The Thermo Scientific Multidrop Pico 1 and Pico 8 Digital Dispensers are designed to overcome the accuracy, cost and ergonomics challenges associated with manual pipetting. Scientists working across drug metabolism and pharmacokinetics, bioanalytical, pre-clinical and clinical trial applications can now access a range of digital reagent dispensers designed to enable assay miniaturization, boost productivity and improve accuracy of results....
The MiniVap® Nitrogen Blowdown evaporator from Porvair Sciences is purpose designed for research and development departments where low numbers of individual microplates or vials need drying. The MiniVap® is simple to operate and maintain. Installation requires only connection to a gas supply and standard mains socket. With manual control of the needle depth, gas temperature and flow rate, it allows fine control and quicker drying times than other standard methods....
Eppendorf and the journal Science are now accepting applications for the 2020 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, 2020. The winner and finalists are selected by a committee of independent scientists, chaired by Science’s Senior Editor, Dr. Peter Stern.
Ziath has announced that it will launch a revolutionary web-based 2D-barcoded tube identification product - Datapaq 5 at SLAS 2020 in San Diego, USA. In modern laboratories - samples are typically stored in large -80°C freezers, liquid nitrogen tanks or fully automated stores that are often inconveniently situated in an outbuilding or a basement. Datapaq 5 is the first of a new generation of digital sample management tools being developed by Ziath to allow sample management...
For more than 100 years MACHEREY-NAGEL has represented high quality, innovative, and reliable products for biomolecular and chemical analysis. Greyhound Chromatography is delighted to be recognised as a global distributor for Macherey-Nagel’s range of products. Macherey - Nagel’s comprehensive portfolio includes products for Filtration, Rapid Tests, Water Analysis, Chromatography, and Bioanalysis....
Associate Prof. Paul Wilmes of the Luxembourg Centre for Systems Biomedicine (LCSB) at the University of Luxemburg has received a prestigious ERC Consolidator Grant for his project “ExpoBiome”. Within this project, Wilmes will explore the interaction between microbial molecules and the human immune system in patients with Parkinson's disease and rheumatoid arthritis....
Peak Analysis & Automation (PAA), a global leader at the heart of laboratory automation, will be showcasing its new flexible, safe, and reliable KX-2™ collaborative robot and providing interactive tours of its S-CEL™ laboratory workcell with expert automation support on booth 1313 at SLAS2020 (San Diego, CA, January 25-29th). The company will also have guest speakers from Novartis and Integrated DNA Technologies (IDT) presenting an exhibitor tutorial....
Safe and distinct sample ID is key for successful results in the lab. The new Eppendorf SafeCode system enables a safe sample vial tracking from the bench to the longterm storage in the ULT freezer. SafeCode is based on a multi-level coding of the CryoStorage Vials for sample storage. The coding can be read by the Eppendorf RackScan instrument or any handheld datamatrix scanner....
Illumina, Inc. further demonstrated its commitment to making genomics more accessible for the potential benefit of patients today with a series of technology and partnership announcements that further the company’s commitment to unlocking the power of the genome. Speaking at the 38th Annual J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference in San Francisco, Illumina CEO, Francis deSouza, announced a 15-year, non-exclusive collaboration agreement with Roche...
Waters Corporation has announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Andrew Alliance, an innovator in specialty laboratory automation technology, including software and robotics. Andrew Alliance’s cloud-native software platform and modern interface dramatically improves the use of automation technology, enabling more scientists to realize the advantages of repeatability and performance for both routine and complex laboratory workflows....
As one of the most widely used pieces of laboratory equipment this is critical for pipettes. In partnership with Sartorius, Alpha Laboratories now brings you a choice of internationally recognised expert pipette calibration services that you can trust and rely on. The combined scope of knowledge expands beyond Sartorius and Alpha instruments to directly provide all calibration needs, including other manufacturers’ brand equipment, giving you a single point of service for all your pipettes....
A specialist technique used to study drugs has been completed for the first time during an outbreak of Ebola virus disease. The study published in eBiomedicine was a collaboration of researchers from Sierra Leone and the University’s of Glasgow, Oxford, Cambridge and the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine. It used pharmacokinetics – the measurement of the change in drug concentration in a person over time – to study an experimental drug called TKM-130803 for the treatment of Ebola virus....
BMG LABTECH will mark its 30th anniversary on January 2020 by launching an anniversary campaign that highlights the great people behind the company’s products. Started as small one-man engineering office, BMG LABTECH is now a global manufacturer of microplate readers for the scientific community with offices in Australia, France, Japan, UK and the USA. The company’s success is based on many shoulders and great heads...
Dolomite Bio, a leading provider of high throughput single cell technology, and S2 Genomics, a manufacturer and provider of automated tissue sample preparation systems, announce a collaboration to combine S2 Genomics’ Singulator™ capabilities with Dolomite Bio’s single cell Nadia platform. Achieving high-quality single cell data from solid tissues relies on consistent and reproducible cell or nuclei dissociation procedures....
The Priorclave stand at this year’s Medlab exhibition in Dubai (3rd to 6th February 2020) highlights the comprehensive range of laboratory and research grade autoclaves designed and manufactured by this British engineering company. With an autoclave product range of more than 60 models in various configurations and styles that include benchtop, front loading, top loading and stackable units, Priorclave has been solving sterilising needs around the world....
Free Yourself from the Time-Consuming Burden of Picking Sample Tubes and Embrace a Fresh, New Perspective. The new Verso® Q20 Automated Sample Storage System from Hamilton Storage lets you take control of your time – and your samples – with hands-free sample storage and access. Discover all the exciting benefits this compact powerhouse offers during its market debut in Booth #805 at the SLAS 2020 International Conference & Exhibition, January 25-29 at the San Diego Convention Center.
Oxford Gene Technology (OGT), A Sysmex Group Company, has developed a breakthrough targeted NGS panel for constitutional cytogenetics research. The new CytoSure™ NGS panel—launching early in 2020—will combine the strengths of microarrays and NGS to deliver a comprehensive all-in-one assay. The new panel, in conjunction with OGT’s popular Interpret analysis software facilitates the accurate and confident detection of loss of heterozygosity (LOH), mosaicism and copy number variants...
A dedicated laboratory air management system, supplied by TROX, has been installed to optimise safety and environmental performance in a major new clinical and research facility. The TROX EASYLAB system, incorporating TROX VAV controllers, specialist filters, grilles and diffusers, will assist Norfolk-based Quadram Institute to meet the stringent requirements for its world-class research....
Micromeritics Instrument Corp., a leader in material characterization technology, is seeing enthusiastic interest from researchers keen to use the new Micromeritics in-situ Catalyst Characterization System (ICCS) to enhance the integrity of heterogeneous catalyst studies by adding new capabilities to existing reaction screening systems. Standard practice is to remove a catalyst from the reactor and transfer it to a separate system for characterization, following reaction, but this risks...
Earlier this month, BOC Sciences announced to launch its peptide bioconjugation service for researchers involved with medicinal chemistry, diagnostics and therapeutic study. Previously, the company has already released conjugation services for various biomolecules, including antibody, protein, enzyme, liposome, PEGylation, and nano to macro particles. As clients’ requirements vary from each other, these bioconjugation services are often tailor-made accordingly...
Optibrium™, BioSolveIT™ and Enamine™, leading providers of software and services for drug discovery, announce a three-way collaboration enabling efficient search of Enamine’s REAL Space directly from within Optibrium’s StarDrop™ software. This extension to StarDrop is powered by BioSolveIT’s proprietary Feature Trees (FTrees) technology, to search a gigantic chemical space of over 11 billion readily accessible compounds and identify novel compounds that are similar to a query structure of interest....
SP Scientific has announced the launch of the HT Series 3i Evaporators, the updated replacements for the highly successful HT Series 3 evaporator range. Already established as the ultimate in solvent removal technology, the new HT Series 3i evaporators have been developed to be even more user- and environment-friendly, while enabling enhanced evaporation and lyophilization results.
The Thermo Scientific Multidrop Pico 1 and Pico 8 Digital Dispensers are designed to overcome the accuracy, cost and ergonomics challenges associated with manual pipetting. Scientists working across drug metabolism and pharmacokinetics, bioanalytical, pre-clinical and clinical trial applications can now access a range of digital reagent dispensers designed to enable assay miniaturization, boost productivity and improve accuracy of results....
The MiniVap® Nitrogen Blowdown evaporator from Porvair Sciences is purpose designed for research and development departments where low numbers of individual microplates or vials need drying. The MiniVap® is simple to operate and maintain. Installation requires only connection to a gas supply and standard mains socket. With manual control of the needle depth, gas temperature and flow rate, it allows fine control and quicker drying times than other standard methods....
Eppendorf and the journal Science are now accepting applications for the 2020 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, 2020. The winner and finalists are selected by a committee of independent scientists, chaired by Science’s Senior Editor, Dr. Peter Stern.
Ziath has announced that it will launch a revolutionary web-based 2D-barcoded tube identification product - Datapaq 5 at SLAS 2020 in San Diego, USA. In modern laboratories - samples are typically stored in large -80°C freezers, liquid nitrogen tanks or fully automated stores that are often inconveniently situated in an outbuilding or a basement. Datapaq 5 is the first of a new generation of digital sample management tools being developed by Ziath to allow sample management...
For more than 100 years MACHEREY-NAGEL has represented high quality, innovative, and reliable products for biomolecular and chemical analysis. Greyhound Chromatography is delighted to be recognised as a global distributor for Macherey-Nagel’s range of products. Macherey - Nagel’s comprehensive portfolio includes products for Filtration, Rapid Tests, Water Analysis, Chromatography, and Bioanalysis....
Associate Prof. Paul Wilmes of the Luxembourg Centre for Systems Biomedicine (LCSB) at the University of Luxemburg has received a prestigious ERC Consolidator Grant for his project “ExpoBiome”. Within this project, Wilmes will explore the interaction between microbial molecules and the human immune system in patients with Parkinson's disease and rheumatoid arthritis....
Peak Analysis & Automation (PAA), a global leader at the heart of laboratory automation, will be showcasing its new flexible, safe, and reliable KX-2™ collaborative robot and providing interactive tours of its S-CEL™ laboratory workcell with expert automation support on booth 1313 at SLAS2020 (San Diego, CA, January 25-29th). The company will also have guest speakers from Novartis and Integrated DNA Technologies (IDT) presenting an exhibitor tutorial....
Safe and distinct sample ID is key for successful results in the lab. The new Eppendorf SafeCode system enables a safe sample vial tracking from the bench to the longterm storage in the ULT freezer. SafeCode is based on a multi-level coding of the CryoStorage Vials for sample storage. The coding can be read by the Eppendorf RackScan instrument or any handheld datamatrix scanner....
Illumina, Inc. further demonstrated its commitment to making genomics more accessible for the potential benefit of patients today with a series of technology and partnership announcements that further the company’s commitment to unlocking the power of the genome. Speaking at the 38th Annual J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference in San Francisco, Illumina CEO, Francis deSouza, announced a 15-year, non-exclusive collaboration agreement with Roche...
Waters Corporation has announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Andrew Alliance, an innovator in specialty laboratory automation technology, including software and robotics. Andrew Alliance’s cloud-native software platform and modern interface dramatically improves the use of automation technology, enabling more scientists to realize the advantages of repeatability and performance for both routine and complex laboratory workflows....
As one of the most widely used pieces of laboratory equipment this is critical for pipettes. In partnership with Sartorius, Alpha Laboratories now brings you a choice of internationally recognised expert pipette calibration services that you can trust and rely on. The combined scope of knowledge expands beyond Sartorius and Alpha instruments to directly provide all calibration needs, including other manufacturers’ brand equipment, giving you a single point of service for all your pipettes....
A specialist technique used to study drugs has been completed for the first time during an outbreak of Ebola virus disease. The study published in eBiomedicine was a collaboration of researchers from Sierra Leone and the University’s of Glasgow, Oxford, Cambridge and the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine. It used pharmacokinetics – the measurement of the change in drug concentration in a person over time – to study an experimental drug called TKM-130803 for the treatment of Ebola virus....
BMG LABTECH will mark its 30th anniversary on January 2020 by launching an anniversary campaign that highlights the great people behind the company’s products. Started as small one-man engineering office, BMG LABTECH is now a global manufacturer of microplate readers for the scientific community with offices in Australia, France, Japan, UK and the USA. The company’s success is based on many shoulders and great heads...
Dolomite Bio, a leading provider of high throughput single cell technology, and S2 Genomics, a manufacturer and provider of automated tissue sample preparation systems, announce a collaboration to combine S2 Genomics’ Singulator™ capabilities with Dolomite Bio’s single cell Nadia platform. Achieving high-quality single cell data from solid tissues relies on consistent and reproducible cell or nuclei dissociation procedures....
The Priorclave stand at this year’s Medlab exhibition in Dubai (3rd to 6th February 2020) highlights the comprehensive range of laboratory and research grade autoclaves designed and manufactured by this British engineering company. With an autoclave product range of more than 60 models in various configurations and styles that include benchtop, front loading, top loading and stackable units, Priorclave has been solving sterilising needs around the world....
Free Yourself from the Time-Consuming Burden of Picking Sample Tubes and Embrace a Fresh, New Perspective. The new Verso® Q20 Automated Sample Storage System from Hamilton Storage lets you take control of your time – and your samples – with hands-free sample storage and access. Discover all the exciting benefits this compact powerhouse offers during its market debut in Booth #805 at the SLAS 2020 International Conference & Exhibition, January 25-29 at the San Diego Convention Center.
Oxford Gene Technology (OGT), A Sysmex Group Company, has developed a breakthrough targeted NGS panel for constitutional cytogenetics research. The new CytoSure™ NGS panel—launching early in 2020—will combine the strengths of microarrays and NGS to deliver a comprehensive all-in-one assay. The new panel, in conjunction with OGT’s popular Interpret analysis software facilitates the accurate and confident detection of loss of heterozygosity (LOH), mosaicism and copy number variants...
A dedicated laboratory air management system, supplied by TROX, has been installed to optimise safety and environmental performance in a major new clinical and research facility. The TROX EASYLAB system, incorporating TROX VAV controllers, specialist filters, grilles and diffusers, will assist Norfolk-based Quadram Institute to meet the stringent requirements for its world-class research....
Micromeritics Instrument Corp., a leader in material characterization technology, is seeing enthusiastic interest from researchers keen to use the new Micromeritics in-situ Catalyst Characterization System (ICCS) to enhance the integrity of heterogeneous catalyst studies by adding new capabilities to existing reaction screening systems. Standard practice is to remove a catalyst from the reactor and transfer it to a separate system for characterization, following reaction, but this risks...
Earlier this month, BOC Sciences announced to launch its peptide bioconjugation service for researchers involved with medicinal chemistry, diagnostics and therapeutic study. Previously, the company has already released conjugation services for various biomolecules, including antibody, protein, enzyme, liposome, PEGylation, and nano to macro particles. As clients’ requirements vary from each other, these bioconjugation services are often tailor-made accordingly...
Optibrium™, BioSolveIT™ and Enamine™, leading providers of software and services for drug discovery, announce a three-way collaboration enabling efficient search of Enamine’s REAL Space directly from within Optibrium’s StarDrop™ software. This extension to StarDrop is powered by BioSolveIT’s proprietary Feature Trees (FTrees) technology, to search a gigantic chemical space of over 11 billion readily accessible compounds and identify novel compounds that are similar to a query structure of interest....
SP Scientific has announced the launch of the HT Series 3i Evaporators, the updated replacements for the highly successful HT Series 3 evaporator range. Already established as the ultimate in solvent removal technology, the new HT Series 3i evaporators have been developed to be even more user- and environment-friendly, while enabling enhanced evaporation and lyophilization results.