key Features include - Dry, wet and cryogenic grinding with up to 30Hz for high energy grinding, Fast and comfortable sample processing with two screw lock jars of up to 125ml each, Patented hermetically closed fluid system ensures the safe operation of thermal fluids...
Food industry, government and contract testing laboratories performing food safety analysis can now benefit from a new portfolio that offers cost-effective, robust Solid-Phase Extraction (SPE) solutions to support food safety workflows and meet regulatory requirements across Europe, Asia and the Americas. The Thermo Scientific QuEChERS product line provides an easy-to-use, sample preparation workflow...
In this article Jason Myers, PhD, CEO at Genapsys discusses the benefits of automating components of NGS workflows as well as some tips for evaluating approaches to automation in labs of any size. Additionally, it will share the implications of automation for the future of NGS-based diagnostics and its role in bringing valuable health insights to more patients than ever...
INTEGRA Biosciences is proud to be supporting vital translational research into diffuse intrinsic ponsglioma (DIPG) – a rare childhood brain tumor – at the Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich (LMU) with a festive donation of 20,000 EUR. Brain tumors in children are thankfully rare, but are often associated with poor prognoses and low survival rates....
Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc., a global leader of life science research and clinical diagnostic products, announce the launch of the Bio-Plex™ Pro Human SARS-CoV-2 Variant Neutralization Antibody Assays, for research use only (RUO). The assays allow scientists to measure neutralizing antibodies quickly and efficiently against wild-type and significant variants of SARS-CoV-2 virus...
Following the recent success of our latest webinar Managing and Maintaining Sterile Manufacturing with Environmental Monitoring, Autoscribe Informatics has made the recording available for Quality Management personnel and other interested parties. Describing the use of the integrated Environmental Monitoring (EM) module as part of Autoscribe’s Matrix Gemini Laboratory Information Management (LIMS) solution, the webinar describes how the module lets quality control teams monitor and manage environmental manufacturing conditions...
The new 2022 version of TESTA Analytical’s liquid chromatography flowmeter allows users to now set the optimal integration time to suit different applications. For example - sampling data every 0.1 seconds is optimal for real-time monitoring of HPLC pump performance whereas sampling data every 10 seconds is best for absolute flow rate calibration...
Lab Innovations, the UK’s largest trade exhibition for the laboratory industry, returned to the NEC, Birmingham, on November 3 and 4, 2021 and brought the laboratory community together for the first time after almost two years apart. With 3,117 visitors, the show gave the industry’s leading professionals and companies the chance to meet face-to-face, network and discover the latest innovations...
Avacta Group plc, a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company developing innovative cancer therapies and powerful diagnostics based on its proprietary Affimer® and pre|CISION™ platforms, announces that the AffiDX® SARS-CoV-2 antigen lateral flow test has received a CE mark for use as a consumer self-test in the UK and EU. Avacta partnered with Medusa Healthcare (“Medusa”) to obtain regulatory approval for the AffiDX® antigen test for consumer self-testing and has now received the CE mark from a European Notified Body...
The ultra-compact, robust and portable escape devices can be held in the palm of a hand, or even fit inside a pocket, and have been designed for tough and hazardous environments, such as those found in chemical, oil and gas, petrochemical, industrial, laboratories and plants where employees are at risk of gas or vapour leaks or chemically polluted environments....
Scitara Corporation, an innovator in laboratory digital transformation, has launched a ground-breaking advanced integration platform that creates a new industry category for the laboratory and scientific communities. The new Scitara Scientific Integration Platform™ (SIP™) presents a solution to the lab connectivity challenge that has dogged the industry for decades and, for the first time, allows true data mobility throughout the scientific enterprise....
R-Biopharm, an international specialist in clinical diagnostics, announces that the company’s RIDA®GENE Flu & SARS-CoV-2 multiplex test (PG6825) has been approved in the UK under the UK Health Security Agency’s Medical Devices (Coronavirus Test Device Approvals) Regulations 2021 (“CTDA”). R-Biopharm, which has a significant operation in Glasgow, will now work to resume the sale of the product in the UK...
PerkinElmer, Inc. (NYSE: PKI), a global leader committed to innovating for a healthier world, has announced the research use only (RUO) launch of the NEXTFLEX® Variant-Seq™ SARS-CoV-2 Kit v2 to accelerate the detection of SARS-CoV-2 variants. This complete next generation sequencing (NGS) solution will allow laboratories to increase sequencing throughput and make reliable variant identifications....
Labviva, a leader in life sciences marketplace software that modernizes procurement practices announce Gilson as a strategic supply partner. Gilson’s liquid handling, purification, and extraction solutions will be available through Labviva’s marketplace. Through this partnership, organizations like large pharmaceuticals, research institutions, and biotechnology firms who use the Labviva platform to procure laboratory supplies can easily access Gilson’s portfolio...