Leica Microsystems, a world leader in microscopy and scientific instrumentation, has launched an evolved version of its ARveo 8 digital visualization microscope for neurosurgery. The ever-growing ecosystem, ARveo 8, enhances surgical visualization through the application of a 3D view and Augmented-Reality (AR) fluorescence. For brain-tumor surgery, the new GLOW400 3D AR fluorescence helps surgeons to achieve a new level of clinical value creation with clear visualization of both anatomical structures and a wide range of fluorescence information...
Aptamer Group plc, the developer of novel Optimer® binders to enable innovation in the life sciences industry, announces that it has entered into a material agreement with a biotechnology company developing genetic medicines. Under the terms of the agreement, Aptamer Group will use its proprietary platform to discover Optimer binders to enable the specific targeting of genetic medicines to specific cell types...
FastZAP™ Filter Tip Refills represent a significant step forward in sustainability, while maintaining the exceptional quality and performance expected from ZAP™ Premier Filter Tips. This latest innovation from Alpha Laboratories Ltd. is the next step in the company’s drive to reduce the environmental impact of laboratory consumables. With FastZAP refills, laboratories can now drastically reduce their plastic usage without compromising on the quality of filter tips, needed for precise applications...
Azenta, Inc. has announced the launch of the BioArc™ Ultra (the “Ultra”), a breakthrough, automated solution for high-density, eco-friendly ultracold sample management, designed to provide a new level of performance for large-scale sample management with the potential to forever change the landscape of biorepositories. The Ultra delivers significant operational efficiency benefits, including footprint, labor and electricity cost savings as compared to other commercially available systems...
Professor King is a distinguished geneticist with an internationally recognised career where she uses genetic methods to advance research in fields including forensics, history and archaeology. She graduated in Archaeology and Anthropology from the University of Cambridge and received her MSc and PhD in Molecular Genetics from the University of Leicester. She is perhaps best known for her role as part of the team that used genetic and statistical methods to identify the remains of King Richard III after their discovery...
To support a wider range of ion chromatography analysis with one instrument, Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., has launched the Thermo Scientific™ Dionex™ Inuvion™ Ion Chromatography (IC) system, helping to make ion analysis simpler and more intuitive for labs of all sizes. The new analytical instrument is designed to be easily reconfigurable, providing those who require determination of ionic and small polar compounds with a one stop shop for consistent, reliable ion analysis...
The European Laboratory Research & Innovation Group (ELRIG) UK has announced the keynote speakers for its upcoming Research and Innovation conference taking place at the University of Manchester from 20–21 March. Steve Bates OBE FMedSci, CEO, BioIndustry Association (BIA) and Dr Anderson Ryan, Co-founder and Head of R&D and Drug Development, FasT BioPharma will lead this year’s event which will focus on accelerating drug discovery...
INTEGRA Biosciences has awarded 50 EVOLVE manual pipettes, GRIPTIPS®pipette tips worth US $1000 and various lab accessories to HilleVax, helping to advance its pioneering research into norovirus vaccine development. The prize – part of the recent ‘INTEGRA supports start-ups’ competition, which concluded in April 2023 – will provide the company with the resources needed to accelerate its vaccine candidate to licensure...
Deepen your knowledge in this exciting workshop designed specifically for biochromatography users. Gain a comprehensive insight into the latest trends and methods in the chromatographic analysis of antibodies, proteins and peptides. You will receive important background information and valuable tips for practical application from experienced workers in biopharmaceutical research and development as well as experienced specialists in (U)HPLC separations and detectors...
Imagine a World of Chromatography is the theme to 2024’s International Symposium on Chromatography, ISC2024 and in order to get delegates imagining that world, we have recruited a group of world class plenary speakers who are very much using chromatography to really get the imagination fired up. The list of speakers are internationally renowned in their own fields, and their impact on science has been phenomenal and it is with great pride that we are able to gather these scientists under the chromatography umbrella at Liverpool...
SPT Labtech, a global leader in the design, development and manufacture of automated instrumentation and consumables for life science applications, announces the release of firefly®+, an expansion to its established firefly genomics liquid handling platform, integrating an on-deck thermocycler and increased labware capacity to enable complete hands-free Next-Generation Sequencing (NGS) library preparation...
Former EMBL staff scientist founds a start-up – DenovAI – for broader, faster and cheaper antibody discovery using advanced machine learning and computational biophysics. Antibodies are an important tool in the human immune system’s arsenal against disease. They attach to bacteria, viruses, fungi, or toxins, marking them for destruction or removal from the body. DenovAI, aims to combine AI and biophysics to discover the sequences and structures of antibodies that can recognise and bind strongly to any protein antigen...
This practical, step-by-step online educational program is designed to empower chemists and researchers in enhancing their chromatography skills. Lab managers, burdened by tight schedules and limited resources, now have a game-changing training source in PhenoAcademy. Tailored for new graduates bridging the gap between theory and real-world application, and for career-focused researchers seeking advancement, PhenoAcademy offers content that is highly beneficial to their endeavors...
UK genomics company, RevoluGen Ltd. has demonstrated a new protocol for automated bead-based high molecular weight HMW-DNA extraction with its proprietary Fire Monkey chemistry. Under a collaboration with LGC Biosearch TechnologiesTM, RevoluGen has coupled its Fire Monkey chemistry with LGC magnetic beads and LGC oKtopureTM liquid handling robot to produce ready to use HMW-DNA.
Agilent Technologies Inc. has announced the release of a new automated parallel capillary electrophoresis system for protein analysis – the Agilent ProteoAnalyzer system – at the 23rd Annual PepTalk Conference, held January 16-19 in San Diego. This new platform simplifies and improves the efficiency of analyzing complex protein mixtures, a process central to analytical workflows across the pharma, biotech, food analysis, and academia sectors...
This scientific symposium series proudly stands as the world's foremost conference on liquid phase separations and related innovations, featuring analytical instrumentation and chromatography innovations. Delve into the multifaceted world of separation sciences in both liquid and supercritical fluid phases. Discover multidimensional chromatography, hyphenated techniques with pioneering HPLC detection technologies, primarily mass spectrometry...
SGD Pharma, Global market leader in molded glass primary packaging solutions for the pharmaceutical industry, announces the opening of a new siliconization operation at its state-of-the-art Saint-Quentin Lamotte (SQLM) plant. The company enhances its already extensive range of in-house services by internalizing its glass siliconization offer, further ensuring responsiveness, security of supply and improved flexibility of vial sizes...
Beckman Coulter Life Sciences, a global leader in laboratory automation and innovation, announces a strategic partnership with Polycarbin, a pioneer in sustainable laboratory solutions, to drive a paradigm shift in lab sustainability for liquid handling automation plastics This collaboration combines the extensive experience of Beckman Coulter Life Sciences in automated liquid handling with Polycarbin’s sustainability-focused circular economy platform for laboratory plastics.
INTEGRA Biosciences’ selection of liquid handling tools provides scientists worldwide with the solutions they need to improve workflow accuracy. The company offers a variety of manual, electronic and fully automated pipettes, which are designed to address the many pipetting challenges lab technicians encounter daily. This can help to improve the reliability of data while increasing throughput in a wide range of applications...
Cherwell, cleanroom microbiology solutions expert, has launched the Redipor® Beta Bag to ensure the safe transfer of ready-to-use gamma-irradiated prepared media into sterile manufacturing environments. This new multiple-use product transfer bag can reduce risk, cost and time in environmental monitoring (EM) processes during continuous manufacturing of sterile medicinal products. Offered as a tailored solution, customers can specify the media, formulation and plate type contained within Redipor Beta Bags, depending on their sterile workflow needs...
Confience, a leader in Laboratory Information Management Systems (LIMS), continues the 2024 LIMS Webcast series on Wednesday, February 14, with LIMS: Promoting Productivity and Progress in Today’s Water and Wastewater Laboratories. This webcast will highlight the ways in which a LIMS may stimulate laboratory productivity and growth. This includes discussion on LIMS support for regulatory requirements around PFAS and the new EPA Lead/Copper rules...
Cresset, a provider of integrated in silico solutions for drug discovery, has released the latest version of its Flare drug discovery platform, which aims to improve ligand and structure-based drug design and the lead optimization process in early drug discovery. Flare Free Energy Perturbation (FEP) provides a quantitative method to reliably calculate relative binding affinity, enabling accurate ranking of molecules in a congeneric ligand series...